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EW YORK HERALD. New York, Dhursday, S® tember 8, 1843. Ceriovs rrom Wasuinoton.—We learn from Washington, that the President received a letter the other day from Chas, A. Davis, alias Major Jack Downing, assuring him that there was no in- tentional respect shown to his Excellency in the manner of drinking “ that toast”—that it was pure- by accidental. This statement may pass for a joke—a hoax of the Jack Downing school of literature—but certainly not for a fact. If Captain Tyler swallows Jack's version, we should think his Excellency as great a fool and imbecile as the Wall street papers call him. | But we are positively assured that the President, on | reading Jack’s letter, burst into a horse-laugh and | said—** Jack Downing is ad—d fool if he thinks I | can believe this.” So he is. Tue Mepican Scnoots or New Yorx.—As the ) of their opening now approaches, the public | s to know all about these celebrated schools jedieine and surgery. The public must be grati- | Che desire is natural. Every one has got a body to be preserved in health and cured of disease, 1s well asa soul to be saved from the world, and the h, and the devil. So it isn’t strange that the com- munity should be anxious to learn the character of the savans who are entrusted with the manufacture of our physicians and surgeons. We have two Medical Colleges here—the Crosby Street School, and the Stuyvesant Institute of Medicine and Phar- macy. _ Let us contrast their merits. We will begin with the juvenile establishment, which has searcely yet been relieved from its swad- dling-clothes, to wit, the Stuyvesant Institute under the management of Drs. Mott, Pattison, Bedford and Sands. This school was ushered before the public with a terrible flourish of high-standing pre- tension, and a vast quantity of advertising, some of it not yet paid. Its Professors were represented to be veritable giants in physic and surgery. They promised a reform of the whole system of medical education. They threatened to knock all the other schools in the country into a three-cornered They were the men, and wisdom was to die All this had its effect. He was a true philosopher who said— «The pleasure is as great In being cheated as to cheat !” The greatest impostor may gain credence for a time, if he shout loudly and long enough. ‘The fact is, that we ourselves believed the Stuy- We swallowed their dose without a hat with them! vesant gentry. grain of allowance. We spoke words of cheer to them. We bid them prosper. However, every species of imposture must one day be subjected to fatal exposure. So alas! was it with the men of the Stuyvesant. In four short months they were “found out,” and found themselves out of pocket,out of cre- dit, out of the good graces of the profession—all of their students «who applied for admission to the na- val medical service rejected—their whole scheme a failure! And why was this?’ For the simple reason that the professors in the school have no means of affording clinical instruction, and are utterly unfit to occupy the place of public teachers. Let us exa- mine them individually. And first comes the great gun—Dr. Valentine Mott. Dr. Mott is a first-rate surgical operator, but is most innocent of any aequaintance with the prin- ciples of surgical science, and the very worst lec- turer that ever opened his jaws in a college. The verbatim reports of his lectures in the Lancet have excited the surprise, ridicule, and pity of the whole profession in this country and in Europe. His Book of Travels would have disgraced a schoolboy. The poor man can unite a broken leg, but he is utterly in- capable of connecting together two ideas. His vanity and égotism are proverbial. He is un- just and illiberal towards his brethren, so much so, that he did not scruple to invade the solemn sanctity of the tomb, and stigmatise, as an “ignorant foreign adventurer,” the late Dr. Bushe —a surgeon of extraordinary talent, and who, as is well known, drove Dr. Mott to Paris, there to swal- low his chagrin at the triumphs of his successful rival. ‘The same heartless jealousy prompts the savage attacks on the professional attainments of Dr. Houston, the influence of whose talents may be estimated by the virulence of his opponents. The same low envy led Dr. Mott, last winter, to describe before his class Dr. McLellan of Philadelphia, as a “foreign adventurer, who came here with only sents in his pocket.” The same malignity in- duced Dr. Mott to abuse Professor Miitter of Phi- , and Dr. Stevens of New York—gentle- o rank amongst the most distinguished sur- ns ot the age. Nor is Dr. Mott secure from censure on strictly professional grounds. At one of his cliniques last winter, as we are informed by seve- ral surgeons who were present, in a case of supposed eversion of the foot, he cut the tendon of the tibialis anticus, when, as we are told, the merest tyro in the art knew that he should have divided the tendon of inother muscle, the peroneus longus. Here Dr. Mott committed a series of blunders. In the first place, he subjected the patient, a lad of thirteen years of age, to a cruel operation, which was quite uncalled for, as it was merely a case of incipient paralysis of the muscles of the leg ; secondly, he dis- covered want of judgment in mistaking the nature of the case; and, thirdly, he committed an ana- tomical blunder. Then, as to his lecturing, what is to be thought of the teacher whose public dis- courses were filled with such expressions as these: “Gentlemen, you can now go home and say that you saw the very knife with which I done this !”