The New York Herald Newspaper, December 19, 1843, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. ‘As Aoxst Wastap.—-An active and enterprising man is wanted to act as agent for the Herald, in Trenton, New Jersey, where he can, with @ small capital, establish a business which will prove Incrative Apply at this Office. Tue Rev. Davin Have anv THe American Re- ruBticans.—We are gratified in observing that the attempts to disorganize and disturb the new party, which has been moving onward so prosperously, and of which we have more than once warned its friends, are met with great spirit and effect. The | Rev. David Hale got rather rough handling at the | meeting in his ward last night, as will be per- ceived from the report in another column. In fact, David, like most other very sagaciously designing spirits, has overshot his mark. However, he can hold an indignation meeting in the attic chamber of his dark complexioned friend and ally—we make no subterranean allusion, but simply mean his friend who resides in Beaver street—and he can then return Mr. Ralph’s fire as he pleases. If he do, we will send a reporter, and do him the same justice that we have extended to his adversaries. We always desire to give the devil his due, and certainly don’t except David Hale from this mer- ciful visitation. Come then, David, try it again. Cutna Necoriations.—We have it from a very well authenticated source in Washington, that in the private negotiations between the British Gio- vernment and China, there is a special provision by which China agrees to refuse receiving a foreign minister from any other foreign power other than a Consul. If this very remarkable clause in the treaty between the two countries should prove true, then Mr. Caleb Cushing, now upon his way there, may aswell return home, and the French government, who have sent their Mimster there, will have to send a fleet after him to compel the Celestials to give hun a reception. Caxapian Arramns.—It is very evident that the affairs of Canada are beginning to approach a very remarkable and singular crisis, perhaps as much so as anything that hastaken place there for several years past. The prorogation of the Houses by the Governor, the breaking up of the Cabinet, and the general feeling that has been created between the two races there, are only the commencement of a gteat game that will increase, increase and in- erease, ‘day after day and year after year, until there is another revolution there that may tend to separate the Colony from England entirely. The Canadian newspaper press may quarrel and fight as much as they please about individuals and cabinets, and responsible government and irre- sponsible government, and all other kinds of ab- stractions and humbugs, but the great question, and the real question is, which of the two races, the French or the British will preponderate in the go- vernment of the country. In this conflict, how- ever, the princinal result will be astrong and an in- evitable tendency to independence and republican- ism, and nething can prevent it. We shall therefore watch, with a great deal fof interest, the affairs of Canada. Movements or tHe Two Otp Parties, tae Op Hunxers anp Tur Harngss.—We perceive by the party prints that the whigs and locofocos of this city | are preparing to move in the several wards—the whigs on Wednesday evening and the locos on Thursday evening. The alarmed spirits which | they evidently show at this moment seems to have been brought about by the extraordinary progress of the American Republicans, who threaten to an nihilate both the old factions, and to drive the Old Hunkers of all kinds into oblivion. ‘We trust that none of the American Republicans, none of those who have at heart the interests of real! reform in this city at the spring elections, will go near either of the meetings of these old parties. Lrsets anp Lawyers.—On looking over our ac- counts with the medical faculty of the University, and the monies paid by us for the lawyers and libels in that case, we have come to the determination of directing our lawyer to have the bill of costs taxed according to law by Judge Kent; and we also give notice to Mr. Brewster, that if the Judge should tax the bill at less than we have paid, he must refund the amount so overpaid. We desire Mr. Brewster, therefere, to put his hand in his pocket, and ascertain how much money there is there, for if he be not prepared to refund us, we shall commence a suit for that purpose so soon as Judge Kent shail have decided on the bill. Great Mretinc attie Excyanor.—The meet- ing of merchants and others, called to expose the gangs of swindlers that have infested our community for some time past, will be held at Colyer’s Saloon, in the Exchange, to-morrow, Wednesday afternoon, at 31-2 o’clock. All per- sons who have been swindled by these fraudulent firms of pretended merchants, will make out bills of the sums due, with memoranda of the modus operandi of the transaction, to be handed to the of- ficers of the meeting. The Mayor will honor the assemblage with his presence, and probably address the meeting. Alderman Underwood will preside, and the audience will be addressed by several pop- ular speakers. It will be one of the most curious expositions that ever took place in our city. Tue Post Orrick at Wasnincton.—Who has charge of the post office in Washington? Will he make himself known in his own office, if no where else, and see that our letters and despatches are punctually and regularly sent to us, We have now suffered every inconvenience since the coming to- gether of Congress, from the gross mismanagement in that office. That branch of the department has been most shockingly conducted for the last year We understand that in the last three months a defaleation, or something of the sort in the shape of abstractionsto the amount of $11,000, has been discovered. Tue Ronweny or Pomenov’s Exrness.—This affair appears to be all the talk in the city. Eve- | ings, standing on each others shoulders and peeping | applied, till every, sound of whic pal Irish Immigrant Society—Lecture by Bishop Hughes. The Right Rev. Dr. Hucues, a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Chureh, delivered a learned and eloquent lecture last night in the Tabernable, Broadway, upon “ the mixture of civil and eecle- | sastionl power in the government of the Middle out of every crevice. Other artists draw crowds, | Ages,” in aid of the funds of the charitable institu- S clic ji ii tion in this city, called the Irish Immigrant Socie- by means of cligaes and parties, for a few nights— pom a SS aap ap but Ole Bull calls forth the soul, the heart, the | a mass—the whole phenomena of society—in all its | every part, by a respectable and most attentive au- ditory. forms, shapes, and multitudinous existence. Cliques , and parties are scattered to the wind before his| ‘The Prestpent or THe Socrmry having taken the A d rivalry is still as death. chair, said thatas the generous condescension ol magic. ineirement--Oe BRING. 0 OE Seeeae the Right Reverend Bishop Hughes, in yielding to We do not propose to criticise last night’s work. | the unanimous solicitations of the Executive Com- His ‘rst piece—a composition of his own—was a | mittee of the lrish Immigrant Society to deliver a perfect chef d’@uvre, and towards the close drew | public lecture for the benefit of the institution, ha extraordinary genius on the violin—the. greatest, by ,all_admitted—again made his appearance at the Park Theatre lasteven- ing, before one of the most tremendous houses that we have ever yet seen. The pit, boxes, up to the galleries were literally crammed with human be- . 4 = drawn together so large and respectable an au- forth extatic applause, long continued. The same dience, ne trusted it would not be deemed irrele- burning and glowing spirit was kept up to the close | vant it he embraced so favorable an opportunity of the performances, without any abatement—the foncieane a in bnek somerts oe ana a it and design of e 4 , only calm, quiet, sedate being inthe house, appear- | epoch ofthis national existence of this Republic, ing to be Ole Bull alone. the immigrants who had flocked hither from “the To-night he gives his last and farewell Concert, in sister isle tag eter _seceoneaie numer shone f i _|from any other section of e old world.