New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-11
srzysToR HAMMOND. or SOUTH CARO-
F3TNA.


Wa published, few days since, a paragraph from
the Charleston Mercury in which it was stated that
III report Of Senator Hammonds Beech Island speech
did not correctly represent his views 10 the
paragraph we appended few sentences expressive
Of the hope that the report would be proved incor
rect as it had only given satisfaction to the enemies
of the South, both above and below Mason aud Dix
on's line. The most Objectionable sentences of the
speech, as reported, read as follows
We must dissolve the Union if they effect any one
of their aggressive purposes tariffs, banks or direct
with slaves But he did not think to-day
the North could Euca if at the acTt Presidential
election the North should, BY combination, elect an
AbolHioniSt, he did not think that on that issue the
great body Of The South toould SO out Of ue Union.
But if this followed by second election OF the
same kind he thought they would.
The above places the Senator in a very awkward
position. He would dissolve the Union if Congress
should establish different tariff from the present, or
charter another national bank, or tamper with our
slaves but he would not dissolve the Union if the
North should elect an Aboltionst to the Presidency
until the same operation was performed second
time by the same parties Why, we have taritlat
present which is vastly beneficial to the North and
detrimental to the South. a more odious one it
would be difficult to frame. Nobody advocates the
establishment of bank, and if one We're established
it is not likely it would infringe the constitutional
rights Of the Southern people and as for tamperng
with our slaves they are continually tempered with
and hundreds and thousands are annually stolen by
Northern emissares So, according to the Senator's
own showingof minor aggressions, the Union should
be rent asunder forthwith,
Bat, while the Senator is tremendously indignant
regarding the minor, he is as gentle as lamb con
corning the major evil. What would do us no more
harm than that which we have submitted to uncom-
planngly, as it were since the formation Of the con-
federacy he affects to consider sound cause for sepa-
ration; but what would hand us over helpless and
wholly incapable Of the smallest resistance, no matter
how intoerable the oppression to the unbOundrd
domination of Northern fanateism be thinks OF
small consequence When Mr.. Seward, or any other
Abolitonist of his cabre, shall he elected by the
North to the Presidency shall serve out his regular
term and shall be elected again--the time fixed for
dissolution by Mr.. HammOnd-the South will be I'm
able to dissolve the Union, even if every man. woman
and child in the saveholdng States were ardently in
favor of the proposition The white Southern people
viii then be as much the subjects Of the North as our
own negro slaves are now oursuljecs, and nymoYe.
ment towards secession would be met with threat,
which would be carried ont, Of indsCrimuate eman,
cipaton, which would be sure to be followed by a
new edition of the inGescrbabe horrors of St Domin-
90. This threat would be sufficient to induce us to
submit to any form of servitude and any number of
exacions, consistent with guaranteed existence, to
enable as to avoid the horid alternative which our
memorable masters would impose upon us. All Mr..
Hammond, if you want to ruin your section beyond
the possibility of redemption just induce the South.
ern people to follow your reported advice, and the
thing will be done
Furthermore, according to the report referred to,
Senator Hammond would have the people of the
South occupy puerile and cowardly position. When
he says to the language Of the Ycksburg South,
ron i" that the election of an Abolitonist to the
Presidency in 1860 would not induce the people of the
South to go out of the Union but that if this were
followed by second election, he thinks they would
go out it strikes us that he talks nonsense. Senator
Hammond might with quite as much propriety, say
to an oyergroWn bully if you spit in my face today
shall not resent it, but it you repeat the oense to-
morrow l think | shall knock you down. In that
case every man Of spirit would laugh at him with
contempt, and yet for the life of US, we cannot see
the difference in his own case aud the case he assumes
for the South" We agree with our Vickshurg cltem.
porary in toto, and shall loudly protest against the
Souths being made to stand before the country in
such humating light.
We cannot help thinking that Mr. Hammond has
been incorrectly reported and the following com
ments of the Charleston Courier, of the 5th inst.
upon the remarks of a Virginia contemporary, tend to
strengthen the convictions we would like much to have
verified
We did not understand Senator Hammond to say
that the election of Freesoil or Abolition President
at the next election ought moi, in his opinion, to re-
suit in dissolution of the Union INIT mPrrIp that he