The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-05
SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 5, 1s4s
The Daily Crescent.

In offering to the public new daily newspaper
and in asking for it approval and support, the pub
fishers are fully aware of the magnitude of the ul
dertaking, and of the difficulties to be sumountet
in order to make the undertaking successful A
residence of many years in this city, knowledge
of its and IFS wants, and an ardent desire
to promote its present and future prosperity, have
however, induced them to believe that q Journal
devoted to the great interests of New Orleans and
the South West, which would combine all the adj
vantages of general and accurate newspaper with
enlarged and liberal views on subjects connected
with our commercial enterprises and agricultural
industry-which, Invested of all party politics,
would discuss the great questions of State and Ma
tional Policy with impartiaity and freedom, and
which. adapting itself to the spirit Of the age,
should be furnished at price that placed it within
the reach of all classes OF society," could be fur
nished bv them, and would be supported by the
public. Such Journal they will endeavor to pub
Iish. The enterprise is not one hastily got up, to be
as hastily abandoned 1t has been long in con-
temptation, and will be persevered in while there
is anyhope of success
With such determination on the part of the
publishers they will of course leave no means I'M
tried which may render their paper deserving of
the success for which they hope They have made
arrangements in the Northern cities for the receipt
Of news at the earliest possible dates--they have
secured In Mexico able and diligent correspond.
ents--they have taken measures to make their
local and general intelligence as full and as
accurate as may be desired land they have
secured for the different departments of their paper
the services OF gentlemen of experience and adj
mitted ability. Having said this much, they
would willingly let the paper speak for itself; but
in times of high political excitement every one is
anxious to know what part in the politics of the day
new paper is likely to take. 1t is natural Curl
osity, and, having nothing to conceal, it may in
the present instance be easily gratified. The
Crescent will take no side in the party contests of
the day, either directly or indirectly. But upon
important questions. involving the welfare or honor
of the country, it will freely and fully express the
opinions Of its conductors, regardless Of what the
leaders or the followers Of either or of any party
may think Or do, II such opinions are founded in
reason and supported with decoruu, 1t may be
hoped that they will not be without their influence
on the public mind if, on the contrary, they ore
erroneous; or are put forth in manner unbecoming
the importance of the subject or the occasion, they
can inure no one but those interested in the paper
itself This declaration of independence it is
hoped, may be satisfactory-for certain it is that it
will be maintained.
Having thus briefly and generally indicated the
purposes for which this paper was started and the
course which will be followed in its publication, let
its present and future numbers determine whether
it is entitled to public support or is worthy only of
public neglect