New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-07-03
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gstered vote Of about twelve thousand less than two
thousand votes were polled. What q commentary
this fact s upon the political organisation which con-
trolls the municipal affairs of that unfortunate city
[Richmond Madison Parish) Journal, 26th ult.
cattle recent election = in this city there was but
one ticket in the eld-the American ticket. No per
ceptibe interest was manifested in the election-no
one appeared to care straw whether there were one
thousand Or ten votes polled whether there were
any votes polled In all protracted experience we
have never seen such listlessness and apathy.
These are the facts yet, notwithstanding, the
Richmond Journal seeks to throw q slur upon the
municipal authorities OF New Orleans Are our
!" municipal authorities to blame because the Demo-
Gratis declined nominating an opposition ticket! Are
our municipal = authorities criminal because the
people would not repair to the polls and vote is
New Orleans an unfortunate city, because the
voters thereof choose to exercise their prerogatve or
not, and act just as they please? Would the Journal
have our municipal y authorities compel people to
vote, whether they wish to or not ~
Really, the enemies Of New Orleans must be scant
of ammunition when they are compelled to resort to
such paltry shifts these. Their hatred Of this me-
tropolis must find some other means wherewith to
vent itself, or it will become simply ridiculous.
New Orleans, instead of being unfortunate city
is most fortunate city. Wehave just passed through
the most profitable business season ever KNOWN
Throughout the length and breadth Of the corpora
ton numerous and substantial improvements are 60
ing on. We are doing better summers trade than
was ever done before. Our municipal affairs are
managed with energy and economy and incontro-
yertabe data proves that the executive branch of our
Government is conducted with unprecedented vigor
and efficiency High health besses the city in its every
quarter. Our population was never so large at this
season of the year. Manufactures are springing up
in many directions and all the indications betoken
surprisingly brilliant and prosperous future. Our
enemies may decry us as much as they please; may
seek to heep wrong upon wrong on US until the foul
| pyramid scales the clouds may try to overwhelm
us under mountains of calumny--but all will be in
vain The Of the Crescent City is EDWARDS as
upwards, and will continue EDWARDS and upwards,
despite the maignty Of foes and the fatricdal sabs
Of those who should stand by, sustain and protect
her. instead Of endeavoring to crush her to the earth
1 THE END OF THE UNITED STATES BANK.-Last
/ week, says Philadelphia paper, all the old books
papers, drafts checks, letters, ETC., that have been
preserved on file as vouchers in the long of the
| immense business of the United States Bank, were
sold in heap in Philadelphia, and purchased by q
paper-maker to be reground and manufactured into
new stock. The whole mass weighed over forty tuns
Ten tuns of this vast amount is of correspondence
autograph letters of the first statesmen, politicians
and financial of this and other countries. Drafts
\ upon the Rothschilds for hundreds Of thousands o
dollars certificates of stock transferred to the leading
bankers in Europe-checks and drafts from Cabine
officers, Senators, Congressman, editors of newspa
pers, etc. all lie scattered ready for the mportan
transformation into clean unsullied white paper
This huge of books and papers strikes the visi
tor with establishment. A faint idea may be formet
of the colossal character of the institution. which
one time occupied so important part in the histor
of the country What vast storehouse these paper
! would be for individual histories and perchanc
they would illustrate some unexplained passages il
the history of the political parties of the day.