New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-12
wAsHrNoroN CORRESPONDENCE.
Special 10 the New Orleans Daily Crescentl
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WARRINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
| Special 10 the New Orleans Daily Crescent
1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 1859.
Editors Of Crsscent Mr.. Postmaster Cuskey had
the honor OF providing the best Of all the many enter
tainments prepared on NewYear's day expressly fol
the Washington correspondent OF the New Orleans
Crescent II would be as difficult to do justice in
writing to this really elegant collation. as il was easy
to DO Justice to it in eating Congressman, who had
tested the merits Of half hundred other tables and
side boards including those Of the sscretary's-
found il almost impossible to leave Mr. Cs hospitabe
mansion. What added not little to the favor of the
beverages was the fact Of their being dispensed from
the camp lquor.shest Of General Jackson-an hum
BILE antique box, filled with the original old.fashioned
case bottles
AT the National Mrs. Crittendon welcomed her
countless friends with that cordial grace which is
peculiarly her own, and with another cordial, known
as Kentucky egg-nog-the best kind Of egg-nog, il
this correspondent be Judge. At Browns, the
ladies-with the exception Of Mrs. Jenkins and Mrs.
Wright, who received in their own parlors-held
9 leyee in common in the public parlor. Here the
gaiety of the city seemed to center, and here the
social reunion Was kept up to much later hour than
elsewhere. The room, or rather rooms, were crowded
with visitors and as no one could refuse to take
glass Of egg-nog from Washingtons punch-bowl, the
consequence was scene Of pleasant and protracted
festivity which will not soon be forgotten by those
who participated in it.
Mr.. Douglas triumphant procession hitherward
occasions small comfort to the Administration. The
pangs jealousy are aggravated by fear lest the de-
cisve foreign policy outlined by Mr.. Douglas in his
New York speech, shall become the theme of one of
those stirring senatorial efforts for which the little
giant is remarkable It desirable for the South that
Mr. Douglas should take the highest possible ground
in relation to foreign AFFAIRS and particularly to those
of Central America and Mexico In the issue Of his
exertions to shame the Administration into prompt
and manly policy, it will be seen whether the Demo-
cratic party, which claims to be the party of the
South (and, indeed, the South has now no other),
cares for the South and for the honor Of the Re
public than for party existence party fidelity, and
party euds. It will be seen whether the Administra
ton is actuated by high, honorable, and patriotic
motives, or by petty anmosity and private jealousy
in fine, whether Mr.. Buchanan, his Cabinet and the
Democratic party proper, love the country more than
they hate Douglas.
One is somewhat at loss to understand the gratu.
atory tone Of all the papers in this part of the world
passengers in the Susan. Is matter for congratu
lation? When the President Of the United States
entrusts the adjustment Of the Ishmian difficulties to
British dplomatst, when the fleets of France and
England assembled to coerce privileged right Of
way along the path to our richest possessions, when
the activity OF foreign powers is equaled only by the
Incidence and INDIGESTION Of the powers at home is it
tie to congratulate the country upon the fact that
American eigrants have been estopped by fate from
Judgement upon territory the most important of all
others to be in the possession Of friends not enemies
Of civilized men not savages7 cannot think so.
They are but shallow thinkers who conclude that
our interests in Central America are to be maintained
BY diplomacy alone, or that that maintenance will
cost nothing more than resolute front and plain
words. If we had England alone to contend with,
the task would be easy. But the army and the mind
Of France are unoceupied And, in the present as.
pect Of affairs the Isthmus it is not difficult to see
hat American honor and American interests alike
demand action, which may well precip |
tate war. It will be no transtory war. It will |
INVOLVE the civilized world. It will cost the United
'tates long and terrible suffering. But out Of that
offering, America will rise the foremost power of
arth, the dictator among the nations and Western
europe will emerge free. The world needs just this
var And il the maintaining Of American honor
,recipitates it, let it come, and speedily.
It was irritating to see the delight manifested by
he Tribune at the return Of the libnsters," as it
vas pleased to call the emigrants wrecked on the |
susan. The telegraphic dispatch, announcing the |
act, was boldly displayed, and headed " The Fill |
,usters What they meant to do-and did" or some
hing to that effect. The Administration men here |
ire as much pleased as the Abolitionists. Well may
hey be, for it is about the only piece of good luck
hat has befallen them. They are confident that
ilibusterism has struck its last blow. And last win.
er they were confident that Douglas was dead.
To-day is memorable day. Congress went to
york the Senate went into the new chamber: there
vas fall of SNOW; and pure water spouted thirty.
i've feet high out of the fountain in the Capital
rounds. The galleries of both the old and new
enate chambers were SO packed with human beings
4 both sexes that it was almost impossible to find
seat. Every attempt made by your correspondent
0 enter the old chamber proving abortive. he was
creed to forego the pleasure of hearing the yaledc
Dry speeches Of Coy. Crittenden and Vice President
breckenridge. That Of the latter was highly compli
1ented. Conspicuous among the hundreds who be-
eiged the Senate wing this morning, were several
angs of market women, who marched about in the
lost bareheaded, calico.frocked, cool, and don't
manner conceivable.
A circular is getting up, urging the sacrilege of
ermitting the old Senate Chamber to pass into the
ossesson Of the Supreme Court the Court of Claims
any other Court, and suggesting the propriety of
laking sort Of national Pantheon and Art gallery
It, The idea is not bad one. 1t is we'll to have
le judiciary removed far as possible from the ex.
;utivs bodies, and if the stngs Of the Supreme and
Their Federal Courts occurred in some other CITY.
lstice would stand all the better chance.
The new water just introduced through our costly
queduct is, for the present, somewhat muddy and
npromising in appearance. But by the time it shall
ave found its way into the hotels and private man.
ons no such cause of complaint will exist and one
the most serious annoyances Of Washington life
ill have been removed. Bad water has had much to
with the not untruthful reputation for dissipation
hch we Of this city have SO long enjoyed.
To every good citizen, it must afford great pleasure
, learn that the Washington monument has passed
ito the hands Of the original managers. Controlled
nee more by honest and influential gentlemen. this
obe structure will start again toward the skies Its
rogress will be slow but sure. Why will not Mr..
'verett and the ladies lend helping hand? By the
'ay, the Mount Vernon papers considered here as