The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-23

acteriyed the remarks Of MIR. Larue on the above
subject aud there being no reporter in the House,
we have thought it but due to the speech itself and
the cause which il upholds, to send you snch
sketch Of il as circumstances will admit. We took
no notes at the time. The sketch is entirely from
memory. We did not hear the previous speeches
on the occasion-and did not reach the House untii
Mr.. Larne had already commenced. when we
arrived he was about opening his remarks on the
Nashville Convention. The resolution as coming
from the Senate reads about thus; hat It be
recommended to the people Of the several parishes
throughout the State to send to the Nashville Con-
yention the same number of representatives. which
they are entitled to send TO the State Legislature
MIR. Larue coniended that this resolution, giving
Legislative sanction to the appointment of delegates
was no less unconstitutional than the resolution as
first presented to the Senate, making it the duty OF
the Governor to-eppoint delegates with the assent
oil the Senate. The Constitution of the United
States declares in express terms that no State shall
enter into any league confederacy with another
State without the assent Of Congress. If the
people see fit to assemble spontaneously in their
primary capacity and send delegates, the Nashville
Convention will but be an assemblage Of the peo-
pie, a mere meeting together Of private i1lalcta-
aGLS, representing State sovereignty, and exer-
csing right secured to them by the Constitution
nssT Rrt how il II with This resolution The
delegates Gf appointed at alD are appointed and
commissioned in the mode expressly POiated 0at
| b, the Leei,latur, Tn this case the recommen.
da,;on IL carrsd On, Is equivalent tn an enactment
"a Law ia solemn expression of Legislative will
II mi. ,hs n.onls .,s If co,,.ss M, eo,,,cll
| !. nl,, ,,itL ,ba recommendation II the
T,;slat,ro L,t II ,hsr do an csrryi,o mt the
rnIi ,rce of ,hs T,ag;si,,ve Wilt ;s making mr..
| e.t ,,,b., be1ore ,,,as ,,nerfsc, II ;s nerfornng
| ,,h;ob t;,a s.nc,;on the sanction of
~. ST. s,,,,r1;1,,,, has besn given and he dele
lii ,,.,osaJ - N.sIvs invested with the
49,. 81, onIv y ,enrssent lie pso;ol hut the
! S,,fe and ,nnroved Of bv the supreme gowey Of
tba .s,ots Sn,nose ffor ARGUMENTS sake) there
sbonld he amended to this resolution, declaration
that The State would in no event consider herself
| hound by the action OF the Convention. Would
M, The ssolnt;o and the proSiso be most palpably
l;n.ons;stsn,2 Wond not one show the inter
ahsnr,li,v If he otber9 Would Those who adyo
cate his resolution accent such an amendment
Whatever then miohf he The action of the Legisla
t1re unon 4be results of the Convention. it is clear
that this resolution stamps the Nashville Conyen.
,;on with the anproval nj the SOVEREIGNTY Of Ious
lana and is consequently in violation of the Copsti
tut;op Of the limited States.
But we are told that the action of other States
renders II necessary that ne should act also. Mr.,
I.arus Cas I'VE understand believed that I,opisana
| sbopld do r;obt-sbould nerform her d,,ty what.
avor mich, be the corse If o,bs, ,osnbs,s Of the
Confederaev But (said hey tits mistaken notion
that ma;oritv of the Southern States have given
|
l he ectsp Delaware MARYLAND North Carol;na
Florida Tennessee, Kentucky. Texas. Arkansa.
and Missouri have taken mo aetion at all and som,
of ,ben have by imnlieation shown their disannro
gal of the Convention Miss;ssnD; and C.aory;,
are the oulv States which have nrovided in an,
manner for STATE re,,ysse,to,ion VIRGINIA in a
informal meeting of the members of the Legislature
has 10 some extent expressed apnrobation of tn
measure hun in the most exnress terms repudiate
tbe idea of a State yenyess,,totjou So with Sout
Carolina ~
Mr.. Larue said-tb that if the time should com
when the Constitution sbould he 90 nalnablv viz
lated and opr rights so tranpled upon as IN reo,r
sectional leagues and armed resistance. he for on
was ready and willing 10 stand nm tn the last. i
defence Of the South-to FIGHT and battle with tb
foremost. But before we embark in measures thq
| shall tend To bring about this state of THINGS,
arm brother against bfolher-to devastate our ia
/, fields and blast our bappiness-- 10 bring abo,
ali The horrors of murderous civil war-
1 us. al least. see that our hands are clean-iet
beware that the first violation of that sacred instr
: ment which is the bond of our Union, is not con
e mitted by ourselves.
; The next resolution to which MIR. Larue Gale
attention. was that which declares that should Coz
I. gress abolish slavery in the District of Columbi
or apply the Wiilhot Provso to any Of the Territ
ries of the United States Louisiana will resist thu
action at all hazards, aul l.. ihs last extremit,
This resolution was, in Mir. Il. s opinion. unfortr
nately worded Ii expresses principle false !
theory and in practice. What is the meaning ,
resistance at all hazards, and to the last extr,
I Unity ~? In plain language it can mean nothin
/ more nor less than revolitioa, armed yesistalic
+ | Wilmot Provso by Congress a good cause for civ
!, war II So said Mr.. L., "why stand we he
J idle +? Why do we not sound the trumpet-ca
i, out our armies, and take the field at once WI
!; wait for the repetition of that which has been col
4 FINALLY the practice of the Government from Ii
q Ordinance of 1887 down to the action upon Oregc
l Territory? If tile Wilmot Proviso is now disco
!. cred to be cause for revolution-if we have wax
Up from our i0ns Si'op - sS'e''"n 'i''s
""'u-'e' "s a. ie'@' J"'
II pron'P' anu oe'Sl'e ''''1l W. - "a' 40 warm
IN idVot oi the Spu'n anu lei snts as any ole :"