New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-30
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establish charge Of wicked intents again
them 1t won't pay; nor will II begin to pay
on the contrary, the proofs that it will turn O.
a losing speculation are already plainly app
y rent Already it is evident that some of II
. more shrewd among the original holders a
willing to sell out on cheap and acoommod
: ting terms.
d. And Why should it turn out worthless, WI
should ii remain dead weight on the hands
the original purchasers. Gripping their pow
and efficiency for the future? 1t is easy to r
turn conclusive and definitive answers to the
heterogeneous. First, because there was I
real foundation for the assumption that undt
the cloak Of secresy the American party cor
tempiated any unconstitutional, illegal an
atrocious acts. The high and unblemishe
character of thousands belonging to the Order
was sufficient evidence that its aims were goo,
Its intents noble--its bearings patriotic, hon
est and praiseworthy. 1t is no wonder, then
that the investment turned out worse than worth
less. The hearts of honest, intelligent citizens
reVolted at the unheard-of infamous and dis
gusting ISLANDERS, heaped upon an organization
to which an immense majority Of the best men
in the community belonged. Second, because
whenever an opponent brings charges against an
adversary which he not only fails to prove, and
which CIRCUMSTANCES and all other evidences
show to be false, as a matter of course the fail
ure produces most damaging recoil, prostrat-
ing him for the time being, even if it does not
cripple him for life.
Secresy now enters, andEhas entered into the
operations Of civilized communities ever since
the dawn Of civilization, And where one evil
germ has sprung from it, ten thousand blooming
fruits can be pointed to. Those who form them
selves into secret associations are invariably
the purest and most intelligent men of the neigh
borhood in which it is located Hence we find
that works Of usefulness, elevation and chris
tianity, usually follow their establishment
Why, then, should the tree which has borne
such benedcent fruits have the axe applied to
Its roots Such suicidal policy should never
receive, and we trust never will receive, the ap-
probation Of the people of this country.
But, if secresy is wrong in the American
order, it is wrong in all other orders. The
principle is precisely the same and the manner
and scope of its application make little differ
ence. Publicity would make il neither good
nor bad If it is right, the Masons are right.
the Odd Fellows are right, the Sons of Tenn
,erance are right, the Lone Star men are right.
Benevolent Associations are right, the Sons of
dalta are right, Church Vestry men are right. |
ind Trustees, Boards Of Directors of Banks
md other public institutions, are right If they
ire wrong, why all are wrong. There il no
seape from this conclusion. IL is as logical as |
t is legitimate.
But, the Anh-Americans allege that the /
American Order is a secret political organiza- |
ionl Wonderful discovery! christopher Co.
ambus is thrown completely into the shade
lad our opponents, however, picked a few OF
he enormous beams from their own eyes, before
ley commenced oriticising the small NOTES in
le visual organs Of their neighbors, we think
quite unlikely they would have pridsd them
lives upon the discovery. 1t is rather un-
rtunate one for them. The chickens can be
ade to come home TO roost with the least pos-
BILE trouble. Who first established seeret
,htical societies in the United States? Our
'ponents Tammany Hall, New York. is q
'oof Of what we say. Through it's seeret
achlnations 1T exercised national influence
years Who established an organization
mmonly known as the Albany Regency, which
led New York for years? Our opponents
10 organized the Richmond Junto, the secret '
srations Of which have controlled the Old m 0
MON for third Of q century, and which now o
ltrol her? Our opponents! Who organized .
Miami Tribe, of Cincinnati, which ruled z
10 with rod of iron for years Our oppo- X
It's! Who are the members Of the oath bound. hi
ret political associations of Sag NIGHTS in the
rthern and Western cities Our opponents / Of
10 made up the secret Tammany Society of II
" Orleans Our opponents! Who have IL
er secret associations in this same CITY. with at
sword sign, token, obligation and grip
r opponents!
nat all OF these associations had their origin
purposes Of personal and political aggran-
'men1, the present and the past amply prove. h;
rythlng was personal and partizan. Mo- M
g national or patriotic. Everything was
'npting and grasping Nothing broad and tn
'biing. The leading principle Of all was to m
'ol the nation as much as possible; and the WI WI
OBJECT Of attack was, consequently, the Al
raj treasury, and he who could open ita ert
lts widest, and shovel out fastest, was the
rite OF all the factions, as general thing. pr
asionally differences of opinion would arise
only respecting the capacity of the indiyid. sto
to satisfy the hungry! tiol
10 general Generalization which aouad
! these secret cahals of the anti Americana ape
kened imminent danger, and led to the for. =
on OF a great American party, the prinoi. 4
OF which are in consonance with the oonsti- its
n, as understood in the better days of the Jur
lblic, which announce that the office sball Jur
the man, not the man the Office; and that NY NY
saatf NOT DO reward for partizan SER frie
J thus doing away, entirely and forever. doc
the debasing influences SO much TO be re-. Bri
ated, referred. to above. prir
9 difference between the organizations ~ n
opponents and the American party NAV be cast
fully summed up in brief, as follows. - plae
The organizations of our opponents wsre OF Il
sarily Of corrupting and dangerous ten. s sae
:, for there was nothing national or patr;. o'cl,
their composition being formed with an eau
sise view to theadvaneement and emolu. leas
Of individual partizans. try.
The American party ia national throupb. b Lav,
II acquires Eeotioualism FRO Dlotfo,r, !, | to.s,