The New York Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1842, Page 2

VAT r NEW YORK HERALD. New York, Sunday, May 8, 1822. —- = = Removar.—The Herat Orrice is removed to the spa- @ious and central building at the corner of Fulton an saul streets, Where all advertisements and subscriptions re received. Also, orders received for printing of #very description. (cp As do wanted for Providence, R. I., to circulate the Daily and Weekly Herald. None need apply unless one who can conform with our terms of payment iu advance, as vo credit will hereafter be gives. ug ** Purtos” is received ‘Tur Temperance Srnucis or Mr. Magsuar..— ‘The geveral eloquent Temperance Speeches, deli- vered by Mr. Marshall, in this city, will be publish- ed at this office imphlet to morrow. They are the most eloquent speeches ever delivered on any moral subject since the time of St. Paul. We mean to print 500,000, or 1,000,000 of copies, and send them all over the United States, to be distributed among the drunken political,clubs that are now forming throughout the country. The world must be re- formed some how or other. It is time to begin. Custom Hovss Rgrorr.—Old Poins has fired off his big gun against the New York Custom Llouse, and a very curious thing it is. How much of itis to be believed, no one can tell. He is very severe on all the collectors, from Swartwout down to him of the present day. He reduces Swartwout's defal- cation from $1,260,000 to about $600,000—the other small balance of $600,000 being unaccounted for by Swartwout’s cashiers. We have a copy of the report, and shall refer to it again. Fourterism—The New Squash Philosophy. Without intending it, we have thrown a complete bomb shell into the camp of the great Squash Phi- losophy Society, for the association of the harmonies ef humanity, by which creation isto stand ruled. ‘The article which we last published on the inter- esting system of finance that was about to be veloped by the new Squash phAusophers, as soon as ever they get well under way, has, it seems, roused up a regular rebellion in the camp; and the high priest or apostle of Fourierism in this city comes out, over his own hand and seal, with the following in- teresting docuinent :— To rae Eprron or THE Heracy , Sir our paper of Saturday contained anarticle, signed “F.", and entitled “ Fourierism,” which contained some erroneous and foolish remarks on Association. The gentleman who wrete thearticle, and with whom [ am personally acquainted, knows searcely anything of the system of ociation dis- covered by Fourier; and his idea of issuing one dol- jar shares, and using them as a circulating medium, is entirely false, anda fancy of hisown. When indi- viduals have some arbitrary views, or some little scheme of theirown to putforth, they should do it under their own name. Your very ob't serv't, ina Here’s apretty kettle of fish; here’sa beautiful practical illustration of the doctrine of the associa- ted Harmonies of Humanity to begin with. Here are two of the new squash philosophers quarrelling at the very outset of their great csreer in regulating creation, and re-vamping allthe worn outsouls of the old system of society. ‘‘ False,” “foolish,” “* ignorance,” are very appropriate terms for one of these squashites to apply to another, because it proves as clearas a mathematical demonstration, that every thing will be sure to go on harmoniously hereafter in the new colony that is to be located on Coney Island, or elsewhere. We say “elsewhere,” because we yesterday received the following fire and brimstone epistle from Governor Gil Davis, of that ilk, by which it appears that he is totally averse tohaving any deposit of these philotophers upon any of hia great sand or other banks of that fertile region. Hear what he issues as a special edict :— Devil to Pay in Coney Island. Conky Istaxp, May 2d, 1842. To James Gonnon Benner, 9.5 ditor and Proprietor of the Herald. Sir,— A communication appeared in your paper of Fri- day last « gan immoral reflection on this State. Thave been instructed by the Governor to say that the above report was without the least shadow of truth, and it has so excited the inhabitants that 4 council was held at the Government House on Sat- urday, and by a unanimous vote declared it false and libellous. A's the paragraph appeared in your paper, the Governor does not hesitate a moment in believ- ing that a prompt and positive contradiction will be given to itin your paper immediately. The Gor nor, as well as the Council, are willing to bel: the communication was given by either the Utrecht or Gravesend as a malicious fabricat seeing that the Isiand is now prospering rapidly, its inhabitants becoming rich, while poverty and d wension are their reigning traits. We never had anything to do with the Rhode Isl- and war. ; We can assure the world that no foreign religion, or lingo, is admitted or permitted in the Sta the entire population is orthodox to the letter, temperate to the death. We allow neither atheism, di puseyism,mormonism, abolitionism or teeto- talism ; but we eat and drink in moderation. ery thing was made for man to use and nothing for him to ab se. We practice the same habits, manners, customs, and diversions which the founders of our good constitution did, i. e. eat all kinds of nutritious and wholesome food in moderation, and are careful totake a little good wine with our dinners; none of ‘our raw clams, parched corn, and molasses and water. ‘The Governor has strictly forbidden this new sec- tarianisia, called Fourierism, from his State, under sesere statin By order of his Excellency. Jacon Cran, See’y. Now we trust that all Fourierites, and disciples of the new Squash Philosophy on hearing and reading this remarkable edict will obey and tremble. In the mean time let them look out for a new location, and tell us who is to black the boots, wash the dish- es, clothes, and de and above all,who is to be the Cashier of the new establisment, what's his salary, and what security is he to give that he doesn’t follow the footsteps of Curna and Tom Lloyd. Big disc Og Colonel Stone of, the Commercial,” takes the whole of our report of Mr. Marshall's tempe- ranee sprech at the Tabernacle, and credits it to a‘ morning paper.” We thought the Herald was too immoral a paper for that “ whited sepulchre”™ to copy from. Drsratou.—Yesterday we received New Orleans papers of the 13th and Mobile papers of the L4th ultimo. The U. S. ship Macedonian, Captain Wilkinson, from Vera Cruz, via T co for Pensacola, was spoken off 8. W. Pass (New Orleans) about 26th wtumo. INcENDIARIES —There appears to be a good many incendiaries scattered over the country. They are doing considerable mischief in Boston aud Wash- ington, nd fears are entertained that unless soon , one or both of these cities will be burnt The tow-boat with Mr. Dorsey, bearer of des patches for Mexico, returned to New Orleana, dis abled, and Mr. D. procured another boat, and lett on the evening of the 26th April Fassy Ecsstern. —This celebrated danseuse has not taken passage for Philadelphia. She was to leave Havana, about the 26th ult., for Mexico, in one of the British Royal Mail Steamers, to asto- nish Santa Anna, before he captured Texas. Cnanck FoR Tuk ON-KA-HY f the Royal Navy, alias Sam Spritsail, P. P. o to run his yacht Mary Ann against any other yacht of the same size for one thousand sovereigns aside —the race to be contested either at Halifax, er Boston. Here is a fair chance fot On-ka-hy-e, or some other clipper Break is rit Cavat..—The Rochester Democrat of the Sth instant says there is a break in the Can at the first lock east of Pittsford, and that it wil ake a day and «half o to repair it. vo dw Avorner Monsrer 11 , It is said that another great hotel isto be erected in Boston, equal, in size and accommodations, to any public house in New England. The site spoken of is in the vicinity of the East Boston Ferry ance Meeting last night at acie.