New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-06

THE COURIER AND ITS DIFFICULTIES

THE COURIER AND ITS UlFEiGuLIlES.
The. Courier, of yesterday morning, labor
lhnrd u extricate itself from the difficulties b
(which it is enyironed in consequence of its in
discreet assertion s that the attempt will b,
made (by the American partly in this State t,
exclude Catholics from the enjoyment Of then
vested rights" We fully exposed the fallacy q
this assertion in Saturdays Crescent. Our CO.
temporary evidently does not rest easy lander
the exposition. Wen, we didn't expect he
would.
The Courier based Its broad and sweeping
1 assertion upon the action Of the Sparta Wigwam
in Bienyille parish, the resolutions Of which we
published in full That Wigmam probably
numbers thirty or forty members; is wholly
irresponsible 50 far as the American Order is
Iconoerned; and has no authority to act for, OF
\ speak for, the order as such. Substantially, we
stated this in our article Of Saturday The
State Wigwam ia the legislative head, ruling
authority and supreme tribunal Of the order.
That head has spoken through delegates duly
appointed from every parish in the State What
was promulgated every man in the country
knows. What their action was can be seen by
referring to the ticket and platform published in
every American paper in the State Yet the
Courier goes behind an authoratiyely made de-
claration Of principles and q regularly nomi-
mated ticket, and chooses to pretend TO believe
that Catholics are in danger Of exclusion from
the enjoyment Of their vested rights because
o dozen or SO hot-headed individuals have
taken it into their heads to act like fanatics !
"a more wretched specimen Of special pleading
we never read This, however, is ehargeable to
the cause advocated, not to any lack of ability
on the part Of the conductors Of the Courier.
The Sparta Wigwam has repudiated the State
WigWam. Well, what of it I Are twenty-five
or thirty thousand Americans to be held re-
sponsible for the foolishness of twenty-f five or
thirty individuals According to the Courier's
logic, most undoubtedly! We maintain there is
neither reason, justice nor commonsense in such
augmentation or deduction.
We quote the following paragraph from the
Courier
Does the Crescent imagine that its ronca lucubraton
and attempts at wtcism gull the Catholics Of this
State into the belief that attempt will be made to de-
priye them of their vested rght that the maphinaons
Of Protestant Nothngs in the western parishes
not brought into play fer the purpose Of eopardzng
very contemplate opinion of the intelligence and patriot
ism of our gallant Creole population.
We never have, and never shall, attempt to
ssgpll'' the Catholics, or anybody else We do
not think such practices reputable or fair Bat
if we can, by the use Of legitimate argument,
or good humor, induce gentlemen to
become Of our way Of thinking, we shall assu-
redly do SO. Others may do as they please, but
our course shall remain unaltered. ssssa
The Courier says that we must have Every |
opinion of the intelligence and |
patriotism Of our gallant Creole population if |
we imagine we can ssgulr' them into the belief |
hat ssno attempt will be made to deprive them
If their vested rights /
1estibly, by actual, existing. patent facts, that
i is the Courier, not the Crescent, that enter |
5ains q Contemplate opinion," both of the
capacity and sagacity Of the Catholic Creoles of |
Louisiana. We entertain little doubt that they
eel indignant at the poor estimate placed upon
heir intelligence by that print.
Why7 It calls upon them to oppose the
American party because it says, upon miserable
md unsustained authority, that an attempt will
o made to exclude them from the enjoyment of
heir Z vested rights," and points to the Sparta
roceedings as evidence, at hesame time throw
nc, or seeking to throw, diseredit upon the au-
horitative proceedings Of the State Wigwam.
And this is done, too, in face Of the nomina-
ion Of Judge Derbigny for Governor, Texada for
lieutenant Governor and Durable for Treasurer
--all good and true Catholics and in face Of a
latform Of principles unanimously adopted
mid the widest enthusiasm, Catholic delegates
ud Protestant delegates vieing with each other
the exuberance Of their applause! .s,i
Gould stronger insult be put upon the intel
sence Of any set of men than the Courier has
rpetrated upon those it styles the g gallant
'eoles''' Oh, neighbor, you will find out in
leseason that the aforesaid Catholic Crsoles
We intelligence, patriotism and sagacity suffi-
mt to distinguish between your partisan
,cial pleadings and the noble and patriotic /.
Is Of the American party. ss.acts speak louder !.
an cords" The Americans act. Is it pre- /,
mable, then, that mere words will be preferred !,
downright acts, byintelligent men , Certainly
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