The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1859-12-22
The u. s. SenatersaaiR,

r Our bilious cotsnporay, Gusts, :, Of Ne
claiborne Advocatefis act lily endet ing ~
advocating the claims Of II Hon. H ~ Gay
ms successor to slidell, 4arlhe United siaAs
Senate. We are ourself inll lyor of sSenator
from North Louisiana i we Ne justly entitled
TO it, and we think Il nothing but fsfkonable
that our wants should be supplied. Yet We
would rather have John slidell rc-clected than
to have some men from North Louisiana. whose
names'we1 have seen put forward Thefe are,
indeed, few men in North Louisiana whose
claims we would endorse in preference to those
Of shdelI Although We are;ini favor Of having
N. La Senator, We would not sacrifice worth
and ability for incompetency, TT It come from
what part,of the State; It mayauWe are conf
dent, and feel fully assured Of the fact, that
VIC have menSin this section " the country who
gre fully ableand competent to fin the Office i;
but our humble opinion is, that they are not
quite so numerous as our contemporaries would
make them-at least not so thick as blackber-
ries in midsummer. As to the dogma alvanc
ed, that North Louisiana, or the entire State,
can produce man who is more competent to
discharge the duties of the office, is perfectly
ridiculous and absurd. Fanatic bigots may
harp on in this strain, but sensible and just
men will always give honor "to whom honor is
due" We defy the rampant-horum-s corum
editors who are perpctually railing against Sill
dcll's dishonesty, unfaithfulness to the interests
of the South, sand sdesertion Of principles, to
prove these base charges. slidell seems to be
the, terror of the would-be-somebody politicians
Of the age. The mere mention of his, name
throws these sanguinary individuals nto'a state
of political dilaplationafrom which effect they
barely recover. Selcimportant editors oppose
him because he will not buy them, while in
fact they are not worth buying. Not being
able to receive my aid politically or pecunia-
rly from him, these miserable parasites gloat
over their bitter morsel Of denunciation,, until
silence ceases to he a virtue. F.u2t esit
If Mr.. sldcll is opposed for any consideration
whatever. let it be done upon fair and bonora-
BILE conditions; let those who oppose his claims
FOR office controvcrt him in atrue, manly spirit:
not Of that akin to the hissngs of the petulant
pot-honse scrbbler. That lie has proved recre-
ant to bis faith or has not the stamina of
Southern statesman is u wanton impeachment
upon truth and the one that dares to doubt
his devotion to the South, us docs our cotcn,-
porary, most undoubtedly has no fear of being
indicted for telling the truth. Let those who
differ with him in political views oppose him
in that light, and not shift the scene by making
lnuendoes of his traitorship to the South. Its
natural and human that men should differ, ard
when they do so differ it is just and right that
the point of difference should bc discussed, and
none other. We speak of Mr.. Slidell as man,
not as politician. We see newspaper editors
who profess to be neutral in political senti-
ments making bitter charges against Mr.. Slidull
under their pIofessed dodge Of neutrality,
When in truth it emanates from malce-f,d
partisan spirit. And occasionally we hear the
idle croakings Of u prctender of the same flock,
who was probably left behind for the want of
use--a poor, disappointed otfce-sceker who has
been left TO rot with the common rubbish
Bossier Banner.