The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-25


The Delta, Of yesterday evening, takes up our
article on this subject, in manner which we con-
slider rather unfair and very discourteous. II we
have ever treated the Delta in the same way we
are not aware Of il, and regret the occurrence.
We said no fancy man, mo holiday orator, no
cunning manager, NO Inscriptions caucus man
should be- made Senator, and the Delta, in spirit
of prsvosasioa and i.sinuation, applies what we
s.id, and, BY implication, desires to know. if we
referred 70 any IT the gentlemen named. wishes,
to phrase the matter otherwise, 50 that we may
obligs it BY kicking up fuss in the wing party.
That 10 none Of our business We have not the
same sanetimonious professions as the Delta. Oar
paper is independent, not neutral. We speak
proper. Had the democrats had a majority of
the members of the Legislature, we should have
insisted that Downs ought to be the Senator from
this State. The wings have the majority and
he State, that no small uickery shall govern the
result That the U. 8. Senator shall be fairly and
honorably elected The position Of U. S. Senator
should not be purchased by demagoguical arts, by
begging letters written to the country press, by
pi,iful and dscreditabls appeals, upon the part of
candidate, or his friends to the members elect of
the Legislature. They should scorn such appeals
| They should mark the man in whose favor they
| are made.
We defy attack, we defy insinuation, upon
| these points, on which we have taken position.
We will hold the wing party, as we would have
held the democratic party had it been successful,
to sense of respect for public opinion. We
are not boastful Of our position of independence
We are willing ii shall speak for itself. We speak
our own opinions. They will not suit everybody.
We know that We are prepared for that We
know nothing Of the humbug independence, which
insinnaies forty thousand things, and says nothing
We pursue no such course We say svhat we
think, and we are willing to abide by what we
say. One party may be wrong and the other may
be right in our opinion. We will say so when we
think so. Let the consequences follow after. W.
can meet them. We have no meaningless pufs tt
give to any one. We petition for no patronage
The Delta runs over the list Of candidates which
it has been pleased to notice and asks if we NEAR
this or that in reference to them. The editor o.
the Delta has remarkable facility in such matters
which would be altogether moro ereditable if hi
were party to the business This is the third
time he has, without warrant or color, asked us q
question Of similar character. We do not seek
difficulties and have no desire to make general
remarks personal If we choose to do so, we
desire prompter.
We think this, and we say it plainly. The office
| Of U. s. Senator is highly honorable office Il
should be conferred upon man Of a position which
should place him above begging. A begging con.
test for the position would be dscredtabls in
every way and the ofice-beggsr should be
promptly rejected. No man should be elected
who is not above such a necessity. Messrs
Peters, Adams, Hunt, Kennsr, Benjamin, ough
to be above it. If any one of them il not, we ar,
in favor Of defeating him.
But we say plainly and distinctly, that we ar
convinced that the game of begging has bee,
begun, and that we will work against the partie
to it. No one will take offence at this but thos
, "the cap 6ts" We are earnestly anxious tina
Louisiana shall be properly represented in tn
Senate Of the Union. Senator Downs is in
n The wings have the power to supplant him, an
l they have the right to do So A party is entitle
to the fruits of its struggles. But if there is to
pitifal and disgraceful contest-if country an,
city presses are to be bought and fattered int
J service-if candidates for U. S. Senator are t
run around and write to members Of the Leeisa
ture-if the whole election is to be petition and
farce, we are distinctly in favor of quashing tn
whole matter BY the reelection of Downs. Tn
wings are entitled to the Senator. Let them Sc
. that they are not imposed upon. Let them shu
their ears to beegarly appeals for votes. LIZ
| them vote for the best man. But if there is to b
squabbling, trickery management, we are in fa.v,
Of electing our patriotic Senator, Downs W
e are that honest; will the Delta say as much
d The wings have good men, but we are opposed
,, little squsbbles for SO honorable an office.
- The Delta wishes to know (it does not say $
" but it insinuates SOY whom we mean by fan,
man, holiday man, an inscriptions cauc
manager Well, we referred to two gentlema
with both Of whom we are upon conversation
e terms and either of whom would do no discree
= :, to the position they seek but we do not like Il
e way in which they seek it. If the leap fits
- they will understand what we mean without Il
!, | gratuitous assistance Of the Delta.
o. But we say the preliminary contest is unfa
). Even yesterday, in noticing our article, the De-
IN ignores the fact that the friends Of Mr.. Resell
are anxious that the office Of U. s. Senator shor
be conferred upon and accepted by him. T
~ ~ meaning of all this is plain enough Every DO
10 knows who the candidates are, and that thew
GO in these classes LIST, active candidates, Hunt
to Kenner; inactive candidates. Adams, Peters, +
no selius, McWhorter, Declouet, Bordelon tn
a. are all, active and inactive candidates. compel,
to represent the State faithfully and creditab
L. and We ask Of them not to disgrace the State b,
a. small, contentious and embittered contest. I
ne man Of the hi hest character is the man m
~ likely to be influential in the U. s. Senate a
l.. he ought to be elected He is not the man
r. "electioneer." That is our position. We are
= favor Of him; and we work up no elaborate
h, humbuggish independence" upon the subje
n II democrat is to be Senator, we are in favor
!. Downs; if a wing, Of man who will not p