New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-06
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THE "LAME AND IMPOTENT CON-
CLUSION."


The Delta is remarkable for two things, if for moth
ing else, 10 far as the independent" controversy
itself originated 10 concerned. In the first place. II
never meets any argument refutes any fact, con-
troverts any proposition that is urged against ts side
Of the political house. It evades every important
issue made, and although It talks back voubly It sell
dom never says anything worthy argumentative or
statistical reply; the few grains of wheat, when
there are any grains in it's bushels Of cha are hardly
worth the winnowing; and its changes Of front on
immateral points, do not repay the trouble OF follow
ing them up and exposing them.
1t advocates the election Of an independent"
ticket, and yet it has substantially acknowledged
that the American ticket is as good one as was
ever presented to the people for their suages. It
calls for reform" in the city government, yet pre-
sumes to say nothing against the integrity and gen.
eral usefulness of the Common Council 1t attacks
the American administration by innuendo and impli-
cation and INDUCES in reflections addressed to tax
payers, just though the aforesaid xpayers were
fools, and did not know and feel that under the aus
pces Of the administration sought to be destroyed,
their taxes had been materially reduced, and their
public debt immensely decreased. It asserts the
very original proposition that improvements are
necessary yet fails to deny that street improve
gress, by the very party it would inure than ever
were made before i'm the city. 1t grows eloquent
occasionally on the question of lack Of adequate
supply Of water, but never denies that the Common
Council has done all it could legally in the premises,
and taken to provide for copous supply of
water as soon as the proper machinery can be pur.
chased and erected. 1t talks about protection to
person and property, but has never yet had the
how fo hat Tho &c
the best, by all odds, Of any city in the United
States. And so on to the end of the chapter. To
sum up all it has said on the subject in few words,
the Delta's whole proposition amounts to this: We
don't question word you say. Your facts are in
controvertible Your ticket is unexceptionabe, but
the Independents we advocate ought to succeed,
because politics should have nothing to do with city
affairs!" Rather ELAINE and impotent conclusion
for the straitestaced partsans in the land to
arrive at-partisans known to be in the immediate
interest of the of the most remorseless politician
the confederacy-a man, who, though true to his
friends and estmable individual, does not toll
crate, even among his friends, the expression of any
opinion not calculated to further his purposes.
Twelve months ago to-day, a gentleman of charac-
ter and standing assumed risks, involving ruin and
death in the event of failure and prosecution, where
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vancement of the Slde party. That gentleman, as
Democrat entertained certain preferences for Dem
ocrats. Those Democrats are not regarded with an
eye of favor in high quarters What has been the re-
suit? Why, that gentleman, after risking SO much
has been removed, we understand, from Fedora
Office he held simply on account of that preference
After this, we should suppose that few people coult
be found who would talk very glibly about indepen
dence." The independence " preached by the Delts
brings to mind the old story of the Indian and white
man who went out hunting. The trophies Of the
hunt were owl and turkey. The white man pro
posed "an Independent" division Of the spoils in
this wise. Said he to the Indian You take the
owl and I'll take the turkey, I'll take the turkey
and you take the OWL The Indian admitted that
the argument of the white man was strong, but
thought rather strange that turkey wasn't said
to him once The independent" propositions of
the Delta unquestonably equitable was that
of the white man to the poor Indian. Nevertheless
we doubt much whether the intelligent masses OF
New Orleans are prepared to play out the role as
signed them by the Delta.