The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1842, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. ‘ew York, Friday, August 5, 18432. Ward is directed to serve all his subscribers before 7 o’clock in the mor sing—also to be civil. chk Wanrkv.—A clerk is wanted in the office of the He m € unexceptionable recommendations ty, sobriety and capacity, Apply by letter, ad proprietor of the Herald—to be left atthe er of Nassau and Fulton street TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, Project for the Advancement of Literature and Sclence. blishment in all its { our vast esta parts, we ure now ready to enter upon the magnifi- have long contemplated for the ad- Having comple! f American and general literature and jo something in our day and gene- modest memorial to future times. s useless to waste words, preliminary toa us come to the point at once. ropose to publish original tales, novels, tra- *3, poetry, or scientific ‘papers, written American authors, We propose to print and uch works, inthe shape of Exrra Lrrerary leeatos, justas often and as fast as they can be issued from our vast printing establishment, to the extent of once, twice, or thrice a week. The torm of these publications is to be like that of the Weex.y Hernatp—the price 64 cents per single sheet, and in proportion for each additional sheet. These works will be published in editions of 10,000, 20,000, that may ensure their extensive circulation and ,000 copies, so as to give a cheapness popularity The terms which we offer to all American authors > « of printing and publishing, at are these he es, is first to be reimbursed out the lowest cast of the -eipts—the profits, after this deduction, is y between the publisher and the these profits are received, weekly receipts on every new edition are )be divided on the same principle. Now for the means, both materiel and personnel, which w wess for carrying this projet into effect. , in our own right, a large building, in t central part of New York, in which are zed a most extensive printing establishment— and also a daily and country journal, unsurpassed nt of arrangements, order, and efficiency, in world. of the We may enumerate the lowing as the materiel of this establishment:— Matenten of Tar Henato Estapuisnment. 1 Six-story brick and granite building, N. W. jauand Fulton streets, 90 feet ot wide .. ....4 cesses e $35,000 jouble cylinder fast presses, throwing {rom 3,000 to 6,000 copies per hour. 4 Hoe’s patent presses... ..... ea ress—equal to a pressure of 500 tons 14,000 2,500 1,000 Printing m 500 all They are, in the most complete order for any enter- Aggregate materiel, All these materials are of the first quality, perfectly new, and all paid for in cash. therefore, prize that we may undertake for tae advancement of American literature, religion, or science. ‘The personnel of our establishment is as follows: NNeL OF THE Henacy Estamuisument. 1 Ow: litor, proprietor, prophet, head man, head sain ead savan, or head devil, just as you please, (J. G. Bennett.) rs, writers, or editors. ompositors, &c. boys, &e. rks, boys, &c, sc 20 Correspondents in all parts of the world. 20 Newsmen or carriers in the city of New York. 60 Newsboys of all ages in the city. 30 Age s throughout the principal towns of America urope. »oys employed by agents. Persons counected with the establishment. All this vast quantity of personnel and materiel, is now engaged in the publication of the Damy and Weersty Heravp, which has a circulation through- out the world of nearly THIRTY THOUSAND COPIES, We also issue several other publica- has the New-York Lancer, &c. This vast business, now completely organized, is con- This, combined with tions, ducted on the cash principle. energy, taste, tact and experience, is the source of its success. [t will be seen, therefore, from these simple facts, that we possess ample means to start an enterprise that may bring forward and patronise the first efforts of American literature towards a national indepen, dence, while we can retaliate and set limits to the ava- riceand folly of British authors, who have, underthe guidance of Dickens, formed a mean confederacy against this continent, and the progress of the age it- self, similar to that concocted in 1776 against its national rights. Cheap literature will multiply rea- ders, and many readers will repay both publisher We have the means of issuing half a million of literary and scientific sheets per week, at a cost of 6 1-4 cents each—making $31,250, which, Dickens system of publication, would cost $600,000, or more, and thus deprive the great mass of the people of literary food for their souls. and author. under the hin brief is the plan we propose. We con- ceive itto be of more magnitude and importance than any project for the advancement of the age yet devised. Tt isa fit accompaniment to the vast advancement in steam power. All persons wishing for further information, or wishing to engage in furnishing original manuscripts, will address letters, always post paid, to the under- signed, Publishers of newspapers, throughout the United States and elsewhere, who receive the Hx- RALD, will plea to publish this announcement gra- tis, at length, as a small requital for the many fa- vors we have conferred upon them, in the shape of news and extras, Those who do not comply with chis small request, will be considered rather un- friendly and ungrateful, and will be treated accor- dingly. ewepapers that we do not exchange with will do the same, and we shall open an exchange with them on a liberal and extensive footing. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Peovriror or TH Heratp Esrasiisument, N. W. Counser of Nassau anv FULTON srreets. New Yorn, 5th August, 1842. Crear Lirewar —The immortal Harpers have just published a beautiful edition of Bulwer's Pelham, 150 pages, for 25 cents. We are preparing to out-do this. We shall soon publish an edition*of t le-sheet-extra-Heratp for less than the Harpers. at fun in literature by and by. Tovemne tas Orr Leapers.