New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-20

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Our ueighhor. the Delta, undertakes to impeach
the political consistency of the Crescent. 1t is
| done in the following terms:
A little while ago our neighbor of the Crescent
was the fiercest of all denouncers OF the unon-at-
any.price men. Now il snrpasses even the bule.
price, but III the bitterness Of is assaults all
who stand up fer tho rights and equality OF the
| South.
The Delta must be careless reader of the Cres-
cent, indeed to come to the conclusions announced
in the above paragraph. There are three specif-
cations contained in il, and our neighbor is en-
tirely mistaken in regard 10 two Of them.
The Crescent is as ready now, as it ever has
been, to denounce Union. at any. price men. When
the occasion serves, il eoM denounee them. The
Crescent has not followed the fashion of other OPP
position journals, and of the Democratic journals
that support Douglas, ID proelaiming Breckenridge
Iaueey, Slidell and Company as Disuuonists be-
cause these gentlemen themselves deny that such
is the case, and we do not believe it of them even
il they had not denied it. There are very few
Disnnionisss per So in the country. But there are
plenty of people, of all shades Of political opinion
who will prefer disanion to oppression and inius
tice tuitin the Union. The Crescent is in this con-
dition. Ii any politician no matter to what party
he belongs, ayows his readiness to remain in the
Union and submit patiently to every indignity that
may be offered, we shall be as ready to oppose
him, and even 10 .sdenounce \ him, as we ever
were. Nor is there anything in the recent course
Of tile Crescent to lead to different conclusion.
In regard to the other two charges, we are at
loss to understand upon what ground they are
made. We are not aware that we have been chant
ing the praises of the Union with any particular
fervor. In this particular Presidential contest we
have assumed as fact what, we believe, nine
tenths of all parties believe, and what certain
" beleve-that the Union is more likely to be in
danger from the election of Lincoln than any of the
other candidates. To save the Union and at the
same time secure to the South the peaceable enjoy
ment of her rights, we have advocated a combina-
tian of the conservative men of all parties upon
reliable Southern statesman, MIR. Bell of Tennessee.
believing that by this means he could be elected.
We do not know the exact measure of devotion to
the Union filled by our neighbor the Bulletin-hut
the comparative estimate BY which our own devo-
ton is made to appear greater than the Bulletins
is, we submit, not exactly just to either of us. We
presume that the Bulletin, like ourselves and like
the Delta also, would prefer to see the Union pre-
served if it can be done without forfeiture of the
rights and honor Of the South. We may differ as
to the best means by which that object may be Sc
cured, and we may differ also as to the amount and
quality of the proyoeation that would justify resist
ance. This is a subject opening boundless field
Of inquiry and discussion, which we do not propose
at the present time to enter.
Nor are we conscious that onr assaults have been
ssbitter'' upon all who stand up for the rights
and equality OF the South We are not aware
that our assaults have been bitter upon any
body. The Delta is surely mistaken in this re-
spect- If we have made any assault upon any one
who stands up for the rights of the South, we can
honestly say we are not conscious Of it. We hare
certainly said not word Of Mr.. Breckenridge, ex-
cept to Declare at the time of his nomination. that
he was an orator and gentleman. We have said
nothing against Mr.. Yaneey nothing against any
body. We have acted upon the principle that po-
litical controversies should far possible, be
conducted without personal illusions. We have
said nothing bitier,n even, against the wing Of
the Democratic party which the Delta sup
ports, and which it claims to represent the true
interests of the South. We have expressed the
opinion that IL could not succeed in the election,
any more than can the other wing represented by
Douglas. This il mere opinion--not bitter as
sault. We have endeavorcd, to the extent of our
ability to bring about union of all parties at the
South upon Mr.. Bell Policy alone, to say nothing
of other considerations, would forbid any assault
upon those whom we have been inviting into fra
ternal union.