New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-05-31
WASHINGTON coRREspoNnENQE.

WASHINGTON may ~ io'o,
WISDOM wi'i certainly die WIN us q zoe 'n'''s,
huh Congress Here we are WITHIN TWO weeks u
the close OF the session, lighting ioolisn'y over tne
admission Of the Representatives q hmneso's Inc
Blacks want the Campbell and Yalandngnam ease
se.sed nrst' NO. s"ss 'oe - !,
Minnesota must be setueu hsst--our way VI n''''
Then, said the Blacks yes'erusy ie' Us pos'po.e
the matter untl' tomorrow anu .aas "p sne p.'@
calendar - 'alr enongo propos''on ~ sn'e..
hed would nos near 70 tnls ana ~ s's saAo.'e VIZ
on until O'clock wnen 'ne HOUSE aejou'.eu mus
wasting me entire gay. an eAes''en' ne'noo' 'u's'
Of letting alone 'ne immense mass :, p.i'a'e pasess
which accumu'a'es oas Oy oAy o''s " is'''A'n un
touched.
The Richmond wing pupilsnes IN iuli ana COT
daily endorses spfa'1s report 20 Tue sou'nerh eo-
merciai Convention on the subject q the revival OF
the slave trade. more important issue was never
brought before the country And now that it is
ialrly inangnrated we may see IN the Democratc op
posuon 70 y 'ne iu'ufe a''taoe OF tnat party clearly
lo'esnaoo"eu' ~ souhos ineieuluie, oui We nave
i''eu y ~ .ne uay when .ne Deulocfauc party as
sumes TO ITSELF aud not without show Of propriety
tne ute Oh tne conservative party. as contras'ed
WIN lts nrstrporn bra.-tne black republican party
II Is conservative But, alas there Is danger lest
the chip Of the old block prove too strong for its
aged and impotent daddy.
Sooner later and for reasons the most conserva-
tive, the slave trade will be revived; but il is wen
enough to have sturdy opposition to check and
regulate movement SO fraught with temptation to
the excessive cupidity Of Northern shipowners. Un
less we combat European with African immigration
Southern equality in the Union, already lost, can
never be regaiped Dissolution is inevitable.
l find this very argument urged with yigor and
repeatedly urged by newspaper In north western
Virginia, in county heretofore supposed 10 be semi
abolition in its tendencies This at least good
sign among thousand bad ones.
Within day Or two past, we have nothing new in
the way Of British outrages upon the coast of Cuba
Old Cass has instructed Mr. Dallas to demand instant
and signal reparation from the British Government
ior these atrocities But this does not seem to
satisfy public feeling in the navy. Although un-
der the present regulation OF the navy, gallant
action does not entitle either officers or men
70 promotion, there are hundreds Of middies and
lieutenants pining to do some deed whereby
tney may receive the poor pittance OF vote
OF thanks, on gold medal, and praise In the news
papers. heard one say night or two ago that he
wanted no greater favor OF the Government than per-
mission 70 bring the Styx in as prize. And this is
the sort Of thing that would satisfy the public. We
nave nad ~ lime past enough OF the rustic OF parch-
ment and the snarng Of diplomatists we want to
smell gunpowder and hear some Of Bulls bones
cracking 81
The movement for increasing the pay Of the officers
o. the navy and for placing them the footing
with the army officers as respects promotion for merit,
is not likely to succeed nj nraeent Tho nronosition