New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-03-24
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5rrI1c Arcade Meeting and Major Board.

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VA TX y Sj Beard say the report in eircua
Hon sai ~ T. msst q noPaaS niSht tat
y s hagI fa1ss and Without tho shadow Il 10 sas
Hin III s sad nothing Of The Kind Bulletin Of "Wednesday.
This il evidently designed to serve as denial of
lie truth Of the we published iii our last is
sue iii regard to the meeting on Monday night The
yiroI SO current the streets Tuesday in regard
to the insult offered to the large assemhlage at the
Arcade, perhaps needed some notice on the part of
Major Beard and we regret that little more candor
does not appear in the authorized denial.
Ofthe specific Wordsset forth in the denial, he has
not been accused. The meeting was one Of ctizeIs,
irrespective Of party, not of & Know Nothings.
the acts of that meeting the American party
bound nor for its doings is it responsible.
We have taken the pains to make careful inquiry,
and and our notice Of that meeting sustained the
facts lnrepy to a written enquiry Of oars
~ what Major Beard did say we have receive
Beard, after sas sTes dS
meeng nonbatss e The
meeting Very seesia PER- Rshe +
y Ss1l n sa aa MR ~sa ssaPs
GSigned "A A. sp %
A {. Il E EsiE,
THAT tile name 81 land was Extensively used,
from forty IL fiffy stand ready to testify
Tbe foregoing appeared ii the Creole, Of Saturday
morning The same morning, d card from Major
Beard. dsn ying chat he had used the offensive ex-
published in some Of the papers Thus
much il sheer Justice although it is matter of
small moment what Major Beard did, or did not say.
Ne don't suppose his sayings Or doings will weigh a
fractional part Of nothing in the determination Of the
municipal election nor will those Of
any other mere individual. The people will be very
apt to settle the question for themselves and will care
very little whether their mode of settling things is
pleasant or unpleasant to parlor gentlemen outsiders
or anybody else Indeed the indications are so palpa
BE that blind man can feel them if he cannot see
them. . e
The real cause Of Major Boards ejcctment from,
the stand is to be found III his attempt to interfere
with meeting partially organized. The meeting had
waited and waited for the leaders Of the
take some steps. Atlastf out, Mr.. I'D. Full
lei, an rreproachable merchant and gentleman ma
tive Of the SOIL whose skirts are clear and whose an
tecedents are all honorable nominated and un-
animousy elected, amid perfect storm Of enthusiasm
About that time Major B. appeared the stand and
proposeda Presidentto ameetng which had electeda
President ! Ofcourse the audience voted no. How
could tbe otherwise2 Having just chosen presd-
ing officer what reason was there for insulting him by
summary supersedure2 Itwouldb be difficult to ina
CINE one. According to allusageald precedent, it
was the privilege and duty Of Mr. f. toproceed with
the organization of the meeting until it was COM
| pleted. z Bs && S&Nty&'85
Had the names presented by Major B. been offered
before the nomination and election of Mr.. F. there is
doubt, in our mind that they would all have prov
ed acceptable to the audience and had he kept away
from the stand after the citizens had partially organ.
lied for themselves, there would have been sudden
ebullition Of excitement.
There has been a great deal Of unnecessary feeling
about the organization and result of this meeting In
the place the call was addressed to the citizens OF
New Orleans, irrespective Of parity Now, every
voteris acitizen; just as much rghtto patic
pate in and influence the proceedings of the meeting
as any of the gentlemen whose names wereappended
tothe call Had it been party meeting, a special
meeting, Or meeting to accomplish particular OBJ.
jects it would have been highly ndecorous for out
siders to have nterfered either by word deed. But
it was not. The call was a general one and all citi-
zens from the highest to the humblest had indeeasi
bleights speak and vote according to the dictates
of their own judgments f