—The Albany Ar. gus issues an order, directing that every democratic Van Buren man, who accepts office trom Captain Tyler, will be considered doubtful in the faith, and must be watched closely. ame novel in a do 14 cents—about Boz's But ollowing is the material part of a letter, published by Charles Diekens, in r nudon Chronicle of July M4, and may be con- ening of his budget on America :— 1, Devonsuine-Tetnace, Youe-oare, ¢ “ ReGent’s-vanx, 7th July, 1942.” § You may perhaps be aware that during’ my stay in America I lost no opportunity of endeavoring to awaken ‘he public mind to &@ sense of the and iniquitous state of the law in that country, in reference to the wholesale piracy of British works. “ For myself, [have resolved that 1 will never from this time enter into any negotiation with any person for the ‘ransmission, across the Atlantic, of e: proofs of any thing I may write; and that I willforego all profit deriva. ble from such asource., I do not venture to urge this \ine of proceeding upon you, but | would beg to suggest, und te lay great stress upon the necessity of observing one other course of action, to which I cannot too emphatically call your attention. “The persons who exert themselves to mislead the American public on the question; to put down its discus- sion; and to suppress and distort the truth, in reterence to- it, in every possible way; are, (as you ma; those who have a strong interest in the e: piracy and plunder; inasmuch as, so long continues, ‘hey Can gain a very comfortable living out of the brains of other men, while they would find it very difficult to earn bread by the exercise of their own. ‘These are the elitors and proprietors of newspapers almost exclusively ‘evoted to the republication of popular English works. They are, for the most part, men of very low attainments, snd of more than indifferent reputation, and | have fre- quently seen them, in the same sheet in which they boast of the rapid sale of many thousand copies of an English int, coarsely and insolently attacking the author of book, and heaping scurrility and slander upon ‘s uld therefore entreat you, in the name of the ho- norable pursuit with which you are so intimately connect- ed, never to hold correspondence with any of these men, and never to negotiate with them for the sale of early proofs of any work over which you have control; but to treat, on all’ occasions, with some respectable American publishing house, and with such an establishment only. “ Our common interest ip this subject, and my alyocacy of it, singlehanded, on every occasion that has presented itself during my absence from Europe, form my excuse for addressing you, And Iam faithfully yours, “CHARLES DICKENS.” This is quite a funny letter. Dickens came here as a sortof literary traveller, agent, or bagman to regulate the American market for the sale of his wares and those in his line, as the Birmingham, Manchester, or London agents come over to get orders tor cutlery, corderoys and doulas. He was taken hold of by a number of highly respectable asses—very gentlemanly blockheads—and treated as if he was a prince royal instead of an improved police reporter, trying to make a good bargain and a decent living. Others, such as those who got up the grand Park Ball, wanted to help the theatre with Boz’s popularity, and ranke money by showing him off as they would a wild animal. John Duer, Charles King, Wm. L. Stone, and other vain, silly pompous, absurd men, gave him a magnificent din- ner at the City Hotel, merely to show themselves off, and make a little parade. In the mean time, Boz returns home, thinks the whole a joke—that his toadies are big boobies—and makes the first use of his pen in pronouncing half the republic “pi- rates,” “plunderers,” “cheats,” “ rogues” and “men of very low attainments.” We like this—it is rich—it is merited—and if Boz will only publish a book on America in the same vein, he deserves a leather medal and a high post in the government of Coney Island. But the truth should be told. The people in this country who fawned on Dickens are the most contemptible crea- tures in it. They are without mind—without inde- pendence —without liberality—without taste—with- out real talent. They are principally composed of those egregious blockheads, who, after travelling in Europe, and picking up a few worn out and bad habits there, attempt to set up an aristocracy—to wear moustaches—to be exclusive in society—and to monopolize all merit and reputation here. They are impudent pretenders, and are neither European, American, aristocratic, democratic, christian or morman. The real sensible, practical people ot this land, read Dickens and think him avery good police reporter of the manners and customs of low society in England. As to Dickens himself, he is a good deal of a bag of wind, and has seen his best and brightest days. ‘Te New Government Express To Burrato.— We call the attention of the President and the Postmaster General to the working of the new Daily Express to Buffalo, recently organised and managed by Messrs. Humphreys and Eaton. According to all appearances this project is in- tended tocover apiece of private enterprise at the expense of the government. By an advertisement just published, it appears that this express proposes to carry packages, money, epecie, and such articles, in addition to mailable matter—the proceeds of the latter only going into the public treasury. Now, as the agent is paid by the government, and goes free of expense to himseif over the whole line, he can make at least $50,000 by this private enterprise— thesum to be divided among the confederates in the scheme. For two years or more, Pomeroy & Co. of Al- bany, have been endeavoring to establish an ex- press line for packages, and they have done this at ayearly expense of $8,000 paid to railroads and steamboats. If the government chooses to break up Pomeroy & Co., and become a common carrier, let them do so by some process of law—but there is no reason that Mr. Humphrey or any mail agent, should carry on such an enterprise as carrying packa- gesand unmailable matter, at the expense of the government, and pocket the profits himself. This plan of making money is now sought to be esta- blished between New York and Buffallo, and Mr. Graham the postmaster here, Mr. Lewis Eaton, the general agent,and Mr. Humphrey, the special agent, seem to concur in its practicability and propriety. We call the particular attention of the Postmaster General to these facts. We believe we are correct in the statement—but if there be any error, we shall cheerfully put it right. The principle is wrong that a government mail agent should conduct a private enterprise at the expense of the public, and we trust the President will order an investiga- tion into the matter. Arrival or AN Eminent Enoineer rrom Bra. ziL.