The New York Herald Newspaper, November 18, 1842, Page 2

Isa. xtra Evening will be published this alternoon at 2 o'clock, containing Gell eaianak of all th ur events that may take place in town to-da Splendid Namber of the Weekly Herald— Ruins of ral America—Yen Superb Weekly Herald,” count ofthe splendid work about to be publish hall publish in the Ruins of Central America,” Langleys, on the ‘ illustrated by eight superb engravings, selected from the work by ourselves, aad reduced for the New York Herald” from Mr. Norman's beautiful drawings. They are as follows I. Tne Ruins of Uxmal, seen by moonlight. Ii. Poe Pompe in the Ruins of Chi-Chen. ML scolthe House of the Caciques, in the Chis tins, Tae Zayi Ruins. »i the Ruins of Uxmal. VI Pan ofthe Ruins of Chi-Chen, A Roadside Sketch. iL. Av tadiaa Hut, shel six of the above engravings yesterday, them to England ; we republish them to-day on ar fiest page, and (o-morrow we shall add two more end gravin ss, and mo! » copious extracts. Agents and news! boys, send in your orders. In adJition to this, the “ Weekly Herald” will contain all the closing scenes of the Miller Camp Meeting, with wo accurat Tent great Also, a full account of the execution of Colt The Spirit of the Age—Rise of Infidel Phi- phy—Decay of Christian Revelation —A new Crisiyin Human Affairs at hand, A new and wondertul crisis in human affairs is athand. Society is assuredly on the brink of a re- volution, more mighty than that of Germany set on toot by Luther—more comprehensive than that of England ia the time of Charles [[—more ener- autious and successful than that of France getic, inthe era of Louis XVI. In Europe, this new re- volation in morals, polities, religion and philosophy, proceeds with ‘cautious step and slow”—in this f energetic, plenteous, origiaal-thinking land, it assumes the port and aspect of an element of re- spectable society, and the progress of civilization. The spirit and intelligence of the age are imbued with infidel philorophy. Christianity, through all her churches and sects, is in danger of utter demo- lition. The pulpit is getting dull and monotonous- the lecturer’s rostrum draws all the intelligence, and beauty, and fashion, and wealth of the age around its cold trappings, Within the last few years, Lyceums, Societies, and Associations have been established in all our principal cities, and especially in New York, for the promulgation of the new philosophy, through the medium of lectures and orations — in this city, we have four or five of these assoc tions inthe field of exertion as follow he Mercantile Library Association—2nd. The New York Lyceum—3rd. The Mechanics’ Institute—4th. The Fourier Association—Sth. The Rutgers Insti- tute; besides several others whose names we forget. These »ciations are got up by the young and ar- dent spirits of the day—patronized by the wealthy and fashionable—and are now engaged in giving courses of lectures on every subject of philosophy and morals, the bearing and impress of which leads, under the garb of philosophy and respectability, to infidelity in religion, dishonesty in morals—and the utter subversion of the present moral institutions of society. Even the mest respectavle and wealthy gregations give their aid and coun- tenance to these new intellectual movements,which lead toa toral subversion of all Christianity—all mo- rals—and all revelation. Religion seems to be le{t entirely to the defence of weakness and ignorance —fanaticism and hypocrisy—for what can the poor old man Miller do, or even Dr. Brownlee, or any other intolerant maa, to stem the great tide that is urged with all the highest learaing, the greatest wealth and loftiest station in society? We do not certainly exaggerate—but if it is thought we do, we only ask for a perusal of the fol- lowing remarkable article which we find ia the “Tribune” of yesterday:— Dr, Smith’s Geological Lecture. churches and ¢ Mn. Eprren :— Will you permit me, on behalfof a class of your read. ers, respectable doth in point of numbers and intelligence, to a few strictures on the Geological Lecture of Dr J. Augustine Smith, as reported in Last Saturday's Tri- dune? lo this age, so distinguished for its professions of transcendental faith, the charge of infidelity may sound harsh. Indeed we have been lately taught that such a th ng no loager exists—that those who are honest enough to avow the name, are evidently mistaken as to the state of theirown minds, and thatthis mistake has arisen from taking the Bibly as their standard of faith, instead 0. that aspiration afier the iafinite,which at the present sonigh, disp -nsing not only with creeds and also with the aid of the holy Scriptures themselves. Hence Spinoza an! Aboer Kneeland, Voltaire and Pame, were Christians without knowing it; and hence that superabun- danee of faith in every thing but the plain declarations of the Bible, which we find manifesting itself in every quarter around 4s. Bat to return to Dr. Smith; there are some things in his lecture,as reported, to which, in amore honest age,ta» charge of infidelity would have been treely »pptied, ait frankly almitted. “Co tuts, however offen- ve could have made no objection, had the suthor sen fitto express his sgutiments in some independent dis- cussivn, like the wortiffes above mentioned, who, what. over else might be sad of them, affected no disguise as to their resloplaions. They didnot assume an air of bland and patronising condescension toward the Bible, while seeking to aniermive the very founda’ious of all belief in Revelation. Dr. Smith might have pursuet the same bold and independent at he has chosen a differeat mode, and this is the grievance which forms the burden of our comp aut. A lecture before a pudlic Lyceum, fpa- tronised by a Christian community, has been made the oc- casion of a direct attack upon all proper faith, in the inspi- ration of the Bible. The Lecturer has thas also found acc+ssto the public through the daily press, in the dis- charge of its ordinary dutics as reporter of the proceedings of our public institutioas—when according to its standing rule the same press would have been closed to him had he sought admission upon the frank and open ground of cheological discussion. * . > . Under the d sguise of lectures, discussions on the social state, letters trom Boston, &c., with which our papers are daily filled, the above mentione! old fashioned doctrines are not only indirectly attacked, but in a manner still more offensive, assumed to be without foundation, or ut. terly exploded by the rapid peogress of the human mind within the last few years. Many authors and lecturers at the present day, write and speak as though noone now believed in original sin, unless under some transcendental guise, or in depravity, 01 eneration, or the necessity e, or the sublime doctrine