The New York Herald Newspaper, May 14, 1844, Page 8

[From a Correspondent.} The Biots and Marders in Philadetphia— ‘The Causes of Them, and the Remedy Sug- gested. ° For several days tae community in this city have been astounded by the news of the nots and murders ina sister city. Although circumstances had occur- red in our own neighborhood, of a character to awaken our attention to the danger then impead- ing over us, We were not prepared for the lament- able and heart-rending news from the euly of Phi- ladelphia. It took us by surprise. It terrified us by. its horrors! The most disgusting, horrid and unnatural feature in this | transaction, as, that it was not the reselt of a momen- tary collision of the contending parties. It was not the blind impulse and heated passion en- gered by a collision, which in the heat of the mo- Ment commits excesses, at Which the parties them- selves are astonished, mortified and humiliated, No, it was no such an ebullition af passion. Ie was nota momentary collision, but it was deliberately and coolly continued three days,and the people were dogged and hunted, and shot down, or knecked down, and braised and beaten at all hours between the periods mentioned. It would be difficult to make a transaction more disgraceful. Tne degra- dation of such a scene cannot descend. It is al- ready atthe bottom. Tne hurailiation of the city of Philadelphia is complete. It appears by the journals that on Monday after- ternoun, the Native American citizens had & meet- ing in one of the upper suburbs of the city, culled Kensington. That after the meeting had organ- ised, and proceeded in their busines: commenc- ed raining, and they were obliged to adjourn to the market house for shelter trom the storn, which was only about two hundred teet from the place of meeting. They resumed their In the market, and while the speaker was ing the audience, a dieter! k ph tween several persous « of ue market house, vear the place of the nieting; at which disturbance and fight, pistols were fired by each party; from that period up to the hour of midnight, in various streets and places,wherever the oppost arties met, or wherever they could he found. ‘he marderous scene continued until thirteen human beings were massacred and fifty more dreadfully, and many of them fatally wounded, and raged without intermission during the period mentioned. It appeared the parties concerned were the native American citizens and the trish in- habitants of thet section of the city. Now this terrible evil th has come upon us, Riot, assassination, bioodshed and murder is in our midst. As good citizens, and true friends to our country, and as lovers ef good order, peace and quietaess in our land, it behoves us tolook into and search out the causes of these horrid evils, astona- ding and bewildering by their terrible and heart rending eft-cts. Itbehoves us to wake up to our true condition, and to examine and know whether or not we are safe, in our property and lives, in this free government of gocd Jaws and equal rights, or whee our property can be taken, and our lives sacrificed in the public streets by ‘lawless mobs, and bloody assassins We ought, we say, to look carefully, and with hearts beating withthe vital importance of the inquiry, into the causes of these things. Tf we can the causes, we have only to apply the remedy. The well kno principle will apply to the case before us, as well xs to the laws of the natural world; ‘remove the cause and the effect ere, we must endeavor to dis amitous ving found out that, we must remove the cause, and then, of course, the ef! Now in order to penetrate to the bottom ot these disgraeefal proceedi: udto find out the cause of this seene of murder and bloodshed, let us look for a momeat or two ut the parties conceraed, aud. engnive who and what they are. It appears one of the parties was the resident Irish of that seetion o: th yot Philwdelphia. Itisone of the poor t suburbs of the city, and inhabited by working and laboring classes exclusively. They ure kaown to norant, and very excitable. The Trish lave warm hearts aad strong pre} and are easily ex into. turbulence and disor- d The other porty in this transactioa was the Native American party. And who, itmuy be ed, isthe Native American party? ‘The q mut be answered, and the sooner the answer is gi- veo the better. The eyes of the American people ars now upon this party, and they must be known, aad they wiil be kuowa’by their works—* ly works ‘suall they be judged.” We wil! the informatien of those at_a distas party is of veiy recent origin in this The locality of its advent, we believe to he city of New York. ft begin to show soon after the c¢ between te president Harrison and Mr. Van And at tie last general election, it had grown formiddble number of 8000 vote And at the last charter election of the | constitu. ted the * dem eracy. of 1 elected their May euried a majority of the wards The first and s for the th opted eitiz an ps of the city. organizstion 6 opposition to ac ation Law: t offi al groun rs from Jusive ples of the tical science of goverament, being in danger of i ¢ with the he new part litical idea they into power. And that idea was “reform.” ‘Chis new element sal power, Was inost potent in faver of w opirty. The people t edingly us for improvements im theireity goverament hey were evidently diasatisfied y tration of the of the gove: promse and hop: of refo parties voted the Nati this aewparty performs all it has promised, the pu il] havd no eatise to regret the change. It 13 npon this principle thia new i arty has eome into ish, illiberal, and persecu- nm to “power, the exclusive, se ting doc of oppositi iF - i with te pled citizen. 