New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-23
THE RATIONAL DEMocRATlc raw
THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

THE CITY UE NEW OAa11As---'- r55
In the reorganization of political parues al .ii'
.,ose If tbe war. very large majority OF sue peo'
.,,;s o;t,, in common with those OF the SCUM
.anarauv attached themselves naturally, ana as
soas - course to the National Democrahc
| 'Aa. ohn;ca had to be made between tha
marty and the rsdicas-betweeh an " saniNss
s,rssan,;np conservatism, adherence 70 constltu
tonaI law, the rights of the citizen ana she
ntes Of Justice, and another party radicai ana r
yolutionary in its designs, and with no respec. ~
constitutions, laws, or anything else we nave oee
| accustomed to regard as sacred. act
And yet, Notwithstanding the undema9nts .
that the radical party in this city reeither il
mere insignificant faction, respectab' Democrat,
numbers nor political character Ter the ne cessty
party ofthis city has found itsehve exertions ane
on two occasions, of makelf from absolute de
close canvasses, to ssBn, the head of the ticket
feat. In the lasta beggarly majority Of about
A won his electioywhile in some cases of ward
three hunSs Democratic nominees were beaten
4 electiopS by candidates running in opposition to
+ at tkdlar ticket.
ne need not say, what is apparent to all, that
such results are not to be considered as showing
the Democratic strength in the city That the
Democratic party here outnumbers its adversaries
at least i've to one, upon fair trial Of strength,
and upon close drawing of party lines, will not
bedenied. Why is it then that the party has been
twice in peril of defeats Why is it that it requires
yigilant watch and strong effort, to elect party
ticket, when fve-sixths Of the people belong to
the party by which the ticket is put forward?
The answer, we think, is evident. 1t is because
members of the Democratic party do not recog-
nze the obligations which they owe, not to the
organization only but to the country. tits because
Democrats have frittered away their strength and
enfeebled their organization by repudating their
party allegiance. It's because, in moment of
great necessity, when the President and the faith.
fu friends we have in the North, are in danger of
being beaten down by the powerful organization
of the radicals, there are some Southern Demo.
Gratis who think it no harm to reject their party
ticket, to elect to Office those who oppose them,
to receive with open arms people who have for
three or four years been denouncing them in terms
which we need not repeat, but with which
the radical press yet teens, and to bestow
'avors upon men who do not claim to belong
% the Democratic organization, and do not
consider themselves bound to sustain the
Democratic ticket. 1t may be set down as a
political axiom that the party which takes care Of
ts enemies instead of its friends, which seeks to
itself by distributing favors upon open
enemies or latter-day friends, not only will not
succeed in preserving its organization, but will
deserve to be beaten. An organized party must
take care of its friends for this is of the
sites of party existence.
We only repeat now what we said when the
city elections were pending, and when this paper
alone, Of all the press Of the city, appealed to
Democrats to stand by the regular organization Of
the party, that it is useless 70 have party conven
lions unless the members Of the party recognize
The Offices as proper to be filed by their political
friends. The question of whether lis right or wrong
% make party nominations for civil offices is not
low in issue. 1t has been settled here by the hold
ng Of party convention-by the nomination of
party candidates-by the publication of a party
ticket. Everywhere else--in all cities at least
It is done. We have been cheered lately by Demo-
cratic successes in several Of the Northern cities,
and even in towns and villages. Yet these victories
were in the filling of municipal Offices, and not
State or national. Disguise the question as we
may, when the National Democratic party enters
the field as party, whether to fill civil offices or
IS party defeat-their triumph as Democratic
victory.
If the National Democracy of this city desire to
preserve their organization, to consolidate their
trength, to recognize their friends and not their
nemies, to sustain the President. and to encour-
ge their political brethren in the North in the
neqnal struggle with radicalism, they will no
niger be divided but will rally as one man to the
lpport of their regularly nominated ticket
hen Democrats have votes to give, ofofices to con
II, they willweaken the party unless those votes
re given to, ndthose offices conferred upon those
ho are in full communion with the party and I'M
lnchingly devoted to its organization as well as
tits principles. The Democrat who falters or
ills forfeits his position in the party, and cannot
1pect in future to, receive its consideration.
We do not mean to assert that every one has not
he largest liberty Of opinion, and the most com
lete freedom of action but what we would beg
lembers; of the party to consider is the danger of
,sing their undoubted ascendency in the city by
nwise action; the Importance of an adherence to
oltical usage and preservation of the unity of
le organization to which they belong. by voting
" none but those who are fully within the pale
the party, and who can be relied on to oppose
luicasiH upon pTihclple, Without regard 10 sell
terest. s Fs s8 81 5i#4 t3 357 Il
UEswoRN OFfIcIALs.--In answer to a resolution
inquiry adopted BY the Senate concerning per-
ms who have been permitted to enter on the du-
% of Office and receive the salary or emoluments
ereof without taking the oath prescribed by
,ngress,n the Secretary of the Treasury has sent
reports from the commissioners internal reve-
% and the commissioner Of customs. From these
ports it appears that Frederick J. Lord, special
Hector at Wilmington, adds to the oath the
,rds it being understood that this oath refers
" to any overt act, and not to personal feeling
H. D. Gilbert and Thomas NJ.
rdner, inspectors at Wilmington, add the same