New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-22

night and you must remember what is before YOU When
think of the magnitude Of the Issues involved In th
campaign we might well quail at the prospect of defeat
but supported by the principles laid down by the tr
Wing Convention of the State, have nothing to far
except it be from dssentio in our ranks Let but 20
forward with united 'front.' and success Is certain
Let us pass in rapid review duties as American cit
zens and as wings under the circumstances that now
exist around and those that will follow in rapid sue
cesson during the year You will first have to determine
whether you will throw of the shackles imposed upon
the progressive party You will then have to decide upon
calling convention to change your State Government
and to give you Constitution favorable to the develop
ment Of You will then have to select de-
legates for the convention to form that Constitution
To do all this must have wings and wings only for
experience has shown most lanentably how little
have to expect in these matters from the progressive
partyn BY the time this is done you will be called upon
to determine who is,to sway detnes of the National
Government for the next four yearswhether shall be
under wing Or democratic rule Upon this election
close upon the of the wing party in State
and national matters in great depends 1t will
have great influence in determining whether the next
President will be wing or not and you will the i'm
there any man so blind as not to see this With
political interests at stake. is there dull not to
appreciate the Importance of this election? trust that
all it, that all will feel it, and that all will acknowledge
it. Let say that every wing will be expected to cast
his vote for the wing ticket Monday next [Great ap
| pause
Permit to pass in rapid review the subjects that
for your consideration and must be passed upon
within short period
out the liberal allowance Of po sheets which we received
from the individual charged with the direction OF this
branch of the ceremonies being exhausted long before
Of the remainder of the proceedings have only
Siona notes taken down few blank leaves OF memo
| randum book.
Mr. Benjamin proceeded to point out the measures that
to be decided upon before the close of the calendar
year the first of which State reform Under the ex-
listing Constitution the Legislature is not allowed to pass
such laws may be deemed best for the people, and it
is plainly down., said the speaker that you not
capable Of governing yourselves "a voice-ow is that?
srpstr
per energies by orbddng the passage Of such laws
will develop the of the State and it deprve1
you of equal representation. That's how it is Look
back to the democratic platform laid down by the Bal
nore Convention and recognized by the recent Conven
ton at Baton Rouge. What the principles there
stated? Do they not repeat thaiti unconstitutional to
aid commerce. to improve your harbors to clear your
to benefit your seaboard or to develop your internal
resources to any thing to advance your commercial
and agricultural interests! They tell us that have
power do thus national matter. but if they would
admit that such power be granted-if haze power tc
protect commerce and agriculture, have to use
for the benefit of manufactures That great strength
of a country the manufacturing interests you cannot
favor You do nothing for its benefit You told
this and again in despite of the voice Of history
and universal experience which tell that commerce
agriculture and manufactures hand in hand together
and must be equally favored to build the prosperity
nation And yet they tell you that the old land marks
of the country at an end. 1t is not The prnc
pies of the wing party the ho country and in that
Again yourConvention has laid down another important
principle which shows further difference The prin
cipe handed down to by Washington. and heretofore
and observed regous in our nationa
policy 1t is that repubicanism cannot be extended BY
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the American people not to teaci
the doctrine of freedom by force by stratagem by in
crvenon but by the force of example by by
Improvement by and growing prosperity This doc
trne is repudiated by opponents in high places while
with us it is cardinal principle and by that princp
stand. 1t has been handed down through every ws
President from Washington to the present incumbent
the Chief Magistracy of the Union
In the Baton Rouge Convention the greatest unanmt
prevailed among its members They met and consulted
and man, with voice. they named Willard Fill
their first choice for the Presidency cloud cheer
ing) In nominating him we felt that We had pledged
ourselves to support hmto stand by the who hat
stood firm the duties of his place notwithstanding tn
camor and Misrepresentation Surrounding h-the ma,
who had said to the people of the South. your right
shall be supported. matter what may be the conse
quences to myself who says, will execute the law
in favor of the South, let who may oppose them vii
call out the whole force Of the nation will support
maintain the rights of the South if need be- with TIL
circumstances regardless of Interior consequences vii
do duty My course is laid down in the Constitution
and will follow it, This. fellow citizens. is the MAJ
presented by the Wing Convention the first choice
" Lousiona for the Presidency.
