The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-28

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In I'll ON editorial eoass va follow tAos prin-
ciplss. and whoever champions thsn i The ID.
vocats If our cause. "run in +" policy, q
shuffling. uncertain policy, il not ono Of which
We can approve. This il the land of free speech,
and whoever does not speak out. where no gibbst
threatens and no dungeon swes, is morally a
coward, and totally unworthy Of the sufEiages Of
manly, ffee-spoken and intelligent freemen. Vague
gensralities may deceive the unreaecting and the
careless, but the thinking and vigilant freeman
will demand of the petitioner for his surfaces
that be shall explicitly declare himself upon the
questions of the day. This we now claim of the
candidates who seek the votes of The people Of
Louisiana, and particularly Of NewOrlsans
Are they il favor Of Homestead Exemption .
Homestead Exemption will materially assist in
retaining the population we now have, and in
inviting into our borders fresh accessons This
must be the result of the security given to the
possession of homestead, safely sheltering the
family Of every householder. No creditor can
suffer. no credit can be impaired; for, the home.
stead being specially kept out of commerce. no
Transaction can be based upon it. Thus trade
will not be cramped by it-a steady, permanep,
population will be secured by it-families being
more generally and safely sheltered there will
DO less probability of pauperism and crime.
Are the candidates in favor Of an elective Judi.
ciary? At present our judges are appointed by
the Governor, by one individual. The Governor
il almost always under obligations to leading poll.
ticians, else looking forward to further political
preferment. He is fresh from the warm supp or,
Of one party, the warm opposition of the other,
and will almost necessarily appoint partisans to
Office. Such has been our experiences in Louisi.
ana, and though thus far it has not resulted ds.
astrously, the principle is wrong one and mus,
finally place incompetent mon or bigotsd politi.
clans upon the bench 1t is not feature to b.
disregarded that even now our worthy and amiable
Chief Justice is freely cited Is expressing CONVEX
sational, abiter dicta views upon question which
threatens to divide parties, and almost certain to
come up before him for his judicial decision. 1,
il well to anticipate such position Of things
Personally we are in favor of eecting Supreme
Judges for eight, District Judges for six, Magis.
rates for four years. and making them ineligible 70,
the term next succeeding that Of their tenure Of
office.
Are the candidates in favor of Free Banking
If they are in favor of Free Banking, are they
in favor of a Convention to form New Con.
stitutions If they are not in favor of this, thew
are not virtually, they are not honestly, in favo,
of Free Banking Without q Convention we can
not have new Constitution, and without a new
Constitution we can not have Free Banking in
less than four years. Honest men, not sol disant
selfpuffing editors of press, bullying people by
a system of abuse, to compel patronage-hones,
people who are quiet, and honestly desire an
increase Of our moneyed circulation, SO as to
promptly pay the poor laborer, give facilities to
the merchant. employment to the draymen, and
safe support 10 the stevedore honest men, who saw
what they mean, and do what they saw, advo.
cate Free Banking, and will press it. Now. lie,
candidates speak out. If they say they are in
favor of Free Banking. let them say what thew
mean by it. 1t will not do to say that they mean
that every man shall be his own banker; in other
words, that every man shall furnish his own cur.
rency, or 60 whittier he peases. Let John Smith
or Pat O'Brien put their notes into the market
and they are worth nothing! And so Free Bank.
ing, in their explanation, becomes-nothine! Nc
honest man; none but dishonest traders; none
but INSCRIPTIONS defamers of individuals, and
unprincipled violators of every known principle
of honor, truth and right-would propose ,e
dodge the plain acquisitions of the Constitution
Honest men will not dodge plain obligations.
Are the candidates in favor of Internal Improve
ments? Our State, rich in resources, is lageart
in comparison with the march of our sister State
Tennessee, Kentucky, debt-laden Illinois, take
precedence of our State. Our planters canno,
push their products into market reliably accessi
bic at all seasons Of the year. New Orleans il
dying away as in an atrophy. We must hav,
Internal Improvements, or anguish away ane
become the China of America.
Are the candidates Union men and friends o
the Compromise? If not, if they are Soule mel
in sleeps clothing, prepared to agitste our Stat.
councils to the disturbance of the Union and tn,
injury and delay Of State projects, should they
be sent to the Legislature.
Let voters examine these questions-let then
ask if candidates are in favor of these projects o
reductions of official fees, and of a more perfec
system Of Public Education. If they are not, lie
them be marked and stunned by honest voter
who claim to know where men stand-to under
stand what they believe, or to vote for men, who
as the candidates Of party, must adopt its plat
form, and support principles which are above al
party, such as Homestead Exemption, Free Bank
ing, an Elective Judiciary, etc. Let the candi
dates be made to speak.
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Revolution in Chii.-Ths French brig Mari
Louise, from Callao, arrived at Panama, on tn
I'd inst. She reports that when she left, on tn
10th of September, the steamer Chile had just ar
rived from Valparaiso, bringing information tina,
revolution had broken out in Chill, and that man,
of the troops had declared in favor of Gen. SAINT
Cruz for President; that Coquimbo and othe
cities were in possession of the party, and tina
every thing throughout the Republic was in a dis
organized state.
Gen. Santa Cruz was the unsuccessful candidat
for the Presidency at the late election, Senior Dol
Mon,t being chosen by large majority. TIL