New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-23
FROM W.aSHLNGT0N..
sesrial Correspondents Of The Tsn orleans Gssrsnt

the few days past it seems to have lost all at
traotion-if, indeed, it ever had any.
Mr.. Maxwell, Of Florida, re-opened the de-
bate, but before he began there was was sharp
and brief passage Of words between Messrs.
Hunt and Craig; shall be extremely sorry II
anything more than angry words come OF this'
but the public here seem to expect duel.
Now that the time for discussion has been ex-
tended, there is no longer an anxious desire 1or
speaking, and probably there will be no more
night sessions. The final question will not be
taken before next week.
The Senate furnished but one speech to-day,
which was by Mr. Butler, Of s. c., in support
of the yeto--after which, having no quorum,
they adjourned.
For the moment, there would seem to be an
entire apathy about public business, and, per-
haps, this is as we'll. If it comes to be under
stood that Congress will meet simply to provide
FOR the mere appropriations necessary to keep
the Government in being, the people will pay less
heed to its doings, and suffer less from the con-
sequences of its misdeeds. As for any beneficial
legislation for the country at large from this
Congress, such as Pacific Railroad bill, it is
now idle toexpect 1.-THE veto and the Nebraska
bill will destroy all kindly feeling, and after
these administrative blessings the people need
look for nothing mos.
The Committee of Ways and Means in the
House have ceased to discuss the Tariff for the
present, but will probably resume their sittings
again next week. each weeks delay is gain
for the friends Of the existing law.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
will make a report in q few days upon Mr..
slidell's resolution for legalzing Filibusterism,
when this subject will come up for discussion
The venal papers here are busy in trying to
T" prepare the hearts Of the people" for war
with Spain, but as far as can read, they meet
with little or no encouragement from the press
in the country ct large. I should not be CUR
prised, however, despite this backwardness, if
the President should make bold move for
Cuba before this session closes; he may make it
Is soon as the Nebraska bill is out of the way
observed to the editor of the Star, (the out
side Of which paper is covered with Government
advertising, while the inside stigmatizes all op-
posed to the Nebraska bill as abolitionists. J
that in abusing Senator Summer for appearing
il the House to encourage the Freesoilers, he
forgot to state that Senator Douglas, with a
singular regard to the delicacy of his position
both as author of the bill and candidate for
the Presidency, had refrained altogether from
appearing in the House Mr.. Douglas sat up
all night with his friends upon one occasion,
and no day passes without his presence in the
House.
A friend informs me that few days since
the President of the United States had Ward
Beecher and Calvin Stowe (Mrs. Uncle Toms
Cabin) to dine with him. CHRoNIcLBR.
A SPIRITUAL SPECULATION late number
of the National Intelligencer appears commu-
nication from Judge Tallmadge, in which, after
some remarks deprecatory of the ridicule which
is continually being cast upon spiritual lite
rature," he states that he shall in o short time
publish a book, written under spiritual in
fuence, Of 50 pure and exalted character as to
soften the tone of criticism and assuage the ex-
citement Of opposition"
This book, according to the learned gentle
mans account of it, is to mark new era, sort
of millennium, in the history Of books generally
and spiritual literature" in particular. 1t is
to be dictated through and written by one Chas
Linton, of Philadelphia, medium of the favor
lite sort, man of exceedingly ordinary capacity
and requirements in natural way, but en-
dowed spiritually in a style most peculiar and
We don't understand why it is
that the spirits always select o shallow pated
medium. Why don't they in this case make use
Of the Judge himself The words Of wisdom
to, but if the spirits insist upon having an igno-
ramus or jackass for a mouth piece, let them
expect thin audience
The Judge says that Mr.. Linton has for long
time been in the receipt of all sorts of communi-
cations from the other world upon all sorts of
subjects, but that in November last I" he was
directed to write no more miscellaneous commu-
nioations, but to give his attention to writing
book, which would be dictated to him. etc.
This very particular and emphatic injunction
" TO write no more miscellaneous communi-
cations appears to have been rather unneces-
sary, inasmuoh as itasserted Immediately after
wards that the medium knows nothing of what
pressed upon him." Mr.. Linton Immediately
provided himself with large, bound blank
volume of ruled letter sheet, and commenced
transcribing this miracle of book He found
his chirography wonderfully improved; where
it had previously been little better than an IN
decpherable eonglomeration of pot-hooks and
crow-tracks, it now developed itself under the
spiritual influence in round, easy, symmetrical
characters, plain as print, and beautiful to look
upon as the copy line of Yankee school-master.
The Judge speaks of this work in most extraya-
giant terms. When he last saw it there were
nearly four hundred pages transcribed, and
many literary and scientific men had examined
it. and pronounced it 'tbeyond human concep-
ion" By this he probably means that it is
impossible to make head or tail of it. The mys-
teries of Swedenhorg and the rawlings of An
rev Jackson Davis were triaing in comparison,
whether we consider the former (Which some
have seemed disposed to do,) as the utmost
summit of human wisdom, or the latter (as al
most every body admits) the lowest depth of hu-
man folly.
But the Judge only pretends to give general
view, the leading points and topics of the book
How far it is to go it is impossible to say, as OIL
course there can be no end to the matters it may
consider, and nobody will be foolish enough te
offer any argument against whatever it may
advance.
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