The New York Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1844, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, New York, Monday, July 20, 1844. Interesting Byc-ways of Literature-—The New York Sunday Newspapers, During the last few years a new class of news- papers—part'y literary, partly gossipping, partly sil- ly, partly smart, partly stupid, partly namby-pam- by—have grown up from the lowest and most sickly state, to a point of some consideration, in certain portions of society, not much beyond the limits of this city. We allude to the Sunday newspaper press. About fifteen years ago we re- collect starting ourself one of the first Sunday newspapers in this city—the Sunday Courier— which lasted several months, and contained some very curious articles. But the project was rather premature, and we declined prosecuting it, in or- der to engage in other avocations. The present Sunday press has sprung into existence during the last six years—the first paper of this class being the “ Atlas,” which was originated in 1838, if we recollect right These papers are rather interesting in several points of view—in the character of their conduct- ors—their circulation—their tone and general get- ting up. Their patrons are of various classes in the community, chiefly consisting of the third-rate and fourth-rate actors, the “dead-heads” at the theatres, and a certain classof the grog-shops and eating-housea. The editors or attaches of these Papers come also from different classes—some coming from theatrical life, some from public life, some trom the bar, aud some from the bench ; some are young men, mere tyros in the art of writing, and others are old stagers, creeping into second boyhood, and there is about the whole of them, old aud young, a puerility, a juvenile verdancy, which is occasionally rather amusing — Tn this view also, they are somewhat instructive and interesting, as they show that youth and old age are, in some respects, very closely allied. In one of the papers we see an old political turn-coat, who has gone the round of all parties in public life, and after enabling each to estimate him exactly at his proper value, now retails twaddle for the bere- fit of the frequenters of all the grog shops which Mayor Harper permits to remain open on Sundays. In some of the others again, we see perfect youths also retailing twaddle, and appearing to be equally verdant, and equally tull of the same kind of wit and humor as that in which the old stager indul- ges. Nothing, indeed, is more characteristic and more amusing than the mode in which these pa- pers perpetrate wit and puns. Some idea of their taste, delicacy and brilliancy may be formed, when it is known that these journals are really favorites in the public bar rooms and barbers’ shops. In these places the jokes and witticisms of the Sunday papers are caught at with the greatest possible delight, and are repeated over and over again during the week, often in the ears even of the veritable authors themselves—grateful incense offered bya discerning public to the children of | These men stili continue on the turn out, and as considerable curiosity has been excited, we sent a Teporter to both partes for full and ample informa- tion, and we will now endeavor to give the par- ticulars of the movement tyade by the men, and the reasons why it is objected to by the employers. The present strike is only in one branch of the business, termed the Southern trade ; in the other, the city, or home trade, the men remain at work at the same prices as previously. The mgn employed onthe work for the Southern markets last year presented their employers with a list of prices which they demanded for the different descriptions of work. Some of the employers complied with this demand, having orders on hand and work out that they were desirous of completing, while the majority of them refused to comply. When the season came round again this year, a similar de- mand was made upon the employers, to which the latter replied they could not pay anything like these rates, ascertaining that the very low prices of clothing in Southern cities, being about the same asin New York, would destroy their custom. The fol- lowing is the ** List of Prices for Southern Shops,” submitted to the employers ;— List or Pricxs ror Sovrmugan Suors. A plain Dress or Frock coat, fine cloth, with five holes on breast, 8 on cuff, 10 ross rows in shoulder, and six under the For second quality of cloth. . For ail 8 additions! rows in shoulder. . 1 Skirt facing creased and tacked in half-inch blocks or diamonds - +e 37, If creased... sees 49; All pockets over three. . . rr) Back lined from waist to collar, ay lt creased and tacked..... 