The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-01


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Downs Down" ON Soule.
The Ouachita Register, the home organ Of Gen.
Downs, in its issue Of October 2lst, reports in full
his speech at Monroe Ua) on the 7th Of last
month. The report is "beyond all question"
by-authority one, and viewed in this light it pre-
sents some singular features.
The speech is very severe upon Soule, charging
him not only with dsunion and secession princi-
pies, but also with deliberate misrepresentation Of
his Senatorial colleague. By reflection it is very
severe upon Sone men, and doubtless such men
will hereafter bear Gen. Downs in vivid remem-
brance Two Of the democratic candidates for the
Legislature in this city, Messrs. John Sullivan and
Jonathan Davis, are Soule men, have heretofore
acted as Vice Presidents at a Soule meeting, of
the proceedings at which, Gen. Downs specially
complains, and doubtless, should they have the
chance, they will not fail to remember and resent
the severe castigation inflicted.
What all this difficulty in the democratic family
tends to, we cannot say. 1t looks very beligerent
Our contemporary Of the Courier has attributed it
all to the low stage of water in Red River, and
predicted that things would grow more amicabe.
But bad has grown worse; and here we have
Soul6 and Downs clawing at one another with
The bt,erest ferocity. There is something wrong
| but we cannot regulate matters.
Nothing is left but fairly to keep up the poliI
cal record of the tlmes-to chronicle the relations
of the two Senators-to give readers an idea o.
| how things stand" So let US see how Genera
Downs opens his batteries upon Mr.. Soule. W.
quote:
In doing this, must necessarily notice some portions
Qpeousas the 9TH Of September and which received b.
%s IA, IN ms
and felt quite relieved when found was not entirely ex
statesman. Randolph Of Roanoke. could not find that
principle contained in the brief peroraon Of m
Trinity speech even attempted 10 be controverted
cept, perhaps, the axiom that the meloy ought to rue
That Is decidedly cool and half contemptuous il
the democratic Compromise Senator, TO say 5
plainly that there is nothing very forcible in MI
Soule's Opelousas speech, even if his law partnel
the veritable Randolph of Roanoke" did hel
him As we are on the fence" we can only sa,
in the popular phrase of the day, "pitch in, ger
temen; pitch in"
That is bad enough; but it is really amiable, i
comparison with what follows We quote
1.-THE whole Argument Of Mr.. Soue. If it can be call.
argument p on the i.SSD}snoy snb%ys1ss
show. supported only by ASSUMPTIONS. msappoaons Al
Of pssehs: hs s b spea
regulations, ii maize against the Compromise though
not ao ss'e stated CONT
vsried confess this seems 70 me a9nshing' 1 cant
l That is, Gen. Downs thinks he has caught Sci
|, ator Soule at naughty tricks, deliberately al
, knowingly misapplying his language, and
t pointedly adds:
charge was inst made at the st. Louis Bali Room in Move
~ hs R's s saa o he
States In May, 1851
We call the Hon. Senator to order-he is rath
too strong for the maintenance of the order OF 4
: democratic party, and he may provoke the Sou
men to give him severe punishment when t
. election for U. s. Senator comes off.
Gen. Downs proceeds to an eloquent vindicati
| OF his ground, that the majority ought to rule
the course Of it he makes the following fer
thrust at Mr. Soule:
".Not surrender convictions, our sentiments, to
ance all awplacng ones self above it, and answereh
that higher lao contetsnec at whose bloody shrine
the blood of murdered citizen of Maryland, GoTsucn
n Oh! Mr.. Soule, Mr.. Soue you are wick,
d wicked man!
n He puts the personal " at Mr.. Soule in
~ following pointed style:
"Mr. soule was greatly puzzled it sms to know w.
e, motives influenced my cours on the C9mpromse ana
he made the SsGSysy 10 my Ssw fGk
to be The peculiar province Of my oolesgne 2 py
had enough to do . Ls sure the motives Of Of
Senators were right without taking charge Of both.
the ne
sssu. but nsssy sss5 yryas sess Ct
Ga. Measure, so osru snadsny AID ssezpeetsdv
presume he IS almost the only Senator that did not.
ID He follows this up by the coolest and IN
IT cruel expression of sympathy for Mr.. Soul
l., short comings, as follows:
she was admitted would. by the effect of The Constu
from The nature Of state 'OvsIslsny ye. in the 81
many years since. By Judge kinsy in The o. s. ssns
s0s sasn ais
supreme Court e hs United states drawn ~
nyins The doctrns This crested some Amusement.
r. could not joig in it, Uas too much at the expense
"Too much at the expense of Louisiana
n Hear that, Mr.. Soule; you must make anot
Opelousas speech.
or Gen. Downs next proceeds to express his OF
al ion of Mr.. Soule as fas. traveller"
~ have done regret very much tina. have
ou but could avoid hs: forced
Near the close Of hs .1g session Of s s
seopsss daily, he caused to Be prepared and printed
Ho1sass BY 'Ss sSd' Of hi. %
Al and statesman, who to assist him in all his puo
TONS The paper signed LOuisianian, purpo,ting
4 ths action Of the Louisiana Delegaon on the Com
sno@n 70 ms though
by member of the delegation, friendly to him thai
"A day of his arrival, be made speech highly denu
W. tory OF the Compromise and those who supported IT,
he hurried Baton Rouge and made smother speech OIL
same character there and demanded in most percent
Ill manner OF the Governor OF the liter o. the del
lion to his predecessor obtained and published it; thou
''o believe he did not make much by that NOTION
Gen. Downs next explains how 1t came to
that he did not cut Mr. Soue's acquaintance
"When first saw his speech at the 81. Louis Ball
u was indena Mt at it. and first intended to respond to
he the manner it deserved and actually prepared
| bn was prevailed by friends, both at Washington Al
bos moi 10 do So repre- entng that
might interrupt the harmony q the parry and the
Mes nj home, and was led away far By my good nj