The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-24
., ., senator from Louisiana.

slightest success In the Wofiu eievo'es '"oiii,
and they go off Tor rather, permit their s0'
di.ant leaders to go off at tangent They do
No, often find the centre of their circle; and
some of the most honest and thorough Of their
partisans are completely bewildered at the style
in which the ripened success of their most bril-
lisnt struggles are harvested Competitors spring
up; papers of wing politics are adroitly "coaxed
up" and "the spoils," however valueless, are
fought over with singular avidity which argues
Of weakness and doubts of future success. The
leaders lend color to the impression that the
whig party can only gain victories semi-occa-
sionally, and that they should be made whilst
the sun shines.
In giving expression to these convictions we
know where we place ourself. We know that
wings dyed in the WOOL" will question our
position We know that, if we have no open
warfare, we shall yet have some Of that small
gain of insinuation which a contemporaries
contemporary which we will treat more literally
so freely bestows on us. But if we announce
plain facts, what right have our wing friends to
take exception to our course? If we tell them
the truth, why should they uhey, whom of all
others, it concerns) take offence?
What are the facts!
A campaign has just closed. 1t was hand
somely contested and handsomely won. The
wings have the victory. They can district the
State. They can elect the U. S. Senator. They
can mark the session by the adoption of acts and
the passage of laws of immense benefit to the
State al large, and of most special benefit to the
city of New Orleans, the great front and head of
the State of Louisiana, the liquidator of one half
of its Indebtedness, the vivifying heart of its
resources
That is the position of things. What are the
wings doing! The large body Of the party are
lying inert, waiting for what Providence may
send. Now, Providence sends nothing Candi-
dates manufacture every thing. If the party
would have any thing, it must bestir itself. We
are clear of this. We know that wing candi.
dates personally or through their friends or rela-
tives, are writing letters TO influence the course
of the country press This is the usual course Of
should be signally put down. These feelers"
are always gotten by such appeals " as my dear
friend, know" "Shoud you think proper to
advocate the claims of Mr.. -" elc. They are
virtual brides, because tentatives 10 vanity or
cupdity, and sometimes 90 further and are abso.
lutte though general promises of patronage and
profit.
Shall party be imposed upon by such game !?
Will it quietly sit down, and permit interested
parties to manufacture public opinion Will it
permit fancy man, holiday orator, cunning
manager, an INSCRIPTIONS caucus man to be
forced upon it? Will it have nothing to say, and
permit trading politicians to say every thing and
any thing for it?
We ask these questions advisedly. We know
exactly what we intimate. We know the games
of kerry which are abroad, the busy manufac-
ture Of public opinion which is at work. We
know that the wing party of Louisiana has won
victory; and that now its least useful men, men
| who never appear but to satisfy their vanity by
display or secure their profit by management
press forward to grasp its hardly earned triumphs
We know that already presses are secured-how
we know not; that semi-democratic presses
presses nominally independent but really demo.
cratic, press forward to advise-and how? oh
they advise honestly, fairly, correctly. Catch
them doing otherwise. But, Iin,eo Danaos doua
fsrsntss," should be the faith of every wing.
Why should democrats in independent clothing
be so anxious for the success of particular can.
didate? One of these presses has, without any
warrant under heaven, and with no ostensible
purpose other than reckless misrepresentation
been pleased to attribute to special preference
Of candidacy. We have no preference whatever
and the nsinuation is Enthusiastically frivolous
But then, how has this canvass of candidacy
been conducted Let the impartial citizen look a
it, and let him remember that protested wing or
gans and nominally independent, (but really dem.
ocratic) organs are responsible for it.
Look at the list of candidates-Messrs. Christie
pher Adams, Sam. J. Peters, Kenner, Hunt, AM
Benjamin, are coolly me ntioned as the candidates
Now, that is decidedly cool. Answer us, Messrs
wing and pseudo independents, where are Nc
Whoner, Bordelon and Declouet You ignor,
their candidacy, do you! They are no fancy men
no holyday orators, no laboren reliable only whel
their own vanity or profit is to be subserved. Yu,
have found them useful, but you ignore them now
You have named clever and excellent gentlemen
some workers and some fancy orators-but yo,
forget others, now Well, where is Roselus H
has not been spoken of, has he! His name is no
frequent in the mouths of men as the only man
who dared, in the face Of the most earnest soci
tation, stand up, meet Soue and give him mani
battle. You have forgotten him. We pardo
your memories; we charge no ingratitude. Blu
such short memories-memoriesw which cannot hol
the names of Declouet, Bordelon, McWhortel
and Roselius, any more than sieve can hold wa
ter, not reliable, Or tpermit us to saw usefr
memories for politicians. The slightest, most va
neless and meaningless cajoery have driven Their
from your minds. You have named good name
Peters is good name in your party. Adams
good name. Kenner is good name HUI
and Benjamin are good Names But strike O,
one of the first, and is there a man in all 70,
party whe has done as much as Bordeon, Nj
Wborter, Declouet, or Roselius' Can fatterir
letter or half hours talk drive them from vol
memory! Has any one more personal nfluen.
to bearin your favor! What would your party |
in Louisiana without McWhorter, Bordelon, d
clouet, and Roselius!