Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-07-02
The Senatorial Nomination.

in accordance with his natural inclins
ton and following up his old and invet
crate habits, is determined at all hazar
to repudiatc the. Senatorial nomination
In the last number of his paper he talk
freely about calling a mas meeting t.
repudiate the nomination. But as con
sistencv is q jewel with him, we under
stand that he is circulating q petition
for the purpose Of calling a mass-mect
ing to rotity the said nomination.
1t would need be very short-sishtc|
not to perceive that his object is t.
create d~issention in the party, and have
a second edition of the Davidson cam
paign. No man laborcd more strenu
ously than did the Secretary Of the 81
CUR conclave two years ago; his talents
and his erudition were brought into ser
vice against his old implacable enemy,
Old Tom Green. What did it avail him!
What did it profit him Or the bad cause
he advocated? The regular nominee
was elected by an overwhelming major
ity; and the voters Of this parish rebuked
him for his anti-Democratic opposition,
by giving a large majority to the regu-
lar nominee. But how did he answer to
the voice Of the great majority Of the
people? By insults and calumny. Hear
what he says:
The "defeat, too, was brought about
by the foulest, mast dastardly and iaffam-
Gus We say it, not because we
are defeated, but because it is true, and,
being true, we hesitate not to proclaim
it. Had we been allowed a fair and hon
orable opportunity; had not bribery and
corruption been resorted to, l.. j. Signr
would have carried this parish by one
hundred majority. But the e%missaries
Of Davidson, following the behests of
their rulers, were determined, as the re-
suit proved, to carry this parish at all
hazards. They have accomplished their
laudable ~ designs, but their victory
in tones of thunder against this
crew Of unprincipled politicians.
Their triumph is one of low and vile in
over principles and honesty.
."On the day of the election, conscious
of the defeat staring them in the face, I'M
less averted by underhand measures, a.
series of bargain, buying and selling
Immediately set in, and By this means, the
Island precinct, which was, up to the Cd
Of November conceded by D~avidson's
warmest supporters to be in favor Of ST.
CUR by a majority of seventy-five, was
operated upon as to give Davidson a
large majority."-Eeho, Noe. 7M, 1851.
His accusation, in public print, of
whole classes Of voters to be mercena-
ries, guilty of having been bought and
sold as sheep, awaited bin nothing. The
old wheel-horse again has been renom-
mated almost unanimously, and the
editor of the Echo, quoiqu'H en-. coute, is
doomed to swallow him, in the face Of
that he has said against him, even
since the last six months.
Now the crusade of the editor of the
Echo against the Senatorial nomination
will terminate, except more fatty, like
that he carried on against Old Tom-it
will be a flash in the pan. His petitions
Of ratification (repudiation?) and his
mass-meetings will avail nothing with
Democracy of this parish. If the
editor is determined to bolt the nomina-
ton, it is no reason why the Democracy
Of this parish should do likewise. As
true Democracy Of this parish did
in 1851, SO will they do again in 1859
They will abide by it's time-honored
principles, and vote for the regular NOM
inees Of the party.
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