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The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

The Senate doesn't seem disposed to act
precipitately on the bill to repeal the tenure
of-ofice act. The bill was framed, really, in
order to give a Radical Senate control over
the administration of President Johnson, and
it was, in fact a purely partisan measure
Nevertheless, a lingering sense of decency i'm
PEELED the Senate to assign a more general
reason than this, and the bill was, therefore,
put forward as a measure intended to erect a
barrier against executive usurpation To re-
peal it now would be to confess that the
ostensible motives for its passage had no
existence, and that it was a mere partisan
trick designed to circumvent a dangerous
political adversary. The House has no hest
tation in making this open confession; but
the Senate is slow to acquiesce Moreover,
the act invests the Senate with power which
the more ambitious of the Radical leaders are
not disposed to resign even at the bidding of
the President elect.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
A DAMAGING DE TENSE.

A city contemporary having undertaken the
uphill business of defending the scheme
which proposes to convert the municipal
government into an exclusive and unlimited
bureaucracy, admits that the new charter
covering this design contains the most OBJ
jectionable features of the present charter;
but it fails utterly to assign decent excuse
for those additional, extraordinary and unex-
ampled provisions which are not only bad in
themselves but tend directly to develop with
the utmost aggravation all the possibilities of
mischief under the existing system.
This remarkable defense is quite enough to
show the wholly indefensible character of the
scheme. Our contemporary set out by advo-
eating without reservation this huge annular
continuance for revolutionizing the municipal
government. But now it is evidently terrified
at the monstrous size of the whole hog which
before it was complacenily prepared to swal-
low. Our contemporary confesses that the
proposed charter is not, in its present shape,
a measure fit to be adopted and it suggests
amendments of it in several important partic-
ulars. II the thing needs apology from its
too precipltate supporters at this early day,
what may be expected Of its workings when
all its latent vices shall begin to bloom forth ?
Depend upon it, when you see the incipient
beak and talons of the vulture showing them
selves in the birding, the grown bird will not
turn out to be as innocent and harmless as
the dove.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

Congenital donkeyism was never more con.
spicuously manifested than by the carpet
Dagger, elected by the Louisiana Legislature,
so-called, to represent the parish of Bienville,
in preamble to an asinine act recently intro
duced by him in the House. This enlight-
ened and vicarious representative declares,
and asks the illustrious body of which he is
a member to declare that, according to a re-
cent decision of Judge Underwood in Vir-
ginia, the acts of judges lin louisiana 'who
are ineligible under the fourteenth amend.
ment are null and void" whereas the fact is
that Underwoods decision is Of no more effect
in Louisiana than in France. 1t is astonish-
ing how the innate asininity Of Radicalism
makes haste to display itself on all occasions
The voice of distant donkey is enough to
set thousand of his fellows to responsive
braying.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
THE SUBMISSION OF THE CHARTER TO
POPULAR VOTE.

And now comes the impudent excuse for
not submitting the new charter to the popu-
lar vote of the city, that this course was not
pursued when the present charter was en-
acted. Everybody of sane mind knows that
there is no parallel, moral or political, pract-
cal or theoretical, between the two cases. To
make the omission to take the popular vote
on the present charter proper precedent to
be followed with reference to the one now pro-
jected, the situation of the people with respect
to the State Legislature and to the city gov
eminent should be the same now, in all mate
rial points, as it was then. 1t is almost need
less to point out how great and how vital
is the dissimilarity. When the present
charter was passed the State Legisla-
ture really did, as it now does
not, represent the State; and really did, as 1t
now does not, represent, in the due proper
ton of an integral part to the whole, the ln-
terests of the city and the sentiment of its
people Yet now we are coolly and insulting
" told that because we did not vote, or ask
to vote, specifically upon the charter of 1856,
we have no right to expect and are presump-
tuous to demand that this privilege snail De
conceded to us by spurious and usurping
Legislature which holds by no tenure but
brute force and unmitigated audacity, and
which has no more title to impose laws upon
New Orleans than TO impose them upon
Chicago, Philadelphia or New York. And,
besides, the charter of 1856 was not II COM
plete revolution in our system of municipal
government. 1t touched upon no prescriptive
rights and traditional usages and methods. 1t
did not propose to subordinate to the interests
of single proprietary class the interests of
all other classes, though the industry, skill,
knowledge and enterprise among these classes
really represent property value infinitely
greater than that which it is now proposed to
foster in an especial manner, and do, in
deed, constitute the basis on which the whole
capital and prosperity of the city rests.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
BUFFERS FALLACY.

