The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-08
IRON Noah's IN. " Sunday TIns
Cabinet Secrets made PubIGe.

Having engaged our Washington eorrespon-
dent during the session Of Congress gentleman
peculiarly qualified by his professional associations
and avocations for the task assigned him. intend
to publish from week to week a full programme Of
the executive policy together with the state secrets
which members Of the governments have scarcely
dared to whisper To themselves, the private opin-
ions and confidential conversations Of prominent
members Of Congress, details Of the maneuvres Of
all the gentlemen who have axes to grind, together
with every variety Of political and personal facts
which the most fragrant violation Of honor, conf
denee, and deceney will enable us to obtain
Our correspondent is one of the most distinguish
ca burglars IN America, and being provided with
skeleton keys to all the bureaux Of the departments
the private desks Of the members of both houses
and the secret drawer in which the President keeps
ms private diary, the most Startling Developments
may be confidently expected. As the accomplish
ed MI Dickens assures US that thieves and forgers
are the natural associates Of literary men, is
hoped that leading burglar will NOT be unsueeess
ful in cultivating the good opinion Of our Statesmen,
the more especially that he is foreign celebnty
He will have under his control a corps Of thirty
pickpockets, whose duty it will be to hlch private
papers from the pockets Of distinguished men of
both parties, to follow them about as our police
shadowdog suspected persons, and, if possible, to
conceal themselves at night under the beds Of Gem
erai Taylor and his constitutional advisers Tor the
purpose Of reporting anything they may chance to
say IN their Dreams
4ut9 ~ JDteAh VI eoPDtudNS has NNIH organized AZ
an enormous expense Of money and conscience;
but being determined to make the Times the Times
OF America and in all respects equal 70 the London
Times as it when edited by the Emperor Ma
poeon, we resolved to spare neither our purses
nor our souls in the dIaboheal but magnificent en-
terprise.
Our spy gang not being yet quite complete, we
will receive proposals during the coming week from
persons who tread lightly and can bring first rate
endorsements OF their capacity for listening at key
holes peepng through the cracks Of doors, and re-
memberlng distinctly what they herr and see. A
few first-class liars are also wanted who duEine an
inteTregnum, when exciting facts are obtaina-
bic, can manufacture crises and revolutions" "a
order.
All who have studied the signs Of the times must
be aware that we the eve Of great political
events. In view Of that disunion which has taken
hold Of the public mind in the South, there cannot
be doubt that the Southern States will refuse b
hold any further intercourse with the North, and
forthwith erect and establish eternal barrier at
cotton bales, forty feet high BY feet thck nlong
the entire length Of Mason and Dixon's ine--a bar
rcade rvaiing in soldify and extent the great wall
OF China. w authorized by arespectable abo-
htiollst who sleeps every night with Mr.. Cslheun's
body servant, to say that this is the plan Of the
great nullifer and that, unless clause declaring
that all Tree negroes emigratlng to California shall
become slaves their arrival, be introduced into
the constitution OF the embryo state the wall VIII be-
commenced without delay. IL Is true that the pre-
sent price Of cotton will render the undertaking
somewhat costly, but the motto Of the Seuthis
millions for defence-not cent for tributer
Our correspondent is now in Washington and
We have doubt that his letters will be as rscy
and authentic those Of late epistolaEy agent
at the mines, whose facts and opinions were
sidered Of such importance that his missives were
copied by the principal English, Irish, and French
| papers, highly complimensed BY the Emperor Of
China, and created quite bazz 10 the court Of his
majesty the King OF Mosquitoes
| As aspecimen Of what may be heFeafteT ezpscssd
| from this great movement, which has no precedent
in the annals OF the American press, we publish the
| following short but Pithy and momentous epistis,
received just in time tor insertion this morning.