—Among the passengers in the Great Western which arrived here last week was Mr. P. P. Leme, attached to the Imperial Engineer Corps of the Brat zilian Empire. He has been sent to this country by the Emperor ona tour of inspection. We under- stand that it is his intention to visit every railroad, ranal, dry dock, steam vessel, navy yard, and ship yard in the United States. This visit will afford Mr. Leme an opportunity of comparing the great improvements made in this re- public, not yet seventy years of age, with those of Europe now nearly in her grave. We do not fear the result of the comparison. We trust that he will return to his own country laden with plans, maps and charts, In the last five years eminent engineers have been sent across the Atlantic from Russia, France, Eng- land, Austria, Spain, Belgium and Brazil. Those of Austria and Brazil are now in this country. The others have finished their labor and returned home, the Russians in the splendid steam frigate Kamschi ka whieh they built in this city. The information, in the shape of charts, diagrams, and plans, which they gathered here were of the greatest valac, and could not have been obtained elsewhere. ‘This we do not say boastingly, for it is a fact, that most of s¢ officers first visited England and finding they could get nothing there they came to America and supplied themselves with all the knowledge necessa- ry, both of a practical and theoretical nature. Prosrkcrs or 4 Rew.—It is now highly proba- ble that Congress will close in an elegant row in a few days, leaving the President without revenue— without money—without credit. ‘The Senate have voted in favor of the distribution tariff bill—it will pass both houses—and then the Captain will veto. On this, both houses will have a grand flare up—and adjourn without passing any law. We are now almost without a government— then we shall be without a rag of any thing. No money—no credit—no law—no nothing—but fights, riots, and vulgar politicians. JoSmith—Jo Smith,do bring out a fresh revelation, and take hold of the government of these United States, posing em ner Phe Opening of the York and Troy Railroad. Tox, Rensselaer Co. Wednesday, 12 P.M. } Janes G, Bennett, Esquim “My last letter was closed at the breaking of the sround on thisimportant public work, at the town of Pawling, Duchess county. After which an able speech was made by Gen. Geo. R. Daviecel:- Troy, in which he castigated the New Yorkers so severely ‘or their backwardness, in not coming forward in ud of this enterprize, that some of them bounced ike live eels in a frying, pan. Alderman Leonard, who represented our ‘or, replied in a short peech, in which he alluded to the losses of our citi- zens by the great fire, since the commencement of he application for the construction of this road, also to the completion of the Croton Water Works at an enormous expense, as among the reasons why they had not been as ready to aid ata former period As A fem intended to be in future. He said that as New York had never failed, nor repudiated any un- dertakings ever commenced, no matter how great or how costly, the friends of this measure would now find that she had placed her leyer to the work, and Atlas like, she would raise it, and never ery fail, for such a word was not in her vocabulary. He contended that a proper spirit was awake in our city upon this subject, and believed,that ifit wasne- cessary, that the corporation itself would subscribe one-fifth of the sum necessary to complete the work. His remarks were received with much ap- probation by the substantial farmers of Dutchess, Putnam and Columbia, who, notwithstanding this is the season in which they are nearly all engaged in harvest, attended ever a thousand strong. _ After time had elapsed for a partial introduction of our public functionaries to the lords of this no- ble manor,we took up our line of march northward, towards Amina, a distance of about ten miles, where we intended to remain during the night.— Your humble representative, in company with Mr. Secretary Bloomfield, Col. Hamilton, and Colonels Young and Carmichael, heavy contractors on the route, were fortunate scoaet to fall into the gener- ous charge of Col. H. Run le, a beyleed and intel- ligent farmer, who made us as comfortable as heart could desire until morning, when with that same good feeling that exists along the whole route to the friends of the road, he harnessed a. spleadid team of horsesand conveyed us nearly thirty miles on our journey. This gentleman, like all others of the intelligent portion of this immense valley, is a constant reader of the popular New York Herald, and a firm supporter of the doctrines it inculcates in Jaw, politics, morality, physic, love and religion. As we passed up the extended valley on the line of the railroad, the picturesque scenery, the pure clear gurgling streams, the neat and substantial farm heuses, and the luxuriant aspect of the sur- rounding country,called forth expressions of aston- ishment and surprise from almost every tongue, that such aregion of country should be shut out from the benefits of this age of internal improv: ments, Let capitalists in New York make ing ries ef the gentiemen whe composed the company, for the full extent of the correctness of our remarks. ‘To the right, and within a quarter of a mile of the line of railroad, for a distance of twenty miles, through Dutchess county, we followed the traces of extensive marble quarries, many of which, upon be- ing opened, have produced an excellent quality of material for building and manvfacture of lime, equal to the Thomaston, which costs our city so large an amount per annum. As we left Amina, we perceived vehicles conveying iron ore of a very rich percentage, to the furnaces for rearing: and within a few miles of this point we understood that there are twelve furnaces in operation, the yield of which, under fall the present unfavorable circum stances of sending it to market, (it being twenty- five miles to the nearest point on the Hud- son,) is $500,000 per annum. In addition to this, in a valley near by,an ore was obtained many years since from which’ an article equal to the best iron ever produced was manufactured, and which in the days of the revolution caused the vicinity to be dis- tinguished by the name of Steel Creek Valley. It is also well known that the iron ore obtained in Salis- bury, Connecticut, a distance of 8} miles from the road, and to which the people of that vicinity in- tend to construct a branch, 1s superior to any in the United States for the manufacture of fire arms, and has been exelusively used by the national Govern- ment in the manufacture of muskets at Springfield, Massachusetts, The produce of this whole region, (of which Dutchess county alone comprises nearly one-tenth of the whole State in value,) will be poured into the lap of New York when this important work is com- pleted. Potatoes, milk, cheese, butter, poultry, calves and lambs, are rarely worthy the attention of the farmers of this district to forward to our market, as the