New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-10-24
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W. 70 davofe advocates of law and order and depre
,,te WIN all tile energy at our command any Vio'a,
Ia, II tb one or interruption Of the other without
no lars of the land are obeyed implicitly and loyalty
there is osafety for the community, no protec'ioh
a. ne individual, no guarantee for the nallenaple
rights Of property or person, Ills innumei''eie'
woes unnumbered, and horrors which the lmihasl''a
lion can but feebly realize. and when "orus are
utterly incompetent to delineate have noWed' ana
will continue to flow until the end OF time, from as
LOYALTY to law, dsobedience to statutes enacted ior
wise purposes, ana discomfort towards regulations
necessary and indispensable to the general good and
general security.
We presume no one will strive to controvert the
literal verify of these propositions Certainly no re-
spectable sane man, will undertake the task Assum
ing our premises to be admitted, ask Is not the
man. or the party, seeking, either directly or lnd
rectly to throw doubt upon the constituted author
ties of the land, which involves serious refectiol
upon the laws justly obnoxious to the eonaella'ion
of the conservative and law-abidng?
This is the point we make, and to it we Wooio "a"
the especial attention Of every reader ne ne
propcrty-holder, mechanic professional man. old me
Whia, modern Democrat, adopted citizen Or native
American.
Holding these views, we have read with surprise
and regret tie following strange publication which
h,s anneared in the New Orleans Courier several
mornings:
NOTICE TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Reore That the experience Of The last two elections thows
order at the polls and to protect the rights
Reor@ That every Democrat Of the city Of New Orleans
regards his duty to bis e ~ tS reg fD Ct w
and order and securing every citizen the rights Guaranteed
Ss 9s e r fS is willing to undertake
the duty stated he meet at the COMMITTEE
tween tween tic IL hours Of Il ocoe day. AS s
2 f o The b. he ae
Central and The Parish co~@Itfs q N sT oe"ns
President Democratic s.!s ft Central t, Committee
President Democratic Parish Committee
A. scnRE1BEn, Secretary. s.a ..a
If the above is not calculated to bring the law into
disrepute to cast cloud upon the administration OF
the municipal government, to lead to disorder and
anarchy, and to erect certain unregistered I" mem
bers Of the Democratic party" into an ilrespons
BILE committee of vigilance to override and set at
naught the regularly constituted city authorities, we
are at loss to understand what is calculated to DO
" The democratic State Central Committee" and
the q Democratic Parish Committee have seen fit
in the immensely and profundity OF their wisdom, tt
ignore the fact that there is Mayor of New Orleans
to have forgotten that he is clothed by law with Ger
tain powers and duties, and that he is reputed tt
be man of ability and integrity, combined Will
an nfexible frmness that no combinations or al
4 rangements can appal OF thwart. That officer /
charged to preserve the peace OF the city to eNecut
the laws and exercise a general municipal superv
sion and to enable him to do so, the entire polio
force of the corporation has been placed under HI
absolute control These truths must have been know
to the Democratic " Committees named, yet til
members thereof have, with refreshing cooness al
sumed that there will be trouble the day Of ele
ton and recommend an organization to put dow
those hypothetical troubles, which organization,
perfected, will be wholly at war with every statute
the State of Louisiana and every ordinance of IL
corporation of New Orleans.
These gentlemen presume too much on the forbea
ance and intelligence of our citizens. Pratng abot
pastand concctured future difficulties, about violation
of law and the duty of good citizens to their count
they deliberately propose to violate all law, repudia
all duty and set themselves above both This is IL
literal meaning of the pronunciamento of the con
mittees referred to, if it has any meaning at all.
For their own good we would advise the parties
this illegal and unconstitutional arrangement-th
destructive and anarchical proposition-to pause
their mad career. If we are not wholly ignorant
the character of Mayor Waterman, lie will allow |
= unlawful interference with his authority on the d
of election or any other day, either by enreg
: tered" Democrats at the office of the democrat
State Central Committee" or by any other assoc
= tions or individuals The law has armed him wi
: certain powers and devolved upon him certain hi:
: duties. Outside interference with either would
4 alike Illegal and unpatriotiC. When the Mayor ca
upon his fellowctzens to aid him in preserving Il
L peace it will be time enough for the aforesaid col
!, mttees to proHer their valuable aid-not before.
We regyet to say it, although a regard for tru
: compes US TO the statement, that there appears to
l. desire on the part OF some Of the opposition eadt
to create disturbance on the day Of the electit
). nolens uolens. What the hidden motive is are
u able to define. We will, probably, be better post
: in a day or two.
! The Popuiaire is a Buchanan paper printed
{ French. A friend has furnished the suhjoued ira
o lated extracts from an article which appeared in
IL columns on the Goth inst The atrocty of the ser
+ ments thus boldly promulgated needs no comment
Except however foreigners if they wish do Al
luey without YOU nle nsmoctat partly and depend So
& Indeed and which may be accomplished by simple act OF IL
in IT, in fact instead going by the polls 81
go the saghe! house the nunzcd citizens get Into Il
vote ,ogeher BY Street or wSr i hoy arms eI
hour the military companies do parade day. and il {
all they 20 together TO tho polls who entean dc
their entire security: Tic two THREE hundred
re- re whose profession is cut and murder in ord
times and to break and ballot boxes days of elect
Ia would be dispersed miserable dust the sight Of fifty no
men, well united and we'll determined their rights
4 respected.
mo But will the nuraHed citizens follow that line Of conl
wv which traced TO them by crcnns'a nces ana q" which
mn public danger makes imperative duty upon chem? We
nc We have nothing to remark further than to say
eS those who would SOW the wind, that they had be
u look out for the whirwind.