-Exbibition of Plates of Stomach, by Dr, Nott,—Hon, Mr, Marshall’s Speech on the Wine Drink- Ing Intemperance, Another tremendous meeting took place last night at the Tabernacle to listen to the eloquence of the Hon. Tom Marshall on the subject of the genteel drunk- ards, the moderate drinkers, and the inveterate love of wine drinking by what are called the higher and genteel classes of society. ‘There was a very singular and very remarkable change infthe character of the audience last night, when compared with that on the previous ‘Tempe- rance meeting at the Tabernacle on Wednesday night last. On the latter occasion the predominance of the wealthy classes was very great—the audience then were uncommonly richly and fashionably dres sed, and had what is termed a high aristocratic tone Last night the audience were evidently much poorer, much more accustomed to work and to think in- tensely—much less fashionably dressed, amd evi- dently forming a much more valuable portion of the community. ‘The arrangements last night were very poor —whoever had the inanagement of them—there were imore let into the place than could be as to see the plates seated conveniently, 40 of the human stomach, as exhibited by Dr. Nott— there were no chairs provided for the ladiee—the place, as usual, was most insufferably warm—no pains taken to ventilate it, and it was so miserably lighted, that at the reporter's table one could hard- ly see to forma letter. In addition to all this, there wasa rude man at the door, who wanted to hold a wrangle with the reporters, before he would let them pass ; and who said he had no orders to allow the gentlemen of the press to enter, but only to let clergymen. We speak all this in sorrow, not in anger, and hope it willall be rectified before the great meetings of the religious anniversaries next week ; and that the representatives of the press will be treated with that proper respect due to them from those who are sustained by the exertions, daily and nightly, of the gentlemen connected with the public press of this city. Among the audience, we saw Col. Stone and Major Noah—we didn't see Col. Webb * of the reg army,” come tolisten to the effects of mo- derate wine drinking. The meeting was opened by a prayer from Dr. Nott, and Mr. Freylinghuysen then announced that Dr. Nott wonld proceed to exhibit plates of the ef- fects of alcohol on the human stomach, and deli- ver some remarks thereon. Dr. Norr then rose and made a few sensible re- marks. He said that he was like a war-worn soldier in the presence of the eloquent gentlemen who had been invited to address the meeting, and could do little more than shoulder his crutch and show how fields were won. The Dr. coneluded his remarks by thus speaking what wine might be drank and what might not Good wine,” said the Doctor—good rosy wine, such as might have been drank in Palestine, and juaffed in the pleasant vineyards of the East, might be drank in moderation—but not that ‘ mocka’ against which Solomoa has given such an em. phatie warning—-a warning to which nature responds in accents loud and long—of that there can be no temperate us Dr. N. then exhibited the diagrams of Dr. Sewell’s illustration of the destruc- tive eflect of alcohol on the human stomach. These illustrations exhibited the awful successive changes in the structure of this vital organ during the down- ward progress of the drunkard; and excited the deepest interest throughout the meeting. ‘The Hon. Mr. Marsuaut then stepped in froat of the platform and was greeted by loud, prolonged, and most enthusiastic appla and after its subsi- lence he spoke as follows: Ihad expected, Ladies and Gentlemen, that my col- jeague and friend, Mr. Briggs of Massachasetts would have been here to have preceded me in addressing you, but I lave been informed since | have arrived that he has been attacked to-day by severe indisposition, of such a nature sables him from aflording you the very agreeable treat of bis presence and address to-night. I have myself—and I name the fact that the audience may excuse the lowness of my voice, at least when I commence my remarks. have myself labored all day under a very Kevere cold, contracted last night by very imprudently leaving the ‘sented atmosphere of the church in which we assembled without my cloak, and from the night air, which was ex- seedingly cold, striking into my chest. | have suffered nuch from a seve! e prin in my ead and chest, and it has been with grvat difficulty that Iam myself enabled to attend. Nothing indeed but the very deep interest which I take in the cause in which I am engaged, and nothing but a disposition to the very my ability to return that kindness which I have from the citizens of New York since I visited it, could have induced me to appear before you on the present oc- casion. Judging from the immense concourse gathered here on Wednesday evening, and secing that the meeting ‘o night had been so advertised in all the papers, I had the anity to presume that it was expected by many that I vould present myself, and from the fact of my being a tranger, and the somewhat singular connection which I am made to sustain tow this great question, in the publ pa rs, which are in every body’s hands, I'was led to think there might be some curiosity to hear me—a c iosity which I was very willing to gratify especially in velation to a people who have treated me with so much sindness and vo much attention. (Applause. Youhave heard to-night and have had exhibited palpably to your eases, from the learned gentleman who preceded me, the physiological facts inconnexion with this use of alcohol by'man, Ime: is subj y length, for lam no ph ertained and proved that alcohol, whenever it is used, no matter in what fluid or with what fluid it is used—whether it be in he form of wine, or cider—hard cider that is (laughter) —or beer, or ale, or porter, or whisk or brandy, or rum—in all the forms of fluid which the device or inge- nuity of man have discovered, its operation is the sa) There is no organ with which nature has armed the man frame of sutlicient power to digest and appropriate th fuid as aliment to the animal system. It enters into the stomach, alcohol—it circulates through the system, alco- hol—unchanged and unoperated upon by any ‘organ with which it comes in contact, or to whose in- ‘uence it is subjected in its passage through the circu- lation. Its influence upon the delicate coats of the stomach—the most delicate organ of the whole human body—have been exhibited to your view. Its influences upon the nervous system are among the most remarkable phenomens which it exhibits. Its influence there is pecu- liar to itself, as every body knows. Nothing else, that I | know at least, exerts such an influence. No other poison with whose nature I am at all acquainted—no other fluid vertainly that I ever swallowed, produced the swine effects upon my nervous system as alcohol does in any of forms! [Loud laughtér and applause.) It not only in- flames th ° er illustrated so well to- first stages of irritation to the prostrating all the terly destroying all the functions which na- ture intended that organ—so wonderful in its contrivance, and so important in its relations to the whole animal economy to perform. It not only does th: it rested ontent with this, it would only achieve what a variety of other destructive substances found in nature, but alien to the human constitution, can effect. But it is upon the aer and «ubtler instruments of the human mind, with which that wonderful crestion, we call the human un- derstanding, so far as we are acquainted with it, operates it is upon the sensorium, upon the brain and the nervo system that alecho!l works its deadliest ruin; and it is there that it achieves overthrow of the intellectual and the moral man t this connexion of mind with the material frame is, it is not for me to inquire. It has per- plexe!and baffled all philosophy. How it is that the mind which I possess, and which I presume every one who hears me now believes to. be spiritual and immortal, which a creed not fanciful apprehends to be an emanation from Divinity itself, infused jnto man from the very nostrils of his Creator, as communicated to us in the revelation of the Infinite God—how it is that this immortal principle does operate and communicate with external na- ture through the medium of the brain and nerves, which permeate and penetrate every part of the human body, and by which alone sensations and ideas are conveyed to the understanding, I mean not to inquire, and if I did, J fear me the inquiry would be fruitless, But we know that such is the fact, ‘Destroy the nerves, and sensation ea. De- stroy one set of nerves, and one class of sensations cease— jestroy another set of nerves, and the power of the mind over the muscle—the emotions of the , of volition, have