The New York Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1843, Page 2

Mme Leo name cea ne oem NEW YORK HERALD Sew York, Phursday, November 23, 1943. The New Agitation—The Revolution of 1843. There was a great meeting of the Ainénican Republi- cans last evening at the public house of F. H. Way, 3d Want, Washington street, directly opposite the Washing- | ton market, Things went on gloriously. There will be another great monster and mass meeting in the 6th Ward; on Friday night, at the North American Hotel, corner of Bayard street and the Bowery. Great | speakerseeSammons, Whitney, Woodruff, &c. &e. The Young Men’s American Club, of the old Ninth Ward, are | to assemble in front of their head quarters, corner of | Christopher and Hudson streets, with banners, flags, torches—and procead to this great meeting, as it is said the | Irish of the bloody Sixth threaten a row. —Its Knemices—Its Policy—and its Coming ‘Triumph. * We confess it at once---we are fairly at a loss for comparison wherewith to illustrate the progress of the new party. To what can we liken its mira- culous growth? Its sudden springing forth, and over- shadowing prosperity, far transcend even those of that mammoth gourd, the growth of a single night, whose friendly sproutings rejoiced the heart of the rather crabbed sage who was sent to call Nineveh to repentance, Before the election, this party was | Iwwowtanr InrevuiceNer—ATLaNTiC riGation.—We have received, by the Caledoni: | the important intelligence that the western termi- nus of the Cunard steamers is positively to be | clallged from Boston to New York early next Spring. It appears by this intelligence that the Unicorn, the connecting steamer from Halifax to Quebec, has been a losing concern since the establishment of the line ; that in consequence of this; the small | number of passengers offering at Boston compared with the number leaving New York; and the fact that the French steamships are to make this their western stopping place, the agents of the Cunard line, the Melvers of Liverpool, have concluded to run the Caledonia, Acadia, Hibernia, and Britan- nia to Halifax; to withdraw the Unicorn from the Quebec route, and run her to New York, leaving the above named steamers at Halifax till her return from this city. Halifax is to be their termi- nus, and the Unicorn is to be the connecting link with America Boston is to haye no steamer ex- cept the North America, which now rans to St. Johns. It is by this arrangement that the contract ton can be made null and void. In addition to this we learn that the Great Western, the favorite, will begin her trips early next Spring, under the command of Cap- tain Matthews, who was her first officer under Cap- tain Hosken. She will be followed by the Great Britian, the new iron monster steamer, which is to be placed under the command of Captain Hosken. scarcely heard of. It was supposed to consist only of a few zealots and a handful of followers. But a single day discovered that it numbered a compact, united, well-organized host of ten thousand men —men of the right stamp—men who had cast off the trammels of party—men who came before the world in the garb of pure, incorruptible, independent American citizens. Since the election it has been advancing with prodigious strides. Every ward has, we believe, been perfectly organized, and a system of agitation been adopted, which, if carried out with discretion and energy, must end in certain victory in every one of them next spring. A great number of meetings have been held—most of them attended by tremendous crowds—a bold and com- prehensive ground of opposition to all fraud, cor- ruption, foreign influence, and every thing which threatens the republic, has been taken by the speak- ers—poetry, of that simple but impressive character which speaks at once to the popular heart, has been brought into the service—and all over the land the movement excites surprize, astonishment, alarm and joy, according to the various dispositions of those who are observing it. Now, like all strong parties in the State, this one is beset by dangers, and in order to guard against them, they must be known and exposed. It is very obvious that the rotten and corrupt party-hacks are in no humor to let this movement advance withou, straining every nerve to thwart and oppose its victo- rious progress. Many an agency will they employ for this purpose. Many a covert and insidious mode of attack will they adopt. But all that is necessary for the friends of the good cause to do, is to be awake—to be on the elert—to be prepared for oppo- sition whenever it may manifest iteelt—within the + camp or without the camp—amongst pretended friends, or open enemies. As for ourselves we ask nothing from this party—we court no alliance with it more than any other—all we intend is faithfully to record the movement—to write its history fair- ly and impartially—to give it a fitting place in the ehronicles of the age—nay, to help it on by “setting it truthfully before the community and the world.— Not so with the partisan editors. It is of course their business to oppose this “Young America” that, arising in such strength and majesty, threatens the annihilation of all the factions which have agitated, divided, and disgraced the republic. It is the business of these partisan editors to fume and squabble. They squabble about a word---a straw-—anything or nothing. They are alla pack of the greatest rascals in existence---destitute of principle, destitute of patriotism, destitute of de- cency, destitute often of common sense, and so ad- dicted to lying, that like the unhappy tailor describ- ed by Montaigne, they very frequently will not tell the truth even when it is for their own benefit. Such are the men who will now endeavor by every possible means to disorganize the new party. They have begun already. The first development of their hostility has just been made. It is worthy of them. They affect to treat this great party, all its movements, all its meetings, all the high-toned speeches in its halls as “fmoonshine-~as a hoax !” Can the impudence of the party press go farther ? It is indeed almost incredible effrontery. But it is asolemn fact. The Express of this city---a most miserable concern, actually had the audacity yes- terday to declare with spasmodic wrigglings that all this movement was a hoax, and that all those speecheswhich are now,through our instrumentality, circulating all over tbe country, as ahoax! We can only say that the speakers thus ridiculed, and #0 unceremoniously voted out of existence, could give the miserable creatures of the Express proofs of their identity—of their flesh and blood existence —equally striking and convincing as that which the honest countryman gave the philosopher wbo had very learnedly argued in his hearing that there was no such thing as motion. Hodge listened very at- tentively, patiently waited till the philosopher came to a pause in his argument, and then raising his fist, knocked the philosopher to the ground, quietly asking him as he lay caressing his parent earth— “Is there such a thing as motion now!” But what is the duty of ‘‘ Young America 7” It is summed upin a few words Perseverance, union, inde- pendence—but above all, uniform, consistent, un- deviating devotions to the great business they set before them—the annihilation of all the corrupt factions, the reformation of the general, State, and municipal governments, the deliverance of the country from the thraldom of the rascally politi- cians who have been sucking its life-blood. Let “Young America” avoid---let them utterly scorn and despise the party press. Let them boldly go ahead, asking favors from no quarter—courting no alliance with any thing but the good sense, patriot- ism and virtue of the people. In this way they will overwhelm the miserable creatures who now cha- characterize this movement as a hoax. A hoax in- deed! We suppose we shall next hear that Shakspeare’s plays are all forgeries—that the Iliad is a forgery— —that the “Jerusalem Delivered” is a forgery.