— She: Deleseecih, Netoreshe dopastare for thaigentn The multifarious causes of discontent which work- After to-night, we shall not see him till next spring. | 4 upon people so as to rend asunder the endeari Therefore let no one miss the chance for this attachments (Dat ating nie home pet kindred, evening. i iladelphia -was lite- | had operated with infinitely more strength in the oe a4 pe sae a Phy a rs | peculiar position in which Irishmen were Banedy rienbotnenitcngeestoneed fe SAvadelplla Papers | for in Ireland it was notorious that labor toile are also crazy. Here is a specimen :— without recompence, and vee was devoid of “ Oux Buz.”. "8 Ce i incentives to exertion. — ear, hear.) lien wi coed tieederesionat parents pear fot| rulers had there left untried no plans that a bar- hiladelphia, The Hall was full nearly an hour before | barous ingenuity could devise to crush the love of the time for commencement of the music, and the sale of | liberty instinctive in the breast of the people— tickets was closed about half past seven o'clock, half an | (hear, hear)—whilst an exotic landocracy, in their hour before the concert began. There was what would | inflictions of social degradation, with an infamous constitute a very numerous audience for common occa: | yertinacity, had vied with her ‘political rulers in sions in the gallery of the Hall, and every corner, spare | withering the wretched mass of an oppressed and peor A iron nega terre pentaaid ones ana ty impoverished peasantry.’ (Cheers), Fanshar We need not e perfo . Good as | the wrongs of Ireland as he presumed a large por- — ‘the creesteatientite use peat vail ectae was | tion of the audience to be, he feared it would be drawn from them to the principal object, the cynosure of | an abuse of their patience to expatiate upon the the evening ; and he did so exercise his fiddle, as to bring | ungracious theme to which he had thus cursorily forth strange unearthly sounds, Sometimes the tones | alluded, in order to account for the vast influx of were faintly dying off, like the tageting sounds of an | immigrants from that country to this highly favored £olian harp ; breaths were held till th ¢ tone had vanished | jand, (No, no.), Year after year vessels reached auplied, til every. sound of whieh the shag eases | this port fully freighted with living. cargoes, whose le, and more than ever they have been credited for, | Priceless value the stupendous pubhe works which were forced out to startle the audience. There is more in | even the glory and the pele of this city irrevocably attested ; but the crewds in which Irishmen started Bull's violin than is dreamed of in common philosophy. But we are not competent to describe such things. Simple Jaymen in musical matters, hke us, will more easily ieve that some spirit, like the gentle Ariel, is shut up in the body of the instrument. than that human fingers could coax horse hair and fiddle strings into such harmony— pas im the Cernival piece, there was occasionally a sound extorted, which more resembled the scream of Cali- ban, than the soft,voice of Ariel ; but it was all tune, all melody, all richness.—Phila. U.S. Gazette. to land themselves Seon our shores, had stimulated the cupidity of heartless traders of high and low de- gree. (Cheers.) At the moment of the poor im- migrant’s arrival they were beset by the agents of infamous wretches, who, in various ways acted upon their credulity by resorting to all those acts for which they were known, and, however grevious the wrong committed, redress under the circum- stances was rarely attainable. The ocean crossed, the friendless immigrants were met by bands of concealed miscreants, by whom they were hustled into lighters, ‘and consigned, without remonstrance or entreaty, to the cupidity of remorseless boardigg-house keepers. These fellows easily ex- torted the pittance that remained after defrayint the expenses of the voyage, and they consummate: the climax of hardship by turning them adrift in a strange land, friendless, moneyless, to mourn over their unhappy fate. This was not a fanciful or an Sea description of the trials to which immi- grants were exposed, but a narrative of facts, to the truth of which the officers of this society could bear testimony. Not many years ago a concern of this kind, in ag city, actually advertized a line of ships for the cenveyance of immigrants, not one of which was at that time in existence! ‘The members of that concern ultimately absconded, after having defrauded hundreds of hard-working men and kind-hearted females of the money with which they had entrusted them to bring out their parents and friends—a mode of cheating by which they were known to have realized a sum ex- ceeding fifty thousand dollars.—(Hear hear.) Previous to the existence of the present society, it was by no means an uncommon occurrence for the proprietors of low boarding-houses, into which the poorer classes of immi grants were enticed by runners, employed for the purpose, to open, by means of false keys, the trunks of their guest, and rifle them of any little valuable they might contain; and when the robbery was discovered the unfortunate victim knew not how or where to seek redress.—(Hear hear.) Hefeared, however, he should trespass too much upon the indulgence of the meeting if he entered into more detail of the circumstances which had induced the forma- is society—the malpractices, however, at which he had glanced, and many others that might be enumer: ted were now rarely attempted, because a dread of the in- terference of the society prevented the perpetration of crime where, before, it was committed with impunity: (cheers). This society had not been established uy basis of restrictive benevolence. Men of various shades in political and religious sentiment were among its mana- gers. No enquiries were instituted into the religious or litical creed of those who appealed for its assistance.— he fact thatthe immigrants were ‘ exiles from Erin,” and that they had wrongs to be redressed, entitled them Porrny anv Mosic,—The evening papers of yee- terday contain the following impromptus: OLE BULL AND VIEUX TEMPS. Two fiddlers have come, of skill and renown, ‘Whose merits respective have crazed half the town. The Yankees ail stare, and stoutly declare, Ole Bull is superb, is delightful, subl'me ; While the Frenchmen all swear, he cannot compare, But is vastly excelled by his rival Old Time.* ‘This question important has raised quite a pother ; ‘Tweedlle-dee on one side, tweedledum on the other Though a subject too grave to be settled in rhyme, Old Bull is a dunce if he cannot beat Time. After once beating time, twill not be uncivil ‘To say, that Ole Bull can almost beat the Devil ! * Vieux Temps. IMPROMPTU ON “OLE BULL.” Methinks, ‘‘ Ole Bull,” when from the rosined string The tuneful cadence of your notes you bring, ‘The worried catgut writhes beneath the sweep Of your strong bow, in accents loud and deep, And says, as well as fiddle e’er could say, Oh! ye of feeling hearts how free you pay, To pussy’s entrails what you've oft declin’d To sufring entrails of the human kind. The violin ,is producing wonders in every way We should not be suprised if it were to decide the next presidency. More or tHe Great Ropsery.