New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-07


cry of traitors rebels! taxes them oit their feet
And You have only 10 consider how very few men
arc capable Of forming an independent Judgment
Of public aars, Of If acting from any settled ana
well formed convictions Of principle or daty to
fnlly omprehend this. # commerce and industry
Vie hndered. those who suffer from ii are pointed
tq the South as the cause.-the unpfovoked, nnjustl-
iiable cause--of their distress, They never for q
think of going back to first principles-to
the Rnal provecation. Rat with the instinct OF
brutes vent their anger upon shat which immedi-
ately touches them.
Let us, then, look at the chances of eompro-
mise under these circumstances and in thaaeyent
of q compromise being rendered, what aresikely
to be its character and extent.
No compromise will be offered that gives over
to the South " territory hereafter to be acquired,
unless it make such acquisition an utter impossl-
bility. For the South to be satisfied with less is
virtually to surrender all it asks for it is to open
the question afresh under another aspect, so soon
dis the agreement is made. The North will never
keep faith with Shareholders, under any form Of
compromise, however gravely entered into. Set
this down as an undeniable truth.
But suppose the .tPeace Conference adopt the
border resolutions will the present Congress at
Washington accept them? think not But sup
pose it does accept Them and they go to the peo-
pie, will the people accept them? Most assuredly
they viii not No such vote as is required BY the
provisions Of the Constitution for its alteration can
be got out of Northern Legislatures and people at
this time. 1t il a moral impossibility.
But suppose, again, that such vote is secured,
and the amendments go ththe Constitution, does
hot Tile principle IF maiorites relnaina Are yon
any better of in tie face of yearly increase Of
the populations and States Of the North? Will not
Tie zegaE means remain in their hands, and the
power to apply them, in any future amendments,
which shall OUTLAW you and your property? And
Vie Won weak enough to suppose that when q peo-
pie like the Northern people, have both the law
and the power in their hands, they will not use it,
Yea rse IL with rgor ana fanatcal determination?
If YOU are SO weak, then is your condition pitiable
in the extreme
No. III there is to be any lasting adjustment,
any permanent and honest compromise, it must
bring the South and the North together as equals;
ana the slave holding States must have an equal
voice with the free States in all general legislation,
without regard to popular majorites. The two
sections must stand face to face, and as separate
and distinct political organizations, united under
one organic law, hold equality Of rights privileges
and inmunities. Less than this will leave them
exposed to repeated aggressions, and Involve them
Il endless disputes. Mr., Calhoan's theory Of a
dHa. presidency might effect this; but nothing
abort of some plan which made the South CON:
riafely indepandent of the North--secur0d its
complete autonomy-as q power delegating GER
tain prerogatiqes to o central administration for
8the common welfare-can ever be safely accepted.
For ii must always be remembered, that the
sonth viii heneeforth have to deal with party
that is ready at any moment Of advantage to ap
neal from its legal and constitutional obligations
10 u higher laWif-the Law of bigots fanatics and
hghwaymen.
am sorry to be obliged to use such terms; but
the leader Of that party Mr.Seward, has laid down
tile principle as the rule Of political action; and
we cannot, if we would characterize it by such
epithets as fitly describe it, speak in any other
way.
The South has taken its stand. 1t cannot aban-
don it without certain destruction. There is no re-
treating. They must prepare for the worst. Revo-
luton is a serious business and should not be light
" undertaken. But when once entered upon, it
must be prosecuted, if need be, to the death.
Such is your position now. Look for certain dis
aster-expect it--meet it manfully-and you will
III.
abroad. for if you do, you may be disappointed.
Above all things, yield nothing to olamor or coax
ing. Accept no compromises which do not go to
TIE bottom of the evil. Let the North understand
this distinctly
am ashamed at the temporizing policy of the
oborder States" They are weakly yielding that
they may be deyoured. No compromises will pro-
tect them from the incursons Of the abolitionists
tta tirD abuan and
political hostility of their quondam friends. The
interest and happiness Of the whole South lie in
their unity of action and community of views and
feelings.
Nor do Think that the South has struclztoo soon.
Nothing could have been saved by waiting. A ma
5iority in the next Congress would only have
served, by its opposition, to bring down heavier
vote against it in the next election and then they
would have lost the present opportunity. Now,
struggle Of one, two OF three years-if manfully
maintained viii put them into position of indie
pendenee, and assure to them prospect Of great
national prosperity.
THE srKaE or GAETA-- Bomb qrd,nent by the
Naudl iSqssadron.A letter from Gaeta, Qtaly)
speaking of the siege of that city, says:
On the night of the 2lst OF january, about 10
light from Gen. Garibaldis residence to throw
light upon Gaeta, SO as to enable the artlerymen
to point their guns with precision On the 22d, at
| 3 a.. NJ, while 1000 men were Bworking at the
parallels, the fortress opened terrible fire with
| 200 guHs at once. Our camp Immediately replied
to 1T, and the squadron at the same time received
orders to manenyre. Ats a.. NJ. the Admiral gave
the sign for departure, and ordered the com
| fnander of the Garibaldi to lead the attack. 10
al. M the GarIbad was in full way on the fortress.
At IL she opened fire against the eastern bat
teries, with view TO silence them, and at the
sama time to throw shells into the fortress. In
this she succeeded. The other vessels Of the
squadron soon joined in the attack. at O'Clock
IN the afternoon the Admiral ordered the firing to
cease, to give rest to tie crews. During the night
\ all the vessels remained in front of Gaeta the
| gunboats alone continued the attack. On the sd
the Admiral, after expressing his thanks to the
\ commander Of the Garibadi, left for bfoia, only
| leaving the Gafibaldi, a steam ftgaie and TWO
| gunb0ats to cruise before Gaeta. In tna space Of
six hours our frigate sent In 9T proieotiea. Five
SHELLS from the fortress struck u.s. but did little
damage. The steam frigate Gostituzone had two
men Killed and three wounded, One Of the gun
boats suffered a similar loss. The frgate Maria
Adelaide lost one Of her band, and had three
men wounded In the camp the explosion of a
powder magazine caused the death Of q captain
and twenty-five men. Tho steamer Etna. which
Francis III brought with him when he left Naples,
swas sunk in the port with thirty men on board,
who all persisted. The attack caused considerable
damage TO the fortress. IL is suspected that great
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