The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-07-18

sff4 nave oeiQre had occasion 70 remaT
that the presses Of that city Neworleans) are con
pleseiy under Yankee influence. Every paper
!. the city, we believe, supports the miserable ella
adjustment as our reoreant Senator (Foose) dub
/, The city press should not be suffered
I give false representations Of sentiments withou
n contradiction. We have not the least doubt tina
/. there are true Southerners enough in NewOrlean
and Louisiana to give ample supPortto first chs
paper ardently devoted to the maintenance Of h'
Southern side in the present most unfortunate con
IS troversy,
r Now acs have had occasion repeatedly 70 remark,
and we have done 50 with much qualification, that
both the independent and party papers q Newor-
leans are ardensy devoted to the Use SIG N thls
n CONTROVERSY. They have shown themselves, on a
J. subject involving the interests Of the nation and the
i perpesuisv Of The Union entirely above influences
J, Of sectional character. They have equally re-
buked he fanaticsm Of The North and the ultraism
Of the South. each Of whieh seeks objects that can
be attained onIy by dsunion In taking this course,
! whether aunder Yankee influence or not, thew
have given no ilse representations Of the senti-
ments Of the people Of the State in OF out of New
Orleans but haze faithfully and truly represented
those sentiments, as was clearly Indicated by the
4 refusal Of the Louisiana Legislature to send dele
gates 70 the Nashville Conventions Convention
which was to assemble confessedly to advocate the
Southern side Of the question, and to take the
initatory steps for resistance to Northern as-
gressons
And what is this Southern side, about which
the Sentinel prates The address Of the majority
Of the Nashville Convention informs us Rrst,
the Missouri Compromise line and, falling to OBJ
tain that, next disanaon, True, the word disunion
IS not spoken, but the elaborate argument that is
made, and the language employed, exclude the
hypothesis that any thing else is meant. If there
could have been any doubt this point, there can
now remain none for the decisive rejection Of the
Missouri line, offered by Senator Soule as an
amendment to the Compromise bill before the
Senate, has brought forth unequvocal exposition,
from various quarters, Of the meaning of these ar
dent advocates Of the Southern side
Hon. Robert Barnwell Rhets, Of South Carolina.
without question Of ability, for many years
member Of Congress, member Of the Nashville
Convention, and the author Of the address Of that
Convention, recently made speech in Charleston
in which he declared I'VE quote from the report Of
che speech published in the Charleston papers) the
federal government to be failure, so far as the
South was concerned and frankly and 5olaly
UNFuRLED THE FLAG OF DIsUNIoN, as the only
refuge of the South, and as offering her not only
release from the letters Of faithless and oppres
sve confederacy, but as calculated to crown her
with prosperity and glory He undertook to
maintain that the people Of the South, under the
workings Of the present system of government,
were slaves e He was frank and candid enough
to avow that the idea OF effecting an adjustment
on the basis of the Missouri Compromise was
utterly hopeless--the North would never assent to
il" " He showed that the Nashville Convention
had done much-at had tGkeas the first step toacaya
rcUolastioitn He proceeded 10 denounce tie com.
PROMISE now before the Senate, and declared the
only fear to be that It would not pass But whether
il was adopted rejected, the position Of the South
would be unchanged There soas no remedy TINT
fts Severance 81 0uv doaaectiVn aostJt ne Noyth
The rights Of The South could only be secured bv
good faith IN our Northern brethren, D., bg foyce-
the former was hopeless, and the latter was now
We only resort" He respected the Northern |
people, people, who pursued their own aggran-
dlzement at the expense of others, with holiness
and perseverance, Of purpose that never quailed or
hagged-he respected them much more than he did
those who submit to the aggression. He faltered
not because he might be called traitor. y 'He
49, 'SiA hdAtui--HlS idillllY ndu ali been born
irators--iraitors to tyranny and oppression, and
ready TO strike for equality and independence"
! he hkened the crisis to our colonial era, when
Christopher Gadsden unfurIed Il e banner of indie
pendence in South Carolina and declared that,
IN what was then going on-in the sentiments he
was avowina, and the enthusiastic response they
awakenedol all sides-tte revolution had 6egu,sp
This is clear exposition of the I" Southern side
'owarn ycommendedby the Sentinel. Our opinion |
$ thai fthe above the views which will receive
he ardent advocacy Of the "thoroughgoing South
I'm paper, soon to be estabshedhere, il will have
beggary accounts subscribersin or out Of the city
From Havna-- PRISONERS not yet released,
The Isabel arrived at Charleston on the llth inst
with news from Havana to the 9th, two DAYS later
han that brought by the Ohio. The following is
he statement Of The news from The Charleston Cou.
-er:
Inc Y. ); sloop Of war Albany, from Pensacola,
arrived on the 9th inst. The u S. frigates Com
sress and Albany were in port when the Isabel sail
ID; as were also, the following Spanishmen OF war
yne "a gun ship Of the line, three igates and two
slo0ps of war:
This frigaie Congress was TO have sailed in a few
lays direction Rio. The sloop ofwar Germantown
was cruising of the hafbor Of Havana.
lnefe was little sickness at Havana oy among
the crews of the squadron.
There was still much excitement at Havana with
regard e the American prisoners in Confinement
there No further intelligence as to their fate has
been communicated, nor was any one allowed 10
see them. although the Consul and the United
states otiicers had made repeated application 10
nave the privilege of an interview Il was rImored
that number Of them had died.
Complains are made that the naval officers an.
psafed TO be more disposed to enjoy the hospiaIi,y
o. the government officials, than was thoueht am
propFate, while their counIryfnen were coniined n
4 Spanish dungeon. We are informed that lhs Tn
bans boast That they will keep them confined until
lhey dle, while they acknowledge that if the nris
)ners We're British subjects, there is every probab
ny that they wonld be demanded, and released,
we suppose our Government had made proper
representations on the subject, and that commune
;atlon VIII be had with the mother country, in ref
sfence 10 the deientonand trial Of these men. In
ne interim, however, common humanity would
dictate that demand should be made and insisted
upon, that The American Consul should have ac
cess to them, and see that they were not in suffer.
ing condition.
II Is expected that Puerto Rico will be made a
l,ee port Of entry, they having petitioned for the
Ihlfd ume. since 1885, setting forth the advantages
lnat would accrue TO the Island.
Correspondence Of the Savannah Georgian.
Gentismalt is not known yet what VIII be ibedseision
sSgaia 70 ne prisoners taken hoard the captured vessels
= Y has appeared and has been particularly fatal IN SsSa
Wiien Dtcamihg Important district for the
,ouYg a o sugar here for fearing L viii
fead during The hot and rainy months of stlmmer mns
y any raie Interfere with the Operations OF the merit
ops bot ony On account OIL be destruction Of life among be
he view Of uraeyn ~ h e use particular care with