New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-05
The Harper,s Ferry Afrslx.

OLD Browns SFEPIprTY .---A writer in the Rich
mond Despatch, who announces himself d Zone Of
the Howitzers ordered % CharIestown,v thus ans
his military science:
From all we could zee and hear At Harper,s
Ferry, We are convinced that a m ths thicks
ed, pig-headed desperadoes that ever undertook
an Impossible enterprise, Old 0ssaWn atomic Rrovru
was the most tck-sknlIed and the most pjr. headed
1t is impossible that he could h&ye possessed
particle of military knowledge, or auythfn1 slss
valuable to military man, except possibly soras
Acquaintance with the drill and brute courage
The position Of Harpers Ferry situated III k0E
lows commanded on all sides By m0untains,
rising so directly above it. that It seems as though
man might pitch dollar from the top Of any Of
them into the very midst Of IT.. "a single six
FOUNDER, placed on the top OF Jefersons rock,
would render any position, fronting that way, UNI
There is another hight On the other side Or
tine shenandoah, which commands the rifle factory
| IN the same way and third back Of the town.
20 near = Jefferson mountain 10 the house.
mat Cook fred number Of rife baIls at the peo-
pie in the street in front Of it, and they struck all
around. He was himself fired ct with Minnie
mus ket, by some person standing on the bridge
not more than fifty yards in advance Of the engine
house, and the ball cut q twi0 on which be was
leaning over precipice. and caused him 10 fan
4 distance OF fifteen feet 577f s517 s5s4
The door Of the engine house franta IesFavao,,f.
mountain and can be plainly seen from the tor Of
it. six-pounder, well directed, would burst e
open at the first fire. Once beaten, Il vas impos-
4
| like the rat that got into the meal tub. Il was
4 easy to get in, but impossible 10 ~ OF Onrts
opinion of Brown Is that he ID frOntser despersdd
and nothing more. We have many such - ~
frontier, and always shall have. Whist Ne ~ a
ditionaf he derives from his education.
Nor TO BE TAKEN Dows.-The resoluiion -
/ monstrating against the standing out IN dishd6e
| in public Of certain castiron lamp posts Of -
| female persuasion, introduced into the house ~
the distinguished gentleman from DeKalb, was, ON
Tuesdsy last, taken from the file under dispense
ton Of Legislative providence, and read, when +
| was Withdrawn by the gentleman from Dekalb for
4 amendment Having been amended, the clause
touching the lamp-posts was disposed Of n tho
mean time, the gentleman from DeKalb took occa-
sion to let the House know that he had been sent
here by the independent voters Of the county of
Dekalb. to be not only maker Of laws, but =
and he was not to be choked of and swervel
A from his high and holy mission BY puned-up
editor
Meaning that he is sent here to straghten things,
and that we are addicted to lager beer.
As to what the gentleman from DeKalb was
sent here for, it is subject about which we know
nothing 1t was step on the part Of the good
people Of Dekaib for which We have never seen
the necessity. S n 81
7 We confess to the lager.
We move reconsideration Of the resolution,
. and pending the question, we beg leave to enter
our solemn protest against the violent assault,
which the gentleman from DeKalb has made upon
! the private character Of our metallic friends il
front of the Capitol. 1t is true Mr.. Speaker, tha
the appearance of these castiron individuals doe,
i not indicate that they have been extravaganza b
their expenditures with the mantua- maker and TIL
dry-goods merchant; it is donbly true, Mr.. Speak
, er, that the eye of modest manhood particularly
: that of the gentleman from DeKalb-
But if any gentleman wishes to move an adjourn
ment, we will cheerfully yield the floor.
! Nashville Patriot.