The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-12-22
LETTER oCLxxvIrI.
The Storm Topographic LiHes-sNicaragHa Diffcul
EItensiOR Of the Batterg- Con groSSiouat C0nBh
The Speakership-1he SaRal1ieh Island Princes,


NEW YoRK, Dec. r. 1870.
Eds CreseeRt-snce closed my last we have been ia
vored with fine specimen of winter. regular snOstor
rapid thaw and " nor uieser'' sharp enough almost to
penetrate ones Narrow have followed each other in quick
succession within the past thrysx hours the alternate de-
light disappointment and annoyance of locomotive com
munity The sun again bright but lis are like the
moons and the singing breeze nothing for them Du-
Monday night abOut six eight inches Of ano
inch remains the ground in this city. There is
little left in Brooklyn, but not enough to allow chance
The played the mischief with our Southern aad West
lines Of the telegraph but has disturbed the Northern
lines, which erected and arranged such excellent prn-
eipe be safe from nearly all Influences except The arrival
of the British steamer. Weceain much need the adoption
of different system in the construction of Geographic lines
throughout country, and am glad TO learn that the
ter is under consideration among some Of our enaTpng
This guttapecha coating Tor the promises into
extensive experiment IA M manufacture and ap
pcaton produces and more satisfactory results. Good
iron wine. thekly Coated already be furnished for $65
SO per mile and will probably be soon afforded at lower
rate under the advantage OF Improvements in the process of
preparing In Yankee land such things seldom remain at
stand We shall probably have lines in operation that
can be depended upon.
Some of our worthy citizens put themselves in state of
citemen with regard to the increasing OF ea-
tons with Great Britain They think it essential to the
maintenance Of national honor that naval armament be
Immediately dispatched the Honduras waters with orders
to tear down the British flag the Island Of Tige and
placing ous, support it by force of 1t said that
such will undoubtedly be the that General Taylor viii
adopt but this all talk We have, so far heard but one
part of the story The British viii be along time to
allow ample opportunity 10 maintain our honor
It must wonderful to every stranger who visits our
city, that any considerable number Of citizens could be
found to oppose the projected extension Of the Battery when
it sproyed that such extension could be made for les than
$780, Co., thus giving eleven acres of terra d solid aid
elevated in place of equal number Of OF values
salt water It'll due citizens say that the measure
opposed by considerable number Of them but by their
misrepresentation The preliminary steps have been taken
tn of
and contractors have forward offering complete il ior
81 600; bat when the matter brought issue on Mon
day evening last, in branch Of the Common Council by
resolution accept the proposal enough interest brought
up to render the past proceedings nugatoy the resolution
lost by tie vote notwithstanding the given b.
report Of the COMMITTEES which the object had been referred
that the actual cost Of te enlargement would by certain
ings involved in reserved privilege be reduced to the tns
of $4,000, while the property created by would be wor
at least 81 100000 If any city nthee United States pro
duce sample Of legislation superior to this should ia
II becoming general here to denounee our National Req
eentaves, collectively. for the bud conduct of few fac
tous members Of the House, but nothing can well be nor
unjust Full two hundred members have proved true to t
interests of the country, in this Of factions and the
should have the credit of it, Those whose deserve
apprehension easily discovered by those who choose
for them in the crowd; but position ought 10 be assigned
them that viii bring them and their motives within The eea
view Of every the nation, and Of every spectator
Of it, whose good opinion or respect worth having. Thes
men to the best advantage, and their motives
best appreciated, by an arrangement oil their names
couples-as Toombs and Giddings! Stephens and Tuck
Holmes and Alenl Cabel and Preston King Merton an
Wilpiotl ETC., etc.
The adoption OF very simple rule in the House would,
ink forever preclude the Of the difficulty unde
which has ahOred for the past days. the pay Of tn
members should be made from the day Of oganiza
ion, think Speaker would be elected in something ls
than week after the day of nesting. think Tiers
enough weneaning in the House add clause 10 Ii
effect to the Rules.
The accession Of Mr. Brown TO the Speaker Chair rel
dsred than probable by tOdays adyces from ashnl
TOM would, nner ordinary circumstance be depoTed By d
wings in this pan Of the world, but as the event attribute
the TOOmbs faction, it hailed worthy means of pun
lHent. The substitution Of violent partisan like Brown
for the dignhed and impartial Cobb Winthrop, consC
cred rs the act Of Me Toombs stephens & Co, and the
and their friends must not complain when de time comes
suffer for il. We common people glad to Speak
chosen from any party, but not those whose business
politics.
The steamer Canada sailed al Y O'Clock to-day for Live
pool with 50 passengers, among whom sr d. Judd and his tu
Sandwich Island princes The Doctor gave up his innC
of wishing Washington before be proceeded 70 Europe
, Of e severity Of the weather which the young prime
1 found more lisagreeaha than they anticipated.
We eara By telegraph from HALIFAX that the steamer He
Manu. which have been exposing here for several "a
past, arrived al that port dis morning., short Of coal.