Nothing more strikingly exhibits the hope
less extent to which many minds in this
country have been depraved by the glittering
device of the greenback currency than the
manifest inability of most of the Northern
journalists to detect the fallacy on which
Buffers scheme of an irredeemable paper
money is bottomed. Whether Democratic or
Republican, whether opposing or approving
the scheme, they are thrown by Buffers
sophistry into an intellectual vertigo
in which they can see nothing but
an endless whirl of bonds convertible
into nominal dollars, and nominal dollars
convertible back into bonds. What has
especially dazed them is his verbal jugglery
with the notion of an elastic and yet invari-
able standard of commercial value in the
shape of paper tokens issued by the govern
ment in quantities to suit purchasers. One
of these tokens according to Butler. would
perform the Office of measuring commercial
value, just as infallibly as yardstick measures
length. And herein centers the bold and bald
fallacy which has upset the intellectual equi-
hbrium of so many Northern journalists.
No such analogy as that assumed between
a yard stick and an irredeemable paper dol
lar, or dollar of any kind, exists. 1t is as
pure fiction as the fancied value of cur
rency debt and bonded debt which should
have no pretense of redeemable virtue about
them except the fact of their interchange
ability. The tradesman who sells a yard of
cloth does not take yard stick, or a strip of
paper yard long, in payment. But this is
precisely what he must do to fulfill Buffers
idea of the commercial function of his in
convertible paper money. And the trades
man must DO a little greater absurdity,
and submit TO a still more outrageous
hardship. For, under Buffers theory,
the yard stick, so called, may
be as elastic as India rubber, and yet, though
drawn out to the length of rod, receivable
as legal tender in exchange for correspond
ing extent of cloth. But in actual trade, the
yard stick does not change hands, whereas
money does change hands Hence there is no
common ground on which to allege an analogy
between them. They are too different to be
compared. The sole utility of the one consists
in its capacity to measure length; the sole util-
ity Of the other consists in its purchasing pow.
er. And what constitutes purchasing power?
Equivalent value, and that only. And equiva-
lent value, resolved into its final expression, is
found to be convertible term with intrinsic
value. But in Buffers plan there is no pro-
vision whatever for imparting to the money
of the country any quality of equivalence, re-
solYhble into ultimate intrinsicalitv Of Yalne.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

The SUNDAY CEEsCENT.-The Sunday Ores
GENT, in all respects, is a paper which we offer
rs creditable to the literature and journalistic
enterprise of New Orleans. Filled with the
latest news by telegraph and mail, with in
:eresting local events, with a miscellany of
literary contributions original and selected,
and with the latest financial and commercial
intelligence, it is a paper which We
offer to the public with entire con-
fdence in its being acceptable. The
Sunday CRESCENT being carefully and leisurely
read, is a paper the advantages of advertising
In which are SO apparent that nothing further
on the subject need be said.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

The steamship Great Eastern has COM
menced taking on board the submarine cable
of the Franco-American Atlantic Telegraph
Company. She will sail in June, from Brest,
for the American coast. Now let Senator
Morton marshal his forces to repel this dan
gerous invasion of the territory ruled by "the
best government the world ever saw" Think
of landing submarine cable on the coast of
the United States without permission of Con-
gress! 1t is an outrage on "loilty" and an
insult to the old flag"
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

