New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-06-07
Ath @rIeans AaiIp Grssttut,
MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1853.



The first duty inculcated in every American, Is 10
obey the laws and respect the civil authorities Our
Government Is, essentially, popular-the people Sc
lecting all their rulers and magistrates. 1.-THE regu-
lar action popular power thus constituted "place
upon public liberty the most beautiful face that ever
adorned that angel FORM All is regular and harmo-
mons In its features and gentle 10 its operations The
stream Of public authority, under American liberty,
running in this channel has the strength Of the Mis-
souri, while its waters transparent as those of
crystal lake. 1t Is powerful for good 1t produces
no tuinult, no violence and no wrong
Though deep yet clear thoagh gentle yet not duh;
We had in this city such regular Government,
popular in all its forms. We had peace quiet, secur
ity and protection. The laws were obeyed and
magistrates respected. Commerce, with all its at
tendant blessings, was never more properous Inn
provements, everywhere within the incorporated
limits, were visible. Real estate was apprecisting in
value In consequence OF material reduction Of the
taxes and the increased confidence our citizens had
in the past economical administration Of the city
affairs Never had New Orleans brighter future.
The opening OF railroad communications to the North
East and West, and the reasonable anticipation Of
large addition of capital, populatonnd material re
sources encouraged the hope that New Orleans would
become the great commercial city Of the South and
Southwest.
What is now our positiOn7 Let us look at it calmly
let Us not shut eyes to the truth On Wednesday
last, just five days preceding our annual election.
band of men under the command OF an officer now
in charge of the u s. Marine Hospital seized during
the hours of the night the State Arsenal and Police
Station Of the Second District This was lawless
act 1t is revolutionary in its character and in it,
fandeucv And dxvba io tba oh, ,
force? 1t is POLITICAL and it cannot be dyested o
its political feature. 1t has the support and counte
nance of every officer and employee OF the Genera
Government, so far as our knowledge extends. The
officers Of the State Government have permitted the
subordinates to take a prominent position 10 th.
armed force. The leading men of the Democratic
party sympathize or aid them, and the Democratic
press sustain the movement. Here then, on the ev,
of our election, set of misguided men are urged or
by Government officials and Democratic politicians
to take orcble possession of the City Government
accomplish their political object
To succeed, they commence by disregarding al
law, by taking violent possession OF public property
and by throwing up entrenchments in peaceful city
All illegal proceedings productive only of evil
No good can come from unlawful acts. When respect
able men take the law into their own hands, the law
less will justify their lawess acts by the example oil
their betters. When men in position are guilty o
burglary, the professional burglar will plead in ex
tenuaton of his offence the example Of his superior
When body of men, however wealthy and respect
able resolve themselves into an armed force the rab
BILE will do SO likewise. The consequences must bs
appalling. The first act of disobedience to the laws
If unpunished leads to the disregard Of all laws-tht
first unlawful assembage of an armed force, il moi
put down, causes the organization of other armed
forces, and of course popular liberty can no Longer
exist and popular government is at an end The gur
and the pike become the arber Of our lives and pro
perty.
We have now city governments Mayor pro tenn
of decision Of character aud great energy He will no
finch in his daty. His oath is to support the cons
tntion and the laws, and that oath will be kept. LIE
all good men rally to his support-let men of pro
perty and position go to him and tender their sup
port Let all citizens without respect to party, ocl
to bis standard and peace will be restored the law
be obeyed, government be respected, and popula
| liberty be made triumphant.