1, Full shoulders on silk or cloth, oa cross rows, or equal the botiom row, not to ex- ceed one inch in wadth. All holes over three on sk Single breasted flue cloth, dress or irock. Do, secoud quality do lO. For extras, see druss coat Over coat or poltos, fine cloth or beaver, five holes on breast, 10 cross ruws in the shoulder, mx un- der the arm, three pockets, three ff, humor and genias! The conductors of these papers do not pretend to give uews—ihey don’t think of such a thing as news. Remarks on the news of the week, asgi- ven in the daily papers, with some little local wit- ticism, or any clever thing said at such a tavern in Park Row, or the lobby of one of the shilling theatres, constitute their entire staple. We said that the Sunday papers did not contain news, but we believe we are mistaken, They do. They never omit recording the opening of a new eating heuse, the refitting of *‘ that favorite tavern where the Captain makes the tallest kind of cobblers,” or the establichinent of a new oy ter cellar, where “the oysters open particularlyrich.” The Sunday pa- persare reallygreat on oysier cellars—perfect Shuke- peares on eating houses. The editors of some of these journals have written Illiads and Odyeseys on eating houses and oyster cellars. On the grog-shops they have expended as much really fine writing as would make half a dozen Edinuad Burkes. The figur- antesat the theatres—the talented gentlemen who do all the bloody work in the melo-dramas—the little chorus-singers, who “do” the prima donnas —and even the box-keepers and bill-giickers, are great favorites with these papers. Th inday edi- tors have rather a dislike for the higher order of the drama. They don’t much like your distinguish- ed tragedians ; but they are great upon the mid- dling and lower classes of the Thespians—the “‘ good fellows,” and “discriminating admirers of literary genius,” wita whom, after the theatres close, they discuss over a pot of beer the current news of the day, and from whom they pick up the smart things for “‘ next Sunday’s paper.” Alter all, the Sunday newspapers are very re- spectable of their kind. But it is rather a small kind. Just as the Shetland pony is a very respect- able little animal of its kind, but is rather inferior to the full-blooded racer. In fact, they are a sort of clowns in the great circus of the newspaper world. They do all the ground and lofty tumbling —make the funny faces for the gratification of the boys in the pit, and ‘tickle the ears of the ground- lings” in the gallery. And every now and then, the daily newspaper, like the ring-master, with his big whip in his hand, as it goes its rounds, gives the clown a tip on the shoulder, gently touches him up, and brings out a dozen fresh jokes, and innumerable funny contortions. Or, these papers may be said to afford aspecies cf amusement, somewhat like that afforded by Punch and Judy. The patrons of this species of literature are some- thing on a level with the crowds who are con- vulsed by Punch. There is really often something laughable in these papers, and we laugh good- naturedly at it as we would at the witticisms of Punch and Judy. And we don’t see why Punch and Judy and the Sunday press shouldn't be pa- tronized and flourish. We would not suppress either species of amusement for the world. Tue Presipent:at Conrest—Tue Disrurpanck in THe Democratic Ranxs.—The Albany Argus comes out very forcibly, but temperat-ly, againat the recent movement of the Evening Post clique— the seven wise men of Gotham. The Argus is very decided and positive in going for Polk and Texas, and everything else, and in this it uiscovers its usual foresight and discrimination. The demo- cratic patty can never succeed if it go into the field with a divided force on any particular point. One thing strikes us particularly in this article of the Argus, and that 19 the utter absence of any allusion to Mr. Van Buren’s opinion on one side or the other It has beeo alleged in many quarters that Mr. Van Buren has been at the bottom of this anti-Texas tovement, or Barker, Bryant & Co.; but this charge is not refuted or even ulluded to by the Argus. It would certainly appear from this that there is a lusking Buryieion even amongst the democrats themselves that Mr Van Buren has had more to do with thie “confidential” movement than is desirable. It is true that the Plebeian denies it positively, and says that he discountenances such a movement; but) there isno evidence under his own hand fo that effect. At all events the Anti-Texas movement in the democratic party—the singular and ever-varying hues of the tariff question—the strange result now ascertained to have taken place in Louisiana of an absolute popular majority for the democratic party— all these things throw a great deal of mist upon the present presid nial election, and involve the reeult more and more than ever in doubt. One thing is eertain, the demucrats are not guing to give up the | ship. They wiil make one of the most tremendous fights that ever any party made, and on that the friends of Mr Clay may rely. It will be short but warm, and probably not coumence in earnest until two months before theelection. At present there isa great deal of noise and agreat many meetings held all over the country, but the great masses are bouad or corded, lined all throu 360 Second qnality.... 8 00 Skirt facing creased 25 It tacked and wadded. ” 12 If creased in inch diamonds or blocks 37, If tacked... 1 if quilted in str. 1.00 {f quilted in inch diamonds... ..., 200 If double stiched or donble corded . 50 Fer all straps with two holes cach pait 18} Do. with one hole... 1} If fly ia centre of back 29 If over three, each hole, 6, Bound, stiched, or cord 12 Slush sleeves........