Washington telegraph., 1864-05-18

siOu AEC III iIt tHo NAiScoAia As-'
striction first, the Kansas Acts and, fin
ally, the Proclamation Of Lincoln, sus-
tanned by Congress, emsncipating their
slaves, answer. Do not the principles OF
the Federal Constitution recognize slav-
cry? Was it not, in fact, one of the con-
diiions on which the Union was formed,
that even slaves escaping from q slave to q
free State should be returned to their mas
ters; and when the great French Chief
gave to the people of Louisiana the bens-
fl, ir the Treaty Of the "principles Of the
Federal Constitution" did he not know
that Constitution was established to pro-
tect property, and not to destroy il? Was
it not the same as if he had incorporated
in that article every word Of the Federal
Constitution? How have been realized the
benevolent hopes and expectations Of the
French people, as delivered by the mouth
of their great Chief and, afterwards, EN-
peror. in favor of thei: fellow couu,rymen
and descendants in Louisiana, that in the
Happiness be anticipated for them, they
should always remember they had been
Frenchmen, aud owed their rights, liber-
ties aud Independence to the affection of
France? Let the horrors practiced by the
Northern Government and people upon
the citizens Of New Orleans and Loui-i-
ana, St Louis aud Missouri answer. Their
persons outraged, their liberties destroyed,
their property conhscated, their slaves
emancipated, and men, women and chill
dren driven out naked and penniless, into
other lands-thousands of others CON-
PEELED, by the terrors OF starvation, TO take
the oath Of allegiance to hateful despor-
ism, forced upon them by the bayonetres
Of the most ruthless Government which
has ever disgraced civilization.
If q titbe of the crueltes practised UPON
the people of Louisiana by these blood
were known. the world would stand sghast
a. their atrocities.
Suppose, during tic life Of the elder
Napoleon. these horrors, or a tithe of
them, had been cou united in New Or
laans, who would or should hsve inter
vened to zee justice done2 No man can
doubt that he would have held the North
ern vandal Government strictly 10 the
| faith Of Treaties. In fact, who were the
substaniial parties TO The Treaty? The
Grantor, (ihe French RepubIIc.) and the
people Of Louisilna the Grantees The
| Urned States was, o. hiss been .atisfac-
torily shewu, only he Trustee To carry out
the trust IN cool faith. What is the al
ternative?
| The Trustee can be forced to comply
with the trust, or tile Granicr can do any.
thing in The interest Of the Grantee to
carry out the trus, himself, unless the
Grautee voluntarily reuouuces that right?
Was il not the duty Of the Granfor %
see ihe Treaty carried into effect, if the
| Grantee was powerless to act?
such is the duty OF the French Govern.
ment If sanctioned hv the Grantee. Ha.
time made any difference in absolviug
France from tits duty, ur depriving the
people Of Louisiana If the right 70 invoke
d. Certainly not--,here is no prescrip-
tion to Treaties. The right to demand
performance does not arise till the iufrac
ion takes place. Ha- the fact Of many
States having been admitted out uf III.
ceded Territory effected thd duty Of
Frauce on the oue hand, cr the hight of
the States on tho other, to Invoke the per-
formabce of that dutyf
1t is true the First Consul in article 8
Of the Treaty expressly requires "ths
maintenance aud protection of Liberty aud
property Zen attendanr) while waiting to
be admitted as States. But that did not
exclude The obligation on the part OF the
Trustee 10 secure to the inhabitants the
sbjoymeut of the rights Of ciiizcus OF The
uLited States on the principles Of the
Federal Constitution, which projects lib
erty, property, &c. II the Northern dcs
.tism tor il ls admitted to Be norLipg
less, crushes the people Of ''the cedec
Territories" those very F,e chmeu (for
many are alive, at their descendants
strips them of all their property ard ban
ishes them TO foreign lands, il is the ex
ercise of mere lawless, brutal power; Of
v hat consequence TO the victims. whether
il is prsctised on them Al citizeus of ad-
mitted sovereign States, or as yet awaiting
sdmittance. l. this tho '.happiness"
their French ancestors intended them to
have and enjoy?
The people OF Louisiana and the ceded
Territories have so far, rs political, cum
munities, relied ou their own Courage,
devotion and strength 70 expeI their
od-iairsty enemy, and they yet trust in
the justice Of their cause and the God OF
Battles TO succeed in maintaining their
dependence. How long they will con
,inuc ti.e struggle, aud how far they will
refrain from Invoking foreign aid, time
only can develope.
la the mean time. thousands of indivi-
dual Louisiaoians, many of them older
than the Tre.ty of Cession, and their de-
stendant., born to hereditary wesllh and
.oitune, possessed at that time, aud which
the Treaty was intended to perpsIuate to
themselves and their posieri;y, are DOW
driven out, wanderers and homeless, int
foreign lands-viciims Of fanatic and
tarbnrou~ people, 70 whose tepder mercies
they were in an ell hour delivered over
by their psternal Government ln truth,
1t Was absndouips the tender lamb to the
ferocious wolf
How long this monstrous wrong il 20 20
unredressed. 50 fsr ss affects these un-
fortu nate men and their families, depends
upou the view which the French people
AID their august chief may take Of their