The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-31
NEW ORLEANS.
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v The Baltimore sun, in an article headed" Edit
- a. Public Office, . has the following;

ne Rslfimore Sun, in an article headed" Edit
.rs a. Public Office, has the following:
ssNo. alone for political ends is the control of
e,,s nress perverted from its legitimate objects.
5s,s sfFtr has developed the Ubiquitous uses to
which it may be turned for private ends. In the
conPss Of the investigation in the case Of Reyf IN
,rolgino An important national question, the pre
Of New Orleans has, we believe, iDitRa single en-
csDtion Welded to the conviction that some foul
NAV was practised ia effectng his departure from
that city That one exception has Indignantly
maintained the reverse, through thick and thin;
and stoHtly defends the Spanish Consul and his
friends and an hearilWahuses Rey and those who
in his behalf would vindcate the laws Of the land,
That paperis conducted by--One of The L1lggeTs re-
fqined N the defence Of The Consul Now this, to
say the least of 1t, is misuse of the press IL may
be urged that the other papers have erred IN pre-
iudaing the case. We do not allow this. The
ease was one involving the honor Of the nation,
and the safety of the life Of man supposed to be
kidnapped from beneath the protection OF our nag;
Their purpose WIS benevolent and dlslnteresIed
one. The effect of the opposite course, snpPoslng
the offence to have been committed, would ne 70
indnce submission to insult, and the sacrifice OF the
life or liberty of a man we were bound TO deieno'
THE object Of the individual in the misuse OF his
press for such an end, could be solely the promo
tiOn of his own interest, not concurrent VITO, Dut
Irrespective Of that Of his country and his fellow
man. and his personal degradation should be
therefore commensurate with his zeal in such
cause"
We need hardly say to those living in New Or
leans tRathe statement Of the Sun is entirely false.
For more than four months Mr.. Larue has not been
in any way connected with the Crescent. If Mr..
Larue had continued his connection with this pa
per, during the Rey trial, we would have remained
silent Notwithstanding our firm conviction of the
innocence Of the Spanish, Consul The Sun has
no excuse for the misrepresentation it has made,
Mr.. Larue's public notice Of his having parted with
his interest in the Crescent, appeared as soon as
he was employed by Capt. Mcconnell. The Sun
must have seen this But it has preferred to listen
to the false and unfounded statements which have
been made by our INSCRIPTIONS assailants in this
city. Throughout this investigation we have had
TO contend with men who scruple not at lying
who stick not at any calumnY which subserves
their own purposes and ends. But with the pride
Of possessing names untarnished by meanness, de-
ceit and treachery--wth the consciousness that no
one can say aught against the honesty integrity
of the editors Of this paper-we have pursued oul
course, unheeding the ISLANDERS and faBehoods thai
have been published sgainat US. And by the helF
of firm conscience, stout heart and an undaunt
ed faith in right and justice, we will keep on il
the path we have chosen.