The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-23

respectabilty, to the improvement Of these families
Thompson, and other British aboltionists, had
better 60 home and preach the abolition Of this |
fearful slavery to the passions and when their own
countrymen are saved from this worse than African
iasery, rhen X WI BE quite time to extend Their
beneyolence across the ocean.
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The sherinality.
\ We concur fully in the opinions advanced by |
yesterdays Delta, under this title. Party politics
have nothing to do with the nominations for this
important office. When men vote for member of
Congress, the politics of the candidate have much
to do with the matter. But certainly an officers
political opinions neither improve nor injure him
for the discharge Of his public duties. The ground
taken by Gen. Lewis is clearly the correct one.
We mean, that when his willingness to submit to
la Democratic Convention is construed, with the
reservations and provisos which accompany it, it
is simply polite, courteous way of saying that he
means to run at all events. This is the true
lground-it is the platform occupied by the indie
pendent press. Render unto Cesar the things
which are Cesar's.'' Let party conventions no.
inmate candidates for political Offices let the PEG.
pie vote for msritorious officers without regard to
politics.
Men will follow their personal predictions
/
81 wings. The Delta, which is always posted up in
these matters. announces three gentlemen as likely
:. to be candidates Gen. Lewis, the present incum
bent, Vaudeville Marigny, and James P. Freret
They are all unexceptionable gentlemen; each ha,
many and strong friends, and the canvass woule
: be highly exciting.
!, Gen. Lewis makes good Sheriff, but the dutie
Of the office are few, simple, and well defined.
M Creat amount of taIant Dpk noxUl ode
/ to obey the commands Of legal precepts. Thu
General has held the office six years, and really
according to the democratic principle, it is quit
time to let some body else have chance at tn
we'll plucked goose-the Public. The office ough
to be divided. Instead of one Sherff-the recipien
d Of anannual income of $50 900, to be by him dis
!. tributed among deputies and printers-there ough
u to be an officer for each Court. We are opposed
s in principle, to Accommodations Of property or powe
Q in one person. Why not haveon Chief Clerk 70
all the Courts, and let him appoint the Deputies
who shall perform the duties of Clerks of the re
b spective Courts Would not this be monsirous
Then. too, the patronage, which is now given t
) one paper exclusively, would De divided. 1t wou,
: lead to competition. If six Sherffs had legal no
tees to publish, it would be more difficult to max
a bargains, by which they shall pocket the lion
share and the poor printer get only the bare bones
S This thing of legal advertising requires revision
Z 1t is now liable TO gross abuse. The law shout
\ regulate the amount to be allowed. Why fix tn
fees Of the Clerk, and not those of the printer!
We shall recur to this subject 1t is one i
which the public is quite as much interested, as i
= the squabbles of Insurance Companies.
In the meantime, we shall be glad to announc
officially the names of any, or all Of those gentle
IL | men, and of as many more az choose to run.