New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-28
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THE STATE CANVASS,


Most Of the Democratic candidates for State
offices are in the field, beating the air, telling
terrible stories, challenging discussion, and. to-
gether with the aspirants for District and Par
ish officers, raising most terrific nproar,
What ii will all end in we are not absolutely
certain-fer human Judgment is not infaliible--
but it is sure that vast amount Of gas wall Pc
expended, and we all know that gas cannot pc
generated without consequent how Of smoke s.i
Let the premise and carrollary go together,
They should not part company
g What il the American party doing " we are
continually asked BY gooaa and true patriots'
keenly apprehensiye that delay may ipjure the
prospects Of the glorious cause in which we are
engaged, TO all such we return the confident
Ill 4 Is Is iii H ket prudence, and pa.
tience, and Judgment, be consulted. There is
no danger Of q snap Judgment being taken on
us. There is not q settlement in the State
which cannot be reached before November-not
a true American citizen. native or adopted, who
cannot be spoken to-not an unanswersble ar
gument Or an eloquent appeal, that will not be
brought into requisition.
Let our opponents traverse the State and
abuse all that is American to their hearts con-
tent! What care we? Nothing. But for the
humiliation they infiiot upon themselves in
causelessly denouncing their own born breth-
rem. we would rather like it. 1t helps our
cause. II adds To our strength. It makes more
powerful the positions we occupy. 1t fortifes
us around end about, and erects impregnable
Sebastopols Of many hearts not now interested
in the canvass. So far, no matter from what
quarter Of the compass the observation is taken,
the canvass has added greatly to our influence,
without taking into view the certainty Of sue
cess which existed before.
We look upon the present altitude Of the
American party in Louisiana as sublime in its
significance. 1t is the repose of overwhelming
might. The lnll that precedes the toranado.
The cloud that hides the lightning The con-
seriousness of invincibility; or any other term
indicative Of irresistible power that may be Sc
leoted If our opponents dream otherwise, what
4 woful. what fatal mistake their dreams will
lead them into
In due season the champions Of the American
party viii be in harness and when they take
the field it will be for the campaign. No carpet
knights will uphold the American banner, but
foemen worthy the steel Of any enemy-the
laughter and stronger the better. Let the ad-
yersaries If the American cause prepare them
selses--not waste what little strength they
possess in vain clamorings and useless boastings
Let them bear in mind that the Chinese once
charged British army, beating gongs at 9 ter
rible rate. yelling hideously, and turning somer-
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sets with astonishing agility, in order to brighten
John BULBS soldiers. But they didn't succeed.
Tie awful fire Of the musketry, the crushing de-
VISITATION Of the grape shot, and the frightfnl
carnage Of the bayonet charge, speedily CON
WINGED the Cinnamon that gongs and somersets
were not calculated to fight the e outside bar
barians . successfully with
There may be mora1in this, and there may be
not