Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-01-29
Special Correspondence Of the Democrat
BATeN RoUGE. Jan. 81. 1859.

w." y No toh> q ~ liz
di~spassiolate reyi,w cf The field. Til
contest was long aa1animatcd, and tLcr,
was probably less exaspcratcd feclin:
manifested than is usual on such coca
sions.,
The nominal cause of difference in thu
several divisions appeared to be a ques
ten of North and South. Both Senators
having been for a long time taken from
New Orleans, it was Thought no mort
than reasonable and just that Norti
Louisiana should have Il representative
in the upper branch Of Congress. Hence
the representatives in several parishes
were divided III their choice; as, for III
stance, the representatives from Polnte
Coupe went for Benjamin in caucus,
whilst the Senator voted foc SanIlige,
who was by IL odds the ablcst and ,acst
reliable man mentioned from Ncrth lou.
isiana. Benjamin is certainly a man CT
signal ability, Il ian Ct u%ut;lin il7ustry
and perseverance, wl.>:e his own inter
ests.a.e concerned. I have known hin.
f : many vea:s-ksew h;u when lie was
a clerk in a meta IS ofice-and am CT
lie opinion The Democratic party never
had c more bitter or y.ndiet.ve cppo-
1en, than he. And t.. Gacss G carated
upon ,aarv O. the OH Line
i their preference fyr San
di'ge. Ssntidgc was gscssly misre re-
scented By Some f his opp nelts, who
gave evidence that there was more of
the knave than fool in theiraesi@ns, ITc
was represented aselaying Leon il the
same category with tie other caa lidates
It! at IS, oncc q Wing. This was not
50; he las always, since he has been in
political lie, been a firm, unhinching
One of his lrothers once
SEPARATE foa the Democratic party, at
he tine Van Buren, was the P:esilen-
tai candidate, and hence the groaai of
error ard misrepresentation with regard
to JaIn NJ. sanaidga.
Tie surp rters of Gray pretended that
t.ey were anxious to have Moth Lou
man. Now. if their professions
were sincere, why id they not come 10
the rescue when they hal The power to
dose? They were in thcn;aoeity through
all according to -cnuc@atic usage
they sb3ufl, ate a reasonable number
O. b:l'otiags, have dropped their ca.,di-
dale. But it is evident they thought i;
" better II rule in hell tian serve in
haayen," and now they lave obtained
desire. Taere can be no excuse
e. their boiling he caucus, and none
viii be receive by the So9d honest &c
mocracy Ct Louisiana, or I am much
mistaken
80 ave ~ h, se the good
ms~aslaE-Fsaa l1- admir- asEieE.a
aGes ss.s ns IL.
Al cFe.eelaa Is - + = II aer2s cloud,
Without cur sacc:sl we4tss.'
throughout this whole affair when TIE
shts Of Moth Louisiana ere IN question,
the friends Of Sandidge can say to the
Cray fac.ien:
"T.gu 2-st net So, .latt!
Nesec alah- 4. .ecs a mew
The Committee On Arportionment Of
both Houses, werei in session rat;l a late
hour last nigt, anleasne to the lec;s On
10 adopt the number is 900 as a Senate
raj, ard c.5G0 as d Representative ha-
SIS. Iiis viii give to the parish of
Coapee ene Senator and two
Representatives, and 50 it stands in the
fepors of the Committee, l Ielieve, with
.aS a G'ssaatlS voice.
In a future communication, we will
examine the anatomy Of that political
nightmare, VIII has been da;lyald night
y ridin, over The bodies of certain cute
individuals, wh9 can neither sleep 0
eat, nor peor.a any of me ea.iss which
.R
Kind nature requires Of them, without
the horrid shsst Of JoEs SIDEu.
rise up before them. Nous VERRoss.
Congressional Proceedings.
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