New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-16
The Convention nleotions.


The Convention Elections.
The vote Of Monday did not disappoint our
expectations, except in the overwhelming and
sweeping triumph Of the wing nominees. We
calculated fully upon q wing victory; and we
50 calculated in view Of the true and fearless
course Of the wings. They had stood up fairly,
and sson the square, to principles Of constitu
tional reform which were Of the utmost impor-
lance to the future progress of the State Of
Louisiana and the city of Neworleans.
The wings had yindicated these principles
| when they were uncertain in their result as po-
liticaf issues had stood by them in the uncertain
light Of the opening day ofpolitical struggle--ha
urged them faithfully and uniinchingly through
two severe political contests-had fought for
them without aid or encouragement from our
democratic friends, and seemed to us as fairly
entitled to wear the bays of victory as the vic
torious atheletae in Olympic games; as fully
warranted in assuming the power, the honor,
and responsibility of government, as the sue
cessful conqueror of an empire. Our demo-
cratic friends, if they thought the principles of
our wing friends correct, should, in all political
fairness, have promptly endorsed them. They
failed to do so, and the result, in the city Of
| NewOrleans, is one of the most startiugly over
whelming defeats we have ever yet had to re-
cord
But one democratic candidate is elected This
is the result He is very clever and intelli-
| gent gentleman; and, doubtless, owes his cleo
ton to his personal merits and to popular APP
probation. Nothing else could have saved him
in the general deluge. He is the Noah of his
political race; and, may fairly claim the fullest
credit upon the result. Our joking wing friends
claim that he was selected or elected as soil
tary specimen of an extinct political tribe; and
that for fear he may be spolt or soiled, in being
transmitted to Baton Rouge, they desire us to
advertise proposals for glass case, in which to
transmit him safely to the place of meeting Of
the Convention
All parties seem to be good hulnored in the
premises; and we are truly reioiced to find that
our community SO feels in regard to the result
of a most singularly one-sided election. 1t
shows a most happy and commendable separa-
ton of social from political feelings that the
citizens of New Orleans should show such good
and courteous feeling
In reference to the candidates and their for
tunes, we have only word or two to say
Such men as Palfrey, Durant, Buchanan and
Larue could scarcely have been beaten but for
two reasons: LIST; the unfortunate failure of our
democratic friends todeclare, at an earlier hour.
in favor Of the great measures of Constitutional
Reform; IDLY; the great and excellent personal
merits of the opposing wing candidates. The
personal merits Of such men would and should
have gone far to bear them up against all op-
position. The uncertain and wayering course
Of our democratic friends was their political ruin.
Ofthose of the wing candidates who have here.
tofore been before the people, who have been
around among ss the soyereigns' p we have moth
ing to say. The vote they received shows how
they are appreciated. Such men as Byrne,
Roselius, Preaux, Collens, Risk, Price, HAYS,
Hunt, Dufour, Andrews, st. Paul, and the list
Of others whom we note as having heretofore
been candidates before the people, must be use
full men in q deliberative body.
But there is one thing which is strongly dem
onstratiye of the good sense and intelligence of
the people Of NewOrleans We refer to the fact
of the handsome vote cast for Mathews, Jen-
nings, Hernandez, Leefe, Mcllhenny, Bradford,
Lapeyre, Eggleston, Brother, Castellanos, Avery
and others of the same class-all gentlemen,
who have no aptitude at ordinary tricks of cleo
pioneering. and who owe their success to the de-
liberate convictions and confirmed respect of the
voters They are, none Of them, mere snowy
men, but they will wear well and do good service
to the State. They are able to work intelligent
ly, and are determined to do So
That the vote was not as large as upon more
exciting occasions, is point Of no consequence
The class of men who voted, on either side, were
citizens who needed no stronger stimulant than
intelligent conclusions to bring them to the
polls There was neither money spent nor free
liquor furnished, and we prefer that such
should always be the case.
The wings have reason to congratulate them
selves upon the result. Their triumph is the
triumph of great and essential principles of
Constitutional Reform, and in it new day
dawns upon and brightens the future of Loui-
siana.