New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-09-20
pnsIr1nN oR sNNATON BROWN.

Bgissjssippi on the I1th instant. From descrip-
lions Id the newspapers we judge the occasion was
worthy the men and the man Of our gallant sister
satethat is, altogether creditable and satisfactory
| ali around In getting up demonstrations Of this
kind the hiississppians unsurpassed and unsur.
passabIe and they enter into them with spirit and
heartness which renders them incomparaby pleasant,
instructive and agreeable.
qhe commanding position now occupied by Senator
Brown standing as he does before the country one
OF her ablest and most prudent statesmen-his name
having been often and tavorably mentioned in con
nection with the Presidency-and the fact that his
influence in Mississippi may be said to be, without
exaggeration well nigh unbounded, give tohe speech
he delivered GU the occasion Of the HazlchuFst Barbe
cue, significance and Importance that is almost ma
tional in its character. That the people Of Mississippi
will endorse and sustain him no one at all versed in
the politics of that State will dispute for moment
Looking at the speech in this light, propose max
ing copious extracts from it, in which momentous
questions at least for the South are ably and deib-
erately discussed.
Senator Brown is in many respects, remarkable
man About twenty years ago he entered public life,
and has remained in public life ever SINCE He has
/ been Congressman, Judge, Congressman again,
Governor two terms and is serving out his Sc
| cond Senatorial term. He has never been defeated,
1 although III 1851 the Democratic party, headed by
Jefferson Davis as candidate for Governor, was de-
feated. OF all the candidates on the Democratic
State and Congressional tickets Brown alone wealth
/ cred trumphantIy the Union hurricane that
then ragged throughout the State. He was reelected
to Congress by majority reaching nearly two thou
sand votes. The secret of his unequaled popularity
is to be found in his uniform courtesy especially to
his opponents, his reliability man, and the fidelity
and efficiency with which he has served his const-
tuents without regard to party distinctions. Now for
the Hazlehurst speech
Senator Brown commenced felicitonsly by express
| ing his gratitude to his neghbOrs and friends for
the honor coferred upon him. We will quote a few
sentences from his manly opening:
It has been my good fortune to have retained your
| confidence for long series of years. and to yOn
think may appeal with safety if ever resorted to
the arts Of the demagogae failed at any time to
speak out my sentiments when called.
! To-day, having no ayors to ask, and no response
blity to shun am more than ever resolved to speak
plainly. 1t would be libel OF my past lite to dis
guse my real sentments-and BESIDES now more than
at any other time there is need for every patriots
wearing his heart upon his sleeve.
Mr., Brown throughout his speech, redeemed his
promise, and did speak plainly" If every other
prominent Southern statesman would do likewise,
| ulnCh GOOD WOuld ne accomplished.
We have not room for the Senator's history Of the
slavery agitation as connected with the Kansas issue
his reference to the Nebraska act, his iorcible argu
ment against the popular sovereignty" doctrine,
aud many other interesting points. Here is pa ia
| graph for the consideration of the editor of the
/ Washington Union and others:
And now, feIlow.ctizens, having mentioned the
name of Douglas allow me to digress far to say
4 my sympathies are not with those who indulge in
| wholesale denunCiatlon Of him. He is more honest,
more consistent, the friend Of the Constitution
and the rights Of the States, and a better Democrat
than nineenths Of those in the free States who abuse
| him. He is giant in intellect a giant in will, 81
ant in eloqnenre a giant in everything that makes
up the characteristics OF great man, and hope he
may thrash Abolition Lincoln out of his boots.
Unless we labor under great mistake, nne,tenths
Of the Southern people will reecho and endorse the
above sentiments the satellites oil the Administration
| to the contrary Notwithstanding.
We now quote again and somewhat at ength
Buttothe question. AFtera long and tedious debate
in both houses Of Congress- it became apparent that
it was impossible to admit Kansas as State under
the Lecompton Constitution We had, therefore, to
abandon the contest aud give the enemy the only
victory they had songht--the exclusion OF pro.
slavery Kansas we had to resort to some other
expedient. Mr.. Montgomery, a Representative from
Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Crttendeu the venerable and
distinguished Senator from Kentucky, each brought
propositions, aud especially Mr.. Critenden's, may
have be discussed before the people. For the pre-
sent sufficient to say they both rejected No
friend OF the LecomPton pro-slayery constitution,
in either house Of Congress, giving to either Of them
the slightest countenance orsupport so far as know
or believe.
In this state of affairs the two houses of Congress-
through their respective committees, met for consul
| tattOn The result was the production Of the Eng.
| lish Conference BILL and Of that | come now to
speak. Ithgured conspcuousy in the last act Of
the drama, and deserves passing notice.
BY this bill the friends Of the Lecompton Constitu
ton proposed to admit Kansas d State and then
leave the people of the Territory free to decide for
themselves whether they would accept the act Of adj
mission on not. There was some prOprety in this,
growing out OF the fact that Congress had already
determined to reject certain conditions proposed by
Kansas in regard to the public lands and other i'm
| puTtant interests.
l. for one never believed that Congress had the
right TO take Territory by the and drag her
into the Union, noienS U0ens. And while would not
listen to proposition to remand the Constitution
rendered by the people OF a Territory, asking admis-
sion, and require them to vote on it whether desired
to do so or not thought it proper in the OF
| Kansas to allow her people to decide for themselves
whether they were ia the Union rs State after we
had rejected portion Of their proposition and ma
teriay altered other parts OF it. II Kansas refused
to accept the act OF admission aud thus determined
for herself that she not in the Union then it was
stipulated in the English Conference bill that she
remain out until she had the requisite federal popua.
ton to entlte her to Representative in Congress
that being, according to the existing ratio g3 400
Against this bill the whole power that had defeated
the original Senate bill, arrayed ITSELF with the pX
cepton oil some six or eight members Of the House
oi Representatives, and these gave the friends OF tie
measure barely votes enough 10 carry it. For the
bill every Southern Senator and RegIespntatiy,
, voted except Gen. Qutman and MIR. B0uham o
south Carolina That Gen. Quitman voted agans
it was never o matter Of serious regret to me- au(
certainly never dreamed Of reproducing him Tor it
Hin frr4N to hlf NIL