New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-10
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The following letter, which appeared with the
above heading in the Chicago Times of the 4th-
the day before the great Douglas celebration--is
50 sensible and appropriate, that cannot resist
the temptation to publish it in the CRESCENT
To the Editor of the Chicago Times:
viii you permit me to address few words Of
advice to my felioweountry through the col
uuns of your independent journal.
The time is fast approaching when you will
again have an opportunity OF exercising your CON
sttutional electoral privilege. Attempts have
been made, and will undoubtedly be repeated
from time to time, to induce you to desert your
political faith, aud rank yourselves on the side of
those whose sole aim and desire are to throw
every impediment in the way of 8 friendly and
satisfactory resumption of unaninity of feeling
and action between the Northern and Southern
States.
This party Is governed by New England manu-
facturefs and the inevitable shoddyites VINO,
vampre-like, have fattened upon their country
misfortunes, but not having gloated to safety,
are still crying, e More! mofei Their gains py
the war prices, neeessitated by the almost pro-
hibitory tariff, are so enormous that they have
been enabled to accumulate funds TO an.ineredhe
amount, available for the purpose Of buying the
House of Representatives and the. SENATE, there
Thy making them subserYient 70 tne'r own F, i9di-
vidnaI interests. THIS is the party which has
been instrumental in creating and fostering mimi
cal feelings between the presidential party and
Congress. They found, soon after Mr.. Johnsons
accession to power, that they had no yacillating,
ordinary man to deal with, but one possessed of
rare talents and ability, and who, by the exercise
Of his comprehensive intellect and indomitable
perseverance, broke from the twin jailers of
genius, low birth and iron fortune, and raised
himself to be q leader amongst men of learning,
position and power.
Now, my fellow-cOuntrymen when the recent
iladvised and even premature attempt was made
BY the Fenian Brotherhood upon Canada, the
President, in order to avoid the dire results of an
aggressive war, interfered in such effective and
judieious manner as to merit our warmest praise
and commentator. When Ireland is freed from
British rule, it must be effected by lrishmen, upon
Irish soil assisted by their American friends, and
not by indiscrminately raiding upon indefensiye
Canadians. This your leaders know full well; but
wishing to make some show for the immense
amounSof funds they were collecting, needed not
the sacrifice of few lives of the noblest and
braFest of Irish patriots. These leaders or rather
the recreant portion of them as am happy to say
there are some good and true eft,) are now plan.
ming to sell you to the New England shOddy |
party, who, with a lavish expenditure OF, money,
will make gigantic efforts to maintain their polit
ioal ascendency in the country; hence the pres
ence Of GOV, 0glesby, Colfax and Logan at your
recent picnic party--lnen who have ever despised
you-rnen who like the bigoted and ntolerant
tory party in the old country, assume friendship
toward you which they feel not, but desire to use
You as a ladder to help themselves upwards, and
when they reach the acme of their ambition,
would kick you from uuder, having no further
use for you. Those men amongst you who have
had such experience in your native land, trust to
yourselves, stand firm to your own honest CON
yictions, spurnIng the sophistry by Which such
parties would seek TO lead you away from your
old, time honored political faith.
That great man, Andrew Johnson, will soon be
in your midst. Show him and the country at
large, by the warmth Of your reception; that
Irishmen are capable of approaching an honest
fearless and independent man. Let no one dare,