4, but now have found ve and ad irst Z to the na proven ebandoned by this new party, i their wav iato Piiladelphie, wher be as mischievous, as absurd the eperation of t! princip! tribute the catastrophe we have the coa that flow frown it. We do not wish to ther party, or to ervicise ina spirit of condemnation, the condact of either We sup nose but parties were ty bl ered to $e armed with deadly w 4 illing to use The al ert workings of the hes { fix the guilt of the parties, of truth and justice. \ shal not attempt to fasten it upoa either, orto blame « the expense of the other, Wel higher ud nobler obive wussue, We wish im- ine i cause of this feartal | nove it, and thereby to destroy the uinot, and we tadd we wesit ur opinion that to this uew party acefal and degrading poor ignar into dis y to » andr A scone We ir ily t the ights neat of Philidelphia Hiican doe » of oO saa, riist be party in, Poilade of place, aud alse oat of time, for w t thts | very tine extending our laws morte and more ia favor of the foreign emigrant who comes antor ua, and 0 sing the facilities to his hee ng a cit ent revision of the | stitute law of 0} porated an ennet- | moment be lands his intention to be- Record, and fice of the privileges of @ ton and transinis- upon our shor come a native by sia of ¢ here t no grovad whatever fur the existeace y ta Philadel, no reform int ament is dem the only gr 1, 14 the selfis and prejadic of hostilicy to a y only difference fro! is, rmigration to this country, We sevil will by Thy temporary w of the py we bili this evil fi We believe the curs. tive process will he shorter, evea than the growth of the disease. ‘The porty in this city arose from rely loreal and temporary ea y y 4 and will j motion to re tinue no long#r than those causes exiet, [i should be immediately disband-dia P feiphia, where RO cause tor ila existence can be fond. There Rever has bon, since the organizition of our ¢ y bot owe par ” our country. 1 . Ao im ludeed, 11 t the werld ies ain : ‘s of G f will tad the t of this pa ' I. In Grocee the ¢ w “ A: * y and e devi cares the pa het ; vernmenis of modern Europe have given birth but to two parties. Local and temporary causes have at various times and places in the world have led to third parties, or factions, which have had a mere temporary existence, and which lived only for the period of the lives of the causes that produced them. So it has been here, we have had in our country, frem local and temporary causes, many attempts to organize new parties. And those par- ties like the causes that produced them, have all been local and temporary. We therefore most ear- nestly entreat our friends in Philadelphia, to dis- band and dissolve this new party immediately. It will allay all excitement in our sister city. Tt will be a dissolution of one of the elements of disturb- ance there. And it will remove the causes of fu- ture disorder there. And although it cannot restore the dead to life, or heal the wounds that have al- ready been made, it will prevent others from being killed or wounded : Washington. [From our Correspondent } Wasitneton, 10th May, 1844. The Deed is Done. The Democratic Tariff Bill is dead. And with it die all Van Buren’s prospects of sueceeding to the Presidency. Your leading article in yesterday’s Herald—and I am proud to say, the Herald is read here by all, high and low, with infinite care and at- tention—upon “ the presidential question,” has caused no small stir. In that you enumerate Mr. Van Buren’s “ want of popularity—his celfishness— his duplicity—his want of manly frankness—his having occupied the presidential chair already—the recent political elections in Connecticut, and in —but ubove all, the anti-Texan movement he hag participated, and which has hed what the other matters began.” ‘To these I can now add another element not then in your possession, but which is regarded as the shutting-up of the book, to which “ Finis” was already ap- pended—I mean the killing of the Democratic tariff bill to-day, by the votes of Mr. Van Buren’s own particular friends. The Southern members say that when they go home they have no issues on which to fight against the whigs. They must, sit down and fold their nds. “On the tariff question Van Buren and Clay now agree. On the Wexks question Van Bu- ren and Clay now agree. The Lund Distribution Law is laid up to dry. The bank question is an obsolete i In short, we have,” they say, **no- thing to fight about, and Clay may as well walk over the course ; for if the measnres are the same, we infinitely preter Clay to Van Buren.” ‘Three leading candidates are now talked of— Stewart, Cass, and Woodbury. On these matters L have nothing to say. ¢ A letter is in town from Gen. Cass, intended for intended for publication. He goes decidedly for Texas. Ihave seen the letter in which he states it. But the letter for publication is in answer to some of his friends from the West. He has also been written to by his friends from the South. It is deemed desirable that the published letter should appear in answer to his Southern friends. The persona: quibus will therefore be changed, and the letter will not be published forsome day in Executive Session to-day, Senator Tappan’ as acted upon. I think [ wrote you yester- duy that the whigs were disposed te regard his case with lenity, But J confess I misunderstood the their lenity. It now appears that their origina! as to expe him Mr. Benton, and his colleague Allen, strongly urged as “mitigat- ing eirenmstances,” the eral disclosure of what is done in Executive Session, &c., that there were other copies sent to New York—as the E'ven- ing Post (falsely 2) stated—and so on and so on. Well, the lenity of the Senate consisted in not ea- polling him, bat in. passing upon him a censure This was their action in Executive Session this afterncon—as I conjecture, for it would be extreme- ly inconvenient for me to tell how I know it, inas- mach as all th enators whom I have asked avout their proceedings have refused to tell any- thing about it. lure confidently asserted—but I must in justice say itis by those not especially triendly to him— that Mr. Calhoun will not continue a member of President Tyler's cabinet 48 hours. It is alleged that when he entered the cabinet he hoped to make use of Tyler to serve his purposes, and that rice verst, Mr. Tyler hoped to make use of Calhoun to serve his purpose: t that the result proves that neither will lend himself to the other. Hence in part the disagreement that is alleged to exist be- tween them. Moreover, it is said that Mr. Calhoun will not | himself to. the removals which Mr. ‘yler ns to make, in carrying out his policy of having none but his own frends in off I g eve this for an irresponsible ramor—the truth or which I doust, as I said last night. ‘The frends of Mr. Van Buren here still express their firm conviction that he will be nominated by the Balomore Convention on the first ballot five to one. Nous verrons ‘Chey think opposition is al- ready dying, if it ia not dead—or rather they say so. The politicians Lere are somewhat puzzled to turn the Philadelphia riots to good account for their own party. P. 8.