— | Bah! These blockheads have yet to learn—and they will learn it one day—we'll teach them—that this is one of the most brilliant movements in the Nistory of the world. It far transcends in glory and interest the Trojan war or the Crusades. We mean in recording this movement, to eclipse Shakspeare, Milton, Dante, Sir Walter Scott, and all the poets from Homer down to Benjamin Cobb, Junior. We shall press into this service all the elements of religion, civilization, philosophy, | genius, poetry, wit, humor, and eloquence. We shall carry it triumphantly through. And next spring we shall see the fruits of this great seed- time. We shall have an efficient police—we shall have an admirable fire-department—we shal] have streets as clean as the embowered walks in which Adam and Eve went forth to meditate in the holy calm of their continual Sabbatism—we shall, in fact, have the dawn of that millennium about which blundering theologians and fanatical visionaries have been squabbling for two thousand years. A\- | ready from our Mount Pisgah we can look across the dreary and barren plain, and see that land | flowing with milk and honey—that system of peace, order, and contentment, with which rotten politi- clans will not be allowed to intermeddle, and with which ‘“* Young America” is destined to bless the whole land, from Dai Beersheba Boston Parers.—The eastern maildue yesterday morning did not arrive till six o'clock last evening, in consequence of the high wind. We are indebted to Adams & Co., and Harnden & Co., for late jra- pers in advance of the mail These two fine steam packets will commence their regular trips about the same time that the French steam ships begin theirs, We also undersrand that the French go- vernment are pushing their Atlantic steamers to- wards completion at a rapid rate for the purpose of an early start in the Spring. Four of them will be ready to leave Havre when the Great Western and Great Britian leave Liverpool. Eleven steamships will, therefore, be employed in 1844, in running from Liverpool and Havre to New York. These will give us at least one a week. One of the most important features in these ar- rangements is to be seen, tried and proved in the monster steamer Great Britain. She comes out pro- pelled by the submerged Archimedian screw, with six masts, a hull of iron, and has no ugly looking wind-resisting wheel-houses. It is almost sure— from experiments already made with the “Mon- ster,” the Great Northern, Archimedes, our own beautiful Princeton, and a dozen others—that this new principle of propulsion is destined to produce a complete revolution in ocean, river, and canal na- vigation, for peaceful, as well as warlike purpo- ses. Nota doubt is entertained, in our minds, of the utility, power and capacity, of these submerged screws. Afterthe monster Great Britain has made one or two trips across the Atlantic, we shall see a rapid disappearance of all unwieldy wheel-houses, and the introduction of the screw propellers, which offer no resistance to wind, wave, or public favor. Already, in this country, there are over forty steam vessels, including the Princeton, with the Ericsson screw, from fifteen to twenty in England with the Archimedian screw, and three in France. Russia has also the same principle introduced into several of her steamers. We verily believe that, in less than a quarter of a century, all steam vessels on the face of the waters will have the submerged screw. It will take that time to wear out the ateamers now in use. Then the small compact screw will take the place of the stupendous wheels. which now compels the large steamers to go to Bos- | bay It is impossible to deseribe the enthusiasm that prevailed at the meeting of the American Party of the Third Ward, which took place last evening. At the appointed hour, the room was literally jammed. ’ Jn the absence of Mr. Sammons, Presi- dent of the Third Ward Association, F, H. Way, Esq., one of the Vice Presidents, took the chair until the arrival of Mr. 8. The proceedings of the last meeting, and the resolutions there adopted, were read and approved. . Mr. Sammons, having arrived, rose, and stated that the object of the present meeting was the or- ganization of the Association; but as the Constitu- tion and Bye-Laws had been prepared in_a very hasty manner, he suggested that they be laid over to a future meeting; he would, however, read them, and take the action of the Association inthe matter, The whole were adopted as read. A re- solution was then carried to receive signatures to the Constitution and Bye-Laws of the Association, and it was a caution to see how the folks stepped up to the captain’s office to settle. Mr.Broas having resigned his office of Treasurer, Mr. Cornelius Al- lison was appointed in his stead. Edward B. Co- zens, Joseph Mills, and James L. Hewett, w ointed to compose the Finance Committee. ‘he President then moved that B. 8. Whitney, Esq. of the Ninth ward, address the meeting, which he did at some length. His remarks were received with unbounded applause, and we regret that the want of time and space prevents us from doing him justice on the Present occasion. Mr. De La Ree eing loudly called for, appeared and favored his friends with a few of his sweet and patriotic songs. Mr. Fenn next addressed the meeting, and wi succeeded by the President, Srermen Samaons, Esq. as follows:— My Friends and Fellow Citizens—I appear before you to-night, with a sense of oppression and responsibility which have never before felt on any occasion when ad- dressing a public assemblage. It is the rst time in my life that | have ever been honored with the Presidency f an association or any public meeting, and I feel ore Denate oN THE TariFr.