—In addition to what we published yesterday, we learn from Al- bany that there was in Pomeroy’s black trunk a package from Wm. J. Fryer, of that city L. & V. Kirby, merchants, in this city, containing checks and bank notes as follows:— Package Bank Notes, containing -$1,685 00 Check on Albany Exchange Bank, No. 1047, to onler of C. Buckingham, dated 11th Dec. 1843, drawn by W. J. Fryer. .. ++ 97 53/ to all the aid and sympathy it was in the power of the in- Check on Albeny Exchange Bank, No. 1048, to stitution to impart—(cheers). An olice was kept open, order of Clapp & Brown, dated 11th Dec. 1843, and an agent employed throughout the year ; beside: drawn by W.J. Fryer. .. sipegeereeevere 970 10] which, in the season during which immigrants arrived, a Check on Albany Exchange Bank, No. 1099, to Trustworthy person Wus etigaged to visit eve ry vessel, to order of Wm, H. Simpson, dated 11th Dec. 1943, apprise them of the ‘existence of the society, and place drawn by W. J. Fryer. . v:115 86] them upon thelr guard against the wiles of the fellows Exchange Bank, No. 1050, to who laid jn wait to entrap the unwary Mayer & Irwin, duted 15th Dec. Nor had the attention of the society been confined exc! Je FFYC?: +++. seeeeeeesess 77 00| sively to the befriending of the jujmigrants who reached here. They screened, as far aa they couid, their country- {$2,244 98| men at home from disappointment, during the last two years of national embarrassment, when all industrial pur- suits were affected. They issued an address each year to the people of Ireland, setting forth the evil consequences that would result from @ hasty or injudicious relin- quishment of the comforts, however scanty, of their own homes. That address received extensive circulation through the Irish papers, and he was persuaded that it had been the means of preventing many from leaving their country, and of protecting thousands from the pangs of bitter disappointment. (Hear.) He was to be able to announce, that the services rendered by this soci- ety had been recognised in the most gratifying manner by the municipal authorities of this city, and that upon the muster roll of mambers, were the names of many respec- table native born citizens, who, by thus uniting with it, manifested a social recollection of the political principles of comprehensive philanthropy. After a few further re marks, the President introduced the Right Rey. lecturer, observing that he had consented to the publication of the discourse, for the benefit of the Society (Loud cheers ) Dr. Hvenes, on coming forward, was received with great cheering, repeated several times.—The mixture of civil and religious power in the governments of the mid- dle ages—in other words, the blending or union of Chureh and State—a theme which had extended over the whole of Christendom for the last fourteen hundred years—a origin at the very.root of modern States— Town up with their growth—which had, it must_be confessed, ‘prodyced much of the improvement that distinguished the legislation of christian countries— but a thame, also, in the Use or in the abise of which tea and blood had tyeen made to flow; » hundred folio volumes would not be sufficient to deyelope the origin and history, to analyse the connection and philosophy, to detail the be- nefits, and to point out the evils which had resulted from this system ! How, should he be able to comprise an adequate idea of it'in the lecture of asingle hour? Suc- cess was more than he could promise, but with the patient indulgence of the meeting he would make the attempt notw: iy 22) ap em The reproach of having first sanctioned or tolorated this union of civil and eccle- siastical authority in the governments of mankind was laid at the door of the Catholic chnirch ; aad some persons might suppose that for a Catholic Bishoy to treat of 2 question in which his church and his order Late rrom Venezveta.—By the Richard, from Porto Capello, we have received letters and papers | from Porto Cabello and Valencia to the 2Ist ult. We give the letters, which contain all the news of any consequence. Puxnro Canerto, Venezur.a, Oct. 23, 1943, Dear Sin :— This is a glorious day with the natives of this country; it is the anniversary of the birth of General Simon Bolivar, the liberator of this and several other republics on this continent; so justly celebrated in the revolutionary strug: gle with the despotic power of the Spanish nation and people, and whose name and most eminent services reflect so mueh honor and glory upon the land of his birth. The people of this city, and of the other principal places throughout the republic, will celebrate the day in a proper manner. nro Caneito, Nov. 21, 1843, Pu: Dean Sin 2— Subsequent to the 28th ult.,the date of our letter to you, wherein we had the particular pleasure and satisfaction to communicate certain events attending the great cele- bration here of the anniversary birth day of General mon Bolivar, (deceased,) other matters of a different na- ture, and important to mankind in general, have called our attention We now refer to the frequent, and we might say daily matrimonial alliances. On Saturday evening, Sth inst., that old bachelor of long standing, John Mc Whister, formerly H. B. M. acting Consul for th{s port, was united i y wedlock tothe beautiful and accomplished Mademoiselle Marga- rite Lacouture, daughter of a French gentleman, resident ofthis city. Mr. McW. is a worthy and very respectable gentleman and merchant. Several “ financial” cases have occurred in Caracas, Valencia, and Puerto Cabello, within the last two months, of a rather astounding and extraordinary nature, enume. rating among them forgeries of petty amounts, say from fifty to five thousand dollars; but, thank God, the accused being people of “high respectability,” get‘ off without | w, ly implicated, was at once a bold difficulty , and consequently prove themselves most | and a” aatishes undertaking. He had not him innocent and highly injured men. We could not convince | self any such ‘the subject ; first, be- ourselves that forgery was a contagious disease, but | cause it was the igentws off at church to conceal nothing recent events have moved us to chanj our | of her doctrines or of her history, since the scandals as former opinion upon ‘this important subject, and | well as the good which had marked her progress In the We ‘very respectfully beg of you to enlighten us by | world.were woven up in the annals of her history. by her Do as own best writers, with the same impartial fidelity ; condly, he had no such feeling, because, admitting the Catholic Church was the first to tolerate and sanction such ap union, he did not know the name of any Protes- tant or other christian denomination that had hitherto answering the followin question, viz : tonnding ilsclosuree. of ‘committed throughout the United States,by men of high standing in society ha the effect of corrupting the morals of a similar class of i dividuals in other countries? We all know that the | ry one asks ‘where is it to end?” No wonder the people are astonished, for this is one of the most | mysterious robberies that ever occurred. It will tuin poor Pomeroy & Co. not only in their business, | but in another shape, for all their own property, be | it much or little, goes in making good the amount lost, they being, in the eyes of the law, “ common earriers.” Tt would seem from the conversation among the merchants and others, that this robbery will seri- ously affect the whole system of express lines. ‘They are so dependent upon public confidence for support, that if an angel from Heaven was in the business, it would be affected after such an asf tounding robbery as that of Pomeroy. What is, therefore, to be done 7 We see no other way of getting out of the trou South American people endeavor to imitate the Yankee ( nation, their virtues and vices ; therefore it is by no | nection. garded these devominations, therefore, if means singular that tue southerners should follow in the | this were a sin, they had all sinned’ alike. footsteps of their more experienced and illustrious neigh- doctrine was maintained with more dark and bors of the north. ‘desperate determination in Russia than We never were more shocked in our (es at the disclo- | jt found more numerous, more obstinate, and he sure of a sample of hypocrisy and perfidy, than the other | would add, more able advocates both among ‘statesmen day upon the arrival of & Spanish priest, the Rev. Padre and churchmen in England than it did in Austria, It Medina, formerly curate or assistant in the town of San was cherished with as unrelenting tenacity in Holland, Carlos, about fifty miles from this port. The Rev. Padre | jn Sweden, and in Prussia, indeed in all the Protestant