New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-29
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i On yesterday according previous understanding,
the Presidents veto Of the bill for the improvement
Of the mouth Of the Mississippi, came up in
ata A n special order. Mr.. Benjamin made speech
On the biset Id which he convicted the President of
II the most glaring inconsistency When the river aud
harbor bills Of the last session, all embraced in one
eenersl act were presented to him, he vetoed them
was on the express ground that there were GER
Il tain improvements mentioned in the bill which were
i merely local, and made it his duty to veto ALL But
in the same message he said that there were other
4 appropriations, national in their character, and
/ which, If they stood alone, itWould be compatible
with my convictions of public duty to assent to-
Here the President clearly intimated that he would
approve any appropriation that was national in its
character. And yet, in his veto message the other
day, he said it was to approve any
system of internal mprov & whether they con-
sst Of works on land or in yigabe waters on
The sea coast the interior lakes and aiuers u
clear denial OF any matter how ma
hona in its character, the face of his declaration
to the contrary at the last session Of Congressand
when the friends Of these bills got theup separately
| and slngy in cordance with his own suggestion
Alr, Toombs, of Georgia, who has not only trans
TERED himself to the Democracy but remains bliss
ful ignorance of all his old Whig principles said that
he the course Of the President, and at some
future time would defend it. The subject was then
postponed until but the announcement of the
death of Hon. John G. Miller, member Of the House
from Missouri, caused both Houses to adjourn. The
subject will not perhaps, be resumed until next week.
The debate in the Senate on Tuesday and the gross
personalities which it gave rise to- have been the sub
ject Of general comment It originated in an elabo-
rate speech from Sumner, of Massachusetts,, on the
4 Kansas question. Were it not for ocular proof to
the contrary, it would be difficult to believe that Sum
i ner belonged. to the human family. A more dirty,
disgusting, and offensive specimen Of degraded hui
manity than this man, never polluted the air of Heav
en-. His speech was little else than tissue of accu-
sations aud reproaches of all those members of the
Senate Whe are not leagued with him in his diabolical
treason. He did not hesitate to denounce them as
swndlers; liars and ruffians He awaited himself Of
the absence of Judge Butler Of South Carolina-one
of the purest and best men of the countryto charge
him with falsehood and prevarcation. In a word he
threeourths ofhis senatorial associates
When he closed he was severely rebuked by General
4 Cass, Judge Douglas, and Mr. Mason BUTT had no
more effect upon him than lecture on decency would
4 have upon skunk. Hesat smiling and smirking as
i if he rather enjoyed it than otherwise.
It is difficult to say how such men should be treated.
Noamonnt Of insult can goad them to personal resist
ance Indeed, they prefer that they should seem to
be martyrs to their faith If Sumner Seward could
get kicked or spit upon it would be worth reelec-
ton to the senate-and hence, they court insults IA
Their than avoid them. In private, they are tabooed
i and unrecognzed. No man with any pretensions to
the character Of gentleman would be caught in the
street with such men as Sumner or Hale But, in the
4 Senate they appear to enjoy abuseand omit OPP
portunty of provoking it by ISLANDERS upon others.
i tits shame and burning disgrace to the Republic,
that such man as Sumner should occupy seat in the
Il halls Of our legislature that gentlemen should
be compelled to come even into political contact with
i him.
The Champion difficulty is still the absorbing sub
jeet of cabinet inquiry. Since Mr. Buchanan's visit
and since the reception of Lord Clarendons dispatch
by the last steamer he announced that the
British government will not recall Mr. Crampion-the
cabinet has benin session every day The dismissal
of the British Minister was daily expected but the
public were daily disappointed. This morning it is
rumored that there are some fresh developments in
the matter which goto Justify the British government
and may prevent Mr. Champion from being dismissed
am disposed to believe that these rulors have been
put into circulation for the purpose Of accounting for
the deay-and that it is the policy of the adminstra-
ton to postpone any decisive action Gf indeed any
4 is intended) until after the Cincinnati nomination.
Lord Clarendons reply to Mr. Marcys last dispatch.
was laid before Congress yesterday He denies that
the British Minister or the British Consus in this
country. have been guilty of any violation of
tralty laws and he insists that government has
no excuse for demanding their recall 1t will thus be
seen that demand has been fatty refused by Clar
endon-and the question is what will the admnistra
/ ton do now? Probably it will do as it did about
| Ncaragu a-hesate and temporize until it gains no
credit for the actor it may be that Mr.. Marcy will
be content, after all his bravado to give up the ques
/ ton and say no more about il.
It is said here that most Of the Foreign Ministers
are very indignant at the recognition of the Padre
4 Will as the representative of Nicaragua-the French
Minister Monsieur Sartiges, particularly 1t is said
moreover, that they have determined to refuse him
the customary evilities of the ministerial corps and
not invite him to their diplomatic dinners. do not
suppose however, that this determination will disturb
the Padre very much; They have very good dinners
at Browns, and the Padre, far society is con.
cerned, may find as good outside of the diplomatic
corps, as in it. In the meantime Senior Nlarcoletta
the representative of the old extinct government OF
Nicaragua still hangs here and will not admit that
.. he has been superseded 1t is said that he has ad
dressed long and earnest remonsrance to the Presi
dent, protesting against the recognition of Will.
The news from Kansas indicates that the people
there are on the eve of bloody civilwar ,
Mr.. Buchanans visit has injured rather than ad
vanced his prospects for the Cincinnati nomination
Mr.. Buchanan's strength is with the people-but the
Cincinnati Convention will be in the hands of the pol
iticians, and will be managed by them This being
the case begin to despair Of that Convention
making no nomination, and endorsing Mr.. Fillmore
it ought to do. The people, nevertheless, consti
tute the court of final appeal They easily reverse
the DEGREES of the politicians if they choose. Tha
they will do so, have an abiding confidence.
i r# .5 u ESSEX.
P. S. After the adjournment of the two House,
to-day, Mr.. Brooks, a member of the House from
South Carolina, and nephew Of Judge Butler, wen
into the Senate chamber and demanded some expla
nation of Summer relative to the insults of the latter
towards Judge Butler his speech of Tuesday. Sum
ner giving satisfactory reply, Brooks proceeded t.
! give him a thorough, old-fashioned Gaming l heal
that he first knocked him down, and then punished
him severely with stick. After while they wer,
separated but not until Sunner had been badly beat
en-. Though large, strong, athletic man, itappear
he had not spirit enough even to make show of re
sistence Judge Butler is absent from the city, at hi
home in South Carolna--and Mr.. Brooks, his nephew
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