New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-01
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Committees and the New Orleans Courier; and
argued and proved, we think conclusyely to every
dispassonate mind, that the leaders Of that party
not the Masses for they are as honest and well mean-
ing as could be desircd-had determined to raise
disturbance or riot on Tuesday next with or without
reason with or without justification of any kind if
it became necessary so to do in order to accomplish
the partisan ends they had i'll view.
In nroof of our argument we cited the extraord-
nary pronunciamento promug gated by the Democratic
State and Parish Committees twelve or fourteen days
ago we referred to the aggrayating and insulting
course of the Courier for several editions, in which
the Mayor was indirectly assailcd his police stigma
tized doubt thrown upon the honesty and capacity
of all connected with the executive department of the
city government, and the American party imme-
diately Or remotely associated with dshonoabe acts
all of which unfair and untrue as 1t was CAL
cuated to foment disturbances and engender riotings
For doing these things at time when the city was
extraordinarily quiet when the police were unusually
efficient when the skies smiled serenely upon our
municipal affairs ; and when Mayor Waterman was
putting forth every exerton to preserve the present
and secure the future tranquility Of the corporation
we felt constrained to express the conviction which
we again express with consciousness Of its truth
nanf,lIy affirmed that 'if there are unusual disturb
ances at or near the polls Tuesday next, or any
where ese or if a riot occurs and human blood is
sled-for if riot commences, GoD only knows when
and where it will end-that all the blame and all the
responsibility will justly attach to the Committees
and the journal before mentioned
We would like to be able to take all said yes
terday and what we have said above, back, but we
cannot. The uncalled for fuminatons of the Com
mittecs and the anathemas of the Courier have pro-
duccd a painful excitement throughout the conmu-
nifty, which we shall do all we can in our power to
allav, as should every good citizen And If, despite
of all, riot must take place, sincerely hope the
consequences will fall upon the heads Of the crafty
originators of it, not upon their comparatively inno
cent dupes.
At the conclusion of our article yesterday morning,
as we closed an extended review of facts and circum
stances connected with the question under discussion
we observed that our belief that riot q had
been determined on, strengthened by another
Address . from the Democratic Committees which
had appeared in several city journals the previous
day. We also promised to alude to it this morning,
provided we could find room.
The "Address'' does not deserve much notice. 1t
is full of Joseph Surface pattudes from beginning to
end and stranger readerup perusing it would i'll
were little more chaste than potiphars wife, when
if the truth were known the fact would be apparent
that they have played more prostitutng tricks upon
the baot-lox than it is probable Mrs. Queen Potphar
ever played with prior favorites before she was
| wrecked upon the unylelding rock of Joseph's sub
lime chastity which has had no parallel in any sue
ceedng age although thousands of years have rolled
| by since the occurrence. The American party has
rifr nf
flage what the loved son of the Patriach jacob
Joseph-was to the lewdness Of the Egyptian Queen
stopped prostitution at least for the time being
Whether that party will be as badly stripped in the
encounter as was Joseph remains to he demonstrated
The Illustration holds good still further. For doing
a righteous act Joseph got a bad name. The inia
nous Queen told all sorts Of lies about him and strOve
to blast his reputation. For doing the same thing
some thousands of years afterwards i'll regard to the
preservation of the immaculate purity of the elective
franchise divers and sundry Mrs. Democratic Poti
phars' charge the American party with the commits
sion of long list Of unlawful Offences just as she did
to hide her own faults and conceal her own shame.
In regard to the mournfu, pathetic agoike re-
presentations OF the address about Democrats being
driven from the polls etc, etc. etc, etc, etc. which
are strung out with facility that would do credit to
city to smile and put unslspecting fellow creature
on the other side Of Jordan while he smiling,
the Delta, of yesterday morning. paper that sup
ports Buchanan, after a fashion Of its own-said:
The Democratic Address declares have
suffered exceedingly within the last few inNr been beat
nsnled by foul language and ignomi"'y knocked lown
the polls, and have altogether endured much as if they
travelling along Jordan with peas in tlcir Shoes. This is |.
l a bt why di oecnr WY WY did ey y nvS the
dan roa without pistols in their roFfe,: Why did they mot
about they aese why they not ready for si"ppe
THEY lad the advantage of numbers in New Orleans at least
they state they had ears dnenars like other
npo f IN e 1 p6 e9 the no s ns o G m
m9GEf4 "s S S aSn n ot y
superior animal to them according 10 the notion Of many
ther 'il like Danc Webster they i i've It is 10
be hoped not at the Threshold OF death
The Delta is right in one sense, and it isn't right in
another. 1t is not record that any eaderS have
suffered. Those leaders,, SO brave in words and SO
valiant in procamations invariably leave the dam
gerous part of the business to be performed by those
they have misled, and who have really nothing to gain
or lose by the triumph defeat Of either political
party. 1t is our private opinion publicly expressed
that they will find very few persons to dupe Tues
day next, They have played that game once too
often.
AS Of most Importance We quote the following from
the address Of these Democratic committees:
Democrats who desired preserve oer the coming eec1:
0 regis their
\ great deal has been ill.uaurtttE said a'un this, ami
kinds Of false motives have been attributed to
Even if had desired oor9HiiIe bnla ~ armed
violence by Violence do think ltl
Sold desire project by every means, their lives and
sacred rignIsF
itlt Intention and if will please give
credit for little will perceive il
Could have been utterly stupid publish design
/ and thus etfecnaliy to tlwnrt it:
By careful reading Of the foregoing il will he seer
that there is nothing in conflicting with the Motto
to the Democratic Party published by us yesterday
and nothing tending to nculcate the positive belle
$ that the Democratic State and Parish Committee
have not q organised band Of armed men - Mar
a the wording, reader. These committees do not dCn
plainly that they have not effected such an organ
zation, If they haze done they intimate that
G would have been excessively - stupid" in them
) ''pabsh' it. That's about all their cNplanatio
l. amounts to.
In conclusion, we have only to rciteratc nltr prev
ously expressed co,vctios-touudcd on the cvilcnc
n we have submitted to our readers that the BHchana
lie SGlcl Executive Committees are determined to rail-
Is disturbangc ut tue polls, If possible, on THesd1
C. next. And this conviction gathers strength from Il
t unprecedented course Of the Sheriff. All parties
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