no response inthe concurrent action of the physical Weknow therefore that the nervous fluid, what- it may be-ha® the brain is the seat of sensation and the great organ of the mind, and that the nerves are so stretching out from that wondrous struc- ¥ part of the body, Uringing back to the throne of intellect all that that they learn of the mighty na- ture with which we are surrounded. That this alcohol sperates Upoo these messengers so as to deprive them of heir peculiar powers—to distort the information which they receive, and rendey them instead of being the he- alds of trath from the universe to the enthroned monarch within—the soul of 1 hey become the lying heralds {false preseriptions aod false impressions. (Applause.) It isthen + instruments of the intellect— material though they be, yet by means of which the Almighty nabled the human understanding, to hold communication with human neture, and draw the jnformation which it seeks from the external world. s pon th io instruments that the subtle foe to all that is Jivine in our nature, exerts its grentest powers, ani exhibits all it* potency of destruction. And’ oh! work of ruin is that Gentlemen what a great aeay itatimulates, And #9 it does, and a most an- imuious it isto the animal fibre! Let these ani- mal spirits alone, or pupae, them only with their natural aliment, or the stimulgn® Which nature has provided, or God has furnished us With—an allsufficient magazine to ve for ali the parposes of life, and enable ys fully to rnish any weste which may occur, by the demands of siness or the pursuits of life. Why, the stimulous ich alcohol affords is like that which an incendiary ld supply to the means of defeace, provided by agreat intry in its magazines—ample magazines of powder suilicient to serve you Seen a long and dangerous war, if you only all upon it in a prudent manner and make demands proportioned to the danger which presses. But the mad incendiary may rush into the magazine with * blazing torch and in one moment may blow up in one awful conflagration allithe means of defence of a great nation: mightcall that a stimulus—(Here the hon. gentlemeu’s voice rose to its highest pitch, and with startling energy he added)—and it would resemble the stimulus which alcohol Surnishes to the animal spirits! (Here the applause was ‘absolutely deafening for some seconds. No language could convey an adequate idea of the enthusiasm with h the speaker uttered these few sentences—his whole frame shook with emotion, and the feelings of the audi- ence seemed spell-bound. Mr. Marshall then turned to the Secretary, and, ina wh per, requested his watch, which the hon. gentleman held in his hand, and turning to the audience said—] I don’t like to speak against time but my own strength and the patience of the audience are both indications to. me that T should not talk too wide. subject is indeed in itself perfectly inexhaustible, nected as it is with all the relations which man to his brother, his country and his God. My elbow suggests (continued the Hon. h a quizzical sort of asmile) that [had a particnlar subject chalked out for mefto night, and that is—Fasnionasie Wine Dainkixo. (Laughter and great plause.) Unnequainted aa 1am with the population of New York, and a stranger to almost all the bright faces Isee around me, it nay be going too far to say, but I would be led to infer from the prompting given that there must be avast number of fashionable wi ‘ink- ers present. (Renewed laughter and loud cheers.) 1 hope—I hope—indeed I know from every indic has been furnished to me both to night—(Her was a slight tion from the entrance of the distin guished * No, 33,” the members of which took their seats in front of one of the galleries amid loud applause.— Mr. M. proceeded—)I know from the demonstrations given to me here on Wednesday night, that the Audience to whom I addressed myself then, that to whom 1 address myself now, appreciate sutticiently the delicacy of my situation and the embat 1g circus which | have voluntarily thrown inyself. pearing for the first time in the great city of New York addressing a New York audience on occasion of m y first visit to that proud city, should labor under a feeling of embarrassment is periectly natural, so much so that you must be aware of it, and with due consi- deration will make allowance for me on that score. It has been my fortune, or my misfortune, never to have been in this city till last Wednesday. ‘The whole scene burst on me with entire novelty and a d splendor almost equal to that which met the vision Adamwhen after his creation he first opened his eyes on ¢! glorious universe! [Tremendous applause.) My sensa- tions were entirely novel, for the scene was like nothing that I had ever seen before. Nothing within the reach of my experience furnished me with any meaner instrument of comparison by which I could measure the sensa- tions I experienced as I approached the point below. ‘Tofhave the best view I came by water, and tock the boat from Amboy on Wednesday. And ean you—or can you not, albeit accustomed to the scenery through which I passed from that place to Castle Garden, imagine how 4 stranger must have felt on beholding all'the miraculous lences of the progress of your city which burst upon y view from the time | embarked? But in the © far West,” beyond the Apalachian (?) mountains,the dark Tolling osean; ID all his solemn and eilent 9 Ar, presented to my eye, except the glimpse rounded ‘Staten — Island. and then again beyond the Narrows, their he the ocean on oue side, and the ocean’s queen—the city of New York upon the other! [Terrific applau moment! forgot that | was a Washingtonian! [Laugh- ter.] Notwithstanding the amount of cold water th rolled before me, for a single moment I forgot the object of my mission. [Renewed laughter.] But the intellect soon returned, andoh ! upon the very subject upon which 1 have been called here to say something, there was abun- dant food for meditation in the grand scenery which was then spread out before me. 1 looked upon the city of New York, as I approached it as a city in which I had some interest. I looked upon Ne: York as acity containing that vast band of men of com- merce, of men of capital, of men of enterprise, laboring for the necessities, the comforts, and the independence of that farcountry from whence I come. 1 looked upon itas a means of support to that country. This emporium of commerce—this centre of trade—(applause]—thia great centre of fashion, with all these towns surrounding it, andconnected with it, and branching off from it, dwin- dling into villages beside it—for there can be no compa- rison between them—and composing, as I consider th do, a part and parcel of the city of New York, with ils vast and increasing population, approximating to some- thing like halfa million of souls—larger than that of some of the proudest of the sovereign and independent States in the Union—I looked upon this vast city—this centre of trade—this centre of fashion—as exeweising, and as des- tined to exercise, an influence both now and for ever, in an eminent degreo—not only on the fashions—but on the ideas and the manners of that vast western country. [Ap- plause.} It is sonow. You, such of you especially'as have not been out west, can scarcely know or have an idea of the im: se influence which New York exercises even in the smallest and most trivial matters. Why, a western fellow does not consider himself dressed at all, unless he has every thing from New York, eyen to a New York hat. {Applause and laughter.] If two bucks out there meet in the street of a village or town, and should happen to get up a dispute about the block of their hat, and if one should “Why, [got mine in Philadelphia,” the other will retort, Pooh! pooh! man, I got mine from New York,” and that isa settler. (Great laughter and ap- plause.) Why, the cut and fashion of a garment must come from your city; it is the best in their opinion; far su- perior to that of ‘any other city, and in the west every thing must come from’New York.’ How vastly important then is the influence which New York exercises, and how important to us temperance men what impression should be given to this city. Nothing out there is fashionable, or will make impression, without it comes from New York, and how vastly ortant is it then not only to New York, but to that vast country, what this centre of commerce should do, not only in fashions, but in manners. It be- comes important jtlien, what are the fashions in New York. If they are such as are hostile to the interests of that ory, it is doubly interesting, and involving or ainount of responsibility ; if evia fashions leulated to injure that country do exist in Ne York, and do extend their influence so far and in so large a de- avor to cutup the evil roots which ere planted here in New York—[applause,] It is not worth our while to top off branches here and boughs there, and tw here and there, we should come here. Here is the trunk—hcre is the root of all the mighty mis- chi ‘e must apply our energies to it, and if we can but succeed in digging it up by the roots and throwing down that trunk, those branches and twigs will wither and die themselves without our troubling ourselves to cut them of—[loud applause.) Let it but be esteemed and known as a part of good manners in N rk—as a principle of good breeding in this city—that it is ungen- tlemanly, ungenteel, and impolite {fo press any person who comes to your house or your table to partake of that, which if he does take it, to thatfextent, will produce or in- flict injury or disease upon him—for even the smailest quantity will to that extent produce injury upon his con- svitution and nature; and is it not provoking that such a law should exist? but let it be but understood that'it is ungenteel and impolite in New York,to offer wine to your guests; and I will bet that it will be immediately voted the height of valgarity all over the Uni States, (Tremendous ap- planse aid laughter.) Allowing now that your example on the population of this distant country has this effect, that it makes and produces this impressure, does it not point out to you the great, the tremendous responsibility which rests upon you, not only to that country but to the God which made and provides for us all, Let it be under- stood, I say, let it be quoted, that so it is done bere, and go to the smallest village in Kentucky, and let him’ be the richest man in the community, let him have made his mo- ney by buying here and selling there, and having rea- lised suft nt to enable him to live in comfort and inde- pendence; let him have retired to spend his days on his property; and lot him offer his bottle of wine et dinner or after dinner, to a vi jis table, and he will imme- diately say to him, “ have you ever been to New York; don't youfknow that it is execedingly vuigar there to offer wine to any one who calls upon you, or comes to dine with you? Let the reason be, if you like, that there are as yout know, avast number cf greenhorns who visit that city, and the merchants have got to be afraid that if they offer’ wine or liquor to them, it will be supposed they want to upset their equilibrium, and a suspicion might be raised that they did it to enable them to get the best of a bargain with him. (Laughter.] Let this be understood or not, no matter what the reason is (or let there be no reason at all) or no matter whgg the principle or motive is, You set the fashion for thfee months, (laughter) that a broad skirt or a narrow skirt--a long skirt or short one be worn, (aaghter] it is worn simply beeause it is the fashion in New York, (laughter) andif you can set the farhion of a broad or narrow, long or short skirt to a coat; and if worn because you set the fashion, surely you can set the fa- shion in’ thi Would it not be’ more delightful, more leas and important, that you should set this fashion. ferein lies the morality, and the philosophy ?and the truth of this question; you cau set this rule as you can set any other rule, and now forthe application. The only re- maining question is, ought you to set this rule?’ It is merely a question of fashion. You set the fashion of the length or brendth of a skirt, and is it not more important that you should set this fashion? I said just now, and 1 would mention it again—though not but that I think you understand it perfectly well—that there is a certain physi- cul peculiarity about alcohol, that no other liquid or sub- stance whatever possesses. I i food, when you have eaten, that appetite is does not crave for more, ‘Alcohol, on the contrary, doce not satisfy the appetite for it! If you take one glass, it produces an irritation which craves for more, whether it be from the excitement of the nervous rystem, or what- ever it may be, matters not. fact is indisputable that it doesso!” If you represent the system as a thermometer, and suppose the fluid in it naturally to stand at a certain i en apply something which causes the fluid to and then remove the cause that has fluid will fall below the point that it This isthe effect thie stimulant has but if a second time, tleman wit al ii i, the naturally siood. upon the human system, and not only that, raised you want to produce that effect ou must take more than you did the first time.— Every man who has experienced this know cate.” Ani did you ever know an intempe had not once been atemperate man? Did ev take two glasses who had never taken one? laughter.) Was there never touched the “ Critter” at all? eat laughter.) No Sir! This is the philosophy of the question. Ought a befeeciny, bendy lone pg 1 know bat litle of the ji cts of this fashion, for Inever was inthe habit of drink- ing wine in my life. But ifthis fashion does exist, and such an extent, should you not change it? It is temp ance against drunkenness, and shi you not put your induence on the side oftemperance ? Are not justice and conscience, and mercy to others to be considered ? 1 do not know what the fashions are here; atany rate T have not drank any wine here, but having been somehow or somehow in’ the earlier part of my life, asa “cer: publication” within these last few days has tain - ted, don't know how I suppose it was by acci- leat ; but hawing been in the earlier part of my life thrown into good society, I know what was the prac- Lice then, and I know if one wished to be considered # polite man he must, ex necessitate, from the necessity of the case if he wished to be considered a good fellow or @ person of property, he must offer this liquor to his friends, and frlend® must drink it too, or it was considered an insult, No gentleman who wished to be considered such, or rich or dignified, or social even, must not only have his cellar but his sideboard well stocked and stored with south sile ‘ aad such other liquors; and if he iuvited his dinner, he must at least furnish them with the etting drunk, if they chose to do so. Is this shoul be the case, or is there any it? Could it x A friends to means of it’ reasonabl jay they can do without it, and can put it away and do withont Whenever they please! ‘That is not the thing I speak of, nor what I am attacking. It is the system which introduces and presses upon you wine to drink, and which, if you dont drink, you are considered a clown or a Washington; ‘ thing which until lately was not considered much better or rather worse; for a“ Washingtonian” then was ano- therterm for * Reformed Drunkard.” (Peuls of laughter.) Now, could you predicate this result of any thing else ? Take tobacco for instance. A gentleman is very fond of tobacco, good old Virginia tobacco, and very good it is too—{laughter]—he likes it notwithstanding it corrupts his breath, and dirties his mouth, and spoils his teeth, and Jestroys the neatness of the ladies arrangements of their household, and spoils their carpets by spitting on them. Now, no gentleman need take this as personal or apply- ing to himself, for I use this tobacco myself, and therefore the strictures apply with equal force to myself. 