—A discussion upon the tariff was announced with some parade, to come off last evening at the Lyceum Buildings, between Ho- race Greeley on one side, and Clinton Roosevelt on the other. There were forty or fifty persons pre- sent, who may all be known this morning by the white paint upon their clothes, as the new room has just been finished, and the paintis not yet dry. As to the discussion, it was altogether of the tweedle- dumi and tweedle-dee order. Mr. Greeley com- menced by firing away at random a broadside of old facts, older statistics, and oldest arguments, without order or connection. In reply, Mr. Roosevelt dis- charged a written production, in which he gave a description of coon-hunting in Florida. The amount of it was that he wasted an immense quantity of powder and shot in consequence of loading too heavily—his gun scattered so much that he could nothit the coon. Precisely the sort of a gun, we thought, to hit Greeley's facts and arguments—for one good scattering shot would kill the whole of them. We think the persons present, however, had no reason to complain, for although they paid a shilling tariff when they went in, yet they re- ceived a shilling’s worth of paint when they came out, which balanced the account. *Twas tweedle- dum for tweedle-dee. Cuear anp Unirorm Postace.—To the call for the meeting of citizens at the Merchants’ Exchange on Saturday, 25th instant, in our columns, we ear- nestly request public attention. Reform in our Post Office system and its outrageously extravagant charges, is every where called for; and if we would have it as it was originally intended to be, a blessing to all classes, high and low, rich and poor, this grinding and oppressive system must be reformed, and at the coming session of Congress, too. What Englishmen could not stand, surely Americans cannot submit to. Our Post Office tax is as odious as the window tax was in that coun- try, and it cannot excite especial wonder that the people try to evade it. Give us cheap postage, Mr. Wickliffe, and you will have a more productive revenue—for where there is one letter carried now there will be ten by mail Otr Buti.—We have already announced the arrival of this distinguished violinist at the Astor House, where, with his secretary and servant, he has taken up his quarters during his stay in the city. Those who have the pleasure of making his ac- quaintance, will be delighted with his amenity, and suaviter in modo. He isa young man of modest address, and the ladies say decidedly handsome. Although those accomplishments sink into insigni- cance when compared with his astonishing powers upon the violin. But of this the public will have an upportunity of judging for themselves, as he has engaged the Park theatre for Saturday evening next, where he will give his first concert in this country. GeneraL Bertranp.—The Count yesterday paid a visit, in company with his Honor the Mayor, to Sing Sing, to visit our State prison. He will sail to-morrow in the packet Iowa, for Havre. Count Survintiers, (Joseph Bonaparte) who has been residing in Florence for some time, has been attacked with a paralytic stroke, by which his life is endangered. Apvoinrment or Dervry Snerirs.—Sheriff Jones, recently elected, whose term of office com- mences on the Ist of January next, has appointed the following persons as his deputies:—Calvin Ba- lis, Thomas F. Peers, John Grey, Joseph Weed, Frederick L. Vultee, Isaac Kipp, J. W. Allen, Al- bert M. Doughty. Special Deputy, Owen Bren. nan. Under Sheriff, McDonough. Jailer, Patrick McArdle. Counsel, N. B. Blunt. Late rrom Hayti.—We have received, by the Montgomery, Capt. Avis, late advices from Port au Prince. Another conspiracy against the Government had been discovered amongst the blacks. This was on the 24th ult. On that day three of the ringleaders were seized, tried, and condemned to be shot. One of them only knew enough to make an unsuccess- fulattempt on his own life while in prison. The others appealed to a higher tribunal for trial. This was granted These frequent émeutes in Hayti are very much like the small negro riots that occasionally disturb the repose of the Five Points in this city. All the diflerence that we can see is in the use of a little o this honor of appointing me President of the Third Ward Association of the American Republican Party, the greatest honor which this country or any other could confer. I have labored for the last four or five months as I have never labored before in my life, 1 believe | made the first punto speech that was made in favor of this par- ty. I felt then as I feel now. 1 felt as though there were something so sacred in our principles, that no human px could resist them. When I was told by my Wh riends that old Tammany would throw around her parti- zans the same influence that she had ever exerted, | told them that no power which she could exert could keep them from our association. I have said that there was that within me which led to the certain conviction that no human power could resist us. My Whig friends—for | tell you that Iam of the Whig faith—said to me that no member of the Whig pes would act with us. They sometimes derided me, but I did feel a gigantic faith, andl feel it now, and I feel certain of success. We did not des- pond. ‘We went on from ward meetings first,with but afew jetermined men,and thus Roing from ward to ward, increa- sing in numbers as rapidly as we, could get hearers. But we were spaibaed We were threatened with violens and meeting after meeting, some reckless intruder, stimu ulated by his church or hi y, would tell us that if we dared to utter such sentiments, that they would drive us fromthe room. We heeded not their threats or their violence—we had a great work to accom: plish, abuses to reform, andthe permanent establishment of the great fundamental principles of human'liberty—of American Independence. As we progressed they came in greater numbers—they came to overawe—they came to do violence in multitudes. But I said to our friends that which I now say—defend yourselves. You are upon sacred ground; ifthey touch a hair ofour heads strike them down as you would a mad dog in the streets—they are the en mies of good order and of our free institutions, and if we cannot meet to discuss governmental principles without attacks from forei Ilies,our government is but a farce. With this determination we kept these men at bay, and though we were obliged almost to single men out, and talk to them individually (for the public press was silent on this subject) we did get access to 8,800 men, who now feel that for once they had the peculiar privilege of voting for a pure American ticket. In the Fourth Ward we were told that we should not distribute tickets there—that we would be driven from the polls—for I had said that the present school bill had been passed by the dictation of ishop Hughes—that our Legislature—the Legislature of the Empire State of this great Union, had bowed down to Papal influence—that to get or to keep what Bishep Hughes claimed to be one fifth of the voting Ropalaen of the city of New York, was a sufficient inducement with {a partisan Legislature and a time serving Governor, to vote away the best interests of oe ba I had said thats under that law, Bishop lughes’ School Commissioners in the Fourth Ward had declared, that as by this law no sectarian work