New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-01
STRANGE CONDUCT, ARGUMENTS AND
CONCLUSIONS.

NONSAoSAONSs !
The following strange publication appeared in the
Courier Of Saturday last:
THE ELEcTIoN on MoRDAY.-The city Democratic
Convention for nominating candidates for municipal
Offices decline nominating, for reasons gwen IN tio
following preamble and resolution:
Whereas The Democratic party mas never sousntt
to arouse unnecessary and dangerous ~
in the public mind but has always proved a nvsr
the peace and good order Of society, ana mas ever
cherished loyal obedience to the consttutlon anu
laws OF the country and whereas, the law recently
passed by the Legislature Of this state lot tne Pr
lection Of the sacred rights q nag III III 'f ny and
snccessfnlly carried out Monday next on account
Of the lateness Of its pronunciation and whereas
the election on Monday next Will mol 'nvoiVe .ie SUE
cess or defeat Of any Of glorious principles pat
viii he contest merely for one or two city offices:
~ Rs.olped. That we deem it inexpedient to make
| nominations for the election on Monday next"
The foregoing is calculated to lead the pubic
mind astray and needs correction The uniformed
reader would infer from it that City Democratic
Convention had actually met and that the preamble
and resolution set forth above was the work OF
regularly constituted body. Such is not the case.
No " CITY Democratic Convention" has been held,
for the good and sufficient that it was found
impossible to get delegates from a majority of the
precincts together. But eight precincts were repre-
ming and there are twenty three precincts in the city
Had twelve precincts been represented action similar
to the above might have been taken legisativey for
then the majority would have spoken; but minority
has no right to take formal steps pledge the party
it partially represents to any particular set of meas
ures. Hence, as there has been no regular Conyen-
ton owing to the causes before mentioned the above
preamble and resolution may be regarded as work
Of supererogaton the part OF The delegates from
eight precincts and not binding upon the masses of
the Democratic party.
Still, as meagre minority has essayed to speak for
the whole party and as that speaking has been semi
officially endorsed the reasons given are entitled to
consideration, and amenabe to the Independent criti
cisms we bestow upon all political topics whenever
we touch them AS citizens Of New Orleans, and not
as politicians we feel called to pronounce the allie
cations in the preamble to the resolution alike I'M
called for, ridiculous and napplicabe. AS the Dem
ocra.c party was not under indictment for disturbing
the public peace, or for contemplating the perpetra-
ton Of acts calculated to disturb the public peace,
there was necessity devolvng on the delegates to
make pronunciamento that their constituents were
innocent of past present attractions of the law 1t
was wretched compliment to o once numerous,
proud and honorable party. Protesting innocence in
advance of any charge is usually viewed, and very
Justly too, as half acknowledgment OF guilt AS
there is no excitement whatever among the people
as unusual lisessness and apathy prevails respecting
the election which occurs todayand the socalled
Convention after two trials had discovered it to be
impracticabe to nominate an opposition ticket there
was no proprety in asserting that they did not wish
to arouse an unnecessary and dangerous excitement
| in the public mind.' Having done all they could by
calling primary meetings and conventions and by
attempting nominations in order to array antagonstc
forces against each other, and after utterly failing in
all their efforts, it lily becomes them to pirate about
| their desire to avoid excitement of any descrip
ton. As every man. woman and intelligent child of
eight years of age, in the city, except the delegates
from the eight precincts knew that the Election Law
could not and would not be enforced, the display OF
ignorance in regard to it was superfuous The gov
eminent Of the corporation, for the ensuing year. is
involved in the election of to-day, yet no glorious
principles or any ether sort Of principles are in.
voyed in the result. states the preamble, because
of tie utter failure to hold Convention! Had cir
cumstances been different, we doubt if the glorious
principles would have been so summary disposed of
The resolution is brief as it is expressive and
had it been promulgated without any preamble would
have sounded infinitely better upon the public ear
Nominations ,cere nexpedient," and when that il
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expedentn until the feud in the ranks of the city
Democracy is heaed-unt acts, which speak louder
than words, demonstrate to moiety of that party
that the triumph Of their principles shall not bring
persecution and ostracism upon them.
The following in relation to this matter, COPIED
from the True Delta of yesterday morning is signit
cant and truthful. The editors of the True Delta
are Democrats of the strctest sect yet it is evident
their feelings do not accord with the policy pursued
/. by 81 the powers that be.n With this quotation W.
will close an article which has grown to create
length than we at first intended
If I" the City Democratic Convention had, in thei
preamble and resolution stated the real cause, which
they did not of their declining to make nominations
they would better have subserved the cause of trutf
and true Democracy The fact of the matter is tina
the nonofice seeking and nonoffice holding portion
!, Of the Democracy above Canal street. were in favo
of nominations but that portion OF it which has lon
thugged the party for its private ends-that portio
4 led on by the ogarchy, well known by the enphon
!, GUS title of 1.-THE Exchange Alley Squad"-did no
appear in convention at ALL there being but one dele
J. gate present from below Canal street.. 1t thos
present. instead of putting forth their
"a preamble and resolution, had manfuly put the sadd
on the right horse and let the Democracy OF the Stat
IL know how things are managed here, they would hay
Us acted as became men engaged in a noble cause.
If --..-a~-.-
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