New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-02

GRAND TALK.-A correspondent of the New
York Herald says in recent letter from the City
| of Mexico:
During the past fortnighta number of grand en-
| tertainments have been given to and by Miramon.
At all these the little man has been hesmeared
| with the fattery of his sycophants. The campaign
to Vera Cruz has been fully discussed at these en-
tertainments, and the hope expressed that los
| Ydatees would only commit themselves by at
| tempting to aid the Constitutionaiists In that
! event, Miramon and his clergy hackers would be
forced to carry the war into Africa, andsays one
OF Miramons generals" the next time we have
occasion to make peace with the Yankees, we shall
dictate terms in the American federal capital.
The next time Mexico crosses swords with the
United States the Yankees will find they have al
more difficult game to play than they had before.'
This is but mild specimen of the bombasticE
talk OF Miramon and his young officers who now
infest every cafe in this capital. Even older men
believe that Mlramon and his army could conquer
the United States and put them under tribute.
Well. you believe that such ignorance and pre-
sumption prevail here2 can assure you they do :
and, If no more, they prove what have always
told you: that is hopeless to think of getting on,
in any shape, with these people without putting
them under restraint. Beggars on horseback are
models OF modesty, compared with Mexican sol
diers and politicians, and of this we have had
abundant proof in our negotiations with the mise
rable rump OF government at Vera Cruz.
MURDER IN MIssIssIpPI.-The Sea Coast Demo-
crat of Tuesday last says:
On Saturday last, two men, named Myers Flech.
man and Joseph Alba, were committed to jail on
the charge Of numbering VIM. Hamilton The
body was found near the residence of the former
floating on the water with an immense weight at.
tached to it. Three persons were implicated, one
of whom testified against the others-hence their
committal. We learned, during a conversation
between Flechman and his wife yesterday, that
the aforesaid witness is trying to sell his property
in order to leave We hope the officers Of the law
will not permit this.
COINCIDENCE AND CONTRAST The wills of Fon.
tame Beckham, Esq. and old John Brown, were
produced for record at the same court in Jefferson
county, Va, and are in the same book Browns
following Beekham's. In announcing this the Viz
ginia Free Press says.
The whole of Mr.. Beekham's will is in regard t.
| slaves whose freedom he was affecting 1t states
in the first place, that Isaac Gilbert, slave thu
property OF Miss Susan p. b. Harding having
placed in his (Bsl hands the sum OF s14Oo for thu
| purchase of his Qsaac's1 wife and children-ht
| having made the purchase and received bill o.
sale Of said slaFes-the object of which purchase
was to secure to said Isaac, his wife and children
/ their freedom. And he pledges himself either to
i manumit, or to convey to said Isaac, by proper
bill OF sale, his wife and children. whenever re-
quested by Isaac, or in case of his death, by his
wife Sarah.
The Press here quotes from Mr.. R.'s will, in
WHICH ne ufeets tilat hhineuiateiy On iias ae Wv
| slaves shall be set free. The same paper says;
The contents of John Browns viii is simply the
1 conveying Of all his personal property ana VIVA,
do you think reader, the fauoars to be bestowed e
1 upon our community Why 200 Sharp,s rifles, zoe
4 reyolyers and 1000 or 1900 pixies Such IS the
contrast The first blood shed BY Brown and his
1 gang, was that of the unoffendng hayward Shep-
herd. free negro; and the last that Of Fountaine
! Beckham, Esq, who did not even draw q trigger
/ AGAINST the murderous wretehes, and who was
/ Slot down without moments opportunity to offer
/ a single word to his Maker.
The most skilfu deeeser cannot deceive us half
| so easily as we deceive ourselves.