New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-11-04
FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER A, 1858
WHEREABOUTS ?

The New York Express, with q prodigious
comprehensiveness of interrogation, asks, " The
South--where is it 2" 50 And echo answers, -
" where''' Or, if echo won't, we must, for her.
II is certainly her business so to reply but II
she holds her tongue, we won't. We suspect,
besides, that we can afford the Express not only
the useful information which it asks, but quite
as much and as satisfactory intelligence of the
Southern whereabouts and whatabouts, as echo
or any other voice of democracy or what not,
that by way of instruction repeats what it has
heard can give.
And, first, as to the EXPRESSES +" where The
South is, we can assure it, down here, generally,
at the end Of what is called the Union, and is
yet 80 by the courtesy of the secessionists; op-
posite to that other extreme which is geograph-
ically and politically, by situation, manners,
morals, and various distinctions of follies and
freaks, known as the North. Our own parti-
cular part of it is here on the Gulf of Mexico,
where, rolling down vast commerce over snags
which Strict Construction insists on keeping,
the great Father of Waters disembogues through
sugar plantations, that are only such by the
help Of the Tariff which we want to cast off, and
the delayed annexation of Cuba, for which we
are intensely anxious For we long to be re-
duced to the cultivation of cotton, in order
that, by helping with our rich soil its present
over production, we may lower the price of that
staple and oblige our beloved friends in the
Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, to
grow nothing but corn, sweet potatoes, and
goober-peas, and sell us all that immoral pro-
perty, their negroes, or set them free. For We
are passionate admirers of the great democratic
doctrine of Universal Equality, and ardently
attachedto the Rights of Man.
So much for our geographical position. As to
our historical, we live on the land which Mr.
Jefferson bought of Bonaparte Che AYERS in
violation of the Constitution and his oath but
no matter; twas very profitable purchase;
and, as to the perjury, it is only he that is to
suffer for that) with all its inhabitants; by way,
no doubt, Of proving the truth of his own high
principle, that people have right to choose
their own government, and can't be bought and
sold by the herd, like cattle. Further, we are
Just about the spot where Old Hickory whipped
the British, and good while after driving
them away, imprisoned legislators and " shop
ped" judges. We are, however, further from
the scenes where Taylor and Scott performed
great many Of the former kind of exploits, but
none of the latter SO that their names are far
less bright and beautiful than his If the Ex-
press insists on yet more precise topography, we
inhabit in the region which is renowned for the
Plaquemine frauds and where arrangements
are now on foot for yet greater For the Ex |
press should be aware that there are two things
which are infinitely precious in the sight of
heaven-born and high principled loeofocoism
first, that immortal part of us, our reputation,
our good name as city and people; secondly,
the purity and probity of elections the integrity
and fairness with which shall be exercised the
peoples great and sacred function and right of
choosing their own agents. Who but villains
would attempt to steal it from them
But now we must come to the South's what
about That is little various. In the wise
land of our own thrice fortunate editorial ma
tivity, they are still building up towering
prosperity and strength on the Resolutions of
Ninety Eight. If they ever come to find out
what these mean, they will not only beat that
astute guesser, Gdipus, hollow, but conquer
the world with that triumphant solution of all
that has puzzled it the most. The Ancient Do
minion, in Short is still laborng at its old des-
fructive vacations Of Tobacco and President ma
king. By-and-by. its soil will produce nothing |
but Politics. These spring up all over its old
fields; beautiful crop of distractions, some
what more worthless than stubble; for they
must forever rot unused upon the ground they
cucumber, and even when gone to rottenness,
don't manure it. Virginia is, just now, de-
lighted with President Pierce. He'll feed her
people with Madison's Resolutions and their
leaders with Offices; which is just what both
want By the last estimates, not more than one
malt the Offices at Washington we're filled by
srginians; which is pretty we'll, considering
their instructive dread Of the Federal Govern