The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-25
The oourIor and the Canal Rant.


The Courier steps forward to defend the course
the Delta has taken in regard to the Canal Bank
and its officers But bold as the Courier is in
assuming the defence of the Delta, when the latter
paper itself sneaks away, like whipped cur, from
the contest, it dares not speak favorably Of the
remarks which were made as to the private life
and household arrangements Of the President of
the Bank. The Courier, either wilfuy, or from
the buntness Of its perceptions, mistakes the cause
Of our objections to the Delta articles We do not
object TO fair and candid statements as 10 the con-
dition Of any banking institution; indeed we often
copy the official account which the Courier itself
monthly gives Of the assets and liabilities of the
banks Of New Orleans. We censured the Deta's
attacks on the private character and credit of nd
Yiduals, and found more fault with the pregnant
insinuations made against the Bank, than with the
mere statement Of facts which are alleged to have
occurred.
The Courier, however, comes near the truth
when it says that the sole cause of the Crescents
resentment seems to be the audacity of its antago
mist in laying bare the faults of individuals !"
Putting asidelthe position in which this sentence
places US as an antagonistof the Delta-a position
by the way, which we are glad to see the Delta
has sufficient sense of propriety not to put us init
H0A9 VI CRUISE Ul our BiIlc=
lures on the Deltas articles We are admirers of
courage, when il is exercised in a good cause,
or for noble objects. We can even admire the
man, who, when justly attacked defends himself
vigorously and WE'LL We respect him who " dares
do all that may become man." but not him who
dares " do more" Those who know the Delta
can judge whether we have cause to respect it,
either for the possession Of the former positive virtue
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city fitly expresses the character of the Deltas
attack on personal character. To call the conduct
of the Delta g courage" would be as grave mis-
take as to insinuate that it possessed conscience
The chief object we had in view when writing
our article Of Monday, was TO maintain the integ-
rity Of the Press. We think it our duty to speak
out when we see the Press prostituted to base and
ignobe uses. And as the Press when improperly
used may be the most potent engine Of destruction
that can possibly be employed, we think that every
member Of society is interested in keeping news.
papers within the bounds Of prOprety.
We have been called on at times, as the Courier
intmates, to comment freely on the conduct Of the
Governor Of the State, Of the Judiciary, and even
Of some ministers of religion. But we defy the
Courier or any other journal to show that we have
ever, in our remarks on the acts Of public men,
invaded the domestic hearth or outraged family
feelings. Nor have we ever assaulted public officers
or public institutions for the mere sake of furnish
ing the public with amusement-but always with
the intention of rigbting a wrong or remedying a
grievance, We attacked the Delta because we
thought it guilty Of a great public wrong We
were aveFse to the attack, because the general
course of the Delta places it far below the reach
Of even our contempt; and it was only the sense
Of pressing public duty which could induce as TO
have any thing 10 say Of a paper which has for
feifed all claim to consideration and respect