New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-20
LOUISIANA COURIER VS.. NE II YORK
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EVENING POST, EFT Ais.
We are daily advised through the Northern
papers of the general dissatisfaction of the pat
riotic democracy, at the freesoil appointments
of the President. There are few papers that
supported the election of General Pierce, that
have had the termerity to defend openly MS
freesoil appointments among which numoer
we recognize the Louisiana Courier. inc eol-
tor of the Courier, in answer to our charge that
many rabid freesoilers have received lucrative
appointments to the exclusion OF compromise
democrats, says:
G, The persons whom he editor Crescent)
names as having been freesolers some years
aeo-are they freesoilers now, and do they not
acauesce in the Compromise Act and the Fugi-
tive Slave law If not, the President has semi
officially declared that he will discharge them
| from Office.
| You are in error, neighbor. The freesoilers
have never acquiesced in the Fugitive Slave law
They laughed at the Compromise resolutions
passed by majority of the Baltimore Convention
in the act of breaking up, and when nearly all
of them had retired from the hall
The Buffalo Republic the Albany Atlas, and
the NewYork Evening Post, the regular organs
not acquesce in the Fugitive Slave law. Now
which are likely to understand best the feelings
and views of that party-the editors of those
papers or the editor of the Louisiana Courier;
| Hear what the Post says:
| The Union indeed states that Z" the President
| has appointed no to office, knowing or be-
| Ieying him to be freesoier." What the Pres
| ident's belief may have been, we cannot tell
but the fact that such appointments have been
| made is indisputable. Nobody denies it it has
been loudly complained of by the Compromise
presses, and as loudly boosted of by their OPP
ponents.
We bope that the semi official declaration Of
the President will prompt speedy dismissal of
all those holding offices who are tinctured with
freesoilism. We are full certain, however, that
no such thing will ever be done.
The editor of the Courier is equally unfortu-
nate in his defence of the Hon W. j Brown
He says: " In regard to W. j Brown there is
something to be said in his favor We can satisfy
the editor of the Crescent in few words that his
case is not half so bad as it appears to be, and
such was the opinion of leading democratic mem
bers of Congress from Southern States after they
were made acquainted with the facts that in
duced him to write the letter to Wilmot'
This is truly ridiculous in view of the facts of
the case. We will give q brief analysis of this
unparalleled transaction, which is foul blot on
the fair escutcheon of our national history.
When the Hon. Edward Stanly first drew
the attention of the House to the fact that an |
unprincipled coalition had been entered into
between VIM. J Brown and the freesoilers, the
statement was Indignantly repealed by General
Bailey, Of Virginia, Brown having denied the
fact most emphatically to him. After much dis
cussion, the letter written by Brown to Wilmot
was produced, in which he stated, that he would
-" constitute the committees on the District of
Columbia, on Territories, and on the Judiciary,
in such manner as shall be satisfactory to you
and your friends" This was an appalling dis
closure. General Bailey rendered his thanks
to Mr.. Stanly for making this important de-
velopment of the apostacy of Mr. Brown Nc
Mullen, of Virginia, also expressed his astonish-
ment at his conduct. Mr.. Burt, of South Ca
rolina, said that if he had been aware of the
condition of things, he would have considered n |
request to contribute his support to the eleva-
walton of Brown to the Speakership of the House
as direct Insult. Mr.. Kaufman, of Texas,
openly charged him on the floor of the House
with implicitly and Jtaisehood,'' and unworthy
Of the support of any Southern man. Since then
the voice of public opinion has been silent in
regard to him. We are not aware of any sre-
card IF aequittaf " in the case, or indeed of
single circumstance to lessen the odium of his
We will be happy to notice both
whenever the Courier has time to make the de-
velopment
We are amused at the elaborate efforts of the
'sthfW to bolster up the measures of sinking
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