of justification by faith. , bt the very terms themselves will startle many of your readers as altogether strange and out of place in the columns of the daily press—although they are simply troduced by way of example, without any intende cussion of their merits. ¢ ’ . * rectly repo dis. Dr. Smith tells us without ation, that the facts of geology are contrary count given in the Bible, We are aware of the sceptical tendencies of many geolog mill to the Scriptures s ral dunder the sneering demand of a interpretation. Our lecturer, however, takes bolder ground. He proceeds not merely upon the incorrectness Mf the interpretation, but assumes at once a direct contra diction. Most sober expositors have come to the conclu- sion, that the existence of the mass of the earth, (with per- haps a living organization upon it,) long before the period styled the Mosaic creation, is not contradicted by any thing contained in the Bible. If geologists require it, they are willing to concede millions of years anterior to that period, when the Almighty proceeded to reorganize and reconstruct Be poems order of things precisely in the manner described by Moses, whatever that manner may have been, and whatever reasonable latitude of interpre tation may*have been adopted. This has mbt been forced for many of the most pious, as believers, adopted this conclu. as a science, was ever thought with that profound ignorance of iteratare, for which men of this upon them by geol well as the most sion, long before geology of. Dr, Smith, however, theology and Biblical I 1 class are distinguished, seems to be entirely unaware of this He too must commence in the nsual style, and with every vulgar lecturer, repeat for the hundreth time the attack Upon Moses, and then gravely assume that he is merely repelling the assaults of narrow-minded religion. ists. ‘Che contrariety is assumed—the man of straw is set up,and he then gravely proceeds to the work of demoli- tion One would have thought, that so distinguished » mean would have avoided this, if for no other reason than that i! had become utterly stale and worn out by repeti- tion Weonly wonder that while he wasabout it, hed not give us once more the old story of Galfieo. It wouM at least had as much of the merit of novelty, as many e+ , of the has . ‘ w his lecture with infidelity in the tablis of theterm, We care nothing about the Doctor's affected respect for revelation, and his bland as. sumption ‘ t was not given to teach us any truth of science.” We shall not dwell upon the narrow meanin he assigns to thisterm. He may, if he chooses, in hie dey finition of science, include espetology and exclude theolo- &y. He may, if he pleases, give the lowest facts of natu- Falhistory a precedence to those sublime truths which re. geavings ef the inside and outside of the | late to the fall and restoration of man,th ictions of the Divine lew, and the awiul scheme of redemption. These, if he chooses to have it so, may have no part in his idea of Other minds think ‘differently, and regard all ge as utterly worthless, unless illumined by cted from these sublime obj c e are those who {vel that the seriptures nee, higher than any ever di {by geology or astronomy, when it d science Waiving all this, let us examine the conclusion which follows directly from the Doctor’s premises. Our pnilo- sophy is not of that barren sort, which has to do with facts alone, irrespective of consequi The Mosaic accounnt is contrary to the tacts of geology. Therefore the Mosaic account is not true. Noempty prattle about the Bible ha- ving been given to teach us morality instead of science, can avoid this conclusion. We proceed astep further.— The Mosaic account, notbeing true, could uot, therefore, have been given by inspiration, ‘This first and fundamen: tal record being convicted of falsehood, we have no evi- dence of the truth of any subsequent supernatural tact contained in the same history. We have therefore no evi- dence #f the flood, of the passage of the Red Sea, of the awful transactions en Mount Sinai. All these events are appealed to by subsequent historians and prophets. Being usterly without evidence, and some of them proved to be false, w to them were inspired by t haveevidence to the coatrar; the Old Testament prophets, and especially Moses, as in spired authorities, and as prophet cally testifying of him But Moses, so far from being inspired, relates actual false- hoods. Christ therefore relers to erring authority. His own claim to inspiration, to say nothing of any thing higner, falls of course, und now where are we? Alas, we are enveloped ia a * darkness visible,” in which no ray from chemistry or geology can guide our way. The have therefore no ovidence that those who refer » Holy Ghost, or rather we Jesus Christ appeals to gloom is thickening around us, We cannot return to the Licht of nature, By the aid of the decaying embers of Primitive Revelation, it once shed a feeble and glimmering light “un lob came ;” butit can no longer serve us now. Its day hasgoneby. Man, in these latter times of the world, must have Revelation or Atheism—the Bible or nothing. ‘Where now is the immortality of the soul ? ‘The immortality of the soul then, is gone with the au- thority ot Revelation, And what now is left? The be ; lef inaGod! What God? The God of Spinoza—or the Sentimentalist’s Spirit of Nature—or the Natur: - namic Knergy—orthe Cranscendentalist’s First But what is he to us, or we to him? Beings of an hour, what have do with God? Whut have we to do with at interest any longer in geology, or as- rchemistry ? Atheism, then, must tollow the belie the soul’s immortalir Bett it so—better to eve in no God, thi me who cares not for us —who has shed no ray of ral light up- k path—who has give fleeting existence sink into the nothingness of an eter- ve that we are berne on and crushed els of a blind and relentless Nature. Bet. becomes the highest act of virtue. But why talk of vir Moral distinctions are gone. Nothing is eter nal but matter and its vis movens. Right and wrong no longer exist. Whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, all, all are gone. ‘Truth no longer pos- sesses an interest ; for what have beings of a day to do with that which is eternal? A ‘Tartaric Chaos broods over the spiritual world, darker than that which the mor- ning of Creation removed from the face of the physical. Infidelity is among usin its most subtle euise. A false and superficial philosophy is the order of the day. ‘The most dior acizing principles are openty broached in edu- cation, polities an philosophy—all under the guise ot an extraordinary philanthropy, and a pretendedly higher faith than is to be derived trom the teachings of the Church and the authority of Revelation, Nothing is more confi- dent and clamorous than superficial and half-formed sci- ence, when it is in that state in which its bearings upon the whole range of other sciences are unperceived, and it fills alone the entire vision of its boastful devotees.