The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-24
NEW ORLEANS:
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY "a, 1e4a
Correspondence of the Crescent.

Correspondents of the Crescent.
The Heater-Danger of Street 7rave- President Bona
parte-Ffeach ABaarS- European HantS-The .Astor
Librdrg-BGnk of C0mmerce-StdUe Case, etc.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18th, IS49.
Eds. Cres1Ms-The weather has to-day moderate ed very
sensiby. and Is fine Gear and sparkling. without
being dangerous to nose and Limbs, however,
tnue to suffer- and many the legs and that demand
repairs Of damages received from the thousand and
mics that Turk in path The ice the side walks
of The worst of thee but the only that reflects
discred upon the police regulations of the city Almost
stree-n which the travel by stages and
great-hat presents dec'vity of extent, crowded
with boys, each boy ached sled and starting from the
elevated points they rush down. utterly regardless of
life or limb either of themselves of persons passing fire.
quently coming in contact with each other and lncng
INJURIES often of serious character. Two three ladies
have been seriously hut this manner yet nuisance
continues undated
The America brings President Bonapare's inaugural
address, which presume has been forwarded to you per
batm, by Telegraph. 1t is worthy of al commentator
especially in point of bevy It's sentiment as democratic
uttered by his usous predecessor and uncle
The first act OF Citizen Bonaparte be observed
savors of monarchy. The composition of Ministry is
referred 10 Premier M OdIlon Barot. His magnan
nous treatment Of Csvaignac was prncely and there is
Ite doubt that the General fully appreciated the motive
h. advances He, however little he regajs the policy of
mere expedience thought best give the Prince
the cold shoulder and heated but receive the
rendered hand.
have idea that Louis Napoleon is going be satisfied
with the position of President merelyand if he him.
self were disposed. his friends would fail to change
his disposition. The second Sunday May 1852 is three
and half distant in the future, and such period
affords ample time-in France especiay-for the public
mind 70 undergo change No change of character take.
place in France the Frencnman of day differs nothing
from the Frencbman of An VIII although he may seem,
and really be- different from the Frencman of yesterday.
lie oUes change, but is Interchangeable He unchangeaby
changeabe But yesterday Lamarne his idol but
Hurpd FINN hte but rlo,
the pedestal and received the homage transferred
President LOUIS and soon to be given to the Prince,
diverted to another mushroom horo.
Germany wants emperor and 50 doej France; and
the truth can not well be that such article under
one name or another evil throughout Europe,
Liberty Equality Fraternity, and similar catch words
catch only They will soon grow unpopular and
then again unlawful
Nothing Of Importance is going on in the Legislature to-
day up to two o'clock nthe Senate the bill incorporate
the Astor Library Trustees passed. one man. Floyd,
voting in the negative
The Telegraph the weather in Albany rather
vergng the At sunrise this morning the mercury
stood at % degrees below zero and 10 NJ 16 The
Telegraph and Madame Rumor resemble each other point
Of credt-their word has TO be taken always with
allowance.
The Bank Of Commerce of this city has to-day published
its quarterly report and shows business account
In round numbers its resources are
Real Estate, Stock and Pfoms:sory Notes. o1sS
E anu Sasn Items ,60o
Expense Account. ................... 400
. . s6a6 500
Profits 1918 00O-wthin time the deponeut saith moi
branch OF the recent slave comes up to- morrow
before one of the Brooklyn courts in the form of suit by
CLAYTON Gone of the Brooklyn officers who seized the negro
IN New York; against the officers who ed him (Cay.
ton) as one of the abduc He proecutes those officers
ior damages etc. Yours, etc. INDICATOR.
The Lao Of Li6el-.NoSes y Beach--.Neao York Bank.
fng-Heauy DdmageS-The West India lIajI-Eng.
asyse and Cant-4merican Sccurities-Fgoating
eeINosldorniG Esoer-Fre, etc.
NEw YORK Jan 18th, 1s49
HeSsrS Editors The law of libel in New York State is
curiosity. Almost every Judge the bench entertains
views different from his fellow Judges, and expounds the
to suit those views One presiding Judge will tell the jury
that the greater the truth, the greater the libel" and
another that the ajledged ibsous be true
libel and thefe must be damages.
For the last two days have had libel the carpet
oil the superior Court. possessing per Sc particular inter-
code. -
John Thompson broker in Wall street, and publisher or
editor OF Bank Note Reporter prosecuted Moses Y Beach
Sons for libel which appeared in the Sun about
and half ago THIS Beach was specuator in banks
as well as newspaper publisher and conducted the two
branches of his business the office One concern he
started himself, under the free banking law of this State
and called IL the Manufacturer Bank of Ulster" The
bills purporting be issued village of that name were
really issued at the Sun Office in this city principally in
paying off the employees Of his establishment
paper-maSes, etc. BY this arrangement one-half of one
on tne paper redeemed, and
amounts were continually returning and being reissued his
profits were immense Not satisfied however with
cent profit for handling once he struck out scheme
by which he could make two and half. This was to be
DONE and done by the purchase of two old charters of
banks in other States New Jersey and one in Flo
nda These he paid out procured to be issued a mar
and redeemed them for of discount yary
ing from and half to two and half or three DER cent
until suited his interest to raise the During the time
that he DESTROYS that the bits of of these banks
should stand well with the community Thompson persisted
IN quoting them in his Reporter at about their real value
from forty to sixty cents the dollar This excited Mr.
Beach's ire, and hence the libel.
Thompson laid his damages al $1,000 The case was |
made out-whout, however auy aggravating crcum |
stances The Court charged that editor may publish the
truth, but he is held responsible for every thing that not
true 1t no excuse that the articles written by some
one in their empoyhey responsible for every thing that
appears in their columns He pronounced the article COM
planned of, dabolica libel ~
The jury were absent half hour and returned with the
following verdict:
We render verdict Tor the full amount claimed $4,000
as security for the public sganst publication by news
papers OF hbels against Individuals
What right jury has bring in such verdict cannot
conceive. Ii should be set aside.
The royal mail Dee arrived to-day in six days
from Bermuda, bringing the West India mails. She has
news oil Importance Mr. Mitchell unwe and had been
so io week previous 10 the sailing of the Dee The cold
mas Deem intense at Bermuda but there suffering
ne zee mas had heavy storms throu ghou the passage
The Eastern mail brings us the European papers Some of
those from England filed with spiteul and nsolent com.
msnts on the Presidents Message. The London Morning
Chronicle speaks in this wise
For the fint time in he, fana,e, :, h;s,orv o,snIv
ug 10 lne winds the of her older statesmen
na IN career OF conquest and there every
saoh 70 rear tat Mi Polk has bequeathed TO his successors
n e.ama not only OF national burdens but of
po oil reputation still furnishes national fame and ths
yeaIs sl passed while they have that vast increase
On Whch Mr. Polk insists in the resources of the Union
nave MOI seen single step taken towards washing out
ne asseis indeed have increased but the Liabilities have
no. diminished aud consequently while the Americans
nave mole money they have less honor One fact is wolth
a'nouahd assertions about the character Of the nation ad