should be used in our shools’ and as they considered the Protestant Bible sectarian, should not be used. If the Protestant was sectarian, it followed as a matter of course, that the Pay ists would allow us the poor privilege of ha this bible, J ‘understand, that violence and the Protestant heretic, is Catholic doctrine. There- fore, | had laid peculiar stress upon the Papist proceedings in the 4th ward, and held that:ward up first above all others as the ward in which we were called upon to take ade- cided stand. Well, I had heard these threats as coming from the son of a high official in that ward, and I went in- to it a few nig! re the election, and met some hanly, honest sailors in the street, and they ted me with a boisterous welcome which I first took for o| ‘ition, as | did not know them, but it appears that they knew me, and one of them said to me, “ old boy give us your fis know you; we saw You ata meeting the other night; we fo that to the death.” I asked if they would drive us from the polls; if they would see that noble flag, the glorious stripes and stars which we had nailed to the mest, pulled down by sacriligious hands? They said no—they would rally their friends, and sink or swim, they would stand by the good old ship Constitution and her gallant colors, and then I knew that the 4th Ward was safe from harm. he honest noble hearted sailors are all with us, and their cry is still with the brave Lawrence, “don’t give up the ship.*- Then we turned our attention to the bloody Sixth Ward. ‘There we had but few friends, apparently, but they were a tower of strength. At one district where we had but two men, they were told by a police officer that they must leave or their liv e cndangered—but the answer was,send on your Catholic allies—they dare not touch us— if theydo we will send'for our good friends the butchers and the carmen, and after they have taught these bullies a les- ay while our hand is in, we will just. slip in and clear out your laughter of lice office. Money was then offered and re- fused, and then came a person connected, as was reported, with ‘ublic Schools, with hundreds at his back to do his bidding, who gloated on our American Republi- can boys and threatened violence, but they stood their ground, and holding up their tickets, declared that they were the¥tickets of the American Re- publican’ party. The name was a shield and protec- tion, and those who had been omnipotent in crime in that ward were awed into silence by the magic potency ofthat name. The same feeling has been manifested that is seen here to-night by one who comes to disturb our meeting, but the hour of danger is past; wecan and we shall succeed. I assure you, fellow citizens, that the larger okie of the adopted citizens are One man, an ‘ us. nglishman, came into my office, and so delighted was he, that when he knew our success the tears trickled down his time-worn cheeks. He said that the foreigners came here to enjoy liberty, to enjoy liberty. and we were only doing them an injury them to interfere in our elections before they could understand our institutions, And as to of- fice, he said it was absurd to put a forei was an erin office. He glishman, and he could not help but like Eng- | he wanted Lepore ¢ to do with our officers,and he ‘¢ would go on until our principles were estab ed. We must, fellow citzens,sever this religion and politi to England the Established Church is oP government will not even allow a church to have a bell ora steeple, unless it be of the Church of England faith, which all are taxed to support.— If you go to Ireland then Daniel O'Connell asks for repeal anda separation from England. With Mr. O’Connell’s sympathisers I have no sympathy—Ist. O'Connell is amo- narchist, and he boasts of it. 2d. He has used the wh power of the Priesthood to bring together his monster meetings. jorant submissive vassals who came to her- ald his edicts; and with him it is Papi ainst Protest- antism—and 3dly he asks for a separation, and not a change of government. These are three reasons why, 0s arepublican people, we cannot wish him success. His fol- lowers donot think for themselves, and there is no Catholic country where a heretic christian dog can get burial. 1 would not place the 1500,000 Protestants in Ireland in the control of O’Connell’ and his papal followers. Fellow ci- tizens, I am for a repeal of the school law. 1 am in favor of keeping the future adopted citizen twenty-one years in gunpowder in Hayti. That article is a little too ex- | 2h-—-No. 2 | pensive for the Haytians of the Five Points the country before he shall be permitted to vote. 1 am for having the law making and the law executing power in the hands of the American people; and when f Ho this, | believe I am the best frien’ of those who come to settle among us. Mississiprt Exection.—We have returns from fifteen counties. There are fifty-seven in the State. Annexed is what we have :-— 1843, 1841. 4.B. Bond-paying. Dem. Whi. ‘ Dem. Whig. Scat. Tucker. Shattuck 15 Counties, 3,515 = =300 5,540 4,893 4,883 Dem. majority, Dem. majority, 657 37 Whig majority,............0.. 620 This shows a democratic majority, but of the whole vote, it is perceived, that the Bond Payers have a majority. If the returns continue to come in like the above, the democrats will probably go in by a shave, by the skin of their teeth. Maine Exxcrion.---Severance, whig, is elected to Congress. There is probably no choice in the Washington and Hancock district. There isa whig gain there, however. Vermont Exrxction.---Jacob Collamer, whic, is elected to Congress for the second district by a gain of 1407 votes since last election Ayorner Brivisn Ovrna Capt. Higgins, of the Shawmut, at Boston from Rio Janeiro, reports that on the 30th September, he was ordered by I. B. M. brig Dolphin, to heave to, and was detained some time, We have seen no reason assigned for this rash act. Court ror THE Correction or Errors—Nov. G. Huntington and al, vs. W Forkson. Mr. 8, Stevens concluded for defendant in error, Mr. D, Cady was heard in reply. Mercantize Ln ASSOCIATION AND vuetn Lecrvres.