New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-29
THE RICHMOND SOUTH AND sECRE-
TARY COBB.

The Richmond South, q strong and very able Demo-
cratic paper, does not fancy the Hon. Howell Cobb
Mr.. Buchanan's Secretary Of the Treasury. 1t sup
ports the President cordially and ably but cannot en-
dure the head Of the financial department Of the
government In its issue Of the 2Ist it opens an ar
ticle in this wise !:
Nature never intended that the Hon. Howell Cobb
should be anything more than supple and expert
politician but by the favor of President Bucnanan ne
is Secretary of the Treasury, and person OF great
consequence with the rather numerous class OF place
men and office seekers Nightly is he exalted in
his own conceit and in the admiration OF ms realners
insomuch that to utter the name OF the colossal Cobo
except In servile whisper is rashy and wantoniy 10
Great is Buchanan and Cobb is his prophet, is the
cry Of all true believers, and woe betide the Pagan
dog who worships the President without adorlng the
Secretary! An infdel and blasphemer, he shall be
hunted down n be nue. % y tPe
treasury. Behold an example, and be admonished,
all irreverent and contumacious spirits.
without going into details we will simply state that
the example to which the South calls attention
consisted in attacks in the New York Herald and
the Athens (Ga Banner, upon the South, because OF
the insertion Of a communication from responsible
source, speaking in very fattering terms of Mr..
Cobb Instead of being made an example" Of we
think the South has made an example" Of its as
saants and if they don't think So too, we are much
mistaken.
We are not surprised at the hostility Of the South
to Mr.. Cobb. The South processes to be, and is, q
strong Southern Rights Democratic journal Mr..
Cobb's antecedents prove him to be fshy Union
man, fshy Democrat and a fishy Southern man.
He is the embodiment Of ishness, and poor embod-
iment at that. Smart, shrewd and inscriptions,
he is calculated to succeed but not to command genu
ine respect.
The conclusion of the Southis article is so good
that we append it entire:
OF all men, Mr.. Cobbis the last person in whose in.
terest ANYTHING should be said about fidelity to party
as it is not yet forgotten that he was conspicuous
member of the Union organization, and assisted in
the overthrow of the Democracy in Georgia. But this
habit of impeaching party fidelity of every man who
has the independence to think for himself, and the
courage to speak his mind is the stale expedent OF
knayes and FOOLS and such concerns us not IN the
least albeit the renowned editor of that influential
Journal the Southern Banner, Secretary Cobb's
special organ is the individual who accuses us of re-
belous and disorganizng spirit. We write for the
masses-for men of honest impulses and independent
judgment, not for particular class Of politicians
much less any one master, even though he were Sec
rotary of the Treasury. We proess-and perhaps
the Democracy of Virginia will attest the sincerity OF
the declaraton-an ardent attachment to the princi
pies of the Democratic party-an attachment which
AAoAiS
the warmer or stronger if this paper were the con.
fidential organ Of member of the Cabinet. But
while we avow an allegiance to great party, and
support particular policy in government, we utterly
and scornfuly refuse to bend to the yoke of faction
to enlist in the service of an individual, to applaud
corrupt men, OR to connive at acts which our judg.
| ment condemns We support the Administration, but
in no AFFECT spirit The infalibility OF Democratic
Presidents is dogma Of base partisanship which we
repudate with detestation Much less will we worship
| the brazen image Of any subordinate Secretary.
Sound and true doctrine, worthy universal common
daton We like such doctrine, and should be rejoced
to see it disseminated throughout the length and
breadth Of the land The tyranny which mere partisan
ship imposes crushing out and has been crushing out
much that is good in the hearts of our peoples for it
has ncucated the sayish idea that could not be
loyal to great cardinal principles without wearing a
livery and answering to roll CALL just as though
they not free thinking independent citizens of
federal Republic