New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-24
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THE CRESCENT AMI. TIE COURIER NJ ilIfI'l
The Courier, Of Saturday morning, concludes an
Article n relation to the Outrage perpetrated upon
Policeman Algeo few days since, in the following
language
Tle Crescent had not word to Of this
version We certainly Do not nse, 70 word of
II hundred yards meeting where intense
esibited TINT would to degree Of violence
iii the Crescent Of Saturday, the :. new version Of
facts the physician certificate, etc,-appeared.
But for an oversight Of reporter the certificate
would have been published the previous morning,
This explanation sufficient to relieve ourselves and
our reporter from the covert and implied reproach
the Courier seeks to put upon us, for what
motive we are unable to conjecture.
En- PEASANT it is proper to state the rules by which
our reporter is governed. employed to look out
and coate facts, not to romance without truth Or
reason to gather up items Of public interest and
them in a readable form not to draw on his magma
Mon for his data, at the expense OF parties ana
Individuals to be as sure as possible under az
circumstances that bis information Is reliable before
he places anything upon and then to write
away without fear favor or Affection Under no other
rules can q true be published--one that
CONVEYS reliable news to the ccordng to our
understanding Of the term W have practiced upon
rule heretofore and shall be governed by it here
after rs long as the columns Of the Crescent remain
under our control, which, we apprehend will be no
brief period unless Proyidential nterposton sewers
the connection.
I'VE have no disposition to disguise much less deny,
our partisal&hip. For more than twelve months we
have taken inferior part in political struggles
have occupied no secondary position-1ave not been
found wanting wherever the fight raging fiercest.
In reviewing our course, although we see errors we
regret we find much to pride ourselves upon, to en-
courage and stimulate us to renewed exerton. We
believe now as we have ever believed, that we be-
long to the nobest and best, and prest party that
formed since the relaxation Of the despotisns
of the Old World allowed little liberty to those
living under limited governments and constitutional
monarchies The principle which underlies, sustains
supports and gives strength and beauty to the whole
structure, natural and holy one: and in no land
under the canopy Of heaven going back to the ear-
est period of recorded time and coming down to the
present. has that principle been spurned and tram
pied upon-hOoted at-scorned and despised, save in
the land of WASHINGTON Never before have the
ties of nativity been deemed otherwise than honor
able and he who displayed the greatest love and de-
votion to the country of his BIRTH has almost always
been thought a fit object to advance and honor.
/ But, we find we are wandering off slightly from the
point at extract from the Courier given at
the commencement of this article. The Courier must
have been hardly pressed for an opportunity to cast
slurs upon the Crescent, when it had to make an ac
cidental omission in the local column an occasion to
insiluate the grossest crinalty upon editorial
conduct The extract would lead strangers, or even
| those comparatively unacquainted with the facts,
/ living in our own city, to infer that the omission
pointed out was the result of desire to shield an as
| sassin or assassins, from merited punishment. No
other inference could be fairly drawn from the Ian
guage-yet it involves as black, base and cowardly
fa1sehood as ever terminated in the internal brain
of the Father Of Lies himself. We would not, if we
could, shield assassins, tolerate uans, screen or
countenance law. breakers, in any manner, shape or
form, whatever. And any man, or set of men, who
insinuate or assert that we would are guilty of false
hoods as infamous as they are contemplate and I'M
warranted.
While we express ourselves with Just warmth in the
premises we unable to resist The conclusion that
the editor Of the English side Of the Courier did not
mean tothrow the obloquy upon fair construction
Of his language warrants STILL words that causelessly
implicated contemporary with deeds of awessness
and crime, should not be hastily penned
The fling at the meeting at the Arcade is wrong in
letter and effect. That meeting was composed of as
respectable citizens usually gather together in pub
lie assemblages and intense Americanism'' is not
synonyme of assassination. Because Algeo was mur-
derousy assaulted during the evening it does not fol-
low that the meeting Of citizens, irrespective of party
distinctions was composed of murderers, Or that any
member thereof had lot part in the affair." If oul
memory does not mislead us, an atrocions outrage
was perpetrated upon one or more Americans during
the pending Of some Of the Democratic meetings
/ held last fall Suppose we had written such a para
graph as that quoted above in regard to the occur
/ renee Why, the indignation Of the Courier would
i have known no bounds, and there would have beer
ample reason for display of large amount of hon
] oct wrath