---The young men of this associa- tion number about 3000. ‘They are split into two factions, one of which desires to establish several courses of lectures upon literary and scientific sub- jects ; a plan which the other party have charac- terized as a proposition to convert the association into a “* Merchants’ College,” which, if successful- ly carried out, should be located, as we think, somewhere in the’neighborhood of Hanover square. A large majority of these young men, as we under- stand, are yet in their minority, and many of them mere boys of 12 or 15 years of age, who cannot by any possibility have yet acquired even the rudi- ments of mercantile business. Now what have these boys to do with lectures upon abstruse and remote sciences in no way connected with their profession? Take their first lecture, for example, the other evening at the Tabernacle, by the Rev. Geo. Putnam, upon “ Light.” So far as demon- strated facts are concerned, Mr. Putnam told them nothing which has not, for ages we had almost said, been taught in our common schools to chil- dren ten years of age; and as to vague theoretical speculations upon the undiscovered nature of light, whether it be an emanation from the luminous body, or whether it be some motion of some subtle and imponderable ether pervading all space, or whether it be half spirit, and half matter, asort of connecting “bridge” between matter and spirit—pray what have these speculations to do with the price of cotton, flour, silk, and tobacco? Could John Jacob Astor have more easily detected the quality of his furs, bought them cheaper, or sold them at higher prices, in consequence either of his knowledge or his ignorance of these speculations upon the unknown nature of light? What non- sense ! ‘The fact is,the business of a New York merchant isa profession abundantly sufficient of itself alone to engross all the time, and all the talents, and all the energies, and enterprise, of every clerk, no mat- ter how “smart” he may be, who undertakes it. And we look upon these lectures, (to use the lan- guage of the present Board of Directorsof the Asso- ciation in their late published report,) as ‘‘not only impracticable and inexpedient, but injudicious and mischievous”—‘‘as conflicting with the interests of their employers”—and ‘‘meriting censure and con- demnation.” Any lectures, therefore, which divert their attention from (as the report says) ‘“‘a proper regard to their main voation, must and will be considered as highly prejudicial both to them and their employers.” If by these lectures these young clerks ‘are led” (we quote again from their own report) ‘‘to deviate from the straight line of business affairs, the institution will soon come to be consid- ered a thing of doubtful utility, and, consequently, much, if not all the aid and countenance now af- forded them by merchants, will be entirely with- drawn. Such a state of things no one could desire, and certainly every one would deprecate.” Dr. Garpyer’s Inrropucrory Lecrure.—On Monday evening this gentleman delivered his first lecture at the University before an audience of highly influential persons. The subject was the peculiariites of vegetation in different climates; these he showed were intimate- ly connected with the distribution of light and heat: that the heat which animates living bodies is deri- ved exlusively from the Sun, for that, if any differ- ence of temperature existed on the earth’s surface in consequences of its condition it would be made evident by a change in) the length of the day after a short period of time He concluded with s \¢ interesting remarks on the connection betw« be social and intellectual! 0 1e distribution of plants.— In the frigid zone 1 \a8 no command over vege- tation ; he cannot collect seed to secure. himself crops; hence he is driven to the pursuit of animal: and fish for food. ‘This occupies all his time, and intellectual cultivation becomes impossible. In temperate regions the soil yields only wher tilled with skill—its natural products are incapable of supplying food, and the crops which man secure: are the produce of vegetables improved by art.— The necessity for agricultural implements calls for science to extract from brittle ores the malleable basis, and the same knowledge diverted into other channels lays the foundation of the social arts.— Property accumulates, laws arise for its pre- servation. The requisition of abundant vegetable food does not require the amount of time devoted to the chase, and there remains leisure to cultivate the mind, stimulated into activity by agriculture, the sciences, and commerce. All great men have been the inhabitants of this region. i In the torrid zone, the palm, bannana, bread fruit and numerous other plants furnish abundant food without cultivation; hence amongst the aborigines agriculture isunknown. From freedom of occupa- tion has arisen the strong animal propensities, and feeble intellect which characterise this race of men. _ The lecture produced the most favorable impres- sion of the talents of the speaker, it was lucid, free from technicalities and methodical. We take pleasure in calling public attention to this interest- ing course. The illustrations consisted of beauti- ful de and a tasteful display of rare plants. The second lecture on the life of plants is on next Monday, at half past seven o’clock. condition of man, an Nrsio’s—Messrs. Rockwell and Stone began their first representations last night most auspicious- ly. The house was crowded in every part, and the whole company were favorably received. Mr. Stone, asthe North American Indian, was the great feature of the evening—the dresses and ac- coutrements eclipse all former equestrian appoint- ments, and the new arena is destined to be the fa- shionable winter resort. We were agreeably dis- appointed to find the theatre so comfortably warm, the new lobbies and enclosures and the ap- proaches to the boxes tend greatly to the comfort of the audience. Every person with whom we conversed expressed themselves highly delighted and sanguine of the continued success of the un- dertaking. Park.—This house will be filled to-night to wit- ness the debut of Madame Cinti Damoreau and Monsieur Artot—a musical event which has exci- ted the most intense interest in fashionable circles. Tueatricat Exterrrize.—T never tiring manager of the Chatham Theatre, on learning that a rival house had procured the services of a Boston, in conjunction with a Philadelphia author, to dramatize the famous Mysteries of Paris, cast him- self about to see if New York could not afford the requisite talent as an author. On Saturday last K F. Greeley, Esq., undertook the task, and on Tues- day morning was rehearsed a most splendid drama in five acts, called The Mysteries of Paris. It has been put upon the stage in a most perfect and effective manner, and will be produced, for the first time, thir evening, with new scenery, properties decorations, and costumes, and a most powerful cast. The many thousands who have read the far famed “Mysteries,” will flock to the lucky Chatham to witness the faithful embodiment of the great author’s ideas, and the effective representation of character, in the hands of alent and merit. The ever attractive Pretty Girls of Stillburg will close the evening’s entertainment. [xtensive accom- modations have been provided for ladies and parties in the second circle of boxes. » Olympic has a full head of steam on. Not seat can be had for love or money anhour before the curtain rises. Mitchell himself, with that King of Savages, Holland, and the charming little dan- seuse, Miss Partington, do not give your sides a mo- ment’s rest. Laugh! laugh! laugh! is all you caw do. We advise all hypocondriacs and dyspeptic: to pay half adollar for a seat for one night, and if they do not leave the theatre cured, and in love with Crummles and the world, why then we say wait and hear Ole Bull. Arremrrep Svurem A Frenchman, named 1. Monemble, formerly a waiter in Philadelphia, at tempted to commit suicide yesterday by cutting hi: throat with a razor, at the “European Hotel,” Ne 8 Broad street. He had been laboring for some time under partial alienation of mind from exces; of intemperate drinks. He was taken to the hospi tal and may recover. Army Inrennigencer.