New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-05
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Congressional Proceediuga.

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Congressional Proceedings
4 WASHINGTON, Jan. AIN the Senate to-day til
proceedings were not of an important character.
Mr.. Wigfall the recently elected Senator non
Texas, made his first appearance in the Senate to
day, and after being sworn, took his seat.
Senator Mason, Of Virginia, made his appearane,
to-day in the Senate in an entire suit Of Virgins
gray, having repudated Northern as well as foreigl
manufacture.
The Presidents message was up for discussion
Several prominent Republicans made speeches, ex
pressing their views upon the message.
bill was introduced providing for the abolition
Of the franking privilege.
IN the House the proceedings were unimportant
Vice-Consul at Key West,
WAsHIsGToN, Jan. 4.-Mr. 4. w. Wild has beer
recognized as Vice-Consul, inplace of Mr.. Olden
burg, at Key West.
Latest New Orleans Mails for Europe.
new YORK, Jan. 4.The steamship Asia sailed
this morning for Liverpool, having taken no specie
on board. The latest New Orleans mails taken by
her are those of tile 26th ut, and the latest teIe
graphic dispatches are those Of the Sd.
Domestic Markets.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 4.--Whisky is quoted at Gle
per. gallon. Corn is quoted at 81 to 53c pef
bushei Oats is quoted at 42c. per bushel Western
Mess Pork held at SIG 50 TO sl7; the market closed
with an advancing tendency. Sugar il quoted al
" to sc. Molasses is quotedat 40 to 47c. per gal
lon. Coffee is quoted at ~ to 13c. per lb
NEW YORK, JAM 4.-The Cotton market closed
firm and unchanged /; the sales amounted to l1OC
bales Middling Orleans is quoted at III to iii.
Flour closed qaiet; the sales consisted of $4,000
bbls, at IS 25 to s. 80. Sugar advanced during
the week. Eastern Mess Pork closed at sl6 Is ID
SIG so per Dbl. Lnseed Olquoted at 81 to 5sc. be,
gallon. Lard Oil closed at S7a to 92c. per gallon
Rio Coffee is quoted at Lie. New Orleans MoIasscs
closed at 53c.
Navigation Entirely Suspended.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. Alt 12 o'clock to-day the
Ohio river was falling slowly, with eight feet d
water in the canal and six feet on the falls The
river is altogether blocked up with ice, entirely
suspending navigation and preventing all commu
nieation by water The mercury at noon stood al
thirty and in the afternoon at thirteen below zero
River Intelligence.
VIczsBURG, Jan. THE following steamboats,
hare passed on their way down: The steamers
Pringle and Barry passed down at 8, the j. w
Cheesman at 10 O'Clock last night, the James
Montgomery at midnight and the Red Rover at 8
The Magnolia and the Izetta at IL O'Clock this
morning. The Iatan at O'Clock this evening.
Who Is the Duchess Of Sutherland.
The London correspondent Of the Providence
Or. - Post says:
But there is one case to which wish to ask your
attention because it is so little known, and that il
the case of the Duchess of Sutherland, the great
English friend and patron of Mrs. Stowe, the au.
thoress Of Uncle Toms Cabin.p The Duchess OF
Sutherland is no doubt very fine lady. but one
would suppose she must have very short memory
or otherwise she would be the last person to say
anything about the mysteries of American slavery
when she herself is living in splendor upon an in
come derived from one of the greatest pieces OF
oppression recorded in history, and that, too Of
very recent date.
The Sutherland tribe or clan occupied a part Of
the Scotch highlands, and covered the larger part
Of Sutherland county. The chief had the general
lutte owner but as a sort of trustee for the tribe
Gradually they introduced the English practice Of
giving leases and thus acquired the absolute prop.
erty. After taking lease, no tenant could dis.
pnte lis landlords title. And about the wears an
1sll-1sl2, the Countess Of Sutherland, heiress in
her own right to these ancient chiefs, expelled
from their homes and the homes of their fathers
5000 of her people, 1almost as many people as
this whole county of Washington contains.) Seine
We're driven to the seashores, large numbers emf
grated to this country, and It was charged that ii
some the houses were even set fire to, in or
der to expel the poor families.
At any rate the villages were burnt, and the land
was then divided into large farms, and has made a
splendid estate and brought an immense income to
the Countess of Sutherland. She married, in
1875, the Marquis Of Stafford, who received this
property with her, and in 1888 was created Duke
Of Sutherland. She died in 1885, and her son, the
present Duke, Inherited the property and it Is his
wife who is the great philanthropist, and who is
such an enemy to American slavery.
v1sa, -
of their fathers, excited SO much feeling even in
arstocratic Europe, that the Countess agent, Mr.
Loch, published work in justification Of it. You
will find full account of it, If you wish to see it, in
Sisnondi's Political Economy. He condemns
it in the strongest terms, and SO must every one
who understands the facts. And yet this lady for
gets all these facts in the history Of her own prop
erty. and is very forward in condemning what she
thinks oppression in this country, and in patroni
izing and entertaining at her magnificent palace
those who write against slavery here.