The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1859-09-14
OPPOSITION CLIQUE MASS C0KVEN-
TION OF Is.

This irresponsible august ana very az
tive body ventured on Tuesday 9th inst,
for the first time this season, to come out
from its secret hiding places and show
its ugly and deforned head.-boldiy VEN
tured for the first time TO choose sunlight
for it's illuminating elemcnt-actual'y
held, after "a hours notice. a public meet
ing of the people Of the Parish to select dele
gates to represent the Parish of Rapides
in State Convention called for Monday
18th inst, by a few Know Notbings Of
New Orleans who met at Lyceum Hall on
Gath. ult. This clique-crying Know Moth
ing clique Of Rapides find that, notwith'
standing their unceasing howls of Clique,
Clique, CLIQUE, the great Democratic
heart of answering old Rapides is still
beating right and true, and that the gen
uine Democracy have been talking over
their matters at their fresides, speaking
out in their Ward meetings, being heard
in their Parish Conventions, and quietly
conducting their family matters regard
less Of the patriotic counsels oftheir kind
friends the disappointed Know Nothipgs.
This Know Nothing Clique cries
and shouts Clique" CLIQUE" all the
time in the same way that the thief cries
and shouts stop tAiefn stop thief" so as
% divert public attention from Tself, and
get the game saddlcd upon some ore else
! that he himselfi is playing. song
t The conservative and really useful citi-
zens that were for. the tirss time deceived
and lead off after the Jack.o'.the-lantern
Of /" Ameriky shall rule Ameriky," having
seen their error. Or having. followed the
mist until they saw no good could arise
from further pursuit, cast about and
) threw the weight oftheir influence in favor
; of the only National Party now in exis-
/. tence-the National States Rights Democ-
racy. But the Epbraims Of the K. Ms,
5 not having moral fortitnde and nobleness
; of soul enough to acknowledge their error,
J etill cling together not upon any platform
) Of principles, but upon a mere fact'ous
+ opposition to the Democratic party, the
q party that has guided this great nation to
:, its present high stand point, made it what
: it is, and made it so in spite Of opposition
r that has showed itself in some form on
other, from the days Of the Revolution tt
: the present. ..a.g ] 80. pts
! Some of these Ephraims have secretly
!. associated themselves into Clique " Ca
: bal, aud have taken under their pecnlia'
5 control and direction the Parish K. N
!. movements which in their belief arc to re
} suit in the defeat of several if net all TIN
n Parish Democratic Candidates, and are t.
e bring Col. I. J.,Wells prominently before
e the people Of the State by placing bis nam'
9 in opposition to that Of IA fla
So THOS. O. MOORE.
:, This secret Know Nothing conclav
- (every member of it is Know Nothing
'e have carried on a secret correspondence
. with similar power in New Orleans, tn
e hot-bed of Know Nothingism, and hav
g written that the people Of Rapidcs, an
70 even took it upon themselves to say, til
ID "people Of all North Louisiana" wer
Of eager, painting for an Opposition ticket.
% Hence the Know Nothing gathering .
- Lyceum Hall under the garb Of" Oppos
y tion' to catch disafected country Demo
y Gratis.
| The Know Nothing Clique would hay
. liked to speak for Rapidcs without goin
: through tile formality of a public meetin!
:, but they knew that would be too palp'
y bic SO, in order to catch some boltin
Democrats, they scattered round on Mo-
: day hand.bills with no names to then
y calling not a K. N. but an !" Opposite
e.
!, meeting /. for Tuesday.
,,r This mass meeting consisted Of ID
"a. K. Ms, aud 2 who opposed the K Ms.
their paLnicst days, cailing thclnsclvs
he. now Opposition Democrats rather
Ia fancy name by the by. That is to say,
mt quondatn Democrats were caught in Il
"A K. N. net prepared in secret 10y the K.
,d Ciiqne. Tie prime object the Clique Ia
to in view was to get q President aud
10. Secretarys name to q Clique-prepar'
list Of Delegates some of whom would
a. to the great State K N. pow-wew al
90 there urge Col, Wells claims to y
,re FIRST place on the State K N. Ticke
"