The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1860-02-15
THE HON. MILES TAYLOR'S
LETTER.

I'm Uui uIbtsEJueSoc VIA ~ 4
ter addressed by Miles Taylor the lion.
in Congress from the
Second District Of Louisiana, TO
gentleman Of the Attakapas country--os-
tensjbly on certain resolutions before Me
Legislature butareally on the Presidential
for the lniorma-
ton Of the Hon. Louis Bush but really for.
side influence jim favor Of Douglas, the
True Delta and the rank and file OF the
bob.tail party generally. 1t will be seen
that Mr. Taylor advocates the nomination
Of Stephen A. Douglas by the Charleston
Convention and the selection Of such del,
egates by the approaching Democratic |
Convention of.our State as will vote tor
and sustain that distinguished politician
Mr.. Taylor knows (and no one knows knows u
better than hey that his views are not the
views Of the Democracy Of LOUISIANA "
No one knows better that no leading
PAPER ii the State, Know Nothing, Wing
Tor Independent will second his sngges.
TONS lie knows that the Squatter soV-
Iereignty tenets Of the Senator from 1iii-
lnois, although bearing upon what some
| call d mere abstraction, are dlstastetuL
NAV, odious to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of our
population. He knows that the only pa
Iper in the State that will endorse his sug-
gestions is the True Delta and that only
for the purpose of producing dlscord IN
the ranks of Democracy.
We think we havea key to the motives
Eof Mr. Taylor in writing this singular
letter at this particularjuncture. The ad-
.lherents and sustainers Of Douglas in the
4 Northwest especially IN Illinois and IN
diana, are quite numerous and their hopes
4 of having him for their Presidential noml.
sInee are quite sanguine; but they ase
aware that no slaveholding State Will
|send a delegation to Charleston favorable
Ito him. This latter fact has become pal
Ipable to the Democrats ofthe Northeast
hence Douglas is losing much OF the
strength calculated upon from that quar-
ter--and hence, too, the wish to make Z
"A -
appear that Douglas has at least ONT
Esouthern State in his favor. Now, Fay
lor,s letter is not intended to pfoduc'
effect ifl Louisiana, but to enable his ad
bcrents in the North to point to the thou
sands Of copies of the True Delta whle
will be industriously circulated and say
Q Here is a Louisiana member Of Congress
a Democrat, for 50 he is chased abroad,
out for Douglas, and his advice is copiee
Landed, endorsed and yehemently adve
Gated by a Democratic journal, for 50
is classed by strangers to parties in tn
State, the True Delta Of New Orleans
This will have its effect, more OF les
upon the Douglas mose'hen., any : : !
s this effect that lasiof "ii'es-iol ~
: England buhconpe'
We have neither the space to accol
!, :, odota mr. Tho inclination to cory Il
: MANY and ;ustly severe structures up(
Ethe Hon. Miles Vaylor which we find
onr Democratic exchanges. THE lett
st itself Is sufficient to satisfy the Democrat
~ Of the Old Guard that Taylor has ceas,
lcN t. be If indeed he has ever been, anse
BIT nonent Of Louisiana Democracy. Win
g. ever NAV be- tlesailments Of the feder
Ibndv nohtie we apprehended that lie
q not the Doctor to effect a cure.
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