New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-17
.nnprss m THE EXECUTIVE coMMITTEE.


tbe american party Of Louisiana, which appears
profound interest. Its style is dignifed; its
incontrovertibie; all the correspon-
ience is given; and the Committee stands be-
fore the world fully vindicated from every ma
terial charge brought against it by the Demo-
cratic Central Committee in their publication OF
Sunday morning last. And the elevation OF the
American Committee in the minds Of the people,
which must follow this publication, cannot tend
otherwise than to the depression and dseom
ature Of their opponents, just as we predicted |
in a somewhat lengthy article on Monday morn
inn. Tho fowler has been caught in his OWE
saare. 5. ,,-
The Amer i6an Executive Committee is COM
posed of gentlemen we'll known for ability,
experience and character, yet the
Democratic State Central Committee had the as
surance to come before such q body Of men,
with propositions something like these: re
hare selected our oaon lawyers are hare gro
pouaded such list of heterogeneous to them
as sce saac proper; 1t Is true, nearly az 81 ne
lasegsss thas selected are politically opposed
to yeag trae, gou hauent been consulted q
ME arrangements; but oar fears ere actually
horrible that the5S will be confusion on the
day of the election - therefore, now, good,
clever. patriotic fellows, just let as have II all
9th. o,ess scay, and everything will go Off n
first-rate style!-- we assure you all WILL 90
right, for are we not willing to submit to the de-
cisio,t Of our o,cfa drbitrat0rs Il
But, seriously speaking, the Communication
was answered just as it should have been an
swered = pointedly, forcibly and courteously
No alternative was left the American Commit
tee They would have been dolts and stupids
had they done less than decline such propo-
sition But the GOODNESS of tho Democratic
Committee was really sublime First, they go
to work and stock the cards This being done,
they invite their opponents to sooiable, friendly
game! The sum and substance OF the polite
invitation had that extent--no more.
Then, again, the proposition of the Democratic
Committee involved direct insult to the gentle-
men who may be selected as INSPECTORS, who are
solemnly sworn to execute the law, as well as
an unparalleled outrage upon the law and upon
common sense. The Democratic Committee
proposed, in effect to supersede the law-to cast
Ill aside, and elect another authority in its
place! Wequote from their proposition:
resolution was adopted by the Central Commtteelas
evening wherein am instructed 70 propose 70 you tna
both parties should agree to conduct the approaching
election IL accordance ieh The legal eos which may be
given response the queries propounded IN the above
| mentioned resolutions.
Hare. the Democratic committee did not eyince
1 any remarkable desire that The lao should be
enforced. Nothing of the sort. They wished to
conduct the election &c IN accordance auth the
legal opinions" given in response to queries
Epropounded by themselves to lawyers selected by
themselves If there isany astonishing amount
Of yeneration for the Ian in the foregoing pre-
position of the Democratic committee, we woulc
be obliged to some sharp-sighted friend if hs
would point it out. They jug handle thu
law, just as they wanted to jug handle thu
American committee. They were not as fair a
Igas the white hunter to the Indian, when divid
Tag the game killed on certain day, which con
sisted of turkey and an owl Said the whit
man to the Indisn &c You take the owl and II
take the turkey; or, if that don't suit you, II
take the turkey and you may have the owl.
i The Indian was allowed something, which wa
more than the Democratic committee appeared
disposed to vouchsafe either to the law or t.
their opponents.
Il Now, had the Democratic Committee beef
ii disposed to act with the smallest fairness, Their
would have been no difficulty, we imagine, il
the premises Had they advised with the Amer
lean Committee in the preparation Of the inter
Il rogatories, and consulted them in the selection
of the legal gentlemen, the object they profes'
to have SO much at heart would have been 40
|complished. But they wanted nothing Of tht
sort, and so they went to work to place th'
4 American Committee in such q position thai
self-respect as we'll as duty would compel then
Il to decline their proposition, in the vain hope
that some party advantage might flow from,th'
ruse, The inaincerity of their course is obvious
to the merest tyro in politics. Pretending to be
in favor of particular policy, they pursue ex-
actly the course to defeat it. zl#5@
But we must cut short our comments, as We
know the American address will be carefully
read every where, by merely remarking thai
, the American Committee invited, and proposed
to cordially assist all legal voters in the full ex
ercise of their rights If that isn't honest ant
fair, we would like to know what is.
The address then clearly vindicatessthe course
/ Of the American Committee, and proceeds Il
give bne stcoH0 ietteT-uhteu VIC lueu--lTuH
the Democratic Committee proposing Commit
bee Of Conference On the 12th, the PROPOSE
tion was accepted by the American Committee
aud the other Committee duly notified thereof
This was on Friday; and up to Tuesday morn
ing no attention was paid to it, and the Demo
cratic Committee proceeded to lay an address
before the people, utterly regardless Of wei
known, universal usage, that the rejection o
one proposition and the proffer and acceptance
of another, holds the first in o state of suspen
sion until the latter is determined upon. sThi
simple fact, even if there was no other proof, il
ample evidence that the Democratic Committee
never sought the corporation of the American
COMMITTEES on fai rand equal Terms.
The Courier, and ether foreign. organs, ma,
bring all the powers Of sophistry they posses
to bear in vain, to beat down these overwhelm
ing proofs of the candor and reotitude Of tn,
American Committee, or to defend the absenc,
Of those qualities in the opposing Committee, So
far as this particular transaction is concerned
s'Truth is mighty and will prevail
The obliging purser of the steamship Louisi.
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