— Whatever is isolated nevercan be fully understood, al- though itoften demands that the whole should do homage to itsclaims, It is thus, at the present day, that certain es assume te themselves the exclusive name of sci- Men who haveno ideas beyond the coliections of logical cabinets or the processes of the laborato- xamination of shells, or the dissection of in- of revelation and theology, subjects which they have never, studied, and in respect (0 which they have only the most common-place and soperficial notions. We are not afraid of the charge of being a visionary and ignorant alarmist. The danger, we contend, is real and imminent. ‘The remedy cau only be found in a stern resolution on the part of those who have an unwavering belief in the bible, to guard, by eve- ry means in their power,all who are under their influence, from the insidious attacks of this subtle under a deep conviction that, when faith in revel one, all is gone worth living for, and that our children had better to be ignorant of many things than to lose that without which all science is worthless. Ever since the establishment of the “Tribune” it has been considered the organ of the different “ re- volutionary tribunals” going by the name of “ Ly- ceums,” “ Associations” and “Society Libraries.” All the various lecturers on these subjects, that tend to infidelity in religion, or change in the organiza- tion of society, are seconded and defended in its co- lum»s. Under the mantle of superior decency in ry, or the Sects, assume to determine the clai Case of John C. Colt. Preranations vor Execurion.—His ivrenpeD Marsiaoe.—Arisarren Breery.—The execution of Colt will in all probability take place this day. The only prospect or hope of respite is, that the Chaneellor, who is now at Albany, will grant a writ of error on the second application of prisoner's counsel, backed by the opinion of Benjamin F. Butler, Esq., and the Sheriff's counsel, Joseph C. Hart, Esq. A messenger was sent to Albany on Wednesday evening for that purpose, who will re- turn by the boat this morning. It 18 supposed, that if the Chancellor consents, whieh is not very proba- ble, that Governor Seward will grant a reprieve, in order to allow the case to come before the Court of Errors. The counsel of prisoner have presented to Sheriff Hart a protest against the legal competency of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, in which they deny the constitutional power of the Court with an Alder- man sitting as one of the Judges. The Sheriff is a ministerial officer only, and must obey the order of the Court, without any discretion on his part as to consequences, Colt’s mistress, Caroline Henshaw, visited him in his cell yesterday for the first time since his sen tence, and on Colt’s proposition, they were to have been married during the morning, but owing to the interposition of some of his friends, the ceremony was not performed, although it is expected that it will take place this morning. Their child was not with her, and we believe Colt has never seen it. She has recently resided in Philadelphia, where the child now remains. From rumors that have been quietly in circulation in certain circles for the past few weeks, we have had reason to believe that a most extended system of bribery had been in operation to eflect the escape of Colt, and last evening ascertained that the sum of $1000 had been offered to each of three of the deputy keepers of the City prison, provided they would connive at the escape of Colt by allow- ing him to dress himself in the clothes of Caroline Henshaw, his mistress, who would be sent into his cell for that purpose. It was this disclosure that prompted Col. Jones to place Colt in irons, and which, on their being removed, induced the sheriff to put him in charge of two of his deputies. The deputy keepers of the prisen communicated the proposition made them to the principal keeper as soon as the corrupt motive was made apparent.— ‘The whole affair, together with the authors of the bribery, will be exposed after the execution. It has been supposed by many that Colt would commit suicide before the day of execution, and a a few days since he sent for Dr. Macomb, physician of the prison, and requested to borrow some medi- cal work on anatomy, which was refused. He then made a number of serious enquiries as to the loca- tion of the large veins and arteries of the body, evin- cing a disposition to ascertain at which particular point death would be the most easy and effectually produced. Since the decision of the Governor, as read to him on Sunday, he has not evinced any of that dare- devil recklessness of spirit that existed before, and under the influence and counsel of the Rev. Dr. Anthon, has appeared to have been partially re- signed to his fate, and given demonstrations of pre- parations for the fature. The answer of Governor Seward to the applica- tion of a portion of the members of the New York Bar, was first communicated to him yesterday mor- ning, by Dr. Anthon, and_afterwards confirmed by the sheriff, accompanied by his eounsel, Josepk C. Hart, Esq. He evinced much feeling on the recep- tion of the final decision of the Governor, and wept most bitterly. The last application of counsel for a writ of error, the result of which will be made known this morning, has not been communicated to him,and he therefore gave up all hopes of pardon or respite when the decision of the Governor was com- municated to him yesterday morning. morals, and respectability in management, it is the vehicle of a deeper and more radical revolution in morals, society and religion, than ever was attempt- ed in France or England, during the worst revolu- tionary periods of their existence. Magnetism, Geology, Mesmerism, Fourierism, Physiology, Neurology, and a thousand other different topics in philosophy, al! tending to the same result—irreli- gion,materialism, and ultimately atheism—are there found at large. But this is not all—the terrible prostration of all morals in trade, finance, politics, and private life, which have recently characterised the higher and more educated orders of society, may be justly im- puted to the progress of this wonderful revolution in religion and philosophy, set on foot by educated and amiable men, and acting through the instrumentali- ty of Lyceums and Associations, with their train of lecturers and orators. Take away all belief in Christianity, and you take away the foundation of morals in every avenue of life. Let the pulpits and the churches be effaced from the land, by the supe- rior enchantments of Lyceums and Associations, for modern philosophers, and fraud, injustice and defalcation of all kinds will have neither a moral check nor hindrance. It is both amusing and ime- lancholy too, to behold this black tide of infidelity moving over the land, in the shape of a respectable river, where the water nymphs sport about like so many angels of heaven, inviting the unwary and superficial to the waves that is certain death. Taking all these movements into consideration, they present the character of a revolution in the ve- ry organiz ition of society, its morals, its religion, its thoughus, that far outstrips thatof France, and may end no one knows where. Our Baykeurroy.