The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-13
Fus1oM Of Parties.

/ Until lately we have looked upon the proposed
fusion Of parties AZ one of the grossest humbugs
Of the day-it seemed to us 40 entirely unreas.
enable, so plainly unnecessary, so positively in.
furious to the better interests of the country, and
90 well calculated to make sectionslism mann
moth humbug. Latterly we have begun to alter
our mind, and believe that il may be reality,
after all. The course of things in Congress, and
the action of the caucus of the democratic mem.
bers, have led us to this point of view.
10 the caucus to which we allude, Compro.
mise resolutions were offered, and laid upon the
table; which was equivalent to their being voted
down. Several prominent Compromise democrats
Immediately withdrew from the caucus "a sirn
6cant facr. whilst prominent and valid free.
sellers (such as Rantoul, the frse.soil Senator,
who only held that Office nine davs) remained
and took an influential part in the proceedings,
There must be some intention of "asitatipe +"
opposition to the Compromise measures-the OK.
isting laws of the land-or why the necessity or
propriety Of voting down the resolution of acauies.
cence, The published proceedings show that the
Southern ultraists-some of whom never would
have been elected had they not more than init
mated disposition to acquiesce in the Compro
mise-joined with the Northern free-soiers 10
put down the resolution Of acquiescence. If they
will not say they will acquiesce. what do they
mean to do!
We apprehend from this significant fact that
agitation upon sectional questions is not dead /.
and unfortunately, as it appears to be again warm
ing into life and making head, its great foe and
conqueror, the American Pacifcator, is, a we
learn from Washington. slowly passing away from
life and the contests of patriotism. The Wash
ington Union--a paper which has done some ser
vice in behalf Of the Compromise that the
introduction of the resolution of acque scence was
=" inexpedient." That is another bad sign. WIN
"ins1pedient"s Inezpedent" to offend free.
soiism' Is it SO powerful; has it grown so stout
that the national organ of the democratic marty
thinks it " insxpedient" to offend il.
If that be the conclusion, If that show ;,.slf
to DO the fact in the Legislation of Congress.
one result is almost certain to follow and tina,
is the Fusion Of Parties. If the political element,
be thrown into choas, it will be but momentarilv-
they will briefly shape themselves into form and
order, and out Of them will arise two great partie.
the one compact in single devotion to the mainte.
nance Of the Unien; the other sectional, but dis.
Jointed by opposing ultraisms The friends of the
U aon will BE- called upon to make one magnificent
demonstration, and in the triumph of the Presden-
tia contest, as in the fall of great wave, section
alism will be wrecked and scattered in fragments.
II such contest should come, we have no fear
Of the result. The Union victories in Mississippi.
Alabama, and Georgia, light up the future. If it
come, it can have no real issue, concealed as it
may be, but the maintenance Of the Fugitive Slave
law and non-interfsrence with the existence of
slavery in places under the jurisdiction of the
United States; and those are Southern issues e..
sential to the life of the Union. II it is to come
it may as well come now and the victory of the
Union won, parties can then reshape themselves
into their old forms, most desirable result in our
view. If it is to come, Foote, Cooper Cass, Clay,
Clemens, Webster, Cobb, Fillmore, Duer, Crit.
tenden. Toombs, Jones, Uas. c., will be the
leading men. A majority of the Wing Congress
sional Caucus were Northern men the Resolution
Of Acquiescencs in the Compromise (rejected bv
the Democratic Caucus) was adopted BY it, and
only three members left in consequence of its
adoption. Here is another good sign, if such a
contest is to come.
We have. however, but little fancy for fusion
Of parties, and could only accept it as a matter
of the last resort. 1t would be almost like an
appeal to war, and would seriously demoralize
our politics in the future Parties with clearly
principles, with distinctly stated mea
'ures, are essential to the full vitality of Re.
public. They quicken vigilance. They caution /
against the abuse Of power. They check, ad. /
wise, restrain statesmen. They provoke discus.
ion, and discussion eIicits truth and enlarges
'opular intelligence and watchfulness. Discus
ion of the principles Of government lives onlv
n them, and the life of . Republic lies dormant
Without discussion. The issue of Unionism or
nti- Unionism would leave to whichever tri.
implied no active and beneficial policy to the
rst only defence, to the latter only destruction
Ind hoping always and believing always the
est. the interval which would elapse would be
efficient to deaden the wholesome activity, the
een vigilance, and the useful, if somewhat bit.
or. scrutiny of our politics.
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Fire and Loss Of Lite-On Tuesday night
veek, the old Ossood House, about three miles
rom Keene, N. H., was destroyed by fire, with
ne of its inmates. The house was occupied by
onas Osgood and two sisters, one of whom had
cen insane for many years. The fire is supposed
} have taken place in her room. and she perished
, the Aames The Others barely escaped with
,eir lives.
Ds'soHnced.-We learn by recsn. Turin journals
hat the late Papal Bull against Professor Nuyt1
nd his lectures in the University of that capital,
a. been treated with the utmost contempt on all
des-by the government and the people. The
Ministry resolved to treat it "as a nullity," and
he Professors and officers of the University con.
niue to manage their own affairs in their own way,
Without modification.
Liberia Soctsty.-The coored population Of N.