New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-12-27
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We are asked if we are willing to publish the
following editorial from the Southern Organ, OF
! December 25, 1t is offered as reply to our
editorial of last Saturday. We are never afraid
Of controversy; and we are always prepared for
discussion of our views. However, we reprint
on our first page our editorial, to which the fol-
lowing is offered as an asssosri
4 One Of the great faults of the IS no-license y
men IS, we are clear to say, s,teniperance--we
mean intemperance in language and an exag-
geration facts resulting from their fiery 1--WE
do not say fanaticaD zeal To illustrate, we
note an item or two in the article we are reques-
ted to insert as an advertisement in our editorial
4 columns l. i5. .
/ Il is stated that in our population of one hun
afed and forty thousand there are three thou
sand and siSty-nine can frDfed dra,,kayds,' q
OF about five per cent! Can a sane common
sense, practical man believe any such statement,
with eyes and observation in his head Arc we
such demoralized community Now, look at
another item -'' one hundred and thirty nine
persons keeping dtsorderfy hottses, drunenness %
Now, this is funny item. What have coffee
house keepers to dowith the brothels technically
/ reported as : disorderly houses, at which
| poisonous champagne is sold under the g no
license principle But the funniest item of all
is, g three hundred and ffty-fve dodgers, all of
| them brokcis DOM drstnkards. Now, what lib
eral, careless, freeand-easy, monied gentlemen
submit to the expensive operation of boarding
| IS broken down drunkardso' % Does it stand to
reason that there are any so foolishly extrava-
CANT in the community We always thought
| &c broken down drunkards'' we're dodgers
upon the sidewalks, in stable lofts, deserted
tenements and ruinous buildings. Almost all
oftho items are plainly repetitions of others III
| the list
| Of the excessive ultraism and violence Of
| these no license gentlemen, We have abundant
| proof They insist on our publishing that (or-
| biography not ours.)
2 glasses make dram
drains make l drunkard. etc,
| We might answer:
headlong enthusiasts make fanatic.
faneties make endless mischief
s fanatics disorder society, etc ..-
Tde editor Of the Southern Organ is an able
| and wordy gentleman-more of the latter, and
more Of the you-cau' t-out-face-me- gentleman,
than any thing else, Ills attack upon the ven
cradle Bernard Marigny was ofsuch character
that only his clerical cloth restraints the express
sion of our Indignation in the premises When
it's necessary, we freely attack Mr., Bernard
Marigny or any other gentleman. politically OPP.
posed tosus. But we never forget what is per
sonally due to Bernard Marigny, or any other
old and respected citizen. The lanauage Of the
Southern Organ is entirely vituperatiYe Of Mr.
Mariguy, and is fair illustration Of the mo-
rose, gloomy and yirulent spirit which it is
sought 10 establish in Neworleans as the ruling
law. We consider the spirit of the whole move
ment gloomy, proscriptive and exclusive, in the
extreme, It's leading idea is to bring men to
such a point of intimdationttat they t0il1 fer
an dst7uence and ctsltfpate The ,faoor of an
tsltrafsns This we do not intend to do.
If men become drank and commit excuses,
let them be strictly punished, Society must
maintain order, but outsids Of this these bal
ance-poiticians, noisy temperance gentlemen, |
embryo notorieties, have no right To dictate
social habits, total revolution, and an edict of |
total abstinence or violation of laa to the i'm |
mense number Of strangers focling to our city |
Ultra pride of opinion, and excessive self
righteousness are grievous sins. where an occa-
sional glass is only venial,
GRoGsHoPs, DRurKE,5HEss Us REYrrrE-The engraving |
on our first page goes to show in little degree the
number If gEpgshops in the First District the city as
exhibited by the numerous reports,
1t shows the number Of thess Ebourahls plague spots
and featerup ulcers that have been fastened UPON the
CITY eating out prosperity and flooding the city with
nnuerable crimes and fearful amount Of drunkenness
and ta1aton There 1921 grogshops reported by
the Chief Police Capt Eunice and out If this number
about 100 are reported unlicensed.
The results of the iniquitous traffic in establish
ments is Notwithstanding to contemplate. During
months, from June to December 1852 there were
1888 arrests We have taken the trouble sift the
amount Of drunkenness, and we make the startling dis
covery that out of this vast nuubsr-
1869 were confirmed druakards |
l434 vagrGnts, oil drrnhards. M nf. A
~ from indscenteGPosure OF their persons, drunk
lS9 sa~es harbored in cabarets, drunk nearly ali the
time.
500 breaches Of the peace, from drunkenness
~ disturbing Of the peace-cattsc drunkenness.
547 fighting and disturbing peace. drunkenness.
$50 persons Keeping disorderiy houses drunkenness
rs free persons Of color, drunkenness
IL insanity, caused by liquor
800 dodgers all Of them bEoten down Irlr1ksrIs
Here, thsn, have 1874 arrests
Direct results Of these coffee houses for the last months
And when Ts reflect that this the ebh tide Of
AFFAIRS what must It be when the flood tide Of the city
pours its unrestng thropg of drunken humanity along
our streets, from December TO June J. 1853 We may
safely set down forty or fifty thousand for the year
Why are these establishments allowed to pour such a
destructice Influence upon the cry There but one
hie reason given and TINT is they say revenue is
Obtained From the report the Treasurer of the city
We discover that the amount of revenue is s1490QO aud
We are gFYey Informed that this amount must not be
disturbed by closing up these miserable hels
fei &r any should be led stray this subject we
NtFa tted this revenue business and find the taxa
ton recruiting from crimes and drunkenness us exhibited
IN ths pece JAN workhousa courts city prison. charity
ihqnesa hoist 9t refuge charity hospital penentiary
SGes TO the Of 100000 Some Of the
mnrders committed in these grogshop have been known
to cost the city $500 In fact firmly beive from what
several legal gentlemen have said and the light have
'hi@Wn upon Inc subject that estimate very low
No for ttod sake, taE about revenue the
lace ai all these acfs Go to the polls Monday and By
your votes of no license, overthrow the whole system
An Town paper says that the people there hare added
Rn9tner measure TO their aritlmeics It is called the
arunkaft3s weight or measure" It Is as follows:
glasses make dsa1n drains make dr1nkard drunk
srSs Ia&e grocery groceries make jail ias make
pahitehE%ry pehitentatirs make hi.
LADIES' Fs'E-ro-nisht and on Tuesday and wcdnes-
ly nights die ladies continue at Arnary Tau the exbi-
'tion ." articles IF domestic industry for the benefit Of
he Camp Street Female Qrph@r Asylum This institution
nes6 admirable charity 1t shelters those who have
70 e!ser' Roof to them, and clothes feeds and
lFses those who orphaned, peculiarly Gods chl-
ran and isocictYs wards The sex of these pareness
title ones is Units helpless and faahleness an additional
lea to tho eloquent Of poverty stricken orphsuage
aTay should tho generous people of New Orleans re-
pond to the appeal audit some Day in the ycissitudes
If this wcEli hry may feel Deaths icy hand upon thei
row, and want crouchius upon the hearth around
7hrh Their chilaren shiver. they may in the rerneu
rauce Of their past liboraty have hope and faith