New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-03-23
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCT
Wth 0rltans 9ailp Grtsfent.
Wednesday MORNING, MARCH %, 1859.
PREPARING FOR 1860.


While the prudent, conservative men Of the South
are quescently resting upon their oars and crying
out as each note Of warning falls upon their ears
little more sleep, little more slumber, little more
folding Of the arms to Sleep" their freesoil enemies
the North are working perseveringly, systematically
skilfully, and with an energy that knows not slum
ber or wearness to ensure the success of their can
didate-who will be Seward Or worse man-in 1860
We have frequently predicted that they would sue
ceed and we deeply regret, although years have
elapsed since we first ventured the prediction that
nothing has occurred to weaken the impressions en-
tertained at the beginning On the contrary succeed
Ing events, as they pressed upon each other, have
only served to strengthen those melancholy conyic
tions.
The last most important move in this direction we
find clroncled in the New York Tribune of the 10th
1t comes in the shape Of proposition to publish an
edition OF one hundred thousand copies of II. r.
Helpers vile abolition work entitled i" Impending
Crisis of the South" at the rate Of sixteen cents
per copy, so that it may be scattered broadcast
all over the free States and to use the language of
the Tribune, especially in Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey Indiana, Delaware, Maryland and the other bor-
der siaoe States." And continues the Tribune, " it
is confidently believed that such circulation will be
triumph in 1860, and for speedy extinction of
slavery at least throughout the present border slave
States"
Quite logical and conclusive but we will remark,
en- passant that there is another reason in favor of
its argument which the Tribune has failed to quote.
1t IS this: The high prices which negroes now com.
mand IN the cotton region are rapidly draining the
border slave States OF their coored population and
rf n tbo
tency than would thu circulation of million copies
OF Helpers work Yet the movement referred to is
none the less entitled to serious consideration.
The work of Helper is unqualifedly endorsed by
sxtysix members of the House OF Representatives
from the North; and the sum of s3,l77 has already
been subscribed by prominent merchants and citizens
OF New York. No doubt seems to be entertained
but that the whole sum needed, sixteen thousand
dollars, will be raised with very little delay. The
one hundred thousand copies will then be published
forthwith.
Having briefly stated few of the more signi6.
cant tacts bearing upon the case we will now pro.
ceed to quote some Of the Tribune's characteristic
arguments n favor of the proposition. Says that
Journal
we were beaten in 1856 mainly because, in about
bali OF the country, side of the question to he
decided was not allowed to be presented or argued
and the People of Fifteen States were kent w6ou
and those of the remaining States partially in dark
ness with regard to our objects, while the most in
famous Misrepresentation of those objects were
freely circulated on every side. There was TO sec.
tion no corner of the North in which the channions
OF slave democracy were not at perfect liberty to
present ana enforce their views, without the smallest
danger OF interruption, much less personal injury
White throughout the slave States, our speakers were
allowed no hearing our journals were DESTROYED in
Ihe posl-o1ces, or their circulation obstrncted by
terrorism, and even our ballots were not allowed to
be distributed at the polls The Press of that vast
region Systematically misrepresented and reved us !:
so That, while journals were, without impediment or
objection, established in the North expressly 10
champion slavery and its extension, the enemies of
slavery were not, and are not yet, allowed hearing
at the South. To change all this is the evident duty
of the hour. NY
Ihere Is no truth in the foregoing. Fremont was
beaten by money, skilfuy and lavishly expended in
Pennsylvania and by Douglas and Douglas alone, in
Illinois. But for money in the keystone, and the
Little Giant" in the Prairie State, the star of the
Freesollers would have eliminated in triumph And.
as for the savehodng States, neither the most pro-
fuse circulation of Abolition documents nor the
freest and widest possible discussion, could have
changed the vote of solitary electoral college. As
to what may be effected in 1861 we confess to some
mlsglvlngs We think it quite likely one nomnally
slave State will vote for the freeso candidate for the
Presidency, and shall not be profoundly asonisbed
another does the same thing.
But, with an impudence almost sublime in its eff.
frontery, and altogether Tribunsh in its character.
this New York journal goes to state that the ad.
vocates OF constitutional slavery were allowed free
discussion through the newspapers and before the
people in the North while the Abolitonists were
prevented from doing the same thing in the South
we VIII waste little time in exposing the absurdty of
tins complaint. Suppose the supporters of slavery
mad gone before the people of the North and told the
poor that they were oppressed by the rch that they
were ground down into the very earth by capital,
and that it was their religious right and solemn duty
TO their Con and their country to destroy their op
pressors, root and branch, and to divide their pro
perty among themselves how long, sages of the
Tribune would such speakers have lasted? and how
long would journals promu eating such sentiments
been allowed to be published?
One more extract and we will close. Saws the
Tribune:
One of the most deplorable consequences of the
state OF things we have briefly depicted is perpetual
iteration by the Pro-Shvery oracles, and a general
but most untounded conviction throughout tile slave
States that the Republicans are hostile to the South
and that their national triumph will work njury if
not ruin, to that section. In vain do we dlsciaim
any ennity or ill-will toward the South-n vain do
W. ASteae w seeh HeT RENOVATION, not her
IN vain do we demonstrate that the triumph of
hepnblcansm, erPn to The ertent Of The utter oyer.
h'on ana disappearance Of SiureIy would largely
ahd rapidly increase the industry, wealth, population
aud power of the South while increasing also tbe
energy, security and happiness of her people
We rather think the Southern people will decline
being b.neftted in the manner proposed and even
they should consent what is to become of the moor
negroes upon whom the curse of freedom would he
Lhns entaied? Shall their lot be made like unto that
Of the New York and Canadian negroes? Humanity
and Christianity alike forbid it.
However, there is no accounting for the vagaries
Ind unscrupulousness of Abolition fanaticism and
having discharged our duty in the premises, we will
irop the subject until fresh evidence of the appliances
of ther formidable organization present themselves.
lIIE REMOVAL QUEsrI0N.-One of the reasons as |
signed why the Capital should be removed from |
Baton Rouge to New Orleans is, that in the latter |
city the members would have the advantage of the
counsel aud advice of :" an intelligent and yirihnt |
press. This expression has been used by decidedly |
the drtiest and most scurrous sheet published this |
side OF Mason and Dixon's line. We admit the
general high character, ability and purity of the
metropolitan press, but when the conductors thereof
permit the ilthest as well as the most ignorant of
[helr number (a paper that gains subsistence by
preyng upon the public and private character of our
best citizens) to assume the leadership of an impor
ant question as the impersonation of that "nelli.
sence and vigilance" we must frankly tell them that
pubic opinion will torn poor estimate of their char.
lcter. Taking that one Darculor shoat 30 Tho et,na