New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-09

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I'D. Crescent IL ID csari0as so observe VIII re-
spset to As charges againss Hewaaaas of eonass.
ton while Superintendent pf Public Frsnting WIN
Wendell. how fhe accusation - been dfvertsA
from the reaIly responsible party Who il no 0taaex
than one on Mr. Buchanan's cabinet. N appeara
from an uneontested statement 81 tlle faets, that
Bowman was urged ard ,in fact; foree6 III eoHtinue
n the Office of Superintendent after Iii contract
with Wendell W the psrSaaaisHs and esnsmauds of
the honorable Secretary Thompson aenatar NTewn
had declared that although his relstIons wsss The
Secretary had been those BIT moss inssmase and
confding friendship, unless Ne Thonpsen1 ex-
planned biz corrupt counsel iii tha ntaEtar Dc Ne
public printing, be BrownJ HouId not wisaafaw
his denaueiation Of him, but would hsld hna s any
other perpstrat0r Of q public wrDng. 5tIsF Mr.
Jacob Thompson hos not eondsseemdad NJ explain
and while The lefenceleas editor whom he iBiu-
enced ID attacked and detained, fhe hDnorabIe Sec
rotary Is satisfied to shelter himself Taeazsfy under
the supposed immensfsies of hfs cfsieial position
IT IL understood that the HnicaI Mr GiinsHsan. Of
North Carolina, sides with Senator Brewn, III Mis-
sissippi, II the demand for #Iaye co5s for tie
Territories, and has conceived grand passion iii
hostility 70 Judge Douglass This il te Iast III the
Affiliations of die Worth Carolina Senator. Heress-
fore be has been beggar 81 pulM ii the nauzs
u Northern neFspapefs, paid advertising ratssfor
Vie publication of hi speeches Ii EspubfiSaiz ~
pers. md grovsled Id te dust ii Till fses Ill syery
Ounce If the press whose fasor Iii ~ gazt
Wy. Ningnan II ven known here III Sse Ill lie
most iHzstizbls lovers 81 pui ID OsngYess ~
Keen hunter utter notoriety- have sle means
% knowing that Mas HI who wxoss th2t late 1sk-
splttle letter ~ the New Tcsk Herald eonsrnend-
ng - principles. and paiadsd III fst paper ~ ~
i letter rom seathern Eenatcr n Yef, tfouehthe
senator hul1gsrs nd thirsts after plIs III fe b.
pefs ana Y as envlous b TIL praias ef oshszs aa
any o'a maia sefgirsg "a the tso ef fartJ,
he processes cf course, q sSyrersa arsiy
torial disregard fdr what Hi 40 go 80
Sir Freffnl Plagiary; III aboniasssa nsKspaner
i criticisms The asNspsperz. Ill, ttey ~ ne
/ most viIlainous, hceHtous, abonisahge infsrxsal
not that ever read shem III. / snaks iii i rule
never to look into newspaper. n 4.
/ WAsHlNaroN, Marcas !. 10sa.
/ Ed Crescent The majority III trse Deinocfasfs
Senators resent the idea that tHs xsseIafIoss
adopted BY them ii caucus ARE intended III fors-
stall the National Convention Iii The formation Of
. Democratic platform. The circulation Oh fhis
| idea has already excited considerable preiadice
against the resolutions, which, despite other pro-
testations, are regarded as aimed At JnIge Tong
las and inspired by Inscriptions par 1t
ID thought here not unlikely, under the esfe.sm-
stances, that The Convention win BIZ conssnt sith
the reiteration Of The Cincinnati pIa form
The Executive National Committee represent
ing Che new Union movement IN fhe Part Of
wings, T Americans, ETC., Is u meet nexs Won
day, to take measures for holding their Nasfonal
Convention. II i thought here that Trey viii make
no nomination in advance Of the result 1T Chicago.
The appointment of MT. Joseph Wilson to the
Commissionership Of the General Land Office ID
worthy 81 special notice, On account III como pc
cnliar circumstances. MI. Wilson's appointment
is singular instance Of promotion through long
| course of years, from one III ne hnmbIsst posi-
tons eventually up to the head of one 81 tic most
responsible ana important bureaux of the Govern
ment. He ID one of the most remark ahIe men IN
Washington. Probably every observer ii Wash
ington has been struck BY tie eccentric appearance
and nervous gait Of an extraordinary looking man,
wearing large cloak and walking tha ssreess win
IN air Of deep meditation. He ii pointed 0nE bs
those who know him wen as i reserved, ssasiious
genius, and yet. despite Ills reserve ana mcasaty,
4 acknowledged BY those acquainted with HE re-
sources Of his great learning to be one 81 hs finest
scholars in America There Ii scarcely branch
Of human study Of which be has not nome infofma-
ton, and that information acquired BIZ the anss-
sisted and patient labor of years. He speaks most
Of the modern languages of Europe with flnency
Il having learned them aI without teachers and with
no other assistance than his books. Such aehieY-
ments of mind and attainnents of scholarship On
the part Of an officer Of the Government, occupied
the greater portion of his life ID the daily routine
4 of indispensable and exacting duties, Il indeed an
object Of wonder. As "a general thing our Govern
ment officers In Washington find their time 50 taken
up as to have no chance to make themselves wen
bred with books, and beyond the pages of blne,,
books and statistical budgets, are al ignorant Of
anything else in the world as children.
To-day il congressional holiday, neither Hoase
being In session. The mild and beautiful weather
summons crowds Of oilers to the streets and the
city looks animated and happy beneath the bright
skies Of the spring like day At such times, Penn.
sylVania avenue ii one Of the most imposing prom
enades Of any city In the country; the pave being
almost as much crowded as that of Broadway,
which, according to Mr.. Jefferson Brick, & whips
the worla.n There is always to be found. during
the Congressional season, large representation on
the Avenue of elegant adyenturers, brought here
by the attractions ofsexaitement Or gain. These
people form quite portion III our mixed society
here and not o small proportion Of them are gam
hlers, collected here from all the dens 81 the Unien
AHeSt hlusBluFSu tay ltA1 tMiS,
can be seen in crowds summing themselves at the
many points Of entrance on the Avenue To the
painted bells of ruin and woe. congressman nod to
them as they pass Or even in the broad Light OF day
boldly enter these garish dens Of vice. How bright
and snowy the rooms Of these gamblers are! But
how painful to the MUD the bright glitter Of its
shows, for the gold CLEANS there through stains oil
blood, and the rich hopes Of youth are lying there
like scattered diamonds. X.
i FEMALE WA9Es IN GALIFoRNIA.--It ii b curious
feature of California domestic economy, that va.
man Is paid for her labor just as handsomely as d
man is. In the Eastern States another rule pre-.
vails and it is of the greatest griefs OF these
who have girded themselves for the recovery and
L maintenance Of 9 Wamanis rights There fe
male teacher receives but about 0ne-third ths
amount that male teacher ef the same elias
would command. A woman stitching pair d
pants gets scarcely q third more for her work thai
il her husband does it. II q washer roman sweat
over the tub from sunrise to sunset, sile gets ia
her toll not quite half al maeh as eenaaon labor
er in the streets. The only reason for SUCK ais
! parity Of wages is that the supply regulates I'll
+ demand; that the work Of women ii iii gFaate
, competition than that of nen. But II takes Z
much To feed, to elothe, to keep III can,fersabl
! condition woman as d man; her eyeaighB il
! precious as his her nerves. when agarstrainel
nnl machn "a nfz4 Il