The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1851-02-05
Ffon he New o.leans eieayuns.
Destrncttot. ofthe Al. Charles.

i ne cliy hus mel win an appalling Fisla
lion. IA immense amount 5i property has
been destroyed. The best hotel, twn church
les, sevetal warehouses aud prisaie dwellings
luf lnige value, have been burul, With n vas
lpall oi their conieuis. The details will be
found elsewhere in This paper, as Gar as lhel
could be collected by our GIlhgenI reporters
Tue account presents lrielnlul picture o
destruction. which will make the 18th Of
January dark day in the history OF New
0lesns.
The loss most universally deplored is That
of The 81 Charles lln'el, which is totally de-
sIroyed. This magnificent luilding was nol
only the plide Of our citizens. fiom ils.arch-
ueciural beauty, the yaslness of iis sdimen.
sions, aud its high reputation, but had grown
into an almosl Indispensable part of the city
itself. Ii ted daily nearly Thousand per
sous. Hundreds ni our citizens made il ,heii
constant heme. Crowds OF strangers apo
sisitois ftom all quarters tLrongeG Il daily
and its vast halls ahd superb parlors and
nulnberless chambers, daily contained pop
ulalion equal t0 That ol sDme considerable
lawns. II was remembered, in all parts oI
The Union, as headquarters aud its fame, q:
wei! as It's cunvenenccs and pecessity, make
It's des,yacIiun puoIic loss, which we will
no, pronounce irreparable, because ali things
can be restored by courage and perseverance,
buI nss which will b. felt with severity
We fear, upon all the interests Of the city.
! A dismal picture, Indeed. The sight oil The
fallen ediice presents. Ohly a few broken
4 b,,p %
The basement, mark The spot where yes;er-
day morning grand and weI-ordered pals
ace teemed with life and luxury. Last night
huge piles of smoking ruius, lighted up by
lurld fires, made the spot scene of gbasly
desuaiion. The hoIel had been thoroughly
rsp1ired, painted aud reidrnlshcd during the
past summer. al the cumnencemen of new
lease. The lesees b,d made very large cx-
penditures, and had every reason to expect a
prosperous season. In one nay their hopes
are blasted and the properly reduced TO ash
/ es. They mus: have brave hearts and SYM
| palhislng friends 10 enable them 10 stand up
under such blow. We believe they have
courage, ehierplize and The public feeling
with them.
To find substitute for the st Charles
Hotel, with the presen, Accommodations Of The
city, is not 10 be expected We have fno
hotels, indeed, hat their number and size are
| limited; but we do not doubt that great ef
forts will be Immediately made to furnish
ACCOMMODATIONS TO strangers as they arrive,
and make them comfortable at least.
The prnprietors Of the ST Cha les, in an
ticqatcu Of ac increased demand for rooms,
had, only day or two since, epgaged ten,
po!aIily the ST LOUIS Hotel, which has not
been occupied this season. and were making
preparations TO employ it MS an auXllary es.
EtabII>hmenl connected with the St Charles.
This will put il in their power, after a hreI
period, 10 give temporary accommodation 10 4
considerable number Of guests; and should
they succeed in efecting permanent aud
satisfactory lease, they may, and We hope
they will, make that house what is "apa-
bic Of being made IA firsi-rate h0tel. Nudge
& Wilson are not men likely 10 be cast
down by one calamity, however great.
For the future, we say at once, That the
ST Charles Hotel must be rebuiG There
will be no nays, and siould be no doubts up
ionihis point. Il belongs, indeed, to CONS
Ipany, aud the insurance is Lu' u small part
Iof the building. Let Them take new stock
holders for the sum reqnned. The ground
lis there, and the fuundatons-which cost
such prodigi0us sum to lay beIure-- are all
we'll laid We do not pretend to m Ike even
guess Of the amount required, but il will
certainly be very much less tban the cost of
the old building, and ior an investment, una
der the circumstances, il must be valulble.
Az all events, as a public want it must be
supplied and il will be supplied, We say
agaln, let lhe ST Charles be rebuilt as soon
as prlctibIe, and the whole city will say so
'oo-and give its hclp too.
Tie Slaptry Agitation. - There has been
frequent reference, within the pnsi few days,
on The part Of various correspondents from
Washington, 10 pledge in circulation among
he members af Congress, in reference 10 the
slavery agitation, the next Presidency, &c,
and lr lnlny instances, Misrepresentation as
10 It's ohjeci aud purpori, have been circnla-
ted, TO prevent these, and Tor the infor-
nation Of all who desire 10 know The trutha
bout il, the National InteIgencer Of yester-
day publishes he paper, which is as fol-
l0ws:--
"The. undersigned, members OF he thirty
first Congress cf Ihe United Sae$, believing
that rene wal OF sectional controversy upon
'he subject Of slavery would be both Danger
Gus 10 lie Union and destructive Of its Oh
jecs, and seeing no mode by which such
controversy can be avoided except by a
strict adherence TO the settlement thereof
effected by the Compromise Acts past a. The
last session OF Congress, DO HEREBY DECLARE
their intention 10 maialain the snld settle~
tnent nyloIae, aud 10 resist all attempts 10 /
repeal or alier the nclS aforesaid, unless by
tbe general consent Of the friends Of the |
measures, and to remedy such evils, II any
as time and experience may deyeIupe. And,
for the purpose Of making The resolution ef- |
fectVe, they FURTHER DFCLARE that they will
not support Tor qtlice Of President or uf Wee |
President, or Of Senator or of Representa-
tive 10 Congress, or as member Of Sale
Legislature. any man, Of Whatever party,
VINO is moi known 70 be opposed 70 The dis.
Inrbance Of he settlement aforesaid. in any
form Of agitation upon the subject Of slaves |
ry."
They MADE a MisrAKG. --0T friends Z
5 ---one evening mel at The house
ofan 40 acqnantance, some young ladies !,
for whom bolh gentlemen enierlalnefeten
dor feelings. Ia a spirit of fiolic one of The
young ladies' blew onl tie lamp aud our Two
friends thinking i,a favorable moment "
make known the state Of their regard,
moved seals VI The same instant, and placed
themselves as they supposed by The ladies',