—As [have published some rumors about the Presideat’s cabinet, it is fair to offset what the Madisonian of this afternoon says about them— thus: — mn no agen ‘ new batch of rumors pervad But, instead of ‘Cabinet explosions,” &e &e., periect harmony ri in the Cabinet, There i ly no “resignations cont tion, but the ¢ is now emphatically a nit The Globe, as you will see, has been compelled to haul off — [ts tone is decidedly moderated. Mr. Benton feels the hit. Ss. LB. Washington, (Corresyoadenee of the Herald.) Wasainaton, Frmay Niaur, May 10, 1844. The death of the tariff bill to-day, for this ses- sion, has produced a savage sensation among Southern members, But, nevertheless, the bill js dead asa door nail. After the vote to-day on laying the bill on the table, the anti-tari? men seemed thunderstruck— 105 to 9) for laying icon the table. After the vote was announced, Mr. Buffington, of Penn., moved to reconsider the vote, in order to clinch it while the House was ia the humor. Oa this, Mr. Drom- goole moved that the House adjourn in order to take the vote on reconsidering, to-morrow, and inthe meantime to drum up more forces. This was negatived by ayes and noes, 77 to 125. Then Mr. Payne, of Alabama, moved to postpone the onsider till to-morrow—this was lost “3 and noes, 93 to 103; thea, again, Mr. moved that the House adjourn This was ativel by ayes and noes, 70 to V2; be- many were tired of the tariff, and wanted Then came, at list, the final and direct vote on reconsidering the vote by which he bill was laid onthe table. This was taken, also, by ayes and noes, and the House re- fazed to reconside noes, 103; a ma- jority of 4 only ina Hous: 2 members ; had Douglas, taamed in their seats—the vote cousidered. Singularly enongh, Goggin and Are ringioa arrived in the City just in time to vote on deriag. Had the 204 who voted to lay on nle, all remained, there would have been 207 ted onthe reconsideration, as Thos, Smith, of Indiana, also came into the House before the last » would have been, and were the a this session, (ind the- present by get rid of it anyhow, ot Ifangerford and Roberts, of Miss, re- nid have been re- 103 to 102, oaly 295 votes.) But Dongias, Hungerford, Roberts, James Black and Patiersoa went away. Me. ‘Simons, of chinged his vote on the last votiag—he voted to lay on the ta 1 he voted to reconsider. Oa the first vote to lay on the table there were— Vacascuns ny Death, Restaxation, &e. nti Ohio, jana,. Members oe flid the alseatees been present, the stood thas for laying on the table Jamnieson,. . ed) Bearttoy, (resigned,) 1 i Dixon H. Lewis, (revigned ) Bossier, (doal).. H.R Brinkerhott been, under diferent wuces; as it is, the tariff i dead and dish- Methodist Eptscopal Conference. Bishop Hsavina presided yesterday. The rou- tine business having been disposed of, the Presi- dent said the busines" next before the house, was the disposal of the case of Brother Frazee, who ap- pealed from a decision of the Michigan Conter- ens: to the General Conference. The motion be- fore the house was that the appeal be admitted. This having passed, Mr. Frazee arose to lay the case before his brethren. He felt glad to be able to tell them, that his present position was the result of no quarrel with the Michigan Conference, or in. any disaf- fection from them to him, or from him to them. They were a body of men he esteemed, and thought them capable of making any sacrifice called for by a new country, and the last who would do a deliberate injury to any one. The in- jury of which he complained and called for redress, e considered incidental, so far as it had that character and influence. appealed upon the ground of illegelity in the action of the Michigan Conference. He took the position that they had no right to locate him in the premises, according to the discipline of their Church. ‘The first reason he would give to prove the illegality of the proceed- ings, was the illegality of the plea upon which the the Conference had located him. It was a general tule of interpretation of law, whether civil or ec- clesiastical, that where a specific case is m+ ntioned, where specific powers are given toa eran of- ficers, under a specified statute, it is prohibited in all cases, except in the one in which it is given. ‘There was no need of enlarging upon that. twas admitted that the powers given to the A. E. Church Conference to locate a preacher, was given by a specific statute upon a delineated plan and in express terms. Mr. Frazee quoted from sec. 19, chup. 1, p. G7 of the rules of discipline, and argued at great length, that his case did not come within the scope of the prescribed rules ; that the position assumed by him at the time the Conference located him without his leave or desire was not contemplated by the rule ; thatConferenve had erred in its inter- pretation and application of the law; that the evi- dence against him was insufficient ; and on all these rounds he relied upon the wisdom, honesty and ‘air play of the General Conference to see hin ened and reverse the decision of the Michigan OU Surru, one of the delegates from Michigan, replied in behalf of that body. Mr. Smith’s de- fence of the decision was merely a’ vindication of the motives of his Conference in their action upon. this case. He differed very little upon the law of the case with Mr. F., the appellant, and admitted that if the intentioa and meaning of Mr. Frazee’ letter to his presiding elder was the principal, if not sole evidence—if the intent of the letter was mis- taken, they had erred in iheir decision |The Mi- chigan people had acted in a spirit of affection for the Church, a jealous eye to her interests, and the preservation intact of the glorious institution of itin- eraney; and in that spirit, had only abstained from amore rigorous penalty on Mr. F., because the act obnoxious to that penalty had not been fully ac- eomptished. , en Mr. Batpwin was of opinion thet the decision was come to from some necessity in the cage; al- though there was no direct authority from brother Frazee to locate him, it was clearly implied in his letter. If Conference had given an interprétation te his letter which itdid not intend to convey, it was clearly the duty of Mr. F. to goto the Conference, and set them right on the matter Bishop Soute observed that he had no wish to make any remark, either direct or indirect, to pre- judice the app-al of Brother Frazee, but it could not have escaped the observation of eyery mem- ber there that this cave was closely connected with the question of administration committed to his hands. He thought that the present would be the last time to address them, not for the purpose of speaking to the question of the appeal, but to ap- prize them of hisintention to take up the matter of administration ata not cistant day. After Mr. Frazer had replied to the argument in support of the decision of the Michigan Conter- ente, ; . The question was put and decided that that de- cision be reversed. Dr. Carers then adcressed the chair, and asked leave to submit a resolution, which it was his firm- est wish and trust would meet the approbation of his brethren. 