New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-02-06
mTreason at washington.

Under this caption we find in the New York
Tribune the following ebuition Of Black Repubh-
can wrath, the perusai Of which will, we hope,
afford as much amusement to our readers did
to us;
We may search the history Of treason, and the
biographies of cOnspirators, i'll all Governments,
ancient and modern, without finding paratelto
the efrontery and cool audaGity of the traitors
at our Federal capital. For example
FIoyd. for a year before he left the Cabinet, was
| the head of q reasonable conspiracy against tne
United States, as much mora atrooious and lmpQs,
ing than Arnod's, ail the forts and arsen9, and
navy yards in the South, are more numerous ana
| more valuable to the country now, than was west
| Point to the patriots Of the Revolution and when
this arch traitor was detected in his piotings IN
stead Of running away by night Ike ms prototype,
| Arnold, he avows and yndieates biz trelsanasie
acts in the face of the PresiGentand sanlnet com"
plains that he is thwarted in his deaisns, resigns
upon the express ground that he is not permitted
to complete them and instead OF being handed
over by his official associates TO the pnoif anthor
ties for trial and execution is allowed to draw ms
salary and retire from Washington ta Virginia.
there to carry on his schemes for oyerthoWing the
Government. -
south Carolina, after leyying war against the
United States seizing their forts and afsenaa, in-
sulting their flag stealing Their money and mal-
treating and numbering their citlzens sends three
traitors to the capital city of the Government
which they are trying to subvert, to open negota-
tinns with its President as to the terms upon
which it will surrender to them It's pubic property
and munitions OF war, and ackn4Wledge the lnde-
pendence of the revoitei State. Instead OF being
sent to nrison as conspiratof seized and shot as
spies, they are allowed to exchange protocols
with the Government, and finally return home,
throwing Parthan arrows at It's Chief dagistrate,
, | and vowing vengeance against IT,
| .Toombs in his incendary speech the other day
in the Senate, delivered in the presence OF
crowded auditory, again and again sald, :" here
stands secessi0nist and traitor he threw
the gauntlet in the teeth of his loFalscolteagues
: and dared them to take it up. Grave Senators
looked on with arnazement, whist cd-cansplrator5
in the galleries cheered nm WIN we w!!des.
plaudts The audacouS secessionst and '.traitor. -
| having derided and defed the Government to
which he had sworn allegiance, and yomited his
tempestuous wrath in the faces Of his colleagues.
coolIy walked up to the Treasury, demanded and
received his mileage and salary, and then started
for Georgia to aid in precipitating that State into
the revolution.
Wigtan in the Executive Sessions which resulted
l in the confirmation of Mr.. Holt as Secretary OF
War, backed and cheered on By Sdell, Benjamin,
|, Mason and Polk taunted the Government with
i weakness and cility-declared that the Star
of the West had been driven i'll terror out OF
Charleston harbor and that for the first time in the
d history of the country " the stars and stripes had
turned tail and sneRked away without the GoVern-
ment daring to fire q gun to protect them THAT
!, the Administration did not dare 10 send her back
u under the protection of the Federal arm, but had
u succumbed to South Carolina. And the name of
this brawling traitor, with those OF his brother
conspirators is daily called by the Secretary of the
Senate to record their votes on measures affecting
the public veal They use the franking privilege
of the Government, it's mails, its official seals, to
and their co-traitors of the House Of Representa-
tives after doing oil the harm they can by remain
> ing at Washington, viii draw their pay from the
Federal Golfers, pack up their stationery, go home
and take mp arms against the Constitution and the
J. Union a8s ,
l. Is there another Government earth that would
r permit such spectacle TO be e&hlhlted before
J. | Chrstendom? OF course, England France, Rus
/ and oil +hh frat M n Eurnnh IODE
d on with mingled amazement and pity; while In
d ferior States, and even crumbling Turkey, cnr
= their lips with contempt. As to Mexico and tht
e feeble Republics of the South. whose existence il
q chronic revolution, they point scornul fingers
p their once naughty but now humbied neghbor
n the North, and cry, How art thou fallen IRON
A. heaven o Lucifer, son of the morning Art thot
also become weak as we? Art thou become Ike
ct unto us w
ID And how do our rulers, yea, some of our Repuh
at lican awgivers, propose TO break up TINS conspf
acy, maintain the Government, and win back the
t., respect and confidence of foreign nations Why
b. by making concessions to the Arnoids-by com
lie promising with the Burrs Instead of staholns
y, by the Constitution and enforcing the a"s' aho
sending the leaders in the rebellion TO the courts
BY for trial and punishment, and putting DOWN the
1d mob of secessioniss by the strong arm they hopt
he to entice the former back to loyalty by yledinG
%. to their reasonable demands while the latter are
rd tn he dispersed BY shower of melaasus rheto
e ric the great public be amused in the meantime
o. bv an endless procession OF propositions for pass
ng ing pernlcloQs laws, ana daoptihS laieGesafy aIo
ty unprincpled amendments OF the Gonshtution! Is
this craftsmanship? Is it not rsther, caaratanisn
es when viewed from one standpoint, and eoWardic'
n. when viewed from another?
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+, A young clergyman having buried three wives,
d, lady asked him how he happened to be so lucky
"a Madam . replied he, - knew they noald not Gvt
ID without contradiction so Lex them ali have thei
own way.'
as GovERNSEss WANgsD.-Aa aageFtisshlent. pub
lised in another column ASKS for tho seryGsof gogernnes
ty competent to teach music and The French aud sgsh lar
IN guuges.
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ed BRIGHTEN Up.-Messrs. Rice Bross s 60, no
he 2l2 Tohoupolss street. and apgsu Inc Mae'
zine Market today advertise candle rockets made eSDresl
ed for purposes illumination. tey in ali phbNhlity wi
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