Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1859-09-17


We PUBLISH, below, a communication
from our youngfriend john Ioist, IN re-
ply to the article which appeared in last
weeks Echo.
Mr.. Jewell will find that his autagon-
list can use the pen with as much ease
as himself. Mr.. Ioist defines his posi-
tom hrly and with ability. His ar
guIacnf is Overwhelming, for it is M
tainted with the sophistry and bombast
! which characterize the editorial Of the
Echo. Although Mr.. Yoist declines to
meet lis rivalon the stump lie by no
means slrinks from the more usual and
effective method Of discussion, the news
paper. We. agree with Mr. Yoist, that
it would be asking too much from the
people, to sutamon them, at this busy
| season, from their homes and fields, to
witness q tilt Of intellect between the
| rival candidates for al office Of such
minor Importance as that Of District At
| terney. Of course Mr.. Jewell thinks
that the fate Of the nation hangs On his
election; but Of this it would be hard to
Convince the masses. II Mr.. Jewell
does go on his spouting tour, as we are
told he intends, we are afraid he will
find his audience as sparce, as were the
delegates to the Red River Landing
Convention. We shall notice, more at
length, in our next issue, the grounds
on which Mr.. Yeist thinks himself .iusti-
fed IN running against Mr.. Jewell.
Want Of space alone prevents us from
doing SO at present.
EDIrog DEMOCRAT: Permit me through
the columns of your valuable paper, to
notice an article which appeared in the
Echo Of last Saturday, touching the Dis
trict i~ttorneyslip.
The article is from the pen of Mr.. E..
l.. Jewell, Editor Of the Pointe Coupee
Echo, and also my opponent for the Of
fee Of District Attorney. If Mr.. Jewell
cannot acquire popularity by his wri
ting, he is at least determined on noto-
riety; as | see, that not only does he fill
his own paper with selfadulation, but he
also managed to occupy three mortal
columns Of the last Weekly True Delta
with the same fond subject.
Mr.. Jewell might have paraded him
self to death in the newspapers, much to
my satisfaction, If he had not thought
proper to institute comparisons between
his exalted individuality and my humble
self. As in treating the latter subject
Mr.. Jewell is evidently labofing under
a delusion, ] shall cndeavor<Io set him,
and that part of the public which may
have been misled by him, right as to
our relative positions.
It is true, that since the extinction OF
the Know Nothing party belonged to
no party, and was therefore free
choose between the Old Democraeya and
the new State Rights, Southern party,
TO which latter Mr. Jewell has again
and again, in his paper, aVowed his a.
iegiance.
For the last two years, all my sympa-
tIies have been with the Old Liners, or
National Democracy, as tssey are called
in contradistinction with the New Liners,
Or pseudo Democracy. III fact, | do mot
regard the latter as Democrats at all,
andsfeIt satisfied, from what / know of
the people Of this District, that Mr..
Jewell, IN adopting and preaching their
principles,had reeklessly shattered all
the chances which he might otherwise
have had to political distinction.
i was not, as Mr.. Jewell states, s.for-
ced into the position which / now oceu-
Ply, by a few of the disafiected members
Of the Democratic party but solicited
to run against him by d greater number
Of trne Democrats of Pointe Conpee,
than Mr.. Jewell will have voters in this
parish. It does not become the mouth
Of Mr.. Jewell to speak of the duty Of
every Democrat to support the nominee,
Tho boiler par er~eeleacs, who has holted,
aandearnrnd fn hnIf arnru nf,s.; ! n4;o.