New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-21


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Tue pToceedings u tne hIse Democfa.lc conyen.ol
lss 70 Nn W. ne showed consiusiyely, nom VIVA.
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tne unopservsnce OF ignorance o. an paIilameh.a
i ~ lues .and tnIongn Weit knoWn , ou.s,as ~
nuehce t0getner comblnea, eVincihg ueciueo Puf-
pose 70 eneSt tne emu ~ vieMtle "a M.
The sacpcs of Iii i former or ali rules laid
down 70 govern tle aet.on On FORMER conventions,
and regardless tnak whSn s a an act
was calcuatea 70 excite tlrouenout Tue Inird DIS
trlct among tne DemoeTatlc parsy-tnat larry non
esty and legiflmately ar; DAVIDSON did not receive
the vote OF majority q the parishes OF this Con-
gressl0nai Dlstrct tor tne poslton ne now falsely
occupies ana tnat rom actlon and sentiment, OF a
I chffacter oy Wncn Inc wishes OF people can be
clearly defined be s not the choice Of the Democrats
this District for seat in the next Congress Of the
United States = Va
10 tnls little as u were from the
nne o. remarks to pc eApectedne exposed tne utter
ignorance Of Mr. upon questions OF national
policy, and recorded FACTS and occurrences IN the
pubhc and statlstcal history ot me country, tne
sKhoWiedge oi Whcn " Hot ohy ihuispensaoie "
upon as slngnary ignorant--Tnlcn reflects upon MS
constituents, and which makes him supremacy CON
temptible in the eyes q his peers and the pubic
4. He proved from MI. Davidsen's own WORDS Con-
gress had no control over the territories that ne
4 was actually advocating the heinous doctrine OF
Squatter Sovereignty, tcit0ut knoscng e. Whlle IN
Weighing against 1t for Mr. Sigur commended N COM
batting the principle OF Mr. Davidson that congress
has power over the Territories that the to
acquire induces the right 70 govern ana II the ov
eminent comes into possession Of territory sne IS
bound to govern i under the constltuton 70 pro
tect the common interests Of the people Sate
to- emigration and receive protection tnat, conse.
quenty, this hyp0tnesis excludes ana osstloys Ill
principles OF squatter sovereignty, as tne atter re-
cognizes the people q tne terrsory 10 tneir teffito
rial form, TO shape the laws OF suen terrltofy ana
intoxicating doctrines operating TO the pre]udce OF
some of the States, and enectually excluding from
aiding IN Its p0lltlcal compieton those from other
States whose properly Is ohectonape- iaal TINS Is
dangerous aoc.Ilne WIZ W Ieaally aae.eu Y an
renecung muos, anu ~ WAS geftaniy dangerous
and ridiculous error for Southern man to make In
the Congressional nan OF congress- !,
MT. Davoson said mat Y ifg1nls, ~ ceoing me
the condition tnat slavery should mol exist
in said Territory. w bile MI Sigar showed (from
Curtis on the Constitution that no sucn clause or
conditon was expressed OF eMDlaced ~ sald deea OF
cesslon, 0ut tnat III tne acI Vi Tue Con
tederacy Of ana mat nssead Of tns session pc
ing made 10 the year stateo Dy MI DaVloson II was
done N l4S4.
In this manner ana u mucn ese tnal our memory
fails US, Mr. Sgur showed now very contemptiple ana
lmpotent must Mr. Davidson appsar as = nepresent.
i've IN congress, When gunty VI sueu lgnoiahce ol
the most common events 9! our past history 8
ne anmadver.ed WIN JUST severity aiso upon .ne
assertloh VI MI Dasiuson, WIN Mitn
Ignorance anu Mpuaeuce Hau seripeu .ne eessio4 VI
the Northwest Ierrtory 70 tne Coniederacy oy xlr-
gnla 70 tne mseiaDie motive ot ieaf anu Tue paitry
e 9! ".
that Virginia 70 ceung tnae terrtory was acluated
oy tne noplesI patrotis' Due ot Only ~ tnae sreat
speech was ne wrong ~ ms asseltlohs ano ptesahp-
IONS put thss ~ was wro1S IN us aa'es, "lohg III
ms data, ana laise N nis CONCLUSIONS .ts. ,
Frsqnently ouIllg ~ speecn Up W .ns pols lne
speaker was Pecar,y severn upon MI. Davlusoh
more 80 perhaps tla. " tuiousn
out, ms selltenees VI. otnnS upon sne
man Whose cnafacter was caieaiaseu 70 alsnonof MS
constituents, Wsle Iecelteu Miln ene osC raplqIous
Hs saiu .lao nis usuuhcasions Woulu pe
caT,isd .nS Dssles aia lae Miat ~
said mere "ouu De spoken III ahe very camp oi 'he
enemy
ne linen Teverteu 70 outstde lafJ.uence. and asked
Ine auuienSe .le lnifu ~ uau
roy tne rgat 70 govern n " thelr owl way tneT own
poHIeai ahsits. ~ w Me ieauis
ass'stahGe OF tne interference q tnas Of
NeW dreams ana New New. 1 oIk, 1onh sldeii tNo
no NC \ no! were utieteo ~ several voices. 4
MI. olgur sau tnat ne nag neen caiied nreprand.
Z oy acsing q lalIhlll seh.lnel On we
ana w Wnsu ieal enacea the
IBnt ~ nis ieow laue MN y
theh ne was one but tlial y ne was mus caiied,
upon me snpp4sltion Ina1 ne Wouia make lacuous
oppostlon y lne y eies.ed, 20 the
proper u Jassics q Inc a.as 81 9v
" ~ was 'ae. y he
was eected v congress ne Woua Isslgh nls poston
tne nionent Y W. maue ap lhat ns presence
mere was unsatsMctofy OF tepugnane 70 majority
q nis CONSTITUENTS I, 9. 4.
Rersohaliy, saia Mr, Slgur IL nade nov seh.eHa
q diHerehce 70 nun y he was deeatea. ne had en-
eereu tne alela u peIai " astee ana ths great
cause % enS peopie. y oelealeu ne snoua nave
WIN nun sui tle asses WHOSE eause e 9eiended
aId WIN WHOSE teIssIs " was iueathsu INC peo
PIE naa loo loug Aileil anu DoMSu 70 tle power OF
politicai tricksIers ana WlIepuilefsItoo long mad
oney nseI UPON ny Sneir Iights oe,ng aisie
Sdkusu, cneii Lncreees ualnPieu upch-too ionS hau
lney sansred lncompetent ana dishonest men @ re-
present Ihem IN lhe halls o. legsiatlon. ne hopea
70 900 tlag new era N our social moral ana poit
~ aHaifs was ABOUT 70 commence II Tue hepuDllc
4 We spena fortunes ana Woria Of care u rearing
a ~ eduSatng cur sons, ana When they arrive al
tneir ana give naicaton OF superior vftue
taent and aplilty, we wish them 10 nave an equal
cnance LOT tnose posltlons OF nonor ana dlsnction IN
affairs Of government, to which they are entitled
ana Wnch sneds lnstre upon themselves and posefty