New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-07-20
a9eTsrlrrRN J. NATIONAL. , DEMOCRACY.

1 Fasioa Of pfateDtiuns, vet wholly spurious ana
worthless article u the North, yclept National De
n6sraey,p little information respecting the mode
and manner Of its partial and surreptitious preserva
sion thus iar may not be unacceptable, And, not
Wlshstaading we are imbued with the decided conyic
ton that neither the Northern g Nationals, nor
any other Nationals, 4 that abound OK are likely TO
abound in that region, could they would or would
If they could, do Justice to the south in legal moral
OF constitutional sense, we feel constrained in duty to
our readers, 10 enlghten them iii the premises as
much as possible, whether the measure Of enlighten
ment be diminntiye OF extensive.
Tail oaks fSora little seorrs grow,
Large streams from little fountains aow "a
ana by gathering together quantity Of the little
aeorns that are thrown upon the surface of politics.
and making the little fountains that burst unexpect
edly forth in different sections of the country con-
verge, we have both the 4 tan oaks ana I" large
streams with which demagogues and politicians
seek to hoodwiuk and deceive the people, and thus
retain the government Of this great country in their
possassion--that is, save the Northern Nationals
Our readers viii recollect the surprise which was
manifested throughout the South at the passage of
the English Conference Compromise bill for the adj
mission Of Kansas into the Union, principally by the
votes Of Southern men. That bill destroyed utterly,
and In the meanest manner possible for it did it BY
i1direeton, the only principle for which the south
had been struggling in Congress for more than five
months-the admission Of State with Constitutions,
legally formed, permitting sayery-and sent the Lee
compton Consultation back To the people Of Kansas
to be gitalized by the acceptance, or to be killed off
by the rejection of pitful land grant! That this
was done to propitiate and save the Northern " Ma
tional DemoCraey-Rh is pretty thoroughly abo-
litionzed-there is abundant evidence and we pre-
sumo few Southern Representatives and Senators can
be found who did not vote for the bill except for the
sake of the administration or in the hope that, by
yielding the principle at stake to the North, and
resting content with nominal, barren victory, they
might erect some sort of barrier to the fearful
groundsweH Of freesoilisrD which was then, and is
now, threatening to submerge the Northern portion
Of the eonfederagy.
The late ana lamented Senator j. Piuckney Hen.
derson of Texas was one Of those who did not vote
at a The following letter. to the editor of the Aus
tin (Texas) State Gazette, explains the course he |
deemed fit to pursue, and the reasons therefor:
PIMA DF1,Pf5rA. Nav 3. 1858.
Maj. JoAa Marshall My Dear Sir; j left Wash.
ington City on day before yesterday evening, just
AVER we maj passage q lne Kansas COMPROMISE
IN the raorn;pss If The da The bilI finev passed
The Precedent sent FIR me- and made such an earnest
end strong aPpsai 70 NE to pote for hebiH, and aid
Q saoieg ats aaasllSsft'g aIa se Denagctstc
M u ~, ad III s,oe IN iii ~ T.gand haze ft
bound to Uote against he bin If / had voted
Me are an unleftunate people ana Wheh We VII WI
~ eT @ IL II : ~ ta y ,igbts III
hard to foresee.
Yours very truly, HENDERSON
Truly, we are an unfortunate people most un-
We are unfortunate in having Represent
atves who viii yield to party the rights Of their
sections unfortunate, in having agents destitute Of
the nerve TO bring on an issue at the most favorable
moment being fully aware hatthe issue would force
tsef upon their section sooner or ater aud especi
lty unfortunate ID having Chief Magistrate who 50
ar torgets the dignity Of his Office and the prophecies
intercourse with the legislators Of the nation as to
ead for and peg them to support particular meas
ire 70 save his Administration and the Democratic
party q the North" How many votes were in
inenced by this begging process of the Presidents
lot known. Doubtless enough to pass the bill; for
ne patronage Of the Executive has now grown to
ueh tremendous proportions and there is SO little
'lrtue left IN public mem that il is well nigh resist
'le.
y will be seen that Mr.. Buchanan in bis interview
Si1h senator Henderson, only asked that his adj |
might be saved. and the Democratic
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