New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-23
The Advertising SsvIndIer Dodge In Boston


The Advertising SwIndIer Dodge In Boston
The Boston Traveller of March DIST states tina
the police are looking after the advertising swim
ders in that city, and hunted up the follown,
latest advertisement of the kind
PERsoNAL.-A young lady of II years wishes t,
| form the acquaintance of gentleman with view
to matrimony. / am residing with an old uncle
who keeps a vigilant watch over my expenses
which can't submit to. He is guardian over the
property | am heir to at my marriage, the amount
of which is about fifty thousand dollars I will
send my photograph and address on recent of "a
man at any place within 30 miles of this CITY, on
! receiptof 81 to pay travelling expenses. Address
Post office box 1856, Boston.
Deputy Constable Baker visited he postof1ice at
an early hour on Tuesday and during the forenoon
| man visited the office and proceeded to box No,
1856, and took about forty letters from it, where
upon the officer arrested him upon the charge of
obtaining money under false pretenses, and locked
him up for examination in the police court He is
man about forty years of age, and gave his name
as Henry c. Morton, but his real name is said to
be Augustus H. Morrsons
1t is stated that he is married, resides in Maiden,
and IS man OF considerable property He in
formed the officer that he inserted the adyertise
ment for the fun of the thing
OF the letters that Morrison took from the box
yesterday about twenty contained fifty cents
number of letters taken from the box, which Nor
rison has had for some time has been as high as
seventy-fve or one hundred
One man had enclosed counterfeit fifty cent
piece IN his letter. Shortly afterwards he received
reply from the "young LADY, stating that if he
was like his money he was q counterfeit" and
signed, " Yours, c. Cordova."
Since the arrest of Morrison several young men
nave called upon deputy constable Barker, and
Informed him that they had answered the adver-
tisement, and enclosed the required fifty cents for
the photograph of the fair unknown.
From the above it will be seen that all the fools
are not dead YETI and Morrison has been reaping
a rich harvest by hi. sgi1d,;-g operations.
The Test of Honor.
When that bill of denominations - the tariff of
1873, was under discussion in the United States
Senate, John G. Calhoun was supposed to have
the casting vote This tariff was the first of many
subsequent aggressions which enriched the North
to the detriment of the South-engendered by
greed and political intrigue. Mr. Calhoun's oppo
sltion to the bill was well understood. and as he
was then on the ticket with Jackson as vice presi
dent, II was known that his fatal arbitrament of a
popular measure would insure the defeat of the
Democratic ticket. Under these circumstances he
was approached by some of his party and advised
TO AVOID the difficulty byleaying his chair when the
vote should be taken. But as nothing mean ever
came near the head heart of that peerless man.
so even the shadow of dsingenuousness failed to
touch him. He was at that moment the king |
ihaher. by remaining on the ticket with jackson |
and voting for the bill his election was secure by
still remaining on the ticket and voting against the
bill the defeat of Jackson and the Democratic |
party was assured. The friends of jackson i'm |
plored him by every motive of selfish expedi- |
ency to eVade the responsibility by parliamentary
3uoteriuge. He was memorable to every appeal, |
10 sacrifice his political aspirations by retiring
from the jackson ticket was his determination-to |
sacrifice his conscience by patry dodge 1mpossi- |
pie. Behold the temptation, a certain vice presi-
1ency and almost certain chief magistracy-allf for
little compromise with duty. The unsuled soul
u the great Carolnian could not even hesitate in
he choice. All the world and all the glory of if
we're as nothing to honor he nuug them away
ma stood up as God made him-an incorruptible
patriot, and heaven born statesman. "Sir,'' said
le afterward, IN his speech on the Force Bill, ~
vas amased at the folly and nfatuaton of that
,eriod. So completely was Congress absorbed in
ne game OF ambition and avarice-from the
,ouble impulse of manufacturers and politicians
nat none but few appeared to anticipate the
resent CRISIS, at which all are now alarmed, but
Fh'ch is the inevitable result of what was then
one. AS to myself, I clearly foresaw what has
NICE 1oiloWed The road Of ambition Law omen be.
ore me- had but to follow the corrupt tendency
! tile times-but chose to tread the rugged path
contrast this man with the senatorial radicals
our , era. Where does he stand and where are
ley! Who live in ignominy ?-who reposes on
IL yea OF honor?-lAugusta Constitutonalist,