New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-01
MESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF
S0TTrI4 CASOJTNA

somewhat rare merit of brevity, although it is full OF
matter of interest and significance. 10 bestoW upon
it the full need of praise we must say it is admirably
compressed and condensed In these respects it would
be a public blessing of no small magnitude it the
Governors of the other States of the Union would mi
tate the example so worthy set by the Chief Magis
trate of the Palmetto State.
We wish we could conscientously accord equal
merit to the various propositions set forth in the mes
sage but we cannot. It is too replete with South
Carolina extremisns to meet with favor in this section
| of the country.
The Governor starts out with the following charac-
teristc paragraph, which, if it had neither local
habitation name, would at once be attributed to
South Carolina Chief Magistrate:
object which you recently convened in eSa ses,
f f"To e Of 9s p"Sts II OUR
the IL Of 3 T 10 T sa1 Wit se
@ a.; and 1ne h 6d be s,iCrea
the was p"r n ca" hn, dgf So
far as the result may be TsTed a5 renG 70 dn m Soe
IN Tie general Considered in reference e the vital
bsTe nf1TssH me vii S prove , be-
Bi'e U ssn 1 ae
Feesois never be recocled Or e.cre, have been
declared agsnshe South upon purely sectional iss,le and
The remainder Of them formidable m3r isrcey eonionded
graphical party must dissolve The Confidence nes We IRE
wisely employ the ntera Of afforded by
e ss cs ye ypr omaeI am eqnn
and security They cannot submit TO less ami rt"m IN Inc
Union. without dishonor and ultimate ruin
Although victorious the Governor is not satisfied.
Although the party of our O,hei) preference has
triumphed the Governor is not content. Although
their opponents are vanquished and the candidate Of
their choice will go into Office the 4th of March
next, clothed with more actual, tangible power. than
two-thirds of the monarchs of the old world WELD,
Gov. Adams fears " it will be barren triumph" at
best, but brief respite of feycrish, eximusting
element destined to end in embttered feeling and
distracted counsel among ourselves" Here is o two
! fold doubt enunciated. His Exceency evidently
doubts Buchanan and has not impregnabe confidence
in the Southern people! Thus it is that excessive
indulgence in extreme opinions leads the mind into
labyrintts of nisgving and uncertainties and tends
to the destruction of all fcent trust in the honor and
firmness of the human character. Extreme, radical
views, either side of any question, ever ohnox
ious to Just criticism well repusive to the golden
mean through which alone unadulterated truth and
Justice be arrived at, and invariably guide the in
tellect into such lamentable osyncraces are il
Illustrated in the paragraph above quoted.
For or part, although we employed all honorable
influences We could bring to bear to defeat Mr. Blu
chanan we have more confidence in his integrity and
patriotism, than the Democratic Governor Of South
Carolina expresses. If he proves firm he is
gacous and experienced he will make an excellent
President. Had we full confidence in his iirnness
and inlexiblity Of purpose should Danish all mis-
givings. As it is, We shall await his actions with
hope and patience.
Towards the conclusion of his message, the Cover
nor mounts Pegasus indigenous to the State Of his
residence and ESSAYS to ride rough sOd over the i'm
mutable laws of trade the regulations OF nature, the
natural tendency of the age, and the settled seti
ments, as we firmly believe, OF nlncteentWentetls OF
the Southern people, outside of South Carolina We
quote from an elaborate paragraph:
The consumption Of cotton has se@d,y Increased an" WILL IN
land on which grow it, hut from of Operators cultivate
H. H. 1 o ~, IN IN ,hs eltsnce Of III di,tuinr <es a.
o IS tbs r@ OF TO be TIL ene we mus, " I
in foreign countries destroy monopoly which
Ws nIfe so en y Sonther nfotrrifS and a rnerHce
The manufacturing Interest on Us Tor >,pS OF s "ce W.
amount, grown the ENs nie* sloul open
S 10 I on n,on j. sn rue tir" T,isfatr uI-r r;tisi
doinator free Slaves are nov pronGinG III ne t", more t4
tic Hon t. Marcy Secretary Of State answer resou
81 oF + 70 r4n rtn' were from the uiird Si;eE
IN round numbers e millions o. omhdS amt from IN rt IN
England and the Contineut procure their supply OF 1
Tw M ETH, . az , ,or Iii III r i gcIa
There are some practical truths in the foregoing bu
the tendency Of the argument is the reverse of cor
rect The law of stppv and demand will govern au(
contro} the cotton trade lust as it does every othe
imnorapt trade LEGISLATION on the subject would bt
useless without indeed an export duty equal to thu
, i,nort duty was levied uDon raw cotton wllicl
would result in the cumpulsorv building up of hom
monnractor;cs and the creation of A home market
two objects of paramount ovcrshadowjno importanc