The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-13

4 few days since, the Delta cited the following
passage from MIR. Sou6's speech, and accompanied
it with severe rebuke on our misrepresentation of
the American Senator, closing with { learned lee
ture on constitutional law:
"NaL satisfied with excluding us from California they pro-
ceede0c0 shut out of ali aud New MEXICO BY terrific
very, referred the matter to the decision Of trbuna ma.
Jonty OF whom are your enemies -
The Misrepresentation consisted in constituting
the Gascon rhetoric of Mr.. Soud to mean the SUI
preme Court, as the t'ibE1saL
The legal dictum was, that the Supreme Court
was not the tribunal meant, because the question
could not be ught before that body. The Delta
is remarkable for the avidity with which 1t selzes
on novelties This certainly is the most remarka-
bic novelty which it has exhibited for some time.
We answered, by quotltons from Calhoun and
Butler to-day we add to the list and show that the
| principle of non-nterventioR by Congress, but a
| reference to the Supreme Cont was precisely in
accordance with the views Of Southern statesmen
The Delta, with the adroitness of a defeated de-
batter declines reply to our article, and delivers
an eloquent TRADE against Native Americanism
Mr.. Soule. a naturalized citizen, may denounce a
large portion of the native citizens and the Delta
has not a word of condemnation, but the moment
that the distinctions which he himself has been the
first to make, carried out, then the Delta has no
bounds for its indignation. Mr.. Soult may gascon-
ale the Yankees, but they must not throw back
word in reply.
We shall not let the Delta escape from the d.
lemma in which its legal learning has placed it .
at least we shall detail the following politicians to
stand guard over its legal principles. Native
AmericOnism, though terrible bug bear tofrighten
young demagOgues, will not open a passage for its
fight.
Mr.. Berrisn, in speaking eff the practical benefits
to be derived from referring the question to the
Supreme Court, uses this language:
1.-The bill Uhe Clayton biD abstains from legating on
QUESTION OF ayey: 1t leaves that to be decided
numbsis be admitted States engaged in forming
their State Constitutions In the mean Time if any qn sion
eN rcise of their pre.exisIing Jurisdiction
There other interesting questions which have been
mooed of late, which have purpoely avoided deb ting
u ey are tr't WHETHER If aqcqure territory where slave
acquisition aud second, whether the people Territory
egS5aP TIE QUESTIONS T fo s g G or
US 10 decide They are strictly judicial questions c
Courts an Milling to icarg them They are questions
which Congress has no authority to settle. -Hr Bayy Gt
The Courts of the United States would also have in our
determine whether amongst the deriyalive powers given by
The trgth = no ?pPeal may be to CONGRESS at all.
Territories Mr.. RhCtt, At $0uth Carolina.
lyon this PLATFORM upon the principles of the COrstiu
a2n G Ct justice and "'"'''"''' no" stand = H"'
As deny The right of Congress to legisale slavery into
existence in any Territory of the United States deny
the night to forbid IT, do not invoke the authority Con
Eress 70 prot g slaves as properly in the Territories. ask
Gzed as property by the Constitution aud laws and the
Courts ao1d ample protection to the rights Of property.
M 1eTG6lG ef &orG Car6i,aa " '''' ~O''''
II the whole subject be rtcrrca to tie Ju@ictarg, all