The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-06-11

very unexpectedly Drawn into discussion with the
editors of the Delta. When first mentioned by
them of who had been guilty of the same
msdemeanor charged against Gen. Lopez thoug ht it
due to myself to set them and the public right the facts
Their auson all was say the least it, extremely
indicate. In card simply stated what period and
In what way. was engaged in the service of Mexico and in
justification of conduct pointed the difference
between the revolution in Mexico and the late expedition
against Cuba There supposed the matter would end. But
in the Delta of the 9Th instant, honoed with long ar-
ce which deserves notice because it is filled with per-
sonaties, wholly foreign from the question: and wholly
unpF0voked by
do complain the author of that article has added
nearly ten my e which long enough before in
all conscience. But if should happen live ten year,
longer hope shall always retain sufficient "ren,itv "
TO fepe an outrage upon my character if not by the ygo
OF my arm which the author knows well enough feeble
even disposed, chastse him by that weapon
which is the only one he has used against There is
however, assertion which / am bound to notice. The
author says that he Chat is myse) retains to a remarkable
degree the buoyaney and sNrabiy of juyenily and i
eUer ready to take hand in fuss tight that man be
going OH Now pronounce that assertion to be absolutely
false, and the author know it to be false if he
any thing of my past life Since August 1914 have been
citizen OF Louisiana. During that period have perfrp,sJ
the duties of many distinguished public Office and defy the
word to show that have ever been engaged in fight or
what suppose the author calls fuss have been twice
appointed District judge twice elected Congress by the
people, and twice appointed of the Judges of the Supreme
Court in which acted during more than ten years and now
IN my retirement am quietly engaged in the practice of nv
profession. Why my dragged into the coumna o
the Delta without the Slightest provocaton Why was il
but to show that Others well General Lopez had violated
the neutrality of the United States and were once liable IN
the penalties denounced by the of Congress of 1873 If
thought proper to show, did in my card that engaged
In foreign service under very different II did
not call for that strain of vuperaon and faehood which
marks the last article IN the Delta Instead of audng TO me
as an old offender some thirty years ago. why did not
the editors give list of those dsng uhed men who are
said to have been concerned in fitting the late expedition
to Cuba, and who were to hold high stations if it had prom
aad Guaa nj tam nation
all, such list would have braced the names of at least
Governor of Southwestern State the ex Governor of
another, to say nothing of exSenator, etc. etc. Those
names would have given responsibility and brought
more influence 10 the cause than any example on my part or
conduct Of mine remote a period Why do they
not let us know who composed the Jnta? who contributed
tunds what amount of Cuban bonds were issued to he
redeemed out of the spoi of the island That famous Gu
ban flag, which floats the office of the Delta and which
floats nowhere else where it nveniedl Has that soil
tay star ever CLEANED the cane fields and the orange
groves OF Cnba Did the leaders dare 10 hoist it at the mast
head OF the Creole the other vessels which conveyed their
mighty host or did they not sneak the Gulf under the
broad banner OF the Union, and with false clearance to
foreign port Come out, gentlemen, with the whole truth
ana let he people know how and by whom they have been
SO egegouy gued am volunteer in the utterance of
my opinions this subject, but since am called ont bv
name, VIII say that am asOunded at the deluon and
natnahon that prevail around Is Spanish despotsm
That mas reused the people to this sudden outbreak Why
not strlke at the throne of Isabella Wbv
not fit out expedition against Cadz or barcelona
hee Is less booty, though perhaps beauty
IN or Catalonia? Are the people of Cuba the only
uVeoS OF the Sueen OF Spaln or is it because
ere ache are to be found fertile sugar lands and cheaper
does such spirit OF propagandism become us, the
VI neSe southern States who ourselves hold in abso.
~ uecuOn more than two millions of the laboring popu-
popuauon whose labor yields US more than two
millions OF bales Of cotton and God knows how much uea,
49,, anu rce' Does no one dream, that hereafter the
Vi universal ffeedom' which we are endeavorng to
T. existing institutions and systems of government
we OF our pOserty may be compelled to taste the same
pOsoneu enace, which we preparing for them2 How
.a' sp. aler from the tanaticsm much complained
~ se people OF the North, who are ready preach cru.
non 50 large portion of our own laborng population lam
me- Ur uespoue power, but think IT does not become
and ~ te internal concerns OF foreign governments,
neorls 1900 ana atempts at revolution and cyiwar.