New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-09-08

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BAIrrxoRr, August 80.
The announcement which the telegraph makes
Of sensible decrease in the ravages of the fever
among your afflicted population has been re-
ceived here with the hveliest feelings Of salts
faction, and presume the same feelings will be
produced elsewhere NewOrleans, during her
present trial. has won for herself thousands Of
friends throughout the country, who will keep
her in their remembrance when returned pros
perity and health shall have again regilded her
Crescent, and made the dark days she is now
passing through but an unpleasant story Of past
suffering. NewOrleans, in truth, Will deserve
the continuance of the kind feelings now SO ac-
| lively exercised towards her, no less by the un-
| exampled severity of her ordeal than by the
noble consistency and self-devotion she has dis
played in the great exigency Of her history.
With the presence in her midst OF an epidemic
| whose virulence would have utterly democrat
| lied any European city, and perhaps many IN
our own land-giving the sick over to death
unaided, and all law and order yielding before
| the awakened instincts of brutalized humanity
you have instead preserved your city free from
| the moral pestilence that too often, as history
proves, has followed physical disease. and sur
passed it in horror and terrible results Not
| only have all the laws and social obligations OF
| life been respected in your midst, but the poor
and needy, whom the epidemic has chiefly made
/
full nursing, and, while battling ever so unsuc-
cessfully with the destroyer, have at least felt
that they were not deserted by their kind, and
that wealth was lavished and life risked to allie
viate their sufferings All honor, then, to New
Orleans, and to her devoted sons, who have so
brightly illustrated the name Of Howard
Politics are waking up, and politicians be-
coming decidedly lively. All the signs prehgure
| an exciting fall contest The democrats have
| do ~, no
smoothing down the plumage that was torn and
ruffled in the eager struggles for the nomina,
ton. Although they look just now as if already
beaten and scarcely able in their disordered
and divided opposition to any foe, yet the ap-
proach of the election will find them at their
posts, eager for the fray and the spoils, and II
the wings conquer at ALL it will be no easy vic
tory. The wings hold their State Convention
on Thursday of the present week for the nomi-
nation of Governor and other candidates for
State offices The principal gentlemen named
for the Governorship are Thomas Swami, I.
Yates Walsh, and G. H, Petts, of Baltimore; and
Mr.. G. B. Calvert, of St. Georges county Mr..
Walsh and Mr. Petts will probably be withdrawn
by their friends on the meeting of the Conven-
ton, as neither Of them desire the nomination,
and the contest will be between Mr.. Swami and
Mr.. Calvert. Both these gentlemen are so ex-
cellently qualified for the Office and so highly
regarded by the wings, that either would fully
rally the strength of the party.
The deaths of Col Stuart and Mr.. MIlhenny
by the epidemic in your city, has caused great
lregret here, where both were well known and
highly esteemed Col. Stuart was formerly
Lottery Commissioner of this State. His son,
to be near whom, he took up his residence in
your State, was in this city at the time Of his
fathers death. Mr.. M'Ilhenny was for many
years head book keeper at Barnum's Hotel, and
had extensive acquaintance with traveller:
from all parts of the country, with whom, a:
well as with his more particular friends, he wa:
one of the most popular of men. Poor fellow
many sociable glass have had with him o
the pure article of which he was so good judge
No better or more warm heated fellow ever ex-
listed. Peace to his memory. OBSERVER.
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