New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-10-15
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of the city, controlled the democratic party and
moulded the masses to their WILL it was thought
that the locofoSos had the city at their command,
and that they would be able to control it both
now, henceforth and forever If this select cote
rie--this clique of two or three-had played
| their cards Alright and had been content to make
an equal distribution of the sIoils, they might
have welded the seeptre yet awhile longer.
But flushed with success they became arrogant.
Not a subordinate employee in the custom house
could be appointed, hut that he must first make
application to these sell. constituted censors,
and have his passport TO official favor risded and
| endorsed by them Not even Waterman could
ask the poor privilege of standing in the rain
/ under a leather cap, at forty FIVE dollars per
month, but he must have had the approving
stamp of some member of this odious clique
The respectable and thinking portion of the
party got ashamed of these things. They re-
volted at the idea of daily witnessing offices in
the custom house or in the police prostituted to
the mere personal service of scheming trick
sters They became tired of being led by the
nose by self constituted few, who arrogated
to themselves the privilege of appointing to
all situations in the custom house, or in the
police. Practically, this clique had the gift Of
all these places and the distribution of all the
spoils No tried and faithful servant Of the
party dared to ask situation from the chiefs
of either of these departments He must first
make his application to one of the wire pullers
or distributors Of the otfal of office, or he had
not the slightest chance of success. First, he
was compelled to crook the knee and fawn on
this few and buy or beg their favor. direct
application to the chiefs of the departments was
worse than nugatory. He who had the misfor-
tune not to be friendly to them was unceremo-
niously thrust aside No man who was not a
lick -spittle or hanger on of one of them hap
the slightest chance.
And who were these men who thus arrogated
to themselves the right to control the party
patronage They were men without educa-
ton or talent, without name or lineage-some
so obscure, and withal so ineonsiderable, that
their paternal names are derived from their
places of nativity, or from some popularity Of
their physical conformation-the very Lazzd-
roni of party, without antecedents, without
merit, and possessing no talent but that low
cunning which succeeds by clap-trap and trick
| cry.
City employees have even been made sub
sertvient to their designs, A body ofmen organ
lied by law, and paid by taxes wrung from the
public, have been put over the people as their
masters. They have been made to control
the nominating conventions Tickets have
been put into their hands, and they have been
compelled to vote them or to suffer the penalty Of
unworthy Of honorable men has been put in
practice-and to what end.' Why, that the two
or three members of certain clique might have
the bestowal of the party patronage!
In the composition of their nominating con-
ventions, men have been sent to them who had
no other object than to subserve their own per-
sonal ends, and who would sell their influence
for a consideration We know these things, and
challenge contradiction.
With conventions thus constituted of the vag-
abonds of party-of political mendicants who
live by levying contributions candidates.
whose only hope of reward for the dirty services
they do is in the crumbs and offal thrown them
| by ofhce-seekers, who fatter while they despise
them--how can party long stand or command
| the respect of it's sensible, rejecting members
All the controlling intellects in the ranks of de
mocracy have been disgusted by these things
Democrats from principle have become ashamed
of such conduct, and democrats from Interest
have ceased to work for the party, because they
lick-spittles of controlling clique preferred to
them in the bestowal of official places
The effect of all this has been to raise up a
powerful opposition. This opposition is COM
posed Of those who are democrats from convic-
ton, and of active working men whose claims
have been disregarded, coalescing together
The one section refuses to battle in the ranks of
democracy because they are ashamed of the do
ings Of the wire workers, and the other because
they are not permitted to share the spoils To
gether they constitute formidable array.
This may be called the Young American party
headed by J. L. Carman, the Independent can
didate for. Sheriff Some are sanguine enough
to anticipate success, while much the CREATE
number only hope to create dissenson adequat
to defeat the regular democratic nominee. Thi
they regard as triumph sufficient, and to thi
end are their entire energies directed.
This schismatic wing is becoming more an
more powerful, and will eventually hold the bal
ance of power With such strong diversio
against the regular nominees of the democracy
, the success of the wings becomes no longe
, doubtful The schismatic section will be salts
fed to have defeated the packed nominations
J and having done SO, they will rejoice as If owe
the achievement of a victory.
One effect will certainly follow Having sue
ceeded in disorganizing the ruling cliques an
: factions, the seceders will have gained mora
power that will bring over to them all the strag
glers who now work in the traces A victor
will have been achieved which will be the fore
runner of future organization on more SCUM
and progressive principles. The schismatics al
up and doing, and with the flag Of =" Youn
America waving over their ranks, there is n
telling what they may not accomplish. In tn
meanwhile the wing party, true to their prin
ciples, will not fail to profit by these jars anon
the opposition
, PLAouEMlNE.-The Young American, of tn
18th, says: Business and animation is agail
v springing up in our town, although an ocea
g sional death, and the intelligence that some &C
. quaintanee has been taken with the fever, Civ
e evidence that sickness still fingers amonst us
J. There has been but two deaths in our town, w
d believe, since our last issue-on an Italian
youth, and the other the Rev AIr, ]. ii. Sibil
eau, of the Catholic Church. whose funeral tool