New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-17
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A good deal Of talk has been had throughout
the city respecting the application and meaning
sef the word Thug" it having been used quito
often by a journal Of this city which eDjoys .
reputation for probity and consistency quite as
unquestienable as that of the frail feminine de-
scribed by poor Finn, in one Of his inimitable
sketches Of police court trial. BY request, we
gave Websterss and Richardson's definition Of
the word, together with such brief comments as
were truthful and appropriate to the occasion.
These definitions and observations, it appears,
have aroused the ire Of the Delta. 1t is very
true that the ire of the Delta Is harmless Its
opposition uitless, and its friendship only to be
feared still, who would have supposed thai
branded, infamous garment, exactly fitted t.
it's proportions, would have been SO promptly
claimed and worm IT'S matter Of wonder.
ment, or else the effect Of conscious guilt WI
don't know which, neither do we care. Thu
mere mention Of the fact is sufficient for ou1
purpose.
The Delta having used the word g Thug" re-
peatedly, in connection with the American party
Of New Orleans, We were induced, by reasons
previously given, to publish the precise mean
ing of the term, as set down by two standard
authorities Of the English language. Those au
thorities made the word mean robbers, murder
ars, immolaters Then we mentioned that, al
the returned official record showed, the Ameri
cans having over four hundred majority, ther,
must be an immense number of robbers, murder
ers and scoundrels in New Orleans, but that il
was shame that ssjournsl living upon tn,
patronage Of such wretches should blazon tn,
fact to an amazed and Disguised world
This relation Of facts did not please tn,
Delta. We did not expect it would 1t is
matter of entire Indifference to us, and to every
body with whom We are acquainted, whether
the Delta is pleased or displeased Whereupon
10 yesterdays evening edition, it prefaces ex,
tracts from portion of our article of yester.
day, headed g Thugsi Thugs y" as follows:
THUGS AND KsowsNo1Hses The following character
istc paragraphs appeared In the Crescent OF this
ing and are 90 unfair and that II becomes
without intending to enter upon any controversy with
Journal for the principles and style of which We are moi
hypocriticsl enough TO pretend any respect.
The Delta limps on its dignifed stills. Dig.
nifty as lily becomes it, as fashionable clothes
do raw country pumpkin, or words Of virtue
she tongue Of harlot, or sermons Of righteous
ness the mouth Of the Father Of Sin. We
have not the smallest doubt it was Sc Disagree
able" to reply to the Crescent-iust as disa.
greeablep as it would have been to attempt TO
stem an overwhelming, crushing avalanche Of
truth. But, the " dissgreeable' part Of the
business is chargeable to its own short com.
ings TO its horrible reflections upon a large
majority Of the native citizens Of New Orleans.
Like detected oulprit the Delta essays to
deny that it ever styled the Americans Of New
Orleans " Thugs "-or, as the word is defined
robbers, murderers, immolaters Now, let ia
rec whether this denial ia entitled to the small
ast credit The Delta is good evidence against
the Delta, although it would be regarded az
valueless against anything or anybody else.
We quote from the Delta:
The Evening Delta, Of the 18th inst, said,
speaking Of the disturbances which occurred on
md followed the 9th Of November
We believed sons yesrs ago that the bloody farce Of
aocbinisn With IT, miserable taps and party cries
of the angels but unfortunately our belief was
and the jacobins are In fun possssaion as Ne
,rleans ct the present moment The very organization
which they belong translated the spirit or Hoshes.
erre,s remark 81 Dieu nsrise pas III 6rt i, ereer 81,
'hen they Z resolved at phadelphia, that they be-
eyed In supreme Beingan assertion which must have
slied every day by their aots fa ~
The Jacobins are in full possession Of New
)rleans,' etc. They resolved at Philadelphia
that they believed in Supreme Being. !"
here can be no installing the foregoing It
urls the shafts Of disgrace at both the Louis.
ana and National organizations.
Again, in the same number, the Delta saws !;
The patriots appeal from Judge Robertson to Judue
ynch They talk of hanging Judge Cotton il he gives
honest decision In every political case brought before
I'M coolly as schooboy who Is about to string up
abid terrier and the police remains within hearing ar
aer threats and whistles round gas lamp II they
merely the joyal conversation OF
edeTalist y on q bender. Law la nulity.
g The patriots must have been very numer-
us--must have numbered all the members of
he American party in New Orleans, to have
such fearful things, besides making
law ~ g a nullity." Of course the Americans
lust have been the "Thugs," for who ever
card the Delta say aught against the strong
de? Furnish US the man, and he can make
fortune by hiring himself to Barnum.
The Delta Of the 18th inst said:
No man regarded .fmerican save the pusiicu
idirtdal who bound himsef by solemn and secret
this to surrender his private judgmentto give np all
gnerahip in himself and to support for office the pom
10 Of an irresponsible junta, whether he was bgot
1ays, an assassin, Robert Mscaire jacques strop
The police force for the support Of which We are taxed
the bono, either joined the Skinnersa the sons Of
venySix' or Of Five Hundred-or looked on unmoyed
bile the boweknfe of the murdersrs replaced the laws
the State In word, New Orleans resembled Bonner.
nd Kertsch after their capture by the Allies rather
frstclass city In civilized country at peace with
70 world
The Delta, of the 18th inst, said:
The Precinct fseventh| itself has been called the
Bloody SEVENTH though very little blood has been shed
In political quarrels, since the srops OF Mockar
ddened the first victory of the Thugs In this city
Here the Americans are called "Thues,n
toadly, unreservedly, and in plain and unmis-
Ikable terms, We have before explicitly de-
ned the meaning of the word, and need say no
ore on that point.
Now, we submit whether the foregoing en-
acts do not support and yindcate every assor-
on Of our article of yesterday. Ont Of its own
outh is the Debts convicted of the most afro.
GUS calumny--the yilest abnse--the most in
NOUS alsehoods--concerning the American |
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