The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-06

Government, so have been assured within an hour
by an influential Chartist
from the last N. Y. Sunday DBpatch.1
A CLERGYMAN TAKEN IN AND DONE FOR.
The boat from Albany landed on the pier, last
Tuesday morning. An innocent, unsophisticated
clergyman from the western part of the State, who
had never been in this city before, and of course
knew nothing of the vicious habits of the "ee-
plant" The clergyman stood on the pier, with
his carpet bag in his had, and Wondrous express
sion on his mild countenance, when he was espied
by a Jehu, who was on the look out for fare.
:" Coach sir1 says Jehu, touching his hat re-
spectfully and looking demurely.
Yes, my friend, % the clergyman replied, waking
suddenly from his revere, Sc l do want coach"
"All right, sir, come this way" and Jehu seized
the carpet bag, to which its owner clung and was
dragged through the crowd to rckety Old machine,
which the driver called coach.
"Where to, sir! - says Jehu.
'.To any respectable public house am a
stranger here
"sI'l carry you to the best one in town-the hotel
where rooms have been taken for the King OF
France
& Bless me- said the clergyman, sis the ex-king
of France coming over Il did mt hear of that"
Expected next steamer, sir-he would have
been here before, only he wanted to see II the
Queen of England would mt want to come along
too
''Ah,'' said the clergyman, "we live in exciting
tmes.''
we GOnC 90 any ulng else, Sir, Responded
Jehu as he jumped on the box and applied the whip
to his miserable nags.
To what den of thieves the rascally coachman
carried country friend we cannot say, since the
victim unable to describe the place its local
ity to the police. But it was opposite dirty look
ing building, that he was put down by the driver,
who then demanded three dollars fare.
''Three dollars!' exclaimed the good clergy
man, Sc why neighbor of mine said that the rates
were fixed by law, and that would have to pay
ac1,ill tp ruJIaI in he nlfU
80, that was before the news of the French
volution came wages have riZ since then, and the
law is for every man to get as much as he can,
and keep all he gets, and we go In for that iaW--We
do''
g But, my friend, if had known that you would
have demanded so much, | should have walked"
''Tant safe for strangers to walk In the city
ten to one they'll meet the elephant"
Sc Meet the elephant don't understand you"
By this time, according to the clergymans ac-
count the knave must have tired of fooling with
his victim, for he answered saucily- Hs
:. can't stop to talk with you-pay me my three
dollars and let me CO.
The country gentleman, unsuspicous an hour be-
fore of such tricks yet felt that he was being cheat
ed, and mildly declined to pay the money.
''Then you must go before magistrate, cried
Jehu in a rage.
''Willing y-and if the magistrate says that your
charge is right, will pay it,
Better pay it now and save the costs of court"
''The costs of court will Justice of the Peace
charge any thing for answering single question !! -
"a single question If you go to law with me,
we III have a regular trial according to the new
constitutional III have jury of twelve men, if
they can be got, Or six any how answered the
hackman. 3d.
The clergyman endeavored to compromise with
the Jehu, but new idea had entered into the ras-
calls head, and he now not only demanded three
dollars fare, but extra pay for the delay. The VIC
tim concluded to see the magistrate, and he resn-
tered the hack and was driven off-where he could
not tell but his description of the scene which fol-
lowed was ludicrous enough.
s. was introduced to the magistrate, who shook
hands with me, asked the hackman what was the
nature of the charge, and shook his head when told
that would not pay three dollars for riding from
the steamboat TO the hotel. | asked him if the
charge was just He said that the new law was
not clear to his apprehension, and that jury must
decide the matter and he thanked God that under
the new constitution the jury were Judges OF the
law and the fact, and didn t care dn for all the
benches in the Supreme Court-then he walked
away with the driver, and told me that must con-
slider myself prisoner until the adjusted.
| asked him for my carpet bag He said that the
new law did not allow prisoner to have carpet
bag or trunk, until the chief of police had examined
into the contents-and he asked me for the key to
send with the bag to the chiefs office, which gave
to him. | waited for more than an hour before a
Jury was empanneled when the trial began, the
magistrate asked me if had counsel. repid no;
upon which he said, that the court would assign
me COUNSEL, anu fea Lacea mai VINO s'oou II, ne.
doorway was oiu Ihe nd o u ny case ,. WIN,
hacHl Nus am ,, anu .piu n,s soiy .oay
nrlehy. men mas tu. up "a te s'au anu ques.
toned ana cfoss-ques'lPnea 1oI TWO nouns. r., was
oplgeu 10 s s mneie Gang rom, no" pa was,
wna1 was 'i1e s,a'e vi my wlie nealIh-noM MANY
chllarell i Ihsd y congressman was
Mh' saialy ilau' anu Mle.1l ~ Mas pau y
OF tliere naa oeeI ievisa ,.;.
tne IN @ curing 'e yeaa.M s my haar,
uu o ae s f eI1r tn,,, end IL all the
children had been vaccnated-What WORKS on
aa anu ',,ea.;os NV coun-
sci loudly protested and offered to show from the
new constitution that could not be compelled to
answer them. But told HIM would much iather
s;on Fna tho n.ss was eiven to the ury after
a very long charge from the Judge, in which he