1 u this tobacco, it enters into my system, nature nature is very accommodating; for any nasty vile habit we make ourselves accustomed to she kindly allows us. I got to like it extremely, and think it avery Fred ain. and because like it and think it a hing, I take out my tobacco box, and present good tl the tobacco to a friend who calls to see me, saying now, my dear fellow, come take some tobacco. Ihave destroyed the functions of my stomach, and bav- ing triumphed over nature who has been so kind and ac- commodating to me, Thave dirted my mouth, and soiled and spoiled my clothes, and it is nothing but fair that you should do the same. Or suppose that 1 should be un- well; that nature should require a dose of medicine; sa: I required a mess of “rhubarb and aloes” or a lot of" pills; therefere it would be necessary for me, in order to show my hospitality to a gentleman who came to see me, to pull ouit my box of pills, and say come now, my good fellow, do take one; Tam obliged to take them, and why should not you? Can you predicate that you could produce thi ion with any thing else, Is it because a man, or a set thing, therefore it must become fashion- Crocket, though k it dates back considerably older, and it is ‘this, It happened at the President's table, when a fashion was brought up which I consider avery good fashion—it was the fashion of bringing bowls of tepid water to the guests after dinner, to rinse their hands—well, there was Western] member at the table, one of those who had been nceustomed to wash his face once a day and probably that once inarunning stream, (laughter) and who probably thought he had such a cleanly methed of eating, that it was not necessary for him to wash his hands after dinner; for those were the times when they used to cat with knives and forks, and not as they do now with a great four-pronged fork in one hand, and the fingers of the other. (Great laughter] Well, after dinner the servant, as isthe custom, brought round the bowls of tepid water, and brought one to this person. He had never been in the habit of using this, and had never been where it had been used before, and he did not wish to appear so vulgar or ill bred as to enquire what it was for; he looked at the servant, but does not like to ask any question ; and as he did not know What else to do with it, he takes the bow] from the servant, and after eying it over “down he chucks i (Here Mr. Marshall suited the action to the word, ind imitated the action of aman drinking the tepid water with a sort of desperate resolution; and the story and ai ion combined elicited roars of laughter, which were r ated again and again.] Well, the servant twigged his nina moment, and thought he would see how far he m could carry the joke, and he walks out and returns with another bowl] of tepid water, which he presented to the astonished member, [roars of laughter] who looked blank enongh at this, and after staring round, and not wishing to be considered ungenteel, he takes the second glass, and as he did not know where else to put it, why he sent if after the other. (Roars of laughter.) This was the second bowl, and the servant, who thought he would see how far he could carry the’ joke, starts off and brings ina third bowl (Laughier.] However, by this time nature had asserted her own rights, and gave notice he had had as much as wasconvenient. Laughter.) He took the third bowl, however, but plucked the servant by the lappel of of his cont, and said, “I say, my dear fellow, that man er there has not had any, do take it to him.” {The audi- ence were thrown into convulsions of laughter by the re- cital of this tale, in the humorous manner in which Mr. Marshall is so capable of relating it, and both ladies gentlemen had to employ their handkerchiefs to w away the tears that rolled down their cheeks from the vio- lence of their cachinations.) But, my friends, warm wa er is not one-half, nor any thing like as bad as alcohol —in fact it, is in some casce very bencficial,Jand is produc- tive of restoration of hi but suppose some fash- ionable individual was to get into the habit of liking a bowl of warm water, and was to ac- custom himself so much to it that it became nece: for him to take a glass of tepid water every day after di ner, and suppose that he wes to invite a number of his friends to dine with him, and after dinner he was to have a bowl! of tepid water brought in for himself and each of his guests, and was to insist upon their drinking it be- cause he himself had become so accustomed to it,and there- forethey must drink it too. Suppose farther, that this should ‘happen to be a gentleman both rich and noble, one who was considered a standard of excellence, an example for every one to copy, and imitate. One looked up to by those who being poorer and low: er in the sealé of society, looked to him as a model for their imitation ; one whom those who acquired property, and raised themselves and got a little higher in society and looked up to, and considered if they wished to be thought fashionable, ifthey wished to become of im- portance in the fashionable world, in short if they desired to be cousidered gentlemen, and nabobs, they must follow his example. Do you suppose that if these should be his guests, and he should offer this bow] of tepid water to them, that it would therefore become fashionable, and Chat they would adopt it. No, I am sure both you and they would consider it the unciyilist thing in nature, and as impolite. There is no foundation for such a custom in nature whatever, and it would not become fashionable. Now the time has come when we have experienced a change of the same kind in relation to a state of manners that cannot be looked on ridiculous than this—ri- dieulons ! far worse than ridiculous. And when the mind of the future philosopher, in his inquiries, shall look back into the past periods ‘of the history of man, where he finds a period in which the rich, the great, the learned, with all the power, and influence, and talents given them by Heaven to be used for the best of purposes ; who in their day and generation were held up as glasses in which others were to dress and array themselves ; pos- sessed of wealth, as trustees appointed by Heaven that they should so employ that wealth, power, and st tion for the benefit of the human race ; when they shall find that, by the indulgence of a pernicious custom like wine drinking, and by manners therewith connected, they had widened and deepened a practice that had brought more destruction and vice upon past ages than had flowed from all the wars and pestilence combined—when they shall look back upon this state of things and its consequent miseries and ruin—a wiser age shall visit the thunders of indignant posterity upon the memory of those who ari Leanewersbie theirexample forthe crimes, mi es, and misfortunes of others of their cotemporaries to destruction. (Tremendous cheer- ing will be altered all of a sudden I don’t is not for the reason that has been assigned that I do not believe it will be done away with all ofa sudden. Gentlemen say, when you ask them to join you and take the pledge,“ Why should J join you, I'm no drunkard, I don’t care any thing about wine, I take a glass now and then, but’ I’m sober, respecta- ble and temperate, and J can quit it just’ whenever I think proper; there is no use in my joining the Temperance Society ; let the drunkard, the depraved, the miserable wretch who has lost his station, his cha: ter, his reputation, ruined his fortune, beggared his c dren, buried his wife—let him do it—he is the man to join it—not me.” Ah, but we tell him, we want the force of his example. Oh, no, that he can‘ afford to give us. And the only reaton he assigns ir, that he don’t care any thing about wine atall and can quit it when he pleases, and yet n't because he dislikes togive up a privilege. Now it’s a strange sort of a thing to me, that the reason why aman won't give up drin! 4 wine is because he don't care any thing about drinking wine. (Roars of laughter.) And | can't help thinking in my mind, that those very gentlemen, who say Fo earnestly they dont care any ‘thing about it, cave Viele ttt of Bi ing for the critter itself. (Roars of laughter) And when the temperate drinker says he don't do it, because he don't care for it trikes me that he’s got hie toes plumb up to the very line where he's soon about to become an intemperate drinker. (Loud cheers and roars of laughter) But still the system will fall, (cheers) and these Washingtonian boys have made a grent change in it already. (Cheers) 1 will tell you a story, (Loud cheers) which will show that the time has come at least when it is no longer considered vulgar or ungenteel to be known as a Washingtonian, that has taken the pledge. (Tremendous cheers) And it was at one time thought to be very ungenteel, at least, to have signed the pledge. A short time since 1 met a gentieman-—a real gentleman—and there's always something in the real geutleman that impresses itself on his person as on his mind, and all over, by which he can be known easily ; (Cheers} and by these marks | knew him to bea real