New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-25

point necessary to the adjustment Of all the financial
difficulties in the way of an early completion Of the
road.
| Senatorial Convention.
[From the Poiuts Conpse Echo 18Th nst.l
In order that the Democrats of the parish OF Ponte
/ Coupee may understand fully the manner in which
| Edward Phillips was nominated by the convention
held at Bayou Sara Tuesday last, we give the TO-
lowing account of the whole affair, as it really oc-
Cured, under our actual observation. We will vouch
for the correctness Of report, and, if necessary
produce certificates to substantiate every asser-
tion.
In the first place. It will be remembered that at the
parish convention, held at the court house some
weeks ago, it was proposed Avoyees and West Fe-
liciana concurring, that convention OF the three
parishes be held at ST. Francisville on Monday, che
18th inst. To this suggestion the parish OF West Fe
liciana entitled to three electoral votes assented and
twenty-five delegates were appointed to represent the
parish. But the parish Of Avoyeles, SO far as we
not officially regularly informed Of the appointed
time and place for holding this convention and the
people knew anything whatever of the matter it was
only by vague rumors and nothing definite.
| Under these circumstances, then. four delegates
from our parish, viz Messrs Gosserand. Matthews,
Beatty and Roy, accompanied by Col. 8. Van Wickle.
E. Phillips and ourself, went to Bayou Sara to attend
the convention. On arriving there were informed
that the delegation from Avoyeles had not arrived,
| but were hourly expected on board the Burton. We
also ascertained that of the twenty-five delegates
from est Fetlcana some Ol
were in town to attend the convention After wait
ing until o'clock, without any appearance OF the
boat, meeting of the delegates present-Mr. Cos
serand in the meantime having returned home-was
held and on motion Of one of the delegates the Con-
vention adjourned to meet on Tuesday, at 10 o'clock
The next day. the ferry.boat left this side of the
river on her first trip, at half past o'clock A. NJ
at half past 10 o'clock the time Of her second trip,
Messrs. Van Wickle, Beatty, Phillips, Roy and onrsef
crossed the river, arriving in Bayou Sara at about
quarter before II o'clock, and the first gentleman we
saw Mr.. R. G. Wedersrandt one of the delegates re-
marked that the convention had been held and Mr..
Edward Phillips nominated. Upon nquiring, we
ascertained that Avoyeles entirely
that Point Coupee was represented by one proxy left
by Mr. Beatty to be used be stated, to us in case
the Avoyeles delegation came down and he unable to
attend the next day, and West Feicana represented
by eight delegates out of the of these
residing in the immediate town of Bayou Sara, and
the other two from the country voting against Phil
lips.
And Furthermore, we are informed that some o.
the delegates from West Felicana were not aware Of
, the adjournment of the convention on Monday tc
Il Tuesday, at 10 o'clock, and that thought the
convention had been adjourned to the first Monday in
July. Mr.. Gosserand OF our parish, was certainly o
and he was told if the convention adjourned it would
d probably be for two weeks
n Another fact we will state. Mr.. Beatty, while
crossing the river on Tuesday remarked that if the
. Avoyelles delegation had not arrived, or no commu
" ncation received from the he should oppose going
into nomination but on arriving in Bayou Sara, he
discovered that he had been saved this trouble and
that his proxy had been used to cast the unanimous
&c known that of our delegates were opposed tt
this candidate. And sour delegates were elected By
It ward meetings. they were to vote per capita, wheI
IF the delegation was not unanimous This being thu
, case, had Ponte Coupee been fully represented il
i the convention, Mr.. Phillips would never have re
ceived the entire five votes which were necessary t.
e give him the nomination.
i, Again. we presented to the delegation from thi
u parish memorial signed by upwards of one hundred
democratic voters recommending to their consdera
y tion Col. S. Van Wickle as suitable candidate 70
e. Senator from this District, and the reply which wa
10 given by some of the delegates was that they cou
pay no attention to the document, because it wa
signed by NewLners. To the honor and credit of Col
y Matthews, let it be said, however, that he athoug
r. pledged to vote for Mr.. Phillips before being awar
II of any other asprant in the field after this petitio
!; w.s presented to him, remarked that he could not ii
the face OF that document, vote for Phillips when b
at cognzant of the preference for another man b
SO large and respectable number of the democrati
voters whose views he was sent to the convention
= represent and not his own personal feelings. Th
u name however, of Col Van Wickle was not even pre-
~ posed by any of the delegates from this parish bu
is by OF his friends in West Feicana And here
would remark that Col. Van Wickle consented to bt
come candidate only after being presented with th
" request signed by nearly one hundred democrats,
his object in going to Bayou Sara on Tuesday las
er was to protest against nomination being mad
H. until all of the parishes were represented and if ur
~ successful in this to withdraw his name from beor
~ io the convention
i'll There certainly was no occasion for this unusuc
rs haste to act in the very dlscouteous and ndecat
" manner which characterized this convention Th
~ election does not take place until November mex
n which gives nearly five months to make our nom
nation. But no; determination seemed to preva
1e to nominate Phillips at all hazards, and the litt
an clique of sir men, two of whom lately the
~ violent and rabid Know N6things in the State,
ae the little town of Bayou Sara, did the business fe
of US and nominated candidate for Senatorial Di
he trict casting between sixteen and eighteen hundre
20 Democratic votes.
- - With this statement of facts we shall leave I'll
u matter to the consideration of the Democratic part
'p Of the three parishes and want to see if they wi
Die counenabce and endorse such transactions For
on part, do not recognize Mr.. Phillips as the nomne
~ - nor shall we until the action of this socaed co
III vention has been ratified by the Democracy of til
en- parish, in mass meeting And we hope the parish
of Avoyelles which of equal right with Point Coupe
,ea is entitled to the Senator will protest against tn
=. -, unparalleled procedure which completely osracist
their delegates and defeated their candidate for Sen
lis tor whose chances for nomination by far IL
sts best of any before the convention And were Il
ss truth known it would appear that conciousness
the superior strength of the candidate from Avoyele
Ne actuated this hasty and unfair transaction, term
Sc by the actors nomination. majority of the de-
of gates from West Felicana should also rebel again
az this disgusting and dsgraceul affair.
,at EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE OF PRrsoNERs.-The
rn yannah News, of Monday last, has the following:
nr. Seven prisoners, confined in the Jail of Chatha
- county, made their escape yesterday morning, abo
er' halfpast ten o'clock, in most daring manner.