The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-11-07

other district. At last accouun I'll the DISTRICTS
we're heard from, save one. They had all gone for
cooperation. Even the coopefationists are for q
dissolution, If not now, in fature--say five or eight
yeass. There 10 no doubt that South Carolina
ID salienated from the Federal Union; at least, Z
large majority of her citizens, etc.
1t ID now admitted on all sides that the Southern
Congress will prove total failure. was told by
some had brought them bad news from Mississippi.
told than thought it the best news could pos.
sibly bring thsm-msaning the success Of the Union
party in Mississppi, etc. have heard many very
moderate, sensible and influential men say, that in
case this State seceded they would get out of it ~
soon a. possible They were men that had
something to risk they were some of the first
planters in the district OMEGA.
New Temperance Movement.
Our temperance friends can have full play. We
have expressed our opinion and abide BY it, that
the new movement will not help the cause of tenn
perance. Our correspondent may rest assured we
do not desire his ten dollars:
Messrs. Edifors-I was much pleased this morn.
Jog, on noticing in your paper a column headed
New Temperance Movement" and fully agree
with Crystal Foun, that it is time the protection
Of Law" was withdrawn from the horde of drink.
ing houses in this city.
1t cannot be doubted, that for every dollar the
city receives from these coffee houses, permitting
them to follow this dsbasng traffic, they pay at
least five dollars for the support of prisons, work
houses, criminal courts, charity hospitals, etc.
look upon the retailing of liquor in public.ho
kept solely for that purpose, as the positive and
immediate cause Of three fourths Of all the crime
and misery in this country and SO long as it is
continued, it il needless to build school. houses and
churches for the promotion of education and public
morals. r
! do not believe that without previous and con.
linued agitation on the subject the protection of
law" can be Withdrawn from these places of mi
putty, and the keepers Of them compelled to be.
come producers, in place of fatrening on the toll of
others; but do think our City Fathers should at
least and know, before license is granted for
a drinking house, that the opening of such place
will not prove deriment to the property of per.
sons adjoining, and obnoxious to the parties living
in the neghborhood.
] am sufferer now in my business by the estab.
lshing Of one of these luxurious resorts, las you,
Editors, call them, after receiving uep or bowl
of punch } and am to be still further afflicted by
the opening of another in immediate proximity to
my store which is partly retail, and depending, in
some measure, upon its accessibility to ladies'. l
think shall be damaged, between this and the LIST
of July next, 10 the extent of fifteen hundred or
TWO thousand dollars.
l will venture to say that the property on the
square that my store is located will depreciate, in
the next twelve months, IS per cent Now wha,
redress have or the owners Of this property, for
this great injurys You may say that mans per.
sonal liberty, TO do what he pleases with himself
and his property, should not be interfered with +:
but it does seem to me there should be some power
to prevent man using his property, and acting
himself, in a manner to injure his neighbor. II
there is no law there should be one enacted which
should prohibit the granting Of new licenses or the
renewing of old ones, unless the party applying
for it has the consent, in writing, Of at least ma
jority Of the property owners and the occupiers Of
that property on the square street where he seeks
to establish a drinking house or continue one.
Many persons will refuse to consent to the estab.
fishing or renewal of these places that will not
complain Of them as nusances, for fear of getting
the i'll will of low or dangerous characters.
fyou will make the move in carrying even this
reform, twill aid the temperance cause and do a
great benefit to your friends and subscribers and
remotely to yoursef-for it will certainly increase
your circulation and business, 10 improve the men.
tai, physical and pecunary condition of your fellow
man.
II this is published, or its essence, will send
you ten dollars, and think five thousand dollars
might be raised to compensate powerful advocate
OF reform in our license laws; and will certainly
make the effort to do something towards raising il
by subscription, if find you inclined to take up the
cudgels. MoRA1Iry.
Our Streets.
Messrs. Editors Crescent Permit me, through
the medium your paper-the official organ of the
Second Municipality--to call the attention of con
tractors and comm ssioners, to the seventh article
OF the ordinance for cleaning and repairing the
streets" andI do so with the hope, and expect
you will second the motion, that the proper
officers will see that that article be Immediately
enforced. This is the more necessary, is indeed
Indispensable, from the manner in which our pre-
sent and efficient Surveyor is having the street,
repaired, being at great expense to the corporation
thickly covered with sand and shells, which ar,
soon reduced, by constant travel over them, to
light and almost impalpable powder, and which tn.
| wind, during the present dry weather, is driving
away like chaff before it. to the great and seriou
annoyance of every body, and loss of both she'll
and sand.
Now, to prevent these obnoxious consequences
streets be freely watered in accordance viii
the above ordinance. 1t will do much toward 40
comPlishing the worthy object Of the Surveyor, il
adopting this new and improved method of repair
ing our hitherto almost impossible streets; other
| wise, it is sand and shells thrown to the winds
and our eyes, our throats, our houses, shops an.
stores, instead of the streets, are made their com
mon receptacle. Then let it be done withou
delay, for from present barometrial indications
there will be no rain for some days to come.
Youn, CRNCI,
-e>>-
John NJ Bolts has published an address to hi
constituents, in which he says he has withdrawn
| forever from the political arena.
Mr. Buchanan.-We learn from the New Yorl
Post, that the Hon. Jas Buchanan recently Wis
tied that city with the view Of making arrange
ments for complete collection of his speeches
dispatches etc. The Post intimates that the worl
/ should be published in such form, that Presiden
tial messages and accompanying documents mad
be added hereafter. Does the Post favor the claim
of that gentleman for the Presidency?
Pennsyludnia State Fair.-The first State Ag
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