New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-12-21
NOW AND THEN

tlonH OF pputicS nrlnB ABOUT strange peuielloW-
ships. Old line Wings are found working
zealously against four-ffths of the members Of
| an organization they were once proud to belong
TO-, and old line Democrats have forsaken
ancient associations and are found battling,
might and main, for an association against
which q large majority Of their former political
friends are arrsyed. Southern Rights men, and
Union men, Americans and anti Americans, Fill
busters and Filibusters, Red Republicans
and Black Republicans, the spoilsmen and the
patriotic, the fanatic, abolitionist, secessonist
and annexationist. with their antipodes, are all
mixed up in 10 conglomerated hodge podge, o
clear explanation and definition Of the respect
i've particles Of which, with single exception,
would puzzle the wits Of Philadelphia law
yer and defy the patience of Job himself. The
exception is the American party, 1t alone
gives promise Of regeneration for the country,
politically and morally, and around it, there
fore, the good, the loyal and the true Of the
land should rally It will not be safe to repose
confidence in any of the isms, any Of the ultra
lists, any Of the extremists The American
party, although not in the majority at the pre-
sent time, occupies exalted national and patri-
otto ground.
AT the present moment VIM. A. Richard
SON, of Illinois, is the favorite candidate Of the
Democratic Southern Rights members Of Con-
gress for the Office Of Speaker of the House of
Representatives. Mr.. r. is man of some good
points, and We would much sooner see him
Speaker than Lewis N. Campbell, J. P. Banks,
or any other person Of their way Of thinking !;
although we do not look upon the election Of o
presiding officer as matter Of overshadowing
Importance 1t is alwaysin thepower ofa DELHI
erative body to check and stop whatever malign
Influences the Speaker may seek to put in mo-
ton. This being the case, the immense hubbub
about theSpeakership should OF once subside to
its legitimate dimensions.
But, as Mr.. R. is the favorite of the Southern
Rights Democracy among whom are ranked
more than one would be Union destroyer-it is
well enough to investigate whether their par
tiality corresponds with his political antece-
dents, in order that the 6 dear people, SO
styled in their vocabulary, may DO enabled to
Judge of the amount of confidence that can be
safely placed in the political solyency of politi-
clans who affect to believe that danger to the
South il to be apprehended from every breeze
which threatens to consign them to the shades
Of private life II is net long since, il we are not
mistaken, whom many Of the gentlemen now sup
porting Mr.. Richardson, were loud and long
and vehement, in the denunciation Of doctrines
once held by him, Of which we give below a
specimen. Gen. Quitman will pass for an ex-
'treme Southern Rights man. Well, what did
he say, and what did Mr.. Richardson say,
Eve years ago' It was in 1850, says the
Natchez Courier, we think very few months
before Governor Quitman issued that famous
message, in which be took ground for prompt
and peaceable secession as the ssonly eff
fectual remedy unless we could get the
Federal Constitution amended, etc, that Mr..
Richardson gave this proposed alternative the
following rebuff: ss5...,
We have been told = said he that If we would make
this Union perpetual should so alter the Constitution
ing and non-slaveholdng States. If our Government
only be preserved by these means its days
bered and its fragments be mingled with the ruins
of other Republics upon the highway Of nations. Be
sured that thirteen millions of people will never
that they shall have no more political influence and
aires . ''l' y 'h1s.'01~
m, !. AI-I
lne foregoing aeciaed expression OF opinion,
y VT nionardson' dnrlng time Of nigh sec
.vAAi eAoi.elnen'' CANNOT DO construed as ex-
aaoraiaarl.y favorable e the South. de de-
ssa.ea snas ne woula see the Union
dissolved, the fragments Of the Republic min
~ "len 1hs Wrecss 81 .ne past, sooner than
:. y ' sne psopie u 'he SCUM the equality OF
1ignss guaranteed tnem under the federal con-
ssisu.loh' No matter now the quoted para
~ reaa' ene eonslction is ifresis1ibl that
VI, nlcharoson sninks' or thought, that the
popular majority OF the North should have
!, no.e pohaical lnnuence than the people OF
'ne SCUM In what respect why, as re-
sarus Tue lnstl.ueion OF slavery because there
= ~ oener GROUNDS Of controversy between
ln rs, Nor'a anu south. This is point palpable
~ y posi'iso " 'ne cohmoness understanding.
Das' wy Afe nos aone Wlsn MT. klchardson-
ni a oeau iueal oi soutnefn hignts Democracy
wna' ah awful misapplication OF worthy terms y
Y = iong snos. We iagein recur to the quo
!, q our Natchez contemporary as follows:
neie sele .Wo q .hree otner points IN the
tens W Mt. h,cnafdson OF looo, which might |
no'Aceu' haa we time. dc held then, and
= plssume nolos suii' .ne doctrine SO much
Ioa.eu ~ paflieS ~ Mlss'ssippl ana the south
- eno tAoAioan iaWs prevalleo IN the terri