The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-29
Davidson VS.. Taylor.

UaVlQHOU W. Ady1V1s
The Hon. Representative in Congress
from the Third Congressional District 81
Louisiana has addressed a card to his con-
stituents, controverting the position taken
in Miles Taylor's Douglas document. We
quote one or two passages
/ have no personal objections to Judge
Douglas. Ny difference with him is en-
tirely political. Three years ago nobody
in the nation stood fairer for the next
Presidency. But his violent, unprovoked,
and UNNECESSARY hostility to Mr.. Buch-.
anan's administration, and his bitter OPP
position to the body of our friends in the
| last Congress, have ruined his political
fortunes. He has divided the Democracy
az far as he could, and drawn of many OF
his adherents from it's support lie has
thereby gained the admiration OF faction,
but he has lost the confidence of the party.
Still have uniformly counselled forbear-
ance, Cancellation and kindness to him
and to his friends. | am willing to Jury
the past and forget bygones. think
showed this by voting for Mr.. McClernand.
Of Illinois, for Speaker. He was friend
Of Douglas, personal and political and
/ voted for him, not as endorsing Douglas,
Ibut because he was gentleman, man
Of talents had acted fairly with US from
the beginning Of the session, and was
open to none Of the objections which we
|, made against the Black Republican can.
didates. IfJndge Douglas and his friends
were governed by similar spirit-if he
| and they were as anxious for the good Of
the whole party as they are fora personal
triumph he would not be thrust upon the
National Convention at such time as
this. ,.s
In further evidence Of the utter unavail.
q ability ofME D., ! may state that Of the
Il 80 United States Democratic Senators be-
i sides himself, Mr.. Pugh, Of Ohio, is the
r only one who has avowed preference
T. for him or desire for his nomination, while
> the other So are either opposed to his
nomination aud would support him merely
/. as choice of evils, or, if they desire his
nomination, will not avow the preference
" out Of respect for the opposition OF theil
ID State to him. So in the House Of Repre-
,e sentatiyes, l do not know half dozcl
,e Southern men who prefer Mr.. DIS nomina
/: ton, or who regard him as the choice 9
their constituents. Can it be possibi
that one who is antagonized in the Senat
by all his Democratic peers, save one, an
by oil the Southern Representatives j
Congress, save two or three, is an avai
able candidate for the Presidency Ca
it be possible that it will be judicious 9
80 discreet on the part Of the Charlesto
y, Convention TO force Mr.. DIS nominatlo
40 ON the South against the almost unan
no NOUS opposition Of their Representative
nd in the United States Senate
I have alluded to the efforts OF Y
ere Douglas men here to make Capital in o.
part Of the Union by Roasting of b
strength in the other. When Mr.. Taylor
letter made its appearance it was imm
diately paraded as proof Of Judge Dou
las strength in our State, and they ha'
actually asserted, upon that foundati.
do. alone, that Louisiana is likely to vote ]
him. You and know how ridiculous
such ! presumption 1.-The has one frie'
among the aOld Guard" / do not knt
who he is. That a few persons who
fond Of being in the minority may rally
ID. him for that reason, do not doubt b
if the mass Of the party is not determ1n
m Ia have some other candidate than hi
tly they must have totally changed since
ito left home and if that had been the ca
ofl I think / should have heard sonaethl
!. about it. 81
- This view as to the purposes OF
~ Taylor and True Delta manifesto,
So readers will recollect, corresponds W