New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-08
The Opposition Platform.


tProm the AlsxsndrIa American, LIST instl
We present to our readers the platform OF prin-
ciples adopted by the Opposition party Of Louisiana,
and here we may state once for all that we mean BY
the Opposition party all those citizens Of the State
who have independence enough to act for the COM
mon good of the country, and In opposition TO the
corruptons which have been rife at the seat Of
State and General Government, and have inflicted 80
many aud serious injuries on the people. We mean
those who are not suled by the name Of Democracy,
70 falsely applied TO the dominant party. We have
sometimes thought little change in the ortho.
graphy Of that word would express it, modern mean
Ing much bettsr than tae old spelling. Democracy,
for instance, would fifty express the dsnning up Of
all the sources Of property and happiness which
our people. Without going into particulars, we
state in general terms that the principles enuncated
In our platform are such as to unite all good and
true men in their support. They are patriotc-they
point to the general good Of the State They present
nothing objectional, but oak the honest people to
unite together in patriotic effort to put down the
corruptoDs so openly practiced by those having the
charge Of our public affars-they ask the people TO
put down that dishonest legislation which devotes
ators and corrupt politicians, instead Of honestly and
faithfully appropriating it to the development Of the
rich resources Of the state-they ask The people 70
rise in their might and put down the jobbing poti.
concentrate that rich domain in the hands Of
John Slidell and bis satellites; instead of devot-
ing them to the object designated by the act
OF Congress donating them to the State, they
ask the people to shake off the lethargy and in.
difference which caused them so long to take their
opinions from self constituted cliqaes who assumed
to dictate to the voters whom they shall vote for and
to govern themselves-they ask the people to be no
longer deceived ny the false professions Of the domi
nant parsy-they point to the fact that the honest
but unthinking masses have been gulled by false
lights hung out by the Democracy to lure them to
destructon-they point to the fact that the Democ-
racy have q platform of principles which is inter
preted to suit all parties even the most antagonistc
that most vital question, negro snvery-they show
you that in the words of the Louisiana Courier, a
Democratic paper, which speaking Of the Kansas
act says: Ths precious measure furnished to
Southern people, SO far the settlement of any prin
cpe was concerned, bountiful repast of stones and
serpents, but neither bread fish'they show the
people that although warned of this in 1866 and 1856
they still continued to be deceived and now, when
the leading Democratic journals are compelled to ad-
NIT the truth when denial would no longer avail,
we ask the Independent voters to come out from
''among the wicked" and no longer act in concert
with party which offers "stones and serpents" in.
stead Of bread and fish.
We ask the people to follow this ignis fatuus Of De-
mocracy no longer, but take the reins in their own
hands and drive out those vampires who have been
so long fattenng upon the public treasury and taxing
them to replenish its vaults. We may have more to
say hereafter the subject and may take up the
rous articles separately We have not room for more
this week.