New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-26
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MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 2s, 1859.
THE INDEPENDENT AMERICAN"
NOMINATIONS.

MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1859.
THE "INDEPENDENT AMERICAN"
NOMINATIONS.
The socalled Independent" American nomina.
tions, on Friday eTening last, which were duly re-
ported in the Crescent the following morning, have
been productive Of no little amusement, and numer
GUS humorous and queer speculations, odd remarks
and funny illustrations. No wonder; the singular
Juxtaposition Of antagonistic political elements-of
persons who have been waging unremitted war
iaFe upon each other for years-a for the sake of the
country, without one whit of regard for the profits
| iiKey 70 now out Of the occupancy of fat Offices
was enough to create smile the lips of bronze
statue. 1t was another exhibition of the uneaualed
PATRIOTISM OF our people, and is entitled to rank as
gem of the first partisan water.
We will now proceed to give the names Of the
| nominees although our readers are fully posted in
the premises, with the view Of making some appro-
pirate comments as we pass them along Here they
are:
For Sheriff, Benz s. Harrison for District Attor
ney, Charies D. Dreux for Coroner, F. N. Crozat
Clerk of First District Court Armand PeIlern Clerk
Of Second District Court, Alfred Bourge; Clerk of
Third District Court, Emile Wiltz Clerk of Fourth
District Court, W. G. Aud; Clerk of Fifth District
Court, b. W. Herbard Clerk Of Sixth District Court,
Horace L. Hunley; for Assessor Fourth District,
Peter Kaiser.
| With the two first named gentlemen we are well
acquainted, and our intercourse, which has been
pleasant and agreeable for years, we trust will suffer
no Interruption because they have got on fence or
on the other side OF fence, where we shall not 60.
We are opposed to independent movements in toto j;
always have opposed them, and always expect to
oppose them. Within the last eight or nine years
there have been three or four Independent" move.
ments in New Orleans, all Of which were unsuccess.
iu-Jast as the one we are referring to is going to
beand circumstances forced the writer to be rather
prominent than otherwise in contributing to the de-
feat of all Of them. Having no solvent reason
| to change our opinions, we shall preserve our con.
sistency unto the end and have not the slightest
scintila of doubt that the same result will accom-
pany this last it has all previous efforts OF the
kind.
The movement in question would, OF itself, be
wholly Insignificant were it not supported by the en-.
tire strength of the dominant faction Of the Demo
cratic party in this parsh-in other words the Slide
faction. But here we are inclined to think, the ad-
mirable manager of the Old Line Democracy Of all
the Lonisianas, (or the frends who have acted for
him) has overshot the mark and that he will find it
impossible to rally the Of the true Democracy
on Messrs. Harrison and Dreux. or all the Know.
Nothings, or ex-Know.N Nothings in the Common
wealth, none can be found more obnoxious to every
thing of Democratic sayor than these two gentle
men. The first has been prominent and efficient in
the city for years in securing American triumphs ;
and the other has raversed both State and city elo
quenty denouncing the Democratic cause Democratic
principles and Democratic candidates. Hence, argu.
ing from these premises we conclude that majority
Of the Democracy, particularly the foreign element of
it, cannot be brought to the support Of their erstwhe
bterest and strongest opponents probably the only
two simon pure " Independent American" candidates
| on the ticket.
We will now proceed to allnde to other names on
the ticket somewhat in detail, and show up in what
its independent" Americanism consists. The next
name is that of Mr.. F. NJ. Crozat candidate for Cor
oner. Mr.. c., as we understand, has always been q
strong Democrat, and holds position in the Custom
House. When did be throw off his unadulterated
sold Line Democracy, and become an " Independ
ent American? I? A curious public would like to
know something about the Transformation, and the
particulars of the initiation ceremonies. Were they
unusually solemn and astonishingly binding and ter
rbly secret?
We next come to the candidate for Clerk Of the
First District Court-Mr Armand Pellern. We have
been informed that he too, has ever been an Old
Line Democrat and that he holds an office in the
|
he become an I" Independent American ~ What
was the process by which bis fervid Democracy was
so speedily transmitted into Americanism OF the in
dependent sort? We really are somewhat surprised
that they allow such things to go on in the Custom.
House. Collector Hatch had better look out or off
will come his official head. He has dismissed Demo.
Gratis for not favoring the Administration. How, in
the name of all the NEUROLOGICAL gods at once, can
an independent American" " be supposed to feel
anything but hatred to the abomnable Administra.
tion o." Old Buck?"
Mr.. Alfred Bourge is the "Independent American
y, candidate for Clerk of the Second District Court
3 He was once q strong Know Nothing-was elected
by them Superintendent of the Public Schools OF the
Third District-disagreed with the School Directors
and was left out He then became bitter in his op
position to that party-was leading member of the
quandom Vigilance Committee in June, l858-and
now 'turns up" an "Independent American, can
ddate for the Clerkshp of the Second District Court
. For Clerk of the Third District Court, Mr. Emile
Wiltz is the Independent American" candidate
Mr.. W. s now Recorder of the Second District, wa!
formerly Recorder of Mortgages, and has been knowr
as a leading, infexible Democrat of the old schoo
for many years. Probably the American party hal
never had stronger, bitterer or more jealous oppo
nent in the city. Yet he goes into an "Independen
', American" Convention, and in few moments comes
out fall-blooded "Indepeudent American" candid
ate! What powerful machinery was brought to bear
we know not; but it must have been mighty to worl
so wondrous change in SO short time.
William G. Auld is the " Independent American
,. nominee for the Clerkshp of the Fourth Distric
Court. (Here we had to stop and take good laugh ;,
How this astounding achievement was accomplished
we know not We are at loss even to surmise how
the thing was done. Guessing utterly fails to throw
any light upon this mssadonic proceeding-ths levi
athan of change-this behemoth Of summersault
Now, we know that our good friend Auld is one o
the cleverest fellows that can be found anywhere
that he is widely and deservedly popular-that he
efficient officer and worthy citizen-but we though
we also knew that he could hardly get his own con
sent to enter Heaven unless he saw inscribed over th
gates: " None but Old Line Democrats admitte
here" And yet the first thing that met our gaze i
the papers Saturday morning was the name Of on
old friend Auld figuring as an Independent Amer
!; can" candidate! We laid down the paper as com
posedly possible, and to the unalterable col
clusion that wonders never would cease on this mu
dane sphere.
Mr. B. W. Hebrard is the Independent American
nominee for Clerk of the Fifth District Court. +
once was a radical Know Nothing, but what party
bas recently acted with, we are unadvised.