The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-06-12

The Demccrctc PARTY IN Louistdnd--f'resmsWoy rpRs
for he Oyoani,aion-The Odd FtHcm Hal Aeeen9-
Mr. Bpchoram Dsno-nced ty the Sosb Ae~-7he Con-
,spt,on at Baton Ropge-Nr buchanan SuasiHsd
Taycsohc, Administvatiow Men All Nowsinated-pe
fiat If III. Se,eders-7Ae Party United-Poition Of Mr.
SidtH al Home DE-.
BY far the most important convention that A.
sembed IN Louisiana has just closed s deliberations At
Baton Rouge the State capital Every parish in the
State, except vermion, fully represented Out Of
go Notwithstanding the appointment OF the De-
cIaho Central state Ccmmttee-2i8 voted. In every
parish there trial Of strength between the sde
and the soulc Douglas and State rights secessonists
in the selection OF the delegates the intention OF
the opposition TO make this Convention the slaughter
bouse OF Sdel and his friends, TO condemn the foreign
and domestic policy Of Mr. Buchanan's administration
and pledge the State to Mr. Douglas who happened
be in the city whilst the Convention session After
months Of se,re organization, with every appliance
insure victory the fabric built up by bunglng archi.
tcts came TO the ground catching number Of tho build
and some Of the designers under the falling mbers
This perfectly dgested plot failed by the imprudcuce
and Encouragement Of Senator Soule who certain Of
the political destruction Of his old enemy, Sidel, could
lot be restrained but assisted by ex U. s. District A.
torney Clack Maunse White the True Delta newspaper
and Governor wckdes appontees, called meeting OF
their democracy at the Odd Fellows Hall for April g. l0l
patriotic democrats met on the occasion, aud Maunse
wbite--the came gentleman who threw Off his vote
two ballots thereby preventing the election OF Mr. Sidel
the United States Senate in ls49, by making Il tie
vote between Slde ana Kenner, the wing candidate
rskipg the loss Of democratic Senator when Slide
the unanimous choice Of the democratic csucus-was
chosen to preside the meeting Soule addressed the
asscmbage and INDUCED IN his usual fiery denun
Citations, indirectly against Slide aud the admnistr aton
directly against all oiques, mscreants and federal cor
IupronIsts, ana was followed oy eA u 5. District At
solutops sustaining Mr.. Douglas aud peculiar vie
on squatter sovereignty and Congressional Interference
ana condemnng 10 unmeasured secms the sdmnistrAt
oil Mr. Buchanan with the usual Rdends Of corruption and
imSecillty.
T5ose one hundred and one gentlemen in the face of
protest signed by nine hundred democrats, urging their
brethren 10 abstain from encouraging independent
outside organization OF the democratic party, declared
themselves the Simon Pure democracy wing their
tenon to act independently OF all c4ues proceeded
TO appoint an executive and parish nttee, who desg
dated the l4h of May ths t@e for ae eecion Of de.
egates TO the stale Convention at Baton Rouge TO be
bed Wednesday the 25th Of May for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the various ate Offices The
State Democratic Central Committee, in accordance wi h
long established usage had weeks previously designated
May the 18th for the same purpose Ga the IAN full
tram Of Sou!e delegates elected In some wards
only TIVE or three met and elected their dee
other wards five OF sx tue number voting for Y de-
legae, which the True Delta the next morning announced
as the uprising OF the people, aud their determination
TO throw of the Sidel federal yoke &C. On the l6th
the period selected for the election Of delegates by the
State Central Committee the regular Central Committee
every ward 10 the city, save two suburban wards
in Of which the Slide delegate was beaten three
votes aud in the other the democrats declined voting
cause Know Nothing chairman and secretary I'd been
appointed in democratic ward to organize the meeting
1t WIS some weeks after this meeting at Odd Felo va
Hall before the opinions OF the democracy ia the distant
sections OF the State could be asceraned regard that
movement; but when they received, it brought ter
ror To the SOuleee-parsh parsh in their meet
iIgs repudiated the Odd Fellows Hall resolutions, de-
nounced the movers OF it disorganzers and pissed
resolutions approbatOry OF Mr. Bucnanans admin!stra
ton The avalanche Of democratic denunciaons was ir-
resshbe the wary and foxy began to haul back and TO
make up for their dsoyslty to the party became
fierce and vituperatiye against their whiom friends
than any Of the old liners ihose uader the immediate
eye OF Soule we're stediast, for he really con
yDced them that would crown their
efforts At the Baton Rouge Convention. Mr. Robertson
Sooie and the o Id Fellows Hall democracy, but abou.
ten Gays ago, clearing the crack - came out aui
denounced the oid Fellows Hal meeting and repada-
ted their sentiments and stgmatzed them as dsorgan
izers Mr. Robertson has been minated for Auditor,
and is considered ''devilish sly."