present cost of transportation amounts to nearly, if not quite as much as the article is worth when in market. In forwarding the two latter ar- ticles of food, they areffrequently brought into debt by the sale, and the expense attending the transpor- tation of potatoes, is such, that they are rarely if ever sent to New York. They can be raise Dutchess county in great abundance,and sold on the ground ata handsome prefit at 124 cents a bushel. ‘The freight and factorage of butter makes the ex- pense amount to about $40 per ton on all that is sent to our market, or two cents per pound, while on the railroad it could be taken for one-tenth the sum. The growth of oats Garon this region is most abundant, but to convey a load to Pougkeepsie and thence to New York, (now the only route for the producers,) is done only at the additional ex- pense of the consumers in our city. In the mere item of milk alone our population would receive great benefits, as instead of being compelled as now to pay the price of six Ser quart for that which is adulterated, it would in all probability, owing to the immense_yield on the grazing grounds of Dutchess and Putnam, ke reduced to three cents, and a better quality suppled even at that price. The consumption of milk for our city hasbeen estimated at 30,000 millions of squsits T annum, and owing to its price and diftic ty of obtaining a pure article, the supply is supposed to fall short at least 10,000 quarts per day. Tbs fact is merely presented as one of the items that would naturally find its way to our mar- ket in great abundance from the region of country through which the contemplated road will pass. One of the next most important articles of produce that would be presented in our limits is that of pressed hay. tens of thousands of tons of this staple would be forwarded to our city from the meadows of Dutchess and Putnam if the price of transportation would yield a profit. At present not a hundred tons per annum is received from this part of Dutchess county, and the value, as fed here to stock, does not exceed three to tour dollars per ton. The transportation of plaster, so much needed for portions of the lands of Westchester Putmam, Dutchess, and Columbia‘pounties, would yield a large souree of revenue to the road, as the cost of obtaining it at present is three times the price of the article, which almost excludes its use, al- though absolutely necessary for the renovation of the lands, On Tuesday, on our pasate up the line of road we dined atthe house of Jackson Wing, an ol hero of 76, who numbers nearly gishty years and is more hale and hearty than half our New York bucks at half the age. Longevity is a peculiar characteristic of this whole region, and numerous persons were presented to us whose memory of Washington and his encampment in Dutchess were as vivid as transactions of yesterday. The farmers throughout Dutchess are among the mest wealthy in the state, and it is not at all uncommon for a farm to consist of from five hundred to a thousand acres ; in fact a man is considered a small farmer who does not own and cultivate some huni of acres of land, Large portions of their farms are devoted to grazing cattle and sheep, in the latter product of which she excels all other counties in the state. The most striking peculiarity that presented itself to the mind of our whole company was the fact that for the distance of full fifty miles but one piece of woods was passed through that was not enclosed in a fence, and that did not extend over a hundred is. ythe line of railroad as now selected by the com- pany, pasees full three-fourths its distance through a rich and luxuriant plain, bounded on_ each side by an undulating country, interspersed with the Taco- nic range of mountains that rear their lofty points on the east for a long distance, and by ranges of fine cultivated Fanti hills on the west, presenting, as we moved forward,periect Claude Torraine views of prospective, picturesque scenery, not surpassed in any portion of the Union for variety and extent. The only portion of the line of road that presented any thing like tough work, was for a distance of about three miles on the west branch of the Croton, in Westchester county, which, from the rocky state of the surface presented tog view, would appear to canse considerable Jabor in excavation were it not that the level is but a short distance below the up- percrust. There are miles of the road that are al- ready in a state of | pee that the labor of pre- paring forthe will not pay the contractor a iy- ing profit for his trouble. As we proceeded northward on Wednesday, we passed into the State of Massachusetts for an in- stant, the line of which is presented ata place call- ed Boston Four Comers, made memorable some thirty years since byaduel that was fought in the vi- cinity between Price and Armstrong, in which the latter was seriously wounded. At this point the line of railroad approaches within a distance of a few hundred yards, but is kept entirely within the limits and jurisdiction of our own State. Proceeding on- ward we soon entered Columbia county, where the appearance of the country, althongh productive began to aseume a different aspect from thar passec through in Datchess. The greund work instead of marble, was of a slaty foundation, the { were more enltivated in the prodnetion of w} r and oats, and being as we were intormed, princi- pally leased to tenants, did not present that thrift, neatness and comfort that we had seen below, but among the productions under the head of “‘natives,” we discovered a monstrous rattlesnake, measurin exactly in length, six feet, and full twelve inches in circumference in the largest part, hanging from a NR ACR AR NI Nm NN pole alongside the where it had ed by its gallant capt who had secured the head and rattles ag.a trophy of his prow: stroying such a monster. Ow arriving at a small town called Dover, on Tuesday, we were invited to visit a romantic gap or fissure in the brow of the mountain, on the west side of the vale that has received the sanctified name of the “old Stone Church.” After much toil we obtained a view of its exterior, that presented a gap in a solid rock that d to-have been split asunder by some convulsion of nature, and throus which a pure and limpid stream, sprinkled with golden trout, dashed leaped from rock to rock as if in sportive pastime, Wordsicomdet) to the head of the cavern by means of a ride constructed ladder md from the very topmost point, as far as the eye could reach, came thundering in one white foaming, frothing sheet, the stream that below. Suc’ ashower bath ahought we, such.a place to take