The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-10
First Representative District.
ID e tegGte :-HFNRY SUMMERS,
CHARES LEEDS,

col. CAMPBELL,
Jos FROELICKER.
1t was time that we shond leave, in order TO
turn time TO more advantage This we did by
s'eppirg across the way, and taking notes of the
following speech delivered by Mr.. Marks, which
We give without ,loe or comment. Before doing
so, however, we cannot resist the temptation of
making known the FUSES to which the Hunt fac
ton and the Hunt leaders have to resort We
have the matter from good authority, and can pro-
duce it any hour it may be called for. We give it
in the rarrator's own words:
"Col. Hunt came down stairs, and in very eY-
cited and authoraive manner demanded of some
half zen or more lrlshmen " no were standing at
the corner of Naya AMI Poi, mnia Streets II
theywere going 10 allow that m IN Marks 10 speak
in the street, WI EN- they wouli not allow him 10
do in the h'u'e. That he (Marks) had no
right TO he heard-,hat hr was a factionist an !
they must drive him from the street Go-dont
let HIM spedk = They did as they were desired
and n CHRIS itir in The crowd cu'aled on the
occasion. Father. frrgi,e them, for they know
not what u ey dor"
Feif~o Wigs: | did not attend to address
You to night, | Intended pursuing the course
adopted by my friends and self last nght-that of
permitting Mr. III unit and his friends, by whom
--'';s~ ;Ius'vely the meeting called, carry out
unnterruptedly their designs, whatever those de-
Signs might have been. | would not address
you were it not that you have insisted my so
doing, and because having been formally attacked
feel it necessary to defend the course have thus
far pursued You have the conduct of the
Hunt faction tonight. Yor have seen that, though
in majority. we permitted Mr.. Hunt, with
scarcely single interruption, to make statements
and to language that nothing but the love of
order could permit. He has refused to hear me
he has repeated the stereotyped speeches of the
two past evenings, only going off his former course
to mi>represent what in private conversation may
have remarked to my friends-among oiher things
remark hat | made to Col. kenner, to the effect
that | feared that the present disunion of the
Wings Of the city would lead to a nomination of a
third party, perhaps gentleman from the
country-has been tortured aud perverted into an
expression of wish that the city might fail in
selecting candidate.
Again, al II e meeting the other night, said il |
fell, would fall with the opposing faction. This,
too, has h-en perverted and | have heen male To
say, thai if l WAS defeated, would rum the hg
par'y-that par 10 which, from childhood, have
ever been attached that party that adore abov.
all u ms on earth. not excepting the members OF
my ftmly. Gentlemen, yon that know me. and
have known me for years, must be aware that
never could have uttered such a sentiment to you
then 1t Is scessary to denOunce The assertion
The terms tat It deserves, but to those around me
who may uot well know me-, will simply state
Il at the assertion that | ever so expressed myself
is "A base, malicious libel, unsustained by the
sllsh est iOnnda ion in fact
This meeting, gentlemen, which was designed
as far concerned, TO be orderly, ha.
been characterized by conduct hitherto unknown
in NewQrIeans, and disgracefu as it was unne
cessary. You will ask by whom this was done
My answer is, by democrats, by that procession
which You aw enter, composed of faces unknown
to this District | will not do the democratic part,
the injustice to that it was composed o
respectable men from at party. | know to,
many OF them to make such an assertion. Th.
meeting was packed by men that party itsel
would be ashamed to use, yet nevertheless tn,
hangsrs-on and The followers of that party. Gen
tlemen, the nature of this meeting, the Interrupt
tons with which meet, and the excitement tina