The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-10

are that momenlousn questions which threaten
the dissolution d the Union, depend for solution on
the Caliiorhianss that Il settle these questions.
Congress- should edmit California without enquiry
or scruple IS to any thing but that her Constitution
shall be republican; that in settling the Slave
controversy by prohibiting it, the Californans have
done asseryiee, by showing how idle the contre,
versy is, and have proved 10 The Freesoilers that
there IS no necessity for the WiImot Proyiso to ao
eompliah their object1. Those who are not salts
ned with this yiewof the case the Picayune eivilly
intimates, are ultres,' q who have no other me-
tive shan to preveat the diminution Of the area Of
agitation" Being involved in these sweeping
.eensures, we propose to say few words for our
selves
!, The Slave question IS here put foremost as
among the Inducements % Che unhestating adrniss
SION Of California It is the 'snomenieus9 din.
entity TO which, in The opinion Of the Picayune the
Caiiegnians bring peaceful solution. Theeolien
sands Of the Sacramento are the cement without
which the fair labTie.of Union is in danger Of
sudden and violent disruption. For our own part
we have no belief in any peril 10 the Union from
which California can save rs nor are we able to
see the pEomiseeven of pause in the agitation Of
the Slave controversy should she be admittedsat
once, and without inquiry It may be very well
conceded that the, admission will diminish the,
area" ofagitation. But many more things are to
be considered in the settlement Of the controversy
than the mere diminutien Of !" area" IL NAV
rather increase the eryor Of the conflict and add TO-
it new elements Of disoord. In CONTROVERSY
which assumes, as this has done, sectional char
acter5 the settlement which affords to'one party
substantial t-iumphof its opinions within and over
large part Of the field in dispute, and leaves stiH
a large field TO be eontended for, with all the adj
vantages Of increased power and confidence, is
doubtless acceptable to the winning side, and NAV
/ be hailed by them gratifying elimination Of
their difficulties But the weaker party, thus par
tally disarned. are notGkey to end in this loss Of
slrength-the dimiuution Of the area on their side,
and the enlargement Of the @area" Of their adver-
saries--the qualification which the Picayine ex-
4presses. On the contrary, the agitation win more
probably contnRewith unabated, if not increased.
violence. The right of the people Of California to
close up, in manner and form as proposed, the
larger part of their territories against the Southern
views, will be keenly disputed. This v IL make
new Controversy, while the 'rnomentous ques-
tons --the original points-of conilict-wll remain
much unadjusted as ever because there isin the
large remainder Of California and in the territory
Of New Mexico, large 'area" to be agitated by
the unremittihg attempts to apply to them the ri1
Eating restriction.
It win notbe' satisfactory to. say that California
would inevitably be a free State under any circum-
stances, with or without the constitutional prohibi-
lion, or the restriction BY Congress and that the
people there have only asserted a law Of nature.
1t may be 50, and may not. Il may be well con.
tended, and the Southern men will inevitably take
that ground that the few thousands of men now
/ iostuitously the shores of the Pacific, uHorga-
nized BY alaw Of the owners Of the soil and soye-
reigntyj may moi be infalble judges, and 6ughtnot
to be absolute arbief, for region 50 vast and so
little explored as they have 9inoludedh their new
domain, for population Of millions which is to.
come after them, and for all posterity. The
recognition Of any such right yhatever Plausibiliy
of argument may be advanced in its support, will,
instead Of aff5gding The solution " to the slave
difficulty, which the Picayune ezEscts so conf
IDENTIFY obstruct the most hopeful prospect of peace.
full settlement, upon which moderate men have
beeumalsing calculations Its the ultras, ''they
who would push these discussions to extremity,
by seizng upon all adVan 1ges 10 Overpower the
, moderates, who would favor the unconditional adj
+ mission Of California as a free State. And it Is
q the dispsssionas, Union loving portion Of the pso-
4 pie whose objects would be best Obtained BY hold.
d ing that question in allegiance, that the whole sub
e Jet may be adjusted together. Men have been
lie looking anxOusly for middle ground-some line
of compromise between, The extreme opinions Of
L. the "ultraa (which would bring paace Ia antago-
to mist pariss satisfy PRIDE and restore harmony
u and they have looked more hopefully because in
q the opinion Of many on both sides Of the disputed
Il question of rights, line Of geographical division
4. would not practically make any permanent change
N in the manners, habits, or destiny Of the States
i'd either side of the line. But the uncondiiiona
r admission of California, would be fatal al once t.
Y the hopes Of any such compromise. The total ex
n eiusiono of the South, by the Of that Convention
"a from every seaport on the Paeifc---the monopoly
he for free-sats laborers Of all the mines of all th
lat best lands, and the only cultivated and nhabite
= portions Of the coUnhy-would make diminutio
~ indeed Of The g area of agitation by giving
nearly the whoet9 freesol !; Just g, the surrende
lse Of GeoFgey diminuton Of the area of Huhga
Tor ran agitation. What would be left TO 'eompromis
o., upon would be small indeed. 1t might well b
ny called goaRs wool (" conhovsrsy--a conro
vesy about wool where there was none, for th
ia rea-on that The sheep will have been ahofn
n closely, that nofhingof the fleece viii be LEFT
" tell wh'theF ithad been hair or wool,
er These arc our speculeiions upon she eopects
IS the California queslion,as an element Of rsnc,
1r andfo ne natural effect Of the attempt to brin
Il her into the Union under present auspices Ever
train Of events and the nature Of tie coafic
which viii follow inevitably. Hence, we. mo,
: decidedly repel the assumptions Of the Pieayune
that the admission Of California is the certain hal
bipger Of peace, and that for that cause she sliu
9 be admitted at once, and without condition. Oh
tho contrary we are firmly persuaded that the in
terests ofmodeation, psace5 compromise and union
4 win be beat secured by including California in
7 general settlement Of the whole controversy, by
: just aud patriotic compromise; and that the g ag
tstion" will be increased, and the difficulties Of
i The question greatly aggravated, BY any measure SC
ultra as giving up the whole question to the
g free poilers over SO preponderating an area
e nthese remarksw we have had reference only to
Of the slave part Of the question, affecting The
!, support which California should receive on her
application for admission into the Union now, with
y her present Constitution. The legal and oonstitu.
ional eSpee's Of the question: separate from those
le connected with the slave controversy we shall
he nave opportunity toe1amine hereafter.
n sTEAMBoAr LoursiAsA.-we find the follow
Il. ing card in the ST. Louis Republican:
as Hearing that statements have ben mad. in aha lr n
leans new sapeIs that left the steamloa4 Ton ~, ~
y count OF some detection ~ the boilers Of aid boat leo leave
a. ~ { '9egh re medium Of yopr paper, that always
" Them al Louisville when the boat i came crt I t
leltth boat family, Ike