New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-08-26
TRUTH RISING.

The New York Day Book, says the Charleston
Mercury in an elaborate article on the slavery ques
ton and its effect upon the Union, has hit upon that
fundamentally to the Union or the South which
we have SO frequently advised and supported "a
Southern party united on the simple point OF the
maintenance of the rights Of the South on the subject
Of slavery For advocating this policy we have been
denounced by many presses in the South Even
Northern men now seeing the correctness OF our
views and policy, continues the Mercury, and dare
even in the North to support them. Inc Day BOOK
uses the following language
Let an honest and true Democracy organize ut the
South. Let such men as Quitman and Davis Perkins
and Soule get possession of the present party organ
ISM or if the traders and hucksters prevent the let
them thrust it aside, and re-organze anew on sound
principles on distinct, unmisakable positions, that
North nor South, proslavery nor antsavery, patriot
nor traitor honest man nor fool, can mistake mo-
ment Let them lay down the exact and simple alter
native that the South must have the recognized
rights in the Federal Territories that the North claims,
or there must be separation of these States If
they will do this in time, do it at once, SO that the
issue be fairly tried in the next Presidential cleo
ton, the Democracy may win the greatest triumph
known in its annals, more glorious even than the
memorable victory the same enemy at the begin
ming of the century On the contrary if the Northern
masses are to be tried with any longer by compro.
missing poitcians-by the ofice.seeking and .. Union
saving Headers of the past ten years. then it is almost
certain that they viii support the ants slavery or
Republican candidate as the only means for getting
rid of them; and at the best, Democratic victory
on such terms is no victory at ALL nothing but mere
putting off of the true ISSUE and the final contest to
be fought over perhaps under far more difficult and
uncertain auspices than at the present time.
That there are good and true patriots in the North
no man in his senses will presume to deny. Were
there not the almost limitabe desert of fanatcism
would be without an oass-would be unrelieved by
single verdant spot-would be repulsive waste IN
redeemed by pleasant attribute.
The New York Day Book, from which the Mercury
quotes is very good paper and in the main, incul-
Gates sound national doctrines But, does it not sus-
tain Buchanan in sustaining and endorsing Walkers
peridy in Kansas? Is it not willing that Walkers
swindle should progress to a successful consumma-
ton In the mighty crisis that is upon us, has it
anything to say for the South, save vague gene
ralities, and is it not endeavorng to preserve the
National Democracy of the North, through and by
means of which Democracy the South has been
steadily and continuously losing for period of nearly
thirty years? We ask these questions in no carping
spirit, with no desire to complain find fault but as
earnest Southern men, who regard the welfare of
section as paramount to all other considerations
And, to make our point still clearer, we repeat what
is said above that the Day Book is of the sound
est and most conservative journals in the North yet
owing to the prevailing sentiment of its section, its
editors, no matter what their private opinions may
be, are obliged to justify the WalkerK Kansas niquity
Under these circumstances, with such state of
popular sentiment, rife, tumultuous and overpower
ing, and carrying everything before it, thewelmeant
efforts even of friends valueless when measured
by the standard of actualites. We don't mean or
wish to, dscredit the honest patriots of the North
Such an idea is farthest from intentions. But as
they can do nothing, comparatively speaking, their
endeavors should be measured accordingly.
The advice of the Day Book to the " honest and
true Democracy" of the South is good. We endorse
it to the fullest extent. If the Democracy is to pre-
vail in louisiana by all means let Perkins and Soule
be its leaders. Then we will have an able and honest
administration of our State government-then the
mnority's rights will be respected, and Army Bills"
and special legislation will know no exstence-.then
Slidell, and his gang of cormorants, will be thrown
overheard publication of the ballot-box and
better state of public sentiment may be expected
and then, but not until then, will pure, vigorous
Southern Rights party be formed.
When party, such as the Day Book recommends,
Yields control over the Southern States the happiest
era, betokening the most suspicious future, will dawn
upon our section of the confederacy and Abolition
| ism will be broken down in the North, or else we will
be disconnected from the North with all its leproses
| and will be pursuing our own way onward, unham
pered, free, prosperous, proud and independent.