— or, “ Gentlemen, you can tell your friends that you saw the very ligature with which J tied this ar- No wonder that with such a drivelling, gar- rulus old woman (in breeches) as their Professor of the great science of Surgery, the Stuyvesant stu- dents should have been rejected at the Naval 3oard ! Pr Thon coasee iv Pusiidon-i> Gibikile Sharpe Pat. tison”—late of here, there and every-where. An extraordinary and melancholy fatality appears to have marked,the entire past migratory career of this gentleman. He failed as a teacher in Glasgow—he tailed in London—he failed in Baltimore—twice he failed in Philadelphia—and now again, after a last desperate effort to retrieve the follies and failures of his past life, he has failed in New York. If we did not well know the miserable intriguing, double- dealing disposition of this individual, we would pity him; for it is indeed a lamentable spectacle to see aman thus driven from city to city, and from shore to shore, leaving behind him any thing but a fragrant odor to recal his unhonored memory! As an anatomical teacher Dr. Pattison dates about the year of our Lord, 1810—he knows nothing whatever of the minute and philosophical manner in which the noble science of anatomy and physiology is now taught in the best schools of Europe and this coun- try. No wonder that withsuch a teacher of anato- my all the students of the Stuyvesant Institute who applied for admission, were rejected by the Naval Board ! Next we have the ‘‘Phenomenon”—the ‘Phenom- enon—the “Psychological and Literary Phenome- —Dr. Gunning S. Bedtord! We do not believenon” that ever there was a professional man in this or any other city who enjoyed such an unenviable notorie- ty as this poor man. He is known from Maine to Florida as the mostimpudent and stupid plagiarist that ever stole the work of another's brains. Dr Houston’s expose of his disgraceful literary thefts has settled poor Bedford, and the rage of the creature knows no bounds; he never mentions.the name of Dr. Houston without the most fearful blasphemies. ‘The poor “Phenomenon” is now about as comforta- ble as a plucked goose exposed to the tender mercies of a Canadian winter; or a cricket dancing on a heated frying pan! No wonder that with such a dresser up of himself in the stolen habiliments of other men—such an old clo’ dealer for their teach- er of obstetries and the diseases of women and chil- creo, all the students of the Stuyvesant who sought adinission into the Naval Medical Corps were re« jected! tery Lastly, we have the distinguished Dr. Sands, the | An {Insulting Dinner im celebrated Root-Beer-Man, only rivalled by the “ginger-bread man”’—for the remaining Professors with the exception of Professor Draper, are mere men of straw—‘leather and prunella.” Dr. Sands, we regard as the best of the lot. His infallible rem- edy for the destruction of the troublesome vermin which constituted one of the plagues of Egypt, pos- sesses, it is said, great efficacy, and his plan of “transporting leeches in their native clay,” is ex- ceedingly judicious. Ifanything can retrieve the fortunes of the School, it will be the pharmaceuti- cal efforts of Dr. Sands. We have already express- ed our high approbation of the zeal discovered by Drs. Mott and Sands in advancing the progress of Pharmacy. If they cannot educate Students so as to enable them to pass the Naval Board, these vener- ble men will, at all events,make amends by teach- ing them how to manufacture mercurial ointment, and administer a clyster. But the great—the glaring—the not-to-be-conceal- ed defect in the system of the Stuyvesant School, is the total want of clinical or bed-side instruction.— | This is the sorest point of all. But although allusion | to it is somewhat agonizing to Dr. Mott, Sands & | Co., we mustgently touch upon it, for we weuld de- | sire to save the Students who are coming from the | country, and who may possibly be induced to be- | lieve even the statements of the Stuyvesant eircu- | lars. All the Hospitals, Dispensaries, &c. in the | city are in the hands of the Crosby street School.— | Letit be known, then, that the Stuyvesant School | has no means whatever of giving a practical know- ledge of diseases and their appropriate treatment. True, last winter a clinique was got up, but from the jealousies and quarrels of Drs. Mott and Patti- son, it was discontinued. No wonder that without opportunities of learning the nature of disease, and witnessing its treatment, all the Students of the Stuyvesant School, who applied tor admission were rejected at the Naval Board! We might enumerate the quarrels of this Faculty with each other,as amongst the causes of the failure of this School. But the public care little about hear- ing that Dr. Pattison called Dr. Mott “an old ego- tistical fool,” or that Dr. Mott described Dr. Patti- son as “‘an impudent old babbler, with a door plate like a sign-board, and a hand that always put one in mind of the ague.” The public doesn’t, we suppose, care about knowing Dr. Mott’s threat to republish a certain pamphlet illustrative of sundry exciting pas- sages in the life of Dr. Pattison. We have shown, at all events, that the Professors are one and all un- fit for the duties of their chairs—that they cannot afford practical instruction to their students—that their institution is the laughing-stock of the profes- sion—and that it is no wonder that all their pupils who applied for admission into the naval medical corps were ignominiously rejected. Our review of the Crosby-street School will form the subject of another article. Inthe meantime let students profit by our warning, and so preserve their pockets from plunder, and their characters from dis- grace. Tue Insutr to THe Press at THE Late Diyner.— From among a great many others of a similar cha- racter in the various papers of the Union, we select the following, which appears in the “ Baltimore Clipper :?— Tue Asusvnton Dinner 1n New Yorx—Tue Press.— Most of the New York papers express themselves in in- dignan’ terms at ‘he insult offered to their reporters, by the Managers of the Ashburton Dinner. In consequence of this insult the reporters left the room in a body after the speeches o! Lord Ashburton and Mr. Evans. It seems that the managers did not consider the reporters as associates for the company, and therefore provided a separate table for them, as for so many inferiors. This was the offence, which the reporters properly resented by leaving the room. It is very certain that many of the reporters for the press are not only gentlemen of distinguished talents, but in their characters and social relations are very farthe superiors of those who would thus attempt to degrade them to menial condition. We are surprised that such an occurrence as the above should have taken place in this country. Most public men owe a large portion of their fame fo the public press, and hence it is strange that any effort should be made to bring it into contempt. It is otherwise even in aristocratic England, where reporters are always furnished with the best seats, and are other- wise treated with great respect. This 1s but one instance out of a hundred that we could select, of the light in which the conduct of the Ashburton Committee has been received throughout the country, by the press generally, with one or two exceptions. Those exceptions are such papers as Charles King’s, Thurlow Weed’s, and Booby Brooks’s The insult is very/properly