1t was as follows:— “ On view of the distracting agitation which has #0 long prevailed on the subject of slavery and abolition, and | especially the difticnlties under which they Jabor in the present General Conference, on account of this perplex- Re question; therefore, resolved, that a committee of three members frem the South und three members from the North, be appointed to confer with the Bi within two days as to the possi plan, and what? for the permanent pacific church” This resolution was heard with deep attention; a marked silence prevailed during its reading, meim- bers getting up,as though impelled by the strong feelings by which one and all were evidently ani- mated ; even several moments after its reading, not a word was breathed. A member at last moved that the resolution be amended by adding the addition of three members from the Middle States to the committee. Dr. Caress objected to the amendment. There were two points—two extreme points, submited for seat Aa ation, and to those extremes attention should be directed ; and for that view of the case alone a suitable remedy devis d. In mentioning, however, the terms North and South, he did not at all mean to convey the impression that all members from the South were for slavery, or all those from the North for abolition, and a third party neither one nor the other. The case was widely different, as there were but two interests which came 1ncon- tact in the church, No other was provided for in the committee and it would not be wise to make such a distinction. (Hear, hear.) Dr. Rouiing and two or three others were about toaddress the Chair~whea said, that as the amendment was at was the thing to speak to. aid that he had nothing tosay if the amendment was the question. After a motion was made to lay the ameadment on the table, Professor Dureis hoped that the amendment would not prevail. 1! wonld be better to leave the addition to the committee with the Bishops, if they though’ prope: to add the names of any members from the Middle and Western a Rs), ‘The motion to Jay on the table was lost, and the amendment withdrawn to give the opportunity of addressing the house to Dr. Rouriss, who began by observing that, as a member of that Conference, aa a meinber of that he felt it to be his duty to attach his name vonder cf the resolution, and he did so not only with a strong sense of duty, but with the ad- vice and approbation of a colleague whose counsel he was in the habit of soliciting and yt ina very high degree. He felt that it was offered in a e; tof conciliation, and in a spirit cf conciliation he seconded it, but he could hardly say tn a spirit of hope—(Hear) He had feelings of a deep and 8 heartfelt kind, that thus to escape from their difli- He saw a dark, angry ntious cloud hanging over andr ton them, and no hand to save, no me cape were visible, unless God himself, it ovidence, interceded. (Sensation, and cries of 3od save us.”) However deficient he might be on most subjects which come before Ce he felt that on this he had some ary many, otherwise his superiors, from meeting, m ing with, and ascertaining the views of a very large number of the brethren in reference to the question which now threatened to distract and rend and on which the principles to which they d commited held no very encouraging views | of hope. Tt_appeared to hint that with those prin- riples to which they stood committed, on grounds of duty to their Church, no southern man would dare to trifle. So deep and strong was the feeling he had observed, that many who had hitherto kept aloof, on opposite sides of the question, new come and confer together firmly and corJially, and turn away with deep feelings and thoughts that—how- ever, before, the question was managed and kept at rrst—it now unmanageable He had never feltso much on any question as this. They spoke openly to each other as men committed to t principles. Whatever controversy had ta plaice, be had no hand init; and he felt thank- ful, deeply, xratetal to God, that he had been laid on asick bed, or absent from the country, whilst those occurrences took place. He was not committed, and would take upon him to say a word to the men of the Nort and the South, and tellgthem how they can learn their ground. He. believed, however uamanageable the case appear- el, it was the day of Conterence to speak ont, and calm men’s minds, and contribute to avert and overtorn the etleets of the present distracted etate. He believed firmly that men of all opinions had strong feelings to preserve the integrity of the church. (Cheers.) He would ask the Southern men to be ieve him when he said that the men of the North were as ardently attached to the inte- resta of the chureh as they were. (Cries of amen, anen—we believe it.”) ff both parties would but come up and look each other in the face, and an- bosoin themaelves to each other, and love eac other in heart, as men ina spirit of peace, they would call down the blessings of God upon thea (Cries of “God grant it”) Ashe said before, he looked upon the question rather with desire than hope We would wy, and with some confidence, that if the brothers of the South eonceded ail that their brethren of th ry asked, which was the adoption of the ple that slave holding war in- compatible vith aiiwuterial functions, they might es culties was hardly possible. and por be well go to the Rocky Mountains at once, as face their congregations ufter such a concession. They were men who loved the cause, and they felt con- strained to hold to their position. What were the: todo? If they felt the case unmanageable, let their spirits be right within them ; (amen) let them not give up til they have tried. ‘* Brethren, are we to oppose our principles and break up this glorious union?” (Never, never) He (Mr, R.) feared it. He knew no means to