New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-05-19
\ envass for the State Convention
hxtiea and q independents n


datss a. Tho Gtate Convention, is the opening
% y IN most important political movement
y - meds Il Louisiana We are beginning
lsss1 thst cur democratic friends are strongl
mosed r. form themselves il battle array, an
put f6tWari their special champions,
Ihe Ccnfier yesterday has an earnest appe,
70 w Democracy 70 remember that they s 81
strong IA nlnbers and IN talent and to pr
ceeds linn iately 10 the nomination Of 6 abb
practieal and reliable men. 4 II thus speak
and wish notable liberality as party organ, ],
tho whig examinations ss
~ in this city and in Jefferson parish hay
100 staoag manifestations They have selected their cal
and whom It Will be difncut to beat eve
With a. Yezy hest and strongest menu
~ adls toits party this strong warning
o. thing + osrtain w shall be shamefuly beate
withtnfseao o. secondary our ticket It mu
merchants most intelligent northumberland mi A
each them combining the Indispensable element Il ps
sonel popniazity With undoubted capacity
In another article it says:
III the abasst and best men II our parry be broueh
't,s Oiir party are words which show plainl,
that II has maturely outlawed the humbug .
Independents 4 or, if any doubt on this poin
BE- entsrtained. the following strong language il
unmistakeAble:
useless to run hybrid ticket OF an unpledge
ucket or an equivoca ticket; or an unpopua
Ticket; Or ticket made up of mere talking men III
sound and fury, signfying nothing We must have on
ot and Which can Doll lie, entire stren ug ~
the party and ! little Sver.'' = :
n Mhose democracy can not be doubted =
this does not look much S like aid and comfort /,
to that class of humans, who, too proudly conf
dent Of their own superior intelligence, and too
dignidedly aristocratic to attend preliminary
meetings, Isolate themselves haughtily as g In
dependents ~ when they Or their particular
friends, the select and superior few, fail to get
nominations: Such has been the history Of the
8 independents !, in NewOrleans Amongst
them there have been gentlemen, who fairly
bear the character Of amiable, estimable and
! Intelligent citizens. We have always been Bit
terly opposed to the 90 called q independents !.
but we must say, frankly that we have thought
some LED away by the charm Of word and
others by the seductions Of personal influence
and social relations, We do not think that the
proper relation Of the & Independents, to the
existing state Of things has been deliberately
considered.
In tie present state Of society, and the ex-
..~,es S :. :. Ppu.oS, W CONSIDER me self
49, 4 s w = pe reany nothing
=, J, Ihey
= ssnpasiAe more largely with one
go, W. !, "a 'n1s Yiew what
~ : wieh one party IN four
Ass, 10y y,lsua.ly sacrlnce l'--oecome them
s1a'y aocounto OF their
.as4vs,as w = nisA point IN act, they claim
Iss patNes snan Asrss wssa mem on one point
- SsAvssASe psioss shsy WA agree with them
- eosion upon me sour points Of agrssment--in
osasF wofas, taae four points Of general agree.
ansns slal g eaorlncsd and surrendered to one
!. 2! private prejudice of opinion. Even in
saas nens, COMO anything be more unreasonable
nus y tns most nvora PIE Light, let Us suppose
tnas tnear ga cGptandttss argument be worthy of
serious confederation that notice Of matters,
wnicn sney claim 70 be trivial and purely local.
= peneatn me dignity Of great and national
Pafues. me argument suggests the necessity |
" me incest distinctions and where these are
necessary, now is such 2 coincidence as may Sc
cure favorable popular result, even probable
mere is . serious difficulty to begin with. But