New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-01
Ne(u Orleans 4ailg Grestent.
THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER j, 1859.
SLAVERY In TERRITORIES--DOUG
DEMOCRACY,


SLAVERY IN TERRIToRIEs--DoUG
DEMOCRACY.
The Administration Democracy of the South
seem determined to hazard the substantial inter-
ests of their section upon an impracticable issue.
Aye, they do even more than that. If we were to
construe their intentions by their acts they propose
to leopard the institution in the States where it
exists by law, is protected by law and recognized
by law, TO carry slavery into Territories where all
the facts and circumstances go to show that such
movement is impossible and to break down one
single, solitary Northern statesman - Stephen A.
Douglas-who has spoken his mind freely on the
subject, and who is more hated and feared by
Northern Abolitionists and Black Republicans than
any living man.
We can see much partisanship in this but no
patriotism. There is an apparent absorbing de-
sire, in it, to advance one political clique over the
ruins of another, and to elevate this or that man
by destroying this or that opponent, without any
regard to the vast and vital interests involved in
the settlement Of the controversy. "Nero fiddled
while Rome was burnng;" and If this kind of
business don't approximate that sort of musical
performance, then we are no judge of facts or the
surroundings Of case. We are squabbling over
worthless, practically considered Territorial abb
stractons while the secret, covert, open and rea-
sonabe efforts of our enemies, are sapping the
foundations of the institution of domestic servi-
tude in the States where it now exists-rendering
slave property Insecure, and thus paving the way
for freesoiism by causing rapid emigration of
that description of population further South.
nneie rs i'e'''ief reasoh' common sense, or SOUND
Thp
- F'.s "'y s"'h ''"ise as ''iis' ihe
Co. - ~, N'nosn o'e oo"''ioh P,opeiy Vi .,ie
ro,n, - "is nv o.""'' io9' ~ l'e
comta h.. s'',',s . ".en sa'ou ~ ,lle
oi,;.,, af..,s, ~ ~, - 80
sas il now oone ana ,,,t har a,a,., a,ono ,iI.'i,
to aox from onr torr;,or as ,at;o
Not onotbor ne, slaya e+a,o ,,;I a,,a 10
into the Confeder,c o II ,,o,, s,.nas and = is
at all nrobob,e were raxas d,;d.d ocoor1ino IN
the cypress terms of tha Treaty, ~ ,nnoxotio,,
that the NORTON of tba Tarrtory senaroted would
he pcrmitted to come in if il nresened tscIr With
constitution allowing slavery
Our true policy. then is to secure what we now
have. and not waste our STRENGTH unon abstrac
tions having neither practical worth nor volue
As we stand no chance, whatever. in the Terrific
ries let us ignore the Territories. and devote onr
selves to the work of saving where there il a
chance to save. Let us look to the border slave
States-to those outpo,t bulwarks of our threat
ened institution-and see what can he done there
Virginia has lately been the scene Of a f.n,tica1
outbreak. Maryland is becoming ranidlv free.
sojlized. Delaware has oone from no a1toro+bo,
Missouri is going: and in Kentucky. along the line
of the Ohio river negro nroper,, ia ,hont a, insa
cure a. if well can he
,ve ceased o,,arro,inn ahon. harso ana1
uestions dividing onrselye, u,,on ao.;oo,,,a
80 ,a,a,a;,,,, NIL. ,,res-a r.
tha ,,.;, NJ. .r7., Ii, -. ~
,.ronn !. ,,,ho,a ana ,,,,;a.a;na, 81 -
- 4, =, ~ =. - ne.Ai
"s .,,a ~ w VI 'He ii'',Ui", se.'i9h
ta,,;.,o,,t ,,a,, NI. 'i' .l'' III
~ i''' nus, e''sui WIN us ~ op''iioi''
thousana t;naS saono, ,u,1t ,, ,,;., ~, % q q
c+oto t,,,, pno,an,,, o,,, ao -, -
lie,o large ,noior;t,, os .ha ca,thou, ,aos1s
wor. II ,,oss,o for ,,o, 10 80. n;1 - a.
of schomi,r ,,o,;.io;on, ona ,,.or,,,,,,,ar,. -
,ooros a,d :, n, ,,o,t h.,, -
soma, oual,ies and of ,be strono nresrmn+;on t,o+
he is the only man who stands anytbing like oooa
chance of beating Seward next year we hone he
will be nominated by the Charleston Convention.
And we verify believe he will be nominated. unless
the Administration partsans of the South carry
their relentlessness to such an extent as to prefer
the success of an Abolitonist to the elevation to
power of such a generally worthy man
With the settlement of the next Presidential con.
test the less said about mere party DESIGNATIONS
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