The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-10

ions al to The strength aud extent G -~>fol nun
hers and influence in onr sister States of tle North.
Both have be en- e atty overrated; but IL free
to addbit th-re was apparent ground for apprehen
sion for a time, and umstantial evidence was
strong to justify one, not familiar with
The workings Of The old political parties in those
States, in the opinion that the fina les had become
formidable. The abol tionsts proper organized in
some of the States a political party some fifteen
years ago, which was m de up Of bigots, di-ap
pointed ofTiceseekers, from both the old political
parties, and those woud.be great men, whose only
chance to rise in the world, is upon an excitement
# some kind, as fly in glass of soda water, in
its eervescent state, is carried its surface, with
little thought or care as TO the causes result Of
their course, provided their personal aspirations
and wishes were cons ummated. A portion were,
conscientious among the rank and file
the leaders in the party movement were unprnci-
pied. Their numbers augmented by Con
gress refnsng to receive abolition petitions, as it
gave them the opportunity to make a false issue
before the people, and they were too shrewd and
interchangeable not to avail themselves of it. Al
though in lean minority, the old parties were 80
equally balanced in several States, to lead both
to apprehend that the aboltons,s held the balance
of power hence they must be won at all hazards.
Wings and democrats contested strongly for The
ascendancy politically, and WED with each other
in their efforts to secure the votes of this third
party, and by their concatory overtures gave it
an importance that otherwise it never would have
obtained. However much they may have despssd
the traitor they were willing to use him. Neither
party had the moral courage repudiate these dis
unionists, long there remained hope of their
hsi rnada snh. tn hair nnlifica
purposes. Which party went farthest, or yielded
most to these fanatics, it is not purpose in This
article to argue. 1t is a question irrelevant to our
present object Both, we think, were greatly at
f,ult Subsequent facts prove, however, which
was the most successful
In 1874, The State of New York was carried for
Polk, by the united votes of democrats and abol
onists. and the election of Mr. Clay thereby de
pated. Massachusetts, the old citadel of whigsm,
has been carried by the same congIomeration Of
material. We could enume rate other instances of
like results, growing out, either of tie superior
diplomacy of the democracy, or their more close
affinity 10 the principles of their newly acquired
ally. We have been led to take up This subject by
the result of the co .ventions recently held in Yer
mont, by the cid bunker and wing parties, which
proves 10 our sa isfacon that there is still in each
paramount 10 all party considerations. Both con-
vsnIions passed re- buttons in favor of the Com
prom Sc. Here is an evidt nee of a returning sense
of ju tice to the South, from a quarter that ha,
been more tinctured with enmity 10 our in thu
tons than any ct er.
The course pursued in this State by these con
vent ons will be better appreciated on full under
standing of its past political history. II has been
4 II
fact that at times its political charac Ter has been
predicated upon some object of discussion. In
1929 anti-masunry sprung up, and, not long subse-
qnent the ahtl-mason'c party obtained political
ascendancy in The Legislature. There being no
permanent foundation this party, it fell through
in u few years, after hoisting into notoriey men
who otherwise would have remained in obscuriIy.
The temperance reform Ia very excellent one
morally was ia part n ade political, but had less
successful results to agita ors than anti. m sonry
Abolition then became with restless politicians the
hobby, the Zone idea." The leaders in this move
ment were those who had been at different times
a tached to all parties, most of whom claimed to
be of the old democratic party, which was so
largely in the minority in that Stale that they had
little chance 10 rise, except by the organization of
some new party, and hat of an excl cable charac-
ter. The name of abolionst becoming somewhat
odious, after the ting in Buffalo in l948 when
The cognomen of free.soi ers was adopted all
abolitIonists elsewhere adopted the name. Some
two years ago, conventions were held at Montpe-
lier, the seat of Government by the democracy and
free-soilers at the same lime, which resulted in
their final union, under the name of free-soil
democrats. They coalesced for the purpose OF
overthrowing the whig party, which had been Sc
ong in the ascendancy.
Ii is due, however, 10 portion of the democracy
of that State to cay, that they entirely dssented
from The compact, and subsequently organized as
old Hunksrs, and nominated ticket of their own
Though their intentions were good the vo,e giver
their ticket exhibits but little sympathy with then
by majority Of their old associates.
The course pursued this year, however, by thest
conventions in Vermont, shows the return to bete
feeling and We believe, will guide all Others in The
free States and will prove to the South that III,
friends of the Union are raIlying to its support ii
| every quarter, and that we have altogether over
estimated The strength, numerically and politically
Of these Northern fanatics and disunionisls.
The COddingtOn, Webb and willis Ana IL
In the Supreme Court, New York, on June 80
James Watson Webb, accompanied by his counsel
Hiram Ketcham, appeared before and delivered
Judge Vanderpoel, referee, in terms of the order