NEW YORK DRAMATIC FUND MAsouERADE.-At
the Dramatic Fund masquerade carnival in New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoey occupied private
box, and on the floor appeared Mile Irma on the
arm Of Colonel Batemsn; Lester WalIack, gay,
gallant and graceful; Mark Smith, full OF fun and
crazy with waltzing Birgfeld in the costume of
q Highland piper, with real pipes; Harry Palmer,
In a long tailed disguise, escorted a beautiful
blonde, with hifslutin turban and q green baize,
cut bias from the waist to the sleeve; Brother
Lent promenaded in q RULED shirt bosom
and eight diamond studs; B. 7. Barnum,
with Anna Swan and Anna Dickinson
spent most Of his time in the private sup
per room; Lydia Thompson, having thrown
aside her wig, sported her own luxuriant raven
tresses in company with Major General Saaler. in
full fire ladies' uniform; John Broughan, Joe
Corlies, and Steve Massett, cornered three Of the
best looking members of the Tammany ballet, and
fairly loaded them with floral decorations; Leon
ard Grover. fitted here and there in quiet way.
with demure looking dsmsel in green; Mr.. Wn.
Steinwsy. clad in sashed velvet tights, ADD a cut
away jacket of nankin velvet, marched proudly in
the society of the superb Parepa, who was dressed
in Pompsdour robe with Neapolitan trimmings,
baby waist aud pointed shoes; and Barry vii.
liams in knee breeches and revolutionary cooked
hat, paced up and down as a sentinel in front Of
Hoey's box.
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The POpe'S Latest Speech, Peeler Cotton City
Topics, Editoridl Paragraphs, A Triple Tragedy,
Gold and Sacer Production Last Year, A West
Tennessee Tragedy, Important Rerenas Decision,
Fsnaale Treasury Clerks, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Ierds, and Political Items. Third Page:
Louisiana Legislature, Cuba, General Netos
Rerns. Sia4h Page: The LighGt Home (poetry),
The PGrdoning Poper, Economy in the 7rea-
s,uy Department, Official Proceedings Board
Of Aldermen. Seventh Page: 4 Clerical Book
T1ia. Financial and Commercial.
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The Republican seems to think that martial
law and military lawlessness, Though not in
the abstract very commendable methods of
government" are yet just the thing in the
concrete, when it becomes a question of re-
ducing refractory citizens to a state of passive
"loilty" and subsection to scalawag rule. Ar
kansas is quoted as an illustration. The
people of that State are now, according to the
Republican, "as peaceably disposed as might
be expected from any terrified population"
Chopping off few thousand heads in Paris
drowning people by the hundred at Nantz
and razing Lyons to its foundation stones,
are not supposed to have been very commend
able methods of government in the abstract
but they did, for time, make the recusant
people of the French government "trooly
loil" to Carrier and Couthon. They became,
in fact ''as peaceably disposed as might be
expected from any terrified population. But
Robespierre and Couthon were not carpet
baggers, and they might have had some
excuse for guillotining and drowning their
own fellow-citizens. Since the Radicals find
the system so well suited to their purposes,
just let them bring on their trooly loil" bears
in Louisiana.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

The defense of the provision in the pro-
jected charter, which permits everything
except real estate to be taxed unlimitedly,
is that it is copied from the existing charter.
But this clause in the present charter has
been considered one of its worst features and
if reform is the order of the day, why not
reform the thing of which complaint is made?
Under the existing charter, however, all
classes of people may be represented in the
council, and there is in this some guarantee
of equality of taxation within the prescribed
limits. Under the new instrument the gov
eminent is to be administered by the repre-
sentatives of the large real estate owners
alone, and it is only natural that these gentle
men should regulate the matter of taxation to
6uit themselves.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

William Baker has furnished the CRESCENT
with pamphlet containing the report of the
Board of Registration. OF course, whatever
emanates from so classical and distinguished
a source deserves due attention-even to the
"so-called" affidavits and testimonials with
which the 1O2 pages of the report, all printed
at the expense of the poor old Pelican,
which is now a captive In the hands of
the Radicals
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

An evening paper, in attempting to reply to
the CRESCENT on the question of the new
charter, says that the matter of contracts is
left pretty much where it is now. Then
what advantage does the new instrument
possess in this matter of contracts {? The
adjudication of contracts is justly considered
one of the most fruitful sources of corrup-
ton, and yet the supporters of the new bill
admit that they have done nothing to guard
this point The section as it stands in the
pending bill declares that the council-to wit,
the six administrators shall have the right
to reject all bids or proposals." This right of
rejection is unqualified, and in practice it
would be equivalent to giving the administra-
tors power to select any contractor they
please-in other words, to sell the contracts
to those persons who might be willing to pay
the most money for getting them. And this
is what is called economy, security and
responsibility
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