awakening a deep teel- ing in the community at large, as to the lines of dis- tinction that these “* merchant princes” may choose to draw on future occasions between themselves and gentlemen, other than the reporters. We can gather something of ,the sentiments of these men from the brutal language of their leader, that mise- rable upstart, ignorant blackguard, Charles King, who has neither the manners, education, nor cou- rage, to constitute him a gentleman. It is but four years since, that at one of these $10 dinners, given to Mr. Webster at the Astor House, one of our re- porters, for whose ticket we had paid $10, was turned out of the room by this very Charles King and his clique (whose superior he was in talent, education, and manners, simply because he wasre- porting the speeches, and doing that for which we had a right to send him there. The fact is, that this clique, of which the King family is at the head, are determined, if possible, to get up castes and establish certain distinctions in so- ciety in this republican country, similar to what pre- vails among the Hindoos. And knowing that they can never succeed whilst a free and independent press exists here, their main eflort is to trample on that press, and to declare that all those connected therewith are unfit to associate with the ‘merchant princes.” The*issue may as well be made at once. And the day is not far distant, when these insolent and ignorant men will be taught to feel that the members of the press arej as far their superiors in talent, education, character, and all the attributes of gentlemen, as can possibly be conceived. Those connected with the press of this city are their supe- riors in every respect ; and we think the reporters owe it to themselves to call a meeting, and publish all the facts in the case to the world over their own signatures. They wouldbe sustained in their inde- pendent course from one end of the Union to the other. Asupurton Dinner—More Exrtanations.—In addition to those already published, we have receiy- ed the following :— New Yonx, Sept. 6, 1942. To rue Eorron or the New Yorx Herato— Sin— My attention has been directed to a statement contained in your paper of Friday last, in relation to “ the Festival given to Lord Ashburton,” in which it is remarked that “the Post Master of th: ity had the want of spirit to sit still and acquiesce in the gross insult to the President of the American people,” and I am induced to notice it in jus. tice to myself, and at the suggestion of friends who feel satisfied that the course adopted by me on the occasion re- ferred to is not generally known. ‘The facts are simply these :—When it became evident that the toast to the Queen of Great Britain was to be responded to with cheers, while that to the President of the United States had been previously passed in silence, | expressed a strong indignation to those who surrounded me and did not unite in the cheering (but from no beak e to the toast itself), and stated that if I were not a public officer I should in- stantly quit the room. My feelings on this occasion were eased warmly and unreservedly, and were those that American, who respects the institutions of his coun try, should 4 when an indignity is offered to the na- tion throug! hief Magistrate. A due regard to the occasion, and my official relations to the government, prompted my deportment, and subse- quent reflection has convinced me that the decided and emphatic manner in which I condemned the transaction, was under the peculiar circumstances of my position in reference to the Executive, and from having been placed in official communication with the ‘distinguished guest in- tended to be honored by the banquet, the most proper and becoming. Respectfully, Your obedient servant, JOHN LORIMER GRAHAM. This is perfectly satisfactory—and is what we expected of Col. Grah Who comes next? Tur Crerxs.—We perceive that the Clerks are calling public meetings to pass resolutions regulating the hours at which the employers shall shut up their stores. Why don’t these amiable young men regu- late the quantity of food, the description of clothing, and the hours of sleeping also of their several em- ployers? The next step will be to pass resolutions, turning their employers out of their own doors.— Why not? Conduct of the In the year 1816, it will be remembered by many, that a dinner was given at Washington Hall by the “* merchant princes” of New York, tocelebrate the restoration of the Bourbons, ‘The Hall was decora- ted with flags, similarto the Astor House on a late occasion, and other insignia of royalty. And Go- verneur Morris commenced the speeches with this remark, ‘‘ The Bourbons are restored.” This din- ner, and the sentiments promulgated at it, (although less obnoxious than those at the Ashburton dinner,) produced so great a sensation, that the people col- lected in crowds around Washington Hall, and when the dinner was about half over the people made an irruption into the room, scattered all before them, tore down the flags, and the merchant princes had to make their escape by the back door. And upon the late occasion if the reporters, on leaving the room, had addressed the people from the steps of the Astor House, Tammany Hall, or the City Hall, told them of the insult offered to the na- tion, through the person of the Chief Magistrate—of the insult to the public through its representative, the press—of the nature of the chorus, which may be considered a commentary on the whole affair— the party would have been turned out of the room, neck and heels, merchant princes, Lord Ashburton, and the whole of them. And these men owe to the forbearance of the reporters, and their gentlemanly conduct in keeping quiet till the proper time came to divulge particulars—that they were not all put to the rout before dinner was half over. Canpipates Fer Next Governor.—Tur Two Conventions —On Tuesday of this week two Con- ventions were held in Syracuse—one by the whigs another by the democrats—for nominating candi- dates for Governor and his lieutenant, to be elected in November. The following are the results of the proceedings :— Wuie. Democrat. Luther Bradish, for Gov. W. ©. Bouck, for Gov. J. A. Colher, for Lieut. A.S. Dickinson, for Lieut. This nomination may be said to begin the guerilla war for the next Presidency. In some respects the contest involves also the policy of the State. Alto- gether the programme of the men and the principles involved may be thus stated :— The whigs are in favor— Ist. Of Henry Clay for the next Presidency. 