The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-15
NEW ORLEANS:
TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY Is, 1850.

NEW ORLEANS: A
TUESDAY MORNING. JANUARY Is, 1880.
Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
Senator Foote'S Motion TO Reject James Watson
We5b--LoUe .a1ad Duty--Afr. Ro0t's Result
ton -Fanattcism, DC, Se.
WAsHIHGToN, Jan. 6, 1S50.-The rejection on
Mr.. Foote'S motion, Of Gen. James Watson Webb
for Charge to Austria, in open Senate is stI the
theme OF conversation and Of pleasantly : but it is
feared the chargeship itself viii be retained The
number Of candidates for the office, from the East,
West and So7h is too great, and the interest they
command in both Houses too potent to allow il to
be abolished or suspended. There are men who
cannot afford to wait, and the rejection of Mr. Webb
was, perhaps, brought on thus preEnaturely by his
devoted friend /" and in advance of his nomi-
nation to the Senate, in order 10 increase the
strength Of the Administration in other quar-
ter, by increasing the number of applicants for
office
The office of the New York Courier s. Enquirer
has since sent printed letters to all the Senator'S ex-
planning, rather endeavoring toexplain Gen. Jas
Watson Nebb's delicate position in regard to his
secret marriage, which involved the matter in still
greater doubt and mystery. There is, it would
seem, not only great deal Of chiyalry, but also
some romance in the gray-headed iolly old friend
of Ex-Governor Seward, which renders his case Pc
culiarly interesting. l., for one, am quite disposed
to pardon Gen. Webbs derection of duty, on loves
account Love is strange passion. and age is no
protection against folly. When love, says the
immortal Chancellor Bacon, "entereth mems
minds, it troubleth mems busine and maketh men
that they can ways be true to their own-ends."
So you see it was not Gen. Webbs fault if he be-
haved foolishly the fault in the power that ap-
pointed him.. A man in love is not fit to be an am
bassador. =
An effort will be made to,recdnsider the vote on
the previous question of Mr.. Roots resolution on
the Territories and it is to be hoped that it sciH be
reconsidered, and the resolution itself laid the
table What earthly tmotive. could have governed
MIR. Boot thus intemperately .urgihg the introduc-
ton Of bills for which there is pressing necessity
| whatever
He and his friends would have sat there, quietly
voting for of their clique till the dog days to
prevent the organization of the House but when
the House is organized, in spite of them, and in
! contempt for their factious opposition, he cannot
wait for twenty-four hours, but must throw his fire.
brand into 1t. The people of the Territories are
| wiser and show greater attachment to the Union
| than certain members of Congress- who would stife
| them with their caresses. Respect is due to all
/ individual convictions but when men of one idea
| whether coming from the North or the South,
would postpone reasoning all other subjects to
ruin mad their own, it is the duty Of Congress- ii
not to straight-jacket them at once, at least to
| render them innocuous. X.
/ U| The Moniteur Of the 18th December con
ains forty more nominations TO the Order of the Le
gon of Honor Among them is that of Louis Lu.
Glen Bonaparte (brother of the Prince of Canino)
His discoveries in chemistry and the services gene
rally rendered by him to science during his long
lie are stated as the grounds on which his nomina
ton has been made.
MORE OF THE BuRGLARs.-T The two men
Smith and Glenn, to whom referred yesterday
having attempted to break into certain rooms il
the Waverly on Thursday night, were againbrough
before the Mayor yesterday Smith recog
nized as the man who, afew night since had broker
into the boarding house of Mr.. Robert Collins ol
Dauphin street, and both were identified as tn
y persons who attempted the robbery of Mr.. Chad
dicks jewelry store on Thursday night. The thiey
v ing toolsfound upon them left no doubt as to the
occupation, and the evidence OF their having bee
engaged in the transactions above referred to wa
conclusive. They consequently held to ba
to answer atthe next term Of the Criminal CouI
in default of which they were committed to ja
3D. Another interesting lark, calling himself Geors
Nelson, who had been arrested by Deputy Marsha
u Walker and Griffin, suspicion Of having bee
engaged in the robberies recently committed Wi
also examined before the Mayor yesterday: I'll
store of Messrs. Price u Spence, on Water stree
had been entered few nights ago by false key
and the money-drawer robbed Of its contents. III
drawer was left locked. and was evidently brok
open by the use of chisel. On opening and e
aininlng Nelson's trunk, there was found a me
extensive and interesting assortment of pro- jesson
implements, such as skeleton keys, chisels, sm
| wee, jimmy, etc, etc. One of the chises
was found precisely fitted the impressions made
the money-drawer of Messrs. p. IL S. cand
was left in candlestick when the store was lock,
=, Previous to the robbery, and box of matches
!; the candlestick. When the robbery was discover
, | the candle and matches were gone, but the candl
stick left. A candle and box OF matches compa
ing exactly with those left in the store were al
| found in Nelson trunk Much other testimoT
was also elected and it was deemed sufficient
hold him to answer to the Criminal Court. He WI
p accordingly, in default of ball. committed TO ia
Another fellow, charged with stealing a trunk
clothes from the New York Coffee house, was du
| committed to answer to the charge OF grand la
ceny. There has been glorious waking up
j. rascas recently by the police, but there doub
ID less others still lettering about the city, and we fe
h. it our duty to caution our citizens to be the
guard. Weforgot to mention that, with the assol
mept of skeleton keys found in Nelson's trun
three-fourths of the stores in the city could
= opened. Such was the testimony of Deputy Ma
shal Walker Mobile Ad0ertiser, 1871 insi.
MORE RUNAWAY SLAvEs-MockP PhiLaathrop
Every day but swells the number of abscondil
slaves from Maryland. The-Cecil Democrat stat
m that eight more belonging to the estate of the la
Washington Hall, Of the upper part OF that count
absconded few nights since. The heirs Of N
Han have offered reward of one thousand dolla
for the apprehension and conviction Of the indvidr
who enticed them away, who is believed to be
RS well known abolitionist of Chester county, |
ire Here is another paragraph on the subject:
Runaway ySlaUes-There has been lull in t
business of the underground railroad in this vic
ity for month past; but within week
two has brisked up again. Last week slave m
and woman made their escape from near Camd,
Del Constable Moody arrested ayEpnaway sla
man in the cars, who belongs to Mr., Aud, son
the former owner OF Frederick Douglass On S,
OF day last a slave man and woman husband a
,vife) arrived in this city, much worn down, fr
the neighborhood of Nlillngtoh, Md. The abb
tonists did not succeed in getting them off until
Tuesday Wednesday. = Wilmington ID
Chicken
ncn BACK AGAIN.-John Jackson, colored man, &C
res mtted sometime since Eikton jail as runaw
and discharged without claimant was commit
again, shortly after, for coming into the State, c
trary to law. His fine and prison charges W
paid by the Philadelphia Emancipation Soci,
and he Yas taken to that city, but came back ag
is in few days, and was again committed to pris
where he still reWains, to be sold shortly
slavery, for again violating the laws. of this St