Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-04-16
Special Correspondence Of the Democrat
New ORLEANS, April :, 1852.

-cncrally=1Iave displayed "a cons!dera-
a.lc activity during the past week, There
has beer fine sport on the diiicrentrao" /
courses, and sufficient variety to suit |
the taste Of al classes Of population.
The great feminine equestrian perform
ance.was one Of the novelties Of the
age, attracted together an immense
croWdof curious spectators, and ended
in a most Ridiculous lizzIc. The origin
ators Of this scandaloUs humJug no
doubt obtained their aim and Object,
and put money i'll their purses for by
moderate estimate there were at least
five thousand persons on the tract.
Some dozen courtczans, encouraged by
the smiles and iavOrs Of our beautiful
know-Nothing municipal authorities,
started off at a tolerablc gallop, uron
raw-boncd, spawned nags; some Were
thrown, two made the round Of the
course, and two or three went through
the gate involuntariIy, the horses max
ING a bee-line fer their stables and pro-
vcndcr, followed by a noisy crowd Of
youngsters, whooping and hurralng
through the streets Of the city. :.
The races on the Netairie Course dai-
Hlv attract immense crowds Of citizens
and strangers. The weather has been
cool and bracing, the track in excellent
order and the horses in fine condition.
/ Daswell's Virginia horses have SO far
been victors i'll every race, and large
amounts of money have changed hands,
as at the outset, kenner's Louisiana
stock was the favorite among the know
ing ones. I perceive Ex-Governor He
bert is the president of the Jockey Club
! Association.
Another center ofsattr&ction is the
balloon ascension i'll Congo Square,
where large crowds assemble to witness
the scene, and hear discussion Oh Wo-
mans Rights between Miss Way, the
feminine aeronaut, and a Kentucky
lawyer. This Miss Way passed thro'
Nashville and other cities in the South
west last summer and fall, where she
hailed as graduate Of Cberlin Cot
lenc." and delivered lectures on her taT-
orite theme to rather slim audiences.
She and the Kentucky lawyer who ira
.yels with her manifested singular
aobliyiousness in the places where they
Iexhibited their ascension and discussion,
by leaving without paying the printer;
consequently, after their departure, they
obtained free -grat;snotice for nothing
Another subject of considerable in
terest Just now, is the new party which
held its first meeting in Odd Fellows
Hall on Monday night last Your read
ers who recollcct anything OF the past
history of political affairs among u.s.
will recognize, at glance, the true
composition of this new party-but Old
faction-wllen they know that poor Old
Maunsel White, whose name IN enGra'
we'd in marble on tie front Of the State
Capitol at Baton Rouge, was the presl
dent. and Pierre Soul6, the itinerant
hireling prosecutor, was the orator!
As many persons may not fully un
derstand the motives Of the chief actor:
in this business, it may be we'll enough
to make statement of few facts ii
the case. Between Mr.. White and JOIN
SlideIl there has for long years existet
a personal ill-feeling, for what cause, o
how it originated, I do not know; bat
have seen it manifested by White ever
to rnalcvolence About the year 1918
vacancy occurred in the {. S. Senate
from this State. The Legislature wa
in session. The Democrats were IN
minority of two in joint ballot, and o
course in order to insure tie success 0
the Democratic candidate, it was neces
sary to nominate person who coul'
, obtain one or two votes from tie oppo
+ sition. The Democratic party held sev
! eral caucuscs in room in the Arcad
buildings; the principal candidates Pre-
scutcd for choice were SoGlc and Slidel