New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-10-21
Terribly Severe Language.

We extract the following article from the Plaque
mine Qberve parish) Gazette Of the 18th inst. Its
references to the Slidel oligarchy in this city are
fearfuly severe When it is borne in mind that the
Gazette is stauneh Democratic ournal-that it has
unfaeringly advocated the principles of Democracy
from the first hour Of its exisence-the significance
of its denunciatons of the leaders of the dominant
portion Of its party in this State will only be
properly appreciated Without further preliminary
we quote:
The election is near. Now, particularly should
every thiaking individual, by studied and careful
investigation Of the moral obligations devoying upon
him as citizen of free commonwealth, prepare to
discharge his duty to the community of which he is
member, and to whom in part the guardianship of
the rights of his own society is committed
nere Is maea IN Ine present . signs Of the times to
deliberate and determined action.
For the last few years there has been decided
movement persisted in against the solemn warnings
of the patriotic and the wse) on the part of cunning
political spectators to elect to office men Of little
talent and of facile disposition, who are easily made
the instruments and dupes of the shrewdness that
elevated them power above their capacity. Against
this movement it is the duty of all good men to com.
bine-otherwse it will lead to complete prostitution
of the authority Of State and Federal Governments
to the furherance of the personal aggrandzement Of
crafty politicians.
There are evidences before us sufficient to carry
conviction to every mind of the necessity of stern
interference to thwart the Vaccinations of political
sophists.
In the last two years we have witnessed the utter
discontinue of the Democratic party in New Or
leans OF the purity of the faithOf the correctness
Of the principles of the Democratic masses of New
Orleans, there is no doubt. 1t was the CORRUPTION
the heartess ambition-the worse than satanic by.
pocrisy OF the pretendedeaders of the party Democra
tic that disorganzed and demoralized it, and drove
from its ranks in shame and disgust many of its
brightest and noblest ornaments Men Of probity,
learning and the nobest moral virtues were set aside
for the low, driveling political huckster--the black
leg and the pugilistthe convenient tools of poti-
clans without honesty, and whose claim to consdera.
tion consisted and consists in that cunning in which
certain brutes are said to excel. But fraud always
meets with its reward. New Orleans demagogues
sowed the seeds of strife, and have eat well of the
fruits of bitterness Unfortunately, in many in
stances innocence has suffered for the crimes OF the
shrewd villain, and the penalty which should have
fallen on the men in high places, has visited the low
and honest yeoman The reaction consequent upon
the evil doings Of leaders in New Orleans has reached
the extremity OF its rebound, and although violent
being in proportion to the evils that caused it, we
may now conclude that there will be peace in the
CITY, But the country Democracy are now just be-
ginning to feel in all its bitterness the hand
OF the politico high priests who by chicanery and
fraud, lead the honest masses of New Orleans into
nerce and bloody contentious, and then basey left
tnem 70 the mercy Of an eXasperated and unfeeliug
triumphant enemy. We repeat that the same per-
nieious influences that ruined the Democracy in the
i cty, are now operating in the country it brought
Guy ana nominated I. G. Davidson, and openly and
and ~ supports hImby cunning by bribery by
;ua, W thfeats To the honest pains.taking think
lng business men and working men of the Third Con-
eiessenai District, we once more appea to rebuke
iepuuHt'e ana crush out that insidous influence
o.nesw,se expect to experience defeat as party, and
,eir interest," as well that Of the COM
placed in authority. A " We