The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-04

In to DAYS paper will be found this great speech,
which seems to have 20 exaggerated the Delta and
the Charleston pepers. Our readers have now an
opportunity Of judging for themselves how far it
merits he harsh structures which have been bestow
ed upon ID Those editors forget, or purposely over
look, the circumstances under which the speech
was made, Or the people before whom it was de-
livered. The great object of the speaker was to
Impress on the minds of the thousands the duty of
obedience to the laws enacted under the command
of the Constitution. The Fugitive Slave Bill, it is
well known, brings the people Of the free States in
direct contact with slavery, in its most painful
phase. Demagogues have excited the feelings OF
the people against its execution. The orator who
attempts to lead the minds Of his audience
against their prejudices, must not, at the outset,
run counter to those prejudices. Even if Mr..
Webster believed with the South Carolina politi-
clans, and against the opinions of Jefferson and
other Southern statesmen, that slavery was moral
and political blessing, yet it would have been the
height Of madness to ayow such opinions at Buffalo.
POLICY would teach him 70 speak as he did, if his
object were to bring his audience to his side. He.
however. svows with sincerity, what the rules of
art would have taught him to utter. He unites
with them in all their opposition to slavery. He
ton to annex foreign territory. He objects to the
addition Of new slave territory. Up to that point,
he concurs with them. But now, he says. that
institution is recognized to certain extent in the
Constitution, and to that extent he determined to
abide by it. He urges upon them their duty to
obey the law, however repugnant to their feelings.
What does the Delta expect of Northern states
mens Anything more than the strict observance
of Constitutional guarantees!
But the Delta and the Charleston News discover
in this speech determination to oppose the admis-
sion of any slave States out of the territory Of
Texas. The Delta puts this question:
" Suppose, as in the case contemplated in one Of
the quotations above, that Texas should be divided
into several States, ard those new States should
claim admission into the confederacy as slave
States is the Bee prepared to say, with Mr.. Web
ster, that the granting such application would be
Unconstitutional and illegal"
The best answer is to be found in the words Of
Mr. Webster himself, who, in his speech in the
Senate, on March 7th, 1850, thus spoke:
"Now, what is here stipulated, enacted secured
1t is that all Texas South of SO 80, which is nearly
the whole Of it, shall be admitted into the Union
as slave State it was a slave State and there
fore came in as a slave State. And that new
States shall be made out of it and that such States
as are formed out of that portion lying South of 36
80, may come in as slave States to the number oil
four say that so far as Texas is concerned, the
whole of Texas South Of SO 80, which, l suppose
embraces all of the slave territory there is no land
not an acre. the character Of which is not estab-
| lished by law-one which cannot be repealed with.
| out violation Of contract
az wish it to be distinctly understood, to-day, that
| according to my view Of the matter, this Govern.
ment is solemnly pledged by law, to create new
States out of TeYasl with her consent. and so fa
as such States formed out of Texan territory
lying South of SO &c. to let them come in as slavt
States. That is the meaning of the resolution
| which our friends, the Northern democracy, have
left US to fulfill and !, for one, to fulfil it
because will not violate the faith Of this Govern
ment"
Having answered this question, westurn to the
next:
"Suppose that Cuba, having achieved her indie
pendence, should apply for admission into the
Union, is the Bee ready to say, with Webster, tina
| she ought to be rejected?"
Though the Bee is INTERCEPTED. we venture a
reply. 1t will be quite time enough to discuss the
question, when the contingency shall arise, re-
curing practical solution. As, by present ap-
pearances, the question Of annexation will be
deferred for another generation to decide think
itwould be anticipating the duty of distant pos
| terity, to express any opinion.
| What does the Delta think of the annexation o
the Celestial Empire? No man ought to be sup
ported for President who is not in favor Of tn
Immediate annexation of all the East Indies. TIL
man who il content with Cuba, has a delicai
digestion. For our part, we cant bear to look OF
the map and see China just over opposite to Cali.
/ Eornia and mt VET anneYed.