escape it; if they did, it would be by mutual contidence and meekness, and looking on each other as brethren in a spirit of charity alone. These were his views in secondin, the resolution, and those of one of his dearest an best friends. [The Rev. gentlethan spoke his ad- dress with an air and voice of much solemnity; he was evidently impressed with the profound import- ance of the question, and he certainly imparted a great portion of his feelings to the Conference ; and seldom has a more marked effect been produced on alike audience } Professor Duxwin next {arose to say but a few words. He would never forget the scene before him that morning; and the reason that he would never forget it, was contrary to that which was presented to the mind of his brother who had spoken last. Ie (Mr. D.) saw clouds and darkness hovering about; he suw light, he said; that desire rather than nope made him second the resolution. He (Mr. D ) saw inthe matter cause for desire and hope, too. He had strong hopes on the question. From the very moment of his ar- rival in the city, he entertained strong und lively hopes of the unanimity of the church. He was aware many would ask him if it was not believing in hope against hope—but did not Abraham sue- ceed in that? He had great confidence in the reso- lution, but above all, in the dee marks of tender- ness, and the deep moving sentiment of concord that prevailed throughout that assembly. There was not an individual, who was a member ef the body, who would not sacrifice all but his soul and his ulterior principles, to secure the BAAR, of I the church (Cries of “tyes, and God be praized :’”) lis grounds of hope were chiefly these. is brother (Mr. KR.) had stated that if the North would” call upon the South to make certain cou- cessions, tise soda not dare todo it; but he looked upon that question as settled. The men ot the North would never propose such an alternative. Tle believed they must and will not say it—he believed in their wisdom, their goodnevs, in their public spirit, wi would not ask their brethren of the South to say it—he believed that if their brethren of the South would not ask them to do so, that those of the North nev- er would—never would compel us to make ehip- wreck ef their noble vessel. The rock of danger was neither in the north or south ; the sea lay be- tween them. (Hear, hear.) He looked to the com. mittee with great confidence—and he did not, see that their gallant vessel was to be unshipped from her moorings. (No, no.) He had great hopes from the committee that they would speedily devise some plan, and he congratulated them on its appointment, which he thougit, with the blessing of God, would mark an era in Methodism. ‘There were great men in tis country—men about Washington—who do not hesitate to say that this question wage intinate- lv connected with the union of the States. ({ear.) There was once such, even a worse crisis in the English Conference, a short time after the death of Wesley, Yet two or three prudent and energetic men devised a plan of pacification which was eflectual, and saved them from the evils of a crisis even more portentious and dangerous than ours. This will be an era in our Conterence, and he would solemnly call upon every one during the sitting of that committee, net to speak one word, do an act, or breath a thought, that could counter. act the hopes that were now so encouraging; and he felt an almost irrisistible impulse to say **Cur- sed be that man who during those two days would drop a single word calculated to inflame the heart of anoth, r during this solemn seaon of prayer.”— (Cries of “amen, am ) Aa amendment was mage to strike out the words “three members from the North and three from the Scuth,” and ins:1t the words ‘ consisting of six members,” and adopted. Mr.Crandall, Mr. Smith, Mr.Early each address- ed the Conference ina yery eflective mauner,short- ly after which the Conference adjourn-d. Supreme Court. Before Judge Kent, May 14.—James Harvy and Yinjamin L Swan va. Henry L. Bury and Frederick M Camp.—Tbis was an xction of debt, on bond given by defendant Burr, under the statute, as claimant of the ownership of the lake boat Oak, plying between Ithaca, on the Cuy uga Lake, avd the port af New York. On the 22d day of Sune last, plaintitls, (being ship chandilers, &« ) in the city of New York, sold to John Te- ter, the then master and Owner of seid boat, an anchor and other articles for the hat, an} et the bottom of the bill of purchase the inate stated they were to be paid for on the first day of October following. In August of the same year, Burr, the defendant, had a deht of $600 against Te- ter, and at New York took a mortgoge; and the same month, on her arrival at Lansing, Tompkins county, took possession ofher, sold her, and became the owner by pur- chase. On the 4th November tollowin, tiffs Reized her at Ithaca, claiming that they had pes her, for the articles fi , under the statute relative to ships and ve: Burr then gave this bond. The counsel for defendants made two points—Ist. That a lake boat was not a ship or vessel within the meaning of the statute, and cons+qicutly no lien ever attached ; 24 a vessel within the meaning of statute. plai lost it by making on agreement extending the time of pay- ment inconsistent with bis rigi.t of lien, and that, she having made three trips of more than twelve days cach, from the port of New York, where debt wna contracted, between June and November, where she was seized, th lien was gone. ‘The counsel for p'aintiff’s conten le a ed withi. tweive parture from this port, and thet he thought they were in time. His Honor Judge kent decided that she was not 4 vessel, within the meaning of the stainte, and clearly (if so) they had lost their lien hy suffering her to he absent more than twelve days from the port at which vhe debt was contracted. and eo charged the jury; but ffs counsel prefe: jo submit to a nonanit, the Court ordered a nensuit. e principle involved in this case is of great importa to ship chandlors, and others furnishing ships and vessels, For plaintiffs, Harvey A Weed ; for defendants, Cherles C. Egan. In Chancery. Before the Vice-Chancellor. ECISIONS.