New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-22
4 GOOD RULE MUST WORK BOTH WAYS

We wish the Washington Union would pay htte
more attention to New Orleans, and little less TO
NewYork We are well aware New York is a very i'm
portant city, but SO is New Orleans. New York i'm
ports more foreign goods than all the cities Of the
Union put together, but New Orleans exports more
domestic products than New York. But for the ex-
ports Of New Orleans, the imports OF New ork
would undergo rapid and ruinous diminu.ion.
Hence we insist it is unfair the Union should ignore
the existence Of New Orleans altogether-shouid
pass over the expressions practiced upon New orleans
rs entitled to no commisseration- bestow all ts
sympathy upon the great importing metropolis, to
the exclusion of the great exporting metropolis.
The Washington Union has on numerous occasions
Justly and Indignantly denounced the tyranmcai ac-
tion of the Black Republican Legislature and Gov
ernor Of New York for taking from the people of that
citv some of their dearest and most valued rights
those of choosing their police for instance, the
large expenses for the support of which department
thew are Obliged to pay-and giving all power to
BLACK Republican Governor at Albany, simply be.
cause the voters of the city had seen proper to cast
an overwhelming majority against the Freesoi candi
date for the Presidency, Col John c. Fremont. !,
In reply to an article in the New York Courier and
ENQUIRER, defending the infamous measure, the
washington Union Of the 18th observes
If the "principles of the Nebraska bill' had con-
trolled the action of the Albany Legislators, the coun
try would have been spared the impudent monstrous
spectacle of Black Republican Legislature attempt
ing to subjugate q democratic cty-to reduce the
great commercial emporium OF the western world TO
the dsgraceful tutelage of crazed and corrupt band
Of negro worshippers With us it was intervention
for non-intervention = and assure the Courier
that the Washington Union, in common with the
democratic press Of the whole country will continue
to intervene SO long the citizens of New York are
deprived of the right of electng their own municipal
officers.
Now, wherein lies the substantial difference in the
action of the Black Republican Legislature of New
York. towards the city of New York, and the action
Of the Democratic Legislature OF Louisiana TOWARDS
the city of New Orleansf We would like to see a
line of distinction drawn. We are unable to draw IL
ourselves. The offence of New York-aggravated
and enlarged by Black Republican ISLANDERS ana
calumnies- in the vote she threw against
| Fremont. The offence of New Orieans-magnlhed
and awfully multiplied by the memorable prosecutions
of the dominant party-consisted in the vote cast Tor
Fillmore, and the candidates of the American party
Between the two cities there is scarcely shadow OF
essential difference in the premises, and yet the
people of each are about equally oppressed and stg-
matzed-on the one side because they would vote for
Mr.. Buchanan, and on the other, because they would
| vote for Mr.. Fillmore!
There is significance in these instances which
should not escape the attention of the people. There
are lessons of deep import in them. They illustrate
better than thousand theories, the evils of specia
legislation, flowing from partisan disappointment, Oh
misguided party zeal. They demonstrate that, wher
party SO far forgets itself to lose sight of the
fundamental principles of its organization levels itsel
to the standard Of petty expedency that it becomes
an engine as dangerous to itself as it Is destructive
the general veal. If anything can destroy the Free
soil power in the Empire State we believe the New
York Police bill will And so far as Louisiana is con
cerned, having an abiding confidence in the good
sense patriotism and intelligence Of the masses we
are willing to meet the issues the future may present
with reliance as firm the base OF the everlasting
| mountains
| For these reasons and many Others we would emu
merate were it necessary, call upon the Washing
ton Unon-the recognized whether accredited or not
organ of Mr.. Buchanan's Administrations rebuke
the uniustifable attempts to subjugate" New Orleans
| to mere party domination, while rebukng the unholy
attempts to i" subjugate" New York to Black Repub
| liean domination.
| For our part we war against both these schemes o
| party oppression and aggrandzement-not because
we are party men, but because we are opposed t.
special legislation and tyrannical misrule.