ittoo, but time would not permit. On returning, we ascertained that a few months since some young rowdy of the vicinity onseeing a young woman wending her way to this romantic spot ona Sunday morning, followed after, and on entering the cavity he endeavored to accomplish a hellish purpose, which from her determination and energy she effectually resisted and returned to the village. On Sunday afternoon she attended meet- ing in the vicinity, and the next morning exposed his villany, the result of which was that being tried and convicted he was sentenced to five years in the State Prison, So much for the “Stone Church” and its associations. Asa striking evidence of the almost excluded character of a portion of the inhabitants all along the line of rail road through Dutchess, we note the fact that a man of much intellectual appearance in- formed us in the vicinity of the place where ground was first broken, that the band of music then play- ing and the piece of artillery firing was the first that had ever broken apon his ear, je music tongs these parts was 8 pestect astonisher to many of the “natives,” and the cattle along the meadows and hill sides seemed at first to be charmed and attracted with the sound; all would cautiously approach within twenty or thirty yards of the vehicle contain: ing the band, which was onthe lead, and then, asif half frightened and frantic, would bound across the field like maddened buffaloes with heads and tails as erect as lightning rods, to the no small amuse- meant of Dodworth and his associates, particularly the Trombone man, who daugtied as hearty and as strong as the sonorous notes of his instrument. We reached the neat little village of Hillsdale, in Columbia county, which is about 108 miles from New York, at 12 o’clock on Wednesday, and the company then separated for dinner, a part partaking at Reed’s sage house and the remainder at Foster’s Temperance Hall, the latter of which, as a matter of course, was selected by our noble self. At this point the line of road diverges to the west along the immediate vieinity of the Columbla turnpike to near Claverack creek, and thence in a northerly line through the town of Ghent to Valitj#, over Kinderhook Plains, crossing the Hudson and Boston raiiroad, to Greenbnsh and. Bath, and terminating at the enterprizing city of Troy. After dinner we proceeded onward ourself, in company with J, J, poddingtoa, our late efficient Postmaster, Charles Henry Hall, ‘Eaq., Mr. Baldwin, member of Assembly, and Mr. Starkweather, one of our active city merchants. We followed up the valley to the east of the road, towards Chatham Four Corners, which route was originally selected as the line of the road, but presented great obstacles towards its construction, and was final lly abandoned onthe survey of the line now selected by the com- pany, which from Hillsdale is known as ‘‘ Bloom- tield’s Pass,” it having been surveyed by the present active commissioner and secretary of that name, in the year 1888. e arrived at Chatham Four Corners about four o'clock in the afternoon, and was ushered into the sight of the Boston railroad, on which we were to be conveyed to Greenbush, through the politeness of Colonel Bliss, the agent of the Sepia A heavy freight train passed at this instant, loaded with western flour and PEE pisos, which pointed in bold relief to the New York delegation the urgent aud great necessity of a direct means of commu- nication to our city by land during all seasons of the year, We reached Greenbush, Speers Albany, about dusk, and was Sal deny the Mayor and corpora- tion of Troy, accompanied by Capt. Pierce’s well disciplined and neatly uniformed company of Troy City Guards, The steamboat Jonas ©. Hart was atthe wharf, decorated with flags, and ready to convey us totheseat of Trojan enterprise, which was soon presented to our view amid the ringing of bells, the sound of martial music, and the thun- dering of the cannon’s roar. On reaching the wharf, the large assemblage hailed us. with three long and Kerrey emery and in procession we marched to the Mansion House, where all hands are now comfortably stowed away, enjoying the re- freshing aid of genial oom To-morrow morning, Thursday, we proceed to broak ground, on the estate of Mr. P. Van Rensse- lear, the patroon of Rensselaer county, about a mile this side of Albany, full particulars of which I shall bring with me on Friday. There will be an im- mense concourse, and the Trojans are determined to show New York a bold example of the spirit that exists among them. Itis worthy of remark, that although the Mayor and Common Council of Albany were invited to meet the Corporation of Troy at Greenbush, to re- ceive the New York delegation, not a member ap- peared. Such a disposition must satisfy New York that she must take care of herself even if the mem- bers of the Board of Aldermen of her own city re- fuse to participate in this great and important enter- prise. _ She must either give up her western trade to her rival city for five months in the year, or else con- struct this road, the efforts of Albany to the contra- ty notwithstanding. ‘ Carita Suavinc.—Thurlow Weed is improving. We begin to like the fellow. The way he lathers and shaves Noah is a caution to old beards and long consciences. Thurlow almost equals Jim Grant, our blessed barber, who does business at No. 1, 2, or 3, in Ann street. He says Noah isan “old drivel- ler,” and “plays second fiddle” in my band. This last is incorrect. Noah has not wind enough in his bags to play in our band. He is only fit to set up and blow an old horn to an old clothes party—to a batch of office beggars, whom he calls the “demo- cratic administration party”—gad a’ mercy on us. Noah has turned every side and all eides in his day— his last movement is the most miserable of any. He will end his life as he began it, crying “‘ old clo’,” “‘old clo’,” ‘old clo’.” Go ahead Thurlow—only don't be savage on Captain Tyler—he is a better man than you take him for. The Captain will be right side up by and by. Bankrurts.—We are collecting slowly the num- ber of bankrupts in the several States. The follow- ing list, thus far, is correct :— Connecticut to July 25. . . 