New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-02-02
Gov -1sRNoR,s IN Auest1slar. ADDRESS.

expressed; that suffrage is a duty and right and
that laws I'd secure its exercise should be clear and
stern that the voice Of the majority should not be
suppressed or controlled BY violence or otherwise
that the purity Of the baotbox is idle dream is
not protected that no party excitement can eacuse
IN g uote,, nor can the same excite
1nent justify or excuse the destruction Of the ballot
box, and that no good citizen favor such trans
factions.
this preliminary, the Governor defines what
Us driving at, as follows: u s55 NJ
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of The city, if should be thoroughl yremodellsd
Gov. Wicklife cannot refer to those "scenes with
more pain and humiliation than DO thousands Of
his political opponents just as good and loyal citizens
Of Louisiana as himself But, who are the guilty
parties From the Governors position and political
edents stranger would infer that he meant to
ieproach the American party. party that mum
bers within its ranks more than threeourths of the
native born citizens Of the United States residing
within the parish of Orleans. a party that pays.
three ourths Of the taxes Of the parish. A party
that corresponngly interested in the preservation
Of law and order for the very good If for no other
that it has the most to lose from the inaug-
ration Of areign Of anarchy. A party, the members
of which are ever foremost in matters Of public I'M
proFement, public advancement public education,
public charities and private charities and party
without which counting the character, capital,
credit, business wealth, active and permanent, com
mercal, marine and manufacturing intelligence, viz
tue and social worth Of its menbers-te city Of New
Orleans II deprived of, would soon sink below the
level of twelfth rate mart of commerce. while in all
other eevating essentials she would descend immea-
suraby loWer Admitting, for the sake Of argument,
that the party is wrong politically it does not follow,
even implication, that such charges should be al
legged against it such.g Had the Governor faith
fully and impartially" sought full and thorough in
lsYestgatlon, throwing onesded evidence entirely
overheard, we feel persuaded he would not have
placed the Two graphs, quoted above in his na-
gural address. s#:sf
the second paragraph quoted makes assertions at
variance with the received and recorded history of
elections in this city. Says the Governor " The re
cent political contest has naugurated era of crime
in New Orleans" etc We have seen more elections
in this city than Gov. Wickle and have never known
one IN which there was not more or less violence,
crime and boodshed In the election of 1853 enough
perjury was committed to have brought the doom of
the Cities of the Plain upon New Orleans There
was violence, too, and bloodshed; but, as our OK
didn't gore your bull was all right and Americans
and old line WhigsaI honor TO them for it mo mat
ter when Or hon defeated cry and blubber like
whipped children, but always retire gracefully from
the contest, and give up the spells to the Tictors with
out nn1mur Their conduct in this respect, lat all
events contrasts nobly with that Of their contestng
brethren who seem to think they enjoy an imprescrp
tible right to Office to all eternity and day after
/ And, while upon this disagleeable topic, we must
be permitted remark that these outrages upon law
are the legitimate fruits of the persistent disregard of
the supreme law of the CommonWeath--by the Leg
stature tseIfn failing to enact Registry Law, in
accordance with the express requirements Of the Con
sttnton. The dragons teeth by our Legislators
ut Baton Rouge, has brought forth its natural crop.
And, until lawmakers to be law breakers, we fear
the bad example in high places will continue to extend
4 itself throughout the State. 937
The remainder Of the Governors remarks concern
ing New Orleans, are friendly and iudicous, and
we trust will be aVoraby considered by the begsa-
ture So, also, in regard to State improvements and
the necessity for the modification of many Of our
laws.
The views Of his Excellency respecting executive ap-
pointments to office are so excellent that we repro
attention of all seekers after the oaves and fishes of
! office. Says the Governor: e
eannqt in any person claim to public office
founded d fapSey integrity and good eaenshp party
man owes his country md entities
requisite qualifications all The law requires and ac,ins
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Me III as9rs aIe per m BY half paid deputy
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which intend steadfasly adhere SsYf} IT. - '
4 Adhere to the rule you have laid down, Governor,
and you will receive the plaudits Of good citizens
which will repay you, ten-fold, for the maedictions
that will be heaped upon your head by the wire
. workers of party who look upon politics as trade,
and value principle at so much cent per cent.
4 So far, according to our best Judgment, we have
given fair and impartial review of the Governors
B inaugural address-with no other view than to do
him full Justice while we maintained, candidly and
truly the sentiments we believe in, by appropriate
comments. We have manifested no partisan feeling
n throughout, for the reasons thatin the first place
there was occasion for it, and in the second place
there was much in the letter and spirit of the address
which met our cordial APPROPRIATIONS and in the third
place, we believe in giving every chief magistrate or
before commencing Or contemning him. But we are
free to say, dsclaimng the slightest personal or Off
cal dsrepect that the closing of the address is in the
highest degree Objectionable, unworthy the man and
the OCCASION out of taste and called for and what
is worse than ALL devoid Of historical truth to sustain
it. The closing mars the whole production. The
filings at the American party would have not been out
. OF place in a violent partisan newspaper but they
were certainly unbeconng grave official document
which is to be forever preserved in the archives Of
the State. li. s2E5 49,
we have notime, at present, to refute the ungene
rous and unonnded allegations against the American
party which disfgure the close of the address; but
we may enter upon the tasSon some future occasion
u we can not answer and overthrow every material
point made by His Excellency we will cheerully yield
f all pretensions to editorial acumen
, En- ODD FELLOWS HALL BALL-Among the hume
rons celebrations and gayeties which have rendered
this winter most remarkably pleasant, was the grand
mask and fancy dress ball given on the anniversary
day Of and by the first company of Washington Ar
tilery, at Odd Fellows Hall, evening before last
The music was, as usual excellent, the comnany
present large, and every thing passed of harmoniosly
: and pleasantly There were great number Of
masks and fancy dresses; there were also many uni