New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-13
FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY Is, 1852

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FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY Is, 1852.
MAnatAoEs AND DEAFHs.-We will hereafter publish the
simple announcement Of marriages and deaths free OF
charge. IS asss,.jsz.e
Generalization and Lafayette.
q The Orleanian plainly misunderstands us.
When We said the Third was even worse off than
the First Municipality, we did not mean to say
that her streets and levees were in worse ordc,
than those Of the Second. We can assure on,
contemporary,,a and all whom it may concern
that We consider the streets and leyees Of tn,
Third the very best in the city-far better thar
those in the First and Second And we viii
state, with equal bluntness and frankness, tha
what we did mean to say was, that unfortu
nately the Third Municipality cannot begin tt
pay cash for her current expenses, whilst thu
Second makes something like a showing towards
doing 50. That is what we meant; nothing
more, and nothing less
Is there. can there be, any thing offensive in
that! One Of our down town contemporaries,
democratic organ, on the side Of the paper pub
lished in French. has been pleased, very UNI
fairly, to represent us as deadly hostile to a
certain class, which it very improperly de-
scribed as antsgonistic to the remainder of our
population The insinuation is totally untrue.
II. We know ourselves, if we know our interests.
we have nought to do with things specially con-
fined to any class or section in our city; and il
50 happens that our personal associations are
chiefly with those to whom we have falsely been
presented as hostile.
But We utterly scorn this whole thing of class
or section. We ask no patronage, we seek nc
favor, in any such light. If any man thinks he
must or must not give us business upon sectional
grounds OF as fayoring his sectional views, he
is incalculably wide of his mark We have a
habit Of saying and doing what we think right.
and consult no particular interest in the pre-
misses The threat that we shall lose this or that
class or sectional patronage, is a mere matter Of
moonshine to u.s. We have heard such threats
thousand times done what we thought right
and worked, increasingly with public favor
We desire Consolidation with Lafayette-that
is clear. We have no concealment on the SUBJ
ject. We have fought a fair, open, manly battle
on the accomplishment Of this result. We have
had no equiyocation We have not set our sails
for any wind which might blow Hence we
claim respect for our views, even from our oppo-
nents At first, we were the only paper in the
CITY which argued the inclusion of Lafayette.
We have eleventh hour allies, now, when all
things seem Frightening to the end we sought
They are welcome; but we know, like all new
professors, they will speak more loudly than we
will-probably, will claim that they, and not
we, were the true friends Of union with Lafay
cite. 80 be II: we can be satisfied with useful
results, without extra boasting We think,
however, the exclusion Of Lafayette was fore
gone conclusion, when we stepped in to rouse up
actlon inTlts pehait M
But there is one thing we wish to say here
ana 70 say distinctly This sectional feeling
this " uptown and downtown" feeling, is
one q the most absurd things which ever came
under our notlce Divided, Jealous. hostile, we
can annoy one announcer lndenmtely Lafayette
can make INJURIOUS war; me Second Munici-
panty can make injurious war; SO can the
FIRST SO can the Third. Why should it be so
Vlliy " iiii"siuafy LINES We are
I'LL Amerlcans, all cltizens Of Neworleans. The
common prosperity OF our city is the interest
q every citizen Of our common port of entry.
why should we not be friends Why should
we not strike hands. forget all sectional feelings,
look only TO the general and permanent interests
OF NeWUrleans Lafayette being essentially a
par. Oh " IN business ana IN the residence of
tlNrg vHAcu
business mem
= Aalayette Is to be shut out, only the most
s =. ana sectaonai FEELINGS can govern Is
'ne second municipality to be made "hewer
u wooa ana drawer OF water 2 And yet,
y, VIVA. else can DC designed when gentlemen Of
the First and Third tell us that they are 3D. |
they fear it NAV prevent their havipr tbe Gov |
ere;on contra+-+h an-aos;n, To H.
.x.a. s:.,., r. y, ny --,0"A W
- s"o 20 any y ehey are noe sihSularly ana
selhshly suspicious of the Second Municipality, |
if they do not design to rule the Second Mimi