New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-12-22
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.


Thursday last, made his expected speech on the sub
iect of squatter sovereignty. Gen. Cass has been
known, for years. to be in favor Of this principle of
Territorial governmcnt-the knowledge of his views
on this subject has rendered him, very justly, obnox-
ions to Southern men of all parties He has made
euuent attempts both i'll the Senate and out OF it, to
explain his position SO as to make it accord with the
prevailing sentiment Of his party at the South. But
he has never vet succeeded. On the contrary, his
elaborate speeches have served only to myst1ty the
subject still more. Such was the case in his speech
on Thursday He seemed to be laborng under the
idea that squatter sovereignty, as he understood II, SO
far from being unacceptable to the South, ouShtto
be received as the safest rule of political action The
misfortune is, that one yet has been able to dis
cover what Gen Cass understands by sqatter soyer-
egnty--nor indeed, Judging from his speeches, does
he seem to know himself.
| Bglcr, of Pennsylvania, in running discussion
which he had with Hale, after Gen Cass had finished
his Speech propounded the doctrine OF s1uatcr SOW
ereignty in its most odious and offensive form. Big
ers sentiments any question SO far as he is per-
sonaly concerned, deserve not the least Importance
for he is Il man without the Sill htest welifounded
preelsons to the character Of statesman 1t IS only
that he is regarded as the Senatorial organ oi MI.
| Buchanan, which attaches special significance TO
what he says. Viewed in this light, together with
in common with most other Northern men, preferred
Kansas should he free State his cnunc!aton OF THIS
doctrine of sGuaer sovereignty acquires command
ing importance. His speech has already created
marked sensation among Southern nen-and lts
effects constitute additional evidence to that which
has already led me to the prediction, IN a former
letter. that Mr.. Buchanan will scarcely have entered
upon his administration before formidable party IN
the South will he found in opposition to it, headed
by the flower of the Democratic party.
t 1t is worth while also to notice the explanation
which Biglcr gave Of the handbls which were circu-
lated in Pennsylvania during the late canvass, headed
Buchanan Breckenridge and Free hunSas.' This he
asserted to mean that the people Of Kansas were to be
. Gree" to form their own domestic institutions as
~ they thought proper Bgler knew well enough that
a, this was not the meaning Of this Qaca1u as under
V stood by the people among whom it was circulated
r. Speaking Of tariffs, reminded OF a proposition
made in the Senate by Gen. Houston few days ago
10 directing the Committee of Finance to enquire INTO
80 the exedeucv Of suspcnding the duties sugar and
n moasses for the space of two yearS-and to admit
those articles for that time free Of all irpost' The
m reason urged for this as have heard Is the present
ID high price Of sugar, and the Importance OF ehconr
r. airing the manufacture Of it at home This, it seems
H. to me- is the most direct way to destroy the home
II, manufacture 1t is difficult to see how the removal
H. of the duty will cut of the foreign supply. Our i'm
pors of sugar am informed now reach to the value
M ortweutv.one millions per annun,on which duty
N, Of thrty hrec and third per cent give revenue OF
r." seven millions from that article OF import alone
ne Leaving ont Of view the loss Of SO much revenue II
H. seems to be contradiction Of terms that removal OF
the duty will Increase the home production. 1t would
scs mike sugar cheaper but it certainly could not snu-
itv lUtc the home supply.
nd In the House of Representatives little has been
he done except rambling and di-cursiye debates on the
rn prn-nut condition and failure prospects OF parties.
WI Inc iI. oaa tTo ftnr, or leisure
Nd until after the holidays, seems, by common consent
viii to he appropriated to Bmcombe speeches Occasion
Inc ally however, we have which rises above the
If level of ordinary Congressional harAnguts 9'ch d
md one was delivered on Friday last BY Humphrey mar
Iia shall, Of Kentucky Marshall is essentially Il man
hcy iuacun- lazy, iuiSSc= fare ChAFa ter WA" 4 marc
be to be aroused 1t is only when aroused ''a' tn
tv. splendid genius OF the man Is tuy aeYe."pea III
the speech just the one that have been "lShl'
somebody in Congress would make for long time
a speech in which the lascates, shortcomings
Ne" frauds and dercctIons Of both the BACK ll"'4oa
NIts and the Democratic parties should DC ciiect"hii
shown up. Marshall did TINS WltA c"ll9u'iil"'1 SAL
Al and effect. On the one SIDE he hacked INC hN'Sh rs
HAS. rubIiraIs pieces and On the other he glb5eed III
roI leaders Of the socaIlcd Democracy Win e'rsee'
't' Al cruelty Several OF the IlNc 5uN7o't9 u "''u Nj
ny other parties attempted to crumYcHt INN bol' III
rj. seyenty-tour tri@ate lie sailed through l1lH
without damage to spar or rigging Marshall acA!S'e
o" great success in this debate, which 5hoUd We put
4 !" his credit.
them petition was presented to Congress, 'e" ga.
ago, from the cft'zcha Oh A''Hos"--'' P'"los'N H'
Territory, to he formed ont OF p0Et"n OF Ne" AeH
,D' and the late GadSden purchasc-plAylhe lo' "
,n, erection of and independent Territorial COVER
ment. These people are now nom~Iy hHucr
jurisdiction OF the Territorial authority OF -Ne" Mt'
- but they complain that their distance from tie sc
lppro- Of government together with nalal OBSTACLES WIZ
prevent easy access to it, dctar them from the elJc
ncnt Of political rights and that therefore, they vi
, to havea government of their own There Ii Iea
iY Of territory there to justify the granting OF TINS
all the quest and the request Of itself, is reasonable OF
the list If Congress can find time in the ardor Of its emf
discussions about politics, TO attend to matters OF
Er,r i,,,,rrt,nrO c0nl1 letter thing Til