New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-04-12

Tense: but it is still punished. Here, there was
no proof, but only an averment Of honest inten-
tions, by parties whom the Delta avows to have
shown themselves willing to do most discredt-
able things, in order to escape from q loss.
Finally, the Delta decides that this was o
great outrage, on q small point-the twelve
hours. But we have surely right, under the
circumstances, to set aside it's judgment, on two
grounds: First, it is well known that the Delta
thinks we are bound to have Gasba, because it's
. enc island j; and people who act on such ideas
ldisqualify themselves for judges Secondly. the
Delta decided on the case, without caring to
have the testimony; SO what attention to the
facts or to justice can it be supposed to have
paid, even after getting the testimony
FROM HydSHLNGT0.N
spfeiaI Correspondents Of is Ns Orleans Crescent,
WASHINGTON, April 4, 1854.
The Senate spent the whole day with closed
doors. II is hoped, by those who favor it. that
the Gadsden Treaty will be passed this week.
The millions that Santa Anna stipulates for will
not all reach him even if voted out of our treas
urys am greatly mistaken if Almonte has
not wide margin of discretion in the premises,
| SO that should the transfer be made, there wiz
| be some contingent remainders' for those who,
hereabouts, have been busy in trying to persuade
the public that, besides canceling our indebt-
| edness to Mexico under the 18th Article Of the
treaty Of Guadalupe, we will acquire magnif-
ioent territory Astounding in gold and silver,
4 and precious stones. Il surprises me that the
| press appears to have taken so little interest in
| this matter Here is the whole Congress, with
| open doors, voting away lands by millions Of
acres, and d part of III with closed doors, nego-
tiating for the purchase of other lands with mil
lions of money And all this, too, when the
sinews Of war, money, may ere long be as
necessary for us as it is now for Santa Anna,
Mr. Odds bill for giving additional compensa-
| tion 70 post masters was yesterday passed by
the House, and will probably be concurred inby
4 the Senate.
/ To- day, Mr.. Cobb. Of Ala, reported bill from
| the Committee on Public Lands, allowing the
| States to whom had been ceded the sixteenth
section in each township for school purposes to
change the location in certain cases. The bill
i was passed. and Mr. Cobb very politely thanked
i the House for its complaisance.
! Mr. Bennett, Of New York, reported from the
same Committee his bill for grant of land to
| all the States, and explained its equalizing pro-
visions. III had not been already mistaken in
1 what the House would do, I should say this bill
| would be passed.
Mr. Clingman, Of N. O.. made n genera
political speech in favor Of the Nebraska bal,
| the drift of which was to show that he himself
I was an independent politician, that Gales and
1 seaton were ti-American old fegies, and that
the wing party was ant-slavery party.
/ Mr.. Wright, of Pa, followed him with pro-
mise to vote for the Nebraska bill, if the Clay
Il ton amendment was stricken out,
These Nebraska speeches are made while the
Honse has, nominally, under consideration the
Il Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation bill
Should the Tariff be taken up this session,
Il there will be a strong effort made by some Of
the Western members to get the article Of sugar
transferred from the dutiable to the free list
\, An article has been going the rounds of the
Il loeofoeo papers, pretending to give some stats
tics of the sugar crop, by which it is made out
that bhe people pay q tax of $4,000, GOO for
protecting some twelve hundred sugar PLAN
tiers or equal to $4,000 for each planter
The planters will be glad to hear that they are
doing such snug business.
4 Schaumburg was sentenced to a fine of $10o
and six months Imprisonment. A strongEefort
will be made to get d pardon from the Presi-
dent, but l doubt il it will succeed, as tile
punishment might have been much more severe,
CHRoNIeI.ER
VI wAsHlseros, April g. 1861
"A dull day in Congress. The Senate, Will,
closed doors, upon the Gadsden Treaty and the
House still harping upon Nebraska. When
+ left the latter chamber, MIR Chandler, of Pm
was reading speech; the ex editor of the Gni.
| ted States Gazette is a very estimable man, hui
, his oratory is somewhat in the Fourth of July
strain.
II In the Supreme Court, Mr.. Badger was argu
b ing the Methodist ease--at least such supposed
it to be from hearing the words :. fund.- ani
81 'sitinerant preachers :" The opposing counse
+ was Elk Secretary Ewing, Of Ohio.
The wings here are inquiring of the Democrats
b if there is any such State as Connecticut The
Il election in Rhode Island, the last anchor of the
/, Administration in New England, takes plac,
n to-day, and if this fails them, they are adrift
a Although Franklin Pierce was a Compromise
candidate, and therefore had delicate cours,
to steer, yet it is already too palpable that h,
i is unfit for the high station to which he wal
3 elevated by SO large majority; he does no
/ command the respect and confidence of even hit
/ chosen advisers; and as for Congress, &c tn,
e party is something, but the President nothing
a to it, There is no Senator, Of much or littli
Z weight in the body, who urges the President
! views and wishes, and only few members, sucl
t as have VIGOROUSLY received favors, who hav
t evinced any esteem for him. The reason for thi
! may be given in a few Words the President ha
y not enough force Of character to command res
poet, nor enough goodness of character to win it
Z to speak of him alphabetically, he is NEGATIVE
!, quantity.
!. learn, accidentally, that in looking into tn
Q estate of Gen. Armstrong, late printer to tn
Y House, it has been ascertained that the profit
e accruing to him for eighteen months printin
amount to the sum of S54 900 The Union
now in the hands of Mr.. Nicholson, but it i
i quite we'll known that Forney, Clerk of thu
House, is dc sfacto the editor, aud il is general
believed is to divide the profits of the establish
g ment with Nicholson. Forney has recent,
+ purchased a house in this city for $l3 500, an
+ may be considered as having quartered himsc
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