New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-05-31
EnfE DELrA on 1NDEPENDENCR.

Um - nelgno0fS OF the Delta have become won
dsrfafy embued with love Of political independent,
10 regard 70 The selection Of municipal officers Thi
rather strange considering that the principal edi
tors Of that journal are all known to be partisans q
Ne sraightest and most stringent Sect and when i
Il equally well understood that they rustain the IN
terest Of politician remarkable alike for his adroi
ness and political proscriptiyeness From this clash
ing Of sentiment and action, common people, like
ourselves, unacquainted with cabinet secrets and
State stratagems, very naturally come to the concu-
sion that there ID "a Niger in the woodpile some
where. Old politicians, who have worn the harness
Of party for decade or more, don't become suddenly
patriotic and virtuousy inclined about the manage
ment Of public aais without there is some ulterior
motive, or immediate consideration. at the bottom.
We know them too well for that, and SO do the peo.
pie. Tyros in politics might inspire belief that
they were at least sincere, no matter how absurd
their conduct might be viewed but old soldiers like
our neighbors from head to foot on account
OF wounds received in innumerable fierce political
fays-cannot successfully comen that sort OF dodge
over the intelligent Masses The game is too trans
parent and when we think of the experience and
shrewdness Of our neighbors, We are somewhat sur.
prised at their putting themselves in position to
be laughed at.
However, We are free to admit that, in all tie
changes OF Its editorial administration, far our
knowledge extends the Delta has been consistent in
one thing It has always supported Independent
nckets whenever that support was calculated to ad
vance the Democratic party! It never has, and
probably never VIII, snstain an independent move
ment likely to rebound to the prejudice Of that
y iesnlAaaon. ~ tnere man IN the city OF New
orlesns 20 ineApfesslniy verdant = so unutterably
stupia-as 20 suppose, for an instant, il the De-
and senator Sldeii were in the ascendant in
snls corponuon, tnat the Delta would tolerate much
less ASSIST, ticket like that which now receives its
plo'ouno sanctioh NO! VI course not. we have
~ SUCH compie'e specimens Oh Nmphcity IN our
An,as'.
fut.n11, 'uls .nuepenueus argument y worm
. alus. nou eooo seherahy' ponies
sloulo' ren., oe oanlsned from our municipal ad-
1ne same RUE snond prevail In regard
- ou1 0sa.e auu reuerai aamlnistrations' II the
.u0 sooa y, ene one case y must necessarily be
~. = 'ne o'ners' "M .ne Delta support an inde-
ucAes agains' .nas nominated IN Baton
ias. "eeA sio u Tue etecuon Oh independent
s.s.. '.o Aes's,a'u.e' ana thus 40 lor the
.se "nAe . uyi1s " W .of tne Guy 10 pre-
10 anu oonsince tne people that 1t
,:oss' = ~ oouse now pursuing II wll be
" aus"ei ~ 1ne alnfna'lse. But II Will not.
- pufposes' !. VIII trump up some
!. y esA Auo enaeasoi W suo" tnao What Is
. sss ~ sue soose snou.u nos pe apphea as
$50 y. ,Ao sonue. monuay, Lev tne IN
1.,r 80. 'as an.e. wan pu, " uea'n 'nls
As .AAe '.as inueponuens oA wiz pe
,s..a s 49, .u.ioas D.noolas' "no WIZ use
,sss.2. 80. pe1, .Auso ''n'na'eiy upon his
e1s' 'no ou.ssns Anie'eans' ana all
Wv n.aJ p'osuae question his eonoucs' or
7 ff.ss - 80 '.o'e "no aie nom supply
- = ~ ..pnuens an''i'ai Will proVenoer' Dear
i',r nj" .ssn'u TA,.'. = Inu'
i, 80. .l.sappl lenenueu our meaning "nen we
,ae,.se e, sssyy nolnns' 'na. No "al1er now the
/. ...,,a,a.-..a -. ouay .eSueu' 'he cnarac1er Oh
~. =. oanuos pe changed nnaer one
.a,.,,., NJ pfs ,,. sAoi'sfey " Tue
odr,;n;s..a,;a. !, M anu ooun'n W the term
~ s,,no.;o.as., :. - - u.re - very ,lupof
y anno,, has.;1a go, aAu VIC mayor
y counc;, oond o.,.,a aa.a ..1ou a' nus
: 4 adm;p;strot;on than wor,d ~ as1a s".a
49,, ~ ra~as., a .s Do uuAoie
;., t,,;a ss,,.s.,:. sn Ass "o spoAe VI.
!. :. a., 80. su ". snpo'a! WIN ooserVe
,or :, ~ onu Govt &c !. srran ~. !. nas'al'
r,ant,u nc ~ rar,, ao-,.,a n.as ~ LAS ,uau.
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+. -, .s.;.,s sa..as
-, a,aa.:s. as n.s.nns apous .ne iioni'
-. ..s w " 1ne De.a or any
49, - :.a,!p...s,0 "e aaaA'i sny 'iulsiuuai or
-. .a 81, ~ spoAo VI Tue Anef'can
=. 80 s-sn .s..,.s s'nuus' nones'y' expert
es. - nus.", 'n,ness " Tue members
80 a.u suaAeIssu any parry VI any man 10
- guy y. .nes. pa.uou'urs' Inc Deita
- sa;as a;.. ~. - sa's lnpo''an' poin' ana
u ~. s saAD oo' oanuua'es ate all we
,;n,r e., T.. go. "an'eu. ~ as we
-. ...s as - ,e.e'y oiesoen' 'ne tAmencan)
~. .aa p'esseu . uueAoep.ohaoie ana uhas-
-, = se'y eonoe,sao'e anu nohofap,e point OF
;" 'o"poseu u genlieheh OF the
'n's. s'ana'ns anu cnarac'er tnfoughoot; it,
io s heau W i's 1901 1t IS wlthout speck spot or
!. u.'su anu nv respectaole man can be found
spn .e eofpole lilnits Oh Inc el'y Oh New Orleans
y WIN question Ine honesty. capacity, fidelity or
'rac1er OF any man upon it"-and the Delta pre-
nes upon no quest'ons IN the premises-n the
ne Oh common sense, mutual interest, property,
ulns sa'e'y' a1'pay,ng relief' and municipal :
ioi, WY shouio IL hot receive the unanimous sup
y - '''e 'otns MASSES! ACCORDING 10 our cotem-
omn i,iie Vi argument the ticket Is good
"eu' en's pe,i's hot ohiy the uholsputed and
lue.1onsu' pus opVious'y aahltted 1act, 1t seems
US tHat ene aHericaHs nave clear right to be