New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-26
OPPOSITION STATE TICKET.
Country Opinions.

Country Opinions.
We clip the following vigorously written article
from the West Baton Rouge Sugar Planter of the
oath inst, and commend it TO the attention of the
public:
TEE OPPOSITION TIcKsr.-we have awaited the
action Of the committee appointed by the convention
OF the 18th instant In New Orleans to prepare and
publish platform o. principles upon which the I'M
Objectionable ticket that have this day placed at
the head Of columns should stand and do battle
With the political factions Of the party now In power
We were not willing TO take the right sort or men
without the right sort Of principlesn or the right
with the ticket and the platform it has laid down and
willing to throw our weight into the scale to
ensure its success
A glance at the names composing our ticket and
the earnest, OPEN straightforward and candid plat
form upon which they stand, must convince any rea-
sonabe man that the former will prove consistent
opponents Of the latter without caring who suffer
long the harpes who have fed and attened at the
public crib routed out and their places given to
worthier men.
The resolutions referring to the corrupt Admins
ratiOn are nothing new to the people Of this State.
The Democratic papers have kept the people well
posted in all such matters, whatever the few, very
few, Administration papers may say and have said,
in endeavoring to reute or smoother them over. We
are sorry 80 large space has been devoted to the Adj
minisration and its acts OF course the journals Of
the dominant party will harp with all their strength of
milk and water argument upon what they will call the
inconsistency of the fifth section with the sentiments
Of a large mass of the expected supporters Of the
ticket. When we assert that the already nauralized
citizen is entitled to all the privileges of native
born and demand that he shall be protected in those
privileges by the General Government, only assert
and demand principles and rights that the most ia
natcal native cannot disavow. We have never hum
plugged the foreigner into citizenship for the
sake Of his vote, but it seems now Democratic prn
ciple, interpreted by Mr.. Cass, that foreigner is
only o citizen while upon American soil.
he nj mi hat kpYp pr6
our State Government are fearfully alarming" Now
we come to the point. We ask careful perusal of
sections nine and ten BY our readers Not an asser-
are not only exhorbitant but crushing in their effect
capital and real estate. The foot OF the tax-gath
erer rests-hundreds and thousands of dollars
are wrung direct from onr people, and poured into the
Treasury, mngling With the millions that stream into
that bottomless pit from our common heritage, the
Swamp Lands, all of which has been thrown away in
manner disgraceful to an intelligent people. And
where has it gone? Why to reward this and that IA
vorite who, backed by their drilled regiments in
every District their companies in every parish Of our
State, now form army almost invincible. Redeem
ing lands for pets for which the State received one
dollar and quarter per acre at cost of five or ten.
Enrching strangers and spectators by quiet con-
tracts the profits upon which great that men
began the year in ditch and ended it with fortune
Allowing enteprsng citizens to work the vast credit
and resources OF the State for their own private
disappointing the people until dasheart-
ened and discouraged, they have become disgust
| ed with politics and look upon our State Govern
ment a swndle and farce. This seems to have
been the entire aim of the party in power and well
has it succeeded. 1t is time for reform, if it can ever
| come.
We offer to the people of the State our ticket and
our platform, with the single motto, Try u.s." Oui
nominees cannot be elected unless we work unceas
ingy from now till November. We will have every
thing against us that Democratic ingenuity de
WISE backed by the State Governments and the heavy
pockets Of those who have grown pursep proud by
being 80 long in office.
The following is from the Clinton Patriot of TIN
9th:
OPPOSITION STATE TICKET AND PLATFoRM.-W,
to-day publish both the ticket and platform of th'
| Opposition party of Louisiana From all that VIZ
have noticed pro and CON- in regard to the nominees
we are inclined to the opinion that they are all goot
and reliable men ia any emergency. The platform !
| a bold and vigorously worded document, which viii
not only claim, but will most nnquestionably receiy
the attentive consideration of large number o
voters of this State at the coming election.
The of the ticket is entirely probematical-
still much may be effected by vigorous canvass, OF
the part of the nominees. and by parish meetings en-
dorsing the action of the Convention. If this cours
be pursued by candidates and people, something ma.
come of it, and should the ticket succeed, we ventur
the assertion it will be said far and near in regard
their administration of the affairs of Louisiana. tia
"when good men rule the people rejoice and pro:
per-"
The following is from the Baton Rouge Gazette
the oath:
THE OPPOSITION AGAIN-Whlst the Crescent Cit
politicians amusing themselves building platform
for the fall campaign, the people moving in Mort
Louisiana, holding Opposition meetings, appointin
Opposition committees and nominating Oppositio
candidates. The Gazette says the Opposition {
Caddo have nominated the Hon. B. l.. Hodge an
Reuben White, Esq., for Representatives in the Sta,
Legislature; Thomas R. Simpson for Sheriff; Chanc
Ford for Clerk, and 7. h. Christian for Assessor.
Lame and impotent legislation, and the rockies
Encouragement of public affairs is causing the Peep
everywhere in the State to complain and inquire I'M
the causes of this effect They feel the evil in one
discover that they ruled with iron rod caole
} and cheated by handful of jugglers under Kin
Caucus, conventions and platform traps, they III
/ peope) begin to discover that men are wanted. IT
f empty profession of "principles, not men," wi
allure no longer. There will be more voting done
Louisiana on the first Monday in November, Free il
dependent and unrestrained, than ever before sin
/ the Sugar Bowl State came into the Union. None
may be used from the fund of the joint stot
: company of gambling politicians, to elect this on
1 that man who stands pledged to the company, ar
' many Of the sovereign people who exercise the rg
/ of franchise may sell out but from abundant ey
dence now at hand, we have cause to believe that
v respectable majority Of the voters will cast their bs
lots this season for the men they know to be mo
honest aud competent There is reaction in u
, public mind public affairs, and the Unionovip
conservative element, is making ready for the gre
battle for the Constitution and the Union in 1850.
, LENDING BooKs.-Charles Lamb, tired Of leDdir
his books, threatened to chain Wordworth's poems
his Shelves adding, For of those who borrow sor
l. read slow some mean to read, but don't read al
2 some neither read mean to read but borrow
leave you an opinion of their sagacity. l must