PERsoNAL.-Mr. VIM. G. Barrett, editor of
the Harrison Flag, Marshall, Texas, favored
us with a call yesterday Mr.. B. will be in
town, at the City Hotel, for week or ten
days on business connected with his paper.
Our merchants will do well in availing them
selves of the Flag to make their business
known in the rich and growing country
around Marshall.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

A vexatou of fashionable life 4" A lady, on
taking out her peach blossom s-grain to wear
for the second time 10 an evening party, was cha
grined to find about the body and shoulders the
marks of q warm, perspiring and not over-clean
large hand. Some one in waltZing had left his
impression in such manner as to ruin her pale,
rich dress. How TO account for II she could not
determine till she thought of an elderly nurse 10
the house who had young daughter qai:e foad
CT going 10 iremen's balls, and the conclusion
was that the mother had privately borrowed the
fine dress, without leave for the girl to wear and
returned the dress 10 the wardrobe. The lady
could never wear the dress again SO she took II
10 a pawn-broker and sold it."
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

The Republican ridicules or attempts to
ridicule Gen. Buchanan for saying that he
had saved the lives of the leading Radical
carpet-baggers. If the statement is not true
what becomes of the Radical assertion, con-
stituting the whole stock in trade Of the Rad
ical party, that beyond the arm of military
protection, no 'trooly loil" is safe in Loui-
siana?
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

Prince Felix Sslm-Sslm, who began bis military
career, as a cavalry officer the Austrian army,
afterward served in Algeria and Spain, then went
through the American civil as a Union officer,
and became brigader general United States
volunteers, and who finally offered his sword to
the Emperor Macmillan, and witnessed his lament
able end, has just entered the Prussisn army as
major OF the fourth or Queens" regiment of
Grensdier Guards, stationed az Berlin.
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
PhGmsr .wufunE Life Insurance
COMPAN
uApnLODn CONNENTINITr

EDISON FEssENDES, President.
JAMES F. BURNS, SECRETARY
The "PHGNIX MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COW
PANY" invite atient tie following Plans peculiar
Isr All the advantages of all Casa and half Note Com
pany.
2ad pary to-day IS 600 and pays onshaf
cash and oneha ta0e and should be die
amount OF the policy is pad-S5 0O-and NO DEOgCr ONs
or NOTES All notes returned Dividends Out
four notes table If payment is made, ALL CASH
the insured receives II cash the smOuht-$3OO with div
asnds, CASH ADDED.
3rd. No restric' ion on Employment.
4h The insured permitted to travel or reside In part
Of the Uni ed States Europe and the Southern portion Of
South America during and all seasons of the free
of its without charge. varying from S0 10
$50 for every Thousand dollars insured.
9Th. Dividends in this PHOENIX have Z ea and now
50per cent
9Th The dividend is 80 Per cent al it's tables If the
annual premium IL 500. the dividend is $50.
7h. II always pays losses promptly and co1tests
claim.
sth An its policies non FORGETTING thereby no possible
chance of loss TO the insured
EVEN DOLLARS OF PREM UMS PAID besides many
other great advantages The PHGNIX paid widows
and orphans S6OOO, and contested single claim
and has 81 OOO QUO safely secured for like purposes.
ceved alne and OF interest left over to tee
general fund belonging 10 the insured.
th. Its rates of cheap as Company
. 18th 1T WILL ROT INsUsE AN UNsoUND LIFE.
GEO. .. DARLING,
General Agent
JOHN D SCOTT, Local Agent
OFFICE-ll2 Gan-l, corner ~. Charles street
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

Every Mormon (or " SANITY in Salt Lake City
who keeps a store is req uired, by order of Brig
ham Young. to have a sign which other MOrmons
may recognize. This sign ia an arch over an all
seeing eye. with the words Holiness TO the
Lord" All MOrmOns are commanded 10 trade at
such stores only, but naoy OF them prefer to
money by trading with outsiders. These stores
are known among the irreyereut GentIles as
80 bull seye shops.D
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

Gen. Sherman detests new uniforms. aud is
never, as 10 clothing all of piece" Toe res-
son lie that, when lieutenant. he was one day, at
Washington, summing himself in a bran ne " outfit
at the door Of his hotel, where a crowd of boys
gathered, and one of them inquired, Mister,
where's your engine going to squirt ,"
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
Southern .uanufacfOry.

