Year: 1859

WHAT HAS BECOME or IT5





The following il extracted from recent issue Of
the Baton Rouge Advocate


Have We q Democratic party n is the question
now IN many mouths. We trust that oar Democrats
friends 10 the Legislature may succeed In solving the
question VIII they call Caucus, agree upon an ap-
portonment and test the fidelity Of those sent hero
% represent Democratic constituentss We believe
such bill can be framed and passed others think
not let rs try 1t, and see who are the recreants


Upon the foregoing the Baton Rouge Sugar Planter
Of the 10th remarks;


1t anords Us pleasure to answer you. Not only have
you Democratic party, but you have too Perhaps
you wish to know which is tie Democratic party II
so Me lnlnk your caucus proposition good one for
II Will inevitably show that King Caucus scepter has
deserted him. At least fer as the Slide Democrats
are concerned.


We should like to know how the Advocate can
nope 70 unite the Democratic members upon the
ApportionmeDt BILL when It could not do 90 in the
Senatorial election. Does the Advocate suppose for
q moment that the friends Of Gray will ever 70 into
esucus with the Democracy Il co. We opine it will
be sadly mistaken and, besides, the same &. Ms
VINO elected Mr.. Benjamin may not be quite a.
friendly to the Senate Apporionment bill. 7" Have
We Democratic party amongst us!" will 20 the
rounds OF the press for proper solution.


We incline, owing to hint that was thrown out to
us yesterday by enthusiastic friend Of the ruling
dynasty" to the opinion that, although there Is
good deal to be said on both sidesn the solution
OF the Apportionment difficulty is near at hand In
fact, after our Elidellian friend had ventured the
aforesaid hint, he proceeded to rather broad state.
ments, and as he is known to be well versed in the
sublimest involutions Of the Custom House, and all
other entangled arrangements Of that particular
character, which require a practiced ear, eye and
brain, to understand and appreciate, we could not
doubt. He told us that the King"-" King John ~
was coming to Baton Rouge-aye, coming IS fast
as locomotives and steamboats, could bear him on his
conquering way-and that whan he did come, there
would be I" "quaking among the dry.bones " Of the
rebellious Democracy in the Legislature, and no
mistake


This, taken in connection with the generally re-
ceived report that the Lieutenant. General Of the
King u Thos. Green Davidson was to leave
Washington for Baton Rouge, on the 25th inst
two days after to-morrow-to be followed almost i'm
mediatey by the Monarch Of all the Louisianas, leat
us to believe that fearful punshments are in store fo
those who have presumed to utter an independeu
thought. Those who have dared to " kick in thu
traces on the passage of the Apportlonment bill
although in the performance of simple, sworn, con
stitutiona duty, in which political principles wer
involved, may expect no mercy. They will b.
scourged with whip Of scorpions, and neither hal
nor hide will be left upon them, unless they conclude
to pitch desperately into the woolling and fayinf
business for themselves. That's their only chance
If they are men they will not allow themselves to b.
scalped and skinned in silent subservience


As to the question: Have we q Democrati,
party?" we shall not attempt to answer It. It i
none of our business. It is not in our line. Beside
we are incompetent in the premises. But, we ma
be permitted to say that, judging from the tremer
dous noise made by the respective factions strange
in the State would have right to infer that thel
were at least6fty parties of that kind in this boul
tifully endowed commonwealth.


But, badinage aside, we hope this apportionmel
business will be settled right speedily, and trust tbs
the Senate upon reflection will agree to the bill pr
posed by the House Committee OF Conference, whic
was sustained by two of the members of the Senat
Committee Of Conference. We can see, from tt
lights before US, no other honorable means of escau
from the entanglements in which the General Assem-
| hly ia now involved.