The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-27

NEW YORK, March II, 1851.
Since the of Franklin Haven, ESQ.,, of Boston, has
been connected with Aliens outrageous libel on Mr. Web.
ser, and OTIS mendaces, it not be work of superero-
CATION to inform some OF your country readers who Mr. H. is
AT ashington. and in all commercial circles this coun
try. and to in Europe, he well known as the
prominent fnancier of New England. Mr. Haven is EN-.
phsticaly 6 semade man. in the usual acceptaton of
that term He without patronage influence, from
The smallest possible mercantile beginning, passing rapidly
through all the subordinate grades the Presidency the
Merchants Bank in Boston, the largest institution of
the kind in New England But upon his attaining to this
elevated commercial station the bank inferior CAPT
tai and Importance other corporations of the kind of
which through his ability advance both in
its prosperity and of specie basis Its capital is TIRES
millions of dollars, and the number of its proper
Tomato For number OF the Boston depository
of the Government specie. Since it has ceased be so Mr.
Haven has acted officially Assistant Treasurer of the Unit
ted States st retaining at the solicitation of the Directors
the Presidency of the bank and dschargng the aboous
responsbe duties of both offices with thoroughness that
would be utterly impossible in of less rapid thought
and action prompt conclusion systematic DETAIL and indie
atigabe industry Miss Martineau called Mr. Webster the
Iron Man.. She would have said perhaps, of Franklin
Haven, that his mental and physical muscles composed
of steel springs, incapable of fatigue, and losing
elasticity.
Some years ago. while resident in Boston, was clerk
in the institution which he has in CHARGE and used to be
astonhed TO observe how comprehensive his knowledge
of the multarou transactions OF the bank detail the
most minute. There one, of the persons
employee but what felt that Mr. Haven knew lust the copd
ton Of each clerks eers books cash accounts and j,
need be- could perform, at pinch. subordinate duty
himself They knew that from his familiarity with their
specve duties that he appreciated their labor and this
less his invariably urbane and gentemany manner to
wardsthem has rendered him beloved by all in the bank.
Grateful for his success life, franklin Haven tn
friend OF beginners commerce, and when money wa
short in The MARKET and applications for discounts
rom the best houses. have known him (he steadily
refusing accommodations 10 OF the largest fms,)
assist younger merchants of limited MEANS when he
the bank has lost little nothing by this liberality
Winter seems to have settled down very deliberately g in
the lap of spring. The weather yesterday cold and
stormy and to day ditto 1t is showing while WRITE A
very bad day for the first trip of the crack steamship
Brother Jonathan bound for Chagres The frequent
of numerous gamblers in Boston, ought invite the
NewY0ik authorities to g light on of the many
"hes in this city There probably less than
hundred establishments in this city, devoted almost exclu.
siyey gambling. Many Of them in the elegant
buildings in the geneel quarter OF the city, and
Quoted with much pOtenes and magnicence, that,
the trap. finds it rather difficult resist the invita-
play. Not few strangers that to this city
spend day leave thousands OF dollars in these bril-
liant but deestabls paces and failure. ascrbed
"bad debs'' may be attributed to debts of honor.''
George Thompson, and other prominent anti Amer
Aboioniss have set the negroes oil tins vicinity tc
hold Grand Convention of Colored Citizens. in thu
Shiloh Presbyterian Church, The nominal object to rende
statistics of their NUMBER increase schools property, EN-
ployment ETC., and consider their social condition. poll
teal relations emigration, ETC.. but undoubtedly
infer the character of the prime George Thomp
son. that the chief aim and end in view, oment aga
| ton. and keep the Dsunon Pot boiling.
One would suppose that from the fact, that Eng
shman the leader in these internal orgies, and pensione,
by foreigners keep alive the excitement every Amer
would set his face soutey against sach nearou pro
ceedngs. am happy TO that our-hs of our citizen
are heartily opposed to the movement, and that tn
coloed people themselves not all in favor of it, 1t
deceive tue ignorant the Traces but is only the
malignant inteligences that hold the reins.
We are to have weekly mail to California commencin
to-day.
The Desical letter OF Davis The Spirit World +" man
in reply the communication of the father of Geve who
with his wife, committed suicide in Quincy, Mas, ma
be properly classed with such writings the letters of
Eyed Thompson. nder the assumption of pty and SYN
pathy" the letter wounds the bleeding heart of the father
by n'inuatng that he himself destroyed his by transmit
ting him his moral obiiquities. and msd'recting h
education. With studied magnty, advises him TO rea
the writings OF Davis, and thereby become Christian.
.'no IN the abusive OF the word, bat true Chris
| tan.'