Having Just removed 10 my NEW EsTABLISHM ENT,
inform my Oia friends and patrons that am ony
prepared 20 furnish, usual Cents Ladies' and Misses
BOOTS and SHOES, manufactured BY SUPP M z WORK.
MEN hut have also hand at all times the Latest and
most Fashionable Styles Of the best imported material A
reasonable rHte orcers respectfully solicited and promptly
attended TO.
JOHN NORWOOD
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
E,etc Goods.

ne Finest rIhEKEEPBRs In ths world. direct rentns
celebrated factories Of NJ Tobss T. and sresr
h England; Appleton Tracy a Co Bartlett and Howard
In america, Jurgensen Montsndon Nardin. Pstsk etc. sn
In Europe, are srrivinR daily At z
A. B. GRI5WOLD d CO.'S,
Corner Canal and Royal streets
Importers Manufacturers fLs Jevery, Diamonds knt
Watches, Clocks, BronEes and YEsesL
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
Prices Reduced.
WINTER CLOTHING SELLING OFF

WINTER CLOTHING SELLING OFF.
We are row offering our HEAVY WINTER CLOTHING
at GREATLY REDUCED Prices, to stock dOsn TO
make room FOR Spring stock.
HEAVY OvERC0ATS, BEAVER SACKS,
FANCY CASHMERE BUSINESS SUITS,
VIII be sold very for cash Buyers will do well t.
anime at
PITKIN, PIERSON & CO.'S.
Is and Is Carnp street..
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
~. IA. Thompson,

PURCHASING AND COLLECTING AGENCY,
NO. Is EAST TWENTIETH STREET, NEW YORK,
1yEoIAL AaEsrs ORLEANS Osy.szErJ
Al eiAsssz Of EEKCHAEDIsK kGEoULTURAL IMs
PLEkEETb, ETC., ETC, pUrohas ID commission
Coed spaTchasea only OF Arst class Houses AZ Low n
not than parties purchase themselves
SUFFICIENT tied 70 frsEhs and eous
missions, the balance PAYABLE ON BELIvERv.
Commissions xcesd'rg slO0 rent. ,xb
eseding 500, ~ per
Collections on all points promptly attended g.
Rsfsrence-COL. J. O. EIX0N. Proprists, Of a
Esw
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23
Cancer Cared vttnoas S,rgery
DIR. G. p. LAwRENCEI
RECEPTION AND oPERAT
RECEPTION AND OPERATING ROOMS:
No. 113...........- Canal StFeet........Ho. h
NEW ORLEANS,
Opposite the Clay Statue aOOr, under washbunl
Photographic Gallery.

All external Cancers, regardless Of Duration
taken entire root std br nch within three ninO
days by the celebrated East India Csncer applications and
internal remedies.
One application with the % the internal remedies
usually al shat ssary complete entire cure even
In foul, seating" Gaze
Under tn mode the drops out
before the ninth da. The ts quickly he'll @hout asss-
lance and present smooth and healthy surface obvatn
all deiormy
These applications per.c y harmless TO healthy flesh,
but sack instantly and destroy all FUNGUS AND ABNOR-
NAL GEOwTHS. CANCER. DANGEROUS ULCERA-
TON. sEIRRHUs. TUMOas htc.
Diseases of the rye and EAR, and all CHsONIO CON-
PLAINTs. cured
Hours-FIom o. N. to P. Ladies zecepton-from
tO4PM
DIR. C. p. LAWRENCE,
Box $40, POstofice New Orleans
The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-23

Buy your cigars at the premium mandatory
Of Geo. Alces, lS5 Rampant street, below Canal,
New Orleans. Address lock box 24S, pOstofice.
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Carpet Warehouse.

1O...............CHARrRES SrREET...............Io
A. BR0ussEAU CO., Importers, Offer at low prices,
CARPETING-Er glish and American, Of all kinds; Floor
Furniture and Enamel OIL CLOTH; MATING 500 roll
China; 100 pieces Cocoa; WINDOW SHADES; Table and
Piano Covers; Crumb CothsDruEget Linen and Fet Car
tainsLace. Reps, Worsed, Damask etc Furniture Cover
ing-Linen and Cotton. striped Cornices Bands Pins