2d. Of an old fashioned U.S. Bank, to manage the currency. 8d. Of a distribution of the proceeds of the public lands—or an assumption of the State debts by the General Government on the basis of the lands. 4. Of a protective tariff and higher duties. 5. In State policy the whigsare in favor of carry- ing on the public works, and increasing the State debt. §@The democrats, on the contrary, may be said to be in favor— Ast. Of John C. Calhoun, Martin Van Buren, or whoever their Convention may nominate for the next Presidency. 2d. Of. specie currency, and against any United States Bank. 3d. Against distribution or assumption in every aspect. 4th. Against the increase of the State debt. 5th. Against a large protective tariff—but in favor of a moderate one. This isa fair statement of the issue, and it is the first intelligible issue that has come before the peo- ple in many a day—no hard cider—no glory—no humbug here. The policy and principles of the whigs lead to speculation, high prices, expansions, credit, genteel piety, courtly extravagance, luxury, elegance and fashion. The tendency of the demo- cratic policy is to cash business—low prices, restric- ted credits, moderate habits of life, low priced breeches, and so forth. The manufacturers and fi- nanciers prefer the whig policy—the mechanics and laborers the democratic. It will make a beautiful fight on public policy—without any hard ‘cider or glory to obscure men’s eyes. In the first skirmish we feel rather in favor of Mr. Bradish, because we prefer the cut of his coat and the price of his breeches— however, generally at present we may be said to be on the fence, high and dry. "A Aprrvicants ror Orrice.—Ty.er Men.—The Ty- ler men have increased very rapidly of late in this city—particularly as the chances of office increase. We perceive that Col. Hepburn, Col. Starkweather, and many others, are all leaning towards Captain Tyler of late, when but a short time ago they were leaning the other way. The success of Noah, the old clo’ man, is a powerful example. In the late “Evening Star” Noah cut up Captain Tyler, and it died—in the “Union” he puffs up the same Captain, and he lives. Glorious times for converts. Won’t Col. Hepburn have an Indian Agency ? Did not Noah write the abusive articles on Captain Tyler, published last spring in the Brother Jonathan? An- swer that, Judas Iscariot. ADJOURNMENT OF THE LEGISLATURE—PassaGE OF THE Conaresstonat District Brut.—The following bill has at last been passed by the Legislature, and signed by the Governor, and is therefore a law.— The legislature adjourned yesterday :— Districts—1. Suffolk and Queens; 2. Richmond and Kings;8. The First, Second, Third’ Fourth and Fifth wards of the city of New York; 4. The Sixth, Seventh, Tenth and Thirteenth wards of NewYork; 5. The Eighth, Ninth and Fourteenth wards of New York; 6. T! Eleventh, Twelfth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeent of New York; 7. Westchester and Rockland; 8. Putnam and Dutchess; 9. Orange and Sullivan; 10. Ulster and Delaware; 11. Columbia and Greene; 12. Rensselaer; Washington and Essex; 15. Clinton, ‘arren andthe north part of Hamilton (the 316, Saratoga, Schenectady, Fulton, and the residue of Hamilton; 17. Hermiker and Montgomery; 18. St. Lawrence and Lewis; 19. Jefferson; 20 Oneida; 21. Otsego and Schoharie; 22. Chenango, Broome and Tioga: 23. Madison and Oswego; 24. Onondaga; 26. Cayuga and Cortland; 96. Tompkins, Chemung and Yates, 27, Sececn and Wayne; 28. Monroe; 99. Ontario and Livingston; 30. Steuben and Allegany; $1. Cattaraugus and Cheutauque; ELE, 33. Wyoming and Genesee; 34. Orleans ani ara. sion of Congress, a bill was passed regulating the pay of pursers and forward officers in the navy. I will say nothing of the princely allowance given to pursers, in lieu of other perquisites, but I cannot re- frain from expressing the satisfaction I derive in knowing that the valuable class of officers usu- ally designated forward officers, are now receiv- ing pay somewhat adequate to the service they are performing. In this feeling I am certain I will be joined by all true friends to the navy. The news of the bill having passed first reached here ina letter couched in these terms :— Dear Sin— Your bill has passed—send on the money. ours, J. E. DOW. —— ——, Esq., Sailmaker, U. $. N. P. 8.—Tell your purser I worked d—d hard for his Dill, and I think he ought to pay too. J. E. D. You will probably be as much ata loss for the meaning of this laconic epistle as I was, until it was explained to me by an old hard a’weather boat- swain, in language something like this—“ Why, you see, sir, this here Mr. Dow is a bit of a land shark what cruises about Washington, and has a wat of getting to windward of Congressmen. [ think they calls him a lobby member. Now yousee,sir,some of these here knowin’ sailmakers and carpenters, what learns their trade ashore, ships this feller for $50 a pre to pilot our bill through ; and now you see, sir, ie wants his pilotage.” Upon reference to the Navy Register, I find there are 32 boatswains, 41 pepe, 36 carpenters, and 33 sail conve dence each of whom Mr. Dow expects to receive making in all the very nice sum of 100. Now 1 will not pretend to estimate the va: ue of Mr. Dow’s services ; the members of Con- gress best know how far he has been instrumental in getting this bill passed I have no sort of objec- tions to the pursers paying him four times the amount he expects from tl em—with their enormous pay they can well afford it—bnt Ido think it will bea heavy tax upon the forward officers. Boatswaine and gunners are generally bad financiers—carpen- ters and sailmakers, who “learn their trades ashore,” may know more about it. It is possible that some of your readers, who are pattes acquainted td ep ete than either the oatswain or myself, wi able to suggest some van by which an equitable adjustment of Mr: w’s claim may be made. Boatswat’s FRiEND. Seconp Cant.—Why don’t the Ashburton. ten-dol- lar-Queen-of the-Sea Committee publish the Presi- dent's letter ? Nove Procession.