—We understand from Mr. Wyant, one of the officers of the Superior Court, that H. W Havens, Notary Public, of Nassau street, has stated that he knew, of his own know- ledge, that a note of ours for $265 was protested tor non-payment—and we were therefore a bankrupt. We pronounce this statement a gross and impu- dent falsehood—and he who makes such a state- ment we also pronounce to be a gross and impudent liar—and dare any man in this community to pro- duce the note in question, or give any other evidence of such a thing. We know that Parmlee, formerly our correspondent at Washington, and now very im- properly employed by the government, had the im- pudence to draw upon us fora sum of nearly suchan amount, without any authority or right from us, at the same time when he owed us $500 for advances made to him, for which we have his obligation now. This draft came through G. W. Dwight, the ramp of “Old Poins.” We turned the drawer and all coreerned out of our office, and if Captain John Tyler don’t do the same, he will soon find out his mistake. This Parmlee, however, like an ungrate- ful fellow as he is, has been making such reports against us, There is no paper of ours under protest nor ever was, for the reason that we never have any, except the paper called the New York Herald. A Day aver THE Farr.—The National Intelligen- cer is still publishing the long, rigmarole, stupid, cold-hash speeches, delivered at the last session of Congress. They will hardly get through with their Congressional literature before the next session Can any person wonder at the bankruptcy, ity, and want of influence in journals, con- ducted in such a way? Tue Svurrrace Party in Ruope Istanp.—This party have decided net to vote at all at the ensuing election, in relation to the proposed Constitution This is wrong ; they ought to vote. This obstinacy is verv like the secession of the whigs from the Ohio Législature last summer, and we all know what wa the degision of the’people upon their conduct. We agree with the general principles of the Suffrage par- ty, but if they have a majority they ought to come out and prove it at the next election. No good citi- zen can approve of this system of staying away from the polls in-a body, and refusiag to exercise the rights they possess, to obtain their desires in a peace- able way, Let them vote. ‘The gallows was taken into the prison yard last evening, and will be erected early this morning in the rear avenue, and immediately opposite the window of the cell in which he is confined. He made a request yesterday, that bene aga might be postponed until the last hour of day. Judge Kent had not specified any precise hours be- tween which it should be carried into effect. Should the Sheriff comply with this request, he will not be executed until four o’clock in the afternoon. Deputy Sheriff Vultee, was selected by the Sheriff to guard his cell last evening, in company with deputy keeper Pierce. He remained in his cell alone, his brother leaving him about dusk. The preparations to preserve order and quiet about the city prison during the day, have been made by that nt officer A. M. C. Smith, Eaq., who has selected under the direction of the Sheriff, thirty officers to aid him in this arduous duty. The following is the official opinion 8f Governor Seward addressed to Sheriff Hart, in reply to the application for respite of the members of the New York Bar, convened in the Superior Court Room on Tuerday last :— Executive Derantwext, Axsanr, Nov. 16, 1842 James T. Brady, Richard R. Ward, R. Wharton Griffith nd Samuel G. Raymond, Esqrs, counsellors at law, have submitted to the Governor resolutions passed yesterday at ameeting of members of the legal profession in the city of New York, asserting that the to review the de- cision of inferior tribunals in the Court of last resort is a right so essential to the due administration of the laws, that to refuse a writ of error, except in cases free of all doubt amounts to a denial of justicesthat the question whe- ther, under the constitution of this State, Courts of Oyer and Terminer can be held in the city and county of New York other than by the Judges appointed by the Governor and Senate, although discussed, remains undecided in the Court for the Correction of Errers, and deserves se- rious deliberation—the words of the constitution being— “The Governor shall nominate, and with the consent of the Senate, shall appoint all judicial officers except jus- tices of the peace;”’ that questions concerning the organi- zation of Courts require above all others the decision of the highest tribunal, inasmuch as if illegally constitu- ted their judgments afford no protection to otticers directed to execute them; that the moral force of every legal judg- ment,cspecially when it involves human life, must depend unquestioned correctness, and that the execution y judgment whose legality is gravely denied by de- liberate and disinterested minds, without affording the op- portunity provided for by law to have it reviewed in the court of ultimate appeal, must deprive that judgment of the universal respect te which, after such a review, it would bevlearly entitled ; and thet the execution of any convict, whatever kis crime, is of no greater importance to the community than such an administration of the laws as would produce implicit confidence in the decisions and decrevsof the courts of justice. The Governor is intormed by a communication which accompanies the resolutions that the meeting was nume. rous and was convened to take into consideration the case of John Rete prisoner lying under sentence of death for the crime of murder; that Samuel G. Raymond, Esq. pre-ided; that the Tesol tions were submitted by James ‘T. Brady, Esq. and supported by him and by Matthe ¢ C. Patetrson and John W. Edmonds, Esquires, and that the gentlemen by whom the communication was made were appointed a committee with instructions to apply to the Governor for a respite of the execution until ac- tion could be had by the Court for the Correc- tion of EB In_ performit that duty the com- mittee ¢ solicit a respite for such a period as will giv hlic sentiment to become more settled in rel ject. They declare