New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-05

The above heading, in connection with the
story of the $ Kilkenny Cats" presses itself IL
resistibly upon our mind, at the spectacle Of
the war waging between Messrs Slidell and
Durant war in which each combatant seems
to be less anxious to protect himself than 10
deal serious blows to his adversary. They have
cast their shields aside, and each one aims at
the uncovered breast of his opponent Both
are eminently successful Both to the aston.
ished gaze of the good citizens of this commu-
nifty, have been dabblng in the dormant mud
OF their respective records, now an then splash
ing some innocent passer by, who for years past
had been living in the security of sweet forget
fulness And of all this splashing and dabbling
and daubing, what is the result; Two tails
swimming on the surface of the now stilled pool
OF their past careers. And behold the forgive
ness anu careless magnanimity of the demo-
cracy. One of these tails four years AGO was
clothed in the honorable garment of L. S. Dis.
trlet Attorney-a4d the other tail next month,
will ascend the stairs of the Capitol in a Sena-
torlal toga. Beautiful masquerade, indeed
Have these two equally sincere politicians
transformed our Government into some Good
Tuesday saturnalia Aye! Ay equally sin
cere and equally right IN their conficting as
sertions, Mr. Durant, am sorry for YOU. |
am child in politics. have lived in n han
! py ignorance of your past career In the GLOW
Of my youthful illusions, had not enough ad-
miratlon to give you. ! gazed fondly on your
bold course in politics The strong and stern
cast OF your mind, the profundity of your views
commanded my unmitigated respect But oh
for my illusions! have to admit it in sorrow
You are convicted of Native Americanism |
behold you, with moistened eyes, dragging YOUR
chain-b ball in the midst of political reprobates
Inc earth be light upon you, Durant In my
parting political adieu ! am free to tell you
that you shall preserve my sincere admiration
n fRnI t11rt Of
you into those uncharitable Eutopias: but Won
may atone for your sins The democracy is
great and good its well known benignity is
hope to you, Au revoir, then.
MIR. Shdell-l shall wait upon Won directly
Allow me TO put on my whitest gloves | feel
proud in showing myself to you in a becoming
style. l am aware of the forms and etiquette
whch are lmperiously commanded in your
mighty presence. Albeit Marcy's letter to our
Ministers abroad prescribes simnl;citv Of CO.'S
tune and demeanor, | would fain borrow
courtier's dress (of Emperor Soulououe's cnurt. |
Tor lnstance,) that may approach your august
person with suitable decorum If Won co9de- |
scend to let logic and reason have their course,
then give them moment of your precious time |
My lord, you have opposed in bitter terms
ialr extension OF the right of suffrage Your
lettef 10 bufaht, IN the absence of any other
testimony, furnishes me with sufficient nroof of |
that; and as l do not desire to deal in onv con-
testible matter, | shall make that letter the
groundwork of every assertion shall make in
the course of this communication | am sincere, !
my lord. Behold how have shuffled off my
political attachment for Durant as soon as YOU
furnished proof of his heresies hold that in |
politics as in all things, principles are A main
object and organization a secondary although
by no means an unimportant object Nv reason
has taught me to discountenance any attempt
to defeat principles by the means of an organi- |
zation contriyed for the purpose of furthering
those very principles In word, nv lord, / |
am opposed to any man who rides to federalism
on the back OF democracy. This ingenious ex-
elicit scornful smile from your old experience.
Be it So May the Almighty, even when He
shall have spread the snow Of age over my head
preserve that yerdancy in my soul.