The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-11-04
NH, SOule.

Mr. SOule. C.
We publish this morning from the yesterday Il
city papers, the remarkable correspondence he
tween seventy-eght leading democrats OF the city il
and Mr.. Senator Soul6. Before proceeding to f
make any remarks upon the extraordinary reply OF c
Mr.. Sou6 to the simple questions propounded to t
him, it is well to who the persons to whom
such reply has been given. We recognize in
that list two out of the four State Senators repre-
senting the city and parish. The third, who has
not signed it, is Mr.. Dufour, a wing, whose opin-
ions are well known, and the fourth, Mr.. Sigur, +
the reputed conductor of the Delta. We find at {
least four democratic members of the House OF i
Representatives, with Mr. Morse, their Speaker, at t
the head--the Sheriff of the Parish OF orleans t
Gen. Lewis-the Judge Of the First District CouI'
and two District Attorneys late democrauc can t
didae for the Mayoralty of this elty-the veteran
editor of the democratic Courier, ana NUMBER VI
highly respectable and influential gentlemen OF
vaTons professions and among them w W. King, ,
one of the Commissioners for Dgestng the Statute
Laws of the State. We hazard nothing in saying
that the same number of names could not be select
| od from the democratic ranks with equal extent
and weight of influence They all known to
be true party men, and who reflect the views and
opinions of a great majority of the democratic
party in this State One word as to ourselves be-
| fore we proceed. We scorn the imputaton which |
NAV be made, that our motives may be 10 make |
capital merely, for the wing party, out Of these
dissensons in the democratic party In relation to
the questions involved in this controversy between
Mr.. Sou6 and his correspondents, we occupy a
platform infinitely elevated above any platform of
mere party. 1t is matter which concerns equally
all parties, and in speaking of it we regard it as
sc 4 IS l. ;, a.,
democratic party is more divided on the subject
than the wings. That will be admitted on all
hands. But all agree that any public servant what
evM@ cting in a representative capacity, is bound
under our institutions to be frank and open in the
expression of his opinions, when respectfully in
terrogated, and that no man, however elevated his
rank, has right to arrogate to himself guardian
ship over his own constituents, and to treat any
spectacle portion of them with scorn and contume-
y 1t is his duty, not to protect the people against
their own supposed or imputed intatuation, and
save them in spite of themselves, but regarding
himself as first among equals representing intelli-
gent and patriotic citizens to counsel with them
and to endeavor to shape his course in conformity
to the ascertained opinions deliberately formed, Of
his constituents; or, if he conscienousy do
so, resign his office Such we understand to be
the American doctrine, as recognized by all political
parties
But it is tina to look into the correspond nce
itself 1t appears then that the respectable body Of
citizens who signed the letter. not being better sa'
tished with the evasive answer of Mr.. Soule to the
!, note of his friend and partisan, Mr. Stanton, than
N Mr. Stanton himself was addressed him a respect
full note, asking for his answer to three simple
s. questions, which amount substantially to an in
quiry whether Mr.. SoulG is in favor either of a
10 dissolution of the Union Of the establishment Of
10 a Southern confederation, or of secession, either
1t now or hereafter, because of the legislation Con-
grsss its late session. Mr. SOue, instead of Civ
e ing a plain categorical answer, prOcleiming his
views 10 the world, either for against the Union
Instead even of repeating the evasive answer al
y | ready given to Mr.. Stanton, leaving the world to
i gather his views from speeches delivered by him
= in the heat of debate before those measures Of e-
gslation had been matured and finally passed
turns upon his interrogators with undisgused
), scorn and contempt, and treats them as if they
n were as many snappish dogs barking at him in the
n street, He affects not to regard them as even
" the echoes Of the party to which they say they
belOng-as if he does not know well we do
+ that they compose the tlite as Father Richie
would say, the democracy of louisiana As if
he did not know that, without their support, and
elected as if he did not know that, without their
support now, his name cannot be rescued from ruin
: and oblivion. And yet he affects to spurn them
from him as unworthy ofhis notice as an Amscrj-
can Senator and really pretends to think that
the whole is of those tricks Of five six disor
rs GAMERS, who, for some time past, have been NOV
VI. ing every rubbish they could lay their feet t
i' kick at him. Five or six dsorganizsrs! And is
thus he desgnates the whole press of Louisiana
sI with one two exceptions, the almost entire VIII
a party, who are as much his constituents as the de
"a mocrats, and an immense majority of his ow
e party He affects to look upon the opposition t
L him and his factious views as an attempt TO dis
On tract and divide the democratic party" Let hir
io sound the trumpet as loud as he may, he canno
e rally the democratic party in the cause ofdisunior
IL secession, or the formation of new confederate!
he With that part Of Mr. Soul6's note which is pei
C. sonaly offensive and insulting to the individual
10 who signed the letter addressed to him, we hay
~ nothing to do. Such an insult was not justife
he by any thing apparent on the face of the core
rl pondence and was hardly to have been expecte
a. from the courtesy and gravity of Senator, esp
les cally one who learned poteness in the salons
Paris. Bat he seems 10 acknowledge a species
N responsibility somewhere--in what shape he do
'"" not distinctly state. We greatly mistake the spl
rst, which is awakened, and the signs of the times,
md he does not find himself called to account fro
e. a quarter which he cannot evade, and dares n
rample on. He told his serenading friends that
/ certain contingencies his Senatorial robe had
) charms for him; and yet he seems to fold it ten
lis ciously around him, and we venture to pred
nm that if he persists in his course so utter
in anti Amercan-he will find that robe shirt
ing Nessus.
the We shall hereafter redeem our promise to answ
ian these questions for Mr.. Soul6 from his own a
ian knowIedged speeches. For the present, we ha
hat only to add, that some sycophant in one of t
rsl Southern States, on public occasion, toasted NJ
Sou,e as The Saladin of the South. Let the Sen
ion tor remember that the great Saracen was TT
len. and gallant Knight, and treated the Richards
at the Christian camp with the courtesy due to bra
= Crusaders, and not with conlemptuous epithes a
end foul impUtatons
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