New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-04
HON. MILES TAYLOR.

Although this gentleman is the regular Demo
cratic nominee for Congress in the First District, it
is quite evident that he is unpopular in the Custom
House, and that the " Kings" countenance grows
dark with ominous frowns whenever his name is men
toned. So bitter has this feeling become that we
should not be surprised if secret but well concerted
effort was on foot to defeat him in November and be.
stow the place he now worthy occupies upon that
irreproachable gentleman, Lawrence D. Nichols.
At all events shall not be astonshed to see this
family quarrel explode at any moment. Pent up
feelings will burst forth, sooner or later.
The following paragraph, from the letter of the
New Orleans correspondent of the Alexandria Demo.
crat, is quite significant:
The Hon. Miles Taylor will have to respond cate.
coricay to certain interrogatories which will be pro-
pounded to him by the Democracy OF the First and
Fourth Districts Of the city and other Democratic
parasites in his District in regard to the amount of
ment urged and nstigated by his friend of the True
Delta. They " ill wish to know whether or not the
continuous assault Of bis organ on the administration
and its friends meets his appreciation and endorse.
ment. The question now is, whether he will be able
to separate himself in sentiment and feeling from his
organ, the True Delta. II he fails in his reply to
satisfy the Democrats who have endorsed Mr.. Bu-
chanan and his administration in their State, Parish
and Ward Conventions, his nomination will be repu.
dated and their votes will be cast for man whom
they consider more worthy of representing them.
That Mr.. Taylor is doomed to be disturbed in his
quiet position is now evident. He will be made to
understand that he is not to give his countenance to
those reckless assaults which are daily made in pa
per with which public opinion unmstakably identi.
fies him on Democratic administration and its sup
porters and expect the support of its friends in No
vember next. If he indulges in any such delusion,
he will find himself, perhaps, mistaken. The time
has arrived when it becomes necessary for all candi
dates for public station to show their hands. They
must not be hoisted into power uncommitted to the
sorereigns, without whose aid they would be power
less. Democracy demands it, and nothing can sat.
isfy it but ful6ment Of their Wishes Without r-
reverence in the quotation that "Those who are not
for us are against u.s." we trace to the New Testa-
ment as authority for one of the Oldest and most
treasured principles Of our creed.
When those "certain interrogatories" are "pro.
pounded" by the Democracy of the First and
Fourth Districts of the city," the public may, pos
sibly, hear from Mr.. Taylor He needn't apprehend
any danger from expressing the profonndest con-
tempt if he feels it, for the present Administration
for "old Buck" is unquestionably unpopular, and
horribly odious to the great mass of our people, and
the aversion to him and his is growing stronger
every day. However, from the foregoing extract we
opine the friends of Mr.. Taylor can gather wisdom,
and prepare to meet the crisis accordingly.