The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-28
The Present, or Late Political Sc Crisis.''

Tho Present, on Late Political s. Crisis.''
So many eceencies have been evolved by the political
crisis eaboator of this country in the different emergencies
that have tranped nc the adoption of our nimltabe Fed
Constitution, that is task OF serious import to measure
and understand the Impulse and drtt oil the pcipa aE
tors for the time being Some of these endowed
with considerable intelligence and all Of them who take an
active part in stirring crisis "a conJuncture oil mo-
interest,", they pleased to call lae pos
sessed scope of wisdom patriotism aud inepidy, vastly
dispopooned that with which their neighbor are blessed
Many them stand in bold relief from among the masses
Of Iher fellow procalmlng like Miller the piOpe mat
the end of all things rapidly approaching and must neVl
tably come unless their Immediately swallowed
and they permitted mount and ride their own hobbies
the expense of complete overthrow OF all eA'tns rules OIL
order and Some Of them are the same men
who, twenty years procldmed the efficiency and cons
nationality of the inerp0son OF State nuhhcaon as peace
ful remedy against all tariff grievances and that the a
plicaon of such remedy led to the necessity OF Wadng
kneedeep the blood of their brethren would not change
their opinions ota in the entire peacetuness OF the
remedy
Similar absuiies are now rejuvenated upon what is
called the slave question " and if the agitaors now op-
Grating upon the public mind in portions OF the SOUTH ars
permitted continue their nearou Vaccinations, te ten
dency Of their insane rawlings will prove more
injurious and destructive slave interests than all that
yet been done by Northern nbotOn or than they can
do while true ourselves and adhere 10 Inc
- let.usa alone - policy, which now prevails.
The California question settled upon the only terms
that constitutional acceptable to the TsAtnnaed
whether South North, viz; upon the basis oil th'e niue
pendence and equal footing with any all the other States
All of question about the admission OF that state INTO the
Union plain the proposition that TWO ana
four. The State fully organized and asked TO ne au
mted upon equal footing with the original states oil e
Union. The only question here presented was one OF eHpe-
dency tme-smpy, whether Congress shouu aunt
If the State now avoid the expense and inconvenience
of the territorial probation by delay, incur very serious
20 responsibilities respeotto enforcing the laws OF the Federal
i Government and of maintaining good mder and harmony in
the body polite of that distant land. Had the odous pro-
lie viso been imposed upon that State, IN It's admission
would have folly and outrage upon the constitution
euuaed only by the astounding vagares of those who now
affect profound dissatisfaction with the present admission OF
OF California upon any And the idea that Congress
III might in provide for the introduction OF slavery
in into any State Territory of the United States is too pre-
posterous to seriously contested Utterly abhoent as 1t
" would to all the free States would be scarcely less re.
pugnaut all the slave States the score OF interfering
uncon tuonay with the municipal rights OF separate state
a sovereignty. All that can be justly claimed by the slave IN
erest or power in this country, with without the Unon
III the principle of nonnerterence by one State in the affairs
Of another and that Congress should refrain from any
re and every attempt exercise or influence IN the
matter of slavery above beyond the judicial enforcement
of the constitutional provision which requires the restoration
e' OF fugtiyes. ,
to The late act of Congress upon this subject alto
gethe the most efficient devised under the aus
pces ofhe federal government tor the restoration OF ugtV
Us Slaves and had been in operation during the last th
years. would largely have protected the slave interest," e5pe
of cay the border States This act constitutes most ho
ea and enlightened concession to Southern rights and inte
es and tue first well conceived offset to the rremedla
effects of the somewhat celebrated Ordinance OF the Goa
nepta Congress 1851 the paternity OF which has bee
We ascribed Nathan Dane then Senator from Masachu
no sets; but which is likely 10 have originated with MI
in Jefferson, whose at that epoch well known
have sympathzed strongly with the principles and spir
&c that ordinance However that measure, applied to til
En- Northwest Territory, have accorded wi the sent
he ents and policy of all the antavey sections OF the Umo
its political effect upon the pro perty and OF the sla'
" sections, has been always inecous and sometimes caar
to t0us the early experiments OF the government
Immediately succeeding the days of the revolution, and h
~ proved entirely satisfactory the section and people
IL whom it was designed. But it is row to see that
would have fer better for the interests of the Union
that ordinance had been passed. and then tits poDal
we should never heard of alarming and threaten
IN compromise discussions like those evolved upon
ION admission Missouri into the Union in 1920, and Of cat
be mia in 1850. Thae necessity for any compromises
upon this subject under the provisions of the Constitution
ate and tue policy the South demands uniform and
waverng adherence the plain letter OF that nsrume
the which leaves the whole subject Of legislation upon all mu
he cipa rights to people of the respective Sate with
that in Congress oineere in the shape OF compromise
to ! Otherwise.
end The course pursued by few ravng fanatics in the Sou
since the admission oil California, exhibits deplOrabe Carl
"a tue of number of chvalrous and hOthsaded madca
% mounted upon tall stills, brandishng hot poke
ave which, while burning their fingers, are in danger
Po hurting their friends especially when they toppe down amO
eX rabbe before the pokeFs have time to COOL Were tn
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. feeaters residing any where
OF Virginia. the shadow of doubt can be enertaint
'os- that every of them would eclipse Seward, Hale
am Winthrop, their recognition Of the chimera which allied
Ire the Of " class Of political Obligations above
a. beyond the constitution" The writer happens to knt
INC several of prominent Of the agtaors in Caro
sed Georgia. Alabama, and Mississippi personally; and,
n though he mas cherished much respect fer OF them
~ | knows them all ambitious Of personal distinction, and
OF pertain that restless class OF da
ears who have existence bat in eXcementhe rule or rp
Their men, who would rather ruo in hell than mheayen
ratio who if Catholics would hang all their opponents mai
of religious falkland if Proteants, would in like ma
eXtermnae, by fire and sword, all who dared to dite
early opinion from chem. In other words. they unmig
was asocra of the bigOed and ntOerant sec-who
.ce candidates nCumbens always before the people,
have arrived the hattering sefcompacency Of sentn
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