New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-18
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ri belief that Ii Ii bis monthpiece It would receiv,
no attention whatever from the journalistic world,
It H. unquestionaby, The poorest specimen Of DAHL
paper published on the continent OF North America
IL oraauship constitutes It's only i'm sortance-
IL only title 70 the equivocal recognition it receives
| The ilfortune that has attended President Blu
chanan almost from the very moment he delivere.
his Inaugural address-in great things and SINAI
things in foreign policies and domestic policies, AM
In al his Intercourse with friends and foes-seems
have stuck to him like leech, in the choice be IN
luckily made Of An official organ. jackson, Van Blu
ren, Polk and Pierce, had organs-had great men i
defend them Of character, intellect and position
men, in whose hands the pen was, indeed, "mightie
than the sword men, who commanded the atten
ton Of the grand tribunal Of the people and were re
spected even by their strongest political opponents
men who were equal to the Hottest minds in the land
and who could counsel wisely and well, no mattel
what the emergency, the mghtiest Of the statesmen
whose cause they bad espoused. There was honor as
well % power in "organship " in those days. The
chief Executives faye, even the lon-hearted JACK
sony -of mighty confede1cy leaned confidently
upon the potent arm Of the great writer, and felt an
assurance in which there neither doubt or heata.
ton, that their would be plead - successfully
a. II would Be nightly before the court Of last re-
sort for politicians statesmen, warriors and Presi-
dents In this country High Court of the Masses.
In those golden days organs" were not called
upon 70 do any dirty work. Their editors would
have lost caste II they had condescended to perform
filthy labor They filed the high places at the coun.
Gil boardhad the ear Of the Presidents and leaders
equals influence and position their intellect
and responsibility were ever recognized hence
they welded power which was alike honorable to
themselves as men and creditable to the cause which
enlisted the utmost energies Of their brains and hearts,
Then there was as much distinction in being the
spokesmen Of the great chieains Of great political or.
guniEatons there positive disgrace now for then
there were no restrictions upon freedom Of thought
or expression, ana the "organ" spoke bravely,
chivalrously and independently, and was respected
BY bis chief for 20 doing Now, tho organ y is
slave-he dare not open his mouth az a freeborn
mamie is afraid to even whisper an independent
idea, much less publish it--he is the serf Of mere
trading politicians and corrupt cliques-and when he
speaks biz voice is but the echo Of the behests Of his
masters, who are wholly inscriptions to the means
employed, provided their objects Of honor and emol
ument arc accomplished.
This Is the difference which time has wrought be.
tween the statesmen and organs Of twenty years
ago, and the statesmen and organs Of the present
time The country has lost sadly in the depreciation
of both. Would that the grand old days Of giant
!" organs and giant statesmen could return
But We are DEPRESSING: We were speaking of the
misfortunes Of Nj. Buchanan generally, and his
!" organ 1ic misfortune particularly. The present
organ Washington Constitutions edited by Brig.
adler General George Washington Bowman, import.
ed to the federal metropolis from some obscure place
-. s.s a.'a :. nv' on.y 'ne laughing s1ock OF
t-o,,,,a r W. - = ovnNuuaiy bringing
~. "a ~ :, so.uey, upon 'ae .fesi-
.nnnnusd ~ rs,,ras . :. s,..sa. pa.y ~ -
M as.ds - s;a,aa,.;s. puu's a. every s'ep'
reason whs,snas !. a..s ,.aa. :. 0.uss, rhyme OF
IN, n. s,.r,;ss /. ' -. ~ Ws'el
fo. - = NV ouiy 'ai's " nis Tue mark IL
INNS at but invariably scads the toes of its friends
As for the object Of its particular repard-poor
old Buck n-it has scalded him most nnmorc;f,l,,
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Presidential term expires
To show mn its pecnl;ar talent sor h,rnaor;n, -.
~, ~ s;r.s 49, II. - olunusiIg' We
s =. o'se '..sio lns'snce mol long ago the wash
ngton Constitution, In an elaborate article formally
lead senator Douglas and Governor Wise ont of the
administration Democrat;c nortv rh;s ~, - 80
$500, r;o..;o, ~. .a..s y, - ~. ~ -
s'n'uauu,'as'on was leoeised WIN expressions OF
,corn and contempt generally but especially in yir
y Gov Wise with great deal Of vim and power and
RraAn ana IL was clear to all common sense under
landings, that the EFFORT, no matter what secret mo.
ave prompted 1t, was ansutter and unmitgated fail
re- sensible organ would have seen this, and
sonid nave backed out OF the difficulty its own folly
,ad lasea as decently as possible. But the Consttu
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