New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-03
1th Orleans DAILY Crescent.
MONDAY MORNING.. MAY 5, 1s5s.


The African Apprentice Hi.
The following article we extract from the Lal
Providence Carroll parsh) Herald Of the oath ms
The Herald is very able and influential Democrat
journal, and the friends Of the measure In questic
win no doubt be gratifed at the endorsement Of the
action from so excellent quarter The changeab
Senator referred to Is understood to be Gen. B. l
SHINES, Of Ponte Coupee.
with our worthy lake Providence contemporary, "
trust this viii be fully discussed through tn
press and before the people, prior to the next meetin
of the Legislature. Strong arguments have beef
educed in its favor, while its opponents, instead 0
resorting to argument, have generally INDUCED ia
6ippant denunciation, occasionally interspersed with
coarse invecsiye, and some OF them have ventnred
upon the sckly impertinence Of impugning the mo
tives Of gentlemen who favored 1t, than whom none
can be found in this or any other State more high
toned and honorable Such exhibitions Of fatulency
will not, we opine, exercise much influence withintel
Igenf men.
Here fellows what the Lake Providence Herald
says on the subject:
THr AFRICAN IMMIGRATION PRoJEcr.-This i'm
portant project preached at the last session OF the
Legislature and so narrowly escaping 6nal passage
through the Senate after being adopted by triumph
ant majority IN the House, continues and will likely
to contInue 30 maintain for season, its prominence
as topic OF discussion before the people. We en-
joyed the opportunity while at the capital recently,
Of listening 70 pretty thorough discussop of it, and
were gmtiiied at listening to eloquent hafangue in
advocacy OF is principles by somerset Scion In the
Senate, who, as il turned out, talked one way and
voted another. This learned Theban . was az Glib
and verbose 10 quoting constitutional legal ave. and
religious prncognita, in support of the measure as
any great expouEder Of the law gospel in the land
Z was particularly refreshing witness how with
fnntnr4 H.. A.
fact and hurled them at the antagonists Of the meas
ure and how in the orthodox spirit Of true Christian
he summed up evidence like i" Pelon on Ossa pied 4
to prove the justness and righteousness Of his cause
But the next day the cat jumped out OF the bag and
In direction which betokened to the facie Senator
the erpediency Of change Of front" and 10 the
gentleman, by his vote. not only stnltfed bis own
previous course, but managed to have the bill laid
over AFTER its second reading until the next session OF
the Legislature, BIT for this. the bill would have
become law, and the gentleman, as well as the
people Of Louisiana, might have shortly realized the
sanitary and Christian benefits of the African
cipaton scheme, 30 vivdly depleted by himself The
which we heard SO ably and ingenousy
adduced BY the Senator, In support and yindcation
Of this grand scheme, struck Us as being peculiarly
forcible and applicable. We considered them good
then; we consider them good Row /; and we hope
that the Senator will rally once more 70 their EN-
brace, and by re-adopting and acting ~ TO them,
show to the world that, instead Of mere ssnndng
his nature that rings Of the genuine melSiN Let
him once more 10 Che breach, then, when called to
q reconsideration Of the bill, in hs Senatorial ca
pacify.
The bill is destined TO be renewed next year Ia the
Senate; meanwhile 1t viii continue 70 form the topic
Of much interest aud debate With the people anu il
s our sincere belief that when its merits come to be
fully and fairly understood, they will be appreciated
in spirit Of general approval We hope that oil the
light possible will be brought to bear upon the meas
nre BY Southern sensible, thinking, liberal and states
menlike minds, so confident are we that the more
searching the investigation the more favorable and
satisfactory will be the verdict Of that investigation
Unlike the Kansas question, which has become worn
and thgcadbare from the ineessant hammerings Of
sophistry stupidity, demagogustn and anaticsm,
which have frittered II down 10 the meager skeleton
Of q once mighty principle, we trust the African
question will only elicit that high, rational form Of
discussion to which its intrinsic importance entities it,
and which the Interests and necessities OF the South
and the progressive philanthropy of the age require.
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