presented himself at the residence of a countryman (a Spa | states of Europe, as it was, or ever had been in any niard) accompani«] by a young lad, (to appearance) quite | Catholic State. Nay, to show what a powerful hold this practically declared the error and repudiated the con- ever cast our eyes upon ; but lo, and behold! the very | rightfulness of the union asa true and undeniable princi- amiable and handsome young gentleman resulted to be- | ple If, therefore, this were the condition of Christendom Jong to the sex we delight to honor! Suspicions were |{n'the modern light and high civilization of the nine. raised in reg d to the merits of the yoang ero, at which | teenth century ,there was no raason to reproach the Catho the Right Rey. Padre Medina took pabenee, and immedi- | Jics for ever having tolerated or approved of the principle sented himself {rom Puerto Cabello incompany | jn the rude and uncivilized conditions of mankind in for- Perico ;” but, only a faw days Rent bond and | mer ages. It was supposed, however, that such an union who should make their appearance! The veritable, the | was a necessary doctrine of the Catholic church, This very same '‘Perjco,” transformed into one of the most | was utterly falie. It was no more a doctrine of the Catho- ble, but for Congress to take hold of the matter at once; tear the present Post office system to pieces | and then go to work in a proper manner and put it} together as it ought to be put together. The whole | system must be reformed, from beginning to end All call for it, and the people will not be satisfied till postages are reduced and the department go | managed that money can be safely and cheaply | sent through the mails. Under the present system no one is safe. _ Pere Sreaw Or.—By reference to our adver- | Using columns, our readers will see where they can procure a good article of oil, suitable for Astral lamps, which will not smoke their parlors, and as cheap as can be found this side of New Bedford. Exmrmition oF 4 Moxsre Onaan.—A large ot fied importence, whieh would undoubtedly surprise | gan, built for the Cathedral at Louisville by Mr. | Henry Erben, will be exhibited at his manufactory | in Centre street to-day and to-morrow. It will be | performed on during the afternoon of each day by | the different organists of the city. | adventurous and romantic spirit of the Right Reverend | beautiful girls the country can produce. This circum- ic church than was the destruction of the old Roman em- stance was considered by the judicial authorities of this pire orthe mansions of the barbarians by which ite fall place worthy to be investigated ; and to state to you the | was precipitated. (Hear, hear.) Tt happened #0, but if resultin a brief manner ; The mother ofthe girl soli her | Providence had arranged the outward affairs of the world child to the Rev. Padre for “ forty pieces of silyer” to live | with, td serve, and in fact to become his unlawful wife | from the time of the sale to the end of his or her natural | life, The old woman has beon sentenced to serve ina | hospital for the term of eight years, and a pony. of the sen- | tence of the court forwarded to the Archbishop at Cara- cas, wherein will be found honorable mention made of the | differently, it would haye happened otherwise. To this rule of the union of church and state there wae one. and only one exception. This assertion might surprise some of his hearers, but they might take up the history of the whole human race in ail times and in all nations, under a]) forms of government, and wherever they found men living under any social organization there they would find the church and the state united, save and except in the United States of America alone. (Great cheers,) That Padre Medina “ de feliz memoria.” We infer that it will be | | unnecessary to say that the Reverend priest is now in| union, or at Jeast the spirit of it, had been im- foreign country, and consequently out of the reach of the | parted to these ¢olonists whilo {they were yet strong arm of fusti All good Catholics strive to hush | under subjection to the Hin; lish government ; it had been planted—it hal taken root and had already yielded its bitter and bloody fruit even in this vigin hemisphere England withheld From these colonies those principles of civil hberty of which her people Ay dod jealous at home mi | This led to resistance, resistance ted to stvifa. In the rhe Richard's speedy departure from this deprives me | ranks of strife men forgot thelr religious differences the affair, hut those that have gars will hear of these fu- | mily matters and denounce them. Pray tell us, has this | disease diminished in its virulence in the United States ? | We are somewhat alarmed in regard to its contagious qua- | of the pleasure of letting you into certain secret affairs of Catholics and Protestants of every denomination stood’ shoulder to shoulder, until the British authority was to- ‘ow, although accustomed to see and hear dreadful and | tally anpihilated within our boundaries—(L aheers ) astounding things in your quarter. We learn that the | schooner Curlew left La Guayra for Baltimore four days | since, full of hides, ke. ¢ «, Thas cents; hides, 9al0 cent indigo, 9a9)rs. per Ib. ¥ ; cotton, 8c. Ib., and a real bore ; coco from 42a $15 per 110 lbs.’ We enclose you three Gazettes of Carabobo, Mint juleps are ye de- mand at present. PUNCH & CO. Here, then, was an interru, tion ; the links of connect zation had been broken, and ¢ was to be formed happily at a period when civilization was in a high of advancement—(Cheers.) The same men who had achieved the independence of the country, were equal to the task of forming a constitution for its government ; and to all hereditary legisla- the whole ‘social Pioet abright, sprightly, arid smiling countenanced little chap, | doctrine, as a pring! iple, seemed to have upon the human say about fourteen years of age, whom the Right Rev. | mind, he might mention that while the majority of the Padre honored with the classic name of “ Perico,” and in | clergy and people of Holland break or « rom the | fact, the little hero was the most active oun follow we | church and state dependency, still they maintained the | the wisdom of that constitution was as just a subject for our admiration as the valor by which the to make it had been won—(Loud pe , we was for the overnment and guidance of a he tree in thalr religiowr es wells vil and opinions; it was formed to secure at once order and equality. of rights, and considering the urpose which it was int to accomplish, 5 regarded the constitution of the United States as a mo- nument of wisdom, an instrument of liberty and right un- ee wos ra les: in the annals of iia cape yep reat cheering). Every separate provision im- Loe cen Senta wild the features. of wis: dom ; and yet among its wise provisions, that which he regarded as the wisest of all, was the brief, simple, but comprehensive declaration that “ C shall make no laws respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibit eetee exerci Apert a rape ge forming an epoch in of governments, place half a century ago ; but ie had aitherto found no Initator among eden the Frotestent or. the. Coftiolic states of the world ; and the only nations thathad follow- ed the example, were Belgium and France—(cheers.) ‘The subject upon which he lo speak was obvio' x _ e in the —— to permit him to enter into detail, or indi yo rina of iia Neeson ppm in truth, it was er the spirit jilosophy ry, as re his subject, that must engage his attention ; but at the same time he would not have it imagined he was about to draw any picture of fancy ; upon the contrary held himself responsible. for the historical correetness of what he should advance, and he was prepared with dates and facts, and special authority from contemporane- ous historians whenever it might be necessary to use them, (Cheers.) There was another remark, also, which it was important to keep in view in considering this sub- ject, rode was, that in examining any complex histori- cal question, especially a question connected with