that pub- lic opinion is greatly divided on this matter, anda very deep conviction is felt by vast numbers of the people, that the case is not suificiently free from doubt to suffer the exe- cution to be performed uatil every proper means have been used by which public sentiment might be and they also express an opinion that the immediate execution oftheconvict would go far to shake confidence in the criminal code in respectto some of its principles, as to the organization by which it is carried out; and as citi- zensof a republic of laws, and republic of opinion, they entreat from the Executive such assistance of their eftorts as will give some little time to effect the desirable purpose of securing harmony between the laws, their execution, and public sentiment. Samuel A.Adams, a citizen of this State,was found dead on the 26th day of September, 1841. A coroners inquest was held over the deceased, and upon due examination,the jury rendered a verdict that he received his death from the hands of John C. Colt. Immediately on his arrest a judicial examination of the transaction was made by the police, and eye the inquiry was attended by the pri- soner, with the aid of counsel, and he was thus allowed to confront his accusers and was called upon to exculpate himsel , the investigation resulted in his ag ral com: mitted to abide the course of the law. A Grand Jury composed of citizens selected for their intelligence and virtues, upon a deliberate examination of the proofs sub- mitred fo them on the part of the people, found a true bill of indictment against the prisoner, to which he pleaded « Four months before the issue was »roughtto trial. Thustime was allowed the prisoner to prepare his defence, while legal process was granted to vrocure the attendance of his witnesses. Three hundred ind forty seven citizens were summoned with a view to rbtain from among that great number a jury free from pre- jndice, and of those, the twelve who were l, were virtually chosen by hit He was by coun- sel, eminent tor learning and juence. The proofs on the were cautiously received by the Court and he, was even allowed the unusual privilege of submit account of the transaction writ- ten by hit for the information of his counsel. The Court submitted the evidence to the jury, with unsur. passed candor and exceeding tenderness towards the acou- sed. The jury after deliberating calmly and long, ren- dered a tof wilful murder. The accused plied to the Court ofOyer and Terminer for a new tial, resting his application on affidavits designed to impeach the impartiality of one sates, and accusing others, if not all the jurors, of duct. The complaints were id were founa utterly groundless. esiding Judge ti allowed a writ of error, not y distrust of the decisions which the Court had pronounced, but from solicitude to avoid even possi- ole error in 80 grave a cave,and {rom a becoming deference to higher tribunals; and in the mean time the jt ent le- gally consequent on the verdict was delayed. The record was submitted to the Supreme Court and after a careful examination of the case, and hearing counsel who main- tained the objections of the Seeaael that high tribunal unanimously dee! that noerror had been committed by the Court of Oyer and Terminer and that the obyec- tions were not merely undiess but frivolous. The re- cord was then remitted to the Court of Oyer and Terminer which Court, in pursuance of the iaw, one year after the crime was committed, pronounced against the prisoner the sentence by which society relieves itself of those mem bers whose existence is found incompatible with its own- security. The Court in pursuance of an honored and hu- mane custom ,as old as the memory of the law, desired to impress upon the prisoner the certainty of his’ approach- ing death, and awaken him to the conviction of the neces: sity of preparation to meet atribunal whose judgments reach not only the body but the immortal spirit. But the appeal was resisted with a degree of obduracy seldom if ever witnessed on an occasion so solemn and affecting. Writs ot error in capital cases are not writs of right, but are writs of grace, and they are rendered so for the obvi- ous reason that crime would flourish over the community, and society be shaken to its foundations if every offender was allowed to procrastinate the punishment denounced against his crime, by appeals without grounds and without reason from court to court until final judgment should be rendered in the Court forthe Correction ot Errors,a tribu- nal constituted not to hinder justice by drawing’ all the proceedings of all other courts, whether probaoly right or wrong, under review, but to correct such few impor- tant errors as may remain uncorrected by the Court of Chancery and the Supreme Court. After the sentence had been pronounced against the prisoner, no judge, nor court could stay its execution, nor any authority save that to which a people as humane as they are just, have confided the power of dispensing mercy when injustice has been inadvertently com: |, or crime can be for- given consistently ith their security and welfare. If then the Circuit Judge, or either of the Justices of the Su- preme Court or the Chancellor, each of whom has power to allow writs of error, had granted a second of that kind to the convict, it would have boen ineffectual unless the Governor bad also inter] o respite the ex.- cution. Judges are bound to a judicial discretion in deciding on applications for writs of error; aud the Governor freely admits such a deference towards them that their allowance ofa writ wculd have much weight, tho’ it would not be conclusive upon in consi the question, whether the execution of the sentence should be delayed. The Circuit Judge, the Chancellor, and one of the Justies of the Supreme Court with the cencurrence of his associates, in exercise oF such a Linge decided Nad er no ground to question the legality of the judgment which has been pronounced upen the prisoner. complained to the Governor, that the proceedings on his trial were irregular and illegal ; that the jury were not equal and impartial, and that their verdict was unjust— that tl inigmens of the Supreme Court was erroncous— that the decisions of the high judicial officers of the State were arbitrary and oppressive, and proceeded from mo- tives unconscientious and unjust. ‘To these considera- tions were superadded others calculated to influence the judgment, or move the sympathies of a magistrete. Coun- ‘sel learned in the law, jury, lawyers, the press, citi- zens pe grreene ear were h in every form of ad- dress, and the petitions of a parent, and the a] of af- flicted relatives and friends, were not withhe! The re- sult was an undoubting conviction that the judges and jurors were as Bncice impartial, and humane as they were