New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-03

Of Senator Clay of Alabama, on the Kansas qaes
ton. We call it great speech for il is, to all prac
teal intents and purposes, effort which would d.
honor to the proudest intellect in the South IT, an'
the speech of Senator Hammond, OF South Carolina
are, In our humble opinion, the best speeches tina
have been delivered on the Southern side Of th'
question during the present session of Congress. w
presented cur readers with the substance of Senate
Hammond speech several weeks ago and, as sool
as we can find time and room, we purpose doing tn,
same agreeable thing by the speech of Senator Clay
Both efforts ought 10 be circulated by hundreds o
thousands all over the South. The effect could no
be otherwise than salutary.
The Register speaks OF the speech of the Alabam,
Senator in terms Of glowing, but deserved and jus
commentator, and then proceeds to define its atti
tude on the Kansas issue in the following unnistaka
bic manner, which, emanating as il does from an in
fluental and prominent Democratic quarter, eutitle
il to more than ordinary consideration:
With regard to the question Of Kansas, we must sa,
that It is with sadness, il not with disgust that WI
recur to theme which have almost tried to ignore
and forget here OF late. We had feryenty hoped that
the issue OF this agtatng and vital controversy would
have been different from what it has been, or at
least, promises to be. We did not expect could not
imaglne-wh every calculation for the accidents, de-
velopments and fruitful experiences OF politicians
that the question. the solution Of which turned upon
few plain principles OF political science and Of our
well-defned political system, coald become SO COM
picated, entanged and embarrassed as it has become
We had hoped and felt persuaded that the real and
essential issue involved in it, viz, the plain questiaR
whether Congress would refuse admission to State
regularly applying for admission into the Union be-
cause she applied as slave State. would be left and
allowed clearly and unequivocally to determine the
decision and develop the consequences. such was
the issue OF the question as it presented and DE-
fined in the Kansas message Of President Buchanan
in the intisl action Of the committees OF the two
Houses Of Congress, and in the passage of the bill
absolutely admitting Kansas, under the LAcompton
Constitution, by the Senate. Upon this presentation
Of the question we had hoped to see the issue de-
clded, and We were ready, as we believe with the
whole people of the South, TO abide and accept the
consequences. should reckless fanaticsm or an un-
raternai spirit of Northern domination determine to
deny the just and equal rights Of section. But it
has turned out that this simple and proper issue of
the question has been distorted and lost in a multi
form variety and confusion of movements PROPOSE
tons and compromises until now there seems no hope
Of its being permitted to determine directly the
result,
The Confusion has been brought about by the
politicanswe mean that portion Of them who regard
place more than they do patriotism-and who seeing
the power Of the Black Republicans, concluded to
make concessions to them, in order to perpetuate
their party and retain their positions, and in order
to do so with safety have sought to mix up and
muddle the original question with amendments COM
promises anu conferences until we vital point OF IT,
SO far as the South is concerned, is welnigh lost
sight of entirely The onest;on shonld have heen
49,, - -. O., nv. u :, -
49, s'eiy 'ou.nein oena'ol anu hsplesehea-
tive should have insisted upon it-sha the appllca.
seh Of Kansas for admission he accepted or rejected
because her Constitution permits the existence of
the institution of domestic slavery2 The slavery
point was the only material point 10 the controversy,
and the Northern Freesoi opnostion 10 IL arose from
~. a.. o,onl,, avowad tbat No r,ora Iava CO..,
'ae 49, 80 ~ -O,s ''-'e ''a'es
shau De admitted iheo the Union unoer any eireum-
stances whatever!
The following also from the Register is emphatic
1870
ana paltiotle
As far as we are concerned, we have only to say
as we have uniformly held, in connection with this
question, ever since the Lecompton Convention pre-
pared its application for the admission of Kansas
into the Union-that we shall never give our support
consent or approval towards any other disposition
OF the matter than the absolute and unconditional
admission of Kansas into the Union in accordance
with the provisions OF the bill originally passed by
the Senate. We object to and oppose all compr0-
misses. We reject and scorn all temporizing expe-
pedients and qnaiined propositions that may be
tb sn ai IN oaI
or Interests Of particular members of Congress or To
catch and fix the floating aud loundering uncertain
Ties o. sucn pefsohages IN the support OF admission
ooosat;o ~ ~ - nu -, 'e
that integrity which has enabled il to achieve So
many glorious trumphs shall never give our con
sent that lis organization shall be perpetuated upon
day Of he mon ,h
Conditional acceptance of The Lecompton Constitu-
ton We are sorrvas seems 10 he The case from
what we can gather from the late dispatches from
Washington in reference to the progress OF the Kan
sas business-that we must IN this position and these
views differ from most OF the Southern representa-
tlves IN Congress- who are reported as favorable TO
The proposition reported by the Committee OF Con-
terence. we are sorry to be compelled to diner-as
also seems TO be the ease--with the Administration
winch ls likewise said TO favor the proposition alluded
tnat tnere exists no proper ground Tor the refusal OF
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