New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-07-12
RE1Ur1Es % ORGAN GRINDING.

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The political organ grinder has great many tasks
| to perform. BE must laud his patronchief on all
occasions-nust eulogize when there is no cause for
eulogy-1nust praise, where censure is required-and
must keep the ear of power continually filled with
sounds and words expressive Of unlimited commend
alton and admiration, for the of power is nsata
Biz, and IL never satisfied The organ-grinder must
not know any such thing as conscience. Whatever
the head spoils-dispenser does is right whatever
the opponents of the aforesaid sposdspenser d. is
wrong. The organ-g grinders principles are all COM
prised in The above two brief sentences
The Washington Union is the leading organ grinder
for the administration of President Buchanan 1t is
willing, industrious machine; and If its music is
oftener lame and doleful than quick aud inspiring,
the perseverng energy with which it turns the crank
makes up for its defects in other respects and the
unbounded servty with which it crouohes at the feet
of those in authority, will probably enable it to Illus
trate the old saying about those who crook the sup
pie hinges Of the knee that thrift may follow fawn-
ng.n If it does not make its fortune out of the spells
Of Government, it will not be for the lack of profuse
exhibition of all spanieke qualities and the general
rule win be reversed in its case.
We have the Union of the 4th inst. before u.s. 1t
contains remarkable Fourth of July article-re-
markabe for its utter lack of orce vigor and appos
iteness, and remarkable for the disgusting subser-
vency with which it ignores every spark Of true
American feeling to pander to the tastes Of the
powers that be- . and which induces it to go out of
its way and seize upon the recurrence of national
anniversary to pour fusome, sckenng praise into the
ears Of President! 1t neither mentions the name
of WASHINGTON, nor alludes to any Of the grand old
warriors sages and statesmen of the Revolution save
one and he is Jagged in sort Of foil to add ustre
to the surprising glories that cluster around James
Buchanan
After some commonplace illusions to the day, and
stating the astounding fact that other nation
cept Russia, had made equal progress with the United
States, the Union bursts forth in this wise
We love, at such times as this, to look upon that
superb painting, by Healey, of Franklin pleading
with Louis XVIII for recognition Of the nationality
of the United States but If we were gifted as some
artists are, we would today commence nobleT',
tU0Tttier, and more instructive picture, for com
panian to that great historical memorial, 1T should
be james Buchanan guiding peacefully the strong
Gmbed manly giant, whose youth was so unpro-
ptious and across whose C0untenance, even now,
occasionally sectionalists and designing partisans
cause flush of passion.
Well, we think that will do The organgrnder
could not do more, it seems to us. Toadyism could
not well go further. BENJAMIN FRANKLGN, by indi-
rection at least, placed belolo James Buchanan Why
didn't the organ-grinder exat Buchanan over WASH,
NGToN Then there would have been nothing to add
to the work.
The following is the conclusion Of the Unions
article:
God save the President! God save the Union"
We don't wonder that the Washington Union pre-
s the safety Of the President to the safety of the
Union, as it has sought TO elevate Buchanan above
FRANKLIN. Besides as long as the President is saved,
the Union will be on the safe side, and will be duly
supplied with superabundanee Of ''spoils."
The Union has only one more thing to do now to
win Immortality; and that is to get up a national
anthem like unto Englands Good save the Queen"
altered thus; @God save the Presidentm and have it
played by the army and marine bands all public
occasions, or whenever the Executive shows his
august person in the open air!