New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-06-26
That Appropriation.

That Appropriation.
leh attention and comment have been excited
he course Of the City Council in appointing
eial joint committee to make ar angements
b appropriate celebration of tn approach
Fourth Of July, and then in effect ignoring
Bottom of the committee by refusing to ap-
|riate any thing more than beggarly
knt, just sufficient to get up q thread bare,
at-elbows demonstration Of public patriot
It ID true, perhaps, that the present finan-
condition of the city is not such as to war
AN extravagant outlay of the public moneys
objects of other than practical character
to our poor comprehension, the celebration Of
great national anniversary assumes an i'm
ance not second to any Of the weighty matters
b continually occupy the deliberations of
City Council To person accustomed to
pne Of indifference with which many of the
hy and sap ent members of both Boards give
|ssenting vote to questions involving large
hditures Of the corporation funds, the fact
h sum asked for by the committee having
refused appears Incredible; we don't wish
understood as reasoning that one foolish
\ Is an argument in favor of another, but
maintain that proper application Of the
money should not be refusea on the ground
fmproper ones had previously been made
ma be as if one should set his face against
ssrht hoyoa ftat hny ha hoI
pursuing evil courses. We don't endorse
gnment made use Of in the Council by sew
alous and well meaning supporters of the
riation, that it should be made because
sums had heretofore been expended in
be the arrivals Of notorious or famous per-
b Of other countries or Of our own. That
h good reaoon. But We are satisfied that
press the almost unanimous sentiment OF
pple Of New Orleans when we declare that
easion is one which calls for some extra
btration-th the Birthday of the Ma
astead of being overlooked or treated as q
n-place event, should be regarded as the
Important in the calendar.
members of the Council should reflect
ley occupy their position for the purpose
tesenting and executing the will of the
Il that they are not elected so much to
be and carry out their own individual
As as those Of their constituents we sup
is not necessary to say to any one OF
nat the will of those he represents should
in cases where it happens to clash with
That proposition is obvious. Can any
the members honestly doubt the public
cent in this matter? Can any man be-
kor will any man dare to say, that the
N of New Orleans have less patriotism and
hi for the national anniversary than those
6fthern cities How was it in Chicago,
Hence, and one or two other places of their
Eexion, when red hot abolitionists, taxing
in devising new schemes to fan
ames of fanatieism, proposed to toll their
End drape their flags and public buildings
'prning instead Of properly celebrating the
Elday Of national independence? Was the
krous proposition agreed to Far from it
III regarded with universal abhorrence-its
Wed originators were covered with igno
Eand compelled to hide their heads from the
ID indignation.
j is an example which would be followed
by the people, and we should regret to
Il that the only objection our City Fathers
have to celebrating the Fourth of July
he emblems of mourning would be the
involved.
IsEM ron THE CRYSTAL PALAcE.--A day
since We stepped into the studio OF
Hented young painter, Mr.. Powers, for
pose of seeing his portraits of General
and :" Old Whitley This work was ex-
about ak years ago, and Mr., Powers has
III retouched it, with such effect, we are
" tomake an obvious improvement Many
| 81 readers have probably seen this picture,
|Ee have not space to give proper descrip
We are justified in saying that every
alHho has seen it will regret to learn that
slbe taken from our city Mr. Powers de-
few days for Europe, and it is his in
Ito deposit the painting in the Crystal
at New York. Our Gothamite brethren
Press will not be so unjust as to neglec,
Hedging rare acquisition of this kind
XH4S --=-----s
Books. We nave received from u 7,
Canal street, a number of new WORKS
sppear to deserve especial mention, viz
II of the Protestant Church in Hungary
la beginning of the Reformation to 1870
tsrk, although not large, appears to con.
" " hloioi}E
White has also sent us volume o.
ia Poems, and an illustrated series O.
4, entitled This, That and the Other,
with Paul creyton's last.
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