---Brig Gen. Arbuckle, « the U.S. Army, left here, on Tuesday last, on hi way to Baton Rouge, thence to his station at New Orleay Little Rock, Ark. Gazette, Nov. 4. Mx. Bennetr— 2 ‘Will you inform your numerous readers in your next valuable communication on ‘Long Island i tobe conveyed Rai |,” how the pasiengers are d ok the head of Long Island Sound—a very dif- ult navigation at all seasons of the year, particu- fy dui ‘the winter months? You have informed us that the road isto be completed to Greenport within a year or two; also that it is expected some people wil try to find the city of Boston by follow- ing the road; but how are they to cross the broad waves of Long Island Sound, you have left to con- Jecture. A SUBSCRIBER. Answer.—Swim across as Lord Byron and Le- ander did the Hellespont. There are ducks enough in Wall street to do that feat without drowning.— (Ep. Her. Navau.—The U. 8. frigate Raritan, at Philadel- phia, is now ready for sea. She is completely fin- ished, and has on board four months provisions and water. Her destination is New York, and she will unmoor on Saturday next, and make sail for this city. She will ship the remainder of her crew here. The United States brig Porpoise was at Cape Palmas, Africa, on the 3d ult; all well; to sail soon for Messurado. Roserry.—A burglar was shot a week or two since, while in the act of entering a house in Al- bany, by a gentleman armed with one of ‘ Allen’s Self-cocking and Revolving Pistols.” He | was wounded, and carried ofl by his companions. Other burglars have entered a ‘house twice within afew coe ; the second time pinioned and tied fast a young lady to prevent her raising an alarm--her life is seriously spdanaersd by the fright. This has caused a great demand for Allen’s Revolvers---so much so that the agents, A. W. Spies & Co., 218 Pearl street, cannot supply the demand. ‘They are receiving them daily from the factory, and hope, in a few days, to be able to supply all orders. Since the murder of Mrs. Bacon, of Westfield, Conn., many of the farmers of that neighborhood have provided themselves with these pistols. Also in the Twelfth ward, and at Williamsburgh, persons are providing themselves with these very necessary and economical house protectors; for no robber will venture where he suspects there is a pistol of this sort kept. We refer our readers to their ad- vertisement in another column. Cuemican Paintines.—We call attention to R. Winter’s Chemical Paintings, corner of Chambers street and Broadway, as a theatre of all that can refine the historical and scientific education of man, The view of the City of Milan, representing the front of the Cathedral, in its gothic architec- ture, carving and statuary, surpasses any thing of the kind we have ever seen. Passing, as it were, from day to night, the gradual changes of hue are delightful. You are almost imperceptibly led from the influence of the golden orb of day to the silvery light of the lunar planet, producing a surprising change in the sky. The feast of Belshazzar, pre- senting to view the Court of the Palace of Babylon, the Tower of Babel, the Temple of Belus, &c., must be seen to be duly appreciated. The shades of evening gradually closing upon these magni cent structures—the appearance of the fires and in- cense burners, and the magical handwriting on the wall, truly represents the sublimity of the artist, and gives a taste for the acquirements of scientific knowledge. _ Inpran Arrarrs.---Capt. Wm. Armstrong, Act- ing Superintendent of the Western Territory,passed through our town last Monday, on his return from Wash- ington city, with checks and fundsto pay off the Indian annuities, and other claims inthis Territory. As the river is too low for navigation, the specie portion of these funds may not reach here for some time ; consequently it is not in our power to say what time these payments will com- mence. Gov. P. M. Butler, United States Agent for the Chero- kees, passed through Fort Smith onthe 3d instant, on his way to hi He will depart on or about the 10th inst. on his mission to the council of Prairie Indians at Cash Creek on Red River. ‘Thomas L. Judge, Seminole Sub-Agent, passed t Fort Smith on the 3d instant, on his return from a the Acting Superintendent. The annuities for the Senecas, Quapaws and mixed of eos of Senecas and Shawnees, will be paid about the 1th inst. A meeting of the Agents of the different Agencies in the Western Superintendency will take place at Fort Gibson about the 20th December, in pursuance of an order from the Indian Department. John West has been pardoned. A correspondent at Fort Gibson informs us that Moses Alberty, the murderer of Long, a citizen of the United States, was arrested by the Cherokee Patrole in the ex- treme northern part of the nation. He made a defence, and was shot down by the Patrole. He will be sent down to this state for trial under the Intercourse law. Itis a source of much pleasure tobe able to state that the Cherokee authorities are using all their exertions to carry out the treaty stipulations on their part and if we do our cea the peace of the country will be preserved, and we will'be acting in faith with our neighbors. ‘We have received a letter from the Chickasaw agency. Our correspondent writes with favorable anticipations of the result of the Indian council that is to be held on the 25th instant at Cash Creek, on Red River. He is informed by one of the late Texas Commissioners, that the Creeks were the cause of the Witchitaws not attending the coun- cil on the Sabine, last winter. Peace, plenty and content prevail among the Chickasaws. By letter from Fort Towson, dated October 23d, we learn that the past season kas been unfavorable to health, and to the labors of the agriculturist of that ne Many of the Choctaws and Chickasaws have died. corn and cotton crops hgve not been so productiveas in former years, although tl ey have devoted more labor to their fields, abandoning almost entirely their idle and vi- cious amusements of ball-playing, and employing their whole time upon their farms, ‘Civilization is rapidly pro- gressing among these Indians, under the humane po! ley of our governwent in its protecting intercourse wit! them. They now with the simple domestic loom manufac- ture nearly all of their wearing apparel, and the products of their farms furnish them with money, which they also barter with their traders for such luxuries and other ar- ticles as they may require. They have teachers, preachers, and temperance lecturers among them; and with all these advantages, together with the richness of the soil and lo- cation of their country,if they do not become rich and haj py they are truly a perverse race.