New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-11
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SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER II, 1858.
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Our Northern fellowcitizens are apt to Fly off in
tangent but it sometimes happens that they fly in tn
right direction. So 1t is in this instance when
askating epidemic extensively prevails, attacking
individuals without regard to sex-its finest feature
for such exercise must greatly conduce to female
health and muscular Development Further a mort
charming picture could not suggest itself to our fancy
than that Of bevy Of handsome women securing the
frozen plain like so many new Camillas, with dresses
necessarily brief displaying in the chances Of their
fghtneat ANGLES and 1.-THE limbs beneath the cleaning
balmoral the wearing of which is necessity OF the
full skating mode which is prescribed for the season.
The range of the epidemic is widespread and very gen
eral in its attacks for we CLEAN from exchanges infor
nation to the effect that young and midde-aged New
York have heard with emotions bordering on ecstacy
of the fine skating ground which is to be provided
for them on Central Park, the Commissioners furnish
ing the water and zero the freeze In Boston, the
lower portion of the Common is to be flooded for the
benefit OF skaters and skatresses and in Buffalo an as
ISOLATION of citizens have hired vacant lots with an
area 81 fifty,two thousand square feet which they
propose to fence in and food with ice Our cline
does not afford any such charming exhibition as
graceful female on tickly BENDER but then we
have our own proper fun, which may not be inferior
In Trouble,
Uncle Sam, that mythical impersonaton Of Ameri.
can Federal authority may now be supposed to be
rearing round and tearing his hair in fearful ex
tremity Of impoten rage because instead Of bis sea
police catching the Nicaraguan enigres, the tables
are turned and the case is uice Uersa. Lent White
has been abducted by the dashing commander of the
Nicarag1an craft, and Is being spirited away to I'M
known regions, and Uncle Sam with all his Judges,
ships and sea soldiers is unable to rescue him-per-
fecty helpless He certainly ought to be in tearing
passion that thus the revenue Cerberus of Mobile Bay
was eluded, and some of its very teeth drawn and
carried Off Among the Anniversary Events Of
future years this considerable item will be recorded
Tuesday Dec Z, 1858, the naval force in the Mobile
Bay station was defed and United States officer
carried of by flibuster schooner, an attempt to
board which with an armed force was repused."
Horse Railroads III New x orI.
The horse railroads in New York city have not only
proved that they absolute necessities Of public
convenience, but their stock is now ranked among
investments Of the most profitable character. The
quotations fthe stocks att the Board reported by the
Tribune, show them at an immense premium sixty. |
fifty and twenty per cent. above par being no unn.
sual figures. That of the Eighth avenue road for in
stance, being held at $50. All of them pay from
to IL per cent. dividend, with heavy surplus earn.
ings and real estate along their routes appreciates
largely as they are extended. OF course there ia
nothing to prevent the status Of the New Orleans |
horse roads which are now projected from being SINH
lar to that of the New York roads, and they must
ercise like beneficial influence upon property along
their routes. As TO the convenience they will afford
the public at large, no estimate Of itsimporance can
be properly made. They will annihiate distance in
this long drawn out CITY, and bring its extremes to-
gether, for the true measurement OF distance Is what
Of time is necessary in its accomplishment
A Question for Mornlists.
There is woman in st. Louis who is the mistress
of wellknown house of Lrepute, but who has
habit Of walking up to the City Hall two or three
times year and laying down hundred dollars, as a
contribution to the fund devoted to charitable pur
poses The public press lauds this conduct Of the
woman, and those to whom the money is rendered,
cheeFaly receive it and appropriate it to the objects
for which it is donated. We unhesatngly take the
ground that the wages of successful inqity should
not be received in aid Of the cause of virtue from one
who persists in evil practice, and think that the
proper course Of those having the management of
fund would be to hand Madame her money and invite
her to walk out and not again to attempt ostenta
tiousy to parade affected virtue in the face of the
respectable public. The moral ground we take il BY
no means 50 high as to argue an assumption on our
part Of being unco good,n or rigidy righteous
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The Voice of Wisdom Speaking from the
Grave.
That great and far-seeing statesman, John G. Cal.
honn at the request of Committee of the citizensof
Charleston South Carolina, on the 9th of March 1877
delivered speech in that city In abiding to the in Il
strumenalities used by the two great national parties
then in existence to secure the rens of Government
such as the party press, etc, he spoke of one more
powerful than the others in the following terms:
7 1lJudn ta pgho is ali MAJ o.
Caucus for nominating candidates for the Presidency
and pice-P Presidency. Already the machinery has a
been put IN motion, in order to the Oldest and
mos popnlons OF the slayeholdng States, and no
doubt will in due season. be put in motion to effect VI
The same object in all Of them. Should it succeed
should the party machinery for President making
prove strong enough to force the aFeholding States
10 join In convention to nominate and gnDnort
candidate who viii be acceptable to the Abolition ~
sts they will have committed the most suicidal act ep
mat people ever perperaed. say acceptable: for P
\ s clear mat the nonsayehoding States will out =
number in Convention the slaveholding and that no ~
1ne who is not acceptable to the Abotonists can re-
'eive their votes and 0fGouse the votes the State .
where they hold the balance; and that no other will
% nominated, or IT nominated be elected And vet Ut
here nota few in the slaveholding States men of az
handing and influence, so blinded by party feeling "
y the prospect OF personal gain advancement BY ~
ne success OF Their party who advocate step which ~
must prove SO fatal to their portion OF the Union IN m
Ter existing circumstances. Can party foy or
atheT madness, go further
as 70 myself, nave ever been opposed to such nr
Conventions, because they are Irresponsible bodies
lot known to the Constitution; and because they in r
Elect set aside the Constitution with its cor6nro ~
Misses in reference to important subject Al he ~
election of the Chief Magistrate of the Union 7 SUI
lod it far safer, and every way preferable TO leave
me election where the Constitution has placed II 10
he Electoral College to choose; and if that fails t w
make choice, to the House of Representatives voting
" States to elect the President from the three can frs
lldates having the highest votes. But if had no "a
objections to such Conventions under ordinary cir
umstances would regard the objection as fatal I'M SOL
Ter the existing state OF things when all parties of taR
me noaaVeholding States stand united against MS
IN the ost vital fall questions and when to 90 into Pr
1ne Wond be, IN effect, surrender on our part Al g
1oth parties there have united to dvest US of onr last
md equal rights in the public domains time that tut
10Th parties with should unite in resistance o 90
great an outrage. Let show at least as uch srit Ito
n defending our rights and honor as thew have ~
,Vlneed IN assang them. Let u.s. when onT safety sa
coneerned show at least firm determination lty
md as much nnanimity, they do with no other a In
crest on their part than the temporary one of ssn m
eeding in the Presidential contest Hencpforwar1 -
ct all party distinction among cease % onp ~ aq
his aggression on Our rights and honor shall continue XII
n the part Of the nonslavehoding States hi M
roht by the example Of the Abolition party who II
mall as they are have acquired much influence bv 20
he course they have pursued. As they make the r
estracton ofour domestic institution the paramount
uestion; SO let make on our part its safety III gF
question, let US regard every man as of
ur party who stands up ia its defense and every err