The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-16

ths greatest efforts Of the greatest mind in the
nation. II is the most important eveat n the life
q shis eminent Statesmana epoch in the history
Of the country. II il liberal to the eouih' Just 70
NORTH, patriotic and Statesman-hke IN the highest
degree. Its effect in aiding to quet the agitauon
Of this exciting question, Will be immediately eitln
every portion Of the country where i y read.
Mr.. Webster would speak not as a Northern
man, but as an American. He acknowledged they
were beaet by dangers, but were not without hope.
He was looking for no fragment on which to float
away from the wreck, bat for the good of the whole
He spoke out Of solicitous and anxious heart for
the restoration to the country Of that quiet and har-
lnony which make the blessings of this Union so
dear to ALL
He would first give history of the events which
had led to the present agitation. In 1916 this
country declared war against Mexico, and by con-
quest and treaty. Obtained n terr;torv az seven ar
eight hundred miles on the Pacific. In 1913 the
gold mines were discovered and there was q rush
Of population to item. II became necessary to
establish some form Of Cioyernment. but this was
found impossible AZ the last session. The people
Of that region have established for themselves
| Government OF the members who framed that
1 Constitution sixteen were from slave States
Twenty-Five from free and len were Californians
horn. They excludeJ slavery. and Il Is his pro-
bbit;on which leads 10 The uesent state Of feeling
II c.nnot he denied that the war WAS prosecuted
far the ACQUISITION If territory. II was supposed
that the tertiary 10 he Tins aeou;red would he
Southern territory. and easily rendered subservient
70 Southern interests. Events have turned out
differently. and hence much disappointment. It's
evident ibat the ouest;on If slavery has AGAIN
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.onis uPVi "s AZ, a'seuss'on hAe no" sPoAe -
rs .,sy y .ion. 'Ae s"'o'' Pe -
Tie Greeks endeavOred to find an excuse for il in
the inferiority Of the enslayed race but they did
not show by any close process OF reasoning that ii
Tins were true the more intehgentand the stronger
he'd the right to subIugate the weaker. The more
manly philosophy OF the Romans placed the Justi-
neatlon on entirely different grounds. They ad-
mitted that slavery was against natural law, but
argued tnat by the laws Oh war caPtives taken IN
battle were subject to death, that the eonqueror
had right to place his own terms for the prOlong-
alton o. the Lille Of the captive. The koman law
too Recognized the right OF men to sell themselves
into slavery to be sold by their creditors for debt
or by the state for crime, Christianity found the
world inli OF slaves II diu not preach against that
relatlonlts oblectwas TO touch the heart to purify
the soul and improve the lives OF individual men.
mere ne spoke oil the oliierent views honestly en-
ertained on this subject by good men Of the North
and the South.
&c Anuue0 ~ 'uo seP"iS'oh u the +sAe'io1ie'
Church; he had seen it with regret; he had
bes ALWAYS lea IN ezciteroent The bistor,,
- J : S'' " SNo0ANeii' HS ti's'oiy
Of the world proves this Sectarians establish a
he uA" uaiu IL ~ uosilias, as hes oi d uouhuafy
Il are marked bv posts and stones His description
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oil these religious bgots was most philosophical
Slaveru Jd s,;st Il; tlo ITn;tad States ~, al
T. "iu S~'e' ~ NY Sa,i.eu 1'"'e' Ho"' anu
= - 'i'e y ING ca
erat government In Ifof there was no great
diversity Of .eninion amono man an This ouesioo
/ They all regarded it as an evil. There was NOT
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auen s"u IS ~hiss n 90 ihhunidh anu Cruel Inc
objections were chiefly political, that it weakened
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We 20 alu 'ney attributed us existence
= 1ne .'.S.ueI oounny !,
'n0asns 'iia' slavery couiu nor continue u
ny f.itieai ua's was stopped II was proposed 70
s'OP = :. sie gnu y twensy years Inc o0usn op-
PVseu 'ii's as 100 iong' mr. niaolson was some
wn@a warn, againse tn's long Incense me terms
ana se1Oe Were stuulousiy exenasd from the
0OnS''u'on' at ehe issuance OF MI Maoison, VINO
1,a not WISH II Recognized IN the Constitution. The
OonVenlion satin fhlaaeiphia' and the old Con-
giess al tne same time was sitting IN New York
an the great men oil the country We're IN one or the
other OF these assemblies. The ordinance oil 1857