The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-11-01
An Anti-Democratic Coalition.

/ WHICH opposes democracy. FROM the
days of Coon-skins, Hard Cider and Log
Cabins, down through the period Of the
rocket-like rise and the stick-like fall Of
Buntlnism, the Wing has been the fast
and faithful friend and advocate of the op-
position. Its utterances are considered
byour adversaries in the Old Dominion as
| the very outpourings of political truth
Whatever doubt may arise as to the posi-.
ton Of our opponents there, on any pro.
minent topics, may be dispelled by con.
sulting the columns of the Wing.
In it's issue Of Oct. 9Th is contained an
article, prepared in a nervous and ener-
getic style, on the organization of the
House Of Representatives OF the next Com
gress which is to assemble early in De-
cember. One or two brief extracts from
this significant essay will sufficiently show
its spirit and character !:
As Southern man sincerely and devotedly at
tached to and Southern rights,
and yet unshaken in our ardent devotion to the
Union OF the States we affirm now, as we have
affirmed before, that not even nqusitorial tortures
could force US into the support ofeithera Northern
Or Southern Democrat for the Speakership OF the
next House OF Representatives. We affirm now
as we have before, that as patriot and as an hon
eat man, who cannot and will not connive at the
corruption which has been pracIised under the pre-
sent profigate and detesable Administration, we
should vote with all boldness and all cordiality for
the very Quickest of the Black Republicans for
Speaker IN preference to any Democrat achateper.
On this ground shall take our stand and on this
ground we shall continue to stand. in sote of the
wailugs and howlings OF all the Democratic dem.
agogues earth or in the regions of their father,
his sable majesty OF the realms OF darkness.
We repeat, that no Opposition member Of either
section will stand excused to his constituents and
TO the country, who fails to do anything IN his
power to prevent the election Of Democratic
Speaker, who would necessarily so constitute the
Committees as to suppress the investigation i'll the
abuses OF which his own party and his own Admin
istration have been VIGOROUSLY guilty. Let then,
every Opposition member the South march boldly
up the discharge Of his duty, regardless OF per-
soual consequences.
We need not be surprised at this APP
peal to Southern representatives to Co
operate with the Black Republicans in
HE election of u Speaker and by that
means to give to the Opposition msjeri-
ty on every committee, great advantage
in legislation, commanding influence.
the bestowal Of many important benefits
aud the filling OF all posts i'll the gift Of
Congress. II, previous to the meeting o!
the shirty-fourti, Congress any respecta-
ole Southern, Knew Nothing paper had
urged the Southern X. N. members to
vote for Free,Soif Speaker, its presses
and type would probably hive been scat
tered III the streets by an indignant pub.
lie. If at any time during the one hun
bred and thirty-three ballots which lasted
from the Sd Of December to the Cd 81
February and which ended IN the election
# Banks without solitary Southern
.ute, an editor in Richmond in the heat
ut bis luminosity against Democrats, had
dared to urge Ricaud Trippe, Marshall,
Paine, Underwood, Eusts aud the rest to
vote for Banks, it is not improbable that
he would have found it necessary to jour
ney beyond Mason & Bixon's line in
search Of congeniai company. Davis, OF
Mary land, was censured severely by his
southern brethren of the wigwam for
throwing away his vote on the final bali
lot for Fnller, K. N instead Of voting for
Aiken along with his three colleagues and
some twenty other Southern Know NutL-
ings.
Black Republicanism is no less odious,
no less hostile to Southern rights. no less
menacing to Southern honor now than It
was four years ago Its leaders have
not abated a .jot from their see,iollalisn
aud the masses Of the party are not a par
ticle behind those of SO in their fanati-
cism. They hold to their leading dogma,
mo more slavery in territories--no more
slaveholdiug States as tenaciously as ever.
Their hostility to the fugitive slave-law
and their resolution to oppose its execu
ton and secure it's repeal are as bitter
/ and earnest now as they were then.
Had the followers of Seward modified
their black platform in such way as II
show a design to abandon or ignore thu
anti-slavery or free,soil issue, had they
shown any symptoms of returning to the
basis Of the old Wing party, had the,
made the faintest oyertures Of peace will
Southern rights we should not he s,
much astonished to sec Southern oppo
nents of Democracy advocating coali