—The Mayor, «Aldermen, Ge. v8. Lloyd, Jdmnistrator, ge —In' this case a motion was made to dissolve an injunction upon the coming in of defendant's ans. er. Count —The bills hows a right in equity to follow the moncy of complainant’s, fraudulently misapplied by This equity is not positively denied by vers s0 28 to Warrant a dissolution of the injunction in this stage of the suit. Rogers, in his answer, saya that Lloyd ed him to bind his share of the assets for the benefit of his snreties, to the corporation, and admiix it to be a trust which the sure.ies may enforce The injanc- tion may be retained to the hearing of the cause, aud pro- bably there shenld be a rece ¢ the property which has come to Mr Ketcham,the public administrator, ‘The motion is denied, and the injunction must icken and Kattenhorn vs John Peshi the decree dismissing the bill, in this caus and that costs abide the event of the cause Richard Lathers and others es. Ebenezer P Rozers and others —In this case a motion for an orler to pa dante the costs ef putting in his euswer to the y ill. Counr—It is only where a complainant has obta’ned by the answer an admission of the ficts in his bill of disco- very. and which he bad applied f very of, before filing his bill, that hi frag his costs His case is not brought within the rule, lor Ido not understand the defendant's answer as admit- ting the facts alleged by the ich complainant aked to have edanited betore filing his bill, % the complainant must pay defendant, costs to be texed. = be vacated, Ctreult Court. Before Judge Kent. Mar It—Tlenvy Rockwell et al v The plaintift’ was manager of an eqnes defendant carried a some alleged claim and has been tried Messrs. Blunt Esq, for detend: Ratt Roap Sreep.—The distance between Ston- ington and Boston,» road and ferry, is at least 89 miles, and has been ran the past week in less than four hours, including the time occupied in ‘in Mister et al.— n company, and ® part of hig horses, under color of be present i¢ an action of replevia, before twice, and tally reported. Smith, for piaintifiy; J. 2. Whiting | crossing the ferry. Anew and very powerful engine, weighing fifteen tons, will be pat upon the Stoning | ton road the coming w power, and the pertect tance will be rua betw dence in one how miles per hour, including stoppage: Itis understood that the Provivence Rail Road Company are now abont to do, what a regard for theiriuterest should have impelled them to do years ago, that is—to change the present terminus of their road, and cross the river at North Providence, thus saving a disagreeable ferry and great delay and in- convenience. This change can be effected without any greatexpense. If this is de on the compile- tion of the Long Island road, the distance between South Brooklyn and Boston should, and can be run, as follows, Long Islind read in length, « - - - . - Acros: the Sound, 24 miles, - 2 - From Stonington to Boston, - . y and with it—such is ite n of the roud—the dis en Stonington and Provi- » Greensport, 95 miles 34 hours. wee Whole distance 210 mi 4 8] Coat, Dicaens Sven ror Conspiracy. —We leara from the Pittsburgh pavers that Mr. obert Nix n, of Allevheny, who is the owner of a number of coal pita, fear Saw Mul Run, hus prosecuted some twenty tiv: or thirty diggers, formmly in his employ, for conepiracy It appears thaton the first of April, they alrack for an nid vance of wages, ond their demands Icing complied with, they commenced work. but struck againon Istof May. Nixon thea turned their families out of the how oy had been oeexpying, and they prosecuted him for riot and Aerauilt He, in his turn, has sned them for conspiracy, end tho cowe will bu tied next court, Father Mathew’s visit tu the United States. It is expected that Father Mathew will visit this country sometime in the course of the present month. He has had this voyage to our shores in contemplation for some time past—his neble, phi Janthropic epirit seeking to embrace both worlds in the grasp of sympathies and love, ag expansive as humanity itself; and it is believed that all his ar- rangements for this purpose have been now cem- pleted. ‘he arrival of this great apostle of peace, sobriety, and virtue, will be indeed a most auspi cious event; and the results of his mission, at this particular crisis, cannot fail to prove eminently be- neficial. Let uebriefly glance at the consequences which may réasenably be anticipated to follow the labors of Father Mathew in the United States. The very first consideration which has presented itself to our mind, io reflecting on this matter, has been the influence whichthis visit of Father Mathew islikely to exercise upoa the conduct of his country - men in this land, end the feeling entertained to- wards them as a distinct claas, by many of their fellow citizens of different creeds and diferent origin. Indications, as conclusive as melancholy, have of late presented themselves on all hands, showing the alarming extent to which feelings of the bitterest animosity toward the Irish, as a class, at present prev The exhibition of prejudice against the Irish is, indeed, no new thing. But until very recently, it has been confined to the il- liberal and unenlightened portions of the commu- nity, and whenever it has manifested itself in a grossly offensive manner, it has been promptly and effectually rebuked by the intelligence and juetice of the American people. Thos tu th's city the disturbances of the spring of Ies4, aud subsequent- ly, when the attempted organization of an Irish volnnteer company, under the designation of “O’Connell Guards,” occasioned considerable popular excitement, enlightened public opinion pre- venied any serious outbreak, and despite of the in- famous course pursued by several partizan printa,;who endeavored to inflame the public mind and stimu- late the mob to outrage, peace was preserved, and the city and the institutions of the country pro- tected from disgrace. But within the last two or three years a new and terrible spirit of discord has made its appearance—-watch-words of fearful omen have been shouted aloud—religious bigetry, with hideous and blood-stained visage, is scatter: ing fire-brands far and wide, kindling, in many quarters, into fierce and hissing blaze the vilest passions of opposing sects, Nothing is more painfally indicative of the les- seniag influence of that liberal spirit, and of those god-like charities, which characterized the found- ers of this republic, than the eagerness with which such’watch-words as ‘‘No Popery ! “ Dowy with the Papists are caught up and re-echoed by imul- titudes of the people of this country. Well, in- deed, may the intelligent friend of the freedem and iree institutions of the United States, feel