New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-18
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
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Special to The New Orleans Creseent.l .
WASHINGTON, Dec. IL 1860.
Nj. EdRoT-I feel it to be a solemn duty to
warn the people of Louisiana and the whole South,
not to trust politicians in this crisis when SO noble
blow is being struck for freedom, for emancipa-
ton from anti.sayery and aggraranism. That there
are traitors here among those who are loudest-
mouthed in behalf of secession have heard too
much to doubt. Their names will not call at this
time but woe to them, il their plots ripen into
concession and compromise. ] will denounce
them mercilessly, name by name-nat one of
them shall escape me. Let the people recollect
that politicians are necessarily the slaves of public
opinion; scarce one in q hundred of them having
the manliness to be true to himself and the truth
If the people are in earnest about this matter of
secession, let them show it plainly, and the polt
clans will do their bidding the great work Of
emancipation from Abolitonism will be accom-
plished, and no compromise, however flattering
will be needed for moment. This work is now
begun in earnest. If we give back the least lot
we shall fail, and fail, to be overwhelmed with the
scorn and derision of the whole world By all that
is manly, and by all that is in accordance with
common sense, would urge the people of the
South to listen to no terms whatever no guarantees
no amendments of the Constitution-nothing IF
they deign even to listen the f1attering Union.
patchers will obtain their wish will carry the day
and the whole work will have to be done over
again.
There is little news to tell, beyond what may be
inferred from the remarks lust made. Plots
ntrigues, Vaccinations of all sorts abound. The
very air is thick, heavy, offensive with the odor of
treason. But matters are, on the whole, rather
at il Y
the speeches heard in the House and Senate yes
terday That interesting tub of ntestines, Preston
King Of New York, took it upon himself to an.
nounce the determination of the people of his part
of the State to practice coercion. "Aw, think,
aw, at that aw secession is rebellion and nsurrec-
ton and aw that, aw it is the duty of the Federal
Government to enforce aw the laws jeff Davis,
in manly statesman-like way, announced the de-
termination of his people not to submit to force.
not TO truckle to military despotism. He was
never more impressive.
Douglas, who has now game leg and crooked
head hickory cane to help him along, said he was
willing to act with any party to save the Union
Applause in the galleries. Mason of Virginia, al
ways indignant at an indignity, demonstrated with
the gallery. Mr.. Douglas is in a bad way, and he
knows it. Hence his anxiety to "act with ana
party.n
Sumner rose, and read an autograph letter of
Gen. Jackson's to a Rev. Mr.. Crawford, in which
the Old Hero sings pecan over the defeated Null
litiers of South Carolina. But the old gentleman
quite forgot that the Nulliers were not defeated.
Sumner has deep bass voice, and deliberate Sir
Oracle way of uttering himself. 1t was the first
time had ever heard the dog open his lips. The
Southern Senators took no earthly notice of him.
In the House, it was delicious to hear Sickles
raping the Puritan despots of his own State.
Surely he has cause to complain, for never was
city so trampled on by its own State before, as
New York is at this moment. Thus we see the
war is beginning in the midst of the Free States.
Some angur good for the South as likely to follow
this. Not SO, in my judgment. If the North
backs down, we have to consent to terms, and
terms of any sort imply the trouble of repeat
ing secession every four years. No, no ; let us
part now, and part for good. 1t will be bet
ter for all Of us. If the North be friendly to u.s.
fand it cannot be denied that noble men are there,