the de- velopment of civilization, we should not read the subject Kwards. (CI ) If we were to ridicule Columbus and his associates for not having made the discovery of Amer- ica in steamers, this would be what he, (Dr. Hughes) called reading history backwards. (Cheers). His (Columbus) gal- lant little squadron was composed of almost open boats; and if he had not been able to accomplish auch a discovery, it was quite probable that the ocean would never have felt power of steam. (Cheers.) There was in nations a growth and a development of the weil mind, analagous to that of the individual understanding, with this rence, that in nations the progress counted by centuries, while in in- dividuals it was numbered by years. To judge ofthe past, therefore, by the present was absurd. "(Cheers.) ‘The benefit of studying history at all consisted in the wis- g) dom which might be gléaned from it; twisdom could only result from the truth which it contained and the truth could be discovered only by studying it in the right manner. (Hear.) In fact, there was’ another great difference between the individual and the public mind. ‘The former was trained up by other minds already ripen- ed, but the latter had no such tutor. ‘The aggregate mind, in its largest sense, moved forward like a minute point di viding two periods, the one past and the other future; it ad acertain measure of experience, acertain general idea of the extent over which it had travelled, but of its direction or tendency in relation to the future all was, at all given times, uncertain and unknown. ‘There wasa Py iets feeling at all times hanging over the future, which moved onwards in exact kee] with the advance of the present, sothat men might perceive a vague recol lection of what has happened, but none are uble to tell with certainty what is tocome. Thus, looking back to the history of civilization, we could only discover that so- ciety had made many acurve and many a pause, while those of whom it was composed imagined themselves to be always in motion,and always moving it ht line. We supposed this to be the case in our own ; but it was quite possible that the five-and-twentieth century, look- ing back at the nineteenth, would perceive how divergent from a straight line was the leading impulse and direction of the age!—(Hear.) In fact, the public mind, in its pro- gress, was like the course ‘of a vessel at sea—she was obliged to tack upon the one side and the other, sometimes even to recede, by the force of circumstances, over which the pilot hud no control. To judge, then, of its action at any given time of history, we ought to assimilate our own mind to the condition of the Viger mind at such a period: we ought to forget, if possible, the experience which had been since acquired, and, taking our stand at the origin of any historical questions, to travel downwards with the current of its development, instead of absolutely rowing our shallow boat of criticism agninst its mighty stream.— Applat : Die ticne Ravexcio Bince proceeded then to trace the history ofthe church from the period immediately sub- sequent to the Apostles, through the dark into the middle ages, accounting for the mixture of civil and ecclesiasti- cal power in the governments of the world upon the rules just laid down. This part of his lecture displayed some very close and cogent reasoning upon admitted facts, ol Ase eee Lath apes part of the auditory who were enabled to follow the argument. The point which he laboured at, as we think successfully, was that the mixture of civil with ecclesiastical power in the early ages of christianity, was the result of circumstances and necessity, and that for the same reason it had been main- tained by all the modern governments in Europe, but that with advancing civilization, a radical change would take place, Having again alluded to the happy situation of the United States, in this respect, the Right Rev. Pre- late closed his lecture as follows :— It is now more than seven hundred years since Pope Eugene the Fourth, is said to have made a present of Ire: land to King Henry the Second. It is trae that the au- thenticity of the document has been denied, but taking it for granted, we may suppose it never could have entered into the mind of His Holiness, that he was unconsciously preparing the necessity for the humane and charitable work in which the gentlemen of the Irisn Immigrant So- ciety are now en; |. It was not, however, this docu- ment, real or pretended, of the Pope’s, which transferred Ireland's sovereignty to a foreign government. Even in that age, the Irish would have looked upon such a docu- ment as so much blank parchment. But their own internal divisions made them an .eaty prey to the sworn of the inva- der—(Hear, hear.) ‘these seven centuries they hevé been crushed and trampled to the earth. Whilst lost countries were Catholic, they were denied the benefit of English laws. When the new religion was in England, and when the monarch o! that country thought it expedient to make himself the sin pleand only source of power, both civil and ecclesiastical ireland felt the force of English laws, but it was only in the bitterness of her persecutions. (Cheers.) She how- ever for the most remained true to her first convictions of christian faith—she remained con- stant and faithful to her first love. Penalties have been inflicted, but they have produced no change. If pen- alties were still threatened we should have no dread, but there is something else which is now spoken of and wil! come within the legitimate range ef my subject, The state, or its organs, are throwing out hints of the intes.- tion now to effect an indirect union with the Irish Cathe lic no less than with the Insh Protestant Church. This, should it be attempted, will nodoubt be presented as one measure of positive kindnes, and we know that in the treatment of the Irish itholic by the British governments, kindness, positive kindness, the only temptation that ‘has never been. tried, (Hear, hear.) ‘That it will be as unavailing as the rest } have no doubt. ‘The people and their clergy, und above all, their faithful and vi: hierarchy will never at this late day permit the ministers of their religion to be pol luted, or even brought into suspicion by the touch of the government gold. (Tremendous cheers.) 1 have greai confidence in all this, but I have greater still in the sneveies of God toward'a long suftering people—(cheers) Stull, if in the inscrutable councils of Providence, such an event be yet in reserve, 1 would bow down in submissive s but while 1 bowed as an humble and unwor- thy member of the national hierarchy of the Catholic Church, I would pray Him that the day which is to wit- ness such a humiliation may be postponed until after | had, at least, should have been, gathered to the sleep of my fathers. ' Cheers.) ; ‘The lecture, which lasted about two hours, elicit- ed great applause, and the proceedings terminatec about a querter to ten o’clock. Very Late From Brazit. The Tarquina, Capt. Ludlam, arrived yesterday from Rio. She sailed thence 9th ult. and by the kindness of Mr. Francis Buckley, a passenger, and of Captain Ludlam, we have rs to the Sth The Ue. S. ship John Ad: Capt. Conover, from Montevideo, was at Rio when the Tarquine PO absl trom Motevideo by this arrival are to the 23d of October. That port was still block- aded by Admiral Brown. There is no news of importance from any part of Brazil. Kallroad Stock. Mr. Eprtor;— ae The legislature of this State having given the Long Island Railroad Company the entire ‘“me- nopoly” of the Island, wisely reserved the right of purchase of said road, allowing the share holders principal and ten percent per annum interest, on the entire waley by the Company,from the time of expenditure. _ Upon this basis the stock of the Com- pany, which is now selling at 70 per cent, or $16 [se share, would net the holder more than two undred per cent. bp Doth muyseme i . Broapway Cincus at Nimto’s.