The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-17

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DEsTINGEs Of Nations '-Spe. Oh If w Souie at TopG
Se7ae IF TIC Jied States Ja "a 1850 Wasbbgt6S9 5'
June "a I95O. p. 81. Washington Printed by JOHN I
1t may be that in Frsach these two extracts
mean the same thing, and the difference is only
mistake in the translator An Indian would call
this speaking with g. forked tongue" The
speech was published months ago this sentence
has been commented on by the Press very gen,
orally, and now for the first time, it is denied not
in the Senate, but at little "improvsed" meet,
ing at his own door-steps
He believed that the peo,e had been grossly deceived in
relation to the questions which had the country for
The las, five months, and he looked forward with con enCe
Sttei by fGHk6e Influence, would proclaim self in man
ner worthy of the high character Of the STATE
This reference to Yankees, by a foreign French.
man, is decidedly the coolest piece of impotence
we ever knew. 1t reminds us of the Irishluap
who, hearing an American complain of the foreign
ers, answered with warmth, " If you don't lik.
your country, why don't you lave it as
did mine ?" We suppose Mr.. SouI6 is bet
ter American than those whose fathers fought fol
the independence of their country, and framed :
Government which has outlived a dozen of Frencl
manufacture. The biography of Mr.. SoulG, writ
ten and published in Paris, by his brother.in.law
unblushingy avows that our Senator had bought a
chateau in France, where he had intended to enjoy
| the fortune gathered in Louisiana. But alas the
| Presidency of a broken bank involved him in ruin
| and compelled him to remain. There is no mis-
fortune without its compensation, and though thou.
sands OF our cit zens found the bills of his Bank
worthless promises, they have the satisfaction OF
showing that their losses have secured to their
country the services of the eloquent orator and ex.
perienced statesman, which would otherwise have
been devoted to France, in the Chamber of Depu
ties, if he could get there. By fixing reasonable
price ON each exhibition in the Senate, thew will
soon bring their broken Bank notes up to par
Mr.. SOule appeals from the fiat OF the Press t,
the people. This is manly; we doubt not, advo
Gates will be found to meet him at every point
where he may desire to address the people. W,
hope, however he will not carry out the threat o
the Southern Press, to kill his adyersaries by tn,
lightning of his eye.
But Mr.. Soul6 repudates one of the cardina
doctrines of the democratic party the right of in
Slructlon by the constituent, and the duty of ODE
dlence by the Representatives
HIS eourse had been dictated by sense of DUTY and HI
l so ssgd OF its right Hnd pOpriety, that II he had no
Ibe S ane sate be you'd, on like OCCASION
hus he avows himself independent Of the vii
oil hls constituents, and in the Senate will follow
out MS convictions against the opinions of every
man IN the State. This may be all very correct
outlt Is rather heteredox for a democratic Senator
It's proper to remark, that the members of the
democratic party OF the city, with very few ex
cePtions) are indignant at the opinions advance,
by Mr. Soule in his speech In fact there is blu
one feeling here at the insults heaped on the citi
Gems. The Delta, OF last evening, attempted I,
correct our brief report of Mr.. Soulss speech, and
says he did not denounce Mr., Clay. Werhave n,
wish to do Mr.. Soule injustice; and as The artcl,
was written information derived from others W,
have taken pains to ascertain the correctness of the
report, and we now say that MIR. Soule, in hi,
speech, spoke of Mr.. Clay as An arch traitor
Water Jars, ir6edto gull the people of the Soutl
wltRNSS~iB5 k XXI the shape of his Compromise
" leaves and Vi readers to give what name they
f'sase TO sucS0sanguage.