New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-13
/ rELL1re AND rRurHruL SPEECH.


A late number of the Cheraw Is. c. Gazette con.
ains synopsis of speech delivered by the Hon. L.
n. Kett at that place-the occasion being public
dinner given in his honor. Mr.. K. has always acted
with the Democratic party, national questions and
has ever nstrongy opposed to the American party
With this explanation we append the synopsis re-
ferred to- and ask for it the attention Of the public
He discussed the Kansas question: presented it in
its many phases, and expressed his apprehensons OF
the portentous struggle of Northern fanacism aided
by Southern treason to crush out the rights OF the
South in that Territory. He expressed want of
confidence in Walker and Stanton, both OF whom he
denounced as unprinciped trading politicians, who
ready to sell the shareholders interest in Kansas
for price. He spoke of the National Democratic
party-of its want of principle, and its readiness at
times to sell the South at any price which would Sc
to its leaders the glorious spos OF victory He
said it this party that had time and again. robbed
the South by tariff exactionshad shorn her of her
rights in the Territory of Californa-and by advice
of Walker, had robbed her of portion of Texas to
make it freesoil-expressed his fears that the same
party would force the stakeholder out Of Kansas and
make that freesoil State. He said he went with the
Democratic party, but was not of it.
He spoke of Mr.. Buchanan. Said he had some
confidence in his honesty and integrity but feared his
power to stem the torrent OF Black Republicanism
rayed against him.
He was granhic in bis description of the corrupt
scenes 10 De Witnessed III w aSlliuStOu. HuW lUeH,
fallen from their high estate paraded the street, filed
the lobbes Of the Representative Halls and thronged
around the Executive Department, with their price
pacarded in figures upon their heads OF these were
Walker and Stanton, the one a Pennsylvania bank
rupt and the other an unprincped political gambler
Both had sought and obtained position and power in
Kansas and were willing to WELD it at the bidding of
the party which would pay best. Walkers PROPOSE
ton to have the Constitution of the Kansas Conven-
ton submitted to the people, before it presented
To with a6m n
Union, he denounced in no measured terms. He
said it was unprecedented, and intended to restore
the State to Black Republcanism.
Col. Keitt emphatically declared the country now
divided into sectional parties and that the great
struggle on the side for equality and independ
ence and on the other for supremacy, would be de-
cided in the Presidential election in 1860. He said he
had no confidence in the National Democracy to up
day the one party growing weaker and the other
stronger and that whenever Black Republicanism got
the ascendancy, the Constitution would be no barrier
Of protection to the Southern and weaker party.
Severe but true SO far as Governor Walker is con-
cerned. We question if a more unprncipled politi-
clan, or man more completely devoid of conscien-
tious scrupes Of any description, be found the
surface of the globe; and when we heard Of his ap
pointmen and read the laudations Southern presses
bestowed upon him, we predicted that soon as the
first acts OF the newlyhedged Governor were made
known and some of his questionable antecedents
earthed, different tune would be played by the
organs of Of the dominant party. Gov. Walker came
South as an adventurer. Politically he succeeded
Pecuniarily he failed utterly, and came near running
those with whom he had business connections. He
was elected to the Senate of the United States from
Mississippi-ho,c great manyof the old citizens of
that State very we'll remember. From the moment he
in W,ch ba baipo cf
Mississippi or the South, to all practical ntents and
purposes. During his Senatorial career which lasted
about eight years. he having been reelected he visit
ed the State he represented once twice, perhaps
three times. His visits were exceedingly brief, the
longest being during the summer when the nightly
gifted and gloriousy eloquent S. S. Prenss announ
ced himself before the people, as candidate for cleo
ton to the Senate by Legislature to be chosen the
November, in opposition to Mr.. Walker.
Upon the election of Mr.. Polk to the Presidency he
was called to the head of the Treasury Department,
and there he remained four years, receiving salary
of Sc 900 per annum spending at least $l2 900, and
retired from office worth $5O0,OOO if universal rumor
was not universal fiction. Mr.. Polk Immediately after
the expiration of his Presidential term started home
wards-Mr Walker accompanied him part of the way,
but not far enough to reach Mississippi and then
turned North where he has since resided Since he was
made the recipient of high honors from Mississippi,
and high federal honors from the South he has given
both Mississippi and the South wide berth. We
have ever regarded him as more Northern man than
Southern man. and the sequel will demonstrate that
our impressions were founded in truth and justice.
Before he went to Kansas he essayed Precipitation
of the eesoilers by asserting his belief that Kansas
would inevitably into the Union free State;
and since he arrived in Kansas not word, officially
otherwise, has fallen from him calculated to afford
the Southern mind the smallest relief. May Heaven
in its mercy protect the South from such friends She
has too many such already and if they are to be per-
mitted to govern in the future her ruin is as sure as
the DEGREES of fate.
Mr. Keitt, a leading Democrat, speaks in harsher
terms Of the National Democratic party" than we
inclined to speak, and have never favored that
party either in State or Federal sense. We, how
ever Southern men, have lost faith to great ex-
tent in mere political parties
We agree with Mr.. Keitt that mighty struggle
will take place in 1850. We believe the Presidential
election of that year will decide the fate of the Union
Or the fate of the South. We believe the Southern
people will be forced to the alternative of dissolution
to retain their equality and independence freemen
to make up their minds to abject subservency and
semiserfdom in order to /" save the Union, y in the
government of which they will have nothing to do,
and will only be called on to receive insults and pay
taxes.
Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and Oregon will come
into the Union as freesoil States before 1860 This
will enable the Freesollers to elect William H. Seward
to the Presidency, either by the popular vote or by
the House of Representatives. When the arcbeuemy
of the South mounts the topmast round of the ladder
of his ambton-when he is putting forth his arm to
clutch the scepter of dominion just within his grasp
what will the South do? Bow in craven cronching
submission, drink from the bitter cup he will present
or strike home? W shall see.
Cotton, Talk OH Change and Naval Stores.
There was nothing OF the least Importance trans
PRED yesterday The receipts of cotton were during
the day or up to O'Clock in the evening, 80 bales
Well, though two dozen and three-quarter bales vii
not go far towards enhancing the receipts beyond