Gazette and sentinel., 1860-02-18

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Louisiana /! 81 mach for his fling in
this respect.
Mr.. DAVIDSON is the very last man in
Louisiana 10 boast of his zeal and fcal-
ty to the Democratic party, The record
is too palpablc-the facts are too fresh.
His political tcrgiverSations, and he as
the embodiment of political subtcrIuge
and chicanery, arc patent and pcrspicu-
ous-a byc-word and a rcProach. lie,
with frowns of offended virtue and dis
gusted patriotism, and before his com
peers, to charge others of his owmEtatc
with "disrcgarding nominations, bolt
ing" OF to preach about standing by
the organization r" Why, the troubles
that now exist in this State among the
Democracy, had its origin in the acts
and manGuvcrings and ambitions Of
DAVIDSON himself! Nominations, save
one, were never dis%gardcd till tie Con
vcntion which, through chicancry and
fraud, Gas general psport declared, first
nominated him for Congress. That cs
was HIS refusal to sptc for the reg
ular DcmNratic nominee for Judge Of
his Judicial District, BowfG; This
fact is too patent, we presume, even
for his orR contradiction. lie, therefore,
was the first and Original boltcr" that
the "old-linc and sterling Democracy"
ever had-or one Of such high position.
But we have proceeded entirely too
far With this subject, and must bring it
to a close. 1t is a defence, or the at
tempt at a defence, of a distinguished
and shamefulIy abused Democrat and
public servant, that was demanded by
: the voice of honor, The duty had as
well fall to our lot az to that Of another.
Though exceedingly disagrccablc TO our
taste to expose the error, and call for
public condemnation on any one, it i
a duty nevertheless which attaches IL
self TO the position and responsibilities
of u Callin%-and must be performed.
We only regret that circumstances be
You'd our ceHuol, prevented us frol
performing that duty in astyle and abb
( lily more creditablc and Mr.. DAvmsoy-
knows full well that if we were GO
verncd by prcjudia towards himself in
this matter, and not merely to defend a
worthy gentleman from his calumny and
vituperation, we had but 70 search the
records Of the past and spread them be
fore the world without comment, TO sat
isfy the utmost cravings ora reyiling
or revengeful spirit.
In truth, the subject scarcely justiics
the space we have gcvotcd to it. Mr..
"lIArCH, as a citizen and public servant,
seeks not, nor is it NECESSARY, for the
endorsement of a public Journal, to sua-
tain his character in an honorable light
before his fcllow-citizcns. Vituperation,
however, from an elevated source, is Oh
published record against him-and his
defence deserves " be equally public
and impcrishable. The dcfamatory clo-
cution of the Hon. L. GREEN DAVIDSON,
never yet to Il knowledge injured the
personal or political prospects of any
gentleman in his District. We doubt if,
even after he had, above, ended his gra,
phic outburst of offended dignity, and
with the fiery %elcquence of ~stump-orato-
ry and doublc-rcGncd essence Of frothy
Indignation and malcdiction, had open,
ed and laid bare, as En thought, the pu,
sillanimity of Collector HArcH-we say,
we doubt, aftcrhis malcf1uc tongue had
ceased it's echoes in the ears of Repre-,
rcsentatives, if the speaker did not fall
lower than his victim in the, estimation
of his composvs.
Here we take leave Of our Rcprcscn
tative-knowing full well that we hav,
dwelt upon it at too great a length. i
we have said aught, TO screen from un
meritcd contumcly the reputation of
good man, an esteemed citizen, a faithful
public servant and a lifc-Scrving Demo
crat-with whom HONOR is the polc-sta
of his actions-said anything not strict
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