New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-22
CLOSING or ooyFEE-HousEs, ETC.

On Saturday we spoke Of the Mayors proola
nation requesting coffee house keepers to closs
their establishments on the dsy Of election, in
appropriate terms of commendation We think
the Recommendation decidedly wise and pru-
dent one, and trust that ell coffee house keepers
in the city will carry it out, BY closing their
places Of business, although there is no law TO
compel them odoso Asstimulating beverages
are not at all calculated to make men peaceahle
-as there is already deep excitement prevail
ing to which the passage Of each day adds inten-
sity-we think that the persons referred to might
well afford to comply with the request Of the
chief executive magistrate Of the city, and thus
contribute their proportion towards the mainte.
nance of law and order.
But, while we cordially commend the spirit o.
the proclamation Of Mayor Lewis, we are in
clined to think that il is not sufficiently com
peehensiye in its scope. 1t provides, or seeks tc
provide, for the day, but it leaves unguarded
The previous night For our part, we have
some knowledge Of elections in this city, and SO
far IS evils arising from liquor-drinking are
concerned, We feel entirely persuaded that more
rows and disturbances flow from liquor drank
on the night before the election than that which
is imbibed on the day Of election AT all
events, such has been the result Of our expert
| enoe. .4@ aloat M
Now, while we would like to see the coffee
houses closed, in accordance with the request Of
the Mayor, on the day Of election, still we
would prefer that they should be open on that
day, provided they were closed the preceding
night. We believe more good would be accom-
plished BY the pursuit Of the one course than
by the pursuit of the other. But, if both could
be accomplished. we feel quite sure that the best
results results that would gladden. the hearts
Of law-abiding citizens and patriots would
follow; that all danger Of rioting would be
obyiated; and that good order, peace and quiet,
would reign supreme.
We have thrown out these suggestions in the
hope that good may flow therefrom. We want
to see sober election-a quiet election-an
election honorable to New Orleans--in which
the legal and moral and social rights. of every
real citizen, shall be scrupulously respected
an election which shall be neither marked by
turbulence, much less by bloodshed, and there
is imminent danger Of both as matters now
stand.
So far as the American party is concerned,
we do not apprehend that the measure proposed
by Gen. Lewis, and warmly advocated by us,
will exercise the slightest influence over their
action. Americans never create disturbances
at the polls. They never foment riots. They
never wink at, much less encourage violations Of
the public peace. On the contrary, they have
ever stood up as conservators Of order; have
ever commended for the supremacy Of law; have
always made it cardinal point to discourage,
frown upon and put doien all riotous demon
strations,
They never strike until they are stricken
they have stood, as they will stand again, al
most every insult that can be perpetrated, all
for the preservation Of law and order-but the
last indignity upon manhood, law and order,
they have never stood and never will stand
and when they strike, they strike home. How
ever, this fact has been SO often demonstrated
that there is no use Of referring to it,
Therefore, we regard the closing of the coffee
houses az q measure more fraught with benefit
to the Antics than. to the Americans.