The register. (Monroe, La.) 185?-1861, 1860-03-22
The Qua hita-Slidell Resolution

TIE editor Of IN obscure paper, the States
Rights Ded0typs, published i'll New Orleans we
believe, attempts, in an. article headed A Mo-
dern Beotia," to be very funny at lhe expense
Of the editor of this paper, and very severe at
the expense of Senator Slidell. Butin attempt
ing to be funny he is only exceedingly fat and
in attempting to be severe he is only exceed
ingly coarse. After quoting the resolution
which we had the honor Of presenting to the
late Democratic Convention Of this parish, and
which was handsomely adopted, the editor pro-
ceeds to remark M
"We bad hardly supposed that not even in
the most remote nook or corner of Christcn-
dom, that any person could be found so grossly
ignorant of public sentiment, as to offer a reso-
luton Of this description; much less that apy
individual could be found go benighted as to
support It." ...+
1t isnot our purpose to call attention to the
Addisonian elegance Of the writer's style, which
greatly darkerp what little. sense he may have
intended to express nor to speak of the eli
macteric order of thought, worthy its gifted
source. The passage is introduced merely to
show the tone and drift of the article in cues.
ton. To use plain English, the article is all
bile. and very black bile at that OF Senator
Slidell, this editor speaks as fish-woman would
of customer who had caught her in base trick,
and dismissed her from service. We hope tina,
we are doing the Rsh-woman no injustice. L
we are, we beg her pardon for this association
OF ourselves, for presenting resolution com
mending Senator Slidell, this same editor can
not find language strong enough in the voca.
bulary ola gentleman to- express bis DISLIKE
And Ouachita parish, for being our home and
for adopting eur resolution, he ISLANDERS and
villi6es. Now, to an angry fsh-woman, W.
would ordinarily touch our hat and pass on
slanderer we would usually leave to the scorr
and contempt of all fair-mnded men. But tt
this man, and others who think and feel will
him, yet lack the bad boldness to express them
selves, we wish to say psntedly and with EN-
phasis, that the people Of Louisiana, in the late
State Convention at" Baton Rouge, by their
delegates there assembled, have given wither
ing denial and rcbuke to these oft-repcated
ISLANDERS and libels on Senator Slidcll. BY al
overwhelming majority they affirmed their un
faltering confidence in Mr.. Slidell's statesman
ship, patriotism and political integrity.
By the same vote he is to be presented (pro
vided bis consent can be had) to the Charleston
Convention as their first choice for the Presi
dency. Louisiana is justly proud Of her able
Statesman, and confidently presents him for thu
highest honors of the nation. Then let thi
voice Of the people be hereafter the reply to al
such ISLANDERS. Let 1t forever silence oil sucl
croakers. II, then, the mover Of the Ouachta
Slidell resolution be Bnotian, he is glad t
know that, in this respect OF least, he classes
with the very first men Of the State If gallan
Old Ouachita be modern Beotian, she hail
fye-sixths of the entire State as her sistcrhood
And strangest of all, the Crescent City, with
all her justly boosted intelligence and refine
ment--the very Athens Of the Sunny South-is
the worthy metropolis Of this so-styled modern
BGotia.