The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-20


towards that great and good Being to whom We
owe life. health and happiness. To all those who
having voices wish to JOIN In the service of song.
would say: Some Of them amongst the men have
By their want Of musical knowledge in their own
part. By singing the same melody as the
Sopranos the effort made In order TO sustain their
voices in the high passages becomes peculiarly
discordsnt and unpleasant The same may be
said of the barytones and tenors. The ladies Of
the congregation would also cheerfoly sing we're
they better acquainted with the different melodies.
In order to bring about congregational singing.
have adopted plan pursued with great success
in England. have engaged the services of the
leading choir singers in the city and will place
them according to their respective voices the 30.
prano and alto voices on opposite sides at the
upper end of the hall the bassos aud barytones
or teDors in the same manner at the lover end.
The ladies' and gentlemen. according to the voice
that nature has given them, arrange themselves
around their respective leaders. have very
easy system BY which enable the singers to trace
out their several parts. Explaining the scale and
formation Of each tune as we proceed, the num-
Der Of regular choir singers on each part enables
the most timid person to sing with boldness and
energy.
The effect of this system in England has been as
tonishing. II has raised up 10 hundreds OF con-
gregatiops spirit of enthusiasm to which they
were. aforetime, utter strangers. The minister
feels Strengthened and lifted up BY the mighty
burst of harmony proceeding from the voices Of his
people, and all feel aroused by the delightful
exercise Of the talent which God has given to be
employed in the praise of His great and holy
name.
This plan differs from a mere singing class 10
this, that the choir singers of the city assemble
together for the special purpose of instructing
and aiding persc ns to sing correctly by note. Or
ganists and choirs have no time TO stop and ex.
plain passages TO inexperienced persons, and
their singing only confuses each member Of the
choir. One gentleman or lady singing out OF
time or tune, destroys the efforts Of the best
trained choir. Best Of choir singers meet tor the
special purpose of aiding and instructing Others.
No reflection can be cast upon their skill should
mistakes be made, seeing that all meet to learn.
beg the ministers and devout members of the
congregation to rally around me in this endeaver,
and by the weight Of their personal influence in
the class help on this much needed improvement.
shall meet the ladies and gentlemen once q
week for period ofkthree months In that time
we can acquire large. stock of tunes, say fifty,
enough for all practical purposes. Those willing
10 join me in this matter will please leave their
names and actresses at Mr.. Blackmars music
store, on Canal street, where full particulars
be obtained as to time and place of meeting, etc.
l.. A. SEWARD.
Organist of Christ Church.
Now that the State House building has been
transferred to Royal street, We shall see if the
tional wards are to be allowed to bask them
in the noontide sum- on that favorite thoroughfare,
disporting there as they disported on Dryades
street in front of Mechanics Institute. Wat
revolution has occurred in New Orleans within
eight or ten years. Eight or ten years ago the
Bank Of Louisiana and the Louisiana State Bank
were two of the most flourishing financial nstitu-
tons in the world. Their paper was current in
every portion of this country. and our citizens
preferred it to silver and gold. So complete was
the banking system of Louisiana that the Bank Of
onI oonf ~ hor naaI
clerks to this city to examine into and report upon
it and various changes we're made in her own
system based upon the report. The wealth of
these corporations was counted by millions
and tens of millions their vaults were
pethoric with bullion and their transactions
extended over America and Europe. They are
now dead and their place is filed by q mongrel
"so.called" State government which has raised
itself upon the ruins of our financial credit, our
rights our wishes and our agricultural prosperity.
In years gone by, the notes Of the Bank of Loui-
siana were exchanged at the counters of the Bank
of France for gold or the notes of that bank at
par. Now, that State sovereignty is obsolete,
and that the United States banking system has
swallowed up and done away with all minor banks.
in three of the States belonging to the aggl omer
alton called the United States-that is in Texas in
Oregon and CALIFORNIA; greenback is turned
away from with dsdain, by market women and
people in every line of business. Such are the
effects of misrule, and Of leaving the control of
government in the hands of army contractors,
spostates, pothouse politicians, perjurers, spoon
thieves, military tyrants. discharged convicts and
feeble minded old women of the Camp and Harris
stamp.
The Republican of last evening announces that
Parson Newman will preach to-day on " Law in
the morning, and on " Beshszzar's Vision ~ In the
evening. We presume that the particular law"
to be expounded by the parson is the law for the
arming of the "trooly lof militia. and the ap-
plication of mildly Christian regimen of bay
onets and bullets to the white people of Louisiana,
as a means of restoring fraternal peace and con-
cord. Beshazzar's feast will be illustrated by the
banquet of the carpet-baggers upon the spoils
wrenched from the people of the State, Qncludng
the laws, etc., at a dollar a square, as published
in Parson Newman's Christian journal,) and the
handwriting on the wall by the As 900 Democratic
majority in November.
Is this city policed or not is q question which
now obtrudes itself upon our citizens. dozen
or SO burglaries occur nightly. highway robberies
are numerous, and some three or four in broad
daylight have recently been chronicled. This
state of affairs cannot last. The present police
are VIGOROUSLY inefficient. Their morale is bad.
There are negroes amongst them, and men, know
ing the timidity of negroes. are very bold upon
their beats. The police board has broken faith in
replacing negroes. They wish to tax the citizens
to pay for protection that they do not receive.
The question that now arises is, how long is this
a change in the present police. citizens will be
compelled to themselves organize patrol to pro.
tect their lives and property. They certainly
clio far 10 o