New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-28
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In reoent assault upon Judge Douglas the Wash
ington Union lays down the following proposition
AZ tic matter now stands far more than at any
former perod of eur history, We maintain that all-
ure 10 abide by the laws OF the Democratic party Is
the Highest Crime that representative can commit,
The Union seems to have quite lost its discretion,
along with its temper, in performing the seemingly
ardnous task Of reading the Little Giant out Of the
Democratic party. Only a few days ago we found it
openly advocating the creation Of a corruption fund
to controlthe elections by lcvying tax on officials
fereely denouucing more than half the employees
Of the Government as miserable scavengers, who
devote four or i've hours ofndoeuce at their desks
aud going off into paroxysm of general and terrible
wrath, without. apparently, any good and sufficient
cause. Now we find the Union-probably in the
same deplorabe state of mind boldly and distinctly
proelaming to the world maxim Of its party which
may be quite orthodox, but which good Democrat
should never utter but in whispers intended only for
the ears of the faithful 1t may be an indsputable
fact that Government employees have to pay pro
rata tax to keep their party in power and them
selves in Office, but why loudly boast Of the arrange
ment, and swagger about it, as though 1t were
thing to be proud off,
Whether more than half" the individuals singled
out by wise and sagacious Administration, to dis
greatness Of the Democratic party, are miserable
scavensers and neglect their numerous and import.
ant duties, is question between themselves aud the
Union. The Union says So and it has hitherto been
| looked upon generally as pretty good Democratic
authority and as the mouthpiece Of the Adminisra-
ton. It is probably indisputable that statute of
tie Democratic code makes it high treason for a
representative to follow the dictates of his conscience
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why enuneiate it with all the soIemnty due to a
canon oil the sacred law When party or an in
divfdual, casts aside or outrages all honesty and
deceney, it has generally been held that an open,
shameless, arrogant boastful ayowal Of the oftense
merely aggravated its worst features and made it all
lie more heinous and detestable but the Union ap.
pears to take the ground that such proceeding
either atones for it altogether or makes the instru
ments through which it was committed scape'goats
for its wickedness.
We do not propose here to Offer anything in regard
to the value Of the Unions extraordinary statements
relative to the practices of the Democratic party and
the character Of its employees. It seems cruel in the
Administration to ell the numerous sinecure offices Of
the country with respectable men, and then hire an
organ to tfaduce them, and if they have characters
to lose few thousand libel suits should be instituted
at once But it is family quarrel, with which out
siders fortunately for them) have nothing to do,
except to comment impmtially and feelingly, as
whole neighborhood will sometimes do when a scan.
dalous disturbance arises in the bosom of some
troublesome family in its midst. That is all we do,
and we have an indubitabe right to do that, and to
express our establishment at the bodness the amazing
andaeity which has thus inspired Democratic editor
to outrage and set at defiance well settled clearly
defined regulation Of his party, byreyealing portion
its secret machinery and denouncing majority of
its appontees as " miserable scayengers.' Can he
obtain political absoluton for this We doubt it.