The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-27
Emeets of Ihe Wrong Bottle.

From the Na.hvil'e Union and American, 18th
A few nights ago couple OF strangers arrived
in tie city and put up at one Of our hotels, both
occupying the same room. Daring Tuesday last
both Of the gentlemen took circuit around the
city, and dropped into the various wholesale
houses on an inspecting tour, for they were mer.
chants from neighb0ring country town. One OF
the marty was bald. headed, and having traded con-
siderably at one of our drug houses, took fancy
to bottle labeled great hair restcrer," and pur-
chased IL for his own private use. The other gen.
temsn had been mixing around with the grocery
and hquor men, and sample OF best Robertson
county" had been put up for him to try. Natural
enough, each of the individuals upon arriving at
their room in the hotel. relieved themselves Of
their bottles both Of which we're deposited on the
mantelpiece for safe keeping. The man with the
bottle of whisky had reached the hotel ahead
OF his companion. and left the room before the
return of his friend with the small crop Of
hair. The latter, anxious to test the merits OF
the preparation. had Amounted his head freely
when first reaching the ROOM After perambulat-
ing through the city, the former reached the hotel
again Just about night and before going into sup
per he concluded to see what virtue there was In
the bottle of Robertson county that had been pre-
scented to him during the day. So he hurriedly
proceeded to bis room, and feeling his way to the
nantelpiece 10 the dark. he found the bottle and
turned il up and swallowed good square drink.
If he had received q galvanic shock, the effect
could not have been more sudden. He dropped
the bottle and for time suffered the most excru-
u
waiter answered the call. A physician was
summoned, and arrived at the bedside Of the suf
fering man just as bald head jovial cuss as he
was called In his native country, entered the
room. He discovered bis hair restorer broken on
the hearth, and after little inquiry compre-
bended the situation, and so did the doctor, who
soon had his patient restored to feeling condi-
ton.n The young man, however, still insists that
brstles are growing in his throat and says that he
will after this adhere closely 10 the old rule which
de IN ha uall shaka haf taxi ~
thus giving him time to see what he is about.
REMARKABLE PRoPHKCY.-Some six years be-
fore the Federal Constitution was adopted, q re-
markable prophecy was uttered under the follow
ing related circumstances
ain 1850 Henry Laurens. former president of
the Continental Congress, was sent as minister to
Holland. On his way he was captured and I'm
prisoned in the Tower of London, for fourteen
months When Lord Sbelburne became premier.
Laurens was brought up on hdbeas corpus and
released. After his release he dined with Lord
Shelburne, when the conversation turned on the
separation of the two countries. Lord shebur0e
remarked: / am sorry for your people, Why
so?' asked Lsurens. They will lose the hdbeds
corpus was the reply. Lose the hdbeds corpus p
said Laurens in establishment. Yes ssid Lord
Sheiburne; we purchased 1t with centuries OF
wrahefing. many years of fighting, and bad 1t
confirmed cysAt least fifty acts OF parliament.
All this taught nenation its value; aud IL so To-
grained it into their creed ~ the very found alton
of liberty THAT no man OF party WA ever 0tre 10
trample on IL. Your people will pick ~ up and
ate mpt to use it, but, having cost them nothing,
tney will not know how to appreciate IL. AT the
first great internal feud you have, the majority
will trample upon it, and the people will permit II
10 be done and 30 will 90 your liberty"
This is the conclusion arrived at BY the distin'
culshed writer quoted yesterday In the Express,
and q prediction often stated in our columns DUR
ing the past seven years. When people, with.
out even protest, see whole States disfranchised
in time of peace the ballot taken from hundreds
Of thousands Of intelligent white men and given
to hundreds of thousands OF negroes, when SUI
frsge and msjorities wrested by military force
and Radical usurpation from whole states, as 10
Western Virginia, North and South Carolina
Alabama. Arkansas and Florida-and. as from
1884 to 1865, when there Is quiet acquiesence II
Ae mode and result of such transactions the
Prophecy made to Laurens. eighty eight year.
since, has simply become history. The United
States Constitution. In its guarantees Of persona
liberty, was founded upon the Magma Charts Of ou
British ancestors, and we have seen 1t trsmplet
under foo, more times than the years have passed
since 1850. II IL both our fault and QUE mistor-
tune that tnis has been done-that q fragmentsry
Congress has mastered the federal executive
upset the federal judiciary, and often imprisoned
without trial, tried without jury. condemned
without hearing, and heard without reason Of
justice. When Rome fell IL was because it dsre
garded the rights of Roman citizens, and tht
autonomy Of Roman States.
lFEoR the n. Y. Express, November ltsa