New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-06-03

and perspicuOuS exposition OF the law OF Jurls
| fiction rs made by Chief Justice Marshall, il
| the maintenance of rules, which have been re
spected and upheld, in all seasons and on al
occasions, by the government of the Unite,
States.
I The principles which we have laid down ar
| too moderate and just to furnish any motive t
! the Spanish government for hesitating to revok
| this proceeding now complained of 1t cal
hardly be'doubted that the government of Cub,
will ultimately accede to them in the fullest ex
tent; but if that be sanguine calculation, it i
still incontrovertible, that a disinclination a
| this moment to acknowledge them can sugges
no rational inducement for declining to revoke
at once, what every principle disowns, and wha
| must be revoked at last
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| NEW ORLEANS AND LOUISVILLE MATL.-Wt
| find the following in the Washington Union o
| the 9th ult
The Postmaster General, having had unde,
consideration the important mail arrangements
between Louisville, Ky, and New Orleans, has
concluded to modify the acceptance of his pre-.
tecessor, made on the first March last, so as tc
dispense with the restriction of the service tt
low pressure boats, and with the way mails
between Cairo and St Francisville; the CON-
pensation to be adjusted by the standard of the
lowest bids received under the advertisement
therefor
The contract is therefore concluded with the
Messrs. Glover and Mather, who are the lowest
bidders at the recent letting, for the daily ex-
press service between Louisville and Cairo, and
between st. Francisville and New Orleans. ut
an annual compensation of S291 ,975, from the
LIST OF December next, or as much earlier as
practicable the Postmaster General reservinc
the right to require the supply of six additional
offices by the express line, without additional
pay. The entire service is to be performed in
safe and suitable steamboats,
No STATUE TO WEBsTER.-The resolve pro
posed some time since in the Massachusetts
Legislature, appropriating ten thousand dollars
to the erection of statue to the late Daniel
Webster, was defeated in the House on the 23d,
by vote of yeas Ill, nays 1l5 The precise
division is not given, but we suppose the mega
tives were composed of the freesoilers, the demo-
Gratis, and a few of the wings
In alluding to this subject the Boston Courier,
Of the 26th, says
The motion in the House of Representatives to
reconsider the vote by which the Webster monu-
ment resolves were rejected, was yesterday laid
upon the table. The resolves are therefore lost
MIR. Webster's fame will not suffer by this event.
though the Legislature is disgraced His enc
mics imagine they have obtained a triumph,
when they have only shown the world their own
meanness. They may sing paans over the
atfront which they have aimed at the great
American statesman, but they may rest assured
that no friend of Mr.. Webster envies them their
feelings. a few years will brush away all the
dlrt they are casting upon his memory, but who
will remember his detractorsi They NAV be
thankful that they are too small even now to
attract notice.
WASHINGTON AFFAIRS. - Washin gtoa, Nav
26.--The District appointments are now receiy-
ing the consideration Of the President Mr.
ramsey, dem, has been appointed Chief Clerk
Of the First Comptrollers Office, vice Leaman,
whig.
Judge Mason has commenced the reeenera-
ton OF the Patent Office, by removing the fol-
owing clerks: Messrs. Stansbury, Henroll,
Rosne, Duval, johnson, Edelin,, Haslain, Lay
and Baily
W. S. King, of Rhode Island, Recording Sec.
rotary Of the U S. Agricultural Society, viii
be appointed to the Agricultural desk, vice Dir.
Lee, some time since removed Mr. K will be
acceptable to the agricultural community gem
rally. o.
There are quite number of applicants for |
n
department. is six months behind hand it is pre-
umed it will soon be filed, and extra exami. |
ers may be found necessary.
large delegation is present from Harris
urg, urging the appointment Of Parks as Post
laster there. Others are and have been here
gainst him State politics enter into the con-
est.
VIM. G. Zantinger, Disbursing Agent of the
tate department, has been removed and
fafa fhn oh
he LIST of July
Archbishop Hughes is here and ministered
ne imnatory sacrament to fifty girls, at St
atriek's Cathedral, this morning
THINGS IN NEw YoRK.--Tohn McComb. for.
lerly prominent politician, died on Wednes-
ay, aged 90 years
John Manning was fatally stabbed in hoyel
L the Five Points, on Wednesday, by a com
anton, named Sullivan
Mr. FORESTS engagement at the Broadway
heatre has been abruptly terminated or in
errupted, IN consequence of spraining his foot
The Sandman corvette " San Giovanni" will
all, on her return home, on Monday next
he intention was to stay in port little while
uring the Worlds Fair, but the prospects of
early opening of the Crystal Palace are not
cry encouraging at present.
The Arctic Expedition, under command Of
II. Kane, will sail from the Battery on Tines.
ay next, at II A. NJ, escorted by Capt. Sturges.
no has volunteered steam power for the eeeea-
on.
The lecture of Thomas Francis Meapher. on
Young Ireland" delivered on Wednesday eve /
ng in Metropolitan Hall, for the benefit Of the ,
eW DIRK Volunteers, was more numerouslv Mt !
nded than probably any other lecture this
ason has been. Gen. Scott was unable to at I
nd, but sent letter containing material t
d." IA
There are no fewer than j,6i4 paupers in the o
" Aims house at present-a lgrger number
an have been known for years The expen
lures for their support during the month of a
lril amounted to S33 ,Sl4 %. f
There are being built Mt the several ship +
rds of the city, steamships, clipper-ships. ;
Jacket snip, barks, l brig, 4 schooners. and
Of an aggregate burthen of 50 ,la5
ls v
lanes n Brown, o builder, from Weehqwken. O
j., came to the city on Monday, when he was 4
'own from his wagon and killed. !,
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LATE AND INTERESTING FROM CENTRAL AVER t
We have advices from Costa RIGA 10 tho b
| inst Juan Raphael Mora, the President. Il
his message to the Congress of Costa Rica, $
. the country is prosperous, enjoys peace, o
maintains its credit among foreign nations 81
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