New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-03
STILL NUMBERING.
In the Delta of yesterday morning the followin

In the Delta Of yesterday morning the following
article appeared:
The Independent Citizens ticket is opposed with
equal zeal and pertnacty by the ultra parties The
Crescent says truly enough that the movement Is
largely rebuked by the Democratic cheftains ; and
opposes 1t with equal bitterness The good citizens
OF both partes who want clean, wellpaved streets
plenty Of watera fair return for the enormous Taxa
ton Of the city-who wish to see spoilsmen turned
out Of the city crib, and the offices filled by and the
contracts given to men OF substance and reliability
ought to need no higher recommendation of this
ticket than the opposition Of politicians and place.
| men Of both sides.
The above starts out blunderngly, 50 blunderngly,
indeed, that we are really astonished at our usually
well informed neghbor. All the yea, y and all the
"pertinacity' we have seen, has been exhibited by
the Delta in its opposition to the American ticket
| and If any bitterness has been manifested, the
Crescent. and the large body Of intelligent sufra-
gans it endeavors to represent faithfully, uprghty
and honorably are gutless in the premises We have
assaed no one, either directly, or by implication or
innuendo. We have INDUCED in no personal reflec
lions Of any description. We have merely defended
those nnjustly assailed, in our judgment, by our
neighbor, and demonstrated that the open assaults,
the covert attacks, and damaging sought to be done
BY indrection were alike equally destitute of fonnda
tOU III suDStAutlat, lrIetutaDie tEutus
In the controversy about this municipal contest,
which the Delta itself originated, we have known
nothing Of utra partisans, unless we are to place
the editors Of that journal In that category. It,
fighting under the banner Of no party in particular
although wellknown to be in the Democratic-Slidel
interest, has directed its fimsiy masked batteries
against the American party necessarily and excu.
svey It sets itself up an organ, has been set
up as an organ, to attack, like mad bull at the
sight Of red cloth, everything that comes in its
way-good, bad or Indifferent. So far, according to
the very excellent information in possession its
success has been anything but fattering. 1t has
butted against the barriers Of truth and consequently
its horns are in most woful condition, to say no.
thing of the dlapdated state Of its head produced
by the stunning and destructive conclusion.
There being no Democratic ticket in the field, in
pursuance Of immemorial Democratic usage, it is
likely some Democratic cheftainsn and a great
many Democratic peoples" finding themselves
floating around the public meadows loose and un-
have come to the conclusion to support,
for the time being, the best Common Council and
the best City Government the corporation has ever
been blessed with. This, we say, knowing nothing
personal Of the facts Of the case very logical de-
duction. Anyhow it is reasonable deduction. In. |
tegent people, released from all political obligations
and having nothing to accomplish but the general
good, very naturally come to the safest and wisest
sort Of conclusions.
We have shown, time and time again, that under
the government Of the American Councils there has
been vast diminuton of public debt, great reduc
ton Of public taxes the best police in the country
provided, more street improvements contracted for
and in progress than ever before made, that all legal
steps to obtain an adequate supply of water have
been taken that could be taken and that many other
salutary measures have been adopted.
To these facts and in rebuttal of these arguments
We have not one word syllable of legitimate reply
We are treated to random assertions, speculations
Without basis, fulminatons without end, and claims
Without foundation.
The Deltas whole assumptions may be truthfully
ummed up in this wise !" You (Amercans) have
lone well You have nominated an irreproachable
ieket altogether worthy public confidence and sup
'ort it is impreguable in its character and honesty
mt we Independents say it ought not to be elected,
because it would best suit our private purposes to
ave il defeated.H That il ahont ALL