The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-09-21
Capt. Dreuy's Letter Of" Accept
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OGpt' UISHA Lotter OF Hc1bpb-
aace at!
Recorder Summers nominated Capt
IChas. D. Dfeux at the sham Convention
held at New Orleans on the 18th inst, for
Secretary Of State, and the six delegates
and proxies from four country parishes
ratified the nomination But it took one
more to make such a bargain, to wit: the
gallant and eloquent young nominee him
self. What he thinks of the nomination,
of the men who made it and Of the party
they represent, may be seen by the follow
ing scorching, pungent,, stiuging letter:
New ORLEANS, September 10, 1889
Messrs Editors--I see by the morning papers
that have been honored by Convention Of the
Opposition party of Louisiana, with nomination
for the office of Secretary of State Ibeg leave,
through your columns, to inform my fellow citizens
that decline the honer for the following reasons:
l. j never authorized any one to use my name
before that Convention, and therefore, consider
owe no thanks to the oficious genslemen who took
the responsibility Of so doing.
81 2. Lean never accept nomination for State
Office from convention which leaves to commit
tee the responsibility of adopting platform of
principles, after the adjournment Of said ccnyen.
ton.
8. consider the convention of the Opposition
party as selfconstituted body, deriving their
power from no direct or general expressonof pop
ular sentiment, and therefore totally unftto en-
deaYQr to control the preferences OF the people at
the approaching election.
ToAhose who constituted a,large majority of that
convention, and who are entirely identified with a
party for whose original principles have always
manfuy batted, I desire to say that any kindness
from them in my behalf, comes now roc LATE. At
ter all the noble aspirations ofny youth have been
tfifed with, by those to whose success had de-
voted all my energies, and.when the day has come
that torbearance ceases to be virtue and snbnis.
sion becomes shame, it comes with iil-graee from
them to offer me a position which, if the past is
any criterion for the present, they would most un-
doubtedly have refused me, had been solieitous.
to obtain it. The bonds which once united us are.
now SEVERED and, with due respect for those who
may have participated in good faith in the proceed
ings of that Convention, and taking this opportu.
nifty of Informing the others that shall soon ex-
press on the stump my opinion Of their present
local organization, remain, Messrs. Editors,
Respectfully yours,
CHARLES D. DREUx.
"That's NORWOOD" Dreux he's been
the ablest and most efficient member of
the Know Nothing; party in Louisiana,
yet when it came to making nominations
his claims were always ignored and set
aside in favor of some one inferior to him
in all the qualifications ola gentleman,
an orator, and a scholar and superior only
in the low tricks OF intrigue to which he
would not stoop. Two years ago, for ex-
ample, when he would have been the
strongest opposition candidate who could
have been nominated for Congress, from.
the Second District in opposition to Miles
Taylor, he was summarily set aside and
Glendy Burke nominated in his stead.
He has discovered at last that the leaders
and wire-pullers Of his party are controlled
by anything else but justice aud fair
dealing. We hope he will have fair
opportunity of paying. off the long score
he has with the goat clubs, red warriors,
thugs and intriguers who control the
spoils faction in New Orleans. This
spirited letter is but q foretaste of the
compliments he has in store fol-. Summers
and his corrupt clique. The other candi-
dates on the Estate ticket must feel
dattered at the verdict thus rendered by
the Chevalier Bayard of the1ate American
party.
The LAST Kick OF A Dyke ADMINIsTRA-
rIoN.-The K, N. Governor, Secretary Of
State and Attorney General Of Kentucky
signalized their retiring from Office by an
act of gross injustice. Chrisman, Dem.
was elected over Anderson X In tho