New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-03-29

ably separated or course the negrophilist, free
love philosopher snees at this. But he forgets to
state how much better negro marriage in conform
ty with Southern law il, than the promscuous adnl-
terry Of the white slaves at the North.
| We all know what the Yankees of to-day are.
But few OF us are prepared to believe how yainous
they were considered nearly century ago. Wash.
ingtons letters quoted by the amented and gallant
Brooks, are conclusive on this point. But the FOL
lowing extract, which take from thoughtful and
mastery speech delivered July Sd, 1857 at the Viz
gina Military Institute by James W. Massie, places
New England scoundrelism in so lively light that I
cannot refrain from giving it the advantage of the ex
tended circulation Of the Crescent.
Mr.. Massie says: Lewis Morris son of Gov.
Lewis Morris of New Jersey man of large dis
tinction in the last centurya citizen Of New York
lin early life member of its Legislature; an
earnest supporter and brave defender of the rights of
the people; in later liie a Judge of the Vice Admi-
rally for New York, with Jurisdiction by virtue of his
commission over all maritime affairs in Connecticut
and New Jersey, wrote the following remarkable pas
sage in his will, dated the 10th day of November,
1850, in reference to the education of his son.
q 1t is my desire that my son, Gouverneur Norris,
may have the best education which is to be had in
tons are that he be never sent for that purpose to
the Colony of Connecticut, lest he should imbibe
his youth that lo,n craft and cunning SO incident
% The people of that country ,vhich is so iaterroren
N their constitutions that all their art cannot dis
gttise il from the tcorld, though many of Hen under
the sancfvied garb Of religion, hare endeapOred to
impose themselves the ,oorid as honest mea.n
Mr. Masse adds that Jared Sparks, in his life of
Gouverneur Morris, having occasion to refer to this
WILL Enthusiastically suppresses all but the first two
and a half lines, which he presents as complete
sentence.
Our prayer meetings continue every afternoon at
the E. St Baptist Church, with audiences daily in
creasing in number and interest. They are praying
earnestly in behalf of Congress- and it is to be hoped
their prayers will be heard. Next week, Charles
Matthews and his really beautiful wife leave us, and
John Brougham takes their place. At the same
time we are to have Convention of Artists from all
parts OF the country and readings from Shakespeare
by Vandenhof and Miss Petit, author of Light and
Darkness" MALoU.
WEATHER, CRoPs, ETc.-The Shreveport South
western Of Wednesday last says:
The river continues to rise rapidly, and the latest
accounts from above lead to the belief that the water
will in few days be as high as at any time during
the season. Planters along the river must look to
their evees.
1t raned the greater portion of Saturday and Sun.
day nights, and during the forenoon of Monday. The
continued inclement weather has greatly retarded the
work of our planters.
The Goncordia Inteligencer of Friday last says:
Thus far the season has been suspicious for the
planting interest For several weeks past the weather
has been mild and unusually free from rain for this
season OF the year. Many planters have already put
in their cotton crops and present prospects are in
favor OF earlier stands than usual. We sincerely
hope our friends in the country may once more en-
joy the benefit of an early spring, and that their
abors already performed in the planting department
may not be lost by the latest frost of winter nger
ing in the lap of spring.