The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-10

gone home again to be The missionaries OF republic
can freedom There is not house in Cuba but
contains teachers or snggesters OF liberiy not an
estate upon the island on which there are not
American steam engines and machinery, with
American engineers to superinlend tlelr erection
and working. Surely, then, the knowledge OF
liberty has been spreading in Cuba, and strange
indeed it would be If the desire TO enjoy liberty had
not been spreading also"
RAILROAD TO THE PAcIFIc.--The New Haven
Palladium publishes an interesting letter from For
est Shepherd Esq. written at Sacramento City,
and chiefly descriptive of the topography and geo.
logical wonders of California. He says that it is
now ascertained almost beyond doubt, that rail-
road can be constructed from the Mississippi to the
Pacific, without crossing any mountains, or with
out meeting more impediment from snow than
would road from Albany to Boston. He gives
the following sketch of the route:
"Ths route is from the head or southern portion
of Tulare valley, through Walkers pass, thence to
the Mojaree river, thence north-eastward to high
grounds on the tributaries of the Rio Colorado,
thence crossing said river above the great Carton,
thence east to Pilot Mountain Santa Fe, pass
ing Pilot Mountain the north side, thence to
Santa Fe and the Mississippi at Apple Creek be-
| low ST. Louis, where there is good landing and
| open navigation to New Orleans through the win
ter and of course road on the bank of the Missis
| sippi to ST. Louis. This route will be 600 or 500
| miles than any other, has wood and water
nearly the whole distance, and abundance of stone
and coal at Santa Fe. The above route will accom-
| modate both North and South, New Mexico and
| California and ocean steamers will soon render
trip from San Francisco to Astoria as light mat
| ter as present from Buffalo to Chicago Mackl
| nav. The route further north is very objection
| able on account of the the table lands
| the head waters of Feather river. have travelled
over snow, apparently undrfted, varying from II
| to 20 feet in depth, in the month of June.
| SoUTu CAROLINA MILITARY PREPARATIONS.
| The South Carolina chlvary, 1t is known, have
recently appropriated $500, 600 for bloody wea rons,
and some Massachusetts Yankees have got the job
| to make then--or part OF them, at least.
friend informs the editor of the Woonso cset
Patriot that Messrs. Waters, of MiIbury, Mass,
| have obtained the contract tor the small arms,
G000 muskets, 5000 rifles, and 1000 pistols. The
| field artillery are to be made in South Carolina
| and the authorities were very anxious that Messrs
| Waters should manufacture the small arms there
also; but this could not be- and get the arms com
| peted within the time allotted by the contract
Messrs. Waters, however, have contracted to
| tablish the armory in South Carolina, after the
completion of this order" Bait. Sun.
| We are authorized to say, says the Charleston
| Mercury, that this statement is utterly unounded.
| No OF any kind for South Carolina are to be
| manufactured north of the Potomac and the small
| arms will all be constructed within the State.
| Offers in abundance made from the Northern
States for that purpose but the Board of Ordnance
| We're enabled to supply themselves more advan-
tageously, and made their contracts accordingly
ARMS FOR CUBA-GoU. Iowas.-It has been
| said, and re-asserled that the arms which were
shipped upon the railroad from this place about the
time that the Cuba adventures were leaving, be-
longed TO the State of Georgia. and we have wal ed
| IN hopes OF hearing something more definite upon
1 thl h.,t
knowing to the fact, have not informed us how the
| fact is. All that we able 10 learn is, that they
| W. re brought 10 this place some months back, anG
that they were privately repacked in this city few
| days before they left. And taking all the Circum
| stances together, we are inclined 10 the belief ,h
the statement is rne and that they were the public
arms of the State, and that they were clandestlney
| given away, without compensation, At all events,
| it is due TO the people Of the Stae-such report
| being abroad-ihat Governor Towns should inform
| them how the fact is If it be true, we are al a
loss TO know what pretence of right the Governor
can have for giving away the public property, and
| more especially the public arms.
| But The mere value Of the public arms, is not the
| greatest matter of consideration. Any one of The
United States, has no right 10 declare war against
| Cuba-and having no right to declare war, cannot
| hOnorably arm force against her, To send armed
men against any country without declaration OF
war, not only unjnstiabe in the eye OF the laws
| OF nations, but is naked and unqualified piracy
| The people of Georgia have much interest in the
HOIOT Ul tnt Sae as tnty nave III fe ol tllt
STATE; and if they as j4alous of their honor a.
they of their property, fearful reckoning ough
| to await any one who might compromise IL by pla
cling them in The wrong before the world. Alan
: (Gd.) Republican, lst instant.
IMMENSE REcEIPTs.-The receipts the Fri
Railroad Friday April 25, are believed to b
the largest before received on any railroad i
the world-they said to have exceeded thre
millions of dollars This fact, explained Wi
appear extraordinary, but it is easily accounted fol
When the road was commenced, the State loane
its bonds to the amount of three millions OF do
lars. An act of the Legislature passed subsequen
ly, provided that if the company laid single trac
from the Hudson river to Lake Erie, and ran il
y engines over it before the middle of May, the roa
would be released from the lien held upon it for tn
4 amount advanced. On Friday the necessary afid;
Wit filed with the Comptroller that the cond
ton had been fulfilled, and consequently the releas
. | was granted; hence the receipts that day wei
e equal to three millions of dollars,
= RAILROAD ACCIDENTS lS50.-The annu
IS reports of the railroad corporations of Massach'
setts, for $780, show the fatal serious accden
during the year. The total is 43 killed and 81 S
verely injured OF the killed, 2 were engineer
q by the explosion of boiler,) 3 merchandi'
= conductors, roadsagent II brakemen, (mostly |
s. striking bridges,) and baggage masters; IL we
: killed while on crossing the track . in cons
quence Of being intoxicated; passengers we
killed by accidentally falling from the platform
st the Only passengers were killed whi
actually occupying their proper places in the car
and this in consequence of the breaking of
,. axle of a car on the Western Road, at Hnsdale.
"a The stray Lighthouse recently bought by
IN German at a Customhouse auction in New Nor
" is doomed 10 become fruitful source of ltgati'
~ to various claimants, and of good fees to dive
he lawyers. We see that there are already no lie
m. than three replevn to be tried on account
IS the matter in one of which the United States
ie' plaintiff. The properly in dispute is now in pt
,,re session of the U. S. Marshall and the purchase
IN have no option of repevn to the suit of the COVER
he | ment.
he For CALIFoRNIA-Gen. Garibaldi, the ltali
ng patriot, who for some months has been residing
la Staten Island engaged in making candles, sail
we from New York on the 2Sth ult for Californ
'N where he intends to establish himself in busine
be UNIVERSITY OF VtRGINIA.-The last catalos
for OF this iiourshing institution shows that the VIII
as number OF matricuates from its foundation to
on present time is 5377. The number for this sess
is is 37l, OF which 27l from that State exhibit
lba a large increase over previous years The libr