alarmed, when he thus witnesses the introduction into our midst of those potent elements of civil discord and ruin, which have in the old world so impeded the progress of hurfanity, and so repeated- ly converted Christendom inte one wide field of blood. And wlio are they who have thus let leose upon us evils of such fearful magnitude, and against whose introduction it had been supposed that the sagacious patriotism of Washington and his compeers, had interposed an eternal safe- rd? We can have no hesitation in answering this question. On the heads of certain of the clergy of the Catholic and Protestant Churches, aided and abetied by unprincipled political dema- Sogues, rests this terrible responsibility. The Hugheses and the Moriartys, the Browalees, and the Kirks, aud the Cheevers, the MeKeons and the Ketchums—these have been the men who have done this—these have been the men whe have so-industriously sown the seeds of religious fanati- cism and sectarian hate—these have been the une hallowed instruments cf arraying in fratricidal hos- tility against each other, great muszes of the cit zens of this country. Dare they deny it?) Dare any of their misguided adherents deny it? Ia vain may the leaders of either sect, charge upon these of the other, the crime of being the scle or the first aggressors. We regard the cleriea] d-ma- gogues both ef the Protestaat and Catholic churches as being equally culpable— they have alike violated the precepts of the master whem they pre- fess to serve, and alike putin jeopardy the givrious ivil institutions under which they live, and wrose privileges and blessings were designed to be, like the dews of heaven, for all men, of whatever creed, or lineage, or cli nd thirty minutes, or over thirty | Such, then, is the crisis, at which a priest, a Ca- nh Catholic priest, comes to our 4s the missionary of peace und good will toa.l men—of temperance, of sobriety, of social and individual virtae—not breathing forth anathe- mas against rival creeds, not to seek renown iv the noisy arena of polemical controversy—but to spread the peaceful triumphs of the Cross, and in the true, earnest, loving spirit of the great Apoatle of the Gentiles, as displayed before the jadgment seat, when the soul of Felix trembled within him, and Agrippa exelaimed— Almost thon persuadest me to be a Christian !” Coming at such a time, anima- ted by such a spirit, preceded and attended by as sociations commanding the reverent esteem and respect ef all men, ave we too sanguise in hoping that her Mathew imay do much to exterminate prejudices, to eubdue animogities, to quench the flames which bigotry and tictem have eakin- led } We do thiak that the mission of this great end good man, if aided, as we tract and cannot doubt it will be, by the pions and patriotic of all cts, May exXcreise a most poteat and pervading uence for good, which will go fat to coanteract the evils which the folly, the intolerance, or the sellishness of those to whom we eady ad- verted, liave produced. Tse harmonious union of citizens of all creeds, in this gieat work of mo- ral reform, cannot fail to soften down sectarian ave perities, and obliterate,to no iaconeiderable extent, the prejudices and bigoteies which vnprinc'pied, eet or desigaing demagogues, clerical or poli- al, so readily turn to “ their own base uees.” Again, at the commencement of an excited Pre- sidential contest, and one which now threatens to be accompanied by scenes of debauchery, dissipa- drunkenness, as disgraceful us those Sive to that of 1810 c0 mach infamy in the eyes of all virtuous and good citize We caonot refrain fiom the expression of the highest gratifica. | tion atthe ¢ ted visit of the great Avostle of myetanee, » drauken a at Balti more the oth Save us waruing, sufficiently sigaificant and impressive, of what we may expect j all over the coaatry in the cours if some great temperance revival do nottake place. A “ revival’? of this kind is, indeed, needed. Une fortunately the moral movemwats of the people in this country, have too much the character of pa- roxysms. Like the impulsive? man, without the ' ballast of sound judgineat and stability of charace vet deseribes ia some cutting lines, “everything by sturts, and noting * temperance cause has experie i unhappy if the val character, If we may so speak. Short periods of great excitemeat have Leen followed by longer periods of dullness and apathy. Toname- with all sorts of names— 1 Rechabite’—and ‘Sons of Tempsrance’—many of them not conducted under the best or most influential auspices, have satura of this campaign, been etablished all over ; and each tiv! following out ic owa contracted designs, without sufficient fraternization with its fellows, the gene- ral unioa of the whole t “ cold water ary,” has been very much broken up; rence the dee creasing infla exerted on the public etind, and the greatly diminished progress und prosperity of D the cause. , the viet of Father Mathew presents, we hink, 4 moet auspicious opportunity for concen- trating into one solid masa, the overwhelming in- fluences, which, thank heaven, have already been eulisted in this land, on the side ef temperance. Let all the various associations be merged into one- great, harmonious, united body—the Temperance Society. Let other designations—some of them not in the best possible taste—be dropped. Leta general “union” be formed in each State, consist- ing of regularly appointed representatives from the various associations. Let the elements ef moral influence which really exist in the temperance ranks be properly concentrated and made to bear upon the public mind. We trust that this will be done, for we cherish a most sincere and cordial regard for thia great and honorable cause—we de- sire to sce all impediments to its success removed, and earnestly wish for its universal prosperity and. triumph, _ We have thus briefly glanced at some of the con- siderations, suggested by’ the unnovncement ef Father Mathew’s visit to our shores. It remains to be seen how far our anticipation of its results, as respects the advent of a better spirit, one more worthy of American citizenship, amongst all classes of our people, and the wider diffusion of the b'ese- ings of temperance may be realized. In the mean-- time, we only.add, that the realization of these hopes—hopes which, we are confident, are ardent-- ly cherished by all good citizens of every creed and bame—must depend very much on the virtuous and