The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-01
Gov. Witt and Party III tho Coun-
try Parishes.
Their Visit to Baton Rouge. the Fed.
cianas, Pointe Coupee. Concordia.
and Tensas Large Maiorities
Predicted Everywhere Elk
cept In Pointe Coupee.
EHpeciai Correspondence of the Democrat

leans TEN DAVIS ago The means of convey
anee onward from this point have become a
subject of some difficulty; hence our tarryinR
here until the problem Ia solved, either to-
morrow nr the day after.
We are comfortably lodged III a neat and
quiet little hotel plctureequeIy situated cn
vlckshurg's highest hill. uur party IL now
much reduced III numhera sam y. McEnery
and y. Floyd King parted from Us al Baton
Rouge on the twenty frat Instant, after par
ticIpating II and delivering speeches at the
rouaing mass meeting held there that even
Inn, all of uH, for coRent reaaons. concurring
Lib the opinion that their immediate presence
Iii North Louisiana would he more beneficial
than their continuance with liz In our much
Interrupted journey thereto.
Hon. IL. wv, Robertson. our Representative
in Congress fnr the Sixth District, who Joined
,ia lii Baton Rouge, was taken III yesterday
Lii Ill. Joseph, where he now remains confined
to his room. !. 90 that to-day nur party conatata
only of Lieut.. Gov. Wiltz, nov. John Me
Emery, Gen. Randall y. Gibson and the
THE MEETING At BATON ROUGE
ae you were advised BY telegraph, was most
enthusiastic and very largely attended or
course The adhesion to the new constitution.
which returns the capital To that city, Ii az
firm and unanimous there az that Or our
Southern Representatives IN Congress ttp
the old flag and All appropriation Apart
from that consideration, however W. found
the Baton Kougeana fully alive I'd The exigen-
clAH Ut the present campaign Lieut. Aov.
Willis apeerh was received with marked at
tentiun and great applause. ln II he demon
stfated the powerful influence this years
campaign must exercise over the Presidential
contest of 1880 lii this State. When he
touched upon the subject Of
THE NEW CONSTITUTION,
now before the people for ratification. and
compared with that 1T 1869, his power of
statement and hia thorough possession Of the
facts took the ear Of the vast assemhlaRe.
and amid the most rapt attention he led them
party through the Alpine range Or through
difficult country. To thia power OF stating
the fact Witt adds that which la fat above
1.-THE statement of its law which requires
unneasurably higher powers, and ID q tarest
Gift being nothing technical. but always some
piece nf common sense, alike interesting To the
learned and the nniaarned. Ip this muat be
joined d remarkable mathud, and you have
The aecret of Gov. WiltR's unsarying sway
and influence over his audiences. His
speeches at Clinton Bayou Sara, Pointe Con-
pea. Viaalia and 1T. Joseph iii the twenty
second, twenty-third, twenty-aevanth and
twenty eighth Instant have all met with de-
served applause and marked effect. being all
characterized by the same true. exact ard de-
terminate laws of eloauenee 70 which have
attributed the encceas Of his Baton Rouge
effort.
Nov. McEnery has heretofore confined hia
Efforts ta D well conceived and ably delivered
retrospect OF our political history from 1868
to the present day. Gen. Gibson touches
mainly OH
NATIONAL rohrrIts AND NATIONAL LEGIshA-
TlON
His speeches are profoundly interesting His
lucid explanation III the sugar tariff opened 4
fruitful field fur serious though and concerted
action Oh the part of the small sugar planters
In the parishes Of Baton Rouge, pointe Gou-
pee and the Falietanas. tt ia really astnnish-
tnr til find how much ohr small planters are
Ignorant on this, 70 them, all-important sub
seet shall not bore your readers with the
treatment of d subject which the DEMOCRAT
FOR the last two years has treated ~ much
and 80 exhaustivaly. Gan. Gthson's account
OF the legislation concerning the Mississippi
river itself, which he displays III hia
speeches IL a nevar-failing source of deep In
terest to his hearers. Hia powerful recapitu-
lation Of what
OUR DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS
haa wrought for vs. of good III the repeal of
the test oath act. In its struggle against mil
itary Interference Iii cur elections, In its
grants of moneys to deepen the channel at
the mouth OF our great river and the creation
hy IL of permanent commission of fenRineers
to study, perfect and adopt plan for the inn
prnyement of the navigation of that river
from It's headwaters down TO the gulf. and
the protection from floods of its banks. excites
everywhere the unhounded enthusiasm pf our
people. In Robertson aud King, his col
leagues It'd the Federal Congress. Hihson finds
powerful coadiutors In this canvass, and to
gether they are educating our people to A
higher appreciation Of the great Democratic
party, which. though but partially In power
at Washington, has already done 50 much
for them.
It'd our Journey from New Orleans up to this
point We have met with
a CONTINUOUS STREAK Oh LUCK.
We have kept every appointment made for
ns hy the State Central Committee including
that In St Joseph yesterday. Our reception
nit every point WAS most enthusiastic, and all
that could possibly he desired. We shall not
gO to Lake Providence. however. on the thtr
tieth, because of the uncertainty of our
timely return to Delta, where we are to speak
On the thirty-first and travel thence post
haste TO Monroe, where ~ we are informed,
preparations on n grand scale are being made
10 properly receive LousiaAas next Governor
and his party
There exists not the least shadow of
doubt that our State ticket will sweep over
Whelmingly the parishes which we have 50
tar visited, To wit Baton EnngA, East and
West Felieiana. Gnncardta anu Teusas. La
pOinte Coupee the Republican leaders speak
openly of supporting our State ticket. Most
al our friends believe them sincere and count
potnte Coapee In our favor. do not count
upon much more than d decidedly decreased
majority against us In P,dnte Collpte. l |
think that parish will 10 Republican hy five
hundred majority.
ln Ieasas the unprecedented magnitude 81
the cotton and corn crops: the admirable ana
continuously fair and caol weather, 50 favor |
abIa for picking, Of the last three Or four
weeks, have all canspiTei to create a season
ii extraordinary activity and prosperity. and
,he greatest good humoT peTYades the whole |
,arikh.
TEE DEMOCRATS or FESsAs
,raSHrt solid front against the Vaccinations |
Il Lnuisiana's carpethagger, little fox-eyed |
dattheWs. Iou know that little. dandyfied l