New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-09-06
mr. mr. 4 1,aryAgg As IT NOW STANDS.

For our part we are free to assert that we
are mora than satisfied with the present aspect
n poiitiosi ntfsira in Louisiana. The progress
of do american party has far exceeded our
most sanguine expectations and. sure Of sue
SEES as We have been all along, each succeeding
day brings to us new evidences of the accuracy
Of our calculations. We do not claim any credit
for the verifcation Of our original hopes, for
We only placed implicit reliance upon the patri-
otto thz6bbings ef the great American heart.
The bearings and tendency Of tho canvass, no.
matter in what light they may be viewed, are
all favorable all indicate magnificent tri--
umph. why it may be asked 1t is easy to
answer fully and explicitly. In the the first
plaoe, the Amerioans occupied position from
III START alike elevated, national and patriotic
Nene u the sins Of omission and commission,
charged upon the cid parties, applied to them.
They bore a1oft pure and unsullied banner.
The principles smblazoned upon that banner, in
characters IF living light, are founded inreason,
truth, justice and equity. They ask for nothing
which ia not right they seek to impose nothing
which is wrong. The main principle that lies
ut the foundation Of the superstructure, is one
that has been practiced and enforced among all
nations Of the earth as far back o. history Of
tradition youchsafe Light, and it is simply this :
| the children Of o country must govern that
country, Or else it will go To- ruin. That the
principle Is true and applicable. ancient and
modern history, for that matter, furnishes more
than one mournful example.
| rs it criminal in the natives Of the United
States to seek 10 do that which the failure to do
lby citizen Of any other civilized land under
the canopy Of heaven would be accounted rank
treason, to assert the right to govern their own
country to endeavor to guard against internal
divisions and corruptions' to determine that
the ballot-bo upon which the free institutions
Of their country rest, shall not be turned into
an engine Of bribery, fraud, perjury, and oil
manner Of villainy, leading to the most insufer-
able Of tyranny! Il.
From the way the canvass has thus far been
conducted, on the part Of many Of our oppo-
nents, it would appear that oil the foregoing
interrogatives would have to be answered in
the affirmative! This fact, of itself, has done
the American party an infinite amount Of good
Honest and intelligent men could not under
stand why what have ever been considered viz
tues in the people Of foreign lands should BE-
looked upon as detestable when practiced by thu
people Of the United States.
Then, again. the violence, inyectiye, and re-
lentless abuse INDUCED in by our opponents
have done them vast amount Of injury
Never, ii the history Of politics, has party en-
ldured, quietly and patiently, so much ferocions
denunciation as has the American party. This
endurance did not flow from cowardice, but
from consciousness Of right and might-and
the masses kssa,c it Hence, their sympathies
naturally inclined to the side Of justice and
truth, to the side where gentlemanly bearing
reigned paramount, and to the side which faith.
fully observed the courteses Of life in all Of its
discussions, DO matter how exciting the time OF
momentous the occasion. 4
These things, and many others which we have
now not time to allude to, have all worked tt
the advantage Of the American party-havt
added strength to its benign and patriotic prin,
ciples- and contributed to the halo which
already heralds the coming Of our unpFeoe-
dented victory.