New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-14

both the state and the United states authority. |
And l surely may be allowed latitude for acting on
the mass of information have received Of renewed
invasion, when, perhaps, pardonable inattention
at Washington to warning OF the murder and trea-
son at Harpers Ferry, left an arsenal and people
defencelcss against that inpasion
did not call on the President to protect Vr
gina, and would not do so. apprised him of APP
prehensons +" in order that he might take steps to
preserve peace between the States" had called
out own militia, and they are thousand fold
ample to defend their State. They have had not
only to guard their own border, but to guard in
part the arsenal of the United States The Presi.
dent has, however, manifested a cheerful and
cordial disposition to defend the place coded to
the United States at Harper's Ferry; he sent a
small guard, as informed it was unguarded,
and has reinforced that guard mot only to pro:
tect the public property clearly within federal
jurisdiction, but to prevent the insurgents from
Selling the arms in the arsenal at that place. and
using them against the troops Of Virginia BE.
Sides he says, 1T is possible the additional
troops may be required to act as posse conlutus,
on the requisition of the Marshal of the United
States for the Western District of Virginia to pre-
vent the rescue of Stevens, now in his custody,
charged with the crime of high treason
Then for these objects: LIST. To keep arms of the
United States out of the hands of the invaders of
Virginia and ID. To act as posse conaitdtts' to
the United States Marshal, the land forces of the
United States may be used; but Sd. Not to pre-
vent g INVASION of one State by the people of
another State. And he says he can discover moth
ing in any provision in the Constitution or laws of
the United States which would authorize him to
take steps for the purpose of preserving peace
between the States "by guarding places in sur
rounding States which may be occupied as depots
andrendezvous by desperadoes to invade Virginia.
AS understand his Interpretation of the Constitu
ton and laws, he cannot call forth the militia nor
employ the land and naval forces of the United
States for this purpose" He says it is the duty
of the respective State Governments to break up
such depots, and to prevent their citizens from
making incursions, etc.; but that if the Federal
Executive were to enter these States and perform
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ton of their rights. We're he thus to act it would
be palpable invasion Of State sovereignty, and
as precedent might prove highly dangerous.
Now, this is doctrine, and teaches even Vir-
ginia lesson of State rights which destroys her
constitutional guarantee of protection by the
United States against invasion by Abolition fanat-
les from other States" They are not from any
foreign country, nor are they Indian tribes. The
fanatics from free States, such as John Brown and
Stevens, he says, in effect, not invading the
United States when invading Virginia; they are not
" from. any foreign nation or Indian tribe render
ing it lawful for the President to employ the Federal
forces to repel such INVASION.
These are alarming doctrines to the invaded |
States. And however the argument or the error
may be between the President and your executive,
this, at least is clear, that if | am right in my
views of our guarantee of protection in the case
before US, imminent as it is, he. the executive of
the United States, does not concur with me, and
will not enforce the protection we need; and, on
the other hand, if he is right and cannot legally
claim that the United States shall keep the peace
between the States and guarantee one State against
invasion from another the federal executive can
not interpose to rcpel or prevent the INVASION In
either we are clearly thrown on our own self
dependence We must rely on ourselves, and fight
for peace! I say to theni--To your tents! Or
ganZe and arm!
The constitutional guarantee of protection is
withheld, whilst we are invaded from all around,
and this Withholding will nsprit the sympathizers
in felony against our property and lives. To de-
fend ourselves and to suppress sympathy in insur-
rection, which must multiply felons against our
peace and safety; and if they did not intend inva
sion before it will make them enact it now under
this construction of State rights to disturb and
State rights to defend the public peace, we will
need all our forces for the conflict. L. therefore,
recommend to you more energetic measures than
the President compliments me for adopting on the
side of peace against invasion.
Irepeat:
LIST. Organize and arm.
I'd. Demand of each State in the Union what po-
ston she means to maintain for the future in re-
spect to slavery and the provisions of the consttu
ton and laws OF the United States, and the provis
ions of State laws for its protection in our federal
relations: and be governed according to the man
ner in which the demand shall be answered. Let
us defend position, or yield it at once.
Let us have action and not resolyes-deinite set
Element, and no more temporizing the Constitution
and no more compromise.
A SHOCKING CASE OF AMALGAMAr1oS.-From the
Detroit Free Press Of the I'd inst we extract the
following:
This case, which we mentioned yesterday, was
brought into Court at the morning session of the
Police Court, and adjourned for the convenience
of the prosecution in procuring evidence. There
parents of the girl are English people, who came
to this city from Hudsons Bay, where the husband
and father was in the employ of the Hudson's Bay
Company. The negro, Tom Slaughter made the
acquaintance of the girl without the knowledge of
| the parents, and enticed her away from home for
the purpose of marrying her, Notwithstanding the
| fact that he had already two willie wives living.
She is only sixteen years DID, is quite good-looking
and has been properly brought up by her parents,
who are in every respect worthy and estimable
| people.
Slaughter ruined one of his former wives by his
brutal treatment, and she is drunken, aban-
| doned prostitute, an everyday frequenter of the
| Police Court. Having induced her to marry him.
| he kicked her out of doors in short time, and
although she returned and endeavored to live with
him. he met her only with blows and curses, and
turned her away to shift for herself. What became
| of the other one is not known, but she probably
| shared similar fate. 1t is impossible to conceive
of more loathsome union, for, aside from being
black as the ace of spades, he has not the merit of
decency in any respect, but is one of the most de-
| graded of his race-morally dead, and physically
tainted with loathsome disease that polIutes the
/ very atmosphere that he breathes. Yet, with all
this, a white woman, who has been reared in the
bosom of strictly moral, and to all appeara aces
emnently worthy family, leaves her home and be-
takes herself to his arms. 1t is enough to sicken
/ humanity.
The aged father and mother were at the Police
| Court yesterday, and excited universal sympathy
| by their heart-broken appearance. They desire
to recover their daughter and punish the villain
who enticed her away from home. The preacher
/ who married them is in custody, and will be dealt
/ with as the law directs.
4 MARINE DIsAsTER.-From the Savannah News of
the 9th we extract the following:
The British ship Admiral, which arrived yester-
day from Liverpool, had on board Capt. Gardner,
of the British brig Mary of Yarmouth, n. S., with
his officers and crew, having been taken on board
the Admiral under the following circumstances, as
reported to by Capt. Gardner: The brig was
bound from Newport, England to Martinique, with
a cargo of coal, having left the former place on
the 18th October. On the 26th of the same month,
in lat 43 deg, lon Is deg, an explosion took
place, supposed to have been caused by Il spon-
taneous combustion, blowing up her decks and
starting the quarter under water. The boats were
Immediately launched and an effort made to throw
they compelled to stop.
About this time sail hove in sight which bore
down upon them, and which proved to be the BIZ
, ship Admiral, Capt. CoXhead from Liverpool fol
! this port. The Captain, officers and crew were
taken on board, and have arrived in Savannah, as
, before stated.
, The brig went down in about thirty minutes after
she was abandoned, the captain and crew barely
/ having time to their clothing. Capt. Gardner
his officers and crew, desire to return their thanks
publicly to Capt CoNhead for his kindness to then
/ during the passage.