Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1860-02-04
Affairs at Baton Rouge.

Affairs at Baton Rouge.
We learn, says the Courier, that in
the caucus Of the Democratic members
Of the House of Representatives, the
proposition was made to invite to its
deliberations all who would pledge theme
selves to abide by its decision as to the
officers of the House, and to support the
Charleston nomination. It excited an
animated discussion, which was princi-
paIly sustained by Messrs. A. S. Heron
and Bush in favor of the motion, and II
w Allen and w. &. Austin against it,
and was rejected 10y the vote of thirty
four to twenty. This will be gratifying
news to the Democracy of the State, for
although they are doubtless willing to
have the support of all good men for
their nominations in the State, OF for
the Presidency, they are not willing that
those who have heretofore opposed them,
and are still resolved to do so whenever
the occasion offers for doing it, with any
show of success, should he permitted to
exercise any influence in determining
who their candidates shall be, or per-
haps, as the little band of disorganizers
who still persist liz their puny efforts at
the disintegration OF our forces in Louis
lana, fondIy hoped they might ever on
troll the subject, and force upon us Can
didates at home and at Charleston, who
would be far from commanding the con
6dence and support Of the true Democra-,
cy Of the State. Had this cunningde-
vice succeeded, we should have beIldd a
repetition OF the scandalous scenes witch
marked the proceedings Of the last Cen
eral Assembly, from the day it met, al
most without interruption, until it filal.
ly adj ourned, and which were the source
Of as much surprise as disgust inthc
public mind. Besides, the cI,eriAed
scheme Of the Odd Fellows Hall sqsad,
for obtaining the election of Dou LAS
delegates from the city to the State ON
veIitIon, to select our representative at
Charleston, would have been gretly
strengthened, for once admitted intpur
counsels at Baton Rouge ON this oca.
sion, the cunning and ~unscrupupus
leaders of both the kno v Nothings ind
the Purifiers Of Odd Fellows Hall wald
have been prepared to urge, witt, SINE
appearance Of FEASIBILITY, that theK.
Ms should take part in our primry
meetings, and, by the appliance of.hr
means SO well known to them, tey
might in many precincts manage to sild
anti-Deinocratie delegates to "a Demoat.
ic Convention. We rejoice that lis
nice little arrangement has been knoced
on the head, which is also the fate he
to all such selfish and unprincipIed en-
binatlons hereafter t o be attempted5y
the same set of tricksters, whose bras
are, after all, as shallow as their pursu-
SEES are misclevious. f
In Mr.. Morrison, the Democrats haze
secured an excellent presiding o~Hicer,f
the House. He has sound sense ;tbd
Judgment, and is no without experie,se
III Parliamentary affairs. His choie
was a compliment justly due to the. il
doinltabIe Democracy of the nortIlen
section OF the State, as was also the
election of that staunch partisan and
worthy gentleman, B. w. Pearce, ase
President pro. TEN. Of the Senate. 1t is
gratifying to hear, also, that the former
lncumbelits Of the principal subordinate
Offices Of both Houses, have been re-
elected to their respective stations
They were all worthy and efficient, and
the result shews that they had gained
the confidence of the members Of the
last Legislature. Altogether, things at
the State Capitol, since the opening of
session, have gone on in a ann quite
satisfactory.
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