distinguished for intelligence and learning ; that the prisoner was not less guilty than obdurate—and that peinful as it was, under such circumstances, to withhold the hand, that alone could rescue him from @ dreadful fate, the security and the happiness of society forbade that it should be extended. The sentiments expressed in the reolutions of the mem- bers ofthe Bar and the address of their Committee, have been considered with the respect justly due to those who united in the meeting as members of an enlightened pro- fession, and as patriotic and enlightened citizens ; and it Femains only to announce eae the Governor Is: still of the opinion e course proceedings in regard to the offender, has been regular and humane ; that exposi- tions of the Constitution and laws by the Supreme Court are binding on the Executive and all other authorities, if not inconsistent with ations of the Court for the Correction of Errors ; that no abuse of power or discretion aoe i Forges a the judicial ofers in the caseof john C. Colt, and that to put forth 1° pantonin 1B power under the circumstances in which it is now sollcited, would be not only incensistent with the equality which ought always to govern its exercise, but would be subver- sive of law and public ord order. L. 8.) ‘WILLIAM H, SEWARD. By the Governor, Herry Uxpgawoon, Private Secr’y. the wes then Governor Bouck anp 11s Movements.—Governor Bouck comes into power on the Ist of January next, with an overwhelming majority in both houses to carry out his policy One of the most important movements connected with this is the tremendous rush for the offices now held by the whigs, that will be made by hungry applicants. The task of select- 0g. proper. persons for these offices wili-be one of great delicacy, and require a great deal of care and good judgment ; and unless Gov. Bouck is very cautious, he will swamp his administration at the first onset as Gov. Seward did his. In this city, there are a number of very valuable offices in the gift of the Governor to the amount of $100,000 or $150,000, with salaries varying from $500 to $15,000 per annum, and there are an aston- ishing quantity of applicants for thesame. Amidst such a crowd there will be great difficulty inmaking aselection ; but one safe rule for the Governor to adopt, is where the party .in the city cannot agree on acandidate, to go into the country and select one there, and indeed there is more honesty in the coun- try than in the city; and it may be quite as well to bring some of it out among us, just as we have brought the Croton water to purify our houses. We must have a great Croton stream brought from the country to purify our political arena, as we now have the Croton stream in our kitchens. Atiantic Steam Surrs.— We wish to attract the particular attention of the public to the following facts. The Caledonia, one of the finest of the Royal Mail Line, left Boston on Wednesday afternoon w ith twenty passengers—twelve for Halifax, and only eight for Liverpool. Among the latter was Madame Celeste and party. Yesterday the Great Western sailed for Liver- pool with éwenty-six passengers, and if Celeste’s passage had not been engaged in Liverpool she too would have gone in this steam ship. Edward Gib- bon Wakefield, J. Horsley Palmer and Jim Crow Rice among those who went in her. This is sufficient evidence of the soundness of the decision ef the Royal Mail Steam Ship Company in changing the terminus of their line frem Boston to this city. It must now appear clear to every unpre- judiced person that this is the natural western termi- nation of Atlantic steam navigation. It is clear as the sun at noon day that passengers centre here. In sending the Caledonia, Britannia, Aca- dia, and Columbia to New York, their own- ers and managers, will, of course, excite the ill will of a few interested individuals in Boston; but what of that? Are they to lose money to please half a dozen, or half a hundred pereons, or halfa thousand, who, apart from dollars and cents, care no more for the steamers than a child unborn? Certainly not. All the noise, therefore, made in Boston, about the change of the route, will not af- fect the decision of the managers of these fine steamers. It is useless for them to cry out ingrati- tude, for they have not been treated with any, as we can see. It was natural for shrewd, sensible mer- chants, to change the depot of their packets when they found it would be for their advantage to do 80. Next Spring the pioneer of the line, probably the Britannia, will make her appearance in our bay. New Ore@anization oF THE Porice.—We perceive that Assistant Alderman Atwill,has made a report to the Common Council,relative to the re-organization of,the police department of this city. This has been much wanted. The present system is a miserable inefficient and corruptone. He recommends a paid police, anda night and dayjpolice. If in this he would include a paid system for the fire department, he might benefit the community beyond calcula- ton. Dr. Branpretn’s Apvertisements.—We see that Dr. Brandreth comes out and denies that St. John {ugh Mills wrote his advertisements. He says that he received a large quantity of milk and water arti- cles from that individual, but nothing worth publish- ing. We always thought that George P. Morris, the great song writer of the age, and Louis Fitzgerald, Tasistro, the great critic of the age, were the wri- ters of the Doctor's advertisements, and such, we think, is the general belief. City Intelligence, Tae Muavenen Axnestep.—The German who is sup- posed to have murdered Alexauder Smith and wife at Huntingten, Suffolk county, on Sunday last, and then set fire to the house which was destroyed, was arrested in that county on Wednesday. He was found hidin @ barn with the boots of Mr. Alexander Smith upon his feet. He gave the nameof Antoine Walsley. Beam and Crouse, arrested on suspicion, have been discharged. Picarocxet.—One of these industrious citizens known A auction at 86 Broadway yee sae aigped auction way, yesterday morning, one of his grabbers into ‘the pocket of Mr Rapwoel Schoyer, and withdrew 8 pocket wallet, but finding him- self detected threw iton the floor. He was seen in the act by acolored man and immediately arrested by Mr. Schoyer and lodged in ‘The pecket book contain- eda number of valuable promissory notes but no mo- ney. Owner or Goops Wantep.—Two men were arrested in Belleville, N. J. yesterday, the 16th inst. by Justice Lio: ipa hy Mavens) Ey eran 4 having in their possession a which ‘coul not sallefactorily account for, w! are capone to be olen, | They consist of lot of sowing sill assorted co- jors, (six or seven pounds) 30 or 40 pieces a lot of ladies’ cotton’ hose bed gare several cee crape gauze, a lot of lace and edging, some of which ap- pear to have the private mark of the owner upon them. Daivine ore 4 Cow.