The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-02

competent superintendent graduate at Some
OF these establishments-and will board for the
actual cost Of living and the interest of invested
capital. This plan will combine all the and
luxury Of the present class of family hotels with
so great an economy, that men with incomes OF
one or two thousand a year, will be able to live as
well as they now could on five or six thousand.
And when this plan has been successfully car
ried out, it will be tried by families OF humber
means. There will be extensive associated family
hotels, where the board will not be more than ten
dollars week for family, in which all the real
comforts of life can be enjoyed at rate within the
most moderate means.
Hotels and steamships are teaching the people a
great lesson in economy and enjoyment. When a
thousand passengers have been to Albany on one
steamer, You would hardly catch them afterwards
padding up each in his own canoe. In the same
way when men have found out the comforts and
economies of association they will not be in haste
to return to the vexatons and expenses OF isolation
DIsUNIoN PRoPAeANDIsTs. = The Eufaula
Southern Rights Association have raised $500 to
employ two lecturers to enlighten the people on
the beauties and blessings of disunion The Mo.
bile Advertiser says:
Although the proposition was agreed to by the
Association, it was not entirely unanimous. One
OF the members opposed it in a very pointed and
candid speech, which is thus reported by the Shield
MR.. PREs1pENT-You are wrong, sir, The people have
talked to-aud they have been preached to- sr-und they
DAT the corclus;on of which N. srs,,,or
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ng Thers 10 ,rn,h IL th.. .aI i, ne neei
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- The Fisk Library.
We take Measure in extracting from tbe ,for,b
coming number of DeBoxy,s Review Which 49,,
~ n.s,n;,,.d - AZ ~ eo,,.,..;- - 'e' VIC
:, " "o' ''e ioio"i"s from lhe pen OF
the Editor, which involves suggestion deserving
OF the attention of our community:
Z" In our November number we remarked
.t pity the good intentions of Mr. Fisk are SO badly
carried gut, when by little good management great pub.
m I'm De Wny not dispose OF the grea,
and arrange with the University Tor perpetual right to one
OF its large halls in the Baronne street?
Some five years ago. our lamented fellow cit.
zen, Abuah Fisk, bequeathed to the city of New
orleans large building on the corner of Custom
mouse and Bourbon streets, to be applied to the
establishment OF a Free P2t5ftc Library, for the
beneht.of our ctizens and to carry out the liberal
intentions OF his brother, not long afterwards
Alvarez Fisk purchased the valuable collection of
books composing. the library of B. r. French
IVY vi SiA tIousduu VOlumeS, and
munlhcenty donated them to the city to form the
nucleus OF the said library. The General Coun-
ell accepted these donations, and made some ipita-
tory steps to secure their benefits. A room was
fitted up Tor the reception of the books, in which
they were all carefully placed away, whilst the re-
mainder Of the building was rented, and the pro-
ceeds applied to the pay OF a librarian.
Now what has been the practical working of
the whole matter Have the community realized
the benefits intended by Mr. Fisk? Has there
been wise administration ola fund which should
have produced $1,000 per annum? Is there any
provision for the purchase Of new books, or have
facilities been extended which would render the
library a great public benefit? These questions.
it seems tous, must all be answered in the mega
tive. ~.
. therefore favor the suggestion above: and
there is nothing in the act of donation by the late
Mr. Fisk, for we have examined it. to interfere.
and we quite sure that any proposal which
looks to the complete ruition of his brothers noble
design, will meet with the hearty co.operat;on IF
Alvarez Fisk
On the part of the University, we cannot con-
ceive there would be difficulty The State has.
at an immense expense, literally provided build
ngs which not surpassed by those of any pub
lie institution in the Union. One of these build.
ings, on the corner of Baronne street, contains
more admirable brarv bsl i na,,sa In me cny