The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1878-12-13
THE U. 8. SENATOR.

THE U. 8. SENATOR.
Our previous articles on tho claims
of North Louisiana to the United
States Senatorship have met with a
favor from the press Of that section OF
which we own we are very proud.
The acquiescence of such an influential
journal as the Advocate, of Baton
Rouge, we did not expect, but, having
obtained 1t, we are still moro confirm
ed in the soandness of our views and
the business of our demands.
With other journals, for which we
have great respect, we have not Jared
so well. The Evening Post, OF New
Orleans, opened fire on our position ON
the 23rd ultimo, and has kept it up
almost without intermission. 1t CEN
sures us for drawing sectional lines,
and ignoring great capacity because 1t
comes from New Orleans. We are not
aware of any such intendment, and
cannot admit 30 much latitude I'm inter
pretation. Disputants not unfrequent-
ly draw upon their imagination, in
desperate efforts to bolster up cause
without merit, or an argument without
point.
ave know" says the Post, "that
there are to he found In the country
parishes excellent and talented gen.
tleraen who would I'LL acceptably the
position of U. s. Senator" This is
we'll said, and it meets our hearty con-
currence. What more could be requir-
ed? "But," continues tho Post, stit
should be upon such claims as integrity,
Intelligence and experience that they
not upon the only point that they come
from the country, and hence are enti-
tied to election" Why we should be
raised up to be cut down so ruthlcssly,
we have not the astuteness TO analyze.
But, q countryman will be at some
and talented gentleman can be without
integrity and intelligence.
AS to experience it comes TO all alike
the story ofI'ullas is a monstrous fable.
Modern times have been denied the
precoclty Of the example, and New
Orleans is not an exception. 40 i,sitio
statesmen sounds too much like fiction
to obtain credulity without something
more than a paper declaration.
The same journal claims that the
city has had no representation in tho
Senate since 1861. The inference is,
that our country parishes are to BIO
saddled with Kellogg and West. If
there be either honor, or dishonor to
the section furnishing these Senators,
New Orleans is entitled to 1t all, since
both of them claimed thnt city as their
home, and West AS his birthplace.
And experience does not seem to be
SO weighty matter after all. Mr..
Eustis has served two years, and accep-
tably to this people, but notwithstand-
ing this advantage, Mr.. Duncan F.
abroad and pledged to be the peer of
any Senator from the beginning, and
why? Because he could so ably rep
resent tho sugar interests of tho State.
That is purely n sectional qualification.
But we do not find fault with it, be-
cause it Is n natural division of the
State.
Tho gist of tho argument on repre-
sentation in the Senate in the Consti-
tutional Convention was that two Sem
ators from each State would secure
diversity. of talent and interest. The
great agricultural products Of our State
are cotton and sugar, and divide the
State almost ON the line of controversy.
Any State could select both its Sena-
tors from any city or town in it, with
out infringing upon the Constitution,
we admit, but if any States do, except
Louisiana, our memory is greatly at
fault.
But short time ago Gov. Hampton
was urged as Patterson's successor.
onJection was made, not that no would
come from tho same city, but from the
same District of the State in which
Senator Butler lives. We have vet to
t1,sak