New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-06-19

France had wanEonly cartred nnnabsr ~
sefs "isous cause mad actually demanded tribute Of
u.s. and had threatened ss country with INVASION
ad a,d aItboua ne bad q vsnse i were
ministers, who were supplicatng for peace tey were
opposed to raising army or navy for otr dsenca
After an army had been raised, netwithstaudinr II
was commanded by Washington, and destined to act
against foreign enemy, they loudly expressed their
that it was intended to destroy our ~
publican form Of government and substitute msnarey
in its stead. The taxes, necessary for its support
afforded them a fresh theme Of defamation. By
means such as these they succeeded well in their
that they at length became the majority
Of the nation and got its destinies placed in their
hands. How they have used their power, it will be
my endeayor to show.
WHAT THE DEMOCRACY HAD DONE.
They began Nth the destruction, Of The Many. It
had been supposed by the federal administrations,
that navy:Was our best defence. From the locality
OF our country, and from the nature Of such force
they knew that it would be peculiarly calculated to
protect our shores from foreign nvasions and to make
us respected by the nations of the world without,
like standing army, endangering our liberties It
was also foreseen by them, that, without navy cur
commerce would be exposed. as rich temp tation to
the avarce Of all nations and in consequence of our
Wea kuess we would be subjected To constant insults
and injuries upon the ocean, without the power Of
sIstance It had therefore, been their policy, grada
ally to erect navy, and they had built great NUM-
Der of vessels at the time when the frat Demoeratc
administration came into power.
At that moment the scene changed. They had
promised the people an exemption from taxes, and
unless they could perform, their popularity was in
danger. They did not hesitate what course to pur-
sue.t THEY IMMEDIATELY SOLD OUR NATIONAL SHIPS
THEY DIsARMED THE CoUNTRY-LEFT COMMERCE
UNPROTECTED AND INVITED INSULT AND INJUSTICE
FROM ABROAD, that they might not be under The ne.
eesslty of imposing triing tax and thereby iniar-
ing their popularity at home. 81
Thanks be to Providence the deIrsion unon this
subject has vanished and their conduct now appears
in its proper light before the public. The little rem
nant Of that navy, which had been fondly cherished
by Washington and his adherents but which was de-
spsed by the patriots of the present day has risen t
umphant above its enemies at home and has made the
prodd mistress of the ocean tremble The people are
now convinced that navy is their best defense.
HE ACCUSES THE DEMOCRACY OF ATTEMPTING TO DE-
p4 A4@@ sTEoY OUR COMMERCE. 3@ @2$i
b The Democratic Administration next declared war
against commerce. They were not satisfied with de
priyng it Of the protection of navy but they acted
as though they had determined upon its annhiIation
AT time when the nations of Europe were conrused
by dreadful wars, the United States being neutral
and when, in consequence thereof, all our native pro
ductions were in greatest demand, and the carrying
trade presented to our merchants rich harvest il
every quarter of the globe they shut up our ports b.
e'nbargoes and nosl.impoyt tation ia,ps. & sS
BY these means, the streams of wealth, which were
flowing into national treasury and into our coun
try, from the thousand fountains Of commerce, wer
suddenly dried up. THESE ACTS OF PARRIoIDE gay,
an instantaneous and dreadful blow to our prosper
lty. The voice of business was no longer heard il
our cities. The stiffness Of death pervaded ever,
street. Detection and despair sat upon each man
conntenance. The newspapers of the day. instead o
being filled with arrivals from abroad, and sales o
merchandise, teemed. with bankruptcies. And ou
ships were laid up to rot, AZ MELANCHOLY MONUMENT
OF THE WEAK AND WICKED POLICY OF oUI
GOVERNMENT. Ia sul IS
Who that had witnessed these things, cannot oh
serve the hand of the Corsican despot, like Chat
dreadful hand upon the wall of the Babylonish mon
arch writing rdestruction. Who can avoid believ
ing that Bonaparte was the source of this ocy apG
that it was intended to operate in unison with his con
tnental system. 1t might perhaps be unwarrantable
