Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-03-03

tlrclY political. lilcc Jcaio ""N
in the nation stood ialrcr for the next
Presidency. But bis violent, unpro-
vokcd, and unnecessary hostility to Mr..
Bucha1an's Administration, and his bit
ter opposition to the body OF onr trends
in, the last Congress. have ruined his
political fortunes. He has divided the
Democracy as far as he could, and drawn
off many of his ad}ercnts from Its sup
port. He has thereby gained the admit
ration of a faction, but he has lost the
confidence of the party. Still, l have
uniformly counscIed forbearance, conciI-
iation, and kindness to him and his
friends. | am willing to bury the past
and forget bygones. think showed
this by voting for Mr.. McCiernand, Of
Illinois, for Speaker. He was a friend
of Douglas, personal and political; and
| voted for him, not as indors1ng Doug
las, but because he was q gentleman. Il
man of talents, had acted fairly with US
from the beginning of the session, and
was open to zone Of the objections which
we made against the Black Republican
candidates. If Judge Douglas and his
friends were governed bya simIlarspirit
If he and they were Us ~anxioussfor the
good of the whole party as they are for
a personal triumph-he would not be
thrust upon the National Convention at
such a time as this.
In further evidence of the utter una
Variability of Mr.. D., may state that, Of
the thirty~seyen Democratic United
States Senators, besides himself, Mr..
Pugll, of Ohio, is the only one who has
avowed a preference for him, or desire
for his nomination, while the other thir-
ty-six are either opposed to his nomlna-
ton, and would support him merely as
a choice Of evils, Or, if they desire his
nomination, will not avow the preference
out of respect for the opposition OF their
States to him. So, in the House Of Re
representatives., | do not know half a dozen
Southern men who prefer Mr.. DIS noml-
nation, or who regard him as the choice
of their constituents. Can it be possible
that one who is antagoniZed in the Sen
ate by all his Democratic peers: save
one, and 10y all the Southern Representa-
tives in Congress, save two or three, is
an available candidate for the Presiden-
cy? Can it be possible that it will be
judicious or discreet On the part of the
Charleston Convention, to force Mr.. DIS
nomination on the South, against the
almost unanimous opposition Of their
Representatives in the United States
Senate?
| have alluded to the efforts of the
Douglas men here, to make capital in
one part of the Union, by Boosting Of
his strength in the other. When Mr..
Taylor's letter made its appearance, it
was Immediately paraded as a proof OF
Judge Douglass strength in II State,
and they have actually asserted, upon
that foundation alone, that Louisiana is
likely to vote for him. You and | know
how ridiculous is such a presumption
If he has one friend among the "Old
Gnard,"I do not know who he is. That
a few persons, who are fond of being in
the minority, may rally to him for that
reason, | do not doubt; bnt if the mass
Of the party is not determined to have
some other candidate than him, they
must have totally changed since left
home; aud if that had been the case, l
think | should have heard something
| about it. THos. GREEN DAVIDSON.
gD@The amendment to article eighty
one of the Constitution, presented by
our State Senator, Mr.. Phillips, has
passed both Houses, and will conse'
quently be submitted to the people.
It merely gives the Governor the
power to supply vacancies which may
occur in the Judiciary. without the de
lay Of m election, as at present.
Mr.. Phillips has also introduced a bill:
re districting the State into thirteen ja
dicial districts. He proposes to increase
the salaries of the Judges to four thous
and dollars. The cost to the treasury
will be about the same as at present
We notice that Avoyelles, Pointe Cou
pee, and West FeIiciana are proposed
to be united, so as to constitute a dis
trict. The act to take effect from tht
first Monday of April, 1861, when thu
next election of Judgescomes off. T,
increase the labors and the salaries o
the Judges, is evidently the object o
this latter bill, which has not to be sub
mitted to the people.
WHAT PTLGARL1C SAID TO THE "LIrrL
GIANr."-Oup modest friend, Pilgarlic, o
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