When the delegates assembled at Baton Rouge on
Wednesday the 25ln Scue and his bogus delegates
all on the spot every politician in the State present
State Senator's, Legislators generals coones capt aims
many others inferior note the camp folio wers
were there the political vultures there, ready
pounce down oa any carcass that the Convention might
politically slaughter and many were there for the pur
pose OF having the satisfaction OF "kicking the dead ol
whose gow had kept them in terror for years. for Soue
Heron, Wckife ana others had promised the mmolato1
OF Sde by the Convention, and such opportunity was
not TO be lost.
The frst thing the Convention did its organic alton
Was TO eject he Soue delegates, and receive the Sdel
men who were elected the 10TH The next thing was
10 refuse TO ct Soue have seat in the Convention
proxy Inen Major Heron upon whom the entire oppo.
son bad centred TO defea. the administration candidate
for Governor who was warm Sdell man began also to
shear the crack he rcpudiated Soule and the
ODD Fellows Hail meeting, and his name Withdrawn
candidate for Governor Sorle left the Convention,
abusing every perEon and Heron particularly leaving
the entire field to Sidel Four old line democrats Sill
dell and friends Of Mr. Buchanan put nomi-
naton for Governor The opposition concentrated on Gen.
Moore, who known to be the friend OF Sde On the
10Th ballot the friends Of Marks aud Griffin went over to
Moore, and he was unanimously proclaimed the choice of
the Convention The nominees for Lieutenant Governor
Treasurer Secretary OF State, Superintendent OF Public
Schools and Attorney General all administration
and the personal friends Of Sidell Mr. Robertson the
nominee for Auditor having purged himself from all
necton with Soule and the opposition, may, presume
| be placed in The same category.
To the ticket ust formed at Baton Rouge there will be
no opposition 1t will be walk over" The nu!iiiers
or secessiopists bave not corporas guard they have
no nucleus, cave their antpahy to sde upon which to
organize opposition. Their rebuke at Baton Rouge
been too pointed There s neither spirit inclination
to promise rally; nothing they do Affect
with danger. No cares straw how Soule and his
l0l may vote it question OF the least importance
whether they vote or not The Know Nothing party will
never raernize with hem for majority OF the 10l
adopted citizens they may permit them 10 vote tho Know
Nothing ticket, but that will be all.
The results OF the late Convention may be thus summed
mp vas designed to divert the democracy OF Louisiana
from the support OF Mr. Buchanan and to endorse Mr..
Uougaa TO tue Charleston Convention; and shat was
Of greater importance 10 the Souletes it intended
break the Hon. john Slde down; and nice thing they
made OF IT, Tho resolutions, endorsing in the yest
language Mr. Buchanan md his policy, domestic and 10.
reign passed unanimously, with the exception of tho op
position OF Mr. Shadburne TO resolution MIR. Sdsll
has hiumphed all his enemies Convention
ened 10 s organization with confusion and III feeling
closed lis abors most tremendously the opposition
ag forward and pedging their individual support to
the BODY pleased except Soule and his
Jeced delegation The political skies clear, cloud
cen be seen In the horizon the party intact and John
Slideii stands where his political integrity ability bis
trmnsss and his reliability has always placed hm-the
leader or the democratic party of LOUISIANA
Remarkable Race by Raii-Stakes S275 900
From L. D. Fucker, Superintendent or the Ceve and
and Toledo Railroad, the Cleveland Leader obtains tht
following particulars OF exciting race, in which thu
seees were iron horses and the stakes greater than
ever been known any track. Mr. Racker had the fact
from John D Campbell, Esq Superintendent Of tho
and N. l. r r. One day last week, the easswArt
bound express train reached Lsporte, Ind, passenger
stepped Off while the engine being rcpenished with
wood and water and walked back and forth the plat
form, and continued to walk until the whistle sounded
The other passengers got board and the train
on, but the gentleman still walked on A few minutes