The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-01-09
NEW ORLEANS.


SENATE. -Sundry petitions and memorials were
presented Badgers resolution, as amended on
rues SO az % cut oft oil debate on ali preliminary
motions, was taken up and referred to a select COM
Enittee DAVIS, OF hiass.i resolution for directing
inquiry into the expediency Of amending the law
granting registers enrollments, and licenses 70 yes
ae adopted Benton 8 resolution, asking The Sec
.reiary o. tho Navy to report to the Senate upon
the expedlencY Of transferring the Coast Sur
vey service from the Treasury to the Navy Depart
rnent taken ap. JEFF. Davis and Downs opposed
me resolutions Benton gindcated il. After long
debate the resolution was amended By calling ia
the Secretary Of State to give reasons why the
change should not be made, and then adopted.
IN Congress- as announced yesterday the Presi-
cent sent TO the Senaie copies of the eorrespon-
dence between the Austrian Charge and Webster.
On motion to print 10000 extra copies a very
animated debate arose All the Senators who took
part bore testimony to the great ability Of M.
Webster. Mangum said II contained national doc
trnes- American doctrnes-openly and manfally
avowed, in the eyes Of the world. The correspon-
dence is published to-day. TIE Austrian Charge
writes an important letter and characterizes he
mission Of Dudley Mann t. the Hunearans AS a
violation Of the principles Of non-intetvention as
announced by Gen: Taylor, formally protesting
against the proceedings Of our government and
treats Mann as a spy. Webster replied at length
and justified the lively ne,es taken by our people
IN the events and movements Of this extraordinary
age, whenever exhibited. Al compared 10 Amer
lcai says he, the possessions of the house Of HAMS
" clusters reply received the eneomiums Of all who
heard it, and is much talked Of to-day. Five thou.
sand extra copies were ordered, and the Senate adj
iOufned.
HousR-Shor,ly after meeting. the House went
into committee Of the whole on the bill to modify
and reduce the rates Of postage. Potter gave no.
tlce that he would on Monday next, press vote on
the subject Chandler spoke in favor Of reducing
the rates Of postage on magazines, wcen the post
age was prepaid. Wentworth moved to reduce
the postage OF newspapers, when it shall be paid
IN advan Fowler for the two cents uniform
postage. The committee rose, when after much
noisy proceedings whether the House should ad-
loura over to Thursday Friday, it was decided in
favor Of tie latter
THE STEAMSHIP OHIo.--Referring to lie re-
cent periloos trip Of the Ohio which had well nigh
resulted in the wreck Of the vessel the Mobile
Tribune says
A catastrophe OF this sort nder any circurnstan-
ces q appalling to contemplate, but when as in the
present case the danger was occasioned BY the
most reckless disregard Of the ordinary means Of
security It excites ones Indignation as well as
It's stated on the best authority that he Ohio
has never been eoppered, and has been constantly
worked for fifteen months without repose or re-
pairs that she was dispatched on this voyage
carrying between three and four hundred souls
with but four boats all OF which were not capable
OF bearing more than EeYentY-iiVe or one hundred
individuals; that her pumps were altogether inefi-
Gent as they proved in the hour Of need that
being vessel Of several thousand tons burden she
lelt havana with but single engine, whose capa-
city was evidently unequal to the propulsion and
preservation Of 50 large a mass of metal and tim
bel IN stormy weather that she was inadequately
supplied with spars and canvas to ride out the GALE
when steam failed, and she was therefore thrown
into the trough Of the sea at the mercy Of the
waves that the leak and the water that proved
nearly fatal were not detected until The fires were
almost extngushed by the rising flood under the
furnaces; that she was kept aaoat and carried by
the efhcient use Of four ash buctsts--or in other
words was tattea out during such tempest as has
rarely occurred on our coast by implements in
tended entirely fog another purpose
These facts are stated by Mr. Mayer, who SAYS
moreover that notwithstanding the Inefficient
means OF pumping enough Of water was baied
from the vessel within the whole period Of her dis
tress to sink her six times. Says Nj MAYER:
'seap packets designed for the transportation Of p,ssp.
s slss s4a go2slimsat NALL heud BE-, Al ever
ordinary dangers Of tie sess int ti5 sim ri h, 49,
i T IN .aA " sles9l Y pumps, " boats. No posi-
On Iueday morning her engineer decared ha ~ wond
ion be watched tHs sin5s 81 Nm ,a vs % fi ees
sne nTEed from sde 10 side, and every moment expected 10
her great original stFsnlhash 6nekstsnd ts nerve mi
These are grave subias lo r1iisefoa W. 's ,h
ga "a sorrow rather thar IN anger and trust that greedy
temper With such human freight as was nearly su6nsree6
steamed BY the "a way TO Batimo5e ia he G5oPs
nine cheers bulat from the emanepaed pssangers oy oni
'aati g @ homaes 10 the Ohio :
The NEwYoitz FUerrIvE SLAVE CAsE-The
examination OF The case Of Henry Long, arrested in
New ork was continued before the Commissioner
until Saturday, the 2sth ult On that day the IN
giive was-bseaebt before The Supreme Court of a.
State by a writ of babeas corpus Judges Drgy
nialon and Campbst, pr5siaidiF The ohffst point
made By the counsel for Long was, that Mr. C. a.
Hal was not legally United States Commits
aoner hut before the counsel for the claimant re-.
Piled they gave notice that under the statute they
entitled TO eight days notice in case Of this
kind, whereas they had only eight minutes notice
The was then adjourned over to the second
Monday in January instant, and the man delivered
into the custody Of the United States Marshal,
with instructions 10 have him before the Court on
that day Long was then taken again before the
Commissioner, and The further examination posi-
poned 10 the Monday morning following.
A MURRELL Man KIL1ED.-A stranger, with
negro woman dressed in mems clothes, was
arrested in Chamberye, Arkansas on suspicion
Of negro stealing. He attempted to escape, and
was shot. From the papers found in the posses
sion Of the deceased it is believed that his name
was Joseph S. Raspberry, In his travelling bag
was number Of references on different pieces of
paper giving the names Of men and postoffices in
some four or five States There was also an All
daeit signed by A. a. Bowles, binding him on
oath to abide by whatever J. s. Raspberry should say
or do until sworn in by higher officer; then to
abide by the rules and, on falling, he agreed to
suffer death by consent In his pocket-booL was
twenty dollar bill on the Weiumpka and Coosa
Railroad Company; also, ten cent piece made Of
Of lead
/" Well, captain replied Cuff, wiping his 1nou :
with the neither end of his shining coat sleeve,
Use berry dry, so | wontbe ugly boutit Some
Rggers IS too proud to drink wild milshy ossiier-
but, tlnk milishy ossifer--when he's sober--s
iis as good as nigger-specialy if dc ,,fggey's
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