New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-07
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j HON. MILES TAYLOR.

Congress Of the United States. has lately written
a letter to one OF his constituents, Hon. Laais
Bush, Of I4afoureha which has been duly publishee
and upon which extended comments have been
made. So far the letter has encountered hostile 4
reception from the side to which the honorable
gentleman belongs the Democratic side Or,
rather tlt portion or il representing the interests
designs, immediate Or ulterior. of Senator sdell
and His friends,
Perhaps III. Miles Taylor anticipated all this;
and hence TIE freedom, holdness ard frankness
which characterize tie letter in question. The I
attacks ol Ills enemies WIN probably do him good;
lo1 the people, as mass, are predisposed to fear
1essnass and aniness and whoever displays these
high qualities is sure 10 be regarded with an eye of
favor, even ~ these most opposed 10 him T.
political grounds, while his Immediate pe ~, ~
ana personal friends will rally around Sas'es1
augmented zeal and renewed enthusias a,aa 4 ~
AIr. Taylor, although an untiinching = nesiaes'
never worn she collar Of the Slid n, ao,s' w
IL, therefore, regarded more y ~
than the strongest party s Y, s's'as ~ 'aea
Occupying N entre s,s.sss
these respects, ~ ~
dom and candor "a 4, 49,
il,ae Ee are attached to neither faction
| although We may haye our preference.
Nedos of nrns,ose Ia anote or tso1o,,ent nm An j
consids III
has iotsieu N NJ ~ ~ ieatef " hie
teiefenee g certain resolutions brought before
CIR State Legislature. ana which have been re-
ferre1 X, M foya,,Ssttaa Is1nrsl 1, III 49,,
s.rc . 81 Il. I al n. -
~ ~, ttis AZ n u oi = 4 posspoiis-
meHf 81 the contemplated action until neSt year,
fearing that Immediate action would prejudice the
IA Snrfhe.n friends ma tbns ,,i,ts
a1,.o
iaa' ses '1'.fy "a0hi = n tsf w
saly Ion us 10 remark thai on TINS point, we do not
agree with our Representative i'll Congress- We
II believe tbat the Legislature of avery Southern
49, sIi "a ,,.,t - III. -, - !,
5s'te snon'e ese Afne Ptonip4s asio
\ deeislyeiy-
4 Thcn Mr.. Taylor proceeds to declare himself in
fa,-ar ,F the manhattan of Senator 1ouylas ~ +a
s'lS' - ~ eils
wise
I have given the most careful attention to the
| present position Of parties, and have reflected
! deeply and anxiously upon what the rapidly APP
preaching future is 10 bring US and tell You
now, with all frankness, that see no well founded
hope for tile preservation OF tile existing Union.
with honor to ourselves, but in tie candidacy Of
Stephen Al. Douglas fer the Presidency. This may
seem strange to you but it is nevertheless true
Mr.. Douglas entertains various opinions which are
condemned throughout the South. Some of them
in which can never, under any circumstances con
er; and yeti believe that lie is the man OF all Others
nation now require should be the candidate for the
Presidency aiyreasons for this belief are these
The division in sentiment between the North and
South has widened from Day e day, until the PEG
pie Of the two secous seem 10 constitute two hos
tile nations The anfrendly action Of many 81 the
NorthefhStates with respect to the South through
tnelr legislatures, then executives, and their judi
ciary, has been Of such character for years that
ifitlad hael INDUCED III by one independent mem
her af the great family OF nations towards NEIGH
boring State, it would have afforded a Just ground
for war mercess, Devastating destructive war
If this seeming hostility between the Northern and
Southern States is, in point of fact, real il is
hardly necessary to say that they can no longer
remain members Of the sumo confederation. The
elections IN the Northern States during the present
year will necessarily be decisive to this fact for
the question upon it is now, for the first time dis
tincty before the people, and it must be deter
mined bE them, II the principles maintained by
the great National Democratic party are yndi-
Gated By the result OF those elections. all viii BE-
well. But if, unhappily, on the other hand our
Northern brethren are overwhelmed in the con.
dict, we of the South, in my judgment, must pro
noance the Union at an end and engage at once
in the construction Of a new government for tile
protection and advancement Of the interests Of our
own people.
The mere election Of d Democratic President
however Will not be sufficient to preserve the
Union. The Union cannot continue unless there
Is complete revolution in Northern politics. Not
oiy isst tne eieelofa votes 70 secure the election
III ~, III pe carried,
broken an. unless the Northern people tfroag, a
majority Of their Representatives in the National
songress, any thf2ugh the acton q their State
M laaiaiat;,, mi /,
evidences Of a settled disposition to resneet the
rights OF the South and OF her people, and fixed
asteIinaloh 70 Pun down ana punish all attempts
vnat thosa r;ta -, ~ ~ sa, oMli eele, 20
way their exercise or enjoyment. = ~
Such result as this | speak Of can be secured |
My ~ one way By placing at the head of our
embodiment and trne f ane ~ 5he
feelings Of the North towards us and onr institn.
tons And that man am certain is Stephen A.
ronsela,s nay say what they viii
hut if there L ny one tbin@ ~ m
mind, it is this: That stephen a. Douglas. at this
Tune, has tal possession Of the popular mind of the
y fba y IN o
under tile Constitution and in ny r. ~
should be the nominee of the Democratie marty
for the Presidency at the next election. nv hone
and belief is, that under The influence of the en-
tfusiasm excited among his supporters BY his great
t. the Consttion Nil III, orar ta aila aesoton
and s,yeen a, ast;.a w. s n1ie Norm
cansm and its ahomins tions fo ,t h;
of tbe nation frnn, tha ~ Ss s P,tees
he eae a, and TAPE May
=. -. $3.50 y 'o'' aha hiihnesola
- sunny fesl'eets, ana 70 very considerable eN-
tent, MI. Taylor enunciates views advanced in the
crescent months and months ago: and those views