New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-31
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1T may be asked. "A Simple anu iass
answer obvious and clear to politicians ~
reason An organi alton, got up on lnaep
principles til effect reforms ia nanlclpal, 7.ss
Federal Legislation, ARA
combined opposition the ods partles @ioil
vionsly bore sway This TACT a1ost "
unless indeed indep movements sNoAeii y
originated III TO make g u nellal y
81 tic expense Of another Of, to make our
idea unlnista to obtain saicieht number q
,otas far tle independent ticket to enable the par
tic,lar favored by the leaders Of the
saIafed combination, 10 triumph on election day
when grlch Id the case the independent ticket
becomes the grossest sort Of a nomer Instead Of
being really indepe ndent il Is sIlbselyent 70 and
dependent upon delusion and triekery it seeks to
ensnare tie honest and sand by the use Of
lligsounding and plausible words, which amount to
nothing to throw laurels Of victory into the hands
of an ancient partisan with the chiefs Of
which a Re ular anding has been effected.
Some four years ago an independent ticket was
presented 10 tile people Of New Orleans for their
sufrages The call for public meeting which led to
its construction, igned by numbers Of the very
best men in the our largest property holders,
merchants and capitalists. What was tie result
why, not q single thus brought before tile pub
Wing Or Democratic tickets! Not one. The two
polite Of that Of lost, accordng TO
The old. fashioned way Of fighting. They paid no at
tetion to the Independent ticket, but went on bat
thing manfulIy and independently for their own
tickets The Wings defeated the Democ just las
the Democrats had defeated them on previous coca
sions, and have since, the tendency Of the
separate party was to damage the Wings
When gentlemen propose to form distinct party
with distinct objects and aims view, they enter
Iupon automatically ifcult ertakng. They rarely
reflect upon the subject in its only practical light,
however; and, feeling convinced they are in the
right rush on enthusiastically to utter defeat, instead
Eof Til agnifc cent. triumph their teemng magina-3
tons had pictured. Then they are ed dunn
founded, and cannot for the life tell why or
Ehow the unexpected event happened ##5 s5
Wewill tell them. They ask too much, and with
Altogether too little ceremony. What do they ask
Let us zee. Why, that two political parties which
have governed this country alternately for the last
third of century and this city as long period
until within the past two or three should
i#quetly aud naimuringly surrender, throw down
their arms and dsband, at the mere request Or
gestion Of an organization Of yesterday This is
what is asked and We question much whether any
the tlemen who have ever calls for indie
pendent meetings in New Orleans utside Of the
Few professional politicians whose names usually
appear Oh the have thought Of the matter in
this light #
Here ME afew of the reasons which always have,
and always will prevent Independent organizations
from achieving even d temporary success The
Americans believe they best calculated to govern
the city and State The Democrats hold that they
are best calculated to rule both city and State and
to;the ranks of these two parties ninety-nine hun
dredths of the voters Of the commonwealth are firmly
attached and cannot be detached W hat folly then
II for two Oh three hundred gentlemen-freel accord
i ing them the purest motives to suppose they can
erect, almost destitute Of ,aterie party which can
Il break down two bshed and powerful organi
cations e They may succeed in lightly injnring the
American and slightly bene6ting the Demo- cratic
that Is all they can do, in any contingency
at I'LL likely to arise between this and the June cleo
II tions. $Ss,8 is#. tt5 sE
Most of the sgners to the call which led to the Ar
lLcade meeting, have published a card repudatlng all
connection with it and announcing their determine
lion to adhere to their original plan Of separate
and independent 0rganiza This is to be- regret-
4 ted sand we freely admit that we regretit still we
entertain no apprehensions that the influences which
may be brought to bear will be sufficiently powerful
to give the election to the nominees of the
4 ic Central Committee Democratic party, we should
i say-although as it has been authoritatyely pro-
i claimed that the Democratic Central Committee, here
in New Orleans ruled the Legislature at Baton Rouge
with rod Of iron we see no solvent reason why the
members thereof should not & have all the say in
the approaching municipal struggle.
; There is no doubt whatever that each Of the two
great political parties will have regularly noinila-
ted ticket in the field in due season. The Democrats
never fail on such occasions and flushed by recent
conquests, will make desperate effort to win And
lust as sure as the sun rises and SETS the Americans
will not be found wanting They will come before the
people with as good ticket as ever was voted for
and will pretermt no honorable and energetic effort
i to obtain asplendid triumph.
Il Under such circumstances we ask how can ths
Headers in the independent movement expect to en-
f counter anything but the most notifying discom
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e To our American friends we would say be of gooi
cheer keep your ranks firm and close; be not led
4 countenaIce or encourage any movement that doe
Il not originate among yourselves encourge no divers
z ions, if you would not wound your own party an
! be assured that by the persistent exercise of tn
4 virtues which flow from union, untlagging energ,
and irreyocabe determination, that victory is as sur
I on the first Monday in June next as the day is
: arrive. @ 5lGi5 5....Ea
Of THE RUSSIAN WAR.--Our readers should bear
mind that this is the last night of the exhibition
lie the Dioranic Panorama of the Russian War, at A
lie ory Hall. 1t is, without doubt, the best and mos
complete exhibition of the kind ever shown in Ne
re Orleans The exhibition tonight being for the henet