- 25 All pockets over three, each 13} All flaps each... ... 40+ of Extra breast facing, creased and tacked. 25 Do. if QUiMted. os 00 eesecserseees ceever 60 Coatee, tine cloth, made the same as dress coal 2 60 Second quality. 200 For all extras see Thin coats of Merinos, fine gos 0) Second quality + 250 For other extras, ‘Thin coats, single breasted, fine goods, . 2% Second quality,s...ccsecescececrcccccces 225 Pilot cloth, over or frock coat, lined all through __ with 8 pockets and flaps, The Colne natee 19160 x extra, see over Coat. Pilot sack coats, 3 pockets and flaps lined through, 1 75 For extra see over coat, Sucinet dress or frock coat, bi 2 Second quality, .. 1 Flashing, over or fi 1 Blanket coata,.. 1 Flushiny ‘Tweed weed ack coats, double brersted, . Single breasted Tweed sack, .. Linen Frock or Dress coat, white, if color sack Coats, double bre single breasted, ....... Round Jackets, or Spencers of cloth, double breasted... Vo single breasted, ‘ Satinet Jackets, double breasted, Do. single breast Felt over coat eee SSse sessezereesseses = 2 50 p 17 Men’a cloth cloaks, made plain, . 200 Lined through,. 50 CAPO, ++ e+ e000 50 For every hole on cloaly, 8 Now io the prices for making the articles in question, the employers say they have no objection ; butit is the great number of extras that the men have recentiy attached to each article that is ob- Jected to; for instance, 124 cents for one thing, 18} cents for another ; for what they may judge an ex- tra button, or hole, 6} cents. Now the employers contend that all these small items are included in the $3 50 or $3 for making the articles; and that if they were to comply with these demands, they could never give an estimate for work, and that it would make,each article come to more than they could possibly obtain for it, and could be done as cheap, if not cheaper, in the Southern States. In addition to this, the men demand that the em- ployers shall not only agree to these prices, but should siga the list binding them for the future.— This was more strongly objected to than the prices themselves, and a refusal to sign the paper more general; but the men insisted on the demand, al intormed the employers unless they complied in every respect they would draw their men off, which they did. The consequence of all these differences 1s that upwards of 1,000 individuals are now out of employ. ment. Of that branch of the business in which females are most generally employed, we believe there is little or no difference between the em- ployer and the employed, and thatthe latter remain at work as usual. The strike has lasted three weeks, and it will probably continue ,as long as their funds last, or until a satisfactory arrangement be made between the employers and employés. The whole difference, as near as an estimate can be made, is probably from $1 to $1 50 per week, on an average amount of wages equal to $8 or $10 per week—no great matter after all. Thus far the strike has been peaceable and orderly, only one or two persons having been unruly or illegal. We further learn that hey have three club houses in dif- ferent parts ef the city, where they assemble and discuss their measures. On the whole, and after a full investigation, it seems strange that the present improvement in business will not enable the employers to add the $1 or $1 50 to their workman’s wages. As to the workmen themselves, if they continue orderly and peaceably, and permit no agitators to lead them into passionaie courses, they will receive their due share of sympathy—but they should behave well. “« Mop Law 1n New Yorx.”—The Philadelphia papers are catching, with evident delight, at the recent statements in relation to the resistance to the law in Rensselaer county, and retaliating upon us forthe many severe things we have said of their riots. Well, let them say the sharpest things they please of us in New York, when we act illegally, ordo any thing deserving of censure. We shall take any licking—the severest they can give us— with the greatest pleasure in the world, whenever we deserve it. We have, indeed, given them several pretty hard rubs on account of their riots, oy tue Jovanermen Tarrors.—| Twe Mormons.—A good deal of curiosity has been exoited relative to the disposition of the tle of the late Prophet ot the Mormons, and how they mean to conduct their religious movements hereafter. Some said that Joe Smith hed left a will appointing his successor; and others that Sidney Rigdon was to be the second prophet of the faithful. We now find from a Boston paper that there is to be no legitimate successor, but that the “ twelve apostles” are to take that position, and exercise the whole power of the church with- outany prophet. This appears to be the most ra- tional course, and will likely be adopted. We find in the paper alluded to—the Daily Mail —a very curious account of the present views of the Mormons, and we annex it:— Mormomism iN Boston—Evioay on Joseru Smitu.