New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-11-09
FRIDAY MoRNINe, Noy-RaBER .. lgee.
EditoriaI Paragraphs.

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Before the election the New York Herald, which
knows a thing Or two about how elections are
carried. advised Horace Greeley to take apocket-
full Of small change and go about among the
groggeries Of his district if he wanted to be sent
to Congress. We fancy we see Horace, with that
white hat at a still more acute angle, taking a
drink Yet, Horace is not drinHist
EAn eulogist Of the late Hon. .MeTedithlP. Gentry
pays him the extraordinary tribute Of saying " he
was wholly free from disguise or hypocrisy Mfr.
Gentry is described as an extraordinary man,
whose death is public loss.
George Teknor Curtis has written very able
letter against the constitutional amendment. He
says it is attempt TO engraft into our Constftu-
tion provision which afixes To offenses punish
ments that did not exist when the ofienses were
committed and that herein Sit is in conflict with
all our Constitutions State and national.''
The papers record the case Of young girl in
Maine whose blood changed to sugar. We know
some girls4doWn this way who are all sugar.
q" Brick Pomeroy, editor Of the La Crosse
Democrat, has received from his employees a me-
mortal Of friendship in the shape of his own pho
tograpfl surrounded by the 1ikenesses Of the Civ
eTs. He says he would not exchange it for the
stars Of major general.
The New York Evening Post, speaking Of the
late speeches Of Henry A. Wise and Wendell Phil
lips says Wise's remarks were the most reason
able and useful. II might have said that the
former Arrays indulges in Wendell Phillipics,
while II ia sometimes said Of the latter that he is
un-Wise.
General Butler, while attempting to address a
rather tumultuous crowd in City Hall park, New
York, last Saturday, received a pomolopical com
r1n ant lGi
aimed at hiz bosom. The general, nothing
daunted By this formidable projeetile picked ii ap
from the platform, pared it, eat a portion of ii.
and prohuneed II ! good apple. Thisadroit niece
Of humor mollified the crowd, and Butler was |
allowed to proceed with fewer interruptions until
getting very abusive Of the Democrats calling
them negro baby killers, etc, the corporeal vel
fare of the general was at one moment very ae-
riously threatened. Nothing daunted, however,
lie proceeded as follows:
Why, you poor fools, / have faced your masters
In Baltimore and New Orleans. IhaVe hung your
brothers. and if you don't learn to behave your
Selves Ifear shall have the chance, some day
to do the same for you. Three cheers for BEN
Butler We're given on and about che stand.1 Why
have Heen many more such as you, with the
mimic rifle and inusket aud the bayonet in their
hands, acttased by the same spirit that actuates
you, and 4 did not finch from them DeRVou sun.
pose, then that will finch before you "a man
that has sInelt gunpowder can stand rum and gar
iic. lgneers, laughter and confusion. You
think yourselves the equals of the negro2 No, no,
the negro Is as much superior to you as Heaven is
above the hell where you are going. Icertainly
do7not respect, and you may be certain do not
fear you. You cannot crush free thought or free
speech Yelling VIII never take the place of ar
gument.
And now, men Of the Five Points, bullies Of the
haWdy-housey thieves of the lobby, habitues of
the Tolabs declare the voice Of the nation that
you are not fit for the elective franchise That
fact could be no better demonstrated than it las
been here to-day. do by no means desire to
nandy words with AZ ignorant excited, and fool
lsh mob, and have only used these true and we'll
describing epithets in order that these men may
know that neither love, or fear, er respect them
ana taat there is an end to patience. ANY discus
aion n public measures was impossible here.
saw IRON The trst it was not to be hoped and af
Ter waiting patiently to see If order could be re-
stored and reserved, that determined to sneak
70 THESE men as they deserved, and in language
e wn1ga lheg can understand, because in language
fanlilar 10 their ears
Buffers professions OF having az some time
smelt gunpoWder, IS very much Of piece with
Banks's late protestation Of the immaeuateness of
his personal morals
The Feracfous New Orleans correspondent Of
the New York Tribune says le has received in
formation from gentleman who has until re- /
Gently held one Of the most exalted and respect
abs ofiicea IL the State, that subscription has
been taEsn up ana preparations made to send
about one hundfedof The most noted thugs and
murderer Of this city to Washington, with the
view Of oyerawIng or breaking up the coming
session Of Gongress''
The same fellow ia the face and eyes of the re-
ceatly written disayoWal of Col Frisbie, that any
violence mad been attempted against him at Alex.
andria, has the hardihood to say that Col Frisbie
states that my Dispatch ID reference 10 Tie at.
Tempt to assasinate him 1T Alexandra Il true IN
very respect the contradictions Of The rebef
pl ess 70 the contrary notwithstanding.
Age do not believe that the editor If the New
YoTA Tribune, il he really knew what all uneon-
scidns bile falsi6er represents his paper il this
city, y, ouid tolerate him for day We have this
much faA ith in the honesty Of Horace Greeley.
BsFbarS as treatment of United States ana Con.
federate so diers at the Dry Tortugas, IS alleged.
The recital as given in the Richmond Times, on
the authority Of IA intelligent state prisoner,
shows spirit atrocity on the part Of the ON
GERS in command too cruel for belief,
The Philadelphia Herald advances some cogcnt
arguments ID favor .af revival of8eyen years ap-
We ce rtaialy should have fewer
''baekamths' Id al Ill, trades by return to the
Old system, Rhile the mo rails Of the rising genera
tionH would be immensely enhanced thereby,
I, ue manchester Union says .. They showed up
asAiera Banks in such dil epnta6l,s light, the
WIFI W. fhat he got the nomination ri the
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