New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-25
BY a TRAVELLING TYPO
"Nothing cxtenuate,
Nor net down aught in malice"


Nothing cxtenuate,
+ Nor set down saght in malice !"
en- a. Jefferson Pclitics 1seredbo,as Sllide9idns
o. ne Field 7hn.nday Hau Tactics 7sanysT-
red % this Latitude The People hare Nothing
to Saw about sphO shall be Senator Other Mot
O,ienfs~ Wsate. NORRIS Plank Road to Car
rolx0n, ETC., etc.
Correspondence Of the CRESCENT
JEFFERSON CRY, Oct. l6, 1859.
Editors Crescent: This suburban appendix to
New Orleans named city in its charter, is situated
about four miles from Canal street, on the left
bank Of the Mississippi river, and is made up Of
Dutch corner groceries, slaughter pens, lumber
yards, saw mills, nurseries, lager beer saloons,
single and stave factories, candidates for office
shrimp gatherers and tax-collectors. There are
about four thousand people in the place. including
Hon. j. T. Michel and Peter Kaiser, who are said
to own the town.
Politically speaking this place is not yet located
as it sometimes votes one way and then another.
Considering the Irish and Dutch element, it ought
to be Democratic; but "science and muscle"
have made it anything but locofoco for the last
three years-in fact, there were no Democratic
ohice.seekers in the place until this season. The
Independent movement, however, has brought out
few. and in the midst Of this unexpected appari-
lion. the Slidellians have taken face to try their
hand at maneuyerng delegation into the Legisla-
ture. Did you ever notice the speciality of this
tribes Like their great leader, these city gammons
never 60 at measure directly; they never fight
square-built, stand-up battle, but always dodg
ing around counting the chances, and stepping in
while public attention is directed away from the
scene Of conflict 1t is curious but this allpower-
open front on any question; it works by two great
hidden levers, which were discovered in Tammany
Hall New York, and transplanted for the benefit
of New Orleans. Slidell uses wire and money, and
his best friends count upon his success simply be-
cause he knows how to ttwork the wresr and
aspend the money" He is emphatically a New
York politician, and that class always cling to.
gether in private, whatever they may do or say in
public.
The canvass now open has brought out eight
candidates for the Legislature. Messrs. Beauvais
and Gutierrez are anti-Slidell Democrats; Messrs.
L. L. Levy and l. NJ. TORY are said to be Slidel-
lans; and Messrs Bemiss, Charleville, Waggaman
and Lagr0ue are Independent. Beauyais and
Gutierrez were nominated by one Democratic Con
yention, and Messrs. TORY and Levy by another.
ASS striking instance Of the speciality alluded
to above, the SlideIl Democratic Convention met
and after denouncing the other Convention, because
it meddled with politics, proceeded to maneuver
after the Tammany fashion. Itresolved:
An attempt has been made to raise an issue,
against which we must protest. The Constitution
has delegated to the Legislature and not to the
people the right Of electing Senators to Congress-
and it would be encroaching upon the duties and
privileges of our Representatives to dictate to them
their votes, the more SO when contingencies may
arise out Of the Presidential election which no
human prudence can control or fOresee.
There it is, in black and white, just like Tam
many, that the people have nothing to do with say
ing who shall be Senator. but that question must
be left to the enlightened and ncorruptible sense Of
the Legislature and the power of money sup
pose the next Presidential election will be run on
the same principle, because the law makes that
office elective by college Of delegates am
opposed to this scheme altogether, for like to
know in advance who am voting to represent me
in the Senate Of the United States Mr.. Slidell mis-.
represents the sentiment Of Louisiana, in my
opinion, and it is time the people who make the
State instead Of those representative men, who are
simply agents for the people, should either endorse
or condemn him. This taking of high political de-
cisions out of the hands of those who have to suffer
the evils Of bad legislation, is step in opposition to
Democracy, and ought to be understood before it il
swallowed by the constituency of the country.
am not interested In the event myself further thar
| as citizen. all OF us ought to have chanc,
to speak when our sufrages are to be disposed
/ OF.
But the secret of this matter comes outin the mex
| resolution, which reads as follows:
Nor can we at present accept an issue based upoI
| the Presidential Canvass. When the party will b.
called upon to select delegates to the State Conven
ton. will be the proper time to discuss the merits
! the different candidates. Such question canno
even divide the Democracy; the choice Of thu
Charleston convention will unite us from North t,
South upon the nominee.
Tammany again. It ignores the rights Of tn
people to discuss even Presidential chances in thi
connection, and while it authoritatively announce
that our Senatorial election depends on their Pres
dental nomination. it yet says that both question
are to be kept quiet, because, forsooth, it is no
safe to discuss these measures in public and befor
the people, who have nothing to do with them.
As your travelling correspondent, shall be Gale
upon to explore many such questions and variet
Of localities, but doubt me if anywhere run upo
such plain exhibition of the wires as is here dc
veloped just at your door. Where is Miles Taylor
Where are the hosts of uncompromising men VIII
love the country and the people, that they do nc
deny that this is the true Democratic sentiment?
Is this State to be ruled without its consent an
are the people prepared to abide such open decls
rations Of their utter incompetence to partake
public matters? However, there is SO little chanc
of Mr.. Slidells friends gaining the day here that
need not discuss the matter farther. Let til
people accept men Of welknown integrity and {
welldefned opinions, and the State is safe.
l. 10 oxphn of
field for the parish offices, but in my travels
have not heard any body say who would be d.
feated suppose the entire corps will be electe,
The policy of extending Magazine street tllroug
to Carrollton is fayorite one in this city, but ii
Council lately vetoed it, contrary to public expe
tation. 1t will be done next year, l believe, whe
New Orleans can claim the longest street on til
continent. The design is to plank it all the wa,
thus making very splendid carriage drive frol
New Orleans to Carrollton.
The idea Of annexing Jefferson City to the Gre
cent City has many friends in this community, ar
as il is only question of time, suppose the nun
Der Of friends to the measure will increase nstea
n Of falling of.
IS The late dry spell, which exhausted the cistern
!, made the benefits of this measure more appare
!, than ever before, for it brought into promine
D relief the necessity Of some description of waite
sr works. plan has been advanced to annex Ii
Is place to New Orleans, and then to remove Il
N water-works to Carrollton, which would give t
water sufficient pitch, if built at the same elevate
with the present reservoir to throw the water in