patriotic efforts of all who will seek 10 im.. prove such an event, go as to make it contribute to the advancement of @e great interests of morality, and the removal of evils which at this momen threaten so seriously the peace, honor, and very existence of tie rej ublic. Anotuzer Distinevisusp Liverary Tourist 1 vur Unirep States —The arrival of Sir E. L Bul wer, the distinguished Engtich novelist and philoso- pher, is now looked for with considerable anxiety. It is not at all improbable that the next steam ship from Europe may convey him to our shores. His: visit will be another proof ef the rapid growth of: the interest with which the literati of the old world have begun to regard the United States, and im several additional respects it must be regarded us a rather interesting event. Sulwer iy a man of remarkable talent, aud avery popular writer. Naturally pssseseed of a fine crea- tive geoius, vivid imagination, and discriminating taste, he has had, addition, all the advantages. which a highly finished edneation confer; and nov beirg shackled much by principles which are commonly regarded as inseparably identified with morality and virtue, his novels have attained, of course, an immenee degree of popularity as well here as in Europe, particularly amongst the very sentimental of both sexes Ii is not, howeve r, our intention just now to enter into any examination of the character and tendencies of Bulwer’s novels. We allude to his popularity as a novelist, merely for the purpose of preshadowing the sort of recep- tion with which he is likely to meet if he allow himself to be subjected to it Like Dickens, he- will be seized hold of, the moment he altives, by: gome of those petty little cliques, who arrogate to | themselves the exclusive right and title to be ree garded ay the leaders of fashion, literature, society, and everything. He will be dined and wined— toastedjand feasted —badgered and bored to death—- if he give these cliques the slightest chance of way- laying him. Thus it has been with many Earopean travellers: of distinction, They have been seized, tormented, misinformed and mieled by the mere fag-end of American society—by conceited, contemptible cliques, who no more tepreseut society in this coun- try than Dickens represented ihe sober and enlight- ened judgment of English travellers. The only: way in which European travellers of any note can see this country, so to judge accurately, ie to follow the plan of the Caliph of Bagdad, when he wished to see how his people behaved them- selves—that is, travel ness: Lord Morpeth went through the States a geed deal in this fash- ion, and was a close, judicious, and impartial ob- server. He made a narrow escape here in New York, to be sure, but his good sense delivered him from the hands of the Philistines. We advise Sir E. L. Bulwer to do as his own “Pelham” did, when he went among the burglars and assassii that is, to ehave his magnificent. whiskers, put ona carotty wig and disguise his person so that none of the toadies here can know that “he’s out. Avxorner Musica Wont pinnist living, hast ngements for visit- ing the United States. retary will be here next month, and prepare the way for his arrival im October. He is destined to create a great sensa- tion in this country, and produce a musical mania at least equal to that of lest fu L Ever since Fanay Elssies’s visit to this country, all artists of eminence in various departnente of music, the drama, the fine arts, in Europe, have looked to this country PEL Dorado. The »ecting the triumphsand h likely awaited them here, and their imaginations have been filled with hopes as bril- liant and almost as well-founded as the clown who cted to find the streets of London paved with solid gold. Iowever, all, this is the great harvest-field of genuine merit ia the higher depart- meats of art, and especialiy yust now, in music. And certainly it caanot br doubted that young, interesting, and porsersed of extraordinary genius, ashe is, Liszt has a brilliant career before him ia this country. pENT.—We learn that on Wednesday night large sloop sunk by sore means with all sails about a mile from 4 retaining her upright pesition, and appar ‘om twenty to thirty feet water, a part ¢ op ot the mast and sail being above water. No tidings of the persons. on board, or the name of the vessel, has yet beem ascertained; and whether they all perished, or Were Sav a.question sadecided, so fur as the ple intty are iniormed. In ali probae nitity she was laden heavily with brick orstone, from her position in the water, and could only be raised with great dillicalty.— Rochester Herald, Mey 0th. e number of vessel i in our harbor yesterday, ag ascertaines by Capt Burnett, harbor master. were 28 follows: —steame Doats 12, brigs 15, rchooners $6, varqne 1; total 1M About ten days vince the whole vamberef vessels of kinds in our harbor, was ascestained to be 119, Commence or Berrauo.— steamer Union, L Nava —U. § B ! the towed 1 on Frid v Norfolk y Yard, Herald uo Weatnen IN Bosvov.— We have a keen cold air this morning. 1 flea little (00 frosty for the counfort of fruit trees ; bat as the sun promiscyto shine brightly today, we muy etcape the stroog hand of Sir Jack. “A sovera frost just at this time, «ould do incalew. lable damage to the fruit in New England —Zoston Mail, Moy is. Reviatos.—We leare trom the Amberst (N, HL) Cabinet that Mr. J. Gardner Dovis, of Bo: ot Concord ) ic ted an iovitution tre gational Church id that piace to settle with work of the Gospel Ministry, is appointed for bis ordinatic ‘ton, acting e G TL March 22—al Navat.-—Brig Perry, mander, was left at Cope T well Toanicane. nef wind end rain pasaed over part o| { Liberty on Mot day last. Jn ite progress it hiew w part of the roof o or mill belonging to Georral Thus, prostrated fene ; opple trees, he. It moved © larre ahed of hes from ity foundation. ‘The wind farm, through t) ods, to what is cai ed the Ielliken ferm, and blew down a barn. It alse blew s part of the roof from the buus ot Tennis Hardem. burgh, ent prostrated ou ouccnauted house of Martie Shoemaker. Suliiean Watchman Look Siaap!—Counteifert 85 bills of the Bank of Lansingturgh are in circulation in thiacity. The em: araving iz in in wylte. rather Mint and i © bill, bat well onlews todeceive The one vecoon is letter A, dated 10 Mar, 1813, Parporte to be ove aver by Draper, Pappam. & Co, New York P.M Corben, Cash 3. wor bridge, Preet.~ both engreved —Unce Corvite