New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-24
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
;recinl Corresnondence 81 ihe crtscent.


bodings, lest delay might prove fatal to the cause
of secession. Especially SO, in view OF certain
resolutions Of a backing down nature presented in
the House yesterday by sundry Republicans. Be
tween now and Thursday next, peculiar efforts will
| be made to stop the revolution They may succeed
But the causes winch nave nrought us TO 1ne ntinh
OF dissolution nave not been ana, "a my OPINION,
| cannot be removed. Therefore, the work, II
stopped now, will inevitably begin again as soon as
it is perceived that compromises no matter what
| they are, cannot cure the inYetefafe hosutty OF
two distinct people; dltterent IN laws IN religion
and in morals; diterent also IN blood III birth, IN
physical ideas-h ! may 50 express myself-that
IS, IN IDEAS which owe tnelr origin 70 pecnlarlhes
OF organic structure ana not 70 eaucahon.
heitts course IN ene oohVehuoa might nave sur
prised me II mad placed entre faith N what ne
vehementiy asserted iess tnan q week ago, to-wit
That the Convention would assemble on the llth,
and ne 61e1 Woulo nave the State out ID iess thah
twenty iour noufs. piu hos Hafn you n areoeh'
letter that some OF ene oeoessioli-
ISIS wound turn taii in the iass emergency. may
pc that am oolng the gaiiahs ooionei ~ ihJus.-
ice. nope am. bus ms afoWai hot 70 pefHis
tne ordinahce oi secessioh W pass uhs' eaon sep
arate Clause nae ulaetsole o@teiui eAs.iin''asn &
ials 90 signaly 70 aay VIII ls Juss qao'-
60 1las mus. 70 eAoaseu ioi '.i9
ity. 10 you MT. hoi1or' Aeep aslsisans eye upon
an VINO Woulu hlnaer lie sooa osuse "ieu
aeiays ahd apo'e a. ~ ~ psgse - .ic7o
genlieinen VINO are ~ s@ 'au " ''Os's'
ana SO SLOW anu ie'''t heh ~ ooles W
acuon.
We nave iR this country Wora "iiich nous the
same feaoh 10 thundef thai eathos aoes 10 pathes.
: LUMBER !" IS the pathos oi 'hunaer. Waae, OF
ONO, iiinstfatea thls oathos yesterday morning u
the senate. ne iumperea' dressed IN ms pest DID
ana ,ucker stanolug very ereo'' ana Trying 10 look
as mucn lihe paniei Hepslef ~ possioi''' ~ sehs
iofth noise winch he guessea % meow the
people Wouio lhlstaAe lor enunaef' ne laiiea mis-
efaoly. foWeh, Oh heneueky' Jumped upon nm,
ana y was pitiaoie oo ~ no" nls crest ieh aiid
now ms numbering turned ileo slckiy EMBARRASSED
snafl. % comp'e.eiy was ne useu up .has y VINO
am no lover Oh Aeohsionls's, however honest ana
sincere tney may pe reaiy ielt sorry lor MN. N
your reaueTs couia hafe heaiu wan wliat sweiilns
hsoiehee he pioo.aileu sne tiiuitpi VI 'he hepuo'
hoah parry a,iu his " uie
= pelaii y 'ha. Z, sie peopie mneh naa
iofplddeh forever the fsns Oh slavery 10 exist IN
the teffleofles lney "ouia hesitle 'oe an instant
N closing the porls q lhe soutn ~ to
any possible umon tnat can pc formed Wfile aboll-
uoh mahghty ehaufes'
~ Is saia mat Waae never ninched before. be
shas as y may, he aia oeftaihy on thls occasion
guam before the pam lnserFosatores OF tne Sena-
tor from hehtueky. lnese questions tne simplest
possiois ana asAeu ~ .i,e ilauess tone, iaaae MN
ssel alua siasser as " haa peeh shiit1en py
oiuo' ahe ne iac. is, Nottnern men III potn houses
gehefaliy go GOWN peiofe an aslack made by
7ou1neth nian' Nos snib tneJ iaeA ihsenulty on
m contrary, tiey eAoel u IL pus somehow tney
can coiiiroht we ille anu OIL SCUM
erneFs. suspect the 4pianatioh wal Dc lound IN
tns-that tney are nos honesL ana sincere IN thelr
conYiciohs, Whiie southern men are.
MT. Cflltenoeh proposed ths morning that the
southern ille o hahsas pe eAtehaea 10 the racine,
ana all Ierfltorp nortn 81 that me 10 pe forever
ifee, anu ehas an sousn VI II snoulo nave slavery
guaranteed 10 ~ Wnethef forever, or only until
Ihey come to form State Consltuhon, ga not
iearn, fTtuaily, hhs iaea Is restoration OF the
missouri Compromlse-a thlhg mpracncabie, ike
al other propositions yet made to save the Union,
Every adjustment ls predicated upon the supposi-
uon that the Republlcan party shall be allowed to
occupy washington ana 10 nave control OF the
Whole feaeral power IN wnich event, y y plain
q every man VINO mas spark OF intellect that
snsy wll IN the nrs1 place, nulilfy thelr own COM
promises, and IN the next hold on to the Govern
nent until fhey'are whipped out by bayonet and
cannon. Hence we OF Virginia and Maryland are
glaa 10 see the Enquirer come out oodly and urg-
ing tne auty Oh taxing washington ana al the
forts IA the states Just named, BY force OF arms II
1t has to come to light, and few now doubt that it
VIII, the sooner the WORK OF revolution 10 begun
n and around TINS city the better.
1t seems that IT was the South Carolina Iegisla-
ture and not the Convention which adjourned to
meet on Thursday IN Charleston. Tie latter assem-
pes this afternoon ana there y itle rear that the
OF Charleston Will have any retarding
enect upon its delpefanons. Ii the ordinance of
secession Y passed tomorrow inc pau OF the feEo
lutlon VIII be u motion anu 1nas Is al we eStfem.
lsts, as they call us, ask Conservative presses, ia
tneT opposition to secession, ought not to lose
slght Of the iact that great national movements
always enlist the synpathes Of the rising genera
tion. Love OF excitement, OF change, OF great
oontnoelohs, Is the master passion OF the young.
q laa sag to memper q congress some days
aso: am very giad this thlhg mas come"
J W ny :" asked the member. aoh, I've heard SO
mueh ABOUT the great deeds q other days that
doheb doh want 70 iye stagnant lie want some big
tmes, TOO, as Wen as my grandfather ismore
than probable that his wish Will be abundantly
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