New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-06
WING City Convention.

The wings of the Consolidated City of New
Orleans meet tonight in convention, to nomin-
ate candidates Cor the different municipal offices
Who those candidates may be-what may be
the popularity and success of the opposing nom.
Il iness, are questions involving too much uncer
tainty to warrant prediction.
But one thing is clear and certain-and this
every public spirited citizen will expect and re-
quire Of the whig as well as of the democrati,
convention that is. that capable and response
BILE gentlemen, men of character and perma.
nently interested in the prosperity of the city Of
NewOrleans, shall be presented for the suffrages
of its voters. Men of inferior character, of un-
tried abilities, Of unknown interests and UNI
recognizable responsibility, will not command
the votes of the people.
They cannot command them, for this: We
have to perfect Consolidation by consolidating
the business Of four districts heretofore unfortu-
nately distinct and separate in municipal organ
gsization. To accomplish this, to the best inter-
ests of the public, will require the selection Of
men who know what they are about, are fully
4 acquainted with the general outlines, if not the
details, Of the municipal business, and who car
bring to bear upon their labors something O.
{ trained experience and proved capacity. Unless
such men be selected, Consolidation will be q
splendid failure. We correct ouself it will b.
a miserable failure, a disheartening deception
pitiful humbug. The labors which lie, thick
and heavy, in the path Of the successful candi-
dates, are Of no ordinary kind. The mere class
flying and binding into unity the affairs of four
separate, and, in every respect, different corpo-
rations, might alone deter the most Jealous and
ambitious from assuming candidacy, which,
ii successful, brings only an inadequate salary
+ Inadequate to the position of any ofice-and
responsibilities so heavy that the shoulders on
which they may rest must be broad indeed. II
man desires annoyance, we commend him te
seek position which shall involve him in the
organization of Consolidation in the City of New
Orleans.
He would have no bed of roses to repose upon
He would have a vast amount Of complicated
business to work into shape, solidity and one
ness. If in all the endless minutin of this bust
ness, he or any of his associates should commit
one error Of the least Importance, he might
safely calculate upon hurricane Of censure-
pitiless storm, worse than ever was known by
q disthroned Lear
This would not be the end of it, The party,
for whom he should stand forward as its nomi-
nee. would have serious weight of response
bility thrown upon it. 1t would have to bear
the odium Of any error which any of its candi-
dates might make. So far, parties are under
bonds to make nominations of their best men
We are confident our friends of the wing party
will do this. We are confident they properly
appreciate the manouyres of independent
democratic presses to influence their action by
abuse Of, or insinuation against this popular
wing, and unbounded eulogy of another they
consider less likely to succeed There are voices
enough abroad. Let our wing friends carefully
note Of what tone, however disguised they may
be- Let them nominate their best men; none
others Of either party, can or ought to succeed
none others can rouse up the real strength
the honest, free-spoken motive-power of any
party--the young men who are politicians not
for office, but for faith and enthusiasm