New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-05-19
sTRorc AND JUST LANGUAGE.

The Charleston Mercury, OF the 18th inst, after re-
ferring to late decision of the Supreme Court Of
the United States setting forth che equal rights pos
sessed BY thsSouthern people under the Constitution
to the Territories common property Of the vari
Gus sovereignties composing the Union and showing
how those territories have been monopolized by the
North together with some observations in regard to
Kansas, proceeds to say:
Nor is this all. Having surrendered to our North
ern confederates such splendid country than
all Europe--it might be supposed that we would at
least now be allowed peace 50 far from it, our sur
render is now construed, by the pampered lnsoence
Of successful wrong, into actual right But seven
years ago we submitted to be elected from California
and the whole Pacific, by the meanest and most bare
faced trickerv and fraud. We have given up Ne
braska, We have submitted to be plundered OF our
slaves every day in the week--to our citizens being
murdered in the, effort to recover them The Tariff
has just been modified 70 suit the interests OF the
Northern States by which heavy tribute is exacted
from US alone to support the Government and to
benefttheir monopolies
To all this we have quietly submitted. And yet
where are We We are only more harassed and more
Sesnised than ever. Massachusetts appropriates one
hundred thousand dollars to wrest Kansas from
New York passes law rendering penal for master
to carry slave into that State, merely traveller,
although it has been solemnly determined by the Su
fight Ohio and other States do likewise The whole
North agtated and the politics of the Union turn
on the institution of slavery. In ST. Louis an Adolf
ton party has been organized, and masters the city
New York charters company with millions of money
to coonize the slave States with free population in
order that slavery may be oyerthrown., A powerful
and systematic effort is making to obtain possession
of the General Government, and to WELD 1t against
the South Such is the past and present. What shall
be future Shall the base spirit of submission,
and the aengrossing pursuit of private gain, which
have brought upon us our present gnomny and peril
continue to prevail in the councils Of the South Or
shall we arise and shake off the fatal and gnomnious
bondage imposed upon by faithless and nsatia
bic confederates? 4gt M
We are inclined to think from tine signs that come
under our observation almost every day, that the
Southern mind is gradually but surely settling in the
right channel The people are becoming less and less
welded to party names and party associations They
see, matter which party WINS that their side is in
variably the losing side They are waking from the
seductive dream that party success could ensure them
protection, constitutional otherwise; and are be-
ginning to understand that it they would escape from
impending danger, they must take the management
Of their affairs into their own hands, and longer
trust the mere politicians whose entire code of prnci
pies is comprised in three words -spos and Office.
. 1t will take year or two before the change now
going on will be thoroughly effected 1t will be eff
fected in that time, however. Circumstances will
compel all our people to think and once thinking
they will quickly comprehend the true state of affairs.
And, as soon as they do comprehend present party
distinctions will pass into oblivion, and Democrats,
Wings adopted citizens, natives, Know Nothngs and
antiKnow Nothings will be found shoulder to shout
der in the serried ranks Of Southern party resolved
defend and protect our section at all hazards and
to the last extremity