917 Wisconsin to July 15. . + 165 land to August 1, . + 264 Kentucky to July 10. “ime Northern District of New York to July 15. Southern do do” 27 These facts lead to curious conclusions. It appears that bankruptcy in Western and Northern New York is double that in the city and river counties. This result has arisen from the bad systems of com- merce, trade,and banking, which prevail in Western New York, from Utica out to Buffalo. There is hardly a town there of any magnitude that has not been furnished with victims—but the greatest suf- ferers have been the farmers and mechanics. Take any town in the west—take Buffalo, Batavia, Penn Yan, or any other, what a miserable, despotic, ill- concerted, system of banking and trading has prevailed there! How the farmers and honest mechanics have suffered—-how society and law have been abused and outraged! We have a great deal to say on these facts on another day—and we shall open a chapter on the systems of trade and currency, that will astound the whole country. Hoxonary Drarees.—Harverd University have conferred the degree of L. L. D. on Mr. Everett, American Minister in London. The Nanvoo (Ml.) University have conferred L. L.D. on James Ar« lington Bennet, and James Gordon Bennett. Lite- rature is making great strides in these latter days. Import or Srock.—About 36,127 emigrants have arrived at Quebec thisseason, worth $500 each, alive. Value of import, $18,063,500. (G- Nus.o’s.—The new Jpantomime has created quite a sensation ; we are not surprised at it, whe- ther we consider the beauty fof the scenery—the cleverness of the transformations—or the rich acting of the Ravels ; the three form acombination rarely to be witnessed. All strangers are sure to pay this establishment a visit, and our citizens have long made it their een By the wie has composed an rable overture piece, which meets with deserved applause. fr The alarm of fire last night, was in Broad street, but it amounted to nothing. One bucket of water put it out before the engines got there. er yoemenom ame resi BY.THE SOUTHERN MAIL. r , wi wton, F [Correspondenee of the Herald.} Wasnineron, Thursday—3 P. M. Proceedings of both Houses—The Whigs and the President—a Third Party. The. President pro tem. laid before the Senate this morning a communication trom the Secretary of the Treasury, covering a statement from the Re- gister, made in compliance with a resolution of 30th ultimo, showing the amount of money appropriated by Congress since the year 1885, to satisfy private claims. ‘The amount stated by the Treasurer to have been appropriated, is as follow: °37 101,235 40 38 268,105 91 39 173,459 08 "40 74,722 TL 213,166 09 Some memorials, &e. were presented, but no- thing of public importance. Mr. Kerr occupied a considerable portion of the morning hour in explaining a bill to promote the purposes of the useful arts. The object of the bill is to secure to inventors of useful improvements the benefit of their ingenuity, both in this country and Europe, diseriminating in favor of native talent in the ratio of thirty to five hundred. At one o’clock the tariff bill was taken up, and the day, and perhaps the week, is to be spent im motions to amend and short “speeches. Every mo- tion to amend will be rejected, and the bill will eventually go through as it came from the House. Anumber of the democratic Senators, were origi- nally disposed to permit the bill to pass without pro- tracted opposition. They intended to express a general hostility to its principles, and as a veto was anticipated, to permit the details to go without scrutiny ; but it was fore- seen that the whigs might possibly run the same bill through, omitting the distribution feature, after it shall have been returned without the signature of the President, and it was therefore necessary to propose such amendments as were necessary to make it to- lerable. They do not expect to carry one of them. Mr. Benton has a hundred, more or less, to offer, and there is a pretty good assortment besides. The House has spent the day, so far, onthe bill for the re-organization of the Army. The bill, as it came from the Senate, was published; in the Herald yesterday; but the House will mangle and modify it until its father, Mr. Preston, will hardly recognise his child. The second regiment of dragoons is knocked to pieces already, and as the army seems to be committed to the tender mercies of Mr. Cave Johnson, there will be little more than askeleton left when he has finished _ The debate ceased at three o’clock; and the committee are now voting on the amendments. Mr. Reynolds of Illinois made.a speech this morning, which set the committee m aroar. He is a rare old man, with a vein of good sense, which seems to have been worked very little, no edu- cation, with the quaintest possible diction, and a strange habit of calling every body on earth his “worthy friend.” His voice las a nasal twang that reminds one of the melody of the Cameronians. In. speaking on the navy bill'a few days since, he said— “Mr, Speaker, our navy won unperishable ho- nors in fighting our “ worthy friends,” the British, on the lakes during the last war, and I won’t say nothing against the gallant men in it.” But there are many men in Congress much less usetul than Governor Reynolds, and it may be doubted whether a house composed of such men, would do as much mischief as will be wrought by the present body. f It would seem from the tone of certain papers pro fessing to be friendly to the administration, that theidea of forming a third party forthe support of the President, is still cherished in certain quarters. Nothing can be more preposterous. In_ the present political condition of the country and of party orga- nization, no sane man, witha gt fo of affairs, and aware of the relations of the leaders and the rank and file, can entertain the belief that such a thing is practicable or possible. Party organization is too perfect, and party discipline too potent to per- mit such a hope. The Clay organization embraces six sevenths of the whig party of the Union, and it is idle to expect to detach any considerable number ofthat party in reference to another. Asto the demo- crats,they are banded together by the ties of principle and interest. The genius and theory of that party se- cures them against any permanent or serious di- visions. All attempts, therefore, to constitute a third party with a view to the support of the Administra- tion, or to the succession, must necessarily fail.