The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-28
The Crescent City notwithstanding from
Waskln9t0n.

The Crescent city misunderstanding from
Washington.
The Crescent City sailed yesterday for Havana,
leaving Capt Porter, late in command, behind TO
take charge Of the Georgia. which does mot touch at
Havana. But win the Crescent City be admitted,
the dreadful Purser Smith being still ON boadl The
new commander is Lieut.. Davenport, of the navy, Q
younger man than Captain Porter, but, according to
report the less gallant and decided in his cha
racter. What the Cuban government will gain by
the change remains to be SEEN
Our readers We believe, will not peruse with less
surprise than ourselves the answer Of the Acting
Secretary Of State to the inquiries Of the United
States Mail Steamship Company, published under
the telegraphc head in this mornings paper. in re-
lation to the Crescent City and the other ships Of
the company.
After one Of their steamers has been twice conse
cutively driven out Of the harbor of Havana, with
out being allowed to land its mails passengers !;
after numerous prior insults to American citizens
after two applications to the Secretary of State
his substitute, on the 9th and sd Of October, re.
spectivey; after public indignation had been reused
to the highest pitch, and only allayed by the
rance in the papers Of the "high ground' the ad-
getic measures" it was going to assume and,
lastly, after waiting one and twenty days, comes
Mr. Acting Secretary C. NJ Conrads answer.
In reply to the inquiry whether the Cuban
thorities will be permitted to exclude passengers and
mails, and to continue with impunity their insults
and annoyances to American citizens, Mr.. G. NJ
Conrad, in point Of fact, informs Mr., George Law
Of what! Of the governments Interpretation of
the question: or Of the vigorous measures to obtain
redress it promises to pursue! Not at all; but only,
after all this delay, that the department has had
means Of asceTtanipg from Cuba the opinions or in
tentions of the authorities of that island!
So that American citizens, asking of their govern
ment the Interpretation of their rights when inter-
rupted without provocation in the peaceful pursuits
of legitimate commerce. are to be referred by that
government to the opinion and decision of the ag-
gressor and delinquent Of whom they have been
complaining So that, instead Of protecting our
citizens, the interests of our commerce, and the
honor Of our flag, against this unprovoked aggres-
sion, the administration should actually, whilst de-
ceiving the country by false pyeteaces, be siding
with the Cuban authorities and apologzing to them
for the injuries and insults inflicted by them
Truly it is Of piece with the miserable diplom atic
bunging Of this weak administration, that it should
have ordered Lieutenant Porter-who had only done
his duty and against whom no charge was made
from the Crescent City to the Georgia. whilst cover
ing up the meanness Of this concession by falsely
alleging that it was at his own request.
But what are we to say, and what will his fell
low.citizens in Louisiana say, to Mr.. Acting Sc
cretary Conrads defiant Identification with this
business after the strong expression of public feel
Al "a khao - 10
his native city? Where is Mr.. George Law Why
does he not come forward /! Let US hear of him in
Tammany to, morrow night Let us have the mat
ter out clearly and boldly. Perhaps We shall.
AUGUST BELMONT AND THE FoURIERIrEs A
CLINcnER The following spicy paragraph from
the letter of Mr.. August Belmont to Master Gree
ley, embodies, we suspect the true reason for its
refusal at the Tribune Office
few years since the candidate Of your patty for the
Office Of President would have prescribed account
Of my being foreigner by birth 1t is not convenient for
you now to take ths ground
That is what we call clincher and quite suf-
fcient justification for the foreigner by BIRTH in
refusing to vote for General Scott. The whole posi-
tion of Mr. Belmont in politics, as he has laid it
down, is not only eXcusable but highly credit
able position. II smacks of independence and true
ing out, against the mass of the bulls and bears,
and stockholders, for Piefce and King. 1t is re-
markabls-it is a curiosity in politics. 1t is case
which, among the rsscalities of Wall street, stands
out like oasis in the desert. 1t is refreshing 1t
was but thu other day that We heard that Kossuth
was negotiating with Louis Napoleon TO crush the
house of Austria. Now, it appears the agent of.he
Rothschilds has set himself up against the CON-
bined powers OF Wall street, banks, bank organs,
British bankers, and all, for the progressive democ
racy. Truly. it is comfortable thing when man
can afford 10 be 8 democrat even among the stock
jobbers. Truly is this great country.
THE Holy ALLIANCE OF TEMPERANCE-WHAT IS
THE MATTER Now 1T will be in the recollection
Of every reader that few months ago the Ns,c
York Tribune came out rabidly in favor of thu
movement Of the Holy Alliance Of Temperance, de-
nounced brandy, wine, and other liquors, as deadly
poison, and held up to public infamy every per-
who sold this poison. 1t also came out for the
Maine Liquor law and threatened, if the law should
be carried TO carry out its provisions at the point
of the bsyonet Greeley himself, in propta persona,
spouted AT the meetings of the Alliance, and gave
all his personal influence and all tho support OF his
paper TO the cause Whit is his course now In
the leading article Of yesterdays Tribune he de-
nounces the Holy Alliance, and says" The whole
business Of nominating temperance candidates for
the Office of Congressman, Sheriff. Judge, or
County Clerk, is grossly impertnent and absurd"
He describes the Alliance us "secret caucus"
"backstsirs coterie and calls upon the people not
to permit them to guide them. He winds up tho
anathema by designating them " as a knot of self.
constituted cersors, dealing damnaton round the
land"
Whence this sudden change in Greeley and the
Tribune, in reference to the Holy Alliance? Per-
haps he found he could not manage the vote for the
wings, and that the leaders kicked against him. 1t
is well known that the temperance movement, as
well as the other isms of which the Tribune is the