—Patrick King marched down to the foot of Chambers street on Wednesday morning, and seeing a cow that strack his fancy, belonging to ‘Josiah H. Merritt, drove her off and was caught in his progress and arrested. How to Get a Coat.—Go to the house of John Cook, No. 13 Forsyth streat, and tell his wife Nancy that her son Ceorge sent you for his over-coat—take it and run away. Thus did one John Ramson, and for thus doing he was committed to the city prison for trial. A“ Bust ur.”—Beach, the oyster-man, will feel much gratification in the announcement that of the music salaon against which he came out so strong afew weeks ago, situated in Grand.street, has “ bust its biler,” there- by amore undivided ege to his own estab- lishment. We doubt not he will immediately engage the services of the whole corps of vocalists; but we would advise them to look sharp after their salaries. The dis- count on his shinplasters “don’t go down well.” A Cur Tuaroar in Paison.—James Murray, the fellow who was arrested by officer Fellon, on Wednesday, on a charge of passing a $3 counterfiet note on the Exchange Bank of Providence, R. I., attempted to commit suicide on Wednesday evening in his cell, by cutting his throat with aknife. He to commence the wor behind his eer but gaveit up asa bad job, after cutting a gash abouttwo inches long. Orrictat, Cannass.—The following is the official can- vasss for Governor, &c. as reported by the County Can- vassers, who concluded their labors last evening ;— Bl swcmconworswwceson 2,037—Bouck’s msjority. Lirvrexant Governor. Dickinson, 21,941 Flurman, 20,090 Dickinson's majority, 1,851 Senaror. Lott, 21,546 Oakley, 20,168 Lott’s majority, 1,378 Warner, the abolition candidate, received 63 votes. For Conoress. District. 5084 oll, Majority for Phenix—028. Fourth District. 5549 Williams, Majority for Maclay—772. Phenix, 4156 Maclay, 4q77 Leonard, 4339 6282 Scoles, Majority for Leonard—993. Sixth District. 5904 McKeon, Majority for Fish—206. For Recister. 21,491 Eichell, Brownell’s majority —1,165. Hunt, the abolition candidate, received 68-votes. The returns for Register, made by the Inspectors of the Eleventh Ward, were all wrong, as they made out the list with the words, “J Sherman Brownell,” upon them, in- stead of “Joseph Sherman Brownell,” or ‘Joseph 8. Brownell,” as the law requires. The consequence was, thatthe whole return wassent back for correction, as 900 majority would have been stricken from his vote, had their return been rejected. The utmost carelessness has been shown in the returns from many wards, thet in a ‘Close contest would have given riseto great trouble. Fish, 5698 Brownell, 20,326 For Leatstarvuns. ic. Whig. *Glazier, 21,526 *R. Smith, *Pents, 20,707 «Webster, 20,299 *Paulding, 21,635 Acker, 20,103 “Hi i 21,658 Baldwin, 20,203 y> 19,050 Dunning, 20,170 *Thomson, 21,384 F. Smith, 20,193 Miller, 21,681 Blunt, ,090 *Jones, 21,235 Alvord, 20,004 aly, 21,387 Sammons, 20,022 “Sanford, 21,680 Weed, 20,087 ‘White, 21,429 Chenery, 19,943 “McMurray, 20,635 St. John, 20,158 Van Dyke, 19,581 Brinsmade, 20,108, Walsh, 2,796 "Those marked with a star are elected. Massachusetts Election. 1842. 1841. » Davis. Morton. Abo. Davis. Morton. Abo. 279 61,942 53,661 6097 63,141 49,735 3484 61,842 785 Morton over Davis, 1,309 4,406 Davis over 6,097 : if ‘ ‘Morton beaten by 4,298 922 Davis over all. The legislature is yet in doubt. There has been no choice in many counties, and the actual position of parties therein is to be decided at special elec- tions. Theatrical. Messrs. Brown, Barnes, Mulligan, and Davis, the celebrated Swiss brothers, who last fall performed with such eclat in the city of Mexico, and through the whole of the southern States, have again taken their departure, via Philade!phi: Baltimore, for those hospitable regions. ‘Marshall, at Providence, has been doing a very ain Such complaints are, however, ge- neral. Many of the ‘“‘used-up actors” belenging to the Baltimore company, left in a ‘‘fix” alter the ma- nager’s absquatulation, are suffering the greatest privations for want of the one thing necessary. “ Jim Crow Rick,” with his amiable lady (daugh- ter of Mr. Gladstone, proprietor of the Adelphi the- atre, London,) accompanied by two or three young BY took their departure yesterday in the Great Western, seemingly in the best health and the highest spirits. We understand that several new pieces, adapted and expressly written for Mr. Rice’s peculiar powers, will be i} luced during the ensuing season in London, and doubtless with as much suc- cess as the gentleman commanded on his former vi- sit. Consctence.—The following is a curious case of conscience truly :— Ma. Sistane— Six i— Sometime since I sold you7 or 8 dollars of a red-back bank, which had just stopped, before you had received the information. ‘Idid it, because you had, two or three times a little previously, taken some advantage in Phiie- delphia and other money. But as “two wrongs never make a right,” | have been dissatisfied about it ever since; and, therefore, herewith hand you $2, which I believe will cover your loss in that matter. Respect FHONY LANE. 17 Nov. Circuit Court. Before J Kent. Nov. 17.—Richard D. Littell va. Peter La Forge —This cat now been on six days in this court. Judge Kent liver hiecharge this morning, on the opening of the ans ‘We shall report the case to-morrow with e ver dict. Bankrupt List, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. Anthony J. Bleecker, Glen Cove, auctioneer in New York, December 16. ‘Samuel Smith, as well in his individual capacity as also one of the firm of Smith & Atkinson, December 16. Uriah Turner, city of New York, physician, De- cember 17. Nathan Brown, New York, December 16. James F. Smith, formerly engineer, of late farmer, filed November 17. Henry Schriever, ship master, New York. Anthony Dey, attorney at law, New York, Edwin Smith, Brooklyn, merchant, December 18. Jacob 8. Hutchings, clerk, 28 Duane street, New York, December 16. Lorenzo Rowe, Battsville, Green county, New York, carpenter Ws, re William C. Thayer, merchant, as well in his individual om as also one of the late firm of William C. Thayer & Co, December 24. Aaron Kemp, olerk, 131 avenue D, New York, De be i Ir., clerk, 341 Monroe street, New York. james Myers, Jr., clerk, ) James Biediey, tin — worker, 116 Orehard street, New York, December 16. POSTSCRIPT. Five o’clock, A. M. FOURTEEN DAYS a LATER FROM ENGLAND. