The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-04-19

from the annual overflow OF the Mississippi Yes, sir.
peus haunt Of reptiles. had been literally CONQUERED from
the dominion Of that great yran of Western streams The
maintained this hour at such expense,hose bat
dement's which yet project that great eonqne are among
vssanee They ss every with sa@gapI ,b and
hold the Sas W wisS God
who hears ne, and tho may be inclined BY hi
o % The %
Of Lower Louisiana Borne down, the highest flood of
o Would behold That mighty
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on the @ as fer as the eye ea above ana are
river and waving in al The rich rank luxurispce Of the
tropics sudden change of policy might blast the Lovely
fair fields to then native morass .,,...,o ,,... -
ought net to disregard While debeaas as to What extent
o as When that
from foreign power you aeaued by purchase not only the
ment and immense extent of Incorporated domain
Rn bsI was one thing which You did not
was the spontaneous offering of generous and ya hearts
treated as mere make weight in European dplomacyci
beng THROWN first into SCALE and then into the other TO
est ntees and they reoced when their country became an
integral Of this and hourishng Republic They
BY liked They reooed that al last they would enjoy the
10 OF was and sqn n syo a n SO far as
steady system Of popular legislation. looking the
thought Of parakss q your great renoWn at sr
the date of the treaty of cession. what the amount
your national debt? Sixty, seventy eighty millions? ask
replied, hundred mlions.l am told by distin
gnished gentleman it was hundred millions OF dollars
Now sir, the people of that province bound pay
part OF that debt-yo9r revolutionary debit And yet The
first laws that reached her system the
first institution OF the Union the Mississippi the Gus
iom.house Yes, sir the people of that country have
trbuied largely, by indirect taxation, to the price
Your independence The vacant lands which. according
the liberal policy of Spain towards that province, leas
would have been gratuitousy distributed to the
OF growing population have been brought under the ham
debt. do utter this the Of complaint; but as
whether Louisiana Is not under all these circumstances en-
titled, not merely to niggardy, calculating Justice, but u
liberal protection in her most important, and, at this time
| suffering interest.
There is one topic Mr. Chairman to which did not in
tend to aude all. should have abstans6 from doing
had not been for the tone OF gentlemen who hay
EN- ms u of nn LIVE m eSe Sav hs u
TINS prosperous country. IN this Hall from the Represents
union Little did expect to hear the bold menace. that
unless abandon your protective policy, the Union itse
would be severed Let me tell YOU sir this will find
response among the loyal people whom have the honor
represent. They determined adhere TO the Union
whatever may be the result OF your deberat They wi
acquesce in the will of the majority. Though sud
denly and improviienty change your policyhough tina
change may he fatal 10 their posperityyet will they elm
pendeuee feel myself au horned 10 make this solemn dec
laraon in the of the whole people of Louisiana
And, sir, will further and tell you, let the original pa
ties to this great conderacy regard they may, eat
to em-let them mutually asepaation the STATE
Louisiana claims, at the hands of you all, the blessings
this Federal Union, by virtue oil treaty stipulation 81
holds your solemn guaranty, and demands her RICH
You break up the Union without the deepest sia
upon national ta h. But sir hope for better thing
trust that this great question will be se,tled-hat sh4
be able TO modify our system in such way TO
the great Interests Of the country from any essential
uon will prevail But cannot fobear reminding you aga
relates to Louisiana that while Your policy heretofore has
i change might drive her TO the arctic circle.