New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-07-24

ligious faith, An Individual opinion. even If
honest, cannot maintain social wrong.
Hence, when the Mormons claimed, in Illinois
and Missouri, as a matter of religious opinion,
to appropriate the property of others, they were
properly, and not intolerantly, driven beyond
the borders OF civilization and into the dreary
waste of Plains. A sentiment had become u
wrong and injury and though the State could
neither know nor notice the former, it was
bound to prevent or punish the latter; and in
this, We believe, are the true principle and
philosophy Of religious freedom and religious
liberation. Now, the plurality wfe-system of
the Mormons is as much prostitution as the con-
cubinage noticed and punished by the laws of
civilized countries; and so equal is the balance
of the sexes. that, leaving morality aside, it is a
wrong upon, and injury to, the interests of So
ciety, and can properly be taken cognizance OF
! by law.
! All questions bearing upon religious freedom,
religious liberation and religious fanaticism, are
delicate in their nature and dangerous of dis
cusson. 1t can only be said, at last, that con-
science is with God, order with society. Con-
science is partly the creature of associations.
There is not as much light in the wigwam as in
the academy, in the coal pit as in the Cuthe-
dral Society cannot pretend to judge its hon
esty, though it may repel its wrongs. 1t must
regulate order, not prosecute convictions.
But these are curious pictures for the gallery
of history. England and Germany, Indifferent
to opinions, violating no law of order; repub-
lican State ostracsing those who entertain them
in like manner, and the American Government
tolerating religion whose devotees know no
property but their own, and whose very practice
is the grossest social disorder
The MALs-We give below the names of the places at
which and the date when mailed Of some letters received
by yesterday, July % Shockcys Prairie, Texas
July 9 Halls Post-otiice (kyJ July 10 Keachie Ola
July 16; Two Bayou, ARK July Is: opeo,,sas (La J
July is Our mails sadly joint and need imme-
date reform
We are indebted the clerk of the seamcrJ Chuno-
weth for river favors
MARROW EscArE.--On Wednesday. the 18th inst while
the passengers landing the bay side OF Cape May
heavy took fifty feet Of the pier The few that
it succeeded in escaping to the shore The boat
landed the rest of the passengers the other wharf
HORNED IsrERyEs1ios-Mr websers Hungarian bull
his farm at Franklin, nearly killed Mr. John Taylor
the tenant few days ago The animal seized him on his
horns nictiDg wound in his thigh five inches long and
three inches deep threw him his head dislocating
his shoulder, and turning upon would doubtless have
killed him the spot had not several rushed into
the yard to his rescue
ILLNESS Gov. MARriN,-A dispatch from Dover N
H. dated the 18th inst says Gov Noah Martin, Of thi.
State, is lying alarmngly ill., with inflammation of the
bowels. and his recovery is extremely doubtful
GEN ScoTr AT NAGARA-A special dispatch to the New
York Tribune dated Washington July IL says that at tn,
earnest solicitation of many of his old companions in
Gen Scott has consented be present great
| Niagara gathering on the 9TH inst.
| The MAsoNs THE LATE HENR, CLAy.-The Masonic
fraternity in the State of NewYork encavorng get
up magnificent funeral demonstration in that city
testimonial of grief accustomed by the death of Henry
Clay. He was at time Grand Master of the United
States and the members of the order DESTROYS APP
pearng in public in full regaa in testimony of the hgl
| respect in which they held their distinguished brother
| RELIGIOUS Rror,--A dispatch from Hamilton Canada
dated the 10th instant says The 0rangcmen residing
this city made excursion to Toronto celebrate thu
10Th of July and returning attacked at the land
ing by tHe IBDt tNsueu anu TWO Wtf'
| killed and many wounded
ApnrAsr-GENERM oSEs--Adjutant-Ge General Jones
whose death have already noticed Of TN
Of the of 1872 having distinguished himse
several occasions during that He nativ
of the State of Virginia lie had filled the post Adr
tantGenera with the linea rank Of Colonel since 1925
and breveed Major General the Both of May
1915 In Washington, where he had SO long resided tn
deceased was uniformly respected and to the army t.
all the members of which from his official position, hi
name and character well known--he tn
soldier with out blemish,
| NoLLE PRosEaul-In the Criminal Court at Washing
ton the 10th inst District Attorney Fenda entered
noe prosequ in the of Captain Jonas p Levy in
dcted obtaining the of the Department
and communicating them to the Mexican Government
The FURNITURE OF HENRY CLAS.-The furniture of tn
lamented Clay. which formerly used at Washington
passed through Pittsburgh the 18th inst its
to Ashland. Kentucky 1t was forwarded from the cap
tai Pittsburgh by Adams Express who declined akin
any payment.
FAT Bul.-The bill for the entertainment of kossut
and suite at Albany, N. Y, during the short time he
manned there. amounts to 81 200.
TnE MURDER OF SHERIFF GoRpoN-The Sheriff OF Fal
River, Mass, shot by burglar the 10th inst
while he was endeavorng to arrest him
IMPORTANT DEcisoN.-The Pittsburgh journal says
Judge Mcclure Monday gave his written opinion
corning the Catholic Win Case, appeal from tn
Register to the Registers Court, which argued Ia,
week, in relation to the Of 100000 which b,
queathed to the Sisters OF Mercy by Miss E. j. Herman
Allegheny The question whether this bee uest
liable for collateral inheritance tax, not whc
has been decided by him that ii is
Political Items.
GEN. Scorr PRESIDENT Msp>os.The Louisvi
Journal says
Gen Scott, we presume, was the youngest man
whom Cabinet appointment was ever rendered in th
country being less than thirty years Of age Mr. Mad
of the purest OF Presidents aud exceler
judge of and his proer of the Secretaryshp of Wa
to young Scott to the omission of Gen Brown Gen Nj
comb. Gen Jackson. Gen. Gaines and others who
many years his seniors in age and in services.
honor to be priced than that Of winning great ba
tie Gen Scott declined the proered Secrearyship fro
considerations of Difference to his superors and sure
here manifestation of the vanity with which he
charged
suIcipE.-The Star of the Union. a whg paper printe
Oxford Miss refused support the nomination of tt
Wing Convention and the announcement killed it imm
} datey. 1t did not publish another number.
WEBSTER THE NoMrNArIoN.--Mr Websters positio
is defined in his speeches In Mr. Everetts revised ed
ton there several declarations like the following