—One of the most remarkable and novel processions that ever oceurred in this country, will take place next Monday, It is caused by the disgraceful conduct of the “merchant princes” of this city, in their insult to the chief magistrate. In this procession there will be twenty- six carriages, representing the twenty-six States, each with four ladies; in the centre a little girl will hold a printed banner, containing the toast which the merchant princes rejected. Nothing which has taken place in modern his- tory at all resembles this movement. We must go back to the days of chivalry to fiad a parallel— in the movements of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and Charlemagne and his pa- ladies. And it is natural that this shiould be so ; be- cause the want of manners, and the c.oarse brutality that characterized the ‘ merchant prices,” has so completely demoralized the age, as to render it ne- cessary to bring up and revive the lo,tier feeling, that characterized the old military democracy of Europe. Parrioric Requirau.—The “ Courier and En- quirer” of this morning, justifies the gross indignity to the President perpetrated by the ‘merchant princes,” coupling this justification with the applica- tion of such terms as these to the Chief Magistrate : ‘the imbecile who happens to be President,” &c. In requital for this abuse, we find that Mr. Collector Curtis very properly gives his advertising patronage to the samepaper, thus establishing the truth of the charge of “imbecility” against the President in keeping such men in place. Ha! ha! ha! I wish I were President one da: Preserved Fisu.—This gentleman is now pickled in patriotism for the remainder of his days. Solitary and alone he left that room on the night of the din- ner, and a blaze of glory surrounds his head. They have had a meeting in Philadelphia on account of it, and given him nine cheers. He certainly would make a good Collector, or Surveyor of the Port. Avorner DeraucatTion or Ropsery in Wau. Srreer.—It came out yesterday in Wall street that one of the clerks of Nevius & Townsend had robbed his employers of $10,000, or more, by false entries. How much he hasrun in debt besides, we know not. See moneyarticle. Who comesnext? Private Rervpiation.—Up to this time, tn this city, nearly 500 individuals have repudiated their debts, amounting to $6,000,000, and have got their certificates of honesty in their breeches’ pockets.— The aggregate amount of state repudiation in the country, is probably $100,000,000—that of private repudiation $130,000,000—in all $250,000,000. This isan honest ag Tue Manpamus Resouutions.—These resolutions passed the/Séenate, having previously passed the As- sembly. So that the Legislature, while it is care- ful not to conflict with the act of Congress in its di- vision of the congressional districts, protests against its assumptions, as not warranted by the spirit of the compact, and urging a repeal of the law. Inprana Exection.—The whig candidate in Adams and Jay is elected. DeKalb and Steuben is atie. Butas the member from Shelby, Mr. Tevis, is to vote for General Howard, the locofoco candi- date for the U.S. Senate, the locofocos will have a majority of one on joint ballot. Gorne Home.—Two hundred emigrants, in the last stages of poverty, sail to-day in the Eutaw for Liverpool. These people came here poor, and go home poorer. Will they be there in time for the riots? Stor Tu1er !—Who stole the copy of the Treaty and Correspondence from the files of the U.S. Se- nate, and published them in the ‘Courier & Enqui- rer 7? Who isthe thief? New Bricuton.—This 1s one of the most inviting spots in September and October, that can possibly be imagined. It is open to the fresh western breezes, and out of the reach of the damp sea air. Mostcat.—The Brahams, father and son, were at Sandwich, U. C., on their way to Montreal, after a most brilliant tour through the Great West. Signor Nagel and Nourri are both at Montreal. 4cg- Thurlow Weed calls Pleasants’ project to ab- duct Van Buren,a Moen hoax. Is it notrathera Morgan affair ? Brickworx.—Read Bnistow’s advertisement and go and get a few lessons in writing and in short hand. Parave.—The 27th regiment of National Guards parade in the Park this morning at 7 o’clock, after which they go to Fort Hamilton. Jiacery.—Field’s comedy “Such As It Is,” at Park Theatre last evening. Fat Oysrers.—At the Caspian Saloon, 122 Ful- ton street. Qcg- The Canadian Parliament meets at Kingston to-day. Og Dr. J. C. Bennett is lecturing on Mormonism in Boston. Navat News.—The frigate United States, from Rio Janeiro, arrived at Valparaiso May 5th, and sailed 6th for Callao. Thesloop of war St. Louis was expected at Valparaiso in about a month after May 14, and would proceed thence for home. The store ship Relief, from Callao, arrived at Valparaiso March 29th, and sailed April 8d, on her return to Callao. The steam frigate Missouri, Captain New- ton, from Thomaston, arrived at Wiscasset Ist inst., and would remain until the 5th. The ship John Adams was at Rio on the 26th of July, to sail soon for the east coast of Afric: Nreio’s.—The Ravels appear to-night on the tight rope, and in the new pantomime. It is need- less to write a line in favor of this charming and well conducted establishment. That the public ap- preciate the efforts of the spirited proprietor, isclear, from the fashionable crowds that nightly honor the garden with their presence. We see Mr. Gibbins, the gentlemanly cheek taker, has a benefit on Satur- day. Let it be one in the true sense of the word— he deserves it. Cuatuam Txeatre.—To-night Mr. Scott enacts the character of Gambia, in the highly pleasing drama of the Slave, which of itself is worthy a crowded house. But in addition, Mr. James Crow Rice appears in two of his best pieces, viz. Jumbo Jum, axd the Foreign Prince, in which lat- ter piece he will be supported by Mrs. Thorne, as Letty. Og We canrecommend the American Museum with a good conscience. An establishment that can boast, in addition to its half million of curiosi- ties of nature and art, its public garden, and the real mermaid, such performers as Harrington, the ventriloquist and magician, the charming Miss Tay- lor and Celeste, and inimitable Master Diamond and Whitlock, deserves its constant overflow of commendation and patronage. The Gipsey Girl is still here. Performances twice every day. Tue Texas Treaty.