The daily crescent., 1851-03-18
For the Crescen
The Delta on English Politics.



Nkw ORLEANS, March 18th.
essrs Editors-My risible muscles much excited
this mornins nv reading letter from English born pet of
the Daily Delta which appeared in the columns of that
paper and signed with the initials j. T. should not
consider it wo attention, We're 1t not Tor the injury
might the public mind by misleang those who not
acuaInted with English affairs for you that
the who, in the lue and imbecity OF his mind,
charges another with mpudence and presumption Tor an
preston of opinion the midst oi Tree and independent
peope-czens of republican and libeHy-loving State
especially when that opinion the politics of foreign
country so and despCabe so low and tyrannea,
that no man sense knowledge intellect would think him
worth The trouble of reply, but would cast nm and his
communication aside with much nonchaance as Geofrey
did the cat.
lie first talks of the poet Gray one OF Engand's no
best poes,' and in that sentence he SHOWS MS want OF
knowledge, and his Ignorance OF EngUsh heraure' ior
Grsy ,boueb most ina ginatlye writer of the least OF
the minor poets who ourshed in the latter part oil te lh
and in the early part of the 18th centuries ana WI" the eX
cepon OF w lam Collins wrote less than any DINER son OF
the Muse has engraved his upon the page OF stan
dard English poetca literature. Tine correction he makes of
my reading likely to be correct thah the way In
which quoted fr London publishers have altered Inc pre
positions of Gray edition OF his works. ana out
of three different editions with which perfectly tam lar,
there alike. And even II the proposition was
altered did destroy the which Is the great obJect
for which men read and would tell this Anglo American,
that people of States look at the understands
BILE character of communication, than at the exact 'ers
c4ton of the writer.
The mysterious j. T. complains of my ignorance of Eng
sh politics but before have done with his letter. sinai
make his know ledge of them as great as II was
obtained the backwoods the Indians OF the PRAIRIE
He says Lord John Russell has been unpopular that since
1885, both Potestants and Catholics have wished him to the
| devil
How knowing, very knowing, Is this j. T. since 1850 he
has three times called the highest office In the state
and 1885 he has four times been offered an ear DOM
Very unpopular man who has thus been treated by hs
country But says the Deas pet of Congress street, has
hlip
Gratis " No The not engaged IN trade and
this very year Lord John Russels administration has de
carei intention of reducing the debt to the amount OF up
wards of seven million of dollars Again he asks " were
twelve Manchester manufacturers summoned before the
Commons dlvuge the profits oil their business :! Not by
Lord John Russell his measures, but by virtue OF the
abuses of the Income Tax Bill introduced by the late SIR n
Peel lie speaks again Of tour thousand boronghmOhseng
freemen and thousand interested in the sugar monopoly
know rs that the state OF the English franchise wants
altering but reenen very few, and instead OF four thou
sand being found it question whether four hundred Of
the old eemen who had the right OF voting before the He
form Act of 1882 alive throughout the kingdom and as
for those ineres ed in the monopoly tins all done
away with, and the poor Engshmen get sugar as cheap
as their Anglo American friend can in New Orleans.
After informing the public that he heard Lord J. Russell
make speech the Amphheatre in Liverpool and advise
the people agats for the destruction OF any abuse T.
attempts to xpan what followed the agitation for the charter
in ls4S when lot OF English macontens attempted to over
throw the government BY force and Unnecessary butcher all
persons who oppressed them. He Lord John Russell
"brou eht fow ad gagging BILL called the Crown Securt
Bill or Rural Police Act, a Bastardy Act, and damnabe
Poor Law Act Podgous knowledge OF English politics
| Extensive acquaintance with English affairs
Vey j. t. on shall be elevated in the of the people
Of city and like the ace of Dephos you shall be
suited on all subjects relating English affairs The Crown
and Security Bill and the Rural Police Act which my
gon makes MEASURE, two distinct enactmens the
latter being first introduced in 1889. to prevent the ar on and
robbery which that time 50 generally prevailed IN the a. d.
cultural districts and the icrme in ls45 to punish certain
| Were
duping the ignorant portion OF the working classes and
hunying them TO insuuecton and death. How very
know ing is j. T. on this point The Bastardy Act in
roduced about year s43 chastie those who Carees
of either virtue morality, brought misery into happy am
les and prevent the expensive process OF sueng In the
Quarter Session Courts which caused many rogues to gu
unpunshed, and tory and not whig measure. The
Poor Law Act introduced in 1881, the wants
the over-stoeked labor market and modified both by
whis and tory administrations in ISL and in l'41.
must conclude as feel that this answer somewhat
lengthy, but bt fore DONG allow 10 make another
feeble effort at w.t., that may J. T. a sa y be
fore leave him, to bask the darkness OF his own menta
incapacity and rack his brains for this matter
ofac epis le tell him to be particular abou
IONS when he again, mad dog like rushes into print
or he vii get awfuy whtewashed morning before h,
has left the OF Morpheus and descended from beaeati
he gentle folds of his musluO bar ard he wishes to be
pet with the lelta who appeared 10 be pleased when he
ceved tiG-ier for the Cfescens quasi espundent,
hope he will be pet OF distinctive race of an unqueona
bic breed. real Amsrcsn pet, and not mOngrel, hal
| English and half American. wou'd also advise this
street statesman 10 be somewhat careful OF himset J
if he writes many letters Ike that in Saturday Delta
he wisoon be like The auh0r portrayed by the Cowper
who
| - Having helped prologue with great pains
Feels himself spent and umbies Tor hlg BRAINS
| remain gentlemen, yours,
| The STAR OF THE SoUTH.
p S.Since the above written have observed thai
the ntomtabe Editor of the Daily Delta much troubled
with debility at the contents OF my last letter. and
that his state OF excitement was great that Sunday