As regards the cePresident not required tina
much should be said 1t surely could be necessary
extol John ]. Crittenlen In the Cabinet and in tn
Senate in all places and in all seasons, when called upo
to act he had faithfully done his duty to his countr,
Never has he been known to shrink from his duy
And then the electoral ticket With such Rose
Illus. Kenner Watterson Declouet and Garrett With
like these fight your battles is there any thing ar
prchend Can any thing affect you except internal dis
sentions? Loud and continued cheerng1
| Felow-cltzens. L regret-most deeply do regret
these dissentons that have occurred among you. Had
been here my utmost exerons would have been empoye
to prevent them. would have gone to the parties
reasoned with thensown the disastrous consequence
of persistence in opposition. 1 would have called mas
meetings have done tonight. would have had a
interchange views and labored produce communit
of feeling Since when ellow-citizens that the viii
party has refused to unite in support of its nominees
: suce when is it. in the whig party that when one ma
This is of late birth, and should have short life ca
not tell from what unhappy circunstances this difficult
took rise but sincerely hope that it will close before II
polls opened-whatever may be the feeling in this
If ter however permit me to say one thing Whether A.
where there must be no fatering and no division TIL;
is in the vote for the Executive of this city. Loud chez
ing. What reason there be !? What grounds ca
possibly exist, why any wing should not vote for A
| Grossman
Why then should there be any hesitancy in giving
S unanimous for Mr. Crossman Has he fincht
from his duty 1t charged against him that the rio
last year occurred while he Mayor of the city
= that he did not readily put them down. There wei
re other equally responsible with the Mayor for III
suddenly putting down these riots, There was Gener
John L. Lewis who was Sheriff at the me-a position
responsible that of the Mayor He did nothing
press the riots and why is he not blamed for them.
disturbance here occurred. arising from the punshmel
by tall wing of person who applied scurrilous eI
tibet to Mr.. Crossman The parties forced their wa
It through the dense into the street, where larg
Il field of operation open for them.
Mr. Benjamin continued to say that the of I'll
whole wing ticket depended upon the election of NJ
Urossman on Monday Let every whign said he. : r
member that Give large whg majority for the whit
in the city and you have the State. Give the democra
large majority and they will have the State and with
entire control of our policy perhaps for years. and
my firm conviction that upon the election of the VIII
ticket Monday next depends the next President
election Let every whg then to the polls Mond;
d morning and vote for the mhoie ,rhig ticket.
Loud and prolonged cheers followed the retirement
Mr., Benjamin from the stand.
The President then appointed committee Of five
draw resolutions expressing the of the meeting
the great questions at issue in this The folio,
r | ing the committee: J. W Xachere, L. f. Parmlc
v | Dr. j. Hardy, j. n Conway, and |. ]. Seymour.
There loud calls for Hunt. but Mr.. Hunt did II
/, appear, and Joel c. Sever. Esq, took tine stand.
passed eloquent eulogium John l.. Lewis and
r ming list of his excellent qualities and
public officer declared him to be entitled to the publ
confidence And said the speaker. he has receive
T. it. How long, Why. seventeen years, to my person
ix knowledge, and probably eight years b
Z ore-making quarter of century Yes for quart
of century has Gen Lewis held the latest places in Il
If gift of the people For quarter of century he h
~ held the public pap to his mouth and sucked thirty
~ forty thousand dollars out OF it. Gen Lewis is called
- democrat. and there is doubt that he is but
Mr Sever) considered it not only antidemocratic b
antl-Amcrican for any to hold Office all his e-tin
Mr.. Sever went on in this pleasant strain. comparil
the merits of the rival candidates until the commit
returned with its resolutions which We're read by NJ
's Zachere. as follows:
J1e.ts g.,