—A Commercial Convention, concluded between the United States Texas, was laid before the Senate some time in the last week of the session, by the President for ratifica- tion. We learn, says the National Intelligencer, upon inquiry, that owing to the late period at whic! that treaty Wassent in, it wasnot practicable for the Senate to act upon it before adjournment. It will come up, of course, among the first things to be act- ed upon when the Senate is again in session. Hon. James Reily, Charge d’Affairs of Texas, between whom and the Secretary of State this treaty, hand concluded, having acc that Ley le ject, has resigned his trust, and departe ‘ashington on his return to Texas. " —Mr. William Buckhout, carpen- er. a ee the corner of Grand and Orange streets, erday, fell down and expired in- stantly He hed been as well as usual during the day, and an examination of the coroner resulted in a verdiet of death from apoplexy. BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL. Baltimore, [Correspondence of the Herald.] Batrmore, Sept. 7, 1842. Mr. Eprron— The defenders of Baltimore, who fought at the Battle of North Point, are making great prepara- tions for the celebration of the 12th September inst., the Anniversary of the battle and victory. They intend marching to the ground where the battle was fought, there have an oration and other things ap- propriate. Iknow not that a more imposing specta- cle can be witnessed than to behol4 these honored py oe in procession. They are all on the downwi roa i i i white and Swhitoed wiki Bing fruits of y, have succeeded ume. _ Officers Hays, zal, and Ri in recovering most of the recentl the store attached to the Thistle Fuctone Troe appears to be no doubt but the man, Brown, who they have in a oe is the thief. Alexander Frisby, a young man familiarly known to almost every person in Baltimore, for his eccen- tricities, died very suddenly on Sunday last, with inflamation of the stomach. There ure in circulation here some three dollar fraudulent notes on the Citizens’ Bank. They have been altered from the notes of some broken or fraudulent institution. Persons, without carefully examining them might be deceived, In Frederick City, about forty-five miles west of this, and the surrounding nein orhood, I am told there has prevailed a very fatal fever. Whole fami- lies have been prostrated with it at_a time, whilst from amongst them it has carried off in some in- stances two and three out of a household. It is healthy in this city. Yours. Roperick. Washington eens ndence, ‘Wasuinaton Crry, Sept. 5, 1842 Mr. Legure—a Baltimore Beauty— Philosophy of Love—Scene at Washington—Southerners ‘dan- gerous—Superiority of Washington Ladies—Ex hortation to Gen. Bennett. Dear GENERAL :— We are ina fair way to have an interregnum here in a fewdays. The President is preparing to leave —the God-like has left, as some think never to re- turn ; and the Attorney-General took his departure, rather privately, a day ortwo since. He is en route for Newport to offer himself, for the second time, to the fair heiress of a late illustrious citizen of Balti- more, distinguished alike at the bar and in the Sen- ate, and whose name is impressed indelibly on his country’s history. The lovely lady who inherits this name is equally remarkable for her intellect, her grace, her benevolence and piety. She has refused many brilliant proposals in this country and in Eu- rope, from motives with which I am unacquainted, and though now, in poiat of age, she is rather passé, there is a superlative loveliness, a nameless grace, an indescribable sweetness, a something which may be imagined but not defined, that I have never seen about anyother woman. Her hand for its ex- treme delicacy, and her arm, would shame the finest models of antiquity. She will refuse the At- torney-General. Mark that. He is a man of talents and of letters,but he wants empressement. He does not know how to reach a woman’s heart, and evidently thinks itis located in herhead. Pedantry and love never go together, and the man who talks in the boudoir or by moonlight, in the same swelling pe- riods that he employs at the bar or in the Senate, can make no impression on the ear of beauty. Men, however talented, must forget that they are great; they must feel, and feel beni the divinity of woman, and the pre-eminence of her charms. Where is the eloquence that can compare with the little syllables that fall from a dewy lip? What ac- tion so impressive as the movements of her pretty hands, the arching of an eyebrow, or the pitty-pat- ting of her little foot? ‘Oh, ne, Mr. Legare! you have studied men and ks; you talk like Boling- broke,and affect the airs of Chesterfield; the “‘susque pedalia verba” rell from your mouth, but you know nothing about the sex, and you are digging for your- self a fatal pitfall in this visit to New York. You lack c! re, you are not tall enone by a foot, and ‘ou are altogether too cold to melt the heart of the fair and beautiful. Layton By the way we had a notable flirtation on the avenue last evening. The parties, Mr. from ‘ippi and the lovely Madonna of the West End, a woman that. you cannot match on Broad- way for perfection of face and ire, if you stand on the steps of the Astor House from three till five every day fora month. Ilove this woman ; she is as innocent as fair; yet the tongue of slander has assailed her, and to-morrow and the next day, it will be busy for her destruction, It is sometimes dan- gerous for woman to be gallanted, and as far as my experience goes, Southerners are not to be trusted too far—not that they are less honorable—not that they are so designing, but there is an enthusiasm about them, in the presence of beauty, that becomes contagious. They take fire at the lustre of a bright eye, or dissolve before the tenderness of a blue one. ‘Introduce ten southern gentlemen to as many pretty women; send them out to walk on the Avenue in an hour afterwards, and, my life for it, before they reach the capitol, they will be deep on the subject of love; while your northern beaux would be talk architecture, scenery, &c., and be six months before venturing to press the hand of his fair listener. Our ladies are the most charming in the world—we have few ceremonial restraints in our society; no women are exposed to so many temptations; none are so much sought; yet how few really fall before the fatal embrace of the temp- ter. We have certainly our share of flirtations, but compare the list with any other city in the Union. making allowance for our peculiar condition, anc ‘ou will find the virtue of the sex as stainless as their eauty. ‘Adin; dear General ; I shall'give you in my next a world of gossip. Let me‘entreat you not to go euton the Mormon Loup sa A greater destiny awaits you. You have the highest of all talents— what er called the “talent of governing men.” New questions and new combinations are about to be set afloat. In these, Meter play a pre- eminent part, and your million of friends would not have you fall now on the western prairies, in some inglorious battle, merely to gratify your military pride. Give up your epaulettes, and recollect you were made not for party, but for mankind. Yours, ever, A.A A. City Intelligence, Triat or Oris AuLEN.