Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-10-15
NO. 40.

was thought, was a very happy and iu-
dlclous one. 1t could mean a great deal
Or very little, everything or nothing,
Just as the parties found it necessary or
convenient. Besides, it was perfectly
compatible with the name of Democrat
'c, as it embodied the very essential and
fundamental idea of Democracy. But
the adoption OF the name of Douglas, or
OF any other chief not the nominee of
the party, was in conflict with all the
usagcs Of the party, had an aspect of
devotion to individuals, instead of prin-
, c'pies, and was calculated to produce
very hurtful and disorganizing effects.
They might all prefer Douglas, but it
was not q very iudicious mode of pro-
noting his interests thus to place him
forward as personal candidate, inde-
pendent of any party authority. The
very change, too authorized suspicion
that the success Of State Rights was of
less value than the election of Douglas.
This would smack of that very love of
the flesh pots of Office and patronage,
that devotion to men, in the disgust for
which this party had its birth and orr
gin: 1t was, too, without precedent
IN the history of the party, that Demo
cla's Should thus espouse the cause of
one candidate, in advance of the action
VI 'oe convention to which nominations
arc referred.
,rpon these and perhaps other con.
s'deratlons, the opponents Of the nol;nr
ana t'e change Of name proposed bv tho
Ch1et OF the Extremists, divided, and the
majority sustaining the latter. the mi.
norlty withdrew murmuring, it is said.
lrreverent lnslnuations that one politi.
cal chief was quite as imperative and
domlnoering as another, aud resolving
to abolish altogether the institution of
party leadership and one-man dictator
ship. 10 this secession we presume is
due the organization announced in the
following advertisement, in Sundays
Delta ~
LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION
At meeting of the Louisiana Democrat
ic Association, held on Saturday evening.
August 20, 1859, the following were
elected as officers of the Association for
the ensuing year President, G.. A. Fos-
lick Vice President, W. G. Bettert~nn.- .--
Secretary, D. Warren Btse.s~@, NJ. ID;
Treasurer, &. W sf5s@<gerren.
EXECUTIVE UoHaIrrEE.-Thos. Cott-
man, NJ D. Martin Gordon, Jr., NJ. Mahn
L. Ames, S. Chopin, NJ. D., Dennis
Donovan, Franklin e. Clack, T. D. Har-
per; Dennis Donovan
What are the plan, the platform, the
modus operandi of the new organization
nave not yet been made public 1t
would afford us pleasure to inform our
.eaders on these points. The curiosity
n regard thereto is somewhat increased
md inaamed by the act that the Presi-
lent of the new organization does not
appear to have separated entirely from
he old party--his name appearing con-
'picously, in the report of the proceed
ngs Of the State-rights" branch, which
'ecently placed Mr. Bienvenu in nomina-
ion for Congress, in the First District
We should be inclined to reconcile this
apparent discrepancy and inconsistency :.
by presuming that the Louisiana Demo- 4
cratic Association had assumed the Of
ice of administrator q bonis non Of tho T.
.nalrs of the State-rights party, if it
we're not for the opposing fact that the
nominee and the promin-
mt members of the Convention in the
'irst District were ofthe majority of the
riginal State-rights Club" These
facts suggest the inquiries,
'hether there is still a State-righ. Club
9 well as Douglas Club, and Louisi-
ma Democratic Association-all spring.
,g from the same original trunk and
Dot, the three heads Of the one Hydra
IRIS it that States-rights" is the gene
ic name Of the party, and the Doug
rs Club" and the Louisiana Demo-
ratio Association" the titles of affilia-
ed and subordinate branches of the
anne ORDER divided only by slight va
iations on non-essential doctrine or par
Y policy, but combined on cardinal
oints Of faith and principle? These
re interesting queries, which, as lm-
artial chroniclers Of passing events, it
,ould afford us no little satisfaction to
e enabled to enlighten our readers.
The SuBsTAscE.-The substance of the