The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-14
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FeStage' NEW YoRK, December 8, 1919
Eds CresceHt-Our weather is Just the to favor the
discussion Of murders, politics and the subjects at hand
prolific. The most absorbing topic this moment is the
contest raging in the House Of Representatives at Wash
ington the result Of which matter the greatest variety of
speculation. The chldspay Of the six wing seceden and
the eight freeoe, is hardly spoken of with respect by the
merest partisan. Their tends to good object and
ustans principle commanding the respect Of even adecent
minority any section of the Union. II shows utter
tempt, only Of the views Of well disposed majority, but
Of The public interests which suffer under the delays caused
by the clogs that they place in the legislative machinery.
No man in these parts has word Of to offer in be-
half Of Mr. ToOnbs and his abstraction" The wings de-
nounee him. and reasonably in unmeasuFed terms, while
they look with surprise than indignation upon Hiard
and Stephens, who so readily follow his lead.
The season Of gaietes, enjoyment suffering and crime is
now fairly opened with u.s. and the Ball Rooms Theatres,
the Aims Offices and the Prisons crowded, Our Courts
arc cogged.
There something wrong in the Judicial machinery of
city, and it is found that about these times justice
begin keep pace with current Offences There
many hundreds Of the calendars Of different
Courts, that be tried for months, for the reasOn the
Judges say, that they have much do. take the chief
difficulty be that the said Judges paid by fixed slare7
instead of fees Each Court tries shove part of its bust.
other Court and the different Judges grum-
bic like children dsagreeabe tasks. Two ugly
quenees result from this state of thngs. Innocent persons
kept in confinement Orin painful suspense for months together
and guilty find in the delay increased facilities for escape
Witnesses cannot be kept hand forever and lawyers
not all so fond of justice as of fees
The Astor Place rioters not yet all tred-ndeed the
heaviest crimes Of all in that connection are yet be brought
before the jury but when shall get them it is mpos.
bet guess The cases are down for the January term in
Oyer and Termner, but there also 700 causes
down along with them.
An this would seem to Indicate a large spread Of crime
amongst US, but in this immense CITY, where half million OF
whom born in other lands from winch they, many oil
them emgated with their heritage Of poverty and ignorance
as their sole capital for operations here only remarkable
that crime should bear small proportion suffering ant
that suffering itself should be confined existing limits
Under the operation of Common School system, Offering
as does good education to the poorest, ignorance is
diminishing evil and serespeet occupies its paoe-foiul
foundation for competence, responsibility and honor W.
have in the city Of New FORK than $50 Common
SehoohR is schools in which children are admitted ant
fitted for the prosecution Of almost business PROBES
sion, entirely free Of cost to their guardians Th
the throughout the State, although the new gen
eral law liberal, and confines the special Of educa
ton chiefly to Text books.
We thankful receive through the enterprise Of TIN
Philadelphia Ledger, important document amongst tn
accompaniment Of the Presidents Mesagel refer tn
Postmaster Generals Report Mir Cave johnson must rea
this document with eminent satisfaction.
lHppeas that during the past year. the Of the De
pament has exceeded the expenditures by nearly 500 coo
notwithstanding the facts that S500G00 worth service Ina
been performed for the Government Departments for 500 COO
and over 1887 900 worth for Congress, for nothing
am to that Mr.. COlamer CONFINES himself 10
faint recommendation Of further reduction Of posage-an
that with regard to letters alone. He could certainly hav
found more arguments and stronger ones, in favor tn
measure than those advanced by him. He shoud indeed
have placed the matter the broad ground Of prripy
obligation, for it has long been settled principle, as well
the opinion oil the community i5ittOHt the Department
that the General Postoce, being for the dissemination ofbu
ness IS not proper subject Of axato-hat the rate Of posi-
age should only be such will pay the expense Of the care
conveyance and delivery Of the matter on which the poag
is laid
Il my humble opinion that the Posoice expenses wou
al be paid after reducing the Thanking privilege due limits
by the uniform rate OF postage on single letters r
paid (and say cents when prepad,) and one cent OF
newspapers with the pamphlets The obec
ton based the fact that have no silver coin of o,,
denomination than cents is easily removed
Every thing IS very quiet to-day in the Streets and th
markets are inactive Something has, however, been done
stocks, but at low prices. u Coupon Skies Of rs broug
only ll2]4, and Treasury Notes HIS About $4,000 O
Government Stock Of 20 sold III to ILL., and $50
Pennsy yalia Elves at Sg5s to sgla.
Respectfully yours, Iyp1c,ToP