New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-03-17

total fnisapprehenson Of the rights Of American cfti
and n disregard Of the entire spirit of our isti.
tutions The whole bill is pervaded BY . stringsney
down before you can make ii take effect On american
freemens Lam law loving and law abiding citizen
none more so has ever stood upon this foor or raised
his voice IN this hall and were citizen OF New
Orleans cannot see how could submit to the crush
ing, grinding, extermnating despotiam Of this bil
am an American citizen, and exnlt In the noble an
pelation the first lesson taught such an one IS re-
sistanes 70 aggression and whilst he remains true to
heritage of freedom that lesson wide exists neradi-
cably engraven on his heart. Unjust and oppressive
laws may be made and executed against him. but re-
sst be will and if he falls, he will comfort himself
with the reflection he dies martyr to the of
liberty.
SIC. 49, The Governor is certainly most wonder
f parsonage in the eyes Of the trainers Of this act,
Of the Governor and pleasure" Of bis exceIlency
bill. 5El5l a3Sg5 b h q &e5 a ss5a
Sec. ~ grants to the Superintendent the power to
summon amy number Of extraordinary deputies; that
means euey male inhabitant of the city and parish OF
Orleans Moderate degree of power that to entrust
to single citizen in . republican State. should
like to see his sersd hosts as they wind their endless
files along. The little army which under the gallant
Taylor the field Of Rnena VISTA pales into insig
| nifcance before these unnumbered thousandss The
| earth will tremble beneath the rushing hosts.
SEC. 2s. Here we come full upon the Penitentiary
again; what great institution this has come to be
our recent lGbo1s and perpleries over n must have
given it such undne prominence IN this bill, the mem
bers Of the General Assembly will never forget the
Penitentiary. If / were the Attorney General,
should not like to figure in such dangerous propin-
quity to this much abused institution His official
title and the Penitentary, occurring in the same line,
might forbode q nearer acquaintance than would be
altogether agreeable.
SEe 27 speaks about ranks, succession, second
chief deputy seniority, etc. think omission crept
in here which mars to some extent the symmetry Of
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ence Of uniform and other insignia to distinguish the
grades. ~ {.
in this bill, the treasury Of New Orleans however
rich cannot support it at ten dollars day for each
man. This exhorbitant pay is an innovation in the
military line, which nation will thank the trainers
of this bill for having made. Democrats in New Or
leans surely very nervous set OF persons TO re-
quire this military force to enable them to get their
| courage up to the voting point; they need only
little Of the spirit of Luther, who on being warned
not to go to certain town, replied, - Will go TO
Worms, if there were as many devils in its streets as
| there are tiles on its roofs.' 5i 4t,y1 al ig ).
| SEC. 81. good section, approve it fully, and
would like to see the Maine liquor law enforced the
| year round. 5E 4@2d -if'4 wow
| have now by tortuous track reached the summit
of this gigantic fabric Of military power The ascent
has been almost difficult that Of Mont Blanc it.
self In the serene atmosphere Of this elevated posi-
| ton let glance around and observe how matters
stand you say there are evils to be redressed in New
i Orleans; granted But can you in this way ste the
love Of liberty in the American heart and hur your
i worse than Eastern despotsm upon American free
men, and expect them to submit; vain delusion The
4 despotic harshness Of the remedy is thousand fold
i worse than the evil it Is proposed to cure.
Better bear these ills we have than fly to Others
that we know not Of" Gould deliver my opinions
on this measure with the pathos Of Henry the force
of Webster the persuasive eloquence Of Clay and the
logical power Of Calhoun, would be all in vain The
decree has gone out ; it will consummated. II the
despotism OF the old world to be transferred to the
new, and marshal led in deadly strife with freedom
and New Orleans is to be the scene Of the conflict,
would say every true American there that the eyes
OF the people of Louisiana and Of the Union WI DC
turned to you-you will have the sympathies OF every
lover of liberty the wide world over and let me ex
hort you take this language Of the immortal Burke
for your motto The situation Of man is the precep
tor of his d,tu.'f all.