— The collision of the two hostile parties would be as fatal to all who stand between them as the meeting of two locomotives to a man who should attempt to resist both. This fact must be rent even to the persons who are most busy in such enterprises. Their object is not to render an efficient or useful support to the President, but.to obtain control of the patronage and offices in their vicinity. The papers which are the organs of these factions, and which profess an exclusive devotion to the President, are or sustained from selfish considerations alone. look merely to the Executive bounty, and seek only to promote the personal e of the leaders in the movement. No other motive can stimulate (hen, The result is too obvious to admit of a It is always fair to reason from what has been, to what will be, under similar circumstances. The object and consequences of this none at a third party organization, are best seen and illustrated in the movement of a small knot of broken down liticians in the State of Connecticut. Every body Knows that the spectacle bre WA the divided counsels here is led by the whole country as a sorry one. In Connecticut, this feeling was and is all-pervadi The Whigs, before the last election there, would not support the administration and the Democrats held aloof too. In this juncture, a few men who had been discarded by both parties, set themselves up as the exclusive friends of the Presi- dent—aflected to hold the balance of power between the two parties; thrust themselves upon the President as the only disinterested friends he had in the State, and claimed to dictate in all appointments. Priorto the election they held State convention ied, a district ticket, which they imprudently called an administration ticket, and polled out of nearly fifty thousand votes, some five or six hundred. And this isthe extent of the influence of this little faction. They cannot control more than five hundred votes, if it wasto save their leaders from the gallows. An now these disinterested Cate openly avow their determination to abandon the support of the President, unless he does something for them. All your third parties, in the city of New-York and else- where, have theirorigin in the same corrupt motives. Their fidelity is dependent upon the patronage of the government. They have neither thought of or pur- pose doing any thing but to secure or acquire office. President ‘Tyler will not countenance such move- ments. He is too pure, to high-minded, to sanction such mercenary SORON and too sagacious to be deceived by schemes 80 shallow. There is more to be said on this subject. Baitimore, [Correspondence of the Herald.) Barimong, August 4, 1842, Mr. Eprron— The past twenty four hours have escaped, and left nothing of peculiar interest or moment im their track. Our city is really very quiet. Those who have the means have gone to the springs, or to.the country to ruralize for a few weeks’ whilst others are anxiously awaiting the return of business and the movements of Congress. Inotice a still further decline in flour. Fipwird street now sells at $5.75, with a ; W re aaa: a8, ills is in go $578 at 90; olders of juehanna are 7 The recelgap of wheat are tay aod rien rane rm @EBto $0, fre a a $1.50 for inferior to rie 63.055 sylvania red sold y for $125; corn, 53 a ; slow demand at genase oe whi c goin bartels, 28 cents, and in #2 Acca; © ker bacon is in good demand; ri! hehe Lain = in this State is repre. sented as being very fine, and the harvest of wheat and rye will turn out much better than was antici- ve have it quite cool. The mercury is now 03, wi n breeze from the north. All the better for sleeping. Ropgrick. Philadciphia, [Correspondence of the Herald.) Prtaveirnia, August 4, 1842, Our city was all quiet last night and so continues. Order seems to be perfectly restored, and all now look back in surprise that such outrages should have been committed in the light of day, and the violators be not at once arrested and held to punishment. A number of persons are under arrest, and I suppose will he subject to trial, and perhaps punishment ; but the worst of the mob are believed to be still at large. As the tumult has passed, we gan now look back to the beginning, and examine the flimsy falsehagds that were propagated as a pretext for these outrages. re ere teeeeteeenemnenennnenennectmsitines Was carried in on Monday last, "yesterday, and exhi- meskes . police sted to Sam Ci the Mayor, through one of the windows o} ice. Bete. rioters that thie banner displayed oor’, by the “ Liberty or Death,” over the figure of a negro, and that the painting exhibited the conflagrauion’ of a town in St. Domingo, during the massacre of the whites by their slaves. is, however, the banner contains nothing more than the figure of an “‘ermancipated slave” pointing one hand to the broken chains at his feet, and with the other to the word “Liberty,” in gold letters over his head. — The burning town turns out to be a representation of the “‘rising sun,” ande “sinking ship,” emblematic of the dawn ef freedom and the wreck of tyranny. In exhibiting this banner to the citizens assembled outside of the office, Mayor Scott expressed surprise that any man could so mistake or misrepresent its character: but remarked, that public tumults gene- rally arose out of a similar perversion of truth. On the reverse side of the banner was the following pa- cific inscription ; “The Young Men's Vigilant Association of Phila- ‘efi How grand in ow fair in truth, Are hol: Friemihip, Love and Truth. ituted July 93, 1841.” This may have been the pretext for the disgrace- ful and bloedy acts which ensued, but the cause lies still deeper, in a turbulent and’ disorderly spirit, which needs the strong hand of the law, prompt and severe in its execution, to check and subdue. With such turbulent material, the slightest pretext is a cause for an outbreak; and, therefore, ice should be speedy in overtaking the guilty, and terri- ble in the examples she makes. ‘The blacks who left the city on Monday and Tuesday, and fled into New Jersey for shelter and protection from the mob here, are now fast return- ing to theirhomes. ‘They left ia suck numbersas to filf all the sdiacent woods in which many men, wo- men and children lodged all night. . The transactions in the produce markethave been light for several days at prices unchanged in any important particular from last weeks sales. In stocks, operations are still very limited. Tue Secrerary or THE TREASURY is so far con yalescent as to be able to take moderate exercise. It is his intention to leave in a few days for Bedfc Springs, where he will remain for a short time, then return to the duties of his departin Intelligencer, Aug. 4. City Intelligence, «Curious Devetorments—DerLoraBié State or Morats—FLare uP IN THE Bowsry.