The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-17
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Eatas-Aathegs Position The Blundsr oita regard to
Sir JOHN FSaRklin-Canadian .3gairs-- Lltllness n
Ne'o YoFk-choisra and Weather.
NEW YoRK, July ?. 1919
Eds Cfesct- cannot look with entire satisfaction upon
the position which Father Mathew is made 10 occupy with
Telstion to the British Government BY movement set on
foot by portion of his oOuuymen in this city Il is well
that that Government some time since granted him
ANAL pension, in acknowledgment Of his great services in
the temperance which pension has relieved him from
serious embarrassment f indeed saved hun from long
imprisonment b. enabling him his creditors from
loss in the event Of his DEATH His friends here urge him
throw that pension proposing to remove the need of
BY contributions from the Temperance people Of the New
World aud have handed him an earnest Of their will
and ability in this regard first nBtalment Of $3.50
The money he accepts and assures the donors that he would
consider the happsst epoch Of his life IT, the claims Of bis
creditors being satisfied he would be enabled to resign this
BaTV stipend, (he British pension and move bis
beloved cOanymen, free, uRtrSmmeed and independent
Ina previous paragraph Of his letter he says he
far forget the duty be humanity as to identify him-
self even in thought with the workings of that heaItess
and unchTstan policy which eonsgn thousands Of brave
and vuuous shmen to starvation disease aud premature
death" find fault with these sentiments but | am
doubtful as to their correspondence with the objects Of Fa-
Their Mathews mission, and their expression BY him is
probably not calculated to advance the interests Of the
to which he has declared himself be especially devoted
It notifying, under the circumstances that exist read
in the British the enoomiums passed upon the action
of Government in the matter of expedition TO search
for Sir John Franklin and his party We TOO ready in
the United States procl9m intention do great things
in that regard and find ourselves placed false pO
s0n before the British people Il easy enough explain
the matter to satisfaction perhaps and also the
intelligent and unprecedented of the English; but the
proceeding viii call amongst those who de-
light in warning their counymsn to award credit to
| American promises.
hear nothing further Of the in Boston towards
raising slt0GOO for this outfit of couple Of vessels TO pro-
coed the search referred to- and afraid that that also
/ has proved flash in the pan"
Some interest in Canadian affairs is revived here by the
iona of the intelligence along daily scraps from Mon
trssl and it is lily expected by many weniOmed per-
that demonstration will be made BY the dcontenled
minority early day The Provincial Parliament
assemblies early next month, until which time il indeed
then hardly probable that outbreak viii be attempt
ed. have idea that these difficulties will lead least
for long time, to the separation Of the province from
British dominion The disafseted acknowledge themselves
to be in the minority but they recognize the principle that
the minority ought to rule At least they declare themselves
opposed to the great principle Of all fee States that the
majority rule and take the TO be
ty of the This simple fact far to manifest their
inability to break the bonds that gall them, well
their uutness for selegOvernment if those bonds by
casualty loOsed. States whose policy is based upon
such principles but i'll qualified, all events, for men,
beTship Of our confederaoy.
There is but little even Of local interest stirring in this
city. Business is dull; of it always is at this
but than now; the streets nearly empty. and
the hotels ditto. No crowd assemblies in Wall street any
more, and brokers' look almost entirely to the county fol
their orders. 1t must not however be inferred from these
facts that the city deserted of the term
small number of citizens has left and of that class
only which always passes the summer at the watering places
other parts Of the county where fresh air is be found
The cholera TOO is dull The whole number OF cases re-
ported to-day is g.; deaths ga failing off since yesterday
of and deaths OF these 20 and deaths
cured ia the hOspaisn al other places Az
Ii deaths Total for the week according to the daily
of the Board Of Health, 4s6 and lS7 deahSan in
upon last week Of SO and death An
gng feature of this comparison the disparity Of the nce
Of and Deaths it be held TO indica
either diminished vrulence Of the disease, superior efficacy
Of its treatment. Thermometer stands SOC in The shade
Respectfully your, INDICATOR.