New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-02-28

perform certain functions half as well as an ind
ydual, and afford double opportunities for pilter
ing. During the war the doubtful project of a,
agricultural bureau was put in operation, and the
| country has now a freedman's bureau. We can
no longer criticise the German and French bureau
craeies, because We are fast moving to the same
contamination. Last week we had meeting IN
this city of quondam school teachers, who wanted
the government to be blessed with an educational
bureau Lamentable tales of Southern Ignorance
were quoted in favor of instituting new batch OF
fat offices within the gift of the administration.
The latest scheme is by newspaper man, Gratz
| Brown of Missouri, who has introduced Dill Tor
Matchmaking the telegraphic system, and placing
| it under government control. ,
Another project is for national system OF PAM,
ruptcy and the bill for that purpose, introduced
| from the special committee, has already gone
through several stages; but its success Is very
| doubtful Where is this mania 10 stop! we are
right to initiate the French system OF Geographic
supervision, but the next process will be per-
manent system of prefectures, in which the state
governments will be mere councils general, or
mayhap their reduction to simple condition of
| yestrydom would suit the radicals better. But in
the words of the old dramatist, Thomas Kyd:
"And there is Nemesis, and fures,
And things called whips,
And they sometimes do meet with murderers."
THE IRRErREss1BLE GOSSIP.
General Lee is now in Washington, staying at
the Metropolitan Hotel With his usual modesty
he remains perfectly retired To-day he was
committee. What a splendid compliment to the
noble soldier; but the radicals are trying to keep
up appearances at this critical period Chief Jus
tice Chase has been making himself ridiculous,
and bringing his high Office into disrepute by hob
nobbing with negro committees, and making
tool of the prize freedman Fred. Douglas.
Chase has had curious career. He came to
Washington as an applicant for a pages Office at
the capitol, but having displayed some shrewd
ness, he was advised to study law. He worked
with an attorney in this city for several years. and
was doubtless mere bag carrier in the same
court-the highest in the land-where he now
presides His subsequent political life is well
known. He obtained some celebrity as lawyer,
and was sent to Congress from Ohio. His political
downfall can be dated from the time of his resig-
nation of the Senatorial position to accepta seat
in the Cabinet. In the Senate he would have been
leader, in the council he was second to Seward.
He is now trying to degrade the highest judicial
position in the country by making it a stepping
stone to the Presidency, and any one who APP
proaches the judge with promise to support him
for the Presidency, is sure of having his request
granted. The marriage of his daughter to one of
the richest manufacturers in the country, Sprague,
of Rhode Island, was grand political man9uvre,
but at the same time he has alienated many of his
old friends, and could hardly receive any support
for the great object of his ambition but the negro
vote. KANGAROO.