New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-24
a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
THE PAST CANVASS VIEWED FROM THE
aSE PRESENT.

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THE PAST CANVASS VIEWED FROM tn
u PRESENT 4.
Now mat the contest Ia ever and The smoke cisars
away may aisiy consider the results and the cans
a BY which those resuts have been brought about III
ezserience Of the psst should teach lessons Of wisdom
4 the future. u
remarkable feature IN the late canvass WAS the ur
paralieled denuncaton and severity Of the abuse whc
was profusely heaped upon the American party and II
adherents The and honor, the ability, integrity
patriotism Of the citizens copoaug 1t formed protes
ton from aanderous assaults and the party brande
BY the bterest epithets OF reproech and
Never, sncs the formation Of the Republic, has part
spirit been rancorous, has any party INDUCED
such vile and Infamous attacks upon those opposing
was yenomousy emitted BY the Democratic party an
press upon the American party and It's principles
The Democratic party arrogated to itself all politics
purity and political honesty and could see no earth
in those Independent to acknowlcde
4 its hierarchy The Americana the contrary abuse
nobody and quietly and digninsdiy with arrness
avowpg the doctrine that they were entitled to rule th
Of their birth left their cs use toths strength Of Il
principles.
1t strange thing to be observed during the pro
gress Of the canyase, how Frenchmen and Eogishmel
meet together in peace and security and oeehrat
the Victories Of their allied forceshow Russians coul,
congratulate and re-ayow their devotion to the Cssr
how Hbernian Societies, and Irish Labore,s socie
ties snd German Societies could parade our street
unmolested and unabused, displaying their seyera
national banners and smblems and yetlwhen Anericans
being the of the attempted to exercise the SANE
rights and privileges under the stars stripes which
they had accorded to others they were denounced a,
dark lantern men, midnight asssssins, and afterwards
Thugs, etc
Among the strangest things, however in the late can
vass the unnatural afiation Of those who wers
styled the & old whgsa with the Democratic party
is most unaccountabls how these veteran Wings were
persuaded to support that party, which had pursued
with unrelentng malice and dstrscon their old stand
ard bearer Henry Clay and which had worried with ts
hounds Of party g the old eloquent even to the
verge Of the grave The praise of Democratic Journals
for their aid and comfnrt must strange music to
the Of these old Whgsn 1t is praise from, the
same hroats that sung songs Of exuitation over the
Plsqusmine frauds, and from the same men - some Of
whom the perpetrators Of those frauds and bays
esd in strange dances over Loccoco victories bv
whatever obtained Il 10 not the least singular
thing that these old Wings with their usua sasacty
and intelligence not able to see beneath the fair
exterior and soft soothing WORDS Of the anti Americana
the bfszeh heart Of ancient Iocofoccis beating In ali
its former gsngrens and corruption.
What they have had for their course must re-
9man, suppose, locked il their own bosoms 1t can
not be because Of religious test In the American
platform Of Louisiana for honorable men as themselves
have assured them that such existed 1t cannot be
owing to their affection for oregners for these same
foreigners have defeated the Old Wing Ticket oyer
and again and they therefore, do not owe To for
egnars such debt Of gratitude as to enlist them seaiua
the American cause Tothese g old Whigs,n however
80 say Democratic American party owes its
defeat II this be true then, indeed the old Wings -
have won prominence and renown which we do not
envy and the to obtain which we do NOT wish 10
initiate. 2 ss So a
But the strangest Of oil strange things IL the finale or
last card played by the Looofoco anti Demo-
cratic party towit the general and almost universal
contest Of elections. s9s
Il would seem that this party claims all Of the offices
both State and Federal theirs by divine rights and
that they are resolved to hold these oces with the will;
d the people or In spite Of the viii Of the people
When the frauds at Piaquemne were copsumnataa
and over nine hundred votes polled at prec,uct
The vote Of Which less than forty thew
thought II was all rjght-moraly and poitoaly--snd
hey ccoy pocketed the thousands which were lost by
he u,Tyotesttg old Whigsn on that occasion. when
the fall elections Of 1865 the Seventh Precinct and
'ther precincts throughout the CITY were crowded with
hundreds Of Illegal votes and above the legitimate
totes OF the several wardsthey deemed 1t oil right and
walked into Office with an affected virtue as IL no wrong
sd been done and as # they had been honestly elected
the fact that each and all of the commissioners at
ach and all Of the pos-together with each and Al 81
he clerks Of eecon-wsrs Locofocos sanotiesd tbes.
rauds and outrsges. G51
Indeed would appear that when success attends this
'eocratio party the by which that success was
otaned are not to be considered bu il thsy are fary
they then, and only then cry out fraud intii
ae'on murder etc., and begin contest the Will Of the
eople. @s II
~ remains TO be seen whether the people are to be
usd and deceived by this pharsaeai pretepson to y
10 and honesty on the part of this socaed Democratic
arty, wnfch It does not nor never has possessed
Ws nave few more observations to make but this
f1ee mas grown 80 long that must postpone what We
ave further to say to another time.