—Notwithstand- ing the unfavorable state of the weather, this scene of splendid and classical display of graceful horseman- ship attracted a most enthusiastic audience, The per- formance of Mr. Levi North in the fairy scene of the “Lost Sprite of the Silver Shower,” the scenery, and truly | magnificeut rustic accompaniments of this enchanting operatic act, fully redeemed the absence of Mr. T. V ‘urner, who might have acquired instruction from one whom he appears to have dreaded to encounter as a rival The same splendid display will be repeated this evening. Cuattam Trearre.—After to-night the mana- ger opens another rich mine, the proprietorship of which he has secured exclusively. It is the first produc- tion of the grand new drama of the Bohemians, from the [fon of Stirling, which is now the rage in all the princi European theatres. In producing this drama upon the stage, in every department, not an item of expense or ains has been spared which could render it the most cl- lective production of the day. Ole Bull, Vieux Temps, and Artot, will be thrown into the shade when viewed comparativey. We ought to say en Ranson, that in pro- ducing this piece, the greatest credit is due to Mr. Stevens, the efficient stage manager. ‘This gentleman has recent- ly shown forth on the bills of the day as the talented au- thor of the last successfal drama ‘of the ek of St Marc's.” He is this evening to take a benefit, sides roducing for the last time his own beautiful drama, Malemoiselies Rallja, Walters, and Clemence, all volun- tecr in favorite dances. Master Diamond through his eccentric heel and toc exercises, and Mr. Stevens ven- tures te ee the character of Robert Maccaire in the piece of that name,jin which Mr. Hall enacts Jacques Strop. ‘To-morrow night, besides the first production of | the new drama, the great prize dance for aside be tuoew Master Diamond and Master Champion, will come off, Last Day aut two ov Miss M. A. CrANNoN at the American Museum, as ghe leaves for Boston on Friday next. She ra in a celebrated comic Mono- logue, in which she sustains six different characters, to the perfect astonishment and delight of her andy jen. Tom Thumb is likewise ag fre is ab ine resting and amusing to his visiters, Likewise the Gy pay een, the whole Gypsy family, Miss Adair, Mr, Booth; | Mr, Sherman, ke. &¢, are engaged, aud a greater combi. nation of variety and talent were never presented to 6 New York community. Great Meeting of American Republicans in the First Ward—The Rev, David Hale Demolished. A tremendous gathering of the pure elements of the Republic took place at the Atlantic Gardens last evening, ‘The association recently organized in that ward under the auspices of Mr. Ralph, and other devoted friends of the American Republican party, met for the purpose of completing their or- Sanization, and advancing the general interests of the cause. Great interest had been excited in con- sequence of the efforts made by the Rev. David Hale to effect a hole-and-corner organization, for the purpose of converting the movement into a di- rection best known to himself. At a few minutes after seven o'clock, the chair was taken by Mr- Ralph amid deafening applause. Mr. Raxpn then proceeded to address the meet- ing as follows:— Fettow Citizens—I rise to address you this evening under peculiar embarrassment. I huve been moved by feelings difficult to appreciate or comprehend. I Lelieve it is generally understood that I am devoted to the ad- vancement of the principles of the American Republican pariy—(Cheers.) I have, when I could conveniently do $0, responded to the calls which have been made uj me. I have gone forward in this great work, having but one object in view. I have constantly , and that hope has laid near my heart, that thenext charter elec- tion would triumph over all ‘opposition—(Great cheers, and cries of * we will.”) Iystarted in thi: work asa full private, and as a full private 1 would have. been pleased to remain, But, gentlemen, I was called by a very respectable class of citizens to side over tie Ame- rican Republican Association of the First Ward; and a truly honorable standing 1 consider it to be; it is one, however, that any moment I am ready to yield to any gentleman who shall have the good of the caiise at heart. 1 consented to accept the otfice I now hold, froma wish to see the First W: or ‘ized and duly represented in the Cowie aisociation in New York—(Cheers.) 1 am aware that there are men more competent té discharge the duty which devolves upon the chairman of this Association, and I should have been pleased to see such men fulfilling Xt, Under the present circumstances, I shall tendermy resignation, and offer my hand to the gentleman who may succeed me. While I have been ardently engaged for the good of the cause, | have met with strong opposition, and will relate to you the opposition which has been made to this ass ‘ion, Ihave mn forthe last four months i to address meetings in different wards in \d as often as I conveniently could do so, I have em ; and I appeal to ant itleman’ of the Ward, when I addressed their meeting, whe- ther I did not show that I was devoted to the principles of the American Republican Party. (Cheers), T call on gentlemen of the Fourth Ward io say if | did not show, when | addressed them, from my mind and manner that I was devoted to the American Rdpublican Party of New York. Go into the Ninth Ward, where I addressed one of the largest meetings that has ever been held, and see whether what I there said was not received as the true sentiments of the American Republican Party. (Cheers.) Thave expressed my views in reference to our principles over and over again, yet I that no man could take any exception to any thing I have ever advanced. 1 am then but a common laborer fin this good cause, set on foot and designed to go on until the glorious object is achieved; and we, as citizens of acommon country, are marching onward to accomplish it. We are well aware that great efforts are making in every part to sow the seeds of cor- jon amo’ us, and the question to be decided is whether they shall succeed or not. ‘That there is corrup- tion in the two great contending parties of the day, no honorable man ‘will pretend to deny. It is for ‘this purpose that the American Republican party has set on foot this movement, and it is a “move- ment that cannot easily be stopped. It will go on until victory shall have been achieved. (Cheers.)— That there is need enough of reform, no man will pretend to deny, and that there is need of retrenchment no man will pretend to deny. ‘The American Republican party, as I understand them, desire to reform the administration of the city government, They will piace in office men who have the interest of the mass of the people at heart; men who care nothing far party, but for the interest of the public at large. Another principle of the party is to petition Congress to enact a law, which requires foreign- ers to reside amongst us for 21 years, before they shall en- joy the elective franchise, ard forever prohibit foreign- ers from holding any office of honor or trust in the United States. These are two principal objects which the American Republican party desire to attain, and believe the time is not far distant when they will be attained. Another object which the American Re- publican party desire to attain is the purifying of the two great contending parties of the day, or in other words, to build up a party from amongst honorable men, who have never been notorious for their political con: nection with either of the two contending parties, So far as the Presidential question is concerned, no man will pretend to agitate it who is a friend to the American Re- publican party. As I understand this point, every man will be left to vote for whom he pleases. The great ob- ject we are contending for is tog put the right sort of men into our city offices, so that our lives and our property will be protected. This is what 1 have been fighting for ; but, my fellow citizens, my motives have been questioned —my Character has becn assailed by one of the public presses in the city—by a man whom I have never injured —by a mun whom I scarcely know. I would here remark that I am a native of the State of New York, a resident of the First Ward, and am a legal voter, and cast my vote for the American Republican party at the last election ; and now I must be assailed by this man, whom I will now tell you who he is, J allude to David Hale, the editor of the Journal of Commerce—(hisses and groans for some mi- nutes)—and because he was not placed at the head of our moyemeuts, he has attempted to show that because [ am a Custom House Officer I ought to have no connec- tion with this party. Now let us inquire who David Hale is, and draw a el betwixt him and myself. He ke a boarding house und edits a newspaper Your humble servant is engaged in the Custom House. Now the dif ference is here—he can make more money by keeping a boarding house than I can by being in the Custom House. He has heen keeping a g house for many years. have beenjin the Custom House a few months; butyl do not see that he is any the better manon that account. Can ay man see a great deal of difference ? (Yes—a d—d sight, bat not in Judas’ favor’—loud laughter and cheers.) — Well, this is the gentleman who undertakes to as- sume the guidance of our movements here. And he’s an admirable guardian, aint he?