New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-06-05
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Nothing could hs more dgI, lHslesss
dental canvass II isso Tssss I1isi' Sss "
candidates before the people, naneiy, IlnGsl 4aa
Bell; but their nominations hare been III ei1
without the slightest sign Of intereat On fhe S u
the masses. The Republican party, one v{Ifex =
eminently distinguished, as q rule for mak56x .
great deal Of noise, accepts The Chicago nolzina-
ton quietly. The leaders Wade, Banks, Cameron,
Sherman and others-giEe their adhesion to the
ticket with more Or less cordially. but they do NOT
succeed " arousing the dormant enthusiasrn ef te
rank and file.
be concentrated upon the very curious discussion
which is going on over the grave Of Nj. SeNard,
who was snugly inferred in the Auburn uemeiery
over q week ago. The chief nourners. ympnd
and Webb, are pouring out mingled tears 8nd re-
proaches upon the benevolent head Of tie phfi6es-
phic and philanthrcpic Greeley, who p0kos
fun at both his antagonists %s S s4sss sssss
Such conduct upon 80 solemn ar oce aSjon
cannot be TOO severely rcprshended. The sSiIns
Of assassination is q high offence Iii The po1i6es1
world, and the ringleadsr Of the murderers sbd1fd
at least refrain from making jokes at the expense
of the chief mouIners before the grass has begun
to grow over the remains of the distinguished
deceased. 1t is fair to say, however, that Greeley
with characteristic modesty, denies that he stuck
the fatal blow, and talks about the BzaHS a1a
others as principal or accessories before the met
Webb and Raymond however, insist that TIM gtosys
shall be Greeitys. The quarrel has been fAken
up by the party Journals in the State and efser
Wuctc, dffu uluo W lsisb Bull t9454<
i come. - g
/ The Greeley war, however, is more interesting
to the parties Immediately concerned than 10 lie
people in general. who attach very little irdb0k
tance to the qHarrels Of rival poIiti GfesyH
affair with Raymond diverts attention frpx6 he
/ candidates temporarily, and Ne hear haf lille
about honest Abe Lincoln or honest Jchn HeI1.
The former seems to have been nomiratea NJ
/ the Abolition Republican Convention at Chicago
simply and solely on account Of his honesty Nhich
we do not doubt. It is an important qua alheation
| in public man. but not the only one required II
seems to be the only one which Lincoln possesses.
4 He has no capacity whatever for the CREST Office
/ to which he aspitcs. We must have man Fh0
will prevent other people from stealing, as well ~
1 refrain from it himself. The Republican, papers
sing the same tune, honest Abe, honest Ata,' n
g honest Abe continuously, as II Abe Wss the
only honest man in the UnioR. Mr. Bell ID equally
honest, and ten times as capable. Why "a ~ not
hear anything about honest John Bell IS de, Abe
to monopolize all the credit for integrity that the
political world has to bestow2 Mr.. Bell, ttfduSh
an extended public career, occupying the best
positions, has always kept his record md
II clear. Perhaps this circumstance will be more
clearly developed as the canvass goes Oh. Mean
time i is to be hoped that some event viii occur
which will put little spirit into the cam pagn.
At present dshwater IS lively compared to Z.