New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-21
NEW ORLEANS ELECTION LAW In THE
COUNTRY.

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COUNTRY.
We fouud. in the last number Of the Shreveport
Southwestern received at this Office, an account Of
the procecdings Of = meeting Of the American party
Of the parish Of Ouachita, held In the town Of Mon
roe on the I'd inst. s. L. Slack Esq, was elected
Presidentof the meeting and Mr.. c. G. Henderson
was appointed Secretary.
| The following resolution among others, received
the unanimous sanction of the meeting. 1t was intro
duced by Mr., C. c. Henderson, and reads as follows
Resolped, That the Election Law for New Orleans,
passed at the last session of the Legislature of the
State OF Louisiana, is an outrage on heemCn :;
that we sympathize with our fellow citizens of
New Orleans, and will assist them in shaking
of the yoke Of legislative tyranny that we will OPP
pose tyrannical measures with the means appointed
by law; that we call on the citizens OF Louisiana to
aid and form themselves beside us, in our efforts to
resist and overcome the oppressive acts of that body
which, according to the organization OF our govern
ment, should be foremost in the defence of the peo
PIES rights. @ 4
The people of New Orleans are deeply obliged to
their feowcountrymen of Ouachita for their sympa-
thy and profer of assistance. Within the last two
years they have suffered much wrong and oppression.
The majority in the Legislature has delighted in heap
ing opprobium upon them. The language has been
exhausted in hurting terms of bitterness at them. No
means have been left untried to disgrace them. They
have been treated as though they were beyond the
pale Of humanity las though they were Ishmaelites
of the deserts-as though they were pirates of the
high seas-as though the gates Of redemption and
mercy had been closed upon them-and as though
they only fit subjects for tyranny spoliaton and
degradation. Hence they can appreciate words of
friendship with deeper and purer flow of genuine
sensibiIty than those who have never been wronged
and outraged-who have never experienced the an
guish which follows calunny and unchartableness
from the members Of ones own household.
| We have often questioned, while musing over the
inexpcabe attempts of the majority in the late Le
gisature to bring irretrieyable disgrace upon New
Orleans, if the members thereof thought OF the
faint they were bringing upon the character of the
commonwealth. We doubt whether the idea ever
penetrated through their extensive skulls. II they
had comprehended the great fact that they could not
disgrace onethrd of the State without disgracng the
whole State it is possible sefrespect would have in
duced them to pause in their wild and wholly unus
tifable career. If New Orleans is Sodom or Go
morroh it is quite evident the State cannot be much
better for the interests Of the people of the State
socially, commercially aud industrially, SO con-
nected and intetwined with those of the city that
separation is impossible. The city is to the State
what daughter is to q father. The disgrace of the
stion is as plain and incontrovertibe as demonstr
i ton itself.
We, of New Orleans, while we do not claim to be
any better than country neighbors nevertheless
i think we are about as good AT the best We are ALL
both in the city and country bad enough; but when
| we come to be measured by the golden rule of UNI
mixed right, truth and justice, the difference between
the rural parishes and the commercial parish will not
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try critics would do well to look to their own mmedi
ate neighborhoods. If we are not much mistaken,
they will find enough to do at home without expend-
ing any precious moments in cautiously inveghing
against the moral social ills of the metropolis
which ills, be they large small, not to be cured
by ignorant preudiced and wicked legislation or de-
nunciation.
But, we find we are DEPRESSING somewhat. We as
sure friends in the interior that we tcM oppose
tyranncal measures with the means appointed by
law !" and if worst comes to worst, by the means
pointed out in the Declaration of Independence, in
the burning words Of the great Apostle of Liberty
| THOMAS JEFFERSON. We want, however, to appeal
to the law We do not wish to do anything contrary
to law. We desire to bring in requiston every legal
means to protect in the enjoyment of our consttu
tional and nalienable rights. We repudiate forcibe
measures and only SEEK for the present. to bring the
constitutionality of the Election Act before the Su
| preme Court for final arbitrament and decision.
/ When we will besable to accomplish this is mat
ter of doubt and uncertainty. The Governor get
no one to accept the office of Superintendent of Elec
tons, and until that is done and until the Central
Board of Commissioners is organized and business is
proceeded with, we unable to discover how legal
steps can be taken to test the validity of the statute
There must be some for legal proceedings. AS
/ yetno cause has presented ITSELF |
N. YsSTATE COLONIZATION SocIETY.-The ami
yersay of this society celebrated the 18th inst
at Rev. DIR. Huttons church, The attendance was re-
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