New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-07
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The Philadelphia North American, few years
ago, was decent and respectable sheet The
National lnteihgencer itself hardly sarpassedlt N
courtesy, fairness, moderation, and respect Tor
truth It was conservative paper too, having
little respect for the sectional party Of the North
and disposed to do justice to the people and the IN
! situations Of the South.
But great change has come over the spirit of its
DREAM 1t now supports Lincoln for the Presi
dency, and 1t resorts to the mode Of warfare for
| which the New York Tribune alone, we thought,
had an exclusive patent. 1t has set itself to work
to depreciate the strength of the Constitutional
Union party in the South, and to convince its read
that there is possible prospect for our can.
didates in this section of the country.
The motive is manifest. 1t is the same that
prompted the Tribune, several weeks ago to cease
It's assaults upon Breckenridge and Douglas, and to
direct all its batteries at Bell. Finding out that
| Bell is Lincolns most formidable competitor, these
Journals are now engaged in studiously misrepre-
| senting Mr.. Bells prospects and chances in the
South. They know that the conservatives of the
North will cheerfully rally to MFR. Bells support if
| they think he will he cordially sustained at the
South. Hence this unfair and contemplate effort
/ to make them believe that in the South Mr.. Bell
| has no chance whatever.
| The North American says that this movement y
for Bell" is in its infancy, is without organiza-
ton, without concert of action, and it has no pro-
gramme Of operations and no unity of purpose.''
This ridiculous general assertion is sought to be
sustained by reference to the States of the South
in detail 1t commences with Texas where it
says the contest will be between Breckenridge and
Houston, and there will be no Bell ticket run. 1t
ignores the fact that Houston has withdrawn from
the field, and the contest win be between the
breckenridge men on one side, and the Houston,
Bell and Douglas men on the other. Next it
takes up Arkansas, and says no Bell ticket will be
run there, and that if such ticket were run it
could not get one-tenth of the votes. When we
say that this statement displays objectionable g
noranee in public journalist, or else deliberate
| Misrepresentation we have said all that is neces-
sary A Bell ticket is in the field in Arkansas,
| and has been for several weeks-and our electors
| are canvassng the entire State with energy and
zeal. We hardly think they would go to this
trouble if the prospect were as blue as the North
| American represents it.
Here is what this veracious journal says of Mis-
| sissippi:
| Next stands Mississippi State which has
scarcely had an Opposition organization in it for
four years. which has no newspapers on that side,
/
which leads to the belief that even the nucleus Of
Bell organization will be formed
| There is piece Of news for you! We wonder
what the yicksbnrg Wing, Natchez Courier Jack
son News, and the other fifteen or twenty Bell and
Everett papers in Mississippi will say to that
| We wonder what Watson, Wilcox, HiIlyer and
others who have been stamping the State for Bell
and Everett will say when they are told that there
has been g no discussion = in Mississippi Verify,
| the old saying is true-we do have to go from
| home to learn the news
| The North American thea goes on to give Ala
bama to Breckenridge by 5000 majority over the
| combined vote of Bell and Douglas. 1t let's us off
on Georgia quite easily. There is to be only
| l2,000 majority against us there. In Florida it
says, !" there is no germ of an Opposition party
We have heretofore abored under the delusion
that the Opposition in Florida had Presidential
electors in the field, and also candidate for
Governor, and one for Congress, and that they
were working, with fair prospects of success, to
carry the State. 1t seems that we were mistaken
North Carolina is claimed for Breckenridge, be
, cause 'tno Douglas ticket is yet named, or il
! probable 1t so happens that a Douglas tickle
has been named, and that it will poll heavy yot
in the State. But as this has happened since TIL
North Americans article was published, we cal
only claim in this case, correction of the state
ment. As to Virginia, that is certain for Breckin
ridge because "all the active men of the oil
Wing party long since went over to the Democrats
, and there is no organization to build upon.f WI
had not heard this before. If Mr. Riyes Mr.. Bolts
Mr.. Preston, Mr.. Stuart, Mr.. Goggn, Mr.. Summers
, and all the other active of the old Wing part,
, have gone over to Breckenridge, we are in igno
rance of the fact 1t must have occurred within
the last few days. The last we heard of them
they were all, except Mr.. Riyes, who was absen
$ from home, making speeches for Bell and Everett
9 No Virginia paper. of either party, has the news
I We are puzzled to know how the North American
9 obtained it.
Tennessee, it says will lin all probability yott
Z | for Breckenridge. Why2 Because q there is nj
| division in favor of Douglas there, and pafec
e,aifg pervades the Democratic organization
+ | Here's more news. We commend it to the espe
cial attention of the journalists and politicians
! that State. As for Louisiana, it says that a mil
/ acle only can give that State to Bell Probahi
is ten thousand aSi.iiars have been bet in this cit
alone, within the past week. that Louisiana will 6
for Bell; and we don't think our people won
e risk their money on g Miracles Possibly Il
= North American knows more about it than we {
H. here on the spot.
ia. We have cited these things simply to show Il
'ot means resorted to by the Black Republicans
y injure the Union ticket They see that the tide
a setting strongly in favor among the converv
IS. tves of the North and they seek to arrest it
ve such fragrant Misrepresentation as those of tt
ne Philadelphia paper. If this writer is ignorant
80 what be pretends to write about, be is simply to
Yep pied, aud is unfit for his position. If he DELHI
nat ratey misrepresents his conduct is deserving of
unanimous rebuke from the whole American pre-
without distinction of party.
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ch POLITICAL ITEMS.
Mr.
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