New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-29
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.


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WASHINGTON, March 20, 1858.
The grey blooms of the aspen are thickening on
the boughserocuses show their golden heads in the
midst Of the green carpet of the Capitol grounds
the thermometer at marks 70 degrees-and gen
tlemen crowding the with light.colored suits
of fancy cashmere, appear and more frequently
on the avenue
Our lion, the Turk excites the fbbing tongues and
pens of the gossippng chroniclers OF the drawing
rooms and printing-ofices to the uttermost. His
every movement is noted and commented upon As
yet, it is quite certain that he has courted nobody
have seen his likeness in a Yankee picture news.
paper and it is very Turkish. Ny time will not per-
nit me to after him. If he calls on me, l shall
treat him politely, and give him chew OF excellent
| tobacco.
Lecompton is in a thicker fog than ever Here is
the last rumor and the latest phase Douglas laid
hands on Calhoun the day after he arrived here,
and showed him unexpected statements in a Kan
sas newspaper. Calhoun professed to be puzzled
After month or two of oscillation, he now deter
mines to give the certificates of election to the Free
sellers declares that Gov. Cobb, Secretary Thomp-
son, Senator Toombs and Stephens of Georgia, ad-
vised him to this This is denied by the above
gentlemen, some of whom declare they have never
seen the man. Accordingly Calhoun swears that he
will make them toe the mark by exposing them in a
letter. Something of this sort looked for yester.
day, even by those who pay least attention to ordi-
nary rumors. But the rich Developments were
not forthcoming.
Another rumor exists to the effect that twenty-five
Southern men intend to vote against Lecompton,
because Of this movement on the part of Calhoun
But this carries its reftaton on its face The op-
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they will find themselves mistaken The majority
either way will not be than three or four The
danger is lest some of those who intend to vote for
Leconpton in the final struggle may defeat it by
voting with the opposition upon preliminary ques-
tons.
Affairs are so ticklish that the Union of this
morning calls attention to the fact that every
vote is important, and asserts that " there is not
much difference between absence at the critical time
and an actual vote against the bill. The preliminary
motions that may be made of nearly as much i'm.
portance as the vote on the main question. Should
the opposition at any time discover that they have
majority of those present. the opportunity will doubt
less be embraced to make summary disposition Of
the bll.n
Chevalier Webb is excessively savage in regard to
the present posture of affairs in the House. He ad-
yises the opposition to divide into two squads of 40
EACH and take it by turns day and night to stave off
the final vote, if necessary, until the 4th of March
1859.
Senator Crittenden's amendment, which proposes
to admit Kansas for the present with a provision
virtually enabling actor an immediate election
of delegates to Convention to frame another Consti-
tuition will not pass the Senate Green's BILL admit
ting Kansas and Minnesota without the preamble
asserting the illegal and revolutionary right of the
people to change the Constitution at pleasure, will
come down to the House. In this shape alone will it
be tolerated by the fre-eaters.
Some Of the Southern Americans hold back on &C.
count of the provision of the Minnesota Consultation
which permits alien suffrage. Others, seemingly,
and, perhaps really truer to the South after careful
examination of the Minnesota Constitution. and in
view of the decision of the Supreme Court as given
in the bred Scott case in regard to the rights OF the
States in the matter of the elective franchise have
determined to sustain the administration in the pre-.
sent crisis, by presenting clean record which shall
show no vote with the Black Republicans and which
will not have to be explained to their constituents.
This is doubtless the correct position Odous as alien
suffrage may be- and if it were presented in its
most revolving form in the Minnesota Constitution
which is not the casea vote in its favor would be far
more tolerable and may add, far more just to the
people Of the South, than vote with the Black Re-
pubicans upon the vital issue involved in the admis
sion of Kansas under the Lecompton Constitution.
Gov. Crittendens speech is indeed able and its tone
is admirable. The anti-Lecomptonites hailed it with
transports of joy. 1t secures to them HUMPHREY Mar
shall and Underwood-no Others, believe Senator
Bells speech is highly spoken of. He carries with
him not of the Tennessee delegation all of whom
are united in favor Of Leeompton,
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purer Southern fire. They do not hesitate to speak
of secession in case Kansas is not admitted Good
Bat, for Heavens sake, let thoroughly ascertain
our ground before the movement is begun. In an
hour like the present, when the North auntingy pro-
claims its supremacy it will never do for to inaug
uate disunion movement that will not DO sustained
boldly, and by the great body of the Southern people
l believe that disunion could be accomplished upon
the existing issue but for this single fact-that for two
years past the Southern mind has been entirely pre-.
pared to see Kansas come in as a free State.
Yesterday Gen. Qutman's Army bill passed the
House by triumphant majority of 81. This triumph
was especially gratifying to the veteran general and
his friends, in view of the overwhelming defeat OF
Faulkner's amendment. Faulkner, put forward by
the Administration proposed to substitute in place OF
the four regiments of volunteers, one regiment of
dragons and two of infantry. This was defeated by
majority of hundred / have heretofore said
that the fate Of Gen. Qs bill in the Senate is doubtful
and that the Administration has set its heart upon
regular troops
Next Wednesday the several State Committees Of
the Black Republican party will hold meeting in
this city, the purpose of which, according to general
opinion viii be to settle the terms Of the new coal.
; ton between Douglas and Seward.
see the Tribune quotes part of the admirable let.
ter from lady in Memphis to her brother in New Or
leans, which printed in the Crescent some weeks
ago. Greeley brings all the emphasis of "smal caps
and italics to the lines ait made me very SD indeed
when, instead 1.-THE words, until death do part ye
the minister used the words unless you are unayoid.