gentleman. He and I met accidentally in trivelling ata tavern. He seemed to haven gre i to converse with and form an acquaintance with me. And after the dinner was over, he told the landlord to bring bottle of wine. Well, | felt just then, not quite so good a Washingtonian as 1 thought! was. [Laughter and cheers.) Some of the old habits seemed comin hack. (Cheers) A little of the old feeling seemed craw ing over me that if T said | was a Washingtonian, ‘d think after all that I was a vulgar sort of a fellow who had never been used to the drinking wine and did'nt know what real gentlemanly good society was, (Cheers and laughter.) However I sat still and said nothing- (Cheers) and J thought to myself, let it come—if the worst comes to the worst I've got my certificate in my pocket. [Roars of laughter and ber hte Dade ine came in and the gentleman, with that peculiar elegance, grace, finish, and delicacy of touch and dexterity with which your real ge: tleman knows how to draw a cork out of a bottleof wine, (roars of laughter]—drew the cork. [Cheers sir,” said he, “ wine with you.” [Cheers.) Why 1, the fact is, they got me down here in one of these t rance societies, and if 1 wasto drink with you, they'd only make a fuss, and so you'll excuse me, ifyou please. (‘Tre mendous cheers.) ‘And the blood mounted to his heir; (cheers) he blushed just exactly as agentleman ought to hush. (Roars of laughter and enthusiastic cheering.’ And, now, the time has been when to have done that, I should have been thought a low yulgar fellow, who didn’ know what good wine was. [Laughter.) So we've gor hat far at least! (Tremendous cheering.) Vice is com- pelled so far to pay tribute to virtue that if it finds virtue there, it binshes to the eyes to think thi lare| to offer a temptation to it. [Tremendous e! vhich lasted some minytes.) We have proved, th his custom of wine drinking is not only usel vorso—it is absolutely injurious whenever, and wherever tis employed, [cheers] Now, @s to the means to be em ployed to stopit. They say, it row have resolved not te irink any more, why sign the pledge? If you have re. solved in’ your mind, what's the use of apledge? 1 don’ now what science and philosophy would answer here vat Tthink that they'd bo brovght to a full halt. But j know what truth and experince say. I know thatthe re. olutions ina man’sown breast are of no use; but that his pledge given to his fellow man by him, has a power “feelings and hig actions that nothing else known among men can hi ‘Tremendous cheers.) Now 1 insist on it that this fashion of moderate wine drinking is the fruit- ul and frightful parent of all the misery of confirmed trunkenness. (Cheers,) I was raise a tee-totaler by a moat excellent mother, who was a iee-totaler. I learned to drink, not because I loved it,for ! hated the taste of liquor : not because nature craved for it; but 1 was tempted » fashionable ladies and gentlemen with whom I mixed, ud in order, in the excess of my wisdom and indepeu- dence, to show that 1 1 under the influence ofa fana- tical, ‘presbyterian, tee-total mother ; I took the liquor and poured it down my throat, although | hated it, just to show that I was as fine and as elegant a gentleman es any of ‘em. And I know that a large part of the youth of this country, who might be the hope of the nation, are being dragged down to the grave in help- lessness and guilt by this fashion, and who but for this might be the prop of their cowatry and the orna- ment of their race. (Cheers.) 1 say, this pledge has a charm that nothing else on earth’can be found to have. (Cheers.) How or wh know not. I have said there are indications going’ ‘on in regard to this great moral revolution which “shows that a power higherthan man has had to do . And the greatest works that have taken place in the history of this earth has marked the influence of the same power by the in nificance of itsagents. And it may be that this is above man, that so simple a thing as this pledge is marked out to root out and remedy all these evils. I know there isa charm in it, which no other oath taken by yourself can bring. If asked why or how, in my case, [niight answer as the ‘k man in the Scripture, who was relieved from his blindness, did. When He who went about doing good—He who spoke as never man spake—when He who threw up and opened wide, and lifted on high the precious doctrine of the immortality of man—and who brought light and immortality to life by his gospel—when by the touch of His Almighty finger the scales were torn from the eyes of the blind, and sight was restored, the persecuting priests and Sadducees, who fought occasion against this Jesus of Nazareth, went to the parents to see if there was any pretext in the cure by which they could charge this high and holy one as claim- ing to be equal to the God of the Jews, the parents re- pliod, “He is of age—ask him.” When they asked the son when it was done, and how it was done, all he could ply was, “ [ only know that I was blind—he laid his finger on iny eyes, and now Isee!” So | can only sa that whereas once I was blind--I put chee tot pledge-the cloud departed, [here he raised his head up in peculiar manner) and my eye is as bright now as when I was 15 years of age. (Tremendous cheering, which fair- ly shook the building.] I have alluded so much to my own case, that uader other circumstances perhaps I might be liable to a charge of egotism ; but it has not been left for me todo it. Laughter.) But if it had been—if there had been no reference to me from any quarter, | should have been a very coward, a dastard in my soul, if I shrunk from making the acknowledgment I have , if that acknowledgment brought the blessings to others which its practice tome. [Tremendous cheers.) But it has been done by others. [Laughter and cheers.) And there lingers still—lingers did I say —aye clings round the hearth something of that pri. hat anxiety of which all men must have more or le8s—‘o sand well with my fel- low men ; not to be made out worse in my past history than I really was. (Cheers.] And I shall be excused for wishing not to be made ont as occupying the low and degraded situation which it was said I did Uy acertain paper, (cheers) and I did wish that Mr. Briggs would have been here to have told a story in con- nection with this. e of “go on; tell the story your- self,” and cheers.) Now mark me if you please. {Here he pulled outa piece of paper and read from it the an- nouncement that Mr. Marshall the reformed drunkard had aldresse 1 the audien: it the Tabernacle, and that the cu- Tiosity was so great to see him that the place was crowded.} Now is not this a very comfortable annuncia- tion to an Honorable *Member of Congress on his first entree into the proud city of New York, that curiosity wa so great to see this reformed drunkard, that that was suf. ficient to satisfy them. [Cheers and laughter.) Then there was a certatn other newspaper in thir city, (the Courier and Enquirer) who announced my coming in a still more odious manner. I shall not trouble you with the article but I give you the very words when it said that this cer- tain man (Mr. Marshall) “during all the speeches he had made on the floor of Congress had been in a state of beast- ly intoxication and a disgrace to the country.” Now these are harsh terms! These are harsh terms. But thank God (drawing himself proudly to his fall height and strik- ing his breast) they have not wounded me as deeply as the person who peiined them intended they should. [Tremendous cheering.) 1% not say this to hide any of my real feelings from the person who aimed that shaft which was rankling in my breast and drawing the life blood from my breast; Ido not si his to induce that person to believe that he had not wounded my feelings. But I say and feel this be- cause those who know me, for whose regard Icare, have known me long enough and well enough to know that I care not what any such newspapers may say of me. (Enthusiastic cheers, which lasted several seconds.) And when [raise my head or lift my voice in the grea‘Coun Chamber of the nation, whether I am one in the garb of abeast, isgrace to the country or not: they who observed me from my youth up, and tried and proved with all: my faults, habits, and faculties, know full (Tremendous cheering.) And knowing me thus, ight of every failing and weakness I possess, and every faculty and all thore habits, they have dared to trust me with the highest of all possible trusts on this earth ; the rights and liberties of a great people. [Vocife- rouschcering.] But 1 will parry anything of this kind by a single remark. I represent the 10th Congres ional District of Kentucky, [Cheers.