New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-26
NOT AT ALL NECESSARY.

There was no pressing or contingent necessity for
the following, which We copy from the Baton Rouge
Advocate Of the 23d Instant:
THE N O. CREscENT.--We must beg forgiveness
of this journal for having done it the injustice OF
chasing it as an independent paper Y merely
assumed that garb the better to do the WORK OF te
Waterman dynasty, from behind which cover II is
lust now making yengeful stabs at the last Democratic
Legislature for endeavoring to protect nones: nel
lives while exercising their prerogatve OF Vo.lng ~
passing an election law for the city, NOW tnat .he
battery is unmasked its vollies are harmless. Inc
will hereafter appreciate its protestations
of s independence
The forgiveness, asked for is readily granted,
although we can see little ground for its asking, and
none for the injustice practced upon us in the re-
marks which follow.
The premises and corrollaries of our Baton Rouge
contemporary are alike iltfounded and untenable.
They will not bear full and unprejudced scrutiny.
They lack an essential element-that Of fact The
Crescent is, and has been for months an ndepend-
ent paper in the best and oftiest of the term
Disclaiming mere partisanship it has expressed its
opinions on the leading topics of the day particularly
those relating to Southern Rights and honor, unre-
servedly and independently. 1t has not " assumed
any garb for the purpose of doing the work of any
!" dynasty" or of any individuals, covertly other
There is no necessity for its DOMINIC masquerading
habiliments to accomplish any end it may have in
view. Il {3s
Some time since we took occasion to vindicate the
city and the official acts of Mayor Waterman, from
unjust attacks upon hoth by giving truthful nara
ton of facts as they occurred. None of the detailed
statements we made regarding the last Presidential
election or the late election, have been questioned.
SEES reputation worth preserving. All this we did
as citizens-not as partisans. We had the right to
defend the city from cruel caumnies-we have done
so-and shall continue to do so whenever we see
proper. And, if seeking to spread the truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but the truth before the
people of the country respecting the actual condition
of affairs in New Orleans without fear favor or atfec-
tation is sacrificing our independence then ourinde-
| pendence must be sacrificed. We do not wish to
preserve it ut the expense of the reputation of the
city Of our residence Or by the suppression Of facts
But our main offence appears to consist in our OPP
position to the Election Law of the last Legislature
Well, we unqualifedly acknowledge that opposition
/ We have no concealment in the premises. We con-
slider it the most outrageous, nquitous and abomina
BILE law that ever dsgraced the statute books OF any
State or nation From the introduction OF the first
internal bill in the House of Representatives up to
the passage of the act as modified and amended by
| the Senate, we omitted no proper occasion to de-
nounce its wickedness expose its detormties, point
out its oppressveness, define its unconsttutonaty
and illustrate its wantonly tyrannca and ant-Demo
cratic features. We shall continue denunciations
until it is pronounced unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court or repealed by an act OF some succeeding Le'
/ eislature And in the meantime, we intend to hold
to strict public accountability those who sought to
inct gross individual and aggregate insult and degra
dalton upon the people of this much abused metropo
lis by advocating and voting for this reprehensible
measure.
| We are not aware, however, that we have used
| much stronger language against the Election Law
| than we'll known Democratic editors and politicians
have employed and as we do not profess much pre-
tension in that political line, would it not be well fol
the Advocate to pay attention to its own politi
cal household? When there is treason in the camp
attention to outsiders is worse than thrown away.
4 The Advocate can make nothing by attempting
defence of the last Legislature. The Democracy o
the State will not sanction all the acts of that Legis
lature. But few of the members thereof will be re
nominated. At least such is our conviction And
general denomination should be had, we do not be
lieve the Democracy of Louisiana, all powerful as
ever has proved itself could stand up and carry 70
ward the monstrous burthen. In several places in tt
country the people have already manifested their di
appreciation. The overwhelming Democratic majorit
in the parish of Lafourche, at the late supreme ud
cial election dwinded to almost nothing, and the 81
, hundred majority for Buchanan in Assumption WI
transformed into large majority the other side
. These are significant straws," and they sho
very accurately the direction in which the popnl;
breezes are blowing. The people are not so nextl
caby mred in the sloughs of partisanshp as to san
ton despotic special legislation At all events sue
< is our untrammeled, unbiased and radically ind
!, pendent opinion.