New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-02
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The Orleanian, Of Sunday morning, concludes an
article in relation to this bill, in this language:
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We have now given the views of five Of our cotem-
porares in opposition to the bill, .prefaced by some
observations of our own. Two of them-the True
Delta and Orleanian-have heretofore acted with
the Democratic party, and have exercised no small
influence in its ranks. Two others-the Bulletin and
Picayune- advocated moderately, the election of Mil
lard Fillmore, as Old Line Wing journals. The other
the Bee-has been moderate, yet decided supporter
of the doctrines of the American party since it made
its first political struggle in this city and, as
for ourselves of the Crescent, we have made our
last fight as partsans, and shall hereafter oc-
cupy, as we have for some months occupied, purely
independent grounds, entertaining and speaking de-
cded opinions on all public topics Of importance,
| without regard to parties or politics.
But were we partisan editors, opposed to the
Democratic party we should wish that this bill should
pass. Instead of interposing hostility, we should
maintain silence. Instead OF warning upon it, we
would not point out its odious features, the unjust
and abhorrent principle it enorces, the wretched dis
elimination it makes, the unustible and uncalledfor
monopoly it Creates the interference with mems
private business it attempts, the guardianship over
mems property it establishes, the dangerous prece-
dent it sets-for if the Legislature constitute one
company of politicians pursuing particular business
monopoly, to the exclusion Of legitimate cOmpeti
ton it can constitute another company of politicians
pursuing another business a monopoly, to the exclu
sion of legitimate competiton-and SO on to the enc
of the chapter. This would destroy all safety, al
right all security, all faith in the lawmakers OF the
commonwealth, would arouse general distrust and
ALARM and finally lead to storm of indignation that
would sweep such lawmakers and such laws from
political and statutory existence.
That portion of the press of New Orleans which
this bill proposes to prescribe and disgrace, as far as
legislative prescription effect that end, reaches
every post-ofce of every parish in Louisiana Nine
tenhs of the voters of the State subscribe to- read
and have confidence ill., it is fair to presume, some one
of those journals else they would not continue theil
subscriptions from year to year. Do the shorsighted
partisans at Baton Rouge imagine for moment that
with just cause MEANS ability and position at com
and those presses united could not exercise disas
trous influence their political fortunes? If the
do, we apprehend they will find themselves wofull
disappointed The people will not sanction an unjust
unfair, oppressive and unasked-for law, when the
are fully informed, as they will be informed if thi
bill passes. And SO far the parish in which it
operations are to be limited is concerned the effec
will be to utterly destroy what s left of the dominan
party.