} and Ashland is in that district! [Here the cheering was terrific.) Earth doesn’t bear a nobler ycomanry than those who ent me to those Halls. (Cheers.] for worth, talent, tpirit, energy, enterprise, goodness of heart, intellectual capacities, nobleness of soul, and sterling independence of character, I defy this republic within all its broad bounds to find aset of men with qualities reaching over those that sent methere. [Most tremendous cheering.) And it was not the first time they have trusted me by many. (Cheers.] ‘They had tried and trusted me often [cheers] and over again. [Cheers.) And when they hear and see these things published of me in this paper—and Kentucky full well knows me and all my habits and feelings, and the fect of these things ; they must look with some surprise, and imagine that a vast change has come over the charac- ter oftheir representative,ifhe could present himssif in tha! intellectual arena, to contend with the talent and the digni- ty and gentlemanly beaving that characterizes the members of the Con; sof the United States, and present himself in collision with the intellect and the spirit and the learning and skill and spirit of such men as are to be found in that Congress, without taking some peinsto have his body and his intellect in a little better trim than he is represented to have had in that paper, [Loud cheers and cries of “It was false—nobody minds it.”] | But let it pass. (Cheers.) Let it pass. I draw from it an additéonal moral ; let the young, the proud, the talented, beware how he stains even the hem of his garment, (and mine was ed deeper than the hem I admit) when he sees to what enormous lengths those who are Fo disposed b red or malice will goto blacken their goo’ name—[Cheers.] But perhaps it is only ajust penalty which [ought to pay for the folli have been guilty of. ‘Time was when it would have wounded me to the quick—uot on account of myself,but on account of others very dear and very nearto me. Thank God, it can wound me no longer,(cheers.] And that sacred pledge of the Washingtonians is the blessed shield that pre- serves me harmless from these poisoned arrows of maligni- ty, (Cheers.] I had relations in Kentucky, and there Giugiig round ty” Heart all thoes tenderest desrest feelings, that are connected with the relations of brother and of son. (Cheers.] These arrows poisomed and barbed—aimed, as they were at me alone, [for | cannot be- lievethe man demon enough to have intended them for others] these arrows met my heart scatheless,but past from me and glancing, lodged in the breast of those dear con- nections where they quivered and rankled to the core. Ivs a terrible thing for a son six hundred miles from his mother, to see all those Deregeane and to know that they will all go to that mother. That she is looking out anx- iously for every thing that willsay aught of that son's career at a distance—that the sound of the wheels of the mail stage are listened for with feverish eagerness, that she may hear something noble, something glorious, which that carling son has achieved, and that such oil and that such balm as this account which I have given shall be all that is poured into her fond heart to reward her for all her care andholy love. (Here several of the laties wept bit- terly, and the men gave the most indignant shouts against the condnet of the “Courier.”) Then even the drunk- ard’s heort can feel—that can feel nothing else—the ago- ny that nothing known on earth can equal. (Cheers of sustainment and tears from the ladics, and some ot the gen- But that’s ‘gone by. [Cheers.] That pledge is my {Cheers} “And this isa natu ral shield which can convert even calumny into defence. (Cheers.] Do you ell sign the pledge. It will have the fame effect on you. It will shield you from every thing. And Idare any’ mantotry it. [Latighter and cheers) Try it to-night, and then see to-morrow if there is any such thing here in New York. I don't know any thing about it, as grogtime o-day,” (Cheers and laughter,) and then when that comes round and you feel like gomg to take and are tempted, you'll think that there’s all these fellows alooking out, and that if yondo it, there'll be such a blow, and such a fuss raised,as no man on earth can stand. Cheers.) Andso you'll wish not only to avoid the evil, ut to avoid even the appearance of evil. (Cheers.} Put your bond and seal tothe thing, and friends and enemies will applaud you. [Cheers] Kt isa talisman against all harm. Itol{ a story the vet it had on me, or I would repeat it. of “go on—give us the story.”] No, but I'lljust say this much, that from the moment that 1 put my hand to that pledge I was relieved from any such feeling, so that I not only never drank again, but I never wanted to drink. (Cheers.J I can’t seethen why every body don't sign the pledge. (Cheers.] They ought to do it. “(Cheers.) I'll tell you a story about its elects—whether true or not I say not,but the story is told.A Washingtonian a short time since met # moderate wine drinker,and he was rather disposed to tauntthe Washingtonian with carrying things to excess and soon. He said he cared nothing about wine, and could leave it of any time, and therefore wouldn't take the pledge. The other used tobacco. Now, said he, that tobacco is just as bad as wine. No, said the other, it dont make amandrunk. But says he, I'll tell you what I'll do, if you'll agree to give up’ wine and sign the pledge, Pil throw away my tobacco. And he put his hand to his mouth, and wes wbout to sign and seal the bargain throwing away the tobacco, when, do you believe, wine drinker made off and cleared ont. [Ch laughter.) But see what it does. He Ning to quit a comparative evil that he has loved dearly from his youth to prevent another from doing that, the ‘consequences of which he has so much reason to dread. [Cheers.] There is another branch,among many, that } ought to have touched upon, and that I will touch upon before | leave New York. for I shall havethe honor and pleasure to speak again in this ci heers.) a social ranch counected with the ms of life. It is difficult, however, ex- What a man will have to speak on in L f New York ; for our friends here, the orters, (Here he looked down at the reporters? fore him.) with their uncommon nimble fingers take c "ae be down everything aman has to say, and before he can wake up next morning, it is printed and put into the hands of every body Ch at this allusion to the “Herald,” “and the reports of hig late speech: ind thus they make all the conntry know what aman has cai! that's what I call taking a man’s spec’ right clean out of his mouth, [Roars of langhter.} giving him hardly a fair shake, (Cheers and laughter} ‘hes his month is stopped for a second § h on almost ever. thing he had to say. (Langhter} For when he’s got hol: of afew bright ideas, and a few good things strung to- gether for a specch, ahd which he conclades he can ring t angesonMor a few times at least, he finds that it’s oublished next morning before he’s awake, and it's read by every body, and then he’s compelled not to touch any thing he touche! upon before, because every body's read it,jand knows rigs it ‘by means of the ieee T us cheering] But there's one subject, and that is the importance of the ladies taking it in handas a + (Cheers) One woman can do more than forty men. {Cheers} | once heard a great and good man say that there were fewer conspiracies emong women for acommon object—that such things were more rare than almost any occurrence on earth. But that if ever we did flad it, they were sure to be in the right, and they were also dead sure to conquer. (Great cheering.) It is not because any of the ladies are likely to suffer in theirown persons from this sin. [Cheers.]” ‘Thank Heaven, this vice is unknown among then Wiser and bet- ter than man upon this subject the crime, and saflers ing, and despair, by Which this evil sur- rounds them, neither the vice, nor the crime, nor the suffe- ring, or despair of others, or their own fond hearts, has ever tempted them to fly to this accursed source for relief. Cheers.) It never gained an influence over