The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-02-23

Iiy- The Daily Delta of January lIlh.
charges Mr.. Speaker Morrison with playing in
te.-+he =haaas- of the 'Bob-Tal," alias ''New
Line Democrats We cannot believe the
,ebarge ;,yagainst Mr. Morrison, md we think
time Will proyc the Delta tobe in error. We
ATl DEMOCRAT. and Eve cannot fora moment,
imagine that he would wink at the movements
of Il class of men who have for their object the
overthrDw of the; present able and patriotic
NATIokAt ADMISIsTRATIoN.--Ounc Register
HOY long has the sage of Sing Sing regard
ed tie administration of James buchanan as
patriotic and able? But very little longer
it our recollection Of Kansas affairs serves us
correctly than he has regarded Gov. Moore as
being one Of the best qualified men in the
State for Governor. Thus it is with the editor
Of the, Register, .Hc opposes. or iusndatcs, as
ISlong as there seems to be chance to win; but
when a hope vanishes (Which it most com
monty .does-with any cause he espouses) this
model Of publication. justification and sanc.i-
iication turns round, eats his own words. and
finally iawns like whipped eur upon those
he so lately ass-ailed. How shocking it locks
for such an automaton now to bc abusing and
sneeri,g at portion Of the Democracy of this
tatc-;accuslng men of trcachcry and lisor-
ganizing motives who have more attachment
and devotion to the party, and have accom-
=
righteous Yankee ever has. Matters have
reached questionable state Of purity, truly,
when Southern men have to hn abused by u
whecdlinga New Yorker, for iu1c Ting their
own conduct toward their native country. 1t
is a consolation however, that this NEEDLE
some son of Yankeedom has not nor ever will
have an ounce of influence. He has received
tlesh narhs that will wear with his life, and go
With him to his grave. j.. .IHn gaS
|, As for the paragraph We have quoted above
1t is the most transparent specimen of ntini-
rison has seen proper in his duties as Speaker
10 appoint Messrs. Gray, Heron and one or
two other anti Sldull Democrats to the chair
nanship OF as many important committees, he
is therefore to he assaled by the Delta and
grinned at bv the Register. newspapers which
from having little or no discretion themselves
beyond what is allowed them are certainly
very proper journals to attack any persons
ncti ms. The truth is Mr.. Morrison could not
do o hcrwise than he has done and hope to
com nnnd his appointments to common sense
The so-calcl Bob-tals have three-tourths Of
the brains in the Lower House. Heron, Gray,
Bush. Phillips, Coleman and Randall have more
intelligence than all the Lon.-tails combined.
Hence Mr. Monison's selections. But Long
talG$n wants no such men as those who follow
their own convictions. Its chief head demands
implicit obedience to his will, and he seldom
fails to get it, Under the spccious plea Of
Democracy he plans and they enact all the
prescriptions ever thought of against thosu
who declare by their actions they will not sun
rort The Slidell dynasty. SO VIGOROUSLY op-
pressve is This policy and SO widespread is
becoming its insinlating Influence, that the
best talent and Intellectual manhood of our
Stat" are abandoning politics with disgust and
a., wit1lrawing themselves from the counscls
of State. To.-.t "
But there will be downfall to this dynasty
crc long. The people will have their eyes
OPP ned to the true state Of affairs in due course
Of time, When Sidcllism can claim its num-
hors it is y stubborn fact that it has but little
talent. When opposing intelccts are brought
to clash against each other, darkness will de-
scrnd upon the house Of Slidell and he and
his followers will he buried deep by the IRE
sistible will Of public opinion SoNiern Times.
The above reminds US very forcibly Of lit
Tie boh-tailcd ram that once buttcd his brains
ont against a gate-pcst, simply to prove, that
he was all ram!! 1t is an old saving, and wor-
thy of all acccpa'ion, that the mouth of a
fool poureth out fooishness. No one can de-
sire a higher compliment, than the abuse of
the Times. ..