The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-31


il many OF Europe No one would accept asa'e
white or black, in Ireland.
On the Whole consider the question OF the aboHQn
slavery in the nted States OF those great ami dcu
problems entirely beyond the power OF man to solve
Fortunately, OF this kind are controlled b. higher
and wiser power on which may rely with perfect cont
dence that they will work together for gool. ,
You VIII thus perceive that have compiled with oR re-
quest that should give you opinions on the whole OF
this subject remain very esoefltgqIy ar,
Rev J. n. Danforh NATHAN APPLETON.
MAJOR NJ. NJ. NoAH.-This veteran Of the New
York Press, and distinguished member of the He
brew faith has addressed series of letters 10 Rus
sell Jarvis on the subject of Slavery and Free Ter
ritory, which appear in the Ny. True Sun. From
one of these letters we present the following char
acteristic extract:
at is not for men to arraign the DEGREES Of the
Almighty, or to dispute His divine will: nor las
man right to establish higher standard of morals
than that which he has authorized ana Instituted
A transCendentaI religion and philosophy may con
srue the Bible as their wishes and professions may
dictate and substitute laws and ordinances OF their
own. but belong To that race chosen as WltnesSrs
by the Almighty of His unity aud Omnlpotclce and
have no other guide than the Bible. IN lis plaln ard
palpahe III aning, and there We find Slavery rerog
nized, IegaHed. and humaneiy regulated. So like
wise will Won find it in the New Tes lament. The
universal prayer says, 'THq Will be done on earth as
ii is in heaven. Not orr will or our wiShtS!%
PIETY OF HoLLANDERs-The Detroit Adver-
tiser says that vessel, with more that $50 Holland
emigrants on board, recently laid at the dock ali
dav. rather than sail on the Sabbath. They held
religions worship on board and their hymns, sur
in their native tongue, breathed the genuine accents
of praise and thanksgiving
INTERNATIONAL ExcHAxGEs.-At Washington
+I,, y,Tt II. Gtfy
convened. presided over by VIM. w. Seaton. mayor
at which resolutions We're adopted thanking The
citizens OF Paris for the present Of some valuable
books and expressive of the appreciation Of the
people of Washington Of international exchanges
letter writer from Washington to the Baltimore
Sun. SAYS: q 1t was stated by the Mayor. that II
return for nnumerabe rare and valuable books.
drawings, minerals, CurOses etc. received III tins
country from France Mons. Fatternare had caused
to be fitted up in the magnificent City Hall OF Paris
an alcove for each Of the States, and for the
City of Washington, which IS painted their
Names and to which Is to be affixed the arms of the
States respectively. These aIcoves contain the
presents made by the States. That of the CIly OF
! Washington is already respectfully filled. Any CHI
| zen of Washington, by sending to the Mayor any
| volume of works that he chooses, will have the
same handsomely lettered with the following in
scription: - The City of Washington to the Civ OF
! Paris. Presented by and transmitted free
! of expense For the convenience Of the two c0ul.-
tries two depOts of exchange are to be established,
/ one in Paris and the other III New ork.
! o. The trustees of Hampton Sidney College,
! in Virginia announce that the experiment of rails
| ing a permanent fund of 100000 by means Of sub
scriptions of 500 each, emitting the subscriber to
| educate all his own sons, else one other young
man, with the privilege of appointing his successor
for twenty years, has been entirely successful The
| Rev. DIR. L. w. Green, of Baltimore, has been APP
! pointed President
! A SLAVE BRoUGHT BACK.-A negro man, the
property of Mrs. Fitzsimons, secreted himself on
board the ship Samoset, GRpt. Tucker, which sailed
from Charleston to Liverpool last week, and wa,
not discovered until several hundred miles at sea
Notwithstanding the great delay and inconvenience
it necessarily caused the ship, the Captain mmedi
ateLy bore away for Charleston, and placed the
runaway on board plotboat, which vessel TOOL
him TO the city.
BLooDsHED AT SEA.--Captan Gourdry, of thu
British brig George and Mary, reports at New York
that he was informed by the Collector Of the por
of Angua, that schooner had been fallen il
with near the Island of st. Thomas, in DISABLED
condition, and her decks were found to be covered
with blood.
MORTALITY IN NORTHERN CITIEs.-There wert
109 deaths at Boston, during the week ending til,
Dist inst IS males and 81 females died of disease
of the bowels, 43; dysenery, 81; cholera morbus
9; fevers, 9.
Deaths in New York, during the week ending tn
Dist inst. 35l men "A, women As, boys H. girl
ll2, By cholera infantum 49, consumption %
dysentery 46, coup-de-soliel (Sun stroke g.
A GREAT HAUL.-A party of amateur fishermen
at Leavitt's Winicumet House, on Hampton BeacI
in an excursion about fortnight since, took wit
the seine, in single haul five hundred sea bass
weighing from seven to sixty pounds each. TIL
whole weight as near as could be calculated, say
the Boston Transcript, was five tons.