Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-03-07
THE END or THE WAR.

manent basis! AS the tallcst pole
knocks down the persimmon, 40 tho
longest tail is the best tail and car
RIGS the day, whilst the short tail can
at least for the present hide its di
minished extremity. The great Dem
ocratic Convention il ended, the dele
gates TO Charleston are named-the
series of resolutions adopted, aud the
members gone home. As the entire
management Of the meeting with its
traps and tricks for the unweary and
faint hearted country gentleman, was
conducted by the tact and talent of
the gentlemen from Orleans; we of
the rank and file in the country would
like TO know in how far Federal Office
holders Of New Orleans represent the
people of the state or city; they were
all here again in full feather with
abundance Of plant material and
carried to their liking all their meas
ures, even the certificate of character
or endorsement of Mr.. Sldell for "pat-
riotism, ability and Statesmanship,"
omipepily qualifying him for tho Office
of President of the United States !
One would have supposed from the
kissing with which this resolution
was received, that IL would have been
voted down, but not SO, the Caucus of
Long Tails had counted noses, and
when the vote was taken, only thirty
four were in favor of striking IL out,
in select number of two hundred
and forty; claiming authority to rep.
resent the people of Louisiana ! We
like boldness with such passion that
now and then we are willing to have
IL border on bald faced impudenoe
and naked assurance. If there can be
conceived sample Of better quality
than that produced by the resolution
referred TO, tho producer or inventor
should exhibit himself at tho ap.
preaching Fair. When the voting
commenced on the vanishing resolu.
ton, IL was plain to zee how the mat.
ter stood, and the result could have
been guessed at with certainty, be.
cause the law governing latter day
politicians is as we'll determined M
the law which forces the whole flock
over the fence, when one sheep jumps
in that direction. We have no men
Of any measure of manhood now, we
have no men who have the indopend.
ence of soul to stand on the right, un-
I'll their legs are knocked from under
them No, hence tho opposition of
the people at the action of their mas.
tiers, melted away. Had Mouton,
Heron, Gray, or any other prominent
man in the North end of the Hall,
stood firm--or had either of them left
the Hall at this moment, the entire
crowd excepting the entorprising
gentlemen from Orleans), would have
followed, and in half an hour after
some twenty tricksters with carpet
bags might have been seen looking
for boat to 60 below.
As to the other resolutions, which
are devoted to the African question,
they are of no consequence, though
an entire abrogation OF the last Ma.
tional platform, and at direct varienco
with all the principles heretofore ad.
vocated by the party. They will be
as promptly abandoned as occasion
may require. The question of most
Importance to the people of the State
at large, is this: Will they allow in
suit to be added to injury? Will
they allow a mere handful of tricksters
to continue the rule of the iron rod ;
or will they not rather call Conven.
ton and repudiate the action just
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