New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-07
A Crisis Approaching.

We find the following in the n. Y. Herald from its
Washington correspondent, under date Of the LIST
inst, which we give for what it is worth:
We are approaching crisis in our political Of
fairs, which may possibly bring this Union to a
speedy dissolution While all the small-beer poll
ticians and spoilsmen at Washington are debating,
plotting and contemplating for the offices and
spoils Of the House organization, you may depend
upon it that the leading men OF the South are
brooding upon a far more important matter. The
paramount question with them is, are we and our
institutions any longer secure in this Union! and II
not secure, what steps shall we take for our Sc
curity?
Acting upon this idea, understand that the fol-
lowing programme has been substantially agreed
| upon by number of leading Southern men, in
Congress- and out of Congress, to-wit:
First-That in view of the Harpers Ferry aboll-
ton INVASION and its extensive and alarming rami-
fications; and in view of the sympathies OF the
abolitionized Republican party for Old Brown, and
of the threats of that party to reduce the South to
submission, special law shall be demanded OF
Congress for the future protection and security OF
the Southern States against all abolition corspra-
tors, emissares and incendiaries.
| Second-That in default of some such Congress
sional protection, the Southern members OF both
| houses shall withdraw from Washington, and meet
in body in Richmond, Virginia, or some other
convenient place. in view of the initial steps for an
independent Southern Confederacy.
| In anticipation of this alternative, am further
advised that the Southern Congressional meeting
| in Richmond elsewhere, will proceed to put the
South in proper position before the great Western
| Powers OF Europe, including programme of com
| mercial treaties on purely Southern basis, thai
| can hardly fail to attract the sympathies of Eng
| land for Southern cotton, including Southern
slavery.
Confronted by this contemplated Southern plal
of operations, how utterly insignificant the Hous
| organization, the Charleston Convention, and al
| other political schemes and movements appear, il
reference to 1860. If Southern demand for Con
gressiona protection of the institution OF slavery
shall be made-and it will be made-and If thu
protection shall be refused as it will be refused py
the anti-slavery Northern majority OF the House
then we may witness, before the close OF this SEES
sion of Congress, the opening OF the last chapte
of the great American Union. Rely upon 1t, tina
if the Southern States cannot be protected asalhs
abolition traitors and cutthroats within the Union
they will abandon the Union, peace or war ana
in view of this last alternative, the preparations
for war will not be neglected by this projected
!, Southern Congressional Convention. Northern mel
NAV say that this is the old Southern cry of wolf
wolf but they will find, perhaps, when it Is too late
that the wolf is really at the door.
RESURRECTION RuMoRs.-The Yicksburg Wing o
yesterday has the following:
Some little stir has been created in this count
by the report that number of Sharp's rifles ha
been found secreted in the woods. Taken in cor
nection with the anonymous letter received b
Gov. Pettus from this county, informing him that
! negro instruction was contemplated about Chris
mas, this report has caused some little uneasines
We deem it best to notice this matter at once,
order to allay any undue excitement. The repol
is founded on anonymous letters, which should
received with great caution. As to the finding