The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-12
From the Baton Rouge Advocate.
Letter from Letter Rip.


From the Baton Rouge Advocate.
Letter from Letter Rip.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept "a, 1859.
Eds. Aduoeah: That there is good time a
coming u have often predicted, and my prophecy
has been at length verified The Independents
made their nominations for parish officers Friday
evening, aud after harmonious meeting they ad-
iourned to reassemble ut the corner of Rampant
and Canal streets, where procession was formed
aud with banners, torches and music they paraded
al the principal thoroughfares of the city, cheer.
ing as they passed the residences of the prominent
members of their party, and we're not insulted,
hsote at, Kissed at, and had neither missile or
bullet discharged at them during the evening. Is
not that extraordinary for New Orleans? If the
Democratic party had organized such procession
there would have been half dozen assassinations
before the assembly dispersed. Where was Eugene
Deprat, Arthur Gueriu, Bill Demo, and Bob John.
son? Where were the Red Warriors with Wash
Baldwin at their head? An ounce of fear Is better.
It's said than pound oflove, and last night proved
Il, Eugene Adams and Ben Harrison headed the
procession and they have become as great a terror
10 Know N0things az they were formerly to the
Democrats. Who says that good time amt a
Gaming? Won, the Democrats cock up their hats
aud deposit their votes on the 7th unteri6ed! Wont
Lager bier and the merehaam again be in the as
eendants Wont whisky galore and the dudcen be
again at the polls? Don't do anything to scare
Democrat and perhaps there is no one that can out
vote him, but brass knuckle crampfes him awfully
! vii be at the polls on the 18th. don't intend
TO slip up slip in nay vote and slip off as formely.
I don't care it Toney Martin and Eugene Deprat
are at my precinct as usual I amt afraid with
D..u H., Il III,
intend going to the polls with Harper's Ferry
me outside of my clothes, to avoid the penalty for
wearing concealed weapons, and with an infants
zine bathing tub on my head 60 as to guard against
auy blows a posteriori. | intend STAYING at the
polls and argfying with the soyereigns; I will
speak of the welcome it always extends to the op.
pressed of Europe of the fostering care it ever
exercises over the rights and privileges of all,
natiEs and foreign born will speak of Douglas
and sqaatter sovereignty; of the great Keatackian
Breekinridge, Of a United South, Of Sidel and his
identity With the Democratic partvof Louisiana and
the South. vii abuse the Black Republicans and
Seward, Greeley and Thurlow Weed 1 will
give the Know Eothngs Jesse, and will harra for
the independents, and say many other things that
hsve thought of for the last three or four years. but
have been unable to find a proper occasion to ex-
press my sentiments. All this III do, because
"sherc is a good time coming"
The boldest Know Nothngs are smitten with
fear the most intense Samuelites blanch with ter.
ror at the prospect of defeat. The Thugs and as
saasins see the murdered Germans and Irish every
night, With their crushed skulls and bloody, gap
ing wounds crying Vengeaucei Vengeance! The
raging delirium of fierce and sinful passion, insti-
gated by whiskey, money and the advice of bad
men has passed, and the guilty wretches are now
tossed about on sea ofdismay and apprehension.
THE birds have nests the foxes have holes, but
those misguided wsetehes and murderers have no
abiding place. They are marked by God and
spotted by men, aud the retributi0n will be speedy
and terrible which they feel and know must fall
upon them.
The Opposition State ticket has turned out to be
apertect farce, and has ceased to be talked of or
remembered. It was more absurd and has excited
less interest than the famous Odd Fellows Hall
meeting, for the Purifiers had an enthusiastic organ
10 "keepit before the people" but the Lyceum
Hall meeting has failed to enlist any paper in its
s.use. The Crescent has the platform and its eau
ddates nominated as q standing advertisement, but
gives neither aid or comfort to the movement. The
ar@ Delta has grown strangely amiable Of
iate. ''Fhe superanuated old man at the White
House." Houmas Slidell, the Earl of Plaquen,ines
ana Col. Benjamin have bad quite resting spell at
aia hands. Some say that Slidcll, becoming sat.
nhed with the results, thinks further abuse I'M
necessary, and has suspended the stipend; but it is
my opinion that the Establishments of the home
circle have done more towards mproyings the
amiability OF the senior than any thing else. The
Renedcts will agree with me am certain. nothing
like matrimony to enlarge mans heart and stuff It
with sentiment Nature becomes beautiful. he
finds music in the BIRDS fragrance in the flowers.
beauty in the Skies peace and stiffness in the forests
and the gushings of the fountains and the mlrmur
o. the waves become soothing and quiescent to
bis temper and be becomes changed and altered
man. There is nothing like the ladies' When
snsy have the arat on you, ifyou have grain Of
sense you will come down to your work at once,
your kicking and curvetting is not going to help
Tue thing any, for like a Pawnee Indian with a
mustang, they will break you in or COW you down,
aaa eventually make a Jerry Sneak Of you. There
sach thing as short gearing for a horse that
' sens work well in harness, and none knew the
.siiai application of it better than the ladies' and
sere are very few of the Benedcts that it has not
oeen tried on.
N. IT'S generally understood now that the Democrats
a no,na.e candidate for the First Congress
,a p.ssrlet ana the general impression is that
Ma" At MS ESQ., will be designated for the
bss ,s;., af Lasere is deservedly popular i'll bis
SssrIct VIII re he has lived from boyhood, and out
aae OF his party will command larger vote than
=! man in the District. He made host ot friends
.ast ne represented this District under Mr. Polk,s
ADMINISTRATION By his devotion and nnIirino A..
s0tion TO the interests ofhis constituents in mar.
s%eang their land titles, adjusting aosonnta and
ringing long standing claims against ths Govern
i fun. Tor losses indemn6cations, etc., to success.
~ ana satisfactory examinations. His reputation
va, va business man and the immense amount If
,.a nc Is ABLE to accomplish, must render his ser.
NS;m invaluable as representative, aud will secure