Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-02-15
MASSACHUSETTS AND LOUISIANA.

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II is due to the citizens of New Orleans, amongs,
whom we number many respected readers, that we
should transfer to our columns the subjoined article
which find in late number of the q Pcayune. -
What we said in our brief comment on the subiec,
referred to, touching the manner in which an an.
thorized public agent of State was received by
the people and authorities of sister State appeared
to us to be fully warranted by the information then
in possession, and confirmed by the tenor Of the
editorial notices in the New Orleans papers, all o,
which spoke of the prevalence there of an unusual
degree of excitement on account of the arrival q,
the Massachusetts commissioner We have no oh.
lection, however, to letting all our readers know
what IS said IN behalf Of the other party to this
controversy, and therefore we copy the Picayune's
rejoinder entire, as follows:
! FROM THE NEW ORLEANS PIcAruSE, JANUARY 90
The National Intelligence objects to the treatment
by Mr. Hubbard in this c inconsistent with the duties
OF hospitality with constitutional rights and with the con-
seriousness OF just Now we would ask what was
to Mr. Hubbard that should provoke such reproach He
was mol oesed IN his person he neither insuted nor
threatened with violence Of any Sort Several gentlemen
waited upon him. and told him in all candor that the mission
ne mad come upon could not be successful and that if he
sisted in executing it he would great and perhaps dan
gerous excitement Was there any thing unfrendy or in
hosPtable IN this Was unconstitutional to tell Mr. Hub
oau tat ne was here GRAND that might bring trouble
upon HIM and US too Was evidence Of the weakness
OF our cause that we did not choose tolerate the edng
saiared ems'aries In what alone Wherein is
the inhospitality unconstutonaIy of telling stranger
frankly and IN good part that the objects for which he comes
amongst us are such as will produce popular commoon he
persist IN them Is it unacceptable to advise stranger Of
W nj
HIM with facts the knowledge of which might conduce to his
ease and safety
Those journals that condemn the sensveness of our ct
zens touching the matter Of Mr. Hubbar mission baspeme
against Providence for is natural instinct that makes
men esve under visatons that imply an insult besides
threatening danger Considering the whole subject the spirit
IN which Mr. Hubbards mission originated the ends sought
to be accomplished and the possible tina, would
now from hem well the probable effects of an agitation
begun and kept up in midst by people far removed from
and altogether indifferent to the sequel of nsurecionwe
say considering adj these things the treatment Mr. Hubbard
here was hoptab orbearng and courteous in
eminent degree
Our Legislature evnced morbid rtabily upon the sub
ect and citizens were quite composed during Mr. Huh
bads stay though, add both were prepared to do
as much as might necessary the peace Of the
muny without seeking to endanger the safety of any BODY
men we contrast the action Of the Legislature upon this sub
jet with the manner in which Rhode Island met the New
Hampshire resolutions concerning the imprisonment of Dorr
Louisiana miracle of meekness and equanmity And
yet the resolutions of New Hampshire were harmless nom
sense when compared with the effects that the federation of
mission like Mr. Hubbads might be expected to produce
Ihe National lnegcncer does gross injustice the people
and State in saying that Mr. Hubbard was treated aiss whilst
IN New Orleans or that the public authorities here did any
thing that is not ustfabs The Legislature has not to this
day, taken any action upon the subject Would the Ine
gencer have this State open its foreign emissaes
cherish all persons sent hher stir up strife and rsrec
non INVITE In her courts Of Justice discussions calculated to
nhame the public mind and stimulate revolt II Mr.. Hub
ought to have been allowed his mission then
the agents of abolition societies. foreign and domestic ought
to be tolerated. provided they be instructed carry ON their
vaccinations in part, through judicial tribunals The
Glasgow Presbytey has just much right send agent
here to pry into police and municipal regulations as Mas
achusetts has Once submit the interference reasons
tor repeating II will become plenty backbenes. Sur
velance from quarter Objectionable from another
and discrimination be made in agencies are got up
in no friendly spirit and calculated produce the direst
amity
| Since the above article reached our hands, we
have received from opposite direction, in the
Boston Atlas of Thursday last, the statement of
Mr.. HUBBARD himself, as contained in letter from
him to Governor BRIGGS. In this letter Mr.. III.
enters upon detail of the events connected with
his mission after his arrival in New Orleans In
justice to ourselves we make the following extracts
from it
EXTRACTS FROM MR.. HUBBARD's OFFICIAL LETTER.
81 arrived at New Orleans in the night of the instant
and took lodgings in the st. Louis Hotel on the 3D. On the
morning OF the 3d. Jacob Barker, Esq called on me- in com
Pany with four other gentlemen whom he introduced to me
persons OF the first responsibility the city, and several
them descendants of ancient French families Gen. Pierre
the Senate and Convention, Mayor Pierre and
Gen. Downs Mr. Barker then he received my letter
with Its enclosure through the post office that morning. and
after reading them he Immediately to confer with Gov
enor Mouon the subject referred in hem and found
him IN his office, where these gentlemen were That the
Governor mentioned that he had received no
from and hoped he should receive any hut IL ne did
ne should not answer 1t acknowledge mission That
the Governor spoke OF the nature Of the mission the excite
ment produced by it. and said that he should mention the
agatng subject in his message the Legislature That he
wished him Mr. Barkc to call and express the SEN
tments and feelings OF the Governor That Mr. Bar
ker consented TO bear the message if these gentlemen would
accompany him witnesses what he should He took
mat precauon TO prevent evil surnes and was
haps the more expcdent he had formerly suspect
cd OF aboonsm He then desired they would express their
concurrence with what he said He expata
ted on the ensbty Of the people Of the slave on the
subject OF aboon and particularly the police laws ea
tive to the introduction Of free colorcd persons into them
nat my presence in the city had caused great excitement
and The more after what had transped Charleston
appeared like Drawing provoking public feeling That any
acton on my mission would produce excitement CON
sequences OF which could be calculated especially on the
part OF the French population could not fail Of involving
nat. &c, De-