New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-02

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with whaling John Morgan on ST. Lonfs street, an
Joseph Lorette and Louis Leconte, charged vii
being too hard upon Caroline, T. w. c., of st. Phil
! street.
CRUEL MAIfF RYASe--Mary was before Recorat
Summers yesterday; Honora Connors kissing ti
/ Holy Evangelists on this, that on Saturday las
aary isticuffed her, knocked her down. and afte
ward fagellated hes with a broomstick. Mary ful
nfshed bail for her appearance on the 9Th.
FIRST DISTRICT CoURn.- -et,tdge Hu,t--Valentin
Knoll. charged with stabbng with intent TO murder
1 yesterday pleaded guhty. A month or two sine
he stabbed and nearly Killed Aiolphe Rssart, ol
the street near of the old cemeteries he beins
Jealoas from seeing his wHein Adolphe's company
and knowing that she had been to see AdoIphe a
his roeqn. Adolphe, having one more chance al
this life, intmates that he haSno wish to see Knoll
punished.
u. n. Reynolds was appointed to the defence Of
John Brandt, soon to be tried for murder
VIM. Mclaughlin and - Prothero charged with
assaults and batteries, were dismissed BY noble
prosequi.
Martin King was tried for assault with intent to
kill, and acquitted.
Max Fraenthal was tried for assault and battery
and the jury failing to agree, and he having been
IN prison SIX weeks, he was dismissed.
THE SERVANT MUCH BETTER THAN THE
MASTER
The editor Of the New York Express states. on
the authority of Gibbon and other historians that
there were Co., 900, 600 of slaves in the Roman EN-
pire when the Saviour lived under that Empire.
and that he never rallied against slavery, though
living in slaveholding States--as do the Beechers
and the Cheevers Of modern days and the Ex-
press then asks:
Ii the Saviour as God on earth as well as sub
Ject Of Caesar, could endure Go,O00,o00 of white
slaves, ever preaching to them all contentment and
obedience, cannot we Of the Northern States, not
gods, and therefore without authority as rulers,
and not subjects Of Southern State Governments
endure there 100000 of black slaves-without
mat constant railing, the Abolition editors and
leaders exlbit?
The questions asked by the Express are ex-
tremely pertinent and convincing. Do the modern
abolition parsons think themselves better and purer
than Jesus Christ or that greater responsibility
rests upon them for the sins Of the world2 1t
seems to US that they must take one Oh the other
OF these grounds, in order to show the necessity
for their mschievous ntermeddling in matters that
he abstained from touching, and which do not con-
cern them. 1t is said somewhere in the scriptures
thatt the servant shall not be greater than the mas
ter" Yankee parsons reject this text as old fogy-
ish and obsolete. The smallest one of them finds
itincompatiblc it with his 4cnlightened,, conscience
to endure what the Saviour endured without muir
maring. He lived among 6o,000,0O0 slaves-and
mostly erhte slaves at that-and left no intimation
that he felt himself contaminated or soiled by i'm
mediate contact with the institution" On the
contrary, he inculcated respect to the government
that recognized and protected slavery and also
taught servants the necessity of obedience to their
masters. But the very Reverend Mr. Beecher
spits upon such an example. He cannot live in
Republic, of which one State, not by any means
his own, recognizes slavery, without railing night
and day against it. To wash away such ssstain, -
he is willing to t'baptisen the whole country in
blood. In place Of intoxicating obedience to the
law, he breaches resistance to acts of Congress,
passed to protect the rights of shareholders; in
stead of advising slaves to obey their masters, he
persuades them is their duty to rise against their
authority, and to murder, burn and outrage all
who pretend to assert any power over them.
What causes the great difference between the
example of the Saviour and the practice of the
Abolition preachers? Simply this The Saviour
labored in this world for the good of mankind ;
while Beecher and Cheeyer are working for their
own good, or to gain reputation and notoriety for
themselves. This being their object, they have
been compelled to leave their legitimate field as
priests, and enter the province of politics, and by
seizng the most exciting topics and treating them
in certain daring, superficial and dangerous man
ner, attract attention to their discourses and fill
their pews and purses. They feel perfectly free of
responsibility; can indulge in any assertions they
please in the pulpit without fear of contradiction
can use the most absurd arguments, and set all
logic at defiance. Still they often succeed in ere
ating g sensation,' 2 and thus manage to thrive.
Their listeners are generally easy souls, satisfied
to take anything for gospel that comes from the
pulpit SO their inconsistencies, follies and hypo-
crisies are not often exposed and an arrant knave
and empyric long bears the name of powerful
preacher, and is run after wherever he goes.
We hope to see the day when the American people
will estimate these cattle at their true value.
The Vanity and Unpopularity of Lord Ma
caulay.
The London correspondent Of the New York
Times writes
The sudden death Of Lord Macaulay has caused
less sensation than you might perhaps suppose.
Personally, he known only to the limited circle
in which he moved. Long before his elevation to
the peerage he excluded himself wellnigh alto
gether from society, only that of notabilities
and fine people. The pet of Lansdowne House,
he had been early spoiled in this respect. His
manner had become gradually more and more
set-conscious, arrogant and pompous. The last
time | saw him | was painfully struck with this
characteristic, which showed itself in great yari
ETY. of little ways, and diminished greatly the plea
sure which his marvellous flow of brilliant talk was
calculated to afford. I sat opposite to him at the
table, and he completely monopozed attention
from first to last When animated on such oeca-
sons, he spoke with the same rhetorical emphasis
and elaborate articulation that he would have used
in a public speech. His voice was deep but not
particularly clear; trained to a great variety of
ms nttnD mari tt
ing to the latter want, and partly to certain ten
became fatigued with listening long before the Gu
riosty of his hearers was appeased.
He once spent a week at ia country vicarage as
the guest of Sidney Smith. swell, and how did
you get on with him?n asked friend. ..Get on
did not get on at all, said the wit. He talked
all day. and have no doubt lie talked all night;
but / went to bed as usual, and, thank God, slept
soundly, only when got up in the morning, |
found Macaulay hard at it STILL l took my re-
Yenge, however, in my own way for when he was
leaving went to the door of his chaise and after
bidding him goodbye said, Il admit it, Admit
what2, he exclaimed. That you are the greatest
man in England" Maeaulay was never known to
have had any female attachment. He had many
celebrities for intimate aequaintances, and these
did him instead of friends. But he was man of
intellect, not of affection. There is great deal of
fuss and genuine literary regret at his deeease but
in the counclroom of his party he leaves no
blank, and doubt if a tear will be siei over his
grave. Two additional volumes of his History are
nearly ready for publication, and he has left he.
hind vast amount Of finished and unfinished raa-
tefials for its latter portions.