New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-08-21
caPIToLLayN CORRESPONDENCE.
Baton RoueE, Aug. 18th, 1854

BAror ROUGE, Aug. 18th, 1854
Dear Crescens-The sight Of few numbers Of your
paper this morning has reminded me that promised you
some time ago, that would give you semi-occasionai
usghtnto the matters and things transpiring at the
capital Well what shall commence upon heard this
morning eia Neg Orleans that we had the yellow fever
very badly in our town What strange propensity people
do hayto find out aes nests We have had few cases
Of ferernssr the river within few days past but has
not extded and has created NO ESQ far as
can see) among oitizens. Taken whole this town
is unconmonly healthy for this season Of the year
Our fisnd, P. H. Morgan has been with us for day
two The Judge bears his honors gracefully and meeky
am glad you appreciated him. as his old friends do He
is gentleman Of sense, Of study and Of sndst1y will
he periaues which have been long sgrsced
plinent to any one to esohew them or one thing You
may be assured that your Second District Court will
under the Of H. Morgan be free from
those features of demagoguism which too often disgrace
even thebench.
By way Crescent why that our judicial stations
In this country In such poor repue In all the
tries Of Europe judgeshp is considered the highest
honor to which aborious and talented lawyer after
career Of twenty years (pgents annorlm Internationally
can possibly attain. With us, how different. Men are
frequently elevated to the bench because they have
thing else do and utterly unable to succeed
bar One half of Judges in Old England would hardly
be permitted to enjoy the title of LeWprs clerk and to
carry old big .uig . green bag to the courthouse
But enough for this These dissertations are not
adapted to the character Of facy which
So far local politics concerned there Is but little
to be SAID We have had but few public speeches and no
DnIofcuSf. Inc Hon, o. IeEIoA tWnu uy way
of the overest Loeoocos who ever drew breath
Il blast sometime since did not hear the Major, but
told that his speech strong could we'll come
from his Of the house Heron speaks we'll and makes
better speeches Ia bad cause think, than good
you want to hear him spread himself just get him on
desperate criminal case, where there is not shadow of
hope for the poor rogue Such case, perhaps You will
say, he is defending now.
Judge MeWhorter spoke on the American side short
time afterwards The Judge gave some good hard oks
for his party, as you know he is capable of doing.
The next evening l.. Sigur, Esq held forth Although
look upon Mr. sigur by means orthodox polti-
ability, also of unusual candor He replied to by
Col IL. W Allen OF West Baton Rougs. candidate for
State Senator The Colonel Is spicy speaker and will do
good service between this and November. 1t is great
pity that cannot bring out more generally the orator
cal talents of the American party There not parish
the State which does not boast of gentlemen of talents
aud orstorca powers What subject could they possibly
find better calculated develop these powers than the
great cause Of American principles?
1t not right that few nominees should be left to do
the work OF the whole State
have lust read your sketch Of Rande Hunts speech
the other evening 1t must have been glorious effort
and ali here reterate your desire that it should be pub
shed for universal circulation 1t seems to me that 1t
woad have been the treat life to have heard
his Of against the Yankees When
viii Hunt be here? We are all looking anxiously for
him. and am confident he would accomplish much good
As to Congressional it prooeeds as smoothly
sould be wished The only now to be felt
Is that since the publication OF the Davidson letter which
nsrrows down the political issues OF ths country to the
single question Of repeal the American party may
to the conclusion that the old Livingston warhorse is
q better RaOsp- Notlas than Pond. Yours,
AU REvolR