The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-21
Northern CorrespOndence.

NEW YORK City August 9, 1913.
Public attention here largely directed toward the Buff
falO Convention. which meets to-day, This convention
seems to be formed utter defiance OF all precedeats and
marty usages Much of is a charming voluntary
prncple-I mean that of a man making himself delegate
because so it good in his sight ANY body there
fore who wanted 60 Buffalo, (or $l3 and 50cents
which takes ope all tie way from New York, and back tool
has had his wish gratifed else il was his own fault
That youmay realize how politics are broken up here gust
listen TO the following remark made by the Chairman of the
Wing General Conultee of New York. toa distinguished
Editor: Sir, said the Chairman, the proper Wing
qapization Of the cy-theCay Whigs-embody six thou
sand votes. We know them alive know that they are
almost to a man. going for Van Buren," Now this gentle
man is reliable authority, and has generally been supposed
know what he talks about What do you think oft?
The principal beauty Of our Bambumer friends,
sists in their delightful youthful aspect Of dcfqnCeque
picturesque and refreshing to ones tired consciousness of
party obedience and Z" harmony" Nothing will please
them-these don care-a-damnative young men. They
ect advice and insult the senators and venerable ed
tors who give it. They 10 glory in kicking up the most
precious of rowsn rebeng against all the political etiquette
of the last thirty Then the and cOmpacency Of
the ascawth what cool vanity they dare their elders and
supeOrs in station, to do battle with themher in argu
ment or any other way. 1t is amazing
Amid all the wrangles of the politicians, however, man
may safely wrap himself up and take comfort in the fact
that the great senterest OF the people of the Republic
can let any imminent danger happen TO land. Besides
am confident that more than third of the Americans
not much interested in part poltes-but always hold the
balance and only turn it when the times demand
Quite startling OF attempted murder has Just been
coming Off in Brooklyn Of the prettest parts Of
that pretty city In long, undulang street, thcSy shaded
with large trees and out of the OF CHATTER and the usual
city noe-I speak of johnson streetands little
grocery and cleaner than most shops OF the kind. 1t
was kept by a young German named Behms, and his WIFE
Last Sunday evening, another German, named kOrh
called upon Behms and complained of being unwei Mrs
b. wished him paake of OF tea, which she SAID She
would prepare for him. Koh, however declined the tea
but asked for glass of cool water Bems then went out to
get from the pump and while he was gone, kOh at
tempted help himself TO money from the shop TILL
The woman of demonstrated and ted TO prevent
him kOrh inflicted wounds upon her, OF which she has
been at the point OF DEATH He continued 10 ummage
the drawer and other places, after larger sum OF
money $780, which Behms had mentioned the reception Of
ay or two before Not finding this and hearing Behm
returning Korh the back door, and struck the
husband down too after which he took himself off leaving
the two for dead Behms however, called loudly and the
neighbors came Mrs. B., upon medical examination,
given over though she fully had her faculties and her et
mOny taken, in eUtrsEaiS and the above narration is
founded upon it. Up to this time, however she is alive
The officers forthwith commenced search for hofh, but he
was not discovered ed till the next morning when
he was taken the foot Of CORTLAND street, Just as he
stepping on board one Of the Albany boats
We had a real wonderful meeting, night before last at
Vauxhall Garden in behalf of Irish repeal Over twenty
thousand persons present and what was better the
contributors poured IN literally. w are day expecting a
formal protest against all this from that tight little e'
over the ocean.
The omnibus war waxeth more and more furious-the
popreto standing their dignity, and the drivers stand
ing out 1t is quite dreadful Heaven only knows what
will be the end of these things II well the regular army
is now disengaged.
must give you good toast lit has been in some Of the
papers aeady delivered by of the unatc at the Utica
Asylum, lately
- The RerotttiOn in EprOpc-While in the old world
the people are trying TO mould governments after
we take care that do not spoil the pattern
Wouldn it be good to exchange Of lunatcs at
Washington, and in almost every political gathering for
lunatics ofthe Utica sort
Van Buren, will undoubtedly be nominated at Buffalo IN
the course of to-day HOu cannot possibly
realize the ferocity of feeling that exists in this State at the
present time between the Regulars and the Boilers
The disputes the commencement Of the present century
between the Jeersonan and the Fedeas we've milk and
honey to the present.
Those stories of negroes going to the Buffalo Convention
are nonsense any have gone they sent by the enc
mics of the Convention Every effort is deerminedy made
BY these Free SOes steer clear Of the AboItOnlss
pOper-a faction who have respectable power on their
own platform here MANHATTAN.