The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-02-02
NEW oRLEANs.
SATURDAY MORNING. FEBRUAHT :. 1850


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WAsmNGToE, Jan ed. 1919.
Washington's Farewell Address, which is now
appealed to by every friend of the Union has, 1
believe, been distributed of late, by order Of
Of the State Legislatures. II is to be presumed
however, that every American citizen knows il as
familiarIy as the Lords Prayer. MIR. Clay has
proposed 10 purchase, precious relic, the
original manuscript copy Of the address, and make
il the property Of the Government.
learn that the original manuscripts in the pos
session Of family in Philadelphia. Il was given
BY General Washington to the person who printed
il BY orderof Congress.
We are rapidly and steadily advancing towards a
state Of revolutionary disorder this federal capt
tai. Ihe South has abandoned all the remedies
that she formerly proposed peaceful. The
"rightful remedy Of notification and the peacea-
BILE remedy Of voluntary secession, and the prelimi-
nary move Of withdrawal Of Southern deega-
hons-aA these are abandoned, and measures more
decisive, and in fact more dignifed, and more be-
coming to h-mInded people, have been adopted.
The policy suggested BY Mr.. Calhoun has been
thrown aside, philosophical and metaphysical
| abstfaction-and safe, direct and practical mea-
sure Of redress has been substituted for it
The Southern men demand that the territorial
question be settled, and be settled by this Congress
and, at the same time, they express willingness
TO assent to almost any terms Of compromise which
will comport with honor Mr.. Clingman, in his
speech OF yesterday; which is to be regarded as an
authentic exposition Of the views of the whole
South the topics which it treats, offers two modes
of settling the territorial question Senator Butler
| has also pointed TO modes which would be satsfac-
/ tory to the South
| The alternative is now presented to the Northern
4 members, OF compromise or OF suspension Of the
| operations Of the government. Not another supply
bill will be allowed to pass the HOuse-to say
nothing Of the Senate until the territorial question
i is settled, How the South prevent the passag,
of appropriation bills? Why, with the creates
ease in the world. One-fifth Of the members pre-
| sent can call the yeas and nays. The South haa
/ learned the Northern tactics, by which John Dayi
| defeated the two million bill, and by which tb
Northern members, last session, defeated Walker
| amendment which would have settled the terrific
4 rial question. The wheels of the government maj
stop for year or two, and until the North shal
either assent TO reasonable adjustment OF the ter
ritoria question, or take upon themselves the ini
tiatory steps of violence. viii the North take th
responsibility of striking the first blow tn
South will merely stand on the defensive.
| $ Gen. Taylor's non-active policy is repnd'ated b
the united South, the whole democracy and by th
Wilmot Proviso wings. Every consideration call
for an adjustment of the question at this session.
| notice that Northern men, feeling safe
numerical force, and accustomed to treat Souther
claims of justice with indifference, and Souther
threats of redress with contempt, do not at a
| appreciate the crisis They say they have heal
this cry Of wolf, wolf until they have cease
| to regard it.
But the truth is that this collision between Mort
and South, which is now at hand, is Of a MOI
serious character than anything that ever occurft
before. The only parallel 10 it is the Nilsson
question of 1920; and every one who knows an
thing Of the history Of the day, must know th
i. the question was very nigh to the production
fearful consequences. The North may, and prob
bly, will again try and see how near they can con
to civil war, without getting into it. AT h
extreme point, the question may again be settled
a compromise, adopted through the backing out
few Northern members. Ion.