The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-31
OUR PEOPLE AND THE CRISIS.

Never abuse the bridge which has borne
you safely. This proverb commends itself
not only to common sense, but to the reli-
gious sentiment The man who is wise, CRATE
ful, and reverential, will never revile the
bridge by which he has passed over peril
Gus chasm the horse by which he has escaped
from deadly pursuit the boat which has car
ried him over tempestuous waves the port
which has given him shelter when he had
sought other refuge in vain. Yet there ara
always ignoble, diminutive, foolish, frivolous
natures who fancy, in their miserable conceit
that they exalt themselves by depreciating
the thing which has served them in sorest
need, and who fling insult in the face of
Heaven by their preposterous presumption
and carping ingratitude. That such a shirt
would be displayed, in some way and in some
measure, with reference to arrangements for
preserving the peace of the city, hurriedlyi i'm
provised indeed, Lbut which have served TO
arrest the progress of frightful disorder
and carnage, was to be expected But it is
gratifying to observe that the general temper
OF our people in this relation is very different
They are not disposed to carp about acciden-
tai or unavoidable deficiencies, to fret over
petty disappointments, to sickle upon pune.
tllos which are too nice for strict observance
amid the rough necessities of the emergency.
and which, compared with these necessities
are for the time being trivial and puerile Our
contemporary, the Picayune, we take plea
sure in remarking has united with the CREs-
CENT, the Bee, and the Bulletin, in refectino
this conslderate, wise, and salutary feeling.
Referring to the plan adopted ON Thursday
Tor giving us an efficient provisional police.
and bridging over the instant perils of a most
intricate and formidable crisis, the Picayune
very seasonably says:
There may be a little disappointment in regard
10 INDIVIDUALS, and very excitabe persons NAV he
vexed, that IN the adjustment ANYTHING shonId
have been yielded to the adversary-as t6ouob no
good ought to be accepted, unless aceompanied bv
4 triumph, ana great dangers were to be hszarded
Iatler tlan give up points Of punctilio. We have
read OF the Epglishman who let a neiRhbor drown
because, never having been properly introduced
be could not take the liberty Of interfering.
We nave no such fastidiousness, and when the
oeace OF the community is at stake. and the
power OF ayerting great calamity from thou.
and households is placed within our reach we will
ot STOP 70 draw on gloves, to avoid contact with
nat which gives help. because we wanted relief
some more agreeable way. This we beiieve
VIII De the general conviction. on a review of the
ondition, and comparison of what will he
turing the excitir days to come. with what womb ,
ave been had there been infexible obstinacy on :
10Th sides. vi
We doubt not, as our contemporary believes, !
hat such is the spirit in which our people in 8
eneral are disposed to Judge the question. s
nd to look upon measures which are taken in =
ieir interest to meet the imperious exieen. e
es of the case. The prevalence of sueb a c
sposition will be remembered hereafter az a. a.
fact eminently creditable to our civ. L