Year: 1859

Only four days from to-day intervene between
the regular State elections, which embrace State
officers from Governor down, members of the Sen.
ate and House of Representatives, SheriGs and all
other local parish officers


Throughout the State the canvass has been un-
marked by excitement and from what we have
been able to gather from our exchanges, the SOW
creign people of this great and growing common
wealth have manifested very little interest in the
matter, and appear to care nothing, or next to
nothing, how it terminates. Whether this apathy
is the fruit of satisfaction, or whether voters are
wearicd with politicians and political boring, we
have no means of determining.


In this city the canvass has presented ncongru-
Gus and quiet aspects. There several sorts of
tickets in the field. In this regard the Democrats
especially blcssed--having taken about all the
chances that presented themselves-the Custom
House Democrats, we mean. They have the regu-
lar Democratic State ticket to support; the !" Inde-
pendent American ~ ticket for parish officers to
support; and purely Sdell-C Custom Household
line, caucus dctaton, Legislative ticket to support.
The mixture the chief managers have made of the
matter is astounding; and if they can only make
the sovereigns of their own side swallow it down
they will have accomplished an unparalleled feat


Both tickets were late in the feld--weeks, if not
months, later than has been customary Indeed,
the regular American ticket was not published as
an entirety until yesterday morning. 1t is now,
with the hcrmaphroditic Slide Opposition affair,
before the people, and will compare favoraby
with any ever presented to the sufragans of this
parish.


The parish ticket for local officers is alike strong
and uneSceptionab!c. The gentlemen composing
it are men of mark, integrity, capacity and honor.
Not a word or syllable can be breathed against
them, either personally or publicly. Many of them
have long experience with court business, and are
therefore, particularly fitted to fill efficiently and
worthiy the stations to which they aspire; and all
of them will make, if elected, (of which we enter
tain no doubD acceptable custodians of the inter
csts which may be placed in their hands. But, as
these facts are universally admitted, we need not
datc further upon them at this time, especially as
we have frequently expressed the same opinion
before respecting them.


The legislative ticket ia good working ticket
and will be efficient in the councils of the State
On it are some Of our most experienced merchants
and largest property-holders. And on it, also are
gentlemen well posted in the mysteries of legisla-
ton, and altogether worthy the confidence of the
general publlc.


From this time out the friends Of these respect
i've tickets should go earnestly to work to elect
them. They can be elected, and will be elected
anyhow in our opinion, but when there is anything
to be lost everything is in danger. Hence, we
would urge upon all our friends the necessity of
energy and industry. These requisites
to success should be increasingly brought to bear


until the polls close on the day of the election.


We would most especially urge upon the mem
bers of the American party to continue what they
have been heretofore-the party that forbears that
loves peace and quiet, and maintains the suprem-
acy Of law and order. Forbearance is a sterling
virtue, and they should practice it to the utmost
extent honorable manhood will allow. BY doing
so they will not only triumph, but again shame
their calumniators. and again stamp the seal of
truth upon the crests of vlication and fasehood.