The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-14
ORLEANS, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE H.

merce abroad and an exclusive right of the coast
ing trade, and Of the domestic trade Of the country
as AGAINST foreign influences. The South Welded
all that. They agreed to place in Congress the
entire control over the commerce of the country, |
both domestic and foreign. And, therefore, we all
know the first Congress that ever assembled,
placed the entire coasting trade of the country in
American hands. British ships could not, after |
that, trade between Boston and Virginia. And at
that day the commerce was mostly New England |
commerce, and SO it has remained to this day |
And now it employs vast tonnage and thousands |
Of ships. And all Of it, from Maine to California
is confined to American vessels No foreigner in |
terferes. They could carry much cheaper, and be |
more useful to Southern consumers. For it is a
fact that the vessels Of Northern Europe, of Sweden
and the Hanse Towns, navigate the seas cheaper
than can, because they do not pay so much
wages to their hands as we do nor feed them SO
well.
All this is preserved, and preserved under this
Constitution to the commercial interests OF the
North. WE'LL this is the great boon which my
country of New England has received from the
Government. She has carried her flag all over the
world.
Then the Constitution went on to declare other
things.
In the first place, it placed the foreign relations
of the country in right position. In the next
place, it regulated uniform duties, and that was of
the utmost importance. Why? There was the
little State of Delaware that had good port of
entry, and Rhode Island which had an admirable
port Of entry. The State of Rhode Island had the
power of assessing duties high or low, as she saw
fit and, by underbidding the State Of NewYork,
could support her Government, and educate all the
children in the State BESIDES from her revenues.
While Rhode Island was out of the General Gov
| eminent, the State could regulate the duties
of imports into Newport and could underbid the
State of Massachusetts, to raise enough MAIN
tain its whole Government and carry little Of
the slave trade besides, am sorry to say Laugh
teri 1t was, therefore, great sacrifice to give up
what was in fact subsistence, and come In under
| general system. But it was done. The North
and South all agreed to it. That is what has made
NewYork, Philadelphia and Boston. Gentlemen,
there compromises upon both sides, but of that
| | have said enough to-day, regards Southern
| rights acquired under the Constitution. Then,
| gentlemen, there is larger view of this matter
| national view. We no nation before 'S9.
We had no flag, and there was no power in Europe
that would treat with any State, had any State
/ any treaty with any foreign power.
1t WAS only when the Constitution Of the United
| States had been adopted-when the Government
was organized under it, in the city of NewYo in
| April, S9-when laws were made imposing uni
| form duties in every port-when there was a COM
| mon flag, common authory-it was then that we
| became nation such as we now If there is
| any man more conversant with history than | am,
| who can find out any records ancient or modern,
| who can imagine anything that has occurred since
the flood, so illustrative of the power of great,
| united government as our own history has shown
| should be glad to see it. Whether it be poetry,
or fiction, or imagination, I defy any man to pro-
duce anything equal to it from any
| And may say, in consequence of the alluson
which has been made to me- that it has been in the
study OF these topics-of the principles of this
| Consttution-of the manner of its administration
that have spent all that part of my life, not
now short one, which could spare from the Sc.
| we're duties of my p profession and must say, gen
temen, that | go back every day of my life to tn.
| model OF Washingtons administration. And
say to you here tonight were to draw the char
acter of President, such Washington, were h
, should stand before me, and would copy his mas
ter strokes and initiate his designs. [Great ap
1t marvel, perfect marvel, for man t
come up to the civil Government from the head O
our armies, who possessed much moderation, S,
much caution, much wisdom and irmness, ant
who at once entered upon the civil administration
OF the government with so much prudence and il
, manner to give much satisfaction, and that has
left on the whole character more remarkab,
i and more renowned than any other mortal eve
possessed. [Applause
l So it has happened, we have had great models
-, | In the course of succeeding times we NAV hav
great models. We have sometimes thought tha
. | this administration that has gone wrong bu
| they all at length have worked into the same line
. | and we have come now, after the lapse of NOR
| than fifty years, into the possession of the sam
| Constitution, adequate to the accomplishment q
good sense and forbearance to keep together, ther
. | is nothing may not expect to attain to. w
2 have had dangers, but they can be avoided, and
latter myself that we shall remember that our fore
a | fathers fought together, and achieved lberte
>. | together, established this government together
that it their united wisdom that gave the frs
e | impulse to the laws setting the government
J. | motion.
:, We have prospered under it, and have glorie
.. under it, and it has raised name and fame an
nhara nt hna.k vhart h., a.
Il any nation upon Gods earth. Prolonged cheers
- say it in the fullness of my conviction, there
~ not name given under Heaven, which touches
B. so thrilling a manner the races Of millions of III
IS civilized people Of the world, as the American nj
tion and the country of Washington. | hope
d live to good old age l hope to see nothing tn
sr shall mar that name but if it be the pleasure
,e God in his all-wise Providence, to cast a clio,
nr over that prospect-f it be in the future that tn
I'd country, this glorious nation, this renowned go
the life have lived, shall be more thankful if |
~ shall take me to himself before see such sta
3. of things. lGreat applause
~ The MICHIGAN CoNspIRAToRs, ToRPEpoE
ETc.-The testimony against this internal band,
I'D to the burning of the depot, commenced
u Detroit on the Goth ut The testimony W
entered into only in part by stipulation with cou
sci, leaving opening for fuller evidence hereaft
IN, if it shall be necessary
ed The Detroit Advertiser reports the case at grs
90 length. The testimony for the prosecution has be
,st concluded, pro tenn, and the court adjourned
5th inst.
il- The arrest Of another conspirator, Chas. Mas
IRE IRE we have noticed already, and no doubt is ent
or taned that the rest of the gang will be taken
oil. large force is after them. The particulars of
arrest give further insight into the desperate n
,ur chinations of the gang. Here is description
;ay the torpedo found in the house where he v
, a | arrested
,ne "The torpedo found in the barn of Robinson
of | now in Detroit. 1t is sort of trunk-some thi
md inches in LENGTH fourteen inches wide, and eli,
all inches in height-filed with camphne, turpent
in bottles and covered with wax, mic. potass,
ese nterspersed with layers Of cotton batting, ma
OF paper, and other combustibles, managed as to
md gnted from the outside, and to explode imI
hey dately, or at such time as may be desil
Such is the peculiar construction OF this infer
,e machine that after its explosion nothing but e,
=; tons almost superhuman can prevent the destI
ha ton of any building selected as the theatre Of
,an m1 operations"
leo A MURDERER CONVICTED IN BosTON.-Ca
,ea the murderer of George Haywood, the Depot-n
ter, has been sentenced to the State Prison
,on- | twenty years.
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sent CHEAP FURNITURE STORE,
NO. 50 Circus street, corner Of Perd
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