-Van Buren (irk:) Dr: telligencer, Nov. 4 Our Cana. large number of boats arrived last night and this morning, and we learn that there are no obstructions to impede the navigation between city and Buffalo, From the mild state of the weather at present, their appears to be no danger of the canal closing very suddenly.—.4lbany Atlas, Nov. 21. City Intelligence. Police.—Nov. 22.—Fravp on tHe Cuuncuman.—A young man,nemed James R.Hughes,was arrested yesterday, charged by James A. Sparks, publisher of ‘The Church- man,” with making out bills br subscription, receipting them as the clerk of Sparks, and collecting money Hughes was employed by Mr. Sparks on the Ist of August main last, and with him about six weeks, when he was dischi Since then he collected a subscription for $2 from id H. Dick, of 118 Fourth street, and g: a receipt as the clerk of Sparks, and has also presented several others from whom he has obtained money in the same fraudulent manner. On examination he was fully committed on a charge of fraud. Bunotany vr tHe River.—On the 13th of October the house and store of Daniel C. Dusenbury, of the town of Walkile, Orange County, was burglariously entered, and silver plate valued at $200, and a buff vest, and a small quantity of velvet and black satin, &c., stolen. Also, a ‘old watch valued at $45, the property of John B. Mc- Munn. A portion of the property was traced to the pre- mises of a young man, named Joseph R. Elsbree, formerly of Fall River, but who had resided at Walkill up to the time ofthe burglary. He was arrested yesterday by officer M. R. Walsh, and the gold watch that had stolen fonnd at Levy's, in East Broadway. and other articles at Levy's in Grand street, and Simpson’s in Chatham street. Uv. District OMmee. Before. Commissioner Rapelge. Nov. 22.—Two seamen, named William Williams and James Bennett, w lay brought up before the Commissioner by ‘in Caton, of the schooner Harp. upon a charge of endeavoring to ‘create a revolt on board that vessel, on her late voyage from Para to this port.— The examination will take place to-day at noon. Ctreuit Court. Nov. 22.—Calendar for to-day.—111, 153, 199, 301 to 312, 314 to 326, 67, 329 to 351, 353 to 355, 367, 359 to 367, 370 to 373, 376 to 879, 381, 382, 384 to 396 inclusive. Common Pleas. Nov. 22.—Calendar for to-day.—Nos. 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 2, 28, 29, 30. THE MECHANICAL FIGURES AT SA RAN MUSEUM are received with merited applause every night. Their motions are so those of real life as to deceive hundreds, who go away believing them to be bona fide living beings. Great Western and Celeste are both great favorites; and the Misses Shaw and brother, those charming vocalists, meet with raptures of applause. In short the eutertainments there are rich and diversified, and’give the most perfect satisfaction to all visiters, FORTUNE TELLING IS ALL THE RAGE NOW-A-DAYS.—Madam Adolph is constantly engaged at Peale’s Museum in the practice of her art, and 1 Is to please her numerous patrons. The entertainments there this week are ofthe highest order, and are received with enthusiastic applause from the crowded and delight- ed audiences, LC CHEAP AND UNIFORM POSTAGE!—The citi- zens of New York in favor of petitioni Congress to es- tablish acheap and uniform system. of postage, are re- uested to meet at the Merchani’s Exchange on Saturday, the 26th inst, at half past 12 o'clock, to take in considera- tion the necessity of adopting efficient measures by which this all important object may be accomplished. All in favor of a reform of the present burdensome and unequal system of postage, are invited to attend. (tj 18 YOUR CHILD SICK ? AND HAVE fvOU not mistaken the cause of its disease ?_ Such may be the case, and while you are trifling with it by ‘using trashy ar ticles for its relief, it may pine away and die. Recollect that worms kill thousands, and the se is never suspect- ed. The remedy is easy and sure. Watchthe symptoms well, and if you suppose that worms are the cause, remem: berthat Shérman’s Worm Lozenges are a specific, ani have obtained the name of the celebrated Worm Destroyer, and may be had genuine at Dr, Sherman’s Warehouse, 106 Nassau street, and of his agents, 110 Broadway, 10 Astor 27 Hudson street, 188 Bowery, 77 Kast Broadway, Fulton street, Brooklyn. House, and 139 ‘BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL. GG Senators White of Indiana, and Allen of Ohio, among others, we notice as having arrived at the seat of government to attend the session of Congress which is to be opened on Monday week. Anrtivar or Con. R. M. Jonnson in Baurimore. —Colonel R.*M. Johnson arrived in this eity last renee, (3 She cee Fine) Waskingtoa. He was met at tl t by adelegation deputed by the Repeal Societ: for that pu u e, and welcomed in Stew remarks from Mz Hngh Jenkins, which were briefly responded to. He was then to Barnum’s City Hotel, where he took quar- ters. About seven o'clock, he attended a meeting at Cal- vert Hall, where he addressed a numerous assemblage of le on the subject of Irish Repeal.—Baltimore Clipper, fo. 22. Treaty BETWEEN Texas AND THE INDIANS.---The Northern Standard of the Mth October (a paper published in the Northern part of Texas) says that a treaty of perpetual amity was concluded on the 29th of September, between Gen. Tarrant. and Judge Terrell, commissioners on the part of the Texian Government, and ten Indian tribes, con- sisting of the Tiwahconnes, Keachies, Wacoes, Caddoes, Anadahkoes, lronies, Cherokees, Bolux- ies, Delawares, and Chickasaws. Philadelphia. [Correspondence of the Herald.] Putmavevrnia, Novy. 22, 1843. Large Sale of Valuable Real Estate---Damages Assault and Battery--- Tippling-house Cases- neral Tom Thumb---Strike among the Weavers: Elopement--- Arrest of a Fugitive---Homicide Case ---Bank Directors. James Gorpvon Bennett, Esq. :--- Dear Sir- At the Exchange last evening a large sale of reay estate took place, by order of the trustees of the Bank of the United States, being all the property not previously sold, owned by the institution at the time of the assignment, except the banking house on Chestnut street. The following is a brief ab- stract of the property sold and the price obtained for each, making a total as will be seen below of $137,475, to wit -— House 31 South 11th street, $3,900 ; House 20 South 11th street, 4,208; Market street lot, 6,600 ; Catharine and 9th street! 