New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-04
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/ AZ Was to have been expected, the result Of the
election on last Monday thoroughly Disguised the
Democratic leaders the place hunters and the spoils
men, We mean who have become 50 accustomed
to success and the enjoyment Of the emoluments Of
office, that they have persuaded themselves they
sess Az imprescrptible right to both.
Laboling under such comfortable decisions it is no
wonder they regard opposition as Outrage and defeat
as procedure which could only be brought about by
the most criminal conduct the part Of their oppo
nents. What Gust the Office holding aristocracy--
turn out the privilege class-=and introduce new +
set Of men Why, the very idea is shocking to their
sensibites! And having found that the people have
repndiated them in q manner as nnmstakable as
overwhelming, they vent their spleen inlond, pro-
onged and furions abuse Of the American party, in
which there just about grain Of truth to one
hundred bushels Of chaff
That excuses were committed we do not dispute
Neither do we wish to excuse those Of side who
were in the wrong. But we oinsst that the turbu
#lences, when practiced by Democrats, are just as
wrong as when practiced By Americans We also in
sst that an act which is criminal in one man must be
criminal in another fit is ruffianism in an
American to maltreat Democrat it is rufianis in
Democrat to maltreat an Anercan-tha If it is muir
der for an american to say a Democrat, it is also
fAlleIlCatl.
propositions like these, I'VE are willing the American
party Of New Orleans should be tried and judged by
an intelligent impartial and an honest public We
ask No fol party with which we are identi
fed. But that party has an ndefeasible right to a
fair. showing and it shall have fair showing, 50
long as . press remains under our control.
Y The American party Of New Orleans has been
slandered and mall gned long enough. About all the
crimes known to the catalogue have been causelessly
and ruthlessly imputed to US This has been done to
prejudice us with the people abroad. In the city it
has constituted theme for rirthhas never risen to
the dignity Of respectable contempt-or else the
voice Of SANDER would have been slenced long since
| The responsibility THE onus Of riotings at the
pollslies with those who commenced the difficulties
They are the real authors Of the disturbances. To
them all the evil is attached to those who were
aggravated by insults and outrages into acts of VIC
Hence and retaliation IF you strike a man in the
street that man, if he is not white livered paltroon
will strike back may pursue and whip his assailant-
may in the furious excitement engendered by an in
tolerable outrage draw weapons and take life These
acts are all contrary to law Yet, would public sen
fment stigmatze and punish the insulted individual
as ruf1ian and a murderer and hold the author Of
Il the ARRAY blanleless? By no means. Gould jury
or party be found thatwould not pronounce in favor
4 of the former and against the latter? No! AtIeast
8 such is our. firm conviction.
Now, we unhesitatngly make the assertion-and if
we are convinced we have fallen into error, we shall
q promptly make ample atonement-that members of
the Democratic party drew the first weapons every
ARRAY that took place on Monday! We wish the
public to bear this fact in mind and reflect upon it
carefully. IN simple justice to great and patriotic
party it deserves the widest consideration.
By way of illustration we will cite a couple of in
stances. At the Seventh Precinct Democrat by the
name Of Mackey became insulting and outrageous and
wound up his performances by attempting to commit
murder by firing horse pistol at & man and into
crowd. TWAS miracle that nobody was killed. He
then drew knife tried to rum was stabbed shot at
pursued and porter bottle smashed over his head.
Who was to blame in this case: the man who
sought to do murder, the exasperated individuals
| who punished his atrocious conduct According to
Democraticl logic. Mackey is martyr and those who
put Tout Of his power to attempt further enornities
are rutians and assassins! If lie had killed half
dozen Americans, we suppose the. anti-American
presses would have passed it over in silence or treated
it as a good joke.
Then there was that dastardly and murderous as
saut upon Mr. Norbert Trepagner Clerk of the First
District Court, made7b mob of Democratic Sican
hCsPSiaAoSsts 4ultb aIlu
unobrusTe better CITIZEN does not live in New Or
/ leans Yet he narrowly escaped assassination, and
now lies on he'd Of suffering, in most precarious
condition. But we listen in vain for Democratic
anathemas upon this most Horrible outrage Mr.. I.
is an Americar and although he is universally loved
and respected, is not deemed worthy the sympathy of
the leaders of the opposition
OF course this awful attempt at murder excited the
friends of Mr. Trepagnier. They pursued the would
be murderers to their den, and slew them.
This too, was wrong. But who commenced the
work Of death The bloodthirsty, murderous Demo-
cratic Siclians But for them there would have been
no blood shed. They Or those who hired them, are
alone responsible chargable- the tragcal
scenes which followed. The friends of Mr. Ire
pagnier saw the blood pouring from wounds
believed every gasp would be his last--and eonse-
quently became intlriated beyond control.
We believe the foregoing samples will answer for
the whole. We published, yesterday, long and
truthful report of the election troubles and shall give
more information as it transpires. We shall nothing
extenuate nor aught set down in MALICE notwith-
standing our party procliyities strong and en-
phatic. We aim to publish newspaper, in the best
acceptation of the phrase.
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