The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1860-08-04
EEEyANCEE-BES ECEzFNE2Is1tsE
BtSUNEON E1ALiFHCATxON
NETTING.

up on the pant Of tho Office boilers, and
the dis,aion faciion of the Democracy Of
Rapides, ratification meeting YVES held
on the 28th July, at Alexandria. The
gathering was composed Of al parties, and
il point Of numbers was quite respectable
nothing like as numerous. however. as
in the halcyon days of the united and
national Democracy. from general sur
vey CT the scene it was plainly evident
from the spirit of the audience, and from
the tone and character Of the speeches.
that the Oft triumphant Democracy is on
the wsbe--:hat it is at Inst in the sere and
yellow leaf Of decay-Democracy, that
has SO long nisgoverned the country, is at
last sinking down under the crushing
weight OF its own co1upfions. 1t stands
now before the country di@ntegrated, sep
arated IN two angry and irreconcilable
factions. The one holding up boldly the
OLD ta.:ersd and time-won flag of nation-
1i.ty, while the other has gathered togeth-
or the f,re-eaters and sccessionists Of the
South, aud are marching under the trea-.
son1ble flag Of disuniOa. To precipitate'
the cotton States in revolution is the
despicable motto inscribed upon their
banner.
The orators of The day wcro r. c. Man
ming, Esqp an old line Wing, of our town,
AID L. Warren Noise. Esq, a South
Carolina uullifer, and brought up from
Vow Orleans, as It Is sail, expressly by
he Governor.
Mr. 5ia4niug led OF in a neat, gentle
many s1..chi lis entire aim was to
tho' thu Douglas was rocreant to the
,.U3 Democratic iaitb, and that the boltels
at Charleston and Baltimore were right in
sepm&tiug from the National Convention
and ln.AiAg noninatioIs/upon sectional
is-ue. Although Mr.. M.mning's speech
@as about as good IN argument Us could
oe made cut Of the materials 81 hanJ, it
sinsciieI too much of tie courtroom, and
,Ioal the stump it pellel upon It's Leaitrs,
Next came tie iiti0 Ajax Of the day-;he
biz gun that was to asad every body to
dinner shouting for B.eckiugidge and
Lane.
Mr. Noise IS well Known on Red River.
lie is gentleman Of genial temperament,
ANA possesses social qualities Of TIE high
.est order, and luu.beys among ali parties.
VAIN personal !.ends. Atr Noise IS aui-
....-i, why and garct9tio. ard as
..;,.p orator h. IS odro.t All ca.ineaLy
slii'id!. Ia Ral.les he Is al ea.ec.al ia
yori,-, because here panty su.t-s are CON
Quoted with more a'peusy t.2n elsewhere
H.re the o4.le halders c,ra1.hns a press
~. rAe principal c,mbatapts on the on
eide alid they nsl; w4,a great insolence,
and they, IL turn, are handed without
gloves, and Under tie flashing blade Of
liz. l;o.se thy, for tie noncc, feel secure,
lir. Noise, Ike Mr. Manning, began his
speech by attacking what he termed Mr..
douglas '.J,cresy Of squatter sovereignty"
He elaborated the arguments of his col
league extensively, and in conclusion de-
I 4. Al. !.
than vote for Douglas. He next made a
violent onslaught on AIr. Ii. V. johnson,
st., n,.1inec FOR Wee President. As pref
tA,t Douglas ought moi 70 be treated Us
lHs I,g5lyr Dtmocratic nominee, Mr.. john
,3. w.s lot nominated AZ al, bat was APP
pointed ~ the executive committee. Feel
i.g 10 particular disposition 10 Interfere
in this unpleasant family quarrel we
would merely ask Mr.. Noise il il is not
Customary fer all conventions to appoint
,zeca-iye committees whose duty it is 10
81 H.. vacancies that may occur! If Mr.
Us appointment is not in accordance with
,ns UaaSes Of the Democratic party, and is
not binding on the party, then the seceders
from Charleston Lad no right to reassetn-
h'n at B..iMore AMI nominate candidates
" President and Vice President, for they
received their appointments delegates from
e@ecutivr committees such at least was
The case with the delegation from Louisi-
ana. This at.ac!l on the appointment OF
Mr. johnson shows th.t the Etile Ajax
~.. a.- run 81 sustaining lis dislnion
......... Il. Noise, now dropping the
faulty Sues tU'n.t upon the Constitu-
i,o..ai Union garry, 80 platform and noni-
nees. lie Vigorously iried to prove that
the preseat Union p.r,y was the I'd hig
aud American parties. He coaienl,1 ;..ul
,h:;r P..IJs.n meant anyagi every Ting.
This ca1.e win very bad grace from o.
WHO never supported . tic.,e. ,rg rseaiGon.
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