6,100; Philadelphia banking house, 25,000; house in Liberty street, 10,025 ; house 276 Chesnut street, 15,900; business stand 117 Chestnut street, 10,700 ; business stand 45 Walnut street, 3,100; house 10th by Clinton street, 6,625 ; house fl0th’ below Clinton, 4,600; house on Penn’s avenue, 800; house on do do, 800; dwelling on Coates st, farm property in Trenton, 4,400 ; basin &c. in Trenton, 4,750 ; coal lands, Selser tract, 6,100 ; coal lands, er of Eagle Hill tract, 4,225 ; Valley Furnace lands, 16,000; Clearleld Co. lands, 200; do do do 275; tract in Centre Co., 150—Total, $137,475. The sale room in the Exchange was densely crowded, and the bidding the most spirited I have noticed for some time. The terms on which the property was sold, was one third cash within twen- ty days; one third in one year; the remainder in two years. Mr. Thomas & Son were the aue- tioneers, Captain Esling, of the barque Globe, was yester- day in the District Court, mulcted into the penalty of three hundred dollars damages for committiug an assault and pee upon Samuel Benjamin, It appears that ara the year 1842, Benjamin was Steward of the Globe, of which vessel Estin; was commander, and Henry Gray indicted wit him, first officer; that while in the port of Pernam- buco, the captain and mate violently assaulted him, the captain beating him violently with a billet of wood, and at various times inflicting similar chas- tisement. The action was brought to recover da- mages with the above result, the captain having been found guilty, and the mate acquitted. [am inclined to believe this will eye a salutary lesson to many captains who too often forget that subordi- nates are entitled to decent respect or even commis- seration. : The Court of Quarter Sessions have been engaged for several days in the trial of persons indicted for keeping tippling houses. A number have beencon- victed and fined in heavy penalties; there having been eighty true bills found by the Grand Jury against persons of this class. The rigid’ course pursued ty the court, will, I think, soon remedy this alarming evil and incentive to demoralization and crime. el General Tom Thumb is in command at the Ma- sonic Hall, and is waited on by crowds of visiters daily, parti¢ularly by children, who seem to admire his diminutive stature and stately air. The Gene- ral is regarded as one of the most polite gentlemen of the age. . There was another strike for wages among the Moyamensing weavers yesterday, who held meet- ings upon the subject in the Market House at Elev- enth and Shippen, and afterwards in the Moyamen- sing Commissioners’ Hall. They paraded through a number of the streets in a large and compact body, but I believe without committing any act of vio- lence. The cause of the strike, if I am correctly informed, is that the manufacturers in one part of. the city have withheld a portion of the wages of their workmen to be appropriated to the cause of “Treland and Repeal,” and the increase of the “O'Connell rent.” The manufacturers in another part of the city knowing this, attempted to reduce the wages ta a lower standard, which the operatives would not submit to and quit work. . Nothing further has transpired in relation to the elopement case noticed yomettas The husband of the lady is said to be a public offi- cer, and is a good looking and gentlemanly man. Pity, isn’t it? There seems to be something so un- natural in a woman deserting her offepring, that f think the husband may make up his mind to for- get his faithless spouse, and console himself with the conviction that “whatever is, is right.” In the Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Quarter Sessions, this morning, before Judges King and Campbell, James Brister, a colored man, was put upon his trial to answer the charge of the mur- der of William Thomas, alias Conally=--(also a colored man.) The deceased, onallraeae stabbed on the eve- ning of the 13th November, 1842, and died at the hospital during the ensuing week. The defendant left the city about that time, and was not arrested until about two months ago, when he was disco- vered living with Dr. Fisher, at Woodstown, near Salem, New Jersey, under an assumed name.— Suspicion having been fastened upon him, he was brought to the city by officers Russell and Fisher, and the circumstances are now undergoing legal in- vestigation. = ‘ The following is the result of the elections held on Monday, for Directors of the different banks of the city and county of Philadelphia, for the ensuing year, in addition to those given he mrad with the poe of Southwark; which is not made pub- ic i— Mecuanics’ Bank.—Joseph B. Mitchell, James H. Hart Wm.R. Thompson, Richard ©. See, Erasmus D. Woll Lewis Cooper, Charles Leland, Archibald Wright, Wm. M. Collins, Alexander Symington, Geo, R. Rosengarten, Benj. W. Tingley, Frederick Lennig. Privaperrnia Bayx.—Samuel F. Smith, John* Walsh, Samuel W. Jones, Joseph R. Evans, Wm. Phillips, Longstreth, Robert Patterson, Quinton Campbell, Richard De Wood, Henry (. Corbit, J.'W. Claghorn, John’ Duncan, Wm. Worrell. Scnvyexiit Banx.—John Price Wetherill, Robert Burk- hart, John Fausset, Robert Hare, Jr., Charles Stokes,John Gethen, Richard Dempsey, Edmund Pryor, Christian Brower, Jacob L. Sharpe, Wm. Yardley, Jr., Geo, Abbott, Owen Sheridan. Kexsincton Banx.—Jonathan Wainwright, Hugh Smith, Joseph Baker, Charles Kurlbaum, Jacob P. Donald- son, Charles Edwards, Wm. Whitman, Samuel T. line, Alexander Peterson, John FE. Keen, Geo, Landell, John M. Brown, Wm. Williamson, West Chester. BANK oF Penn Townsnie.—Elijah Dallett, Lawrence Shuster, James McClure, James H. Stroup, Daniel Deal, Robert M. Houston, John Dallett, Joseph S. Medara,David Woelpper, Wm. P. Sharpless, Geo. H. Miller, Elihu Picker- ing, Gabriel Knecht, ommenctat. Bank ov Pewnsyivaxia.—James Dundas, Joseph Jones, Wm. Gill, Isaac Dunton, Robert 8. Johnson, Samuel Brooks, Matthew Conrad, Wm. Wainwright,Caleb P. Wayne, Wm. Lynch, Geo. Fales, Wm. Musser, Daniel Haddock, Jr. Bank or tHe Nortaeny Linenties.—Robert L. Pitfield, Isaac W. Norris, Joseph T. Mather, Joseph Jeans, Joshua Lippincott, Wm. H. Hart, Dexter Stone, Wm. Reynolds, Ethanan W. Keyser, Charles J. Sutter, Henry M. lee, Robert B. Kirkpatrick, John C. Dacosta, James Starr, Watson Janks. Farmens ano Mecuanics’ to Lye Robert Toland, J. Pemberton Hutchinson, William Hansell, Henry ‘White, Paul Farnum, H. F. Hollingshead, Seth Craige, Adolph E. Borie, John Ashhurst, Isaac R. Davis, Andrew R. Chambers, Francis T Manvrac ens & Mrcnantos’ ankor THE NORTHERN Lioenrixs.—John Farr, William Richardson,John We Js, Thomas Snowden, Nathaniel Randolph, John Phil John Ross, Jesse Godley, Es ward Roberts, Curwin Stod Scull, Daniel 8. Miller. dart, E, L. Moss, Dav: : : Yours, &e. Si of Stocks at Philadelphia. Finst B ov, 22,5 shares US Bank 5f, 675 do Girard Bank te 100 do at , 205 do U § Bank 6, $3250 's 70, $10,124 do 5 tap 100 do Readin RR bof 23, 40 do Manufacturing and Mechanics’ Bank Say |, 8 do Bank of Memphis 72, Ches, and Del. 6's 404, 50 shares Planters’ Bank of Tenn. 70, 100 do Norristown R R 3, 100 do Wilmington R Road shares Wilmington RR. , $2000 Reading Bonds 1850 79, 100 shares Vicks- Pit atk O21 do Mechanics’ Bank 264, 65 do Manf and Mech’s Bank 22}, 10 do Kensington Bank c&p 71, $200 1600 104}, $226 New County 6' 96), 4 shares ania Bank 295, 3 do Philadelphia, do O44, Reading Railroad 23, $1000 Reading RR Bonds 78. Srconp Boanp, Nov. 21.—100 shares Vicksburg, 4 ry, State 5's 70}, $1000 do sof 704, eree ch $400 do 70}, $4000 ir do shares Girard Bank 8}, 150 do Peery a R Inion © Renney R 18}, $775 Bank Tenn Js 90, 19 shares Camden . $3000 State 6's 1846 Ches. and Del, 6's 1806 40, 11 shares 70}, and Amos i new 75, $10,000 do 5