New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-26

a1GHe5a2 Condition of the GgtrsttAsf ,otssscs aH9
Pistols ~ IA Essssizn Member - 9Ne Aattonai
Tlsiors Committee 7gss 7suyslo,dal Question u
Tie Senate - III. Douglas Exposition o. ass
Claims nh. Gts Charleston Nomination - 1he
Maricaa Tsstatg
sboxiA1 Is I'M Ssx 0sieans crsscentl
WAsHlssroN, d. q, January 16. 1860.
Exi Crescent Il seems now To be generally con-
i cinded That The outsids pressure arising not only
mon, he claims Of the Government creditors and
the necessities III members themselves, but also
from The serious effects Of the nonorganzation Of
Congress cn The financial condition of the country.
affords the only hope for the ultimate election of 4
Speaker of The House, The factions in tho House
remain in statat quo. In the meantime, the delay
in the organization is already producing the most
serious and detrimental consequences to the credit
Of the Government, and to the entire commercial
and financial community as securities of all kinds
are being deprecated, and the effect on trade and
by the state Of feeling at the South is
aggravated BY the irritating and unproductive dis
cnssions in Congress.
Is estimated that there II due to Tie mail con
tractors between three and four millions of dol
lars on which the Government Is put to the useless
expense Of paying interest, az the money from the
sile ct treasury notes to pay for the overdue
Postoffce bills is now lying idle in the sub-Trea-
sury. On the other hand, the contractors are suf
fering heavy loss from the depreciation Of the
certificates Of this debit which are current at o. to
] IS per cent.
The scenes Of reckless turbulence in the House
IRE the subject Of severe comments III ali quarters
That in which Mr.. Haskin Of New York, figured
] was one Of the most nnqualifiedly disgraeeful
scenes that ever transpired IN any representative
| body in this country.
The dinner at Philadelphia on Saturday, to Mr..
Baile Peyton. possesses something of a political
significance. It may be regarded as d tribute Of
tue protectionsts in Pennsylvania to distinguished
champion Of their tariff views III days gone by,
with view alike of doing him honor and at the
same time initiating political movement looking
to the appreciation Of their own interests Whether
Mr.. Peyton,s OF Senator Crittenden, who figured
prominently at the banquet, is to be the political
beneficiary Of this movement is yet to be deter
mined Certain It is, that the Peoples Party Of
Pennsyl yania q sort of combination of Republican
ism and Protection, with the former subordinate
to the latter intend to be the controlling power in
the nomination Of the opposition candidate for the
Presidency, or else if their views are not regarded
| to make nomination Of their own, based upon
the prominent idea of high tariff, and Republi
canis sufficiently diluted to invite the support of
| what Is called the conservative element in the
North opposed to the Democratic party. Mr. Pey-
toms integrity on the slavery question will, how
ever, demand greater regard for Southern rights
MI he is proposed as the leader Of their moremsntl
than the Peoples party will be willing to concede.
In connection with this banquet a characteristic
letter appeared from Mr.. John Sherman, the Re.
publican candidate for Speaker of the House. who
endeavors to break the effect Of his endorsement
of the Helper Book, by an ,ebultion of patriotic
conservatism, which shows how easy that quality
can be affected for political purposes
The action of the National Union Committee. or.
ganized with the view Of concentrating for the
next Presidential contest the entire conservative
Union vote of the country, has assumed such an
imposing form to attract the serious regards of
politicians here. The central organization il now
complete and it is urged, that State organizations
and clubs should be formed as speedily as possible
The National Committee is understood to be in cor
rsspondence with leading men in all parts Of the
country, and to have received the most encourage
ing assurances Of cooperation.
The debate on the territorial question has been
continued with great animation, in the Senate Mr..
Douglas making his defense to the fast and fierce
assaults made upon him, and parryng the blows
with that skill in debate which, more than any
other quality of mind, has contributed to his for.
midable greatness. Mr.. Douglas insisted that the
Senate knew. or had full cause to know, eleven
years ago, that he held the Identical opinions on
the subject Of popular sovereignty, now alleged Is
the cause of his removal from the chair of the
Territories Committee, and made the pretext Of
the prescription of himself and friends. He prom.
ised to sustain this declaration at future day Nv
fJ,n
show that the majority Of the Senate had under
stood the Kansas-N ebraska bill as he had under
stood il, and as he hadexpained il, declaring that
its sole object was that the people Of Territory
might introduce or exclude slavery, through the
Territorial Legislature, while Territory as well
as when State and that the Southern members
Of the House Of Representatives had signifed their
full acceptance Of these views in voting for Mr. |
Richardson for Speaker Of the House after the
Kansas N ebraska bill had passed, and after he |
tAir. Richardson) had expressed his endorsement |
Of the principles of popular sovereignty contained
and Illustrated in It. These are certainly important
and are understood to embrace the
ground on which Mr. Douglas will rest his claims /
to the Southern vote in the Charleston Convention
1t is remarkable that in the current discussion I
Of the territorial topic both sides claim to treat it
as a Judicial question, to be determined by the 7
courts. This is pretence on both sides, as the |
question is essentially. in its nature, political
one, coming up directly as it does to Congress, /
without the intervention Of judicial forms, as any
other public topic. It is time that the pretence I
referred to was diselaimed on both sides, as the
country, doubtless, is well enough convinced of
the political nature Of the discussion both in and
out of Congress, and Of its political issue, to be
imposed upon by the declaration that it is to be
left to the courts.
It is said. that when the Mexican treaty comes up
in the Senate, the President will be severely
handled for the uncustomary and offensive policy
ofrecommending Gas he did in his message) hos
tile measures towards power with which the
government was, At the time, protesting to nego-
tate q treaty Of amity.
NH. Bouligny, the Representative from New Or I
leans, is out in tart address to his constituents I
h the National IntelIigencer in reply to Mn.
Henry st. Paul. He il sustained in his refltaton
of the charge of Mr.. st. Paul by the entire Louis
lana, Mississippi and Texas delegations.
Judge Douglas, much to his credit, has intro.
auced resolution to-day instructing the Com
mittee on Judiciary to report bill prohibiting
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