The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-04


was announced His Honor brushed up, and from
that moment wore his blandish smile. His face
said "Tom Thumb non est inuentus'' which when
literally translated means nothing small here.
The General, in compliment to the tribunal De-
fore which he was appearing, had dotted all mill
tary insignia and was dressed in suit OF saoies
tacit aceuiescence in the superiority OF the scales
over the sword We may add too that the sables
were in that condition which modern Chesterfields
lay down as the only condition in which a true
gentleman wears his outer man; they were some
what seedy, perhaps little more so. To get
clothes to this stage of ripeness, it will be remem
bered the writers on coats and breaches recon-
mend that the footman or some other servant be
made to wear them for some time The Generals
garb looked exactly as if footman had worn it.
Lawyer Gaiennie, for defence, opened the case :
81 hope my noble friend, Gen. George Washing
ton Dixon, will step forward. ! have no doubt he
wishes generously to drop the prosecution, and
am anxious to hear him."
The Recorder observed that he had no objection
to an exercise of the Generals magnanimity.
The General answered:
81 do not wish the Court to understand that my
individual grievances could induce me to appear
here for satisfaction. appear here not for myself
but as the vindicator of outraged law, and, by OBJ
tanning that punishment for my prosecutors which
their conduct to me deserves, to protect my fellow
citizens from similar violence"
After vain effort on the part of the General to
have the case postponed, several of the most i'm
portant witnesses fer the State, he said, were alb
sent, he was put on the stand. In brief he swore
that General George Washington Dixon was taken
up, bodily, one night on Perdido street, by James
H. Brooks, laid in the gutter, slapped in the face
with his chapeau-de-braS, and his face lawfully
disfgured" by mud being thrown on it ad 6bitum
by said Brooks and Mugrave.
The cross-examination now commenced. And
here let us observe, by way of preface, that Law
yer Gaiennie is famous for the pertinence Of his
questions and the adroitness with which he bohers
witness.
Lawyer G.-You say you know the prisoners a
long time. What is their general characters
General-I did not come here to write or to
speak biographies.
Lawyer G.-Come, speak out General, Yucatan
is safe
General.-Not by your aid.
Lawyer G.--Well, now if these men promise on
their word of honor not to modest you, and if | go
and treat all hands, will you let the matter drop!
GenerdL-I could not consistently do so Fol-
lowing in the moral path of my able and learned
friend, the District Attorney for the State, have
joined the Temperance Society. When first came
here | had to be acclimated and drank as much
liquor as your honorable self. As to the word OF
honor of your clients that is question to be dis
posed of by his Honor the Recorder.
An attempt was now made to draw the General
into committal on domestic politics. He admitted
the cause of the row with the prisoners was his
fsal to write political song. He had witten them
Taylor songs, and dittied them for the celebrated
Glee Club. He would write political songs for any
party that paid him. The song with the chorus,
"rig jig jig" and 400 a-oo 400" he had taken
great pains with, and was proud of it as a chef
dGuUre. He had not made up his mind yet as to
who he should support for the Presidency. He
wrote songs, not only for pay, but to allay the
troubled waters. After exciting and irritating har-
rangues of speakers, the harmony acted oil upon
the sea.
Lawyer G-General, you are pretty smart fel-
low, why don't you practice law!
GeneraL-Oh, l have too much on my hands.
have ten or twelve papers abroad attend to, and
several other small affairs come under my super
vision here at headquarters. There are the Yucca
tan and Cuba matters. When the fruit is ripe,
will pluck it.
Latgyer G.-Well, what about the Sierra Madre!
Gen.-That was vile plot land humbug too)
to distract my forces, but they only succeeded in
carrying off the rotten wing of my division.
Mr.. McHenry, counsel for the prosecutor, here
requested the interpositon of the Court to protect
the witness from impertinent and insolent ques-
TONS The Court replied that there appeared to be
perfectly amicable feeling between the parties,
and no necessity existed for interposition.
Lawyer G.-Oh yes, your Honor, the General
| and | are old friends.
Gen.-Friends, Sir! never spoke to you-never
saw you before!
Lawyer Gaennie now claimed the discharge Of
his clients. He could not believe the General
would avow, in the face of the world, he was
afraid of three men.
Gen.-Not of a thousand, Sir!
The Recorder observed, that when the General
came to him to enter his complaint, he declared
that if he were to marshal his hosts and lead them
to battle he could annihilate his enemies in an
instant, but in respect to the ''Peace and Dignity
of the State" he forbore violence He (the Re
corder) properly appreciated the motives of the
General, he said, and would bind the parties to
keep the peace.
AN LUMINOUS CONJUNCTION FOR FRANCE
The Paris National credits to the Journal de Flaval