The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-10


tionalsm uplifted the waves of politics, and
mymentarily threatened humiliation to opposition.
We never were afraid Of the issue. We never
refrigerated from it. We never lodged real
issue. We never wrote meaningless argument,
cowardly in its very appeals TO popular prejudice
We never wasted meaningless eulogies upon Gen.
Downs, to cringe and scrape and make con-
venient retreat upon the first occasion, which
might subserve our purpose or alarm our interest.
We are for the Compromise, through and through.
We admire, we deeply respect honest opposition !;
but we will fight it through, and fight it down, to
the last iota. One-fourth Of the Compromise men
in this State have been pitiful tims-servers. They
are such yet. Mark them. Downs was honest in
his advocacy of the Compromise. Soule has
fought land lost fair battle against it. The
Compromise men have the victory.
Now, mark some of these noisy gentlemen con-
cerned. In caucus, the wings have adopted the
Compromise measures for test of Congressional
orthodoxy in the Congressional contests. Will
these humbug " Independent presses, quick to
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will they adopt it-this wing Congressional eau
Gus resolution-as a genuine national doctrine ?
Never.
We mark out one press in this city-unscru-
of prominent wings, and cringingly eulogistic Of
/ Gen. Downs and the Compromise, and, we say it
will never, or but gingery notice the fact we re-
cord 1t will never say (unless forced to it, or in
patriotic conduct of wing gentlemen. This no.
tice may possibly provoke notice from it; nothing
else will It can and will abuse all wings Of
local influence, who have no special patronage to
bsstow; it can, and will, las it doss) pile eulogy
upon national wings who have advertising to
give; but catch it, or its conductors, saying one
4 word which does not promise return Of patronage.
We have no such humbug to make current
We have fought for them. We have warred fo
them through thick and thin. We war for then
now We are opposed to sectionalism. We alb
hor disunionism." We have stood by Foots
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now We have no nerveess indecision which
would dodge an issue with wing or democratic
fcaucus, Congressional or local, which would dodg
or waive test question. The Compromise now
and the Compromise forever, is our issue. W.
stand by thst-we advocate that-we force ever,
man to that. Whoever is not for US, is against us
We waive controversy; we invite issue
l Let ii SO stand. We know we would die in tn,
belief, that the wise men of the nation stood b,
our rights and maintained them intact in the Com
promise.
But one party has endorsed the Compromis
measures, (he whig) one (the dsmocratic) ha
refused them as test. By which shall we abide
Let party men answer they may we are oleal
Let us hear the Compromise "humbuggery
speak for the cause, as it has pulled Downs.
| We are clear. We stand by the Compromise
We stand by its friends. Wing or democra
must by this test stand or fall with US. If a
the Compromise controversy, all the Compromis
/ agitation to preserve the Union, were wort
any thing, it demands this of U.s. We outla,
from our political sympathies all wings an
democrats who did not uphold the Compromis
measures. We beat them down tso far as we 81
able), to give place to Compromise men.
i Hence, we are not afraid, hence we freel
give praise to the Wing Congressional Caucus
that, less fearful than the Democratic Congress
sional Caucus, adopted the Compromise meas
urss. All honor to the Compromise men, wifi
or democratic, Foote or Sharkey, Cobb or Hop
kins. If our friends, wing or democratic, do no
like this, let them examine the facts. Foote an,
Sharkey, Cobb and Hopkins, stood shoulder t.
shoulder in the recent Compromise contests
Foote, in scornful patriotism, followed by larg
number of democrats, withdrew from the Demo
cratic Congressional Caucus, which refused to en-
! Jdorse the Compromise measures SO promptly On
: dorsed b the Wing Congressional Caucus. A
honor to- tho Compromise men. We stand b
: their fortunes, wing or democrat.
We are not afraid to say that we think eth.
7 wings or democrats are right. We do not deal
J. msEs generalities We support principles. Whel
we find such principles as we support upheld, "
: come in as a recruit. We have supported, "
> support, the Compromise. The wing Congre
sional caucus according to Mr.. Brooks, memb,
of Congress and editor of the New York Exrres,
d has supported the Compromise. The democrat
. Congressional caucus according to public report
has refused the Compromise as a test. We cal
not abide this. We are for the Compromis
4 through and through; and we war with wing
. democrat who wars upon it. That is our position
We urge no man, we vote for no man, who wi
not stand fairly and squarely up to the issue. W
hold it test Of nationality. We rate it proof
patriotism We recognize it as an evidence
political deserving. Partisan considerations eel
not affect our position or our argument We al
above all such considerations, We appeal froI
politicians to the people. We believe in tn
necessity and usefulness of parties But if parti,
will not stand by the Compromise, we forswe,
parties, and appeal to the people, for the vindic'
ton Of the laws and the preservation of the Unto
II -s~s-
TO the Editor Of the Crescent:
SrR-A paragraph appeared in your paper
this morning, rejecting upon me in connectio
with my arrest yesterday, on false charge.
This paragraph is unjust, and calculated to d
me injury in the opinions of my fellow citizens.
trust therefore, that you will allow me the privilee
of indicating myself through the paper that ga,
publicity to the calumny.
About half-past three O'Clock yesterday Afternoon
| was suddenly and without a warrant or an