The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-05


letter of considerable length from Gen. James
Hamilton to the people of South Carolina" 1t |
pears date the l1th November, at his sugar panta-
ion on Oyster Creek, in Brazoria county, Texas.
This letter, we should think, will operate as
something of damPer on the rampant disunion
spirit in that State. Gen Hamilton has, foT more
than twenty years, served the people of South Car
DINA, as a member of the State Legislature, as
Governor of the State and as a member of Con-
gress. There are few names connected with the
history of this State which has bad more promtp-
ence or greater brilliaucy. He was a conspicuous
andable champion of notification, and in that me-
morable excitement, went as far as he that went
iurthest. He has been distinguished for his devo.
ton to the interests, and faithful representative
of the peculiar views, of the people OF South Caro-
lima. They have, in return, Showed their conf
dence in him, aud their appreciation OF his public
services, by repeal eddy awarding him stations OF
the greatest responsibility and honor. 1t must be
in the recollection of all, or most, OF our readers
that the present Governor of tue State first ten
dered to him the seat in the U. s. Senate, made
vacant by the death of Mr. Calhoun; but which,
from motives of great delicacy, highly honorable to
himself he declined to accept. Such is the man
who now addresses the people OF his native State.
1t can scarcely be doubted-lt IS certainly to be
.hoped-that his temperate counsel will be sensibly
felt May it have some little influence in arresting
the mad career of the ruling authorities of that
State.
Gen. Hamilton says that, after having made dill
gent efforts to ascertain public sentiment in several
of the Southern States, through which he has re-
Gently travelled he has arrived at the conclusion
that not one of them, besides South Carolina, is
prepared for secession movement. He speaks
| particularly of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana. In none of these, he says will South
| Carolina find sympathy; nor, of course, in any
other of the slaveholding States, which are wei
known to the country to be less, than those men
toned, under the influence of such sentiments as
predominant in South Carolina. On this point h,
concludes;
IL therefore the admission of California, the passage
u RO1 nv i r "u Cns ss oms nr ali oI bem
deemed y South CGrolnq the easus tEderis casWy bell
Fumsd as fact 6eyou ali dispute that msjorty Of tn
people OF single other Southern State eoncurs with he
Speaking of the admission of California, hi
says:
But It'll said that the abortion of the inhibition of SLAYER
in the Constitution Of California the result OF an ntrigu
sponslb!ty Of the Wmot ProyisQ. The recent tesmon
the strong denial of his TACT by the late President and Nj
King eyOnd dispute cannot believe that of hone
sdmittns the Interference Of Ten Tayor. til, might hay
furnished justification Tor his Impeachment; but cou no
mif state mo the Union, if it fit The truth is
fellow Ghsns we ot Cal2roa oy want OF concert OF az
ton and enerpr on me par OF e sou herh aes ear
suggested - several dstngp he en in Two three OF tn
Southern States that The Legs atures Of the slsyehoiu
States ought etchtO appropriate bounty fund OF sUOUO
aid emf rants 70 90 70 California knew without this eXu'
bk nd natin. o H. IposfitIron nd Inner In sIp ~
mra 4
he Sou hern States to uouneryai! Northern enterprise,
Mexican population three hundred in enc
Of these Territories won control etleeuay this ppr
Their lOpOlaJn but venture to predict the South VIII
nOhIn4 But alter e ca as T0phe has come upon MS an
sum The most pungen resolutions and quent manle'to
enuncate demonstrating and denouAcng the signal nJu
In regard to the Texas Boundary Bill, he says
&c think tina in this conflict the President was no match
Gov. Bell lie could have given him SIX in the game al
favor. Indeed The bold language and fearless stand
by the gal Governor Of Texas, attribute pacific
Of the whole flicu ~ In point of TACT acknoy
ledsment of the claim Of Texas the disputed territory,
Gov Bells policy But / happen to know, as a matt
II fact and ference, that neither The President nor
solemn warning to The whole country, more especially d
free States, mat cyi war was likely Gas won nsvIteb
have ensuedl the Boundary question mad been settle
4 YOu think, with Sir LuCtus O'Tigger, that
i was quas ion Texas had rls6t to sae or heTseif
seems that less has surrendered four degrees Of lat
u'e o save territory to tresfol7m In point Of tar Tex
has not surrrndered one inch Of Territory IN winch slave
could exist for years Slaves nigh well be taken
the Arctic the territory in question. It would tai
gang negroes from January CurstHas hunt bntta
port tn ms+yes the year and do nothing else Tine
hunt Tor waite Tor months in The would be lar
successful Tor the Ct uds forget shat t. dpeH
o their hene ON the verua tOhs aurumna EQuinol
cursed with the adiy of rabia DeerIa, has the agree
- alteTuuO climate which belongs the Equator
q Zemblas frozen sill that a p
mum Of five hundred dollars, with the condition OF keep
u him there, would lnu STAKEHOLDER carry his
r aHd paut him above Ell Paso. II esCB ell he
grippe and THEFT OF the amanche he would be sure to be
Vled the of ibery under the atrnizng h
" such is too pTepOerous to be entertaued for
moment But it des abe exotic hot house plg
that shond be reared in such unpro.ious sol, the end
p ea-iy accomplished. So FIR from territory being
striced by the boundary B mas, in point Of fact be
enlarged from IS 80 TO AZ. By express DIVISION in
Territorial Bill if the people of New Mexico will it that sla
cry shall OIL Their Internal ms utOns tu
. their power. If the neoIle of SOuh Carolina wish
a tgbish slavery this Territory and indeed Mexico
will stake life on the issue that thousand sucn galG
spirits to be found among sous, and five thousa
negroes viii scCOmpilsh In months. should like
- the amptons and the Heywards, with their of sav
in full march for FL Paso. The Jews in the widernt
would be light journey this. As polit
economy, II avery had been permitted in California
the silence of its Constitution this subject, have scarce
- doubt would have proved the old sla
s. holding States"
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