New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-15
PORTUGAL MOVEMENTS.


nothing about the Instruments employed SO they
achieve their object, and they practice steadily
upon the detestable principle that the end JUS
tifes the means, and that success sanctifes and
covers with honor that which defeat would rem
der disgraceful and Infamous, if not punishable
under our criminal statutes. With them patri-
otism means office love Of country, ofice-pub-
lie spirit, Office
Fl But for these political gamblers. who have
staked oil on the issue of the next Presidential
campaign, there is little or no doubt the House
Of Representatives would have been organized
six weeks since, and that the business OF the
Government would have been carried forward
as usual during ordinary sessions An early
1 organization, however, was not likely to meet
4 the views Of the leading political gamesters and
thence it has been postponed more than six
| weeks, with the single purpose to excite the
neople Of the. different sections for or against
the contending factions, il order to make polit-
i ;cal capital No vital question has been broach-
ed, No measure Of Importance has been men
/ toned; nor is it likely any will come up du-
ring the present session, whether the House Or
/ ganiges during the months Of January, y ebru-
/ ary or March.
The movements Of national politicians are
| always first seen and felt at the extremlties.
The adroit players strive to increase their power
| AZ lie focus Of partisan authority, Washington,
by reflection Of real or supposed influence
from distant portions Of the great family Of
States. Hencsysnot long ago, decided Dallas
and Davis movement the former being named
for President and the latter for Vice President
was made in the Southwest, particularly in
Louisiana. We paid due attention to the mat
ter at the time, as our readers will remember.
But little or nothing was said in Washington or
Philadelphia! The moment to strike from the
center had not arrived and even in Mississippi,
the Democratic press was engaged in discussing
the question whether it was best to elect JEFF
ferson Davis to the United States Senate in
place of Stephen Adams, whose term expires on
the 18th Of March next, or TO strive to secure his
nomination for the Vice-Presidency or Presi-
denoy Some Of the presses favored Dallas and
Davis, while others strongly advocated Buch-
1 anan and Davis With TWO or three exceptions,
l none appeared very warmly in favor Of trans
ferring Col Davis from the War Department to
the hall Of the ( Conscript Fathers the main
object, or stepping stone, to higher flights, &C.
according to his we'll understood ambitious
views--while the opinion obtained general cur
i reney that there tcere those who wished to
j delude the gallant Colonel with a chimera,
1 beautiful and dazzling to behold, at the very
time they appropriated to another the most
valuable substance within their gift the United
i States Senatorship
But, the Secretary Of War was not to be ca
i joled He is too old and shreWd o politician for
| that. He well knows that if Mr. Buchanan is
nominated for the Presidency, he will stand no
| chance for the Vice Presidency He is well
| aware, that in case of the success of Mr.. Buc-
hanan for the first station, John Slidell, Of Lou
iisiana, will carry off the prize for the second
station 1t is no wonder, therefore, that he
| feels unwonted solicitude in regard to his cleo
ton to the Senate by the Mississippi Legisla-
| ture noWin session. If Buchanan and Slidell
should be elected, he will be shelved by the na-
II tional Administration for four years; and as
there will be no vacancy in the Senate. he viii
] be thrown entirely into the shades of retiracy
A Consequently, success is political life or deatl
to him. sa-. +
II That Col. Jefferson Dayis--and he is o gal
i liant man, with more iron in him than woule
!. make up dozen Pierce cabinets-fully feel
> the pressure Of circumstances surrounding him
! we have ample evidence in q letter recent,
!, written by him to G. s. Tarpley, of Mississippi
J The letter is one consummate politican--coo
\ and collected-would write, at the very momen
e the clouds lowered darkest above his head. H
Il IT, 81 10 kha
s South and to the State; of his desire to be use
full to the best of his Abilities of his s'total IN
} willingness to accept any office which Missis
/, sippi did not confer;'' Of the disadvantages 0
being absent when the Senatorial election j
held and, We quote his own words: 81 hay
i seen something Of the maneuvering to which
8 you refer IN the attempts to amuse my friend
WITH THE SHADOW OF NAMING ME IN coNNEC1Io!
. WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL TICKET, and in the de
q to the next Senator"
F. Here is the whole story in brief compass. I
is significant, to the point, and, like Two edge
/ sword, cuts both ways. The Colonel, it is clear
is not pleased with the smaneuvering" of some
9 body to tsamuse" has s:frieads with the shade,
81 Of naming me (him) IN connection With III
- Presidential ticket" etc, This would impl
: that he has enemies in his own political house
Y hold whom he distrusts and fears.
u We shall not be at all astonished if "tt
y Democratic north in the person of the Hol
IL Jacob Thompson, carries away all the laure
Is from the field where the contest is now ragin
e and if the noble Buena Vista leader of tt
e Mississippi Rifles suffers worse repulse this
that which he inflicted upon the Mexican ca
1t airy when charging under Gen. Minon 1t
as not to the interest of ExGov. Brown, Ge
n Quitman, Jacob Thompson and others, that Ct
= Davis should be elected to the Senate, and
know Of no Southern State where polite
at interest rules SO strongly as in Mississippi
lis However, speculation is unnecessary, as d.
e. or two will settle the whole business
ng Whether our anticipations be verified or ne
to the proposition with which we started out is Il
n changed If Col. Davis is defeated, he wi
=. through his friends, redouble his efforts to
tv cure the nomination for the Presidency or Vic
Oh Presidency. If he is elected he will enjoy pre-
nd tige, power and influence, which will email
him to command that which he would be OF
of erwise compelled to ask. And that is all,
| far as he ia concerned |"u-~