The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1859-01-26
HEAR H1M-The journal published at Rich

HEAR HM.-The Journal published at Rich
mond and the organ of the democracy Of
Madison parish, holds the following language
in regard to the successor to senator Benjamin,
and throws some rather hot shots at the mana
gers of the democracy in the Crescent City:
We cordially thank our friends of the Sun
for their Jealous and earnest advocacy OF the
Just claims of Mr. Parham for the senatorshlP,
and also for their bold and fearless denuncla-
ton Of the political stock jobbers and gamblers
who are attempting still to control the desilnies
of the great State of Louisiana. The real de.
mocracy Of the State are now fully warned and
fully aroused. If the power of money and the
ntrigues of scheming and corrupt politicians
shall again smother the honest expression oil
their will, and defraud them Of their rights,
the hard listed, hard working democracy OIL
the country will take matters in their own hands,
and convince the corrupt faction about New
Orleans that men constitute a State. retri-
button will be visited upon their heads which
will even satisfy our friends of the Sun.
We present to the democracy OF louisiana
for the U S. senate, the name of the hon VIM
s. Parham-a man who stands preemlnent
among Louisiana statesmen. HIS hands are
clean of political fraud. He enters into no
bargains or combinations to secure power or
place. He served with distinguished ability
for several years in both branches OF our State
legislature and was the author OF almost every
important measure adopted during the term OF
bis service. His friends may have been ''too
SILENT" but the measures which he has origi-
mated and advocated, are continually speaking
through our statute books in rumpet-tongued
eloquence in his behalf. The State presumption
laws, the elective judiciary, the fee bill of l845
the swamp land bill and the levee law OF 1859
are some Of the eloquent advocates Of his
claims a statesman of the first order of tai
ents. 1t is true Mr.. Parham and his friends
have no fat offices to dispose of with which to
secure votes. They cannot nor would they if
they could, say to this man you shall have the
nomination for governor, or to others, YOU shall
be auditor or secretary Of state, or have some
other fat Office if you vote for our man for sena
tor. They regard office as worthless, unless it
is the free gift of an honest expression Of the
will of the people.
But we have no fears of the result. We
think the New Orleans wire workers have mis-
calculated this time We are unwilling to ad-
init that the present Legislature of Louisiana
can be bought up as Louisiana Legislators have
been bought in times past We believe the
good time has come when the voice of the
democracy of Louisiana will be heard and res
pected. In conclusion we will reiterate our
warning, that if the just claims and interests
Of North Louisiana are again disregarded BY
these political traifickers, the cause of the out
ragged rights of the people will bring forth
champions on every stump next summer, who
will drive them into the obscuritY and disgrace
they merit. They will soon find that there is
honesty and integrity as well as talent beyond
the suburbs Of New Orleans.
1t is to be hoped that the corrupt faction"
Of stockholders and gamblers" in N. Orleans,
who work the wires of democracy in Louisiana,
will repent and reform when they read the re-
Duke of the Journal