New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-03-31
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s. u he Bill of Rights attached to many of our
State Constitutions denounces the keeping of q
standing army, in time Of peace, as dangerous
to the liberties Of free people Such an army
has been kept here in New Orleans, by our late
aliasrers and their ieutenants, not to make
peace out Of war, but war out Of peace; not To
repel, but to be, invaders not to fight, but to
vote; not armed as the brave with sword or
gun, but as rufian perjurers, with bludgeons
and fraudulent naturalization papers; they
charge to the muzzle, but it is with ammunition
GOTTEN from the grog shops which are tneiT
assenals. They are enrolled under dead mems n
names, with many aliases for repeated yotings
They are uniformed in regimentals from the
graveyard Their military oath is, 70 put
down, not our foes, but our citizens. They turn
cut, not to protect our city from pillage, but
| 10 piunder it for their masters and themselves,
i terrible army but only SO to cur persons
and the laws We call them a standing army
but they sIagger more than they stand and run
more than either.
II CREW spot IN THE DESERT
Amid oil the i'll that was, on Monday last
organized in the name Of authority, we rejoice
to be able to speak Of one quarter, where care
was taken that things should be respectfully
conducted. Our worthy neighbor Of the Bulle'
tin supplies us with the facts, in its yesterday
columns. They are further confirmed to us, BY
gentlemen from the point in question, on whose
representations We can entirely depend. MOI
will We, though we have just cause for strong
;,,st n o.. " c,t no ga 11nne
ticed the fact that we learn that it 10 to him thu
credit Of these good arrangements isdue. Mos
men are compounded Of good and i'll land d.
them by turns Poltroons are seen to hav
their fighting days, and knaYes have thei
occasional fits Of honesty. We mean not to sa,
that the Recorder is a knnve: but we SHOULD
still like to hear from him and others g VIVA
becomes Of the fines z, And while so askin,
and while yet considering his former reply t
us very impudent, We shall by no means refrain
from doing full justice to any thing Of becoming
which he may officially do. We are not 81
difficult as some people; and provided that VI
can geta right performance Of duty toward
| the public, will welcome il, come from whom j
may. The Bulletins article referred to is a
follows:
4 Police or THIN FouRrH DISTRICT We publisl
the following communication with pleasure. W
are glad the city police, in one District, hay
attended to their duties. We wish the goo
Il example set an extensive imitation. En- pas
SAINT, we wish it borne in mind that our remark
concerning the misconduct Of the police wer
founded upon observations principally made il
4 the First District:
To he Editor If the Commercial Bulletin:
4 Believing that you would not willingly do in
i justice to any. request the privilege Of bearip
Il witness in your columns to some honorable ex
4 captions to the general truth conveyed in you
4 article of Tuesday morning, relating to tn
misconduct Of the city police during the electio
Il on Monday. The writer was at the polls of tn
Fourth District nearly the whole day, and feel
4 bound to say that the behavior Of the policeme
on dnty there was such as to call forth expires
sions Of approval from many of our most orderl
4 citizens. So far as the writer could observe
they confined themselves strictly to quietin
noise and disturbance, by promptly arrestin
4 those who would not conduct themselves @oper
! ~, and BY setting an example Of quietness an
i good order.
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