The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-07

learn wisdom from, could they spare time from their
little political schemes to examine and understand
it. We hope that this opportunity of securing the
means of independence will not be lost by the denl-
zens Of our large towns, who are spending their
lives and wasting their strength amid the noise,
confusion, drudgery, dust, and disease of crowded
streets, to obtain scanty and precarious subsst'
ence.
GEN. TAYLoR's PosITIoN.-We yesterday pub
lished an extract from the Tuscaloosa Monitor,
concerning Gen. Taylor's Signal letter Upon the
same subject we find the following in Washington
letter to the New York Tribune. We publish it,
promising at the same time that Washington letter
writers are not always the most reliable authority:
WASHINGTON Sunday, June %.
The story in relation Gen raylors reputation OF the
Pr0visO In letter a Bambuner turns out all mOOnshne
OF course. Senator DIX, too much OF gentleman TO peVe
withhold the TRUTH gives understand this version OF the
rumOr: Sometime since laLe Bambunng member OF
Signal letter. he Should be understood to intend opposition to
the extension OF slavery Gen FAVOR replied that ne letter
tehgDie to all who wished to understand 1t.
GEN TAYLOR AMONG THE WIGS IN CONGRESS
Of the wings of the House there are but three who
refuse to support the nomination of Gen. Taylor:
Giddings and Root, of Ohio, and Mr. Palfrey, Of
Massachusetts.
WING MEETING IN NEwYoRK.-An immense
wing ratification meeting was held on the 9th ut
in front of the National Hail. NewY ork city. Ami
mating speeches We're delivered by Messrs Dayton,
of NJ, Ogden Hoffman, Thayer and others, during
which the enthusiasm was tremendous. Resolu-
tions, ratiiying the nomination Of Gen. Taylor,
were read amid much applause. 1t is estimated
that 10000 persons were present.
SENATOR DoDGE's VIEws-The new Senator
from Wisconsin, the Hon Henry Dodge, who has
been nominated by the Barnburners for the Vice
Presidency, was addressed by several members of
the legislature as TO his views On certain points
One the questions was as follows:
With egard to the extension of clae slavery into the
territory owned which may hereafter be acquired by
the United States,
To this question he answered as follows:
am opposed to the extension Of slavery either into
rtory owned or hereafter to be acquired blythe United
States and that shall elected 10 the Senate vote against
any proposition for lis further extension and for
onabe and Just one by which the area OF freedom may be
extended"
WILL Nor STAY NoMINATED.-The Philadel-
phia Ledger says, General Henry Dodge, who was
nominated for the Vice President on the Utica
ticket, goes for Cass and Butler.
RAT1FIcAT1oN MEETING-A Van Buren, ratif-
cation meeting, as we learn by telegraph, was to
be held in Cincinnati on the evening of July l.
WISCONSIN, Senate of this young State
passed, on the nth ult, resolutions instructing
their Senators and Congressman in favor Of a
Wilmot Proyiso in any new territorial bill that
NAV be brought before them.
A NEW KIND OF U. S. BANK.-A new scheme
for u s. Bank is about being brought before the
public by Mr.. Kellogg, an old and well known mer-
chant of this city 1t is SAID to be approved by
many intelligent men. 1t is based on real estate
pledged to the General Government for notes, which
are to bear.2 per cent. interest. We have not ex-
amned the scheme in detail, but disposed to be-
Iieve that any plan requiring the support Of usury
laws and commercial restrictions as this does, must
be productive of greater evils than those which 1t
essays 10 crre-N. y. Sun.
AN AMERICAN FRENCHMAN.-AIr. Kalish, (of
the firm of Theron & Willard, French Importers Of
New York city, who visited Paris on business
short time ago. has been appointed project of one of
the Departments of France, with salary of 10000
francs, between 81, 600 and S., OOO) per annum
MAURY's WIND AND CURRENT CHARTs-The
y. 5. ship Plymouth Capt. Gedney, with the us.
Commissionerto China on board was supplied with
a set Of these charts. She took the route to Rio
theTeinrecommended. There were two other Rio
bound vessels, which sailed from the United States
about the same time. They pursued the old route,
and ali Of them, save one had longer passages than
the Plymouth. This seems conclusive as to the
importance Of Lieut.. Maury's discovery, and the
value of his charts The U. S. steamship Ale
ghany, Capt. Hunter, abandoned Maury's route,
and had a passage of 81 days to Rio. The Ply
mouth crossed the Equator in $50 30' West, and
had a leading wind thence to Rio. Both vessels
are represented as being in fine order, and the Off
GERS and crew in fine health.-Uaion.
YANKEE MoDEL FOR FOREIGN HALL--A let
ter from Washington states that the Prussian Min
ister has applied to one of our American architects
for the model Of hall TO be constructed for the use
Of the nine hundred Deputies that constitute their
National Assembly Mr.. Mills is engaged in pre-
pairing ii. The comfort Of desks is Of course ex.
eluded from such plan.
y ExPLosIoN-W Washington. Tsae % Anothe,
4 explosion occurred at the Navy Yard to-day while
preparing fireworks 10 be used on The COMING Al
Of July. Some Of the materials ignited. and few
with Tremendous force, entirely demoIishine ths
building m which che accident occurred Thres
men were=employed in the room at the time, ant
they all mIraeuously escaped personal Injury
a Baltimore Sun,