Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-04-23
Speeial Correspondence of the Democrat.
New OALE1Ns, April IL, 1859.

New OsLE1ss, April 10, 1859.
Eprroa Observation-Disclosures af
fair took place this morning about 9
lo'clock in the Office Of Judge Cotton. be
tween MI, Vernon md captain Bessier,
two of the proprietors IF the ftoaniana
lUudGier, IN #hicIfJapt. Bossfer received
five shots-one, in the abdomen, proba-
ftly'roatsl. The:partieulars of The af-
fray have.not yet TRANSFERRED, but i pre-
fsuHfc It grew otit Of sofhe mfshnttr-
standing relative 10 aEale antsettlerae1!t
of Capt. BIS share Of the ownership in
1.-THE paper. i apprchenh that a snspen:
sion in the publication Of the Courier
will take place, from the circumstances
which have just t%ranspircd, and perhaps
an entire change in proprictorship and
conduction From what | heard this
morning, there has been for some time
lpast great mismanagcmcnt and disa-
.gres4nent in the affairs of the establish
merit, 'and the .gentlemanly and able
tediter de jacto, has evidently had an up
hill business Of it. what a pity it is
that.the Democracy Of our State has no
real, decided and undoubted organ in
this great commercial emporium. For
years past we have been in the habit Of
depending'epon tkeFCoutier as an able
exponent of the doctrines of he,party,
and it has battlcd ably and naanfully in
defence Of it's tine-henored sprinciples.
But of late a,ehange has come ove the
spirit of its dream, and it has been at
times difficult to tell under what banner
it fought. But, although not an open
Administration paper, it has, especially
of late, dealt whitening rebukes to the
vile slanderers of the venerable Chief
Magistrate EFF 1.-The Union. Those who
join in'tfe'iiue and cry with the North
ern Abolitionists against the President,
are no better than they, and not to'be
trusted. The State Convention of Ten
nessee, that assembled on the s17th:nlt..
at Nashville, to choose candidates for
State Offices, adopted the following res
o~lution:
"Resolved, That we have an abiding
confidence in the ability and patriotism
of the President of the United States,
and that we approve generally the ideas
contained in the message, and the acts
Of his Administration. We therefore
our pledges to his support, and
our faith.in, his adherence to the princi-
pies Of our party"
The resolution is short, but to the
point and purpose, and utters the veri-
table sentiments of every true and hon
est Democrat.
There is but little said about local
politics. The excitement of the re-
Of the Odd.Fellows' Hall meet.
ing, has lzzed out. The cloven foot of
the iFfcncl,f1an Soule, and the long fork
cd tail Of the 1rislman White, with the
following of the bufl-mouthed Clack,
were .even .too .4,ueh for the Goat Club
K. Ms to swallow, and ,yyoal need not
be surprised to see them bandedaaggaii1
together at the May election, in order to
obtain their places and again divide the
spells among themselves.
The weather has been uncommonly
cold here for the season; it is said ice
was formed yesterday morning. The
ceuaasi IT, ttTust suffer greatly from these
late frosts. / was glad to hear the
creyasse below the mouth of Red river
in your parish was stopped. The river
is higher here than ever was known be-
fore, and the water, in places, is'puur-
ing over the levees. / fear the worst
above has not yet arrived. The Ohio
is again rising.
PHGNIx.