New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-15
Aristocracv with its Kid Gloves off.

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Aristocracy with its Kid Gloves off
The meeting Of last Saturday night was GER
tainly one of the most extraordinary burlesques
of the season. The American Theatre was ap,
propriately selected for the performance.
We have reason to know that many respect
able gentlemen, whose names were used in thu
affair, consider the proceedings entirely discre
ditable, arrogant and dictatorial, and now CLAIM
to be absolved from all further responsibility il
movement which has been made ridiculous a
its first opening. Others see, through the trans
parent veil, the labors to assist the democrats
ticket, and the design of select few to make
Mr.. Robb the Lord Dictator, the moneyed auto
crat Of NewOrleans
The meeting was called as a SO REFORM meet.
ing, and the word g REFORM" like any Other
popular word, is very g taking Let the facts
show what it really meant in this case.
The meeting was called to order by one of Mr.
Robb's special followers. He nominated hi.
officers They were accepted nobody caring
about interfering with the arrangements of tn,
stage manager. Mr.. Felix Grima Ga very respec
table citizen, who did not get nomination 70,
Mayor was made President. Among the Vice
Presidents, there were some worthy of passing
note The stage-manager, in the poverty o.
actors, modestly nominated himself as one.
Then, there was Mr.. Gasquet, democratic
nominee for the upper board of Aldermen.
Now, here is Mr.. W. A. Gasquet, this democratic
ali fIop IL
dents \, does he repudiate the democratic nom-
nations, in which he shares J and does he, as
plainly appears from his position, denounce
them as unworthy of the support and recoeni-
ton Of good citizens' If not, "what business
had he there at such timer" Why does he
not stand by the democratic nominations, He
can settle this matter Of Reputation with the
democratic party, which he refuses to endorse
and the democracy can stomach the matter as
they may. He has repudiated them will they
stand by him Then there was Paulin Blanoue
who has the particular affection of the wings
and is endearingly styled by them ga deserter
from the ranks The others are wealthy and
1--WE belieye) very good citizens; they may, upon
reflection, conclude that they are out of their
proper places
The meeting organized, a committee is named.
the meeting is not permitted to vote upon it, it
had been fixed in the most elegant and luxurious
comfort Of bank parlor, and the vulgar mas
was not to have any opportunity of discounting
such g first rate Names" but must take the
committee at least at par.
Then there was a speech from Mr. Robb--
heard respectfully by an orderly and intelligent
audience, who were curious to learn what he
had to say. How Mr.. Robb repaid this cour-
tesy we shall show. After he had closed, at the
first respectful request that vote should be
had on the nomination of the g select" commit
tee of thirteen, Mr.. Robb, who furnished "the
gas" went to the. side scenes and ordered the
lights to be extinguished. This was done in
compliance with his order Thus, to the immi
nent danger Of life and limb, an immense mass
of citizens was left in darkness, to struggle out
Of the building. A more reckless, arbitrary,
cruel or tyrannical exercise of moneyed
power has never, in this republic of feeemen.
come under our notice. The only reason for it
was, that Judge Beecher, a very respectable
and intelligent gentleman, had the presumption
to interfere with Mr. Robb's programme of pro
ceeaings. Mr.. Beecher didn't wear &c kids =
was not interested in city bonds, had not been
invited into the bank-parlor, and was, there
fore, briefly cast into "the outer darkness
provided for the miserable vulgar.
Mr.. Robb's speech was not even a rehash
1t was the same old railroad speech with muir
dered generalities stolen from Gov. Jones and
delivered with immense activity of legs, which
The Deltas remarkable bank orator always
pronounces, 1t was the eulogy of James Robh
by James Robb, Esq, who felt that
he was alone competent to do justice to himself
1t demonstrated that Mr.. Robb was a very ex.
traordinary and powerful man His visit to
Jackson, Miss, we were informed, had created
an immense sensation; so had his visit to Nash
Vile. Foreign Millionaires had promised him
,he purse of Fortunatus to make NewOrleans
.he Eden of cities Like Uriah Heep he was
: 'umble, very 'umble," and did not like to say
hese things; which declaration made him look
and radiantly g tumble" Then
here were Mr.. Kendall and somebody else
hey had assisted they had "aided" him
argely; and then Mr.. Robb's overwhelming
humility overpowered him, and he magnan-
mously intimated his willingness to admit
hose he had described as his s. second fiddles
o an equality of merit; and completely ex-
lausted at the view of the grandeur of his liber
llity, he refreshed himself with another glass of
water He proceeded to inform the people what
ne had told grand millionaires, "MY City of
Neworleans" would do; and with the most un-
reserved commandments, he intimated he
was going TO build railroads out of the city in
every direction, without regard to expenses
This is rather large business in prospect for
man who has sworn to only $4,000 capital, and
who is known not to possess over ego 900 of real
estate in the city of New0rleans But Mr..
Robb is (oide Delta) wonderful man. The
thousand "Fs' (Jas. Robb, ESQ., of his speech,
ought to prove this
If they do not, other things will. Mr. Robb
s6lennly announced in the Louisiana State Sen
ate that he had carefully read all the U. S.
Senate debates on the Compromise measures
and had not found a sensible idea in them Not
o setsiiila iiea In what Clay, Cas-. Webster,
aiVilssE, iityfigH. iihtseF. RIalepately spoke |!