to assert that our administration were actually cor
rupted by France but that their politics were biasset
BY warm and improper partiality for that country
there can be no doubt. .S 5zsG. .g 4s4a,tsss ssi r
He ACKNOWLEDGES THAT his TONGUE CANNOT PoR
TRAY THE coRRuPrIoSs OF THE DEMOCRACY. +
TINE WILL NOT ALLOW ME- TCh hENUMER
ATE ALL THE OTHER WILD AND WICKEI
PROJECTS OF THF DEMOCRATIC ADMINS
| TRATION. Suffice to say, that after they had dt
prived US OF the means of defense. by destroying
navy and disbanding our army; after they had take
away from US the power of recreating them by ruiz
ing commerce, the great source Of our national an
individual wealth after they had, by refusing til
Bank OF the United States continuation of its cha1
ter and harrassing the financial concerns of the Gov
ernment, and withdrawn the only universal pape
medium of the country from circulation after til
people had become unaccustomed to, and, of course
unwilling to bear taxation and without money in tn
treasury they rashly plunged into war with a ma
ton more able to do us injury than any other in th
world. What was the dreadful necessity for this des
perate measure2 Was ourcountry invaded? Nc
Were our liberties in danger2 No. Was it to pre-
tect our little remaining commerce from the injure
sustained by the orders in command? No. Com
merce was not such fayo,ite, and the merchant
wished Tor no war on that account,
HIS IDEA OF DEMOCRATIC DuPL1o1TY IN REGARD II
FoREIGNIsst.
Besides, if the existence of the orders in counci
had been its true cause, after their repeal our coun
try would have accepted the olive branch which wa
offered by England What then was the cause =
The one which we professed to draw the sword ant
risk our all, was to determine abstract question
the law Of nations, concerning which, an opinion
different from that of our administration was held b.
all Europe. To decide whether a man can expatriat
himself or not In the decision Of this question ou
administration pretended to feel a deep interest
THE GRREATER PART OF THOSE FOREIG
NERS WHO WOULD BEAFFECTED BY IT, Hal
LONG BEEN THEIR EARNEST FRIENDS, THEY
HAD BEEN ONE OF THE GREAT MEANS OI
ELEVATING THE PRESENT DEMOCRATIC
UNGRATEFUL FOR THAT PARTY TO HAVl
ABANDONED THEM. ~
He SAYS FOREIGN INFLUENCE CONTROLS THE AL
a, MINIsTRATIoN.
Superficial observers may suppose this to hav
been the real source of the war; but whoever vii
carefully and mpartially examine the history of Gu
country, will find its true origin to have been fa
different, 1t took its rise from the the OVERWHELMING
PARTIALIrY WHICH THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY have
uniformly shown for France, and the consequent
hatred which they felt against her great adversary
England. To SECURE THIS FOREIGN INFLUENCE HAS
BEEN THE LABOR OF THEIR LEADERS FOR MORE THAN
TWENTY YEARS, and we'll have they been repaid fol
their trouble, FOR IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL
CAUSES OF INTRODUCING AND CONTINUING IN POWER
Immediately before the war, THIS FOREIGN IN
FLUENCE HAD COMPLETELY EMBODIED IT
SELF WITH EVERY POLITICAL FEELING OF
A MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE, PARTICULAR
LY IN THE WEST, ITS VOICE WAS HEARD so
LOUD AT THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT, THAI
THE PRESIDENT WAS OBLIGED TO YIELD TO IT'S DC
TATEs OR RETIRE FROM OFFICE. The choice in this
alternative was easily made by a man CMadison,
WHO PREFERRED HIS PRIVATE INTEREST TIC
RIED INTO WAR ENTIRELY UNPREPARED.
THE ADMINISTRATION CONQUER DIsGRACEFUL PEACI
What has been its results? Exactly what reasona
bic men expected at its commencement We declared
our intention OF conquering Canada whether fo
the purpose of anneNing to the United States or 0
compelling our enemy to yield the doctrine of i'm
prisonment is mmaterial to the present question. In
stead of conquerng it, we have ourselves been invad
ed in every quarter and the best blood of our eountr
has sreamed in defence of our soil The very captG
of the United States, the lofty temple of liberty
which was reared and consecluted by Washington
has been abandoned to its fate BY HIS DEGENERAT
SUCCESSOR (Madison,) who ought to have shed hi
last drop of blood in its defence. &C.
After the (Democraticl administration had entere
upon the wal, instead ofcoming forward WITH MANI