—(roars of laughter.) y he is the very body and soul of the democratic party in this city. (Shouts leuahtes,) The leading man— (renewed laughter)—aye, and the eeene of. Commerce is a great —ably conducted—there is a degree of con- sistency displayed in its management—(roars of laugh- ter)—and adegree of consistency in David Hale's whole character which commands universal respect—(Great laughter.) He is a very pattern of consistency and hones- David Hale can talk well about free trade —there’s no mistake about David Hale. And he's wally great as a whig —equally consistent in his y of the leg party—the whig party look up to him for counsel and advice, David Hale sees as clearly the necessity of u protective tariff as he does of free trade, He is the zealous advocate of the pro- tection of home nya Apes ighter.) The leaders ‘ofthe wi part adore him—they visit his sanctum sanctorum— his holy of holies—Oh! holy David what a Saint—what an editor—what a man art thou ?— it Jaughter.) All the elements are so mixed 1p in him that universal human nature may call out “this an”—(roars of laughter.) But what is more than all, David Hale is the Ro- man in the American Republican party groans and hisees.) Yes, he is,my friends. Did henot in the plenitude of his zeal hold a secret caucus at the grogshop 2 the corner of Nope ae bec re] fod ones ot the express purpose of organizing this ward. — langhter) And did he net, also, ws T Tearned, attend another meeting in the of ‘one of his dear colored friends in Reayer street!—(Great mpier) Yes, my friends, David Hale, besides all his other virtues, has a most fraternal regard for the colored population. He is a sworn devoted abolitionist—(Shouts and hisses, and acry oftarand feathers.”) Does he not own a building erected for the very purpose of holding n meet: ings?—(Renewed hisses.) Ay, andthis very night he has hired that building out to—whom? Why, no less than the Rev, Bishop Hughes.—(Great groaning and hisses.) Butin the garret of black brother’s house David was to hold ameeting, I heard. Well, said I, this is certainly very very disintorested—David is certainly » most staunch American be ne But I resolved to goand see how this exc gly patriotic meeting got on. I found the place, and got ‘into the elevated apart- ment—after ascending a long and rather hazardous stair- case I gotto the garret, and there, sure enough, I found David seated at a table, with a well-trimmed se quill in his hand, a formidable array of sheets of foolicap before him, acting as Secretary to the President, no less a perso- nage than our friend Curtis, who k the frees) on the corner of Beaver street—(Laughter.) These sat Dax vid, with his hair sticking up above his exceedingly in- tellectual forehead. 1 don’t stick u af, hair, but some- times we see men stick a their bait in that way, who after all are not much wiser than the rest of mankind. (Laughter.) Well, David said a secret organisation was absolutely necessary—a few men should pull the wires, and the mob would foilow.—(Groans and hisses.) I'm opposed to agitation, (said he,) the people are all ripe —and we are sure of victory! He saida deal more, but I won't detain you with it, althor ‘was the speech of such an exceeding honest man.. Gangiter) My friend Kershaw and I met him there for the time. J didn’t think there was such an honest man.—(Cheers.) 1 intended to say s mething, but a8 YoU see, very modest, (a ‘om )) Ididn’t But Kershaw got up and he was opposed in toto to ry secret 01 tion, Hale lied, and was eloquent. He threw hi on his dig- nity, though he said he didn’t think he wax very popular (laughter,) and then I do think he told the truth. (Laugh- = Well, I said, too, | wanted every thing done openly and above board, (cheers) ; and, for one, I have been an early adherent to thix cause, and have done it some service T have often at the risk of personal injury committed my- self to it openly and publicly—(cheers),” | charge it upon him that he did’nt want to § openly for this cause. I said to him, “ Sir, in engaging in this cause, 1 am honest and above board ; I shall never consent to any organization but one with open doors, after due notice”—(cheers)—and 40 thorouy ey were those then present convinced of the justice ‘ofthat, that on a. ballot we triumphed by a majo- rity of three—(loud cheers)—and a committee of five were selected, but being rather short of men, two not present were named ; and three were appointed to draft resolutions, of which nimber David Hale and your hum- ble servant were. I was chi to draw up a con- stitutions [and bye-laws, and I did so. Well, Mr. Ker- shaw came to me, and said that David meant to trick us; and he and | then went down to Curtis’, on Tuesday night, to have a friendly chat. But we were repulsed—nay, ac: tually insulted, “They would not listen a moment to our wroposition. ‘Then we found that the damnable influence of my friend David was at work. They were determined ohave a secret a1 ization. But we got an advertiee- nent into the Here d that paper has a better circula- ion than any in the city.—(Choers.) Well, they attempt: od to insinnate that this is not an American Republican neeting—and they leave it to the citizens of the First Ward. Well, [leave it there, too. 1 submit it to them to say who have been the sneaking, Kates men, ing mganize the ward—(cheers.) Aw I said befure, | have no versonal ends to seeure—it is an hon posi crue, But I have been placed here and here I will stand intil the citizens of the ward remove me. And for the m ofallaying all jealousy, at the next meeting | ‘halt resign, and be happy to see some other of the sause placed in my —-(cheers.) As for David Tam sometimes disposed to a) hard But he is such a it man at aa Ame! me if | would say a word hisses) To 5) . man would be highly wont do it. Ihave no doubt hi oo. guicnel’ a l- names in his ‘. doubt Mihoy're the choice spirits of the wen. they bave leased this room of a man in another ward, who even aspires to be the Mayor of the city ; and who resumes to eto the whole party. Well, he’s a tre- us man. ve got tolerable I myself, but he speaks to you ie, gece you trembie fe your a (Laughter.) “When he ope his mouth “no dog shall bark.”