The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-09

As this venerable philanthropst will visit the
q Crescent City, in few days, it may not be un
interesting readers to take rapid glance at
his benevolent labors since his visit the shores OF
the New World. He arrived in America on the
10th of last June, and made his public entry into
New York on the following Monday. The recep-
tion with which he greeted by the civic autho-
rifles the people, and the public functionares Of the
Empire State, surpassed that paid to any public
character since the days of Lafayette, Wash
ington; and what constituted its distinguishing
characteristic, was, the reflex of public opinion on
the merits of man who had no special claims on
the American people, but whose benevolent life,
spent like that of his Divine Master, in :" going
about doing good, commanded the respect of every
lover oi suffering humanity and united into one
brotherhood the various sections of our common
wealth, to testify their respect and greet with
cordial welcome the jealous and disinterested
Apostle of Temperance" But his was a nobler
aim than the patry qualification of personal vanity
or the mere soliciting of popular applause. He lost
no time in dispensing with those ceremonious OBJ.
seryances lavshly forced upon him. but which
he felt only tended to impede the great object OF
his mission. In eloquent and feeling letter
which he addressed to the Mayor of New York, he
SNPipoStu Ill tue "dTulebl MS duInlFduOn Oi
the public spirit OF the citizens Of fAmerica-thanked
them IN The name OF his fellow-countrymen for the
protection which they had ever generously extended
to the exlle-dwelt with much force on the liberal
spirit of our laws and insttutons-and thanking
the corporate and other dignitaries for the honors
so unsparingly bestowed on him, resigned the ele-
waited position to which their kindness had exalted
him as ''ths guest Of tie great Commercial En-
PoriNm Of the Westeyn World and intilnated his
intention OF at commencing the special object
OF his mission-ftat J making his eGfled con7atrq-
men IA every respect 'eorthy Of tie advantages
they enjoy in tins, tie glorious land of Meir
adoption. We bound in candor tsvthe reverend
gentleman to add that to this truly benevolent OBJ
ject he has ereasiUeiy confined his untirng abors
From July to October he travelled through the
principal cities and towns in New England, and
administered the pledge to upwards of 100000
postuants. He returned to New York at the close
ol the latter month, and visited with severe
attack OF paralysis complaint to which he has
for some time been subject. His physicians seeing
the danger to which recurrence OF this fearful
malady would expose him. unanimously imposed
on him, as sacred injunction, the importance of
aUOidiRg GH patJtic eIeifeAeat, and economizing
his health and strength the only means of pro-
longing his valuable life. Acting on their advice,
he has declined all public demonstrations since he
left New York, and though arrangements were
in contemplation to give him suitable reception
IN this, our Southern metropolis, yet, on learning
the feeble and impaired state of his health, his
friends and the various societies have wisely deter
mined not to task his proverbial kindness and afIa-
bility, but rather wait the opportunity of paying
their respects to him individually. The number
enrolled under his banner since his arrival in the
United States is little short of 100000 and if he
progresses for the next six months in a similar
ratio, it will be impossible estimate the amount
of good physically, socially, and morally, which he
will have accomplished In New Orleans he will
have wide field for his benevolent labors. "The
harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are
few"