New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-10-31
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celebrity But the cry has not been confined 70 VI
+ves alone They have not been allowed to retain !,
it as their exclusive property. BY no MEANS onder II
varions guises and with different names-reta'nhS =;
the original idea which was to throw pursuers OIL 'e IL
track and deceive generallyt has attained ehsth o.
and breadth of diffusion that is anything bot credit
able to the vaunted refinement, progression anu III
telligence Of the nineteenth century. lndeeu' the
nrartice has become SO common that little no re-
nroach attaches to it. Thus go down the moral
scale little by little, until their perceptions become
so hunted BY usage, that they readily embrace and :,
promote what they would at first have regarded with J.
loathing and disgust. II
Politicians work great deal upon the idea in "
voyed in the quotation that heads this article II
Whenever they contemplate frauds upon the ballot r
box, they charge their opponents Ill advance "l'i
entertaining similar views This is done to blind their
opponents, if possible, and distract popular Afternoon
from themselves. And when riot has been deter
mined upon when the leaders Of any particular ac-
ton or party have made up their minds to carry ther
point at all hazards without regard to the disturb
onces and boolshed that may follow, they invariably
commence blowing the embers OF dscolu beforehand,
arfulIy and continuously insisting at the same tne
that their political enemies are preparing to accom-
psh an unholy end, and that consequently, then adj
herents should be prepared-that is, armed With
deadly weapons-for the fearful emergency they have
concluded to bring on! This at once arouses bad
blood on both sides, while it serves as a convenient
disguise for the fomeners Of all the trouble and too
frequently enables them to escape from the crushing
! blows public indignation would otherwise inIct.
While disclaiming any intention OF giving personal
offence regard for truth consrans us to express the
conscientious conviction that if there are Unusual dis
t1rbances at Or near the polls Tuesday next Or
| n rim and hunnN blood is |
shed--for if a riot commences COB only knows when
and where it will end-that all the blame and all the
responsibility will justly attach to the Democratic
State and Parish Committees and to the revolution |
ary course Of their organ, the New Orleans Courier
We express this belief in iorrow-not in angcror We
would soothc and calm instead Of contributing iue TO
the fame or aggrayating in any manner whatever,
the feelings engendered by the unparalleled course
the parties referred to have proper to pursue
But the truth must be told. The circumstances re-
CURE it, and the duty readers, as faithful
journalists, demand it at our hands. We shall not
shrink from the performance Of that duty no matter
how disagreeableit may be.
In time of remarkable quiet when ordinary dis
turbances unusually rare, when the future gave
forth no token which did not promise continuance
II of that peace, and when the mcagre police force TN
s. der command of Mayor Waterman were uischarginG
t. their duties with uneNamped fidelity and prOmpt
" tude the Democratic State and Parish Committees
'r issued the annexed manifesto. It has already aI
AZ reared in our columns but reproduce it in order
that the public may not misunderstood our argument
:. Here it is:
&c NOTICE TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
i'll Eescd That the experience elections shows
i, that organization OF the DenoeIntc py in each precinct is
~ n ne 70 hnpr rsfeee 'e' DIT 'V ' "
= Ro'rl Fiat every Democrat city H"w Orleans
who regards his dnty 10 ms country ne itqnch tea 70 e'fee
himself member Of bod! to nid IN the t" aW
H. to him ~ !he Constitution and lr nTs.
the duty s ,s s1"tSd be T$nS t" y s GmS
t RSs the IL ' hers Of = md oSiosE On sacG @
pt ne day Of S'sstion for The Tgs Of m + @s
IN cena! Committee and the Parish c2 EW o" Ef:E Orleans"
er President Democratic s i%;, >e = %T''e"
~ ~ President Democratic Parish Committee
Il A. SCuEEIEEE, Secretary.
, If the above proclamation is not revolutionary i'll
AZ wording and in sentiment, arc at loss to under
stand the meaning Of the term. 1t sets out by re-
na commencing organization unknown to the laws to
- execute duties that only legally deyolvc upon duly
W. sworn officers of the law. And this organization is
% to be composed of men who belong only to polt
mr. cal class The second resolution calls upon every
Democrat to come forward and register himself fol
W. the purpose Of securing to every citizen the rights
+o guaranteed to him by the constitution and the laws.
m Here again. the officers of the law, and consequently
la the law ITSELF are ignored and repudiacl, and il
Ia responsible nsworn organization is sought to III
nd formed to override both. The third resolution cN
bo plains how the thing is to be done, and the remaining
mo paragraph orders the publication Of the proceeding
az, of the puissant conclaycs.
cy The whole procedure from beginning TO end, bear
irn no marks that its authors conscious Of the e2
ats stencc of any laws, constitutional State munc
the pal They seemed to have resolved under the belle
co that all of sovereign and legal authority
ed in and started from the Of the aforesai
roc committees!
+ i The reader will bear in mind that the above pr
to nuncamento was published to the world some ten
twelve days ago.
On the cath inst, We referred to it i'll hctittil
IT, Manner stating that we had doubt Of the tirmnc
'' and ability OF the Mayor to preserve the peace on
c day of election and of his determination to do c
VIC To this article tile Courier replied at length ON t
'ck following day, the 25th Throughout the Couric
ana response surs thrown upon the American part
"h' the Mayor was deprecated, his election charged
EAST any account but the true his police dispaag
o'o dishonest and Inefficient and himself 50 By inn
'0u cation with many other aggravating remarks and
SUN situations, all calculated to arouse ythng but
l i' peaceful feeling in the community Then the Cour
u'9 threw the Mayor overheard III the following curt a
'''a expressive terms:
" " 9s GsesSs a8oy "y H% HS WH ." & % w Ne M
It's POSITION and that rcSl,nns hIr duty will
uent IN the sheriff who viii have the power in cast heed
MIN Oh the Mayor and all other authorities.
nr1. Very well The Sheriff my have " that very I
,nr ponsibe duty" the day of election, but he =
nnst scsses not the slightest particle of authority over
nnr. Mayor any of his officers, Not hit of it.
suppose :" all other authorities, mentioned by
,.,, Courier, means the enregstercd. We shall
a. what VIC shall see ana not being easily lrighcn
"A j.; shall await the impending storm with hecom
y, patience.
,;+ On the eth We responded to the article from
~ | Courier, quoted above, in which dcmonstlN
dan that it and its party had more right to complain
frauds and violences than the author Of all evil
10 complain of tasehOod and wckcdness, By y
n by OF Illustration we alluded to the Ftupendons Plat
vii! mines frauds Of lSl4 and the still cnolm
All frauds Of 1853 both of which tended to the udyHr
r. ment of the party of which the Courier is the accl
eirul tied organ.
i mn The Courier took two days to prepare reply,