—During the last two days some most astounding developments have been elicited by Justice Matsell, ina case ex- amined in the “Star Chamber,” which goes to that the state of morals in certain classes of the community isat as low an ebb as honesty among the financiers of Wall street. The examination in this case was strictly TUYE, and access to “them papers”’ being refused, we are obliged to give the case as we heard it, and believe it to be substantial- ly correctin allits particulars. On Wednesday fore- noon, two females, young, fashionable and hand- some,applied to Justice Matsell for warrants against their husbands, one of whom is a dry goods mer- chant in the Bowery, and the other a dealer in ho- siery inthe same street, for having beaten them in a violent manner, threatened their lives, and those of other persons, &c. The warrants were granted,and the merchants, who are fast friends, and near neigh- bors, were brought up for examination, which re- sulted, as we understand, in their being severally held to bail in the sum of $5000 to keep the peace to- wards their wives for six months, and $2,500 to an- swer the charge at the Sessions. a The following are the events which are said to have led to the assault committed on the ladies by their liege lords. On last Monday fortnight, the females, who are likewise fast friends, prevailed on their husbands te permit them to make a visit to Philadelphia, to see some friends of the hosie man’s wife who had just arrived from England, Somewhere about the same time, a worthy ex-As- sistant Alderman of the Tenth Ward, who is some- what celebrated for his whiskers, his love of sport- ing and dishing, and attendance at all the balls of the season, whether fancy or check-apron, and a genteel, food looking tailor of Chatham: street, likewise left the city, for different destinations, either of which was far enough from Philadelphia. fteran absence of about nine days, the ladies returned to the city, well pleased with their visit to the city of “Brotherly Love,” and about the same time the ex-Assistant and the handsome tailor also returned home. Things went on smoothly for a few days, when, alas, the green-cyed monster took possession of the breast of the hosiery man—he suspected the fidelity ot his wife, and seeing the ex-Assistant in conversation with her in his store, he crept under the counter, listened to their conversation, and thought he heard enough to justify his icions. He questioned his wife on the subject, which led to uarrel, and ended in his beating her until she acknowledged that he had cause for complaint. He immediately flew to his friend the dry goods man, and on canvassing the case, they arrived at the con. clusion that their wives had played them false, and had gone to Philadelphia in company withthe ex- Assistant and the tailor. One oft the party then~ went on to Philadelphia, and returned with the in- telligence that the women had not been at the place where they stated, in that city. The deceived huc- bands then took satisfaction by committing the assaults on their spouses, which led to their arrest. Not satisfied, however, with this it revenge, they determined to seek out the authors of their wrong. So, on Tuesda) ht the hosie: Semaal himself with a eal ire, d eh ani.the ry goods man with a club, and sallied forth in quest of their foes. They first visited the residence of the ex-Alderman, in the Tenth Ward,when they were informed that he had been lucky enough to save his bacon, by taking a trip to Connecticut. After letting a little of their wrath boil over, by tell- ing what they would have done, if they had caught him, they proceeded to the tailor’s residence, in Bayard etreet, but were again doomed to disap- pointment, as that worthy had concluded to lodge at his store in Chatham street that night, as he was rather crowded with company from the country. ‘They entered the house, layed the flourished the, bludgeon, and even inva the sanctiiary of his wife’s bed-chamber to find the ob- ject of their vengeance. It appears, however, they finally discovered the tailor’s hiding place, and proceeded to his store be- fore daylight, on ‘Wednesday, armed, in addition to, the bludgeon, and stiletto, with a musket, The aie ies had bee ketars, reese and apprised im of his danger, but they effected an entrance to his chamber before he had time to dress. . The redoubtable heroes then commenced work in earnest, threw the tailor’s wife down stairs and beat and pummelled the amorous knight of the shears, until the cries of the female it the po- hee tg ingen daiais e tailor solemnl mies the con against him by the gr joe peed yin it he can prove by the affidavit of a Ac nig ter gare now in this city, that he was in during the time he is accused of being with the women in Phi- ladelphia. The ex-Aseistant town yesterday morning and Justice Matse! nan arrived in in company with an ex. ‘Alderman i 4 e real it of a conference has not We ented the dry man started for Philadelphia, with a friend, on Wednesday even- ing, to pick up evidence as to the conduct aud com- panions of the while in that city. > The Sine curious advertisement appearsin yesterday’ — ww afl pera are Leche ayer J wives 5 an nn Sebirof thelr contracting will be Ji ‘New York, August 34, 1813. ag att ‘What all this will end in, we cannot tell, but sume there willbe work for lawyers in abundanee 4 aera aga ora age Be a that P Vv. Husted, clothier, io m wrt ester - day laid an action for da in the Goamon Pleas, against William Venables, hosiery dealer, Herein for a violent assault and , com- mitted im in Conjunction with Wm. J. y ary go is dealer, 94 Bowery, t $1000 Norr.—Charles Stone, alias French Jack, was lerday brought before the Recorder on a writ of habeas corpus, and itted to bail in the sum of $2000, to answer the of stealing @ $1000 note on the Union Bank from John J. Clay- ton, at the Sessions,Simeon W. eee wer merz- chant, of 187, West street, becomi bondsman. Bexcr Warrant.—A. M. ‘c. Senith yesterday arrested {vers Barton in the Park, on a bench war- rant from the Court of Sessions, he having been indicted for larceny. Barton acted as bail master for such rogues as Bill Ki , Ezra Cleaveland, and others, a short time », always deseribi large quantities of real estate in his affidavits Nato Dan’ M*Brid ‘i RovipED FoR.—Dan M*‘Bride, who was cat by ‘officer W. FH, Stephens on ‘Wedneeda ni while in the act of fabbing a sailor named John W. Woodward, in a den in Orange-street, and Bill Gore, for robbing a lodger of his vest and money, in Hay ’s lodging house, 278, Front-street. Drarit Causey ny Cynranur some Coroner yesterday held an inqueat body of a negro bady, aged 16 montha, and the returned a verdict that “ Esther Thompeon to her death by accidental drowning ima eistern, on the lot of Wm. Smith, in 8ith street, the said cistern being "om a box, or other proteption against acci- aida CHATHAM THEATRE.—J. R. Scott appears to- ight i elebrated character of Macbeth, s ted iy tte te ft Macduff, ‘Thorne a Mal- Kiehy cies Mrs. Kany . J. A also appears as Giles a of the Miller's Maid, ent.—Nat. —