New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-16

There is a consistency and uniformity in the
infamy Of the radical party which is very extra
ordinary. If their Congressman are disgracln |
and demoralizng the nations at home, their tor
eign ministers are equally industrious in dishonor-
ing their country by their dsreputable con
duct abroad. Fitzpatrick has outraged the not
particularly sensitive morality of the Chilians by /
attempting to force a VIGOROUSLY abandoned |
woman into good society
We now have piping hot from Venezuela, sew |
eral charges against the radical minister resident
in that country. The American merchants resi- |
dent at the capital Of Venezuela have preferred !
charges against Z. D. Culver the American min |
lister. They Hllege that our government has
been most shamefully misrepresented by the resi-
dent minister, e. d. Culver, Esq, aud now that |
we learn the possibility Of his return to his former
post we beg leave most respectfully, but firmly,
TO protest against such disgrace, and for the
reasons following:
. That he is a person so penurious and avari-
ciOus to disgrace the character of citizen OF
the United States Of America, and hiS appoint
mnnt can only serve to bring the nation aud its
citizens into Tlcul9 and contempt.
3" That he rents @ small house in Caracas using
the front room as bis bed room, lecepdunr0om
and the bureau Of the Legation, and subetung all
the rest OF the house to negroes and persons OF
That he imported, under the immunites
granted by courtesy 10 the legation of the United
States, CriuOues and shoes in large quantities for
sale and profit and was detected in the act by the
custom house authorities in La Guayra.
That he was unable to speak tine spanish or
French languages, did not understand the govern
mcut or people to which he was accredited and
was worse than useless to the interests of the
citizens of the United States, which he was placed
here to guard,
The radical, it seems, whether at home or
abroad, cannot live without the negro. Culver is
noble specimen of the party. He gets nine
thousand dollars per annum in one Of the cheap
est places in the world; but nevertheless, rents
dirty cabin, and surrounds himself with
" negroes and persons Of bad repute.o He can
,l4.Far af lFl yaF hut Inc
odOr OF unwashed blacks. Richmond Times.
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REPORTED DISCOVERIES IN SOUTHEASTERN Az
RIGA Hestiges Of An Anctem City.-We find the
following in the Natal Mercury:
worthy missionary in Zuuand is said to have
found a clue to the vestiges of the ancient Ophir,
or OF some city of equally old and mystical re-
nown. These vestiges are said to have been de-
scrihed to the missionary in question, by natives
residing to the north Of LulUand. They are re-
puted to be the remains of large city, covering
wide area and situated about three days trek
(Which probably meant much more) from where
the missionary then was.
Approach to them is strictly forbidden and pre-
vented by the chief Of the tribe living in the 10
caty. Attention was drawn to the fact by notice
being taken Of sundry golden ornaments worn by
natives at the kraal where these disclosures wert
made. The precious metal was said to have beer
obtained from the ruined city or its neighhorhood
There is something too romantic about this story
which rests it will be seen, on the slender f0unda
ton of native tale. Were it not that a simila
statement came to light short time ago Through
we think, the agency of the Rev. Mr.. Dohne, w
should not give prominence to what might be tn
idle invention of q savage, anxious to prevent tn
white mans advance through his territory.
few months ago a reference was puhlicl
made to certain ruined cities said to have bee
discovered in the interior, their exact WHERE
abOuts being rather Vag uely defined. That theI
is room Tor archaeological speculation on til
subject cannot be denied That large C0rnt
Of hn Tran