The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-12-28
EleetiOn-English opinIons.

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The London Times, unquestionably the ablest
Tory paper Of Great Britain, claims also to be the
leading journal of the world. The London News
is also journal of ability and influence, OF more
liberal tone. From both these papers we give some
extracts below, not on account Of any real impor-
lance we attach to their lucubFations, but because
many Of our readers may be DESTROYS Of knowing in
what light the result of our Presidential election is
viewed by the British press:
IFrom the London Times Of November nj
Under present circumstances impossible not to regard
peace and war. rather friendly and guaeome policy
the choice made By the States calls fol our warm
tens Gen TaylOr military reputation il Is not our bust
but was impossible not to admire the daring the hard
Of distant country under tropical climate with an army
Of volunteers and carried to the metropolis and last citadel Of
than these His speeches. his letters and bis
who conduct show him to be gentleman man Of ten.
q which he has given many proofs IN hf military career mas
the new field Of political warfare. The mild tone Of the
Generals address shows that he spare his fellow czens
properly Il Is something TOO that Re { not a panty NAM
He has been selected By the whgsthat the conservative
and traditional school, not for any opinonsh he bad
Pressed but simply as eLdyl ct Ceaeralite Eofe likely
promise 70 al pa As such he has BEEN accepted by
vast majority of the respectable citizens and as such
he has been denounced and contsmned BY the rebrands of
Gen Cas- it must not be disguised would have been
Is frantic ger and hater Of Institutions empire and
race with sufficient ambition TO inspire dangerous ds5gna
the General represented his Government at Paris ne made
a AZ C s On aus imbd bo ~ abou
and vulgar notions Of the British srstocracy and OF British
the lowest portion Of the American press induStousy prop
agates with increasing exaggeraton Ever since Feb
snd the suitable g the United States could offer to
ssued must be inToRsd and II no Would at least make
an opportunity Of interference Ireland Canada Cuba
There can be little doubt that had Cas- been elected be
would have been propelled only BY his party not only
ambition 70 attempt smother grand feat Of annexation lie
you'd not indeed have carried with hun the pnbc oPn n
cedented debt and struck heavy blow at its trade and man
power on the gamblers speculation that he should succeed
the Congress and the Union would accept that expiration of
hs we 5 10 ne L %oG Ga have S
most disastrous to both parties for such the pride and con
maintained at almost any expense. But dwelling DO
him, we do not deserve to be dragged into quarrel
From the London News, Nov. g.
One Of the Presidential contests TO the issue; Of which
anxiety has terminated and has in its results justified the
expectations of the friends Of social order and international
peace 1enesl Taylor is President elect OF the American
that Of the that have at h moment to congIatu
late ourselves These days when violent men on either
of moderate viewB firm in pursuing conciatoy policy
at home as in maintaining tranquility abroad Il is the
ton Of General Taylor but the evidence Of its
SO sucbagsd Win spoSs mss that i would have
been highly dangerous g have had rebEaqd occupying fq
this that have rejoice at the defeat
of General Cas- This is constituted that even in
and ddut e deal wS His hatred to England Is quite as
distinctive and quite as lnexpcabe as that Of bull % any
ees to dash a. the object WHICH exces his ire Ia time IKE
the present. his would have greatly added to the po
Ical psrplexites in which the world already involved
To this more apparent than to his own country
with his own but who preferred peace to party triumph
either voted against hun or abssned from voting on that
account With tempting prize Cuba before his
nothing likely than that he would have been am
coup etat And indeed i as well that the rumoed nego
ation concerning that Island q Madd had not been cur
culeted earlier in the Presidential campaign, o. awkward
pledges might have been exaced in respect to it. BY Tay
lo success Cas- has not only been defeated but also v
rson month after his inauguration. and the experience
which The Union had consequent upon that event q nj
yanced in life to The Presidency By The time the nomIns-
We may therefore gatulae ourselves if not upon his
tire withdrawal from public life At least upon an end being
him unless he returns to his nocuouS buster in the Senate
But however sincere ouT appreciation Of The ehascsr q
party in their foreign policy we cannot forget their nvete
tbs aTe Their poticai creed IS their advocacy Of high
tariff Il is certainly support the tariff bill Of 1886 that
moi on &c understanding that he would do So that he re-
ceyed the suages Of Pennsylvania His indicates
elusive TO there being immediate danger OF Tsacuonay
measures in the Legislature,
Our congratulations on the of Cen Taylor need
there fore be alleged with serious apprehension With
Cas- should have had free trade but in ominous uxapo
Biton the probability of International difficulty. high
tariff with preferable to free trade and waI Indeed
e u s s BSt Gem Tayos We have he
pect Of continued peace with only remote possibility
of commercial reaction.
Republics accused of being prone In this in
the American Republic has given practical
dicOn to the assertion We that the other great Re-
public which has, yet but completed its BIRTH will hasten
to initiate the example, With Cavagnac and Taylor the
helm of affairs their respective countries the world might
breathe freely for whis which than it could do
with Cas- and Louis B0naparts.