New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-09
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fully, yet truthfully, OF that once noble and po-
tent commonwealth:
our State is disgraced and Inundated but we trust
not irrstsevahy ruined Massachusetts, the most cult
vated the best educated the most anu
upon many good reasons the proudest stare IN t
has frttered away her strength until sne Nv I'M R
protrate There has been time before SLICE the h1e
luton when she did not maintain leading part IN the
national councs and at least challenge Wy rspscs y
She has now stripped herself Of her titles to in
uence and must be content, for time 70 occupy tne
lowest o. nAs to- is s the pses
n IN statesmen only petty politicians Instead Of
her men of learning and commanding eloquence and
jealous of her honor and worthy Of her
is represented by charlaans scioists
and enoramusesby self-seekers instead of patriotic
miusby prone to mischief rather than souls capa
bls Of conceiyng apprecatg and npholdng what makes
the general welfare We will not mention her great
menhe living and the deadher pride and the pride Of
the natonwho went in at the door, and were the egt
mate guardians of the fockfor we should be ashamed
to recaptulate by way of contrast the Of their
successors, who have jumped over the fold,n
We do not wonder that the sensible and re:
fiecting men of Massachusetts, sorrow over her
fallen condition. They have ample cause.
Never, in the history Of this confederaey, has a
State that once stood SO high-was 50 infinen'
tial throughout the length and breadth OF the
land--whose representatives in the national
councils enjoyed the respect and admiration OF
| christendom- fallen 30 low.
Nor was the fall sudden. 1t was slowly pro-
gressive. II took, to say the least, fifteen years
to accomplish the work of disgrace and humilia-
ton, and finally to plunge her in the lowest
depths Of political degradation One by one,
/ isms innumerable were infused into the minds
of the people, sapping their political and moral
principles tending ito q disregard of law, re-
| ligion, respect for the constitution. and the
vested rights Of their neighbors. For a long
Etime the right minded men Of the State kept the
raying agitators down; but in 1850 fanaticism
triumphed, as it never triumphed before, and
Lit has since continued to triumph until the
name Of the once grand old commonwealth is
1 now as much synonym of reproaeh and dis
grace as it erst was Of glory and renown, The
spectacle is sad one, and we would willingly
| turn from its contemplation.
The time once was, when Massachusetts
statesmen spoke, the whole country listened in
dom. The fires Of pure national patriotism
glowed perpetually in their bosoms. 4hey loved
the whole Union with all their hearts They
reyerenced the Constitution and the laws. They
sought not to Cypress or insult their heighbors.
They did not assume to be better philanthro-
pists and Christians than their fellows. They
asked for nothing which was not constitutional,
and did not seek to impose unconstitutional
measures npon any portion Of the confederacy.
Consequently, when their grand old statesmen
rose up in the council halls of the Union, their
burning eloauence, powerful arguments and
patriotic appeals, were listened to with profound
admiration and respect. even by those who did
not concur with their views, and were felt, read
and honored, from one extreme Of the country
to the other. Then, Massachusetts had men
who were as intellectually great as they were
morally honest. Then, the old Bay State stood
FIRST among the foremost roudest among the
proud Sa $1a@
How wonderful the change few short years
has wrought Their men Of might have all
died, or been estracised by dark, gloomy and
impracticable fanatics Their capitol has been
disgraced by the passage of q law directly at
variance with the Constitution Of the United
States The laws Of the land have been resist
ed, and officers murdered in the discharge Of
their sworn duty. The Union has been openly
hooted at; and even the very tomb Of DANIEL,
WEBSTER was not exempt from the Infamous
onslaughts Of reverend fanatic Clernytnen
have turned politicians, and preach from texts
not found in the sacred book; women ascend
the rostrum and harangue promiseuous masses:
and, finally, bats have erept into the nests Of
the eagles; the jackals tread the ground once
roamed over by lordly liens; and owls and other
birds of ill-omen boot discordantly upon the
aiP, where once the voice of eloquence, intellect
and patriotism was heard, and where it reipned
paramount.
These are o few of the causes that have
brought Massachusetts to her present deplofa-
BILE political state, and made her mere cypher
in the Onion. But, we think the lowest depth
has been sounded, and hope the future will bring
forth better fruit
Mobile EL,EcTIoN.-The American party Of
Mobile achieved brilliant triumph on Monday
last. From the Advertiser, of Tuesday morning,
we copy the subjoined remarks and returns:
We are particularly gratifed in being able to
state that the election passed off with much
quietness--no serious disturbances having oc-
Cured in any of the precincts. In view Of all
that has happened for the last few weeks, this
result is worthy OF special notice and reflects
credit upon the city.
For Governor, Congress, Senate and Sheriff,
We have returns from all the wards of the city,
and two country precincts (Napoleonville and
Mclntyre's) The following is the aggregate
vote Of the several candidates:
shortridge, 1901 Winston. 969;
Walker, 1851; Stallworth, os9;
Bethea, 1856; Dargan, 10l5.
For the county ticket, we have the returns for
the city and Mc1ntyres precinct, as follows:
Sheriff. cleveland, f548; Shelton, 1908
House--Withers, 1889; Battle, f547 Smith,
1858; Gaines, a67 Barnes, 957
Tax Collector Hunt, 1921; Lott, $40.
Assessor Turner, 1903; Tisdale, 9B2.
School Commissioners Davis, 1923; Hurtel,
1921; Clark 1hah. Lnhnaan lho1 ahnni1an