New Orleans daily crescent., 1856-11-13
T.ERsEyERING IN 1LL-HUtro1s.

good humor-the defeated giving up nlanlully, ana
the triumphant disposed to be magnanimous, as VIC
tors ought to be-they seem bent upon enjoying them
selves by trying to render others miserable
The signal lack of success that has attended these
efforts, should admonsh neighbors of the fruit
lessness of their amiable labors. No matter how
philanthropc their intention, people will not make
themselves wretched on their account; will not be
persuaded to adopt the belief will not conclude
that maligning, vfyng and prosecuting, is source
ofhappiness; and, in other words, will not think
that Pandemonum is preferable to Paradise.
But fthe editors of the Courier have rendered them.
selves happy by their natured course no one ought
to object. They have perfect right to enjoy them
selves in their own manner, so long as that manner
does not interfere with the happiness of Others There
has been no interference. Not the slightest. If it
has excited any feeling whatever, compassion, not
anger, has predominated.
The Courier, of yesterday morning, contained a
very long article in reply to one which appeared in the
Crescent of Monday morning last, headed Search
Warrants-The Mayor" In glancing over it casually
we were unable to find anything of much moment to
refer to or refue. 1t is so loose intangible and pos
sesses so few points throughout its mmensity that it
is almost an utter waste of time to pay attention to
it. However, as there appears to be some method
in the eccentlcities of the Courier will enter upon
the easy task Of refutation.
The Courier don't like Mayor Waterman. That is
evident 1t first asked whether he was gentleman
No one deemed it necessary to reply to this nterroga-
tory 1t is true the Mayor has hundreds and thousands
of friends among the first men of New Orleans of both
political parties, and when the question asked
them they merely smiled and passed on. What that
smile meant it is not our province to say. few days
afterwards the Courier answered its nterogatory
by announcing that Mayor Waterman was no gentle
man A most eloquent silence followed this an
nouncement. We take it that it spoke volumes. By
common consent, as it seemed, his friends and the
community deemed that his character here needed no
vndication from such attacks. And some said, very
unchartably according to notion that it was the
height of bravery, the quntessence of chivary to
sail man whose hands were tied-who could not
move an inch in personal matter without committing
moral perjury by volatinghis official oath.
Well, for Monday mornings double Sheet suppos.
ing we had plenty of room-Whch by the way we
didn't have, owing to an unusual press Of advertise
ments-we prepared an article in advance, giving GER
tain afidavits on which search warrants were issued
the official correspondence of officers connected with
the transaction, ETC., accompanied by some remarks
we deemed opposite, in which we plainly intmated
that who had not unlawful or dangerous goods
concealed in his house would object to the operation
of a search warrant. We are still of that opinion
We also stated belief that the Mayor actuated
by the purest motives throughout his whole course in
the premises. We are still of that belief.
We quote the following from yesterdays Courier
The entire silence in their editorial departments Of all the
dalous and outrageous aud he taking away
nd
ng the Mayor and his police would not be assumed by them
reports ps t q tie Ge Of oee an" suEo1nns meIc Of ha
dn & g d IN @ s9 @ on nS" n Inst St the the
points involved in the controversy between ourselves and thu
The low sheet " must take care of itself We
have nothing to do withit 1t is probably competent
to the task But, when the Courier speaks Of icon.
troversy between ourselves Qhenlselves) and the
Mayor" we fear it draws on its imagination for its
facts is there any controversy" between the
Courier and the Mayor? Has there been any? We
have heard of none The public is without knowledge
1t is true the Courier has assailed the Mayor Has the
Mayor vouchsaied any notice to the assaults upol
him If not, there cannot have been any y" contro
ve1sy,' for it takes two to make controversy Il
is with controversies as it is with bargains there
must be two parties Or else there can he no contro
versy and no bargain. This is patent fact.
In the foregoing quotation the Courier attacks the
/ Mayor for what it terms " scandalous and out
rageous invasion" of their Office. In the next para
graph but one the Courier states:
Tho invasion of premises made Nonfty pigh III
and served by Lieut. Frca,,N This pretended authority di
ectel TINT officer TO search the premises for cpnce arms
If any such we're found to tke them before the seeorer NJ
there were any actually in our building.
From the above it would appear that Recorder Fa
bre had more to do with the aforesaid scandalou
and outrageous procedure than the Mayor He is
sued the "process,0 and the chief officer of hi
district executed it. Why, then, all this virulenc
against the Mayor? He only removed some arm
from the Courier Office and protected it from al
danger. For our part, we do not believe it was eve
in any more danger than the Crescent office and be
lieve all this tempest in teapot" got up 70
purely partisan purposes. We are inclined to thin
the Mayor ought not to have removed the arms. But
did any damage result thcrctrom? Not bit. I'll
Office was protected the propretors were protected
the business Of the establishment suffered no nterrul
any particular, So, if the Mayor did err, he ere
on the side of honesty, and his error brought han
upon no human being, personally or pccunarly.
But we find we are wasting too much powder tc
nothing, or next to it. In regard to the Courier
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rants, all we have to say is that if they be we
founded, God help the country until remedy is dt
| vised.
A few illustrations will show the dangerous folly
the doctrines advanced by Our ncghbols. Accordin
TO their doctrine it is next to impossible for hous
Or an office to be legally searched. Admit this, an
we may Clandestnely store one thousand barrels Q
gun-powder in the Crescent buildings, and althoug
many citizens may suspect the fact and be willing
make oath that they verify believe the gunpowdc
is under roofs cndangering the lives of hundred:
and threatening with destruction millions Of property
still no search warrant can issue because it would b
scandalous and outrageous invasion" of the Gre:
cent! An abolitonist might locate in the city an
convert his house into perfect armory for the pun
pose Of aiding the seryie population to rise and mu
der their masters and mistresses and yet accordia
to this doctrine, his house would be his castle Il
scarch.warIant to disarm him could issfc and L
would be legally free to prosecute his sanguinary
signs against our wives, our children and ourselves
y Outupon such monstrous doctrine If the laws san
- tion it, away with such laws. Safety requires the
1" repeal No honest man or good citizen will object
y disclosure of his premises, and sealchwarants Il
II seldom issued against such
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