—The trial of this man is set down for this morning at 11 o’clock in the General Sessions, but ashe was taken out on Tues- day on a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Jones, again yesterday, and will be again to-day at 10 o’clock, in order to be released on bail, there is lit- tle reason to believe that the case will be tried. A Carcunatina Tukr.—George Calhoun, a sort of a nobody, with nothing to do, was arrested and committed yesterday for having entered the store of Mr. Benjamin, 81 Maiden Lane, and while there ordered a bill of goods, and while they were being selected, managed to steal four pounds of white sewing silk, worth $32, and 42 pieces of colored silk fringe worth about $12. A portion of the stolen meee was found upon him. He was fully com- mitted. Bru. Ryer Juacrv.—This fellow, who has de- fied all law and attempts to arrest him, by exercise of bratal force, was yesterday lodged in the Tombs by officers Cockefair and Drinker. He made a des- rate resistance, and was finally committed on five complaints for assault and battery. Runaway Nearors.—Scarce a day passes with- out some darkie making his srance, wendini his way to Cana Monday morning the a fine young negro came into town, stating that he had Tek hisnoustar: a Mr. Smith, of Harrison county, Ky., on the day previous.— Cin. ——$——$—$———— ‘ .—One feature in the funeral ceremonies one aoe corer at St. Angustine, is worthy of notice. The address, or sermon, was de- i Roman Catholic, the burial service teen i i an, and the conclnding prayer was made rian. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! ‘The College of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hutadliched forthe Suppression of Quackery, Qg- BEG TO INFORM ALL PERSONS DESIROUS of obtaining medical advice, that on remitting the sum of one dollar, with a statement of their case, they will be supplied with one dollar’s worth of appropriate medicine, anda letter of advice containing full directions as to diet, regimen, &c. All letters must be post paid. Address W. 8. RICHARDSON, Agent. Principal Office of the College of Medicine and Pharmacy, 97 Nassau street, N. Y. N. B.—The Consuntixe Puysicran is daily in attendance at the private consulting rooms of the College. Hours from 10 till 2 o’clock. CHATHAM THEATRE,—The attractions offered t are such as cannot fail to please the most fasti- Mr. Scott enacts Gambia, in the drama of the , and the inimitable Rice appears as Jumbo Jum, in the farce of that name, and as Mr. James Crow, in the farce of the Foreign Prince, in which Mrs. Thorne also appears as Letty. HAVE YOU READ ed at the New ‘ERS FROM THI nex FA nol ok eee hed written by one of your brothers to bi you a copy, which will cost but one shilling. a ful production, and the description of the oui — s, manners, &c. at the Court of St. Peters " inthe Russian provinces’ on the Baltic, are vere peak and interesting. The work is illustrated with Bor En- gravings, three of which are female figures in various Costumes. Don’t fail to read it. Office 30 Ann street, where also may be had “Morley Ernstein,” by James.” “Godolphin,” by Bulwer—‘Abel Parsons,” an original no- vel, the scene laid in New York—and other cheap books. {i A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, SON OF R. M. Meigs, Esq., one of the oldest and most respsctable citi- zens of Albany, lost his hair entirely, He used one bottle of the true Balm of Columbia, from Comstock & Co., now hasa head completely covered with a flowing ci ofhair that curls most beautifully. Think of this, young men who worship long locks so much, and apply at No. 71 Maiden lane, where the true baisam may be had. The proprietors absolutely forbid any statements of this kind ever to be made, unless true to the letter. Facts are suffi- ciently strong and abundant as to our article not to re- quire the fictitious absurdities resorted to by othess to sustain them. We only appeal to the reason and sense of intelligent people, and want no patronage those who cannot appreciate truths, or are so fanciful or false themselves, that they suspect any statement we make to partake of their own character.—(New World. That several persons have been im) upon by a mise- rable counterfeit of this article, and it will be nec in future to see that the name of Comstock & Co. is on ‘the bottle, and that it is procured at 71 Maiden lane, New York, or 16 Broadway, Albany. 0G- CLIREHUGH’S WIGS AND SCALPS.—The pee of Clirehugh’s Grand Saloon, is only excelled by e elegance of his style of cutting and arrangin hair, and both are surpassed by his inimitable and perpetual ‘igs and Langa By ametiod only known to himself, the fair camnet disarranged—they are warranted never to shrink—they are made to fit ex. actly as the natural hair grows, and accommodate them: selves to the head as a silk stocking to the limb. The hair is singly inserted, and appears to issue from each follicle of the skin. are strong without thickness or weight, light and loose, and hi lt DOMME epeing: all dicey , and ble pressure is obviated.— All that can enhance a beautiful head of , are concen- trated in these beautiful works of art. An assortment of several hundreds alwayson hand, and prices lower than my, house in the cit ity. ‘ivate rooms for Fiting wigs, 205 Broadway, upstairs. Q@- THE GREAT SECRET OF THE PECULIAR efficacy of Pease’s Hoarhound Candy, is, that it is formed by a combination of twenty-five different ingredients, all which are celebrated for the cure of Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Irritation of the throat, Croup, toopin Cough, Asthma, Catarrhs, Palpitation ot the Heart all diseases leading to Consumption ; and by its combination, ifone of these articles should be used separately and afford no relief, in the Extract of Hoarhound they are so amal- gamated, that the benefit of the whole is experienced in one compound. This invaluable compound is recom. mended by Physicians, Members of Congress and the State Legislature, and hundreds of private individuals, who have ex rionged relief from the use of it when all means have failed, as Phe best remedy for Coughs, Colds, Asthma and Consumption now known. ‘The numerous certificates that have been published by Ministers of the Gospel should influence the suffering to call and purchase a small quan- tity of this article of J. Pease & Son, 45 Division street, or oftheir