New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-11
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rItlkspa9 MORNING. MAY II.
THE R0B. ROY DOCTRINE.

10 help yourself to tang, seGause you wan
II, and IRE strong enough, ~ not precisely anew
invention Or principle; but quite as old aasAth'
time of him, Istmacl, who first founded natio,
Of robbers, whose siand sswas against ever,
man. ard every mans hand against them; !,
the perpetual enemies of all the rest of mai,
"a kind, that possessed anything which excite
their aupidity. Yet tkis is the Manifest Des
lS1y idea ! the idea in which Young Americ,
gIoSfes, as purely its own; its merits, in poin
of either nlosalsor originality, being preoisel,
the same as ahat Of some thief who, havin,
heard that Mahomet and Bonaparte were fatal
v ists, casts his eyes on your gold watch and say
to himself or his confederates, Boys that's
time piece which is just what want; and as
am predestined to have what want, wheneve,
81 can pick the pocket or cut the throat of il
owner. be assured that, since it is useless for
me to struggle against the force of Fate, / shal
not do SO and if, to morrow morning, thar
gentleman should be found with his brains very
neatly blown cut by this revolver, and hi
/ beauty Of d repeater be seen adorning my pre-
destined pocket, you will please to consider
al Destiny's doings and none of mine. Tht
stars will be to blame for it, Y
IT'S all. in truth, set forth, long ago. b,
Wordsworth, as the code of primitive ethics, Of,
which Rob Roy acted: finding, meanwhile, NJ
lack of example, among the bold freebooters o.
other ages
II Fer 8why Because the coed old rule A
Suaisrth thrn--the simple plan. E9l
That they should take who have the power.
~ And they should keep who can. =
I'VE had intended to pursue, to-day, our criti
cism, begun yesterday, upon Mr.. Slidelrs
speech But before proceeding in cur own
separate views, it may be we'll to show our read
ers how precisely the comments Of other moss
reputable papers agree with the entire spirit o.,
our own remarks. and thus Afford in the uncon-
certed concurrence Of Independent arguments,
powerful presumption of their truth
The National Intellgencer regards Mr.. Sill,
dell's ideas not less contrary to all Constitu.
tiouai liberty than oil international morality
am ng us.
The Philadelphia Ledger, a paper which ha
always been neutral in politics and equally So
on the slave question, speaks as follows: ,
( One thing is certain, that in spite of all.
your statutes. your collectors, your rlarshals
sour army and navy if the revolutionary Stand
ard be ence holsted in Caba, and maintained fn
few short weeks, no ADMINISTRATION can ore
yentsoar ciiizens Rushing 10 the rescue in suci
Numbers as will secure its triumph-a demo
cratsc Presi eht would not desire TODD il. fSii
deil's Speech IN the u 8. Senate
Ky Tins ls " pretty confession for II United State,
Senator TO make. Our government is poWerles..
then, 10 see the laws faithfully executed, nm
me isxecut We. who ia sworn to administer then
taitiifaily would NOT desire TO do SO If such be
case, we thiuk Congress had better stop a :
,f.F., ,ssy.I, 4
yagahends III one part of the country NAV dis
regArd the laws by whichswe pledge our faitI
TO ether nations to deal honorabty Justly an
censcientiously towards them, and put even tbs \
Rhnie army and navy st defiance, another SCI
OF lawiess merchants in another part OF the
e1unsfy may undertake, with the same i'm
puniy, 10 carry on q eontraband trade durin..
the war between the European powers 1t ii
ahsurdltysto speak of neutral rights Id connec
tioa.wlth such practices by a Government power
lessto prevent them and eountenanced, as Mr.
Slldel thinks they should be, by d Gieinocratie
PtesIdent! God help the democracy which |
senterains suchssentimeat!
such was not the democracy which built III 4
this nation to It's present proud position anon,
the nations or the earth Such was not tb, |
democracy of Jefferson Madison or jackson /
They knew the nature of national. obligations |
despsed piracy and defied lawiessness Not |
withstandng Mr. Slidell's SANDER upon his ow, |
Government. We think that If any reckless nd |
1enturers' were audacians enough to dare il, |
powsr, 4es trhmpllng upon its authority. they |
w woula meet WIFI sueh signal and deservedyre |
puke ifoai the present Admin stratlei as woub 4
oe lesson 70 Oh SUCH gentry for century 3, /
come
what does all this talk IN Congress about tn, |
!. africa % nizatlon OF euha,p the Triple AL
lance, = ETC., mean If any outrages have been
committed against the honor or interest of this
NATION nor Which proper redress has been re
yea oy Spain, let us indicate our rights in
Y nhhaef becoming the dignity and character G
the repaot'c. 10 not let us act on the sneakins |
anu !, con1emptloie manner OF pirates, and &c to
inc steaiing when we think those, who would be
hReiy % ihserPose against our piunder, art
ous,iy employ 60 elsewhere IN taking care of i'm
poreahe Interests OF theif own While we pro-
sesI against tne lhterierenee OF Great Britain
y france VIVA the affairs 81 this continent, let
" noe SCI .ne example OF gong out OF our OWL
70 u 10 Interfere win the domestic policy
4 oaps' ~ Witch We eoala la no just manner |
~ W.T. eAeepe ~ ae 70 prevent change
y oNn l III w lwnieh the Island would fall
'n'o o'ief huropeah hahas.
The Richmond Wing expresses itself MS fol,ows.
The resolution otf4rad ! H. ,,sns "
Senate nv Mr. slideIl af Io,,;s;5,s siues ~ .ne
To inypst the prasdsrt s,;tb 800. pteposipe
neod onr ne,,trality X ts - ~ i y " sus
$40 IL 1snngress s,r1,,as ~, 4, 10y iueufe re
,lyised rechiess ma s 90 nsuiafly III
,ition Of immtn and oysrwben,;rs S r, !, p.oPo'