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP ACADIA. The Acadia steamship, Captain Ryrie, arrived at Boston yesterday morning at 2 o’clock. She brings our full files to November 4th. The Acadia brought fifty passengers from Liver- pool to Boston, and left eight at Halifax, where she teok on board four for Boston. ‘The news does not appear of much interest. There have been very serious revulsions in the Corn Trade. Several eminent corn houses have failed, chiefly connected with the Meditterranean trade. The Anti-Corn Law League still continue their agitation. Colonial markets are very dull; and the despon- deney among the commercial classes has increased. The British Queen grrived out Nov. 3d. France wili not sign the new Slave Trade Treaty. The Cotton Market has much improved and a brisk demand sprung up, at an advance of an }th. Uhe Money Market is without change. There is not any probability that Parliament will be assembled before February. The King of France talks of abdicating in favor 0 the Duke de Nemours. Lord Lyndhurst retires, on account of ill health, and Sir William Follett is to be Chancellor. Prince Salitzin and Sergeant Spankie are dead; so is poor Grace Darling at last. She died at Bam- burgh, Oct. 20th aged 25 years. There is no news from India. Nothing can exceed the dreadful dullness in eve- ry department of business, Manchester goods never were so low as they are now. The past fortnight has been a dull one, and there is little of novetty to communicate, whether as re- gards domestic, foreign or commercial intelligence. The state of the Corn Market continues to be the Principal topic of conversation in the mercantile and monied circles, ‘The revulsion in the Corn trade, by overwhelming so many houses at home and abroad, has spread dif- ficulty and alarm on every side. Another extensive house, that of Hunter & Cov- entry, has failed in London. Numerous otherheavy failures have occurred & the distrust with which the ‘Corn paper” is now re- garded by the Bankers and the diseount houses, with the consequent difficulty of its negotiation, has has the effect of bringing to the ground a number of firms who for a Jong series of years have maintain- ed an influential position. Among those who have been compelled to sus- pend payments we must notice Erasmus M. Foster, Helmsley Brothers & Evans, Foster & Langton, of London, with many of equal importance in Liver- pool, Manchester, Glasgow and Stockport, while on the continent we must not omit J. H. Wichman of Stettin ; Archias & Co., Rey Brothers, A. Gui- zot & Co., and six other firms at Marseilles; to- gether with others in Paris, Amsterdam, jNantes, and Schiedam. The cabinet of the Tuilleries has proposed t> the British government the abrogation of the treaties of 1831 and 1883, by which the mutual right of search for the preventlon of the slave trade was established, and the adoption, instead of it, of the system agreed upon between England and America, that each country should maintain an equal naval force on the west coast of Africa as a check on malpractices under its own flag. Asan inducement to this, M. Guizot expresses his perfect willingness at once to enter on the discusston of a commercial treaty be- tween France and England. Lord Aberdeen has evaded any definite answer to the firet proposal, by merely stating that no change can be made in the existing relations as to the right of search till the expiry of the period for which French letters of marque were granted to English ‘cruisers. . This will be next year. With respect to the treaty of commerce his lordship is anxious to meet the French government half way. The ‘Presse’ of Sunday contains a loug article re- lative to the decision taken by the Belgian govern- meat to make reprisals on the commerce of the U. States of Amenica, for the additional charges lately levied on the British Queen steamer in the port of New York. 1t showsthat as French vessels cannot by treaty be made subject in Belgium to any other duty than that payable on coming from France, Jao matter from what foreign port or with what cargo these vessels may arrive, a consequence otf this quar- rel will{be that French bottoms must become the carriers between the United Statesand Antwerp.— It coniends that though no doubt theAmerican mer- chants will endeavor to introduce their commodi- ties into Belgium by Dunkirk or Rotterdam, the advantage will sti!l result for importations made di- rect, as the transport from the above ports to Ant- werp or Ostend will be an additional charge on tha community. The “Presse” concludes by eulogi- sing tho spirit shown by the Belgian government in this affair. Markets, Loxvon Morxy Manner, Nov. * "le Consol Market has not been so firm this morni) g for ‘ ~»unt or for mo- ney- Inother words, for immec te tramef +r Consolsare worth } per cent. more than forthe... tegit ingday We quote the latter at 93, and the ML ug f. Bank brokers tht £10,000 stock ior the Savi Bavks, as is assumed. This makes very nearly on the same account in two days. The purchases were to be continued. The object, no doubt, is the enhancement of thus frustrating the contemplated of interest upon the Three-and--Half per cents, the of — rd mornin, i 1005 ote the New 101} f- Exchequer are 67s. jum ; India Bones sof: prominin ‘and Bank ‘of Rngland Stock 166 to 167. ‘The Foreign Stock Exchange has assumed rater more activity to-day ; *usiness having been transacted in seve Melot the Bosds, Mexican Bask hhas been at 92} 22; Pe- ‘The Bin minnl that vidend for along time Yet. bonds are fiat at 17] j, for the active stock. been no fresh of the new three per Di stock is quoted at 83 to 83} ; ai ruvian are firm at 17 17}. for some good accounts scarcely for a small has been partly active, and the sales , including 1500 American taken on supported. for cattne, hes: been by no the sales amount to 4000 bags, including taken on speculation. Prices are steady, although the market has been quiet to-day. Nov. 1.—To-day there has been y fair demand for Cotton for a Tuesday, and 2500 bags have been sold, inclu- ding 1000 American od speculation. There is no change . 2.—To.day’s demand for Cotton has been limited, and barely 3000 bags have been sold, the trade beiug the sole buyers; holders offer more freely, and sales can no longer be effected at the partial advance of jd per Ib. ob- ANT. 3--Thetales of tod 3000 bags. The mar- lov. 3.—The sales of to-day are ket is heavy, and prices are with difficulty maintained, Liverroot Conn Manust, Nov. 1.—Prevented by ex- ceedingly boisterous weather for several days last week, wehad very little grain up to Friday’s market, and al- though the atmosphere has more genialsince, it has not been so far of sufficient duration to admit of many vessels entering the port; we have therefore to state a ve- scanty supply Treland, and oisitaeh att uptasceoenr tt phenom eee Me Masked gee en, ioc feat a "i , Mr So Mi; Amba, Me Bien, rw . veLaely, Mr D+ La Haye, J Cerroll, Mr 3 Hifax 10 We Fouchetter Mr Beertdger E Cunard Jr. SHIP NEWS. 3 wired oot Oct Arr Thee cot Remy te oH toa; 301 i yu, Barrows, New York; ney, Chalntoas aby Gitar ud’ Boston: dist, Foranata i Vorke