The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-13

n1z-The mail failed yesterday beyond Charleston.
y We regret to observe in our country among

o~z-Tbe mail failed yesterday beyond Charleston.
orz- We regret to observe in our country among |
MANY of our people a spirit of subservency TO
English ideas, English manners and customs, and
in fact 10 everything which is British. In our
opinions of European affairs we are too much IN
cIined TO base our convictions upon the versions OF
the English newspapers, which, never too much
addicted to Truth, seem at this time TO have de-
voted all therenerges to the PRONUNCIATION of a vast
system of falsehood and deception. The stream
that flows through such polluted channels cannot
be pure vet we hasten to quaf with as much
eagerness as if we were drinking from the pure
fountain of truth It is principally in our CONNER
mercial cities where commerce has brought our
population into close connection with England,
that this spirit is observable. Wherever the golden
shackles of trade have unclaimed the Independence
of the mind, the predominance of British iniiu-
ence is felt In many instances this has exercised
such an effect, that numbers of Americans, instead
of lending all their sympathes to the people of Eu-
rope in the struggle in which they are engaged
with aristocracy, have sought every opportunity to
throw rdicule and odium upon them, while mani
festations of pleasure at every temporary triumph
of despotsm, are frequent and unrestrained. Even
pity at least receives in many cases sneers instead
of sympathy-contempt in place of encouragement
The French revolution too, though we are happy TO
say the vast majority of Americans hailed it with en-
enthusiasm, was received by others, at first, with
cold assent, and more recently, has met with open
denunciation We are sorry to see this disposition
evinced by any American. Our country, as the
model Republic of the world, should always be
ready to extend every encouragement to the OPP
pressed of other nations, and it can only be source
graduation to the monarchists of the old world for
us TO adopt different line of policy. We are glad
TO see some indications of desire to throw off this
incubus of British influence which weighs so
heavily upon us. The communication which we
publish in another part of our paper refers to this
subject and the writer of it is one, whose long ex-
perence and sound judgment entite his opinions to
much consideration. The conclusions at which he
arrives are his own, and of course we cannot be
held responsible for them, neither do we endorse
them but we think our readers will do well to give
the letter their earnest attention, and if they do not
agree with the author, they must at least give him
credit for sincerity.
OF ]. B. Steel has just received some very fine
transparencies representing Gen. Taylor as the
Rough and Ready farmer, and numerous other posi-
tons indicative of his character. We advise all
our wing friends call at Stee's and look at them.
GEN. KEARNY. = 1t will be gratifying to the
friends of this gallant officer says the st. Louis Re-
publican of the I'd instant, to learn that the symp-
toms of his disease have taken decidedly favora-
Bile turn, and confident expectations are now enter
tanned of his recovery. He is yet, however, very
weak and greatly reduced.
Or Mr.. J. S. Billings, formerly editor of tue
Nashville Orthopolitan, has established another pa
per in Nashville, called the Argus. Mr.. Billings
was shot time since in an afray, from the effects of
which he was compelled to abandon the publica-
ton of his paper. We are glad to see that he has
so far recovered as to be able his place in
the editorial profession.
HIGH-HANDED ACT.-Some days since a new
steamer named the Mameluke, arrived here from
Cincinnati, under command Of Capt. McCullOch.
She was owned by either Capt. McCulloch or his
son, and on her arrival here was seized by sheriff
Lewis for debts due by the parties. keeper was
placed on her by the Sheriff, and she remained at
the wharf until Wednesday morning last At or
3 o'clock that morning Capt McCulloch's son,
aided by his father gagged the keeper an old man,
tied him and put him in a state-room. They then,
with the help of some hands, got up steam and
started up the river with the keeper still on board
until they arrived at the parish of ST. Charles,
when they released him, and, having landed him,
proceeded up the river. As soon as Sheriff Lewis
found the boat gone, he sent dispatch by tele-
graph to the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge request
ing him to seize her when she passed and arrest
those on board. An answer was received that she
had not yet passed that point. Since then several
officers hove gone on a steamer in pursuit of her
with the requisite authority from the Governor to
have the boat seized and the guilty parties brought
to justice. Should they be found beyond the limits
of the State. The taking of the vessel under these
circumstances is technically highway robbery.
GE~ We learn that a contract has been entered
into at Baltimore for the construction of a steam
ship of 900 tons, to run between that city and
Charleston She is expected to be ready by the
LIST of June next
FIRST DISTRICT CoURT-The writ of habeas
corpus sued out for Peter Crystal, convicted in May
last before the Third District Court, of having with
A. D.. Van Allen swndled Martin & Stockwell
and other merchants here out of goods to consider.
able amount, was yesterday tried before Judge Nc.
Henry in the First District Court, and Crystal was
remanded to prison, sufficient cause not having
been shown for his discharge.
o. For a list of School Books for sale by J. B
Steel, see his advertisement in another column.
Tue COTTON CROP IN MISSISSIPPI. - The
Natchez Free Trader of the 10th inst. says that thu
crop of cotton will be much less than has beef
generally supposed The boil worm has been verl
destructive, and the storm in August did grea
, damage. The crop, too, owing to the great guam
THY of rain which fell, had much more flourish
ing appearance than its yield in picking seems t
Justify as profitable. On the whole, the Free Ira
der nclines to the opinion that the actual yield vii
be at least one-third less than has been anticipated
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