agents, Zieber, 87 Dock street, Philadelphia ; ed- ding, 8 State street, Boston ; Robinson, 110 Baltimore street, Baltimore, Md. Acrostic on Woman. and néck mowy white, arts of man, sure must leap at the sight, es like “ the star of the night,” More brilliant than rubies, aye brighter than Dright. In her face health is beaming, the bloom on ker cheek, Clear, transparent, such beauty an angel might seek, And seek too in vain, unless some bright hope Low whispers, the Italian Chemical Soap. Such beauty is open to all; the old look with hope, 0, can you refuse fifty cents for a cake of this soap; Ail homcliness leaves you, your face, arms, and neck will be fair, Pure white, healthy red, as Adonis or Venus could wear. ‘This Italian Chemical Soap is the most perfect eflspring of medical science in clearing discolored skin, and curing eruptions. The medical council of Paris certify that it changes the color of dark, sunburnt, or yellow skin toa fine healthy clearness, cured pimples, freckles, sunburn, salt rheum, scurvy, erysipelas, ringworm, hew, tan, &e. It is sold for 50 cents a cake, by T. Jones, sign of the American Eagle, 82 Chatham street, N. ¥.; Redding, 8 State st. Boston; $7 Dock st. Philadelphia; or 139 Fulton st. Brooklyn. SHERMAN’S LOZENGES ARE IN EVERY mouth. All like them because they are so plea- sant, and cure so quick. Headache, palpitation, and sea sickness yield in five or ten minutes, and coughs in a few hours, when other means take several days. Dr. Sher- man isa great men, and richly deserves all he makes. His warehouse is at 106 Nassau street. Be sure toget Sherman’s Lozenges, as they alone are known and exten- sively used. ITALIAN OPERA.—Thus far the attempt to es. tabl an operatic troupe has met with much succ od we hope will be duly encouraged by our music-loving citizens. Second only to this news, we are also pleased to state that the th House. No. 266 Broadway, is also in Ne aan wey tide of successful experiment,” where are con. nu issuing, not sweet sounds of music, but fumes of aroma from rich segars, and the real article also is “carried out” in perfection. Such of our readers as have not paid the Don a visit, should go at once. Sure are we that they ’ll not go in vain. Herald Bulletin of News, The Herald Bulletin of News is kept at the north-west corner of Fulton and Nassau streets. On the arrival of the morning mails, at eight o'clock, A. M.—and also of the evening mails, at fouro’clock, P. M., the latest int from al ie ee may be found on Bulletin Board, at this corner. Let ev way! stop and read. Advertisements of all kinds taken at the office. Herald General Printing Office. The General Printing Offic: le of doing all sorts o printing, auch as books, stempnine, ule cards of all lescriptions, at ferald Buildings, entranc from Nassau street joseph i i x Elliott, Printer. MONEY MARKET. Wednesday, Sept. 7—6 P, M. Another explosion took place to-day in Wall street, being one of those disgraceful defalcations that of late have become so alarmingly frequent. The present case, it is rumored is that of R. H. Harrison, cashier of the house of Nevius, Townsend & Co., conservators, par excellence, “ofthe credit of the State of Illinois.” It appears that, like every body else, Mr. Harrison has been speculating in stock, and less fortunate than his employers, lost, whereby he made use of funds not his own to the extent of 10 to $12,000. The matter was concealed by false addi- tions in the cash book, giving an apparent balance in the Bank when really none existed. It was discovered by an officer of the Merchant's Bank informing Mr. Nevius that his account was overdrawn. He remarked that there must be some mistake, as he hada balance of $12,000.— ‘This led to investigation, and the whole came out. It is scarcely to be expected of clerks and employers, having th> command of money, that they should refrain from those seducing speculations in which they see (too many of them) their principals engaged. If they are unsuccess- ful, it is because their operations are Jess bold, having less capital at command. The whole paper system, as con- ducted of late years, is at the root of the evil. At the stock board there was less doing. Farmers’ Loan fell } ; Long Island } ; Delaware and Hudson rose } ; Har- Jem }. The Chamber of Commerce is to meet in a few days, and it is to be hoped that they will take into consideration the cuse of repudiation on the part of Boorman, Johnston & Co. The honor of the city, as well as the welfare of its business, requires that so glaring © case should be dis- countenanced by the body of the merchants. A shrewd individual from the East remarked, “ Suppose I have the note of a New-York merchant, and on the day of its matu- rity it is aceidentally lost or mislaid, am I to receive for answer that I have lost my /ega! claim, and therefore am entitled to nothing 7” A dealer from the South remarked, that bills on repudiating firms are taken with great reluc- tance. There is no telling what collateral pleas may be set up in bar of payment. It has been shamelessly avowed in the public journals that the express guarantee of Boor man, Johnston & Co. are “ words of utter surplusage.” It hay been contended by those papers that condemn public repudiation and advocate private repudiation, that when Boorman, Johnston & Co. were given up as principals, that the transaction no longer belonged to the board of brokers. ‘Those gentlemen guaranteed the contract ai it stood unreservedly, with all its conditions and liabilities, direct and indirect ; they then made use of a miserable subterfuge to avoid its fulfilment. This course it becomes oll right-minded merchants to discountenance for their own sake. Had a weak firm so conducted themselves, their utter mercantile ruin would have been the imme diate result. The public would then have known that they could not pay. How much better are those who will not pay than thore who caunot pay ? The following is a table of the stock debt of the city of Charleston, 8. C., according to a report of the Mayor, on the Ist inst., 1842 :— Sroce Dent or tHe City of CHanceston, 8. C. Ser TEMBER, 1842, Date af issue. Redeemable. “Rate of interest. Amount. 1833-36 —39—42 6 per cent, 200,000 1844154647 5 do 100,000 185052 —4—56 5 do 200,000 18h0—52—51—56 5 do 53,600 1952 3 do 100,000 1857 5 do 475 1818 5 do 94,421 1963 6 do 125,000, 1018 6 a 200,000 1999 6 100,000 City revenue from all sources 1942, 200,175 “expenses, 247,903 Excess revenae, 22,978

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