The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-10-12

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charge Of lukewarmness in the glorious cause o.
the Opposition and in the patriotic desire 70 SEE
nv native State redeemed, regenerated and Olsen
thralledn from the degrading and corrupting mis-
rule Of Sfdelism.
SO much honored, stand where you have place.
| it--at the head Of noble list Of patriots--al
"honest, faithful and capable" Ours is the cause
ofthe people, the laws, and the constitution, and
it MUST and WILL triumph. B.
! Your odedient servant,
III. WELLS.
TO II. N. Summers, Esq, Chairman, New
Orleans.
Before the publication Of the foregoing
letter some curiosity was shown here as
to whether Col. Wells would accept Sum.
mers' nomination. If the question had
been asked Of any twenty Democrats :
Will he accept" ten would have ans
wered, don't care whether he, does or
not but l think he will,n and the other
ten: i don't care whether be does or not
but Think be won't" The same question
being asked Of an equal number Of the
Opposition fifteen would have answered
/" I don't know,"in tone that would have
indicated that they feared he would not,
and Eve would have returned the same
answer but in such a tone as would have
said as plainly as if put in as many words
/" ! don't care whether he does or mol"
But the question is now decided. and the
suspense issover. Those who have made
bets of hats or boots on that issue might
as well consider them as drawn formCol.
Wells tried to decline, wrote a letter Of
declination but was obliged to yield to
the overpowering persuasions Of Sum
mers.
That frstletter, BY the way, would beck
ceedingly interesting just now. The mem
bers Of the opposition party would doubt
less be glad to know why q gentleman
whose name was honored by being put at
the "head Of noble list of patriots was
unwilling TO have it remain on the list
aforesaid. They would be glad to know
too the potent persuasions employed by
the longitudinous Summers, despatched
by the hand Of a special messenger, which
so suddenly changed the mind Of one not
easily changed. VIII the greedy eyes Of
curious public ever be toasted with that
correspondence?
The Mr. Mussleman who acted as nun.
clio to the Pontifex Maximus of the New
Orleans Goat Clubs is doubtless the same
individual who assumed the power CT re.
presenting East Baton Rouge in the Op-
position Convention without the shadow
of authority. He will soon become as
distinguished for his misdirec.ed zeal as.
for his unchrlstian cognomen.
We are not surprised to learn that Col.
Wells had declined the nomination for we
never knew Of a candidate being received
by his party in such shabby way. No
guns were fred, no bonfires were lighted,
no shouts were raised to the welkin, no
ratification meetings were held. Leading
opposition journals ridiculed the nomin,.
ating body. Leading opposition politi-
clans spurned the offer Of places on the
same ticket. Two or three country pa
pers raised the changeable ticket in their
columns another in the city, the organ
of the Opposition par euoeltao, published
it obscurely and as paid advertisement;
the rest disapproved Of the movement or
denounced it as a farce. No eulogies
were pronounced upon the head Of the
ticket or any Of the noble list.p Fifteen
days after the meeting Of the little assem-
bly, at the City Hall the Opposition ticket
ceased tobe talked Of in the city by any
party. The third degree members of the.
Goat Clubs went Oh with their scramble
for spoils as before, caring as little for the
State ticket as they do generally for their
country Know Nothing cousins. There.
is hardly q <. N. nominee in New Orleans
who would not sell all the Opposition
State candidates to the Turks Tor galley
slaves in order to win snme fat Office.
Their only fear is that the Indignation
and disgust Of the better members Of the
Opposition in the rural districts at the
low, corrupt and mercenary spoils-hunting
with which they are wholly occupied, will
react upon them and promote that reform
which will drive them from power. Hence
they favored this State ticket as means
of diyerting the attention Of Know Moth
ings outside Of the city. They know it to
be farce but they intended it as LIND,
a toy and cheat.
Inspite of the lame, Questionable and
Vow, d,,h;oua ~, oan IN which hn roc, nom,