New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-09
A Rather PnIl,tnh r-erte,..


Not long since the constituents of the Hon. John
Mcqueen, member Of Congress from South Carolina
rendered him the compliment of public dinner The
dinner took place on the 10th ult. A large humble,
of distinguished gentlemen were invited to attend
and large number did attend, and participated in
the festivities and eXcements of the OCCASION Sew
eral, however, were unable to embrace the opportu.
nifty afforded them, and sent letters explaining the
reasons why and commendatory of the object in view
Among these latter was exGov. James II. Adams,
now, as formerly, a prominent man in the Palmetto
State.
After speaking 1--WE have not room for the entire
letter. in high terms Of the course Of Gen MCQUEEN
in Congress, his truth fidelity and faith under all cir.
cumstances, as a Southern man and national law.
maker and striking tremendous blows at a class of
imeandproft.serying Southern politicians, which
are beginning, unhappily to become very numerous,
Governor Adams proceeds to say:
He is truly a sanguine man who finds hope for the
| South in the existing signs Of the times. When in
the history of the world, has tanatcism ever paused
in its career until it had fulfilled its reckless mission
When did it ever listen to reason or stop at conse.
quGnCes Point the Abolitionst to the West Indies
and ask him if he would preCipiate upon the South
such doom, and he will answer better that the
South become a bowling wilderness than that one
lnterpOse the Constitution as your Shield and he
laughs in your tace-you don't understand it. Hold
up to him the Bible, he Kisses at you and points to
higher law MI Calhoun, in my judgment was
the a6lest and most sagaclous statesman that our
country has ever produced, 1t will rarely be found
safe to depart from his matured Judgment ] com.
mend to the hopeful the following extract from one
of his latest speeches:
Il have considered this subject tAbolon) largely widely
think see the future five do NOT stand up ought in
ny nn4le 9pion ING I2nd1n OF Ireland prosperous aud
the condition Of Jamaica IS prosperous ani happy compared
with what must be that OF the Southern Suites"
Seward has announced on the floor of the Senate
0he hate elections leave no doubt Of i) that the bat
tie has been won and on the hustings he procaims
to his Culottes " Equality and Paternity and
that this Government must be either wholly Free
soil or wholly savehoding." Seward is said to lie a
man who speaks what he thinks and means what he
says. Now what let me ask you, " to be the conse-
quenCe OF this victory. What less than the govern
ment OF the South by the North "a sectional gov.
ernment-a government of mere numbers-wthout
check vulgar-despic fit only for slaves!
There are many now in the South who would hold
office under Giddngs or Seward from Cabinet an
pointment down to tide waiter There is now no diff
Guilty in finding Cassius NJ. Clay's or Francis P.
Blars, who would glory in the service and laugh to
scorn your indignation at their treachery. Senator
Crtienden Would tomorrow vote for the emancipation
OF the slaves OF Kentucky rather than vote to with.
draw that State from the Union. Be persuaded in
obedience to the suggestions OF too cautious policy
to try how tolelable will be your condition under
such domination for the first four years. In the
meantime exercise your ingenuity in devsing new
pldtforms-your lungs, in calling on the Northern
1etn9cEacy 10 tnfoW up thelr s@eaty ni9htcaps in
y ro IA az
your trust III Northern politicians who " keen tbe
word promise to our ear, and break it to our hope"
Saoqia sueh nan as laneey Of Alabama whose
an Jagrndst"n n" a a ~ oIs loeseslns
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