The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-11-14
From the New Orleans Delta.
"The Last Indignity."

The expose OF the last phase OF the Crescent City affair
as given in our paper yesterday is appropriate cap
shea and wind-up OF the dlsgraceu foreign admnstra
ton OF the present Executive OF government There
is nothing in history which presents our government
in so dscredabe and unworthy light 1t is due to the
great party whose name and authority have thus been
prosttued to express confident belief that through
out this whole land there will be one loud voice of con-
demnalon and denunciaon of the conduct OF the Execu
tive IN this matter When the reports first reached us
that Executive had backe out in this affair we were
skeptca thinking il might be party trick intended 10
affect the result OF the election. We confirmed in
thus incredibly by the solemn and sincere declarations of
the party friends of the administration, that il was
koorback or, to use the new word which glared in
rghtful capitals from the posters election days.
"forheyisn" But j appears We put too high esii.
mate upon The spirit OF the Executive and too low one
the sagacity well fairness OF the gentlemen who
were so loudly denounced Tor sending The statement
that the government had backed out in the Crescent City
affair. The back-oaf is a most complete and dis.
graceful one-accompaned too by features and crcum.
stances winch greatly aggravate its Inismy
The facts are simply these, detailed in the news
made up for and published in the Delta and Pcayune OF
yesterday The Crescent City, being under the control OF
her owners, goes INTO Havana having board s'the in
diydua named William Smith" TO the dainty phrase
OF that sublime specimen OF craftsmanship. G. M Con-
rad The captain OF the port asks il Mr.. Smith is on
board. and when he is answered "yes" the captain OF
the Crescent City i told that he cannot communicate
with the shore Some discussion and correspondence
ensue, when, 10! il turns out that The general
shows TO consul Judge Sharkey letter from Calde-
ron DE Ia Barca stating that be had received
SECRETARY OF mat MIR smith
would not be Permitted logo over TO Havana the Cres
cent City
Well might thai gallant and intelligent officer Captain
Davenport the successor OF Porter the Crescent CT
y, express his surprise and disbelief OF this state
ment.
IL cannot be that any government, much less ours
would stoop low, and manifest such ignorance othe
rights OF the citizens, well as seryiy 10 foreign
power-whose insolence is only equalled by its mbeci
lty-as 10 make any such pledge promise.
Mr Smith IS free cIlzen, who can 20 where he
pleases without restraint hndeance from any author.
ny. The Crescent City free merchant ship whose
owners may select and appoint any officers agents.
without consulting Secretary Conrad President Fillmore
or Captain General Caneap
Such was the view OF Captain Davenport. But If such
were his feelings and IDEAS what could have been those
OF Judge Sharkey, high-minded American Official
vho when be went 10 the captain general to protest
against the procedure in the matter OF the Crescent City,
was Immediately esopped by this letter Of Caderon.
Now, either the latter perpeira,ed wifu lie, which
his reputation gentleman and the entire absence OF
any motive thereto forbid to believe or il is true that
The government did make this assurance 10 him On
fortunately the last construction receives confirmation
IN that extraordinary specimen Of the "pgmy perched
on lips" style Of Charley Conrads letter TO George Law
published in the Delta OF yesterday.
How embarrassing, annoying. and morifynr then
must have been The position and feelings of gh minded
gentleman like Sharkey when thus compelled in the de.
ence OF the Gghs Of citizens 10 recede from his
demands By The admissions and OF the higher
authority Of his own government
But cannot trust ourselves further on this subject
The whole affair i pretty forcbly symbozed by the
fable Of the SICK lion, wheeia the king OF the beasts rep
resenis our national honor, and another quadruped is
pretty lair symbol OF our Secretary Of State.