The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-04


There have been some unnecessary jere-
maids over the assumed damage to the COM
mercial interests of New Orleans that viii
result rom disturbances which took place in
this city, and in its vicinity, during the week
that preceded Saturday last We grant that,
in so far as violence has been committed and
blood has been shed, by bad and dangerous
men, with criminal intent, such incidents of
the quasi-anarcby which enveloped the city
are to be deeply deplored, sternly reprobated,
and, if possible, condignly punished. But,
m SO far as the scenes which marked that me-
morable crisis were expressive of the deter
mined and indomitable revolt of long out
ragged and at length irrepressible public opin-
ion against conspiracy and usurpation
plainly destructive in design and tendency to
every right and every interest dear to our
people, we assert, and we are prepared to
stoutly maintain at all hazards, that they are
not justly to be condemned or reasonably de-
plored. twas demanded by the highest and
most sacred considerations which can appeal
to intelligent and patriotic citizens that this
public opinion should triumphantly indicate
itself, sooner or later. The only rational re-
greet is that the vindication has been SO long
delayed. The only rational fear is that may
not be, beyond question and peradventure,
effectual, final and permanent.
But, meantime, this fact stands out !; it
stands out as the moral sum of what occur
red in the disturbed and critical state of
things witnessed last week, added to the un-
mistakable significance of the extraordinarily
peaceful and orderly election yesterday. The
white people of this State have only to turn
and manfully confront the epileptic impos-
ture which has been striving to place them
hopelessly under the regime of barbarous and
vicious negroes, combined with profigate and
criminal white men, and that imposture will
cover and stink, and that regime will begin at
once to shrivel and fade like some monstrous
vision of horrid dream, before their un-
blenched gaze and honest frown.
Let no one apprehend that the most signal
proof which can be given of such fact is
going to hurt the commercial fame of this
city. The commercial mind abroad is not
exactly idiotic. Commercial travellers are
not, as a general rule, simpletons, sumphs
and spooneys. There is not city in the
United States, or in Europe, the intelligent
citizens of which will not see in every mani
festation that indicates the future predomi-
nance Of the white race in the South in spite
of nefarious schemes for mongrelizing and
barbarizing that section, new assurance for
the commercial prosperity of New Orleans
and other Southern cities.
The demonstrated moral ascendency of the
white element here and elsewhere in the State
is, indeed, a fact Of inestimable value, simply
in its relation to our commercial and material
There is no need to dwell upon
its indefinite importance in social and poll |
teal point of view. 1t is devolved upon us.
in short, by every interest, every duty and
every worthy inspiration to labor henceforth,
with indefatigable energy and with invincible |
courage, to convert this moral ascendency of |
the white element into fact so positive, so
and conclusive as to defy every |
device of malignity and every contingency of |
misfortune. Let it be so plain and palpable |
that all observers may see in it an INSOFAR
able part Of the destiny of our city and State
Dur salvation, commercial, social, political, |
lies in the victorious performance of this task. |