New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-06
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II WASHINGTON, Dec 10, 1891.
General VIM. Walker, under custody Of u s.
Marshal Isaiah (clar1im et venerable nomen 2 Ryn-
ders, reached this city yesterday evening. +. r
Mesghes and Malcolm Campbell, Esqs-, were with
him. He was accompanied to Browns Hotel BY an
immense throng OF citizens, and the scene Of excite
mput chat followed his entrance In the hall o. the
hotel. gave assurance Of lively and even angry SYM
nafhv FOR the hero Of 50 many msfortuncs sustained
mainly At Che hands Of hisfeilow-countrymen. Three
times three cheers were given with an JUNCTION, that
sboo the solid building 10 Its centre Amid the in
tense excitement and uproar, the "gray-eyed man"
xtood inmovsble as the marble stones beneath his
fact Indeed he seemed not TO hear the cheering,
voc,gerous as II was. Himself and party having reg
istered their Names made their way up the densely
crowded staircase TO their rooms followed by many
friends anxious to pay their respects to the hapless
President Of Nicaragua. But within short time he
was called aside by Marshal Rynders, and the two,
going out by the private entrance, made their way
to the residence OF Gen. Cas- There, custodian
Rynders formally delivered up his captive Cass,
politely and sensbly, intimated that the Executive
Department of the Government did not recognize
Gen. Walker as a prisoner He was Therefore dis
charged and action against him must be taken II at
all, by the Judiciary.
II is well for the Administration that he was az
charged. What were they to do with him Lake
the elephant the man won at ratfie be Wa SURE W
prove more than they could manage. renee !" was
quite as advisable as il was kind e les MN 80. Inc
saline here among southern pacn is strong in Walk
er's favor.
n i clear therefops that Walker must look to the
soptb and to The South alone, for support. 1t is
eouay clear that the undivided strength OF the South
will not avail him so long as the Administration,
backed by Great Britain, stations navy in the way
me question Of the neutrality laws must be sub
jected TO searching discussion, and Gen. Quitman,
it Is understood will for revision the moment
Congress re-assembles. The Administration will
tain Pa1Iding, although he acted without ORDERS
Here then is another pretty ingredient added to the
pot OF Executive troubles already boiling over with
The heat from Kansas and Utah.
The Lecompton Constitution, sustained by the
slavery vote Of Kansas will make its way to head
quarters In few days The Administration has been
painfully anxious upon the subject and now that the
vote has been taken and the Administration has
red its point it is very questionable whether its pain
full anxiety viii not increase instead of diminish.
Douglas is 10 New York city, spending the holidays
not Ia joty, we may be Other plotters are at
work. and badly as the little giant has been seconded
up to this time, 1t is felt by every in this city
that numbers in the Senate well as in the House,
are watching the trembling balance Of events, with
eyes sharp, to the first movement, and feet quick
and ready to obey the beck and nod OF the Illinois
Sampson, whose locks Delilah may not have shorn
after all.
J. The Treasury notes will be forthcoming within
week or ten days from this time. gentleman Of
this CITY, acting in behalf OF certain parties in New
York, offered to take the entire six millions at
fraction three per cent. The Secretary refused
Mr.. Buchanan has had quite an abstemious Christ
mas He could not however, refuse himself the
pleasure Of chopping of one head, merely to keep
his hand In. The beheaded was attached, Il think to
the Post0 Office Department
The city is awfully, horribly, outrageously dull In
Richmond they have, or had day or two ago, snow
ten or twelve inches deep and seighing Here there
has been nothing but rain, rain rain day after day.
No theater, no opera, no concert, fires and not
burglary. We can't even get Plug Ugly to kill an
Irishman. It's terrible. MALou.