New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-29
Nem Orleans 1ailp Grestent
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER %, 1859.
THE PEcULIARITIEs Or TASTE.

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THE PECULIARI1IEs OF TASTE.
| The peculiarities of taste are multiform and
| almost as various the individuals who make UP
the aggregate of the populations which inhabit
this mundane sphere of ours. No two are alike.
What one loves another hates. What one admires
another looks upon with contempt. What one
thinks deserving all possible respect, another looks
upon the embodiment Of opposite characters
tics. Such is the way Of the world. Such it ever
| has been; and such it ever will be- unless an ur-
expected and altogether radical reform takes
| place among the "peoplesn of the different ma
tionaes, kndrels and tongues.
| There is no use in attempting to dispute the cor
rcctness Of proposition. 1t is founded in truth
and sustained by recorded and traditional history
| The different "peep5' Chat is the Democratic
name for the sublime the patriotic, the sovereign
and the honest people) have different tastes In
Massachusetts they would rejoice if revolted ne
groes fed exclusively on the roasted, boiled, baked
or frcasseed bodies of Southern babies, matrons
and maidcns. That's the Massachusetts, taste.
| 1t is, we Southern folks think a horrible taste
and none Of us would touch a cooked or live
| Abolitionist with thousand-foot pole, unless it
were to knock his dabolical brains out. This il
ltstraton shows radical difference in taste at
| once.
But there is little use in going beyond our own
vicinity to demonstrate the impregnable character
| of our proposition. New Orleans furnishes sufii-
cheney of illustrations. Indeed it is world in it.
self. far as incongruousness, contradictions and
general differences in taste are concerned. In the
political world the antagonlslns of taste nu-
merous and wonderful. For instance, the country
and city Sdcllians have the regular Democratic
State ticket to vote for. The Custom House Sill
dellians have the Independent American ticket
in this city, to vote for. They have. also, what is
called Democratic ticket for Senators and Repre-
sentatves Gall favorable to the Custom House) to
vote for. And they have, in the Plaqucminc Scna-
torial District, nominated one Democrat for Sena-
tor and recommended an Old Line Wing Know
Nothing Hon. Fergus GardGrc-to the Democracy
Of that District entitled to their undivided sup
port! Here is sublime manifestation Of what a
multiplicity Of tastes may lead to.
Tie taste of the Sldellians, manifested through
their respective organs, is really curious. They
have pleaded for peace and yet stimulate vio-
lcncc. They are in favor Of the rule of law and
order,'' and yet recommend the formation of asso-
Citations above all law. They say they want quiet,
and to quiet they call the candidates Of the
American party, Gf not the party itself) "white-
hearted slaves " and 'upstart scoundrels." They
wish to avoid disturbance, and their partisans in
suit gentlemen on the streets, annoy them in their
houses, send threatening messages, and Indirectly
propose assault and assassination if their pe-
cuar tastes so far as law and order are con-
cerncd. not complied with. They profess
peace, but ncite war. They ask for quiet, but
promote disorder. They are opposed to disturb
ances, yet adopt the only course which can lead
to riots. Here is the radical difference between
them and ,ls--between the Slidellians and the
American party, which adheres uunalterably to
the supremacy of law and order-peace and quiet,
Is not the difference in taste astonishing, and
should not reasonable people, law-abiding people,
propcrty-holding people, remark it? 1t seems to
that they should.
The difference in taste, between the Slidellians
and the Americans, in the matter of heading public
professions, is also remarkable. The Slidellians
after they adjourned their recent meeting on Canal
street, marched through several of our leading
thoroughfares-the procession being conducted by
one of the most notorious characters about town
thc Honorable William Wilson, alias " Red Bil,'0
carrying the American flag. Whether the gentle
men in the procession felt particularly proud while
marching under the leadership of this distinguished
individual is a matter of which are not advised.
In this particular, there may have existed some diff
ference in taste But as g Red Bill and Mr.. Sdell
now work together in the same harness, grumbljnp
would have been presumption, and complaint trea-
son. Consequently, inharmonious tastes were most
sublimely blended.
The other evening the Opposition Party held
tremendous meeting on Washington Square, Third
District 1t was one of the largest, most resp ecta-
bic and enthusiastic assemblages ever gotten to.
gether in this metropolis Thousands and thou.
sands of our best citizens attended it. Yet, be-
cause the Mayor of the city proper to go along
with one of the Club professions, the Delta of yes
terday morning has an eNcruciatingly funny arti.
Gle on the subiect-so funny, in fact that all emo
tions of mirth are swamped in the depths of unmit
gated disgust.
Wewcrc not much Disguised, however, for we are
used to such exhibitions, and wouldn't say so if we
were, for we are now discussing the peculiarites
Of taste When g Red Bill - leads Slidell process
sion it is all right; but if the chief exc cutive of the
corporation sees fit to go Il short distance, or a
long distance, with Club procession, it is sub
ject for ridiculous animadversion.
The old woman who kissed the COW" had a
peculiar taste. Probably the old COW gave good
milk. Now, if the Slile qladruped gives plenty
of good milk, there may be some accounting for
the astounding taste displayed. We don't know,
nor do we draw any inferences. That is matter
for the voters to look into.
TALK ON CHANGE.
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