New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-28
Letter from Daniel e. sicl.res.

| Inc New York Herald of the goth publishes let
ter from Mr. Sickes in regard to his reconciliation
with bis wife, in which he says:
The reconciliation was my own act, without consul
lation WITH any relative, connection, friend or ady
ser. Whatever blame, If any, belongs to the step
should TALL upon me. am prepared to defend what
have done before the only tribunal recognize as hay
ing the slightest claim to Jurisdiction over the sub
lect, my OWE conscience and the bar of Heaven.
am not aware of any statute or code of morals which
| makes It infamous to forgive woman nor ia il
usual to make our domestic life subject Of consul
taton with friends, no matter how near and dear to
u.s. and, ana cannot allow even all the world combined
TO dictate to me the reputation of my wife, when
think it right to forgive her, and restore her to nv
confidence and protection. If ever failed to com.
prehend the utter, desoate position of an offending
though pentent woman, the hopeless future with ali
its dark possibilities Of danger to which she is
doomed when prescribed as an outcast can now
see plainly enough in the almost universal howl of
remuneration with which she is followed to my
.nresnola, tne misery and perils from which have
rescued the mother of my child and although il is
very sad for me to incur the blame of friends and the
reproaches of many wise and good people, shall
strive to prove to all who feel any interest in me- if
am me nrst man who has ventnred to say to the
world, an erring wife and mother may be forgiven
and redeemed that in spite of all the obstacles in nv
path the good results Of this example shall entte i
to the imitation OF the generous and the commenda
There are many who think that an act of dutv nro.
ceeding solely from affections which can o1ly be
Compensated in the heart of husband and father
s to be fatal to my professional political and social
s!ahopg; II this be So then so be it. Political sta
tloD professional success and social recognition are
not the only prizes of ambition and SO long as do
notnlDg worse than to place my family under the
roof where they may find shelter from contumely and
persecution do not fear the noisy but fleeing voice
of popular clamor. '0>e'
The multitude accept their first impressions from
few but in the end men think for themselves, and
knew tne human heart, and sometimes think that
10 career OF mingled sunshine and storm have
sounded nearly all its depths, then may re.assure
those who look with reluctant forebodng upon INV
future be OF good cheer, for will not cease to vim
dlcate just claim to the respect of my fellows while
" nose notey groups here aud there who look upon
my mlsfortunes only as weapons to be employed for
my destruction to those, say once for ALL if man
make good use of his enemies, they will be as ser.
viceable to him as his friends.
IN conclusion, let me ask only one favor Of those
Wno from whatever motive, may deem it necessary
OF agreeable to comment in public or private mon
TINS sad history, and that is-to aim all their sorrows
a. my breast, and for the sake of my innocent child
70 spare ner yet youthful mother, while she seeks in
sorrow and contrition the mercy and the pardon If
Oh Elm TO whom, sooner or later we must all appeaI
MURDERS IN Administration the Fort Smith
Herald, OF the 10th inst, we extract the following
On mas last Thursday Or Friday an old man, German
" uirth, was murdered about me this side of
Hermansburg, in Washington county. 1t is sun
posed ne was on his new house at work and he was
snnt IN the back of the neck from the side Of the
NIL adjacent by some one unknown. Tracks were
was found. '' 'Ao 'a"n
On the 9th inst. soldier by the name of George
wee stabbed another soldier by the name Of John
sullivan, IN the thigh, striking the artery and he
bled to death during the day.
Mayor Wolfe examined the case during the week.
and Gee was fully committed for murder.
SLEEP OF PLANTs.-Plants sleep as well as ami
mails the attitude that some of these assume on the
approach of night is extremely interesting to those
VINO delight to study the beautiful phenomena of
vegetable life. Some plants exhibit signs of sleep
more marked than others. The leaves of clover.
and other plants close as the sun approaches
!he horizon; and in the honey locust this Character
islc IS particularly striking and beautiful The deli
cateiy formed leaves close in pairs at nghtfa and
remain SO until the rising of the sun in the morning
when ,hey gradually expand to their fullest extent
u is IN common garden chickweed (steiia,i medical
the most perfect exempifcaton of the conjugal love
and parental care of plants is observed St the an |
proach of night the leaves OF this delicate nlant
which are in pairs begin to close towards each other
md when the sleeping attitude is completed these |
olded leaves embrace in their upper surfaces the |
udiments OF the young shouts; and the uppermost |
,ar (but one) at the end of the stalk are furnished
With longer leaved stalks than the others. SO that
hey can close upon the terminating pair and protect
he end of the shoot.