—(Laughter.) Well, let him have the ct of or- gani; the ward, let him do it. Let him wear the lau- rels, probably he'll be Mayor of the city. I say no- thing then of his conduct in coming here when welf yro- vided for in another ward. I won’t name him. (Mr. R. alluded to Mr. Sammons.) ‘This is the last effort to estab- lish a republican party in this country. This is the last rand rally of American freemen, id if this movement checked then I cry out, farewell to freedom, Mr. Ratrn here resumed his seat amid tremendous ap- use, wrnare were then loud cries for ‘‘Whitney,” “De La Ree” and others, but it was intimated that they were all attend. ing a great meeting in the Ninth Ward, ‘and could not be expected in the First Ward that evening. ‘he following resolution was then put,and carried with loud cheers :— Resolved, That the thanks of this Association are due to James Gordon Bennett, Esq., of the New York Herald, for his able and manly defence of this Association from the cowardly and abusive attacks of David Hi le, of the Journal of Commerce, and also for sending his reporters to the former and present meeting. ‘The large and table meet! adjourned after ree hearty groans for David Hale,thfee hisses for all po- thi litical Judasses, and hi lican Party. three cheers for the American Repub- BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL. Washington. [Correspondence of the Herald.] ‘Wasninaton, Saturday, Dec. 16, 1843. Mar. Bennerr e— Dear Sin—Itis rumored here that Judge Thomp- son is dead—that John C. Spencer will be appoint- ed to succeed him—and that if appointed, he would be likely to be confirmed. As there is a host of letter writers here eager to stuff their letters with all manner of things, regardless of truth, I presume you will hear the above rumors in New York.— There is no truth in‘any of them. The President has sent in the nominations for Cabinet, and some other places. But the secret doings of the ‘Senate thereon, are not yet known. Should the result of these proceedings transpire be- fore closing this letter, I will apprise you. Look to the Herald for the earliest notice of the facts. Captain Stockton, whose name alone is a host, will be here at Washington (he is now at Philadel- phia,although he was lately here) with his “Prince- ton,” and that “Long Tom,” (as his five mile 250 pounder is called,) somewhere between the 20th inst. and the Ist of Jcnuary, ‘probably at the holi- days. He is now constructing an ice-cutter!for the Princeton, with which he intends to cut his way through any amount of ice which Jack Frost may think proper to manufacture. The gallant Captain will make a great sensation here at Washington when he does come. It will be remarkable if he does not invite Congress and all others in Washington, of distinction, from the President down, to visit the Princeton, and give them a reception of a cordial and most hospitable character. He has both the means and the dis- position. Here, also, as in other matters, the Herald will give first information to the public. Thave just learned that all which was done yes- terday in the secret session of the Senate, was to refer the nominations to the proper committes.e _It is a curious fact, that the newly appointed mi- nister, Packenham, locum tenens of Mr. Fox, from the Court of St, James to Washington, has written to the British Secretary of Legation here to look about for six months lodgings for his Excellency. Mr. Packenham, when last heard of, was taking leave of his friends in Ireland, and may be shortly expected here, ‘ Vott will see, by the report of proceedings in the Senate yesterday, that Mr. Huntington introduced a bill requiring thas the appointment of Postmasters General hereafter by the President, shall be by and with the advice of the Senate. It is su with- out doubt that this bill is fintended for Mr. ‘Tyson, recently appointed to that office by the dent. You wiil recollect that that body has once or twice before rejected his appointment, (or abolished the office,) once, I believe, to the ip i ladelphia, and 1 forget the other. By would seem that the Senate are resolved that Mr. ‘son shall have another chance to look after an office. Had not Hobbie and Skinner best look to it. Charles W. Goldsborough, chief of the bu- reau of provisions and clothing of the Navy De- partment, and one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Washington, died last Thursday. It is rumored that Isaac Hill has been nominated to fill the place. But no nomination for that place has yet aco in—rumor has gone beyond action. 1 should not notice these rumors at ‘al di not other letter writers know the truth jithets to an, that against harshly of such an oper, and therefore marshal his forces He has marshalled three or four, Hale, him. No And then ive them currence: id when I Saihchiqnn aces ———Wq«~ TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Wasuinaton, D. C., Dec. 16, 1843. The Senate did not sit to-day. Mr. B. House of bee Larmor cer yn h .Mr. BARNARD moved to proceed with the un- finished business,which was the amendment of the Journal, but before any question was taken upon his motoin, Mr. A. V. Brown gave notice that on Monday next, or at an early day, he should bring in a bill to repeal the existing law to apportion the States into Congressional districts. Mr. McKay, of N. C.. moved that the Report of the age the Treasury be referred to the Committee of Ways and 4{Means, except so much of it as relates to the warehousing system and the licilands, and that the portions of the report which refer to these subjects be referred to the committees of commerce and public lands, which to. “The regular order of business was then suspend- ed to proceed to the election of a Chaplain. The following nominations were made:— Mr. Duncen, of Ohio, nominated Rev. Mr. Ketchum. Mr. Gilmer, of Va. Rey. Mr. Tinsley. : “fev: ME Blanch. we Johnson,of Tenn. ‘Rev. Mr. Miller. Mr, Strong, of New York, Rey. Mr, Tiffany. Mr. Henry, of Indian Rev. Mr. Dailey. Mr. Douglas, of Illinois, « Rev, Mr. Dodge. The whole number of votes given were 184. After an ineffectual attempt at an election okt Perit, of Indiana, offered the following resolu. Resolved, Thet the House with the services of Chaplain during the present of Congress. der, The House, by ejlatreseltions Which hel pass ovder. ¢ House, a resolution, w! “4 ed both Houses of C 4 1, had to go into an lee: tion of Chaplain, and were now e! in. that ect. A second vote for C en called for, and the following was the result: Whole number of votes, ; m el y ir. Tinsley ; Mr. hod 965, 2 . IrTiffany, 64; Mr. Dodge, ‘The Speaxen declared that Mre had the number of votes necessary to a choice and was Mr. T. is as of the Baptfet denomination, from the State of Mr. Cave Jounson moved that the Rules of the House be suspended for the purpose of electing a Post Master to the House, Mr. Lewis, of Ala., who, it is understood, has been op- fest ca ected bed in Ley House, by the val of the old clerk, messengers an es, was posed to the motion. ites 9 Two-thirds were necessary to suspend the Rules, and the vote was—ayes 77, noes 80. Mr. Apams presented a memorial from New York upon the subject of the Copy Right Law, and moved its refer. ence to a Select Committee of nine members. Mr. Gitmen moved a reference to the Committee on the Library, but his motion was rejected, and that of Mr. Adams ‘ailed, Mr. emorial and resolutions from ope se Oe camapatign of Union, Th rial to be prion end re. ni je memo} wi of ferred to the Committee one 4 Mr. Apams presented a from New York, ask- ing that the people of that State may be absolved from all obhigation ec of laws and 8 Uj the sul A The Sreaxen, aller Mir, Adan «bad briefly the contents. of the memorial, stated that it came under the bevel (at present the 23d) and tLerefore could not he ree Mr. Avams said that memorials of a like character had been received and referred by the last Congress. The Srranen—“Does the from Massachusetts i oor from the decision of the Speaker.” _ Mr.Apams said that he had too much sspeenoe already in this House to appeal from the judgment of the Chair. The Srraxen— Does the an ” Mr. Apante—''T have directed tl of the Chair to a precedent where a memorial in the identical terms of he it one was referred.” ule, If the Speaker declines to refer to a pre- cedent in point, where memorials were tothe Committee on the Judici (Mr. Adams was perf tion, and t! er, who had been Mr. Black, »f- Georgia, to know the contents of the and by imember from Alabama, who wished to address the seemed to waver in his Seog Avasts said he show the Speaker the prece- Jents upon which he relied if the Clerk would hand him oe Journal of Proceedings. Mr. A. was about to do this, when Mr. Giumen, of Virginia, moved an The motion was withdrawn, to enable this conversa- urnment. the Speaker tg