the has over our sex. ers.) But] shall speak a on the exceeding importance of thi int—that they should take it in hand as a body ; (cheers) and if they do, it will fall to the ground. (Loud cheers.) And not a quarter of acentury—aye, not 10 years, will pass by—if the ladies take it in hand and discourage and discountenance it altogether before every trace of it will have left our Janu Tremendons cheering) in the midst of which Mr. Marshall sat down, completely exhausted. Fire Company No. 33 then sang the old song to the astonishment of many of the regular Tabernacle going people and the amusement of the balance, during which many signed the pledge, and the meeting then adjourned, highly delighted. British Steam Ships. New York, 2nd, May, 1842. To tas Eprror or rae Heratp:— Sir:— The steamships “Great Western,” from this port and the ‘ Britannia” from Boston, sailed with- in aday ortwo of each other for Liverpool; the former on the 28th ultimo with seventy-five passen- gers, and the latter on the first instant with ten pas- sengers only. As an equal confidence is placed by the travelling public, in these noble steamers, it affords a convin- cing proof, that thefproprietors of “the Cunard line” have erred somewhat in judgment, in making Boston their port of destination, in preference to New York. The latter city, being the great commercial empo- rium of the United States, unsurpassed as a seaport, by any other in the world, being atall periods of the year easy of access, und more central to the south- ern and western sections of the country; offers su- perior facilities for all maritime relations. If the conveyance of Passengers isa primary ob- ect with the “Cunard Line,” the interests of the proprietors would undoubtedly be much enhanced, by taking this subject under deliberate considera- on. New York is the “head quarters” for foreigners from ull parts of the Globe, as well as of our own citizens from distant parts of the Union—and while the blessings of peace exist between the two coun- tries, it is the more direct, and cheapest, and the most expeditious route from Europe, to Upper and Lower Canada. , Passengers bound to Europe, even when expedi- tion is an object, (particu ‘s nthe fall and winter seasons) are frequently deterred from availing them- selves of the medium of “the Cunard Steamers” trom the irksomeness and additional expense, at- tendant upon a previous journey to Boston. Boston is a beautiful and a classical city, rich in and her intellectual werth, renowned for her genius and her enterprize, the birth place of il- juatrious statesmen, and honored in the peges of his- tory, but she licsrather out of the latitude of a di- rect line of communication between Great Britain and New York. : ‘The steamships of the ‘‘Cunard Line” should touch at Halifax, as heretofore, and proceed from thence direct to this port. : _ Ifit is deemed expedient, a line of communica- tion could be established, between Halifax and the port of Boston, through the medium of a branch steamer, in asimilar manner to the Unicorn, which: conveys the British mails and passengers for Can- ada, up the River St. Lawrence. It will be admitted t large proportion of the are destined for this city and the South; and independent of the enormous postage tax which the inland transportation of commercial correspondence involves upon the mercantile community, a portion of the interest and utility and expedition is destroyed by the necessary delay occasioned in assorting the letters By the steamships in Boston ; and it not un- frequently happens that we have all the British po- litical news published in New York twenty-four hours before we receive our correspondence, which, to acommercial community, is generally of much more importance, Indeed, several instances have cccurred, when the British steamers have arrived in Boston a short time previous to the departure of the mail trains on Satur- y; and although we are in possession of all the political news the following morning in New York, we have to await the delivery of our letters until late on the following Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning—thus a portion of the time of three or four days is lost to the merchant, between the period of landing the British mails and their reception. In the mean time, our packet ships depart for Europe, (if not purposely deiained,) without enabling us to rep. . These remarks are predicated upon the suppo'i- tion that the “Cunard eamers” depend upon ard derive a ree peraon of their mails and passengers through New York. If, therefore, she is enabled to contribute in a greater degree to those primary in- terests, for which the ‘Cunard Line” is osten-ibl established, it is natural to expect a reciprocal ad« vantage. . As the case now stands, Boston and the East, and in some instances, Albany and other adjacent cities obtain their correspondence long before we receive our letters in New York ; and for this serious depri- vation, we have to pay a heavy postage, To illustrate this, 1 will suppose, that an increased demand arising from some sudden cause, has crea- ted a material rise in one or other of the products of our country, in the British or continental markets. ‘The Boston merchant from obtaining his correspon- dence co much earlier than ourselves, is enabled. to avail himself of the information, while we have only the alternative of paying the postage on letters some twenty-four or forty-eight hours after the in telligence they conyey, has been anticipated by our Easter friends. ‘The items of postage may appeartrivial obstract- edly, but it is large in the aggregate. A single letter sent to a London correspondent by the Cunard steam ships from “hence,” requiring an answer involves anexpenditure of ninety-five cents. From the foregoing observations, I think it will be admitted, that New York should have been th» ca of destination for the ‘ Cunard line” of steam- ships. A Contending interests will necessarily create a dif- ference of pinion, ened it might be argued, thet if the “ Cunard steamers” should arrive at this port, it would be detrimental to our lines of packets, and abridge the revenue derived by the general post of- fice department. Tn the first instance, I am_of opinion, that it would make butlittle difference, further than the transpor- tation of the letter bags—as travellers who yield a preference by crossing the Atlantic by a ‘sailing packet, would avail themselves of that medium, al- though a dozen steam ships might be riding at chor in their immediate vicinity. It is the prevalent supposition, that the British steam ships do not pay their expenses, They are, nevertheless, a noble enterprize, and a great public convenience. Although they might at times, conflict with indi- vidual interests, their arrival here, (even if their number was quadrupled) would add to the general commerce and prosperity of the cit The smallest craft that drops its anchor in our port, contributes something to the “circulating me- dium.” Heyry Jony Sinvrre. Miss Anny Fotsom ox a New Tack.—Cne of the officers who arrested Abby Folsom in Loston last week, asa disturber of the public peace, testified that she not only encouraged the crowd to set the Power of the police at nought, but actually kissed several of the young men! This brought Abby upon her feet, and she thus addressed the Judge: ‘Yee, I did kiss the young souls, who may yet become heirs of salvation. Yes, and this day I have kissed two of your officers—yes, 1 gave each of them a kiss of charity.” Certainly, Abby. Kiss them again if you like and they don’t object. Andif they won't let you either kiss or talk in Boston, come on to New York and you shall do both as ofton as you please. NY, A Login Li SOUTHERN DISTRICT EW YORK. Levi Carman, Amenia, Dutchess Co.(compulsory, on complaint of Hawkins & Williamson, New York; to be declared bankrupt Sune 7 Samuel M’Corkle, mason, NY, a Alonzo Strail, NY. we It is said that the wheat crop of Michigan, the coming season, if no drought takes place, will ex- coed that of the last year by 2per cent. Lvery thing at present indicates a surplus of 3,000,000 bush- els, against 2,200,000 bushels last year, and yet the croakers talk of bad times. Thets is a clergyman, nam od Porte r, in Rox- mh Mass., who is 97 years of age, ond has beena settle a Cleveland, minister over 50 years, have been shipped from thence to Boston,