New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-09
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
Mr. ]. S. Thrasher.

We cannot essentially modify our editorial Of
yesterday We fully believe its leading state
ments and expressions of opinion to be entirely
correct. '..>
When the Delta announced that Mr.. Thrasher
had furnished it what has since proved to be a.
false and fictitious Cuban proclamation OF indie
pendence, it did a thing which we thought IN
generous and unwise 1t placed the life, limbs
and property of an individual at the eaprieious
mercy of a power, which ii, itself. denounced as
cruel arbitrary and yinslietige. IT gave addi-
tional color to any suspicious which might might
be entertained against him
| The object of the Delta, the target of q pitt
| less fusilade of denunciation and abuse, was
probably to show that its responsibility origin
ated in the representations of others. In this
view, with plain demonstration of the correct
ness of its statement of facts, it might have
| found some color of Justification. BUTT is not
denied by that Journal that it acted with in
considerate haste 1t is not denied by it that it
| believed Mr. Thrasher was an ardent promoter
| of the same cause it claimed to have so much at
heart In this view, unless held up as a traitor
| to d good cause, Mr. Thrasher was entitled to
some plainly just immunities. A member Of a
league has no right to yindicate himself by the
utter ruin of a confederate thoroughly true
man will not drag friend before him, to receive
the shot aimed at himself
A But Mr.. Thrasher, to pass from an argument
upon supposition, denies that he did send the
document received and promulgated by the
Delta, and that paper pronounces itself unquali
fedly satisfied with the denial. The amount o
the matter then, is, that paper was most grossly
deceived Gas we're thousands of persons) by al
ingenius humbug, and that Mr.. Thrasher!
name was cunningly used to make the decei
successful But at the time it grayely presented
Mr.. Thrasher name as d warrant for its incor
rect impressions the mass OF Cuban deceits ant
J hunlbugs had grown to such mountainous
height, as to suggest reasonable doubt of all pre-
viously credited reports and apparent authori
ties.
II 1t is true the property Of Mr.. Thrasher wa
G only sequesterea DIT the time Of the appearance
of the Delta's article; but is no less true, that
after the appearance Of that article, it was posi-
lively confiscated, and he, himself sentenced TO
' ireary captivity The Delta rather plainly admit
G that its article was one Of Cf not fhe) leadin
g causes of Mr. Thrashers severe fate. 1t was a
l ill-timed unwise and Gas the Delta itself says,
! an &c inconsideyate1y published article. TIL
e PREPARATION cannot repair the wrong, howeve
nadyertent.
Of the firm and honest belief of the conductor
of the Delta in the genuineness of Cuban revo
luton, we have no doubt The then proprie
| ln;,, IL
satisfactory, if not convincing, 10 every Yankee
!, They subscribed largely, and lost their none
e in that faith. We have heretofore espresso
h our belief in the honesty purpose which actt
a lated the Delta in its course in reference to CT
y ba. Its self-interest in the Cuban cause was,
N most, only like q ticket in mn undrawn Hawai-
1t lottery-more likely to draw blank than an,
lie thing else. IF the conductors thought they we
y sure to draw a prize, then they were SO far hol
:, est that they must have believed that the G.
: banese were ripe for revolt, and all in few
IS for freedom. Otherwise they never would ha'
1t done what we know they did-throw away lar!
" sums, and force sale Of the Office to aid an e
Z petition of q few hundred men.
But all this is not GERMAN to the matter.
l. Mr. Thrasher had really sent The proclamati
10 referred to, he made o deposite of confden
y which should have been fairly respected, a.
- not prodigally scattered through the streets,
% thrown passionately at his head, If he did II
vt if the document came in the least question
y BILE shape-his eminently dangerous, and ev
. fearfully terrible position should have claim
d the extreme of consideration and forbearan
h for the friend Of unfortunate Americans,