—It being given out that Elder Adams would pronounce an eu'ogy upon the deceased Mormoa Prophet, on Thursday evening, the bali of the Suf- folk hotel, oma the Boylston market, was densely crowded at an early hour. After the sing- ing of a hymn, the Elder mounted the rostrum and began. He selected fora text the 12th and 13th verses of the 14th chapter of Revelations, which read as follows: “ Here is the patience of the Saints ; here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. “And | heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord from henceforth; yea, saith the spirit that they may rest from their labors, and their worka do follow them.” _ The Elder remarked thatthe room was exceed- ingly crowded and warm, and he should therefore put it through assoon as possible. He really wish- ed that the owners of some one of the large churches which ace not filled from one end of the week to another, could have roused liberality enough to bestow its use upon the Latter Day Saints, at lea-t for the present occasion ; but as no such liberality had been extended to them, they must make the best of their present circumstances, He then launched into a general view of the Mor- mon system of religion, aud attempted to ap, ly the text to it. He took the ground that, soon after the death of the Apostles, the Church of Christ was driven into the wilderness ;” im other words that the Church had become disorganized and impure, and so remained until the new Revelation was de- livered to J. seph Smith! who brought the true Church out of the wilderness, built it upon the rock of ages, so that “the gates of hell could not pre- vail against it.” The persecutions, and trials, and tribulations which the Latter Day Saints had un- dergone, constituted the ‘ patience of the Saints,” spoken of in the text. The Elder did not pretend that there were not some good men out of the pale of the Mormon Church; but while the Latter Day Saints were to be saved whether or no, and their “works” follow them, other good men were only to be saved ‘ as by fire;” they were to come in as by the skin of their teeth, toa secondary sort of salvation, and all their ‘* works” were to be left behind! All the various sects and isms—‘ Millerism and /oolisms,” and all (these were the Elder’s words)—went to. show that there was no t/ue church except that of the Latter Day Saints. They only had one Lord, one Faith, and one Baptism.” if After, as we thought, a very faint eulogy upon the Prophet, General Joseph Smith, the Elder went into a history of the settlement of the Mormons at Nauvoo, the circumstances of their government, and the facta connected with the death of the Prophet. He caid very truly, that the city Charter of Nauvoo, containing extraordinary powers, which they never ought to have had, was forced upon them by the Legislature of Illinois, in order to secure their votes for the dominant party. The State arms, too, wit which they had been furnished, had given them a great deal of trouble, and he wished the politicians had kept their infernal old muskets and their char- ters to themselves. He (Elder Adams) was in England at the time, and when he heard what had been done for Nauvoo, with extraordinary, and no doubt prophetic Joresight, he remarked to a friend that it was all a “snare of the devil.” _ 5 He was with Joseph and Hiram Smith previous to their ill-fated journey to Carthage. The prophet seemed to be aware of the deaacr, and declared that he should diea martyr to the cause. But it he retused to go, he believed the mobs which had collected at three places in the neighvorhood, would utterly destroy the city. The time hao come when his blood was called for, in order to renew the perseverence and ‘patience of the saints.” He took a solemn Jeave of his wife and family, placed his hand upon the head of Elder Adams, and commissioned him to preach the church out of the wilderness, and then took up his melancholy journey to Carthage, in company with his brother Hiram and others. "rhe circumstances of his death were related very nearly as they were given in the Nauvoo Neighbor, from which we co- pied them some days since. That the killing o! the Prophet was a cool and deliberate murder, we believe there is litle doubt; and Elder Adams did not do justice to the public feeling, which has eve- ry where stamped it as such. As a speaker, Elder Adams has some good points, but very few, if any, as a reasoner. His whole mind, instead of exhibiting the kindness which a pure Gospel would naturally inepire, seems to be surcharged with the bitterest invective; and the terms he used in speaking of the enemies of the Mormon faith, were of the coarsest and most vul- gar description—evincing very little of that charity which thinketh no evil, but endureth all things.— For instance, he spoke of a Dr. Ringers, who had been active against the Mormons, as ‘‘a long faced, white handkerchief, hypocritical, Campbellite preacher,” and with a malicious grin declared that he should have the satistaction of handing his name down to posterity Of John C. Bennet he said he did’nt know whether the scamp had “‘gone to the devil o ,” and when some of the audi- ence hissed at expression, he remarked that there were “two animals only that hissed,” geese and sérpencs;” and he didnt care foreither of them. If indeed the audience (which wes apparently mix- ed up with a little of every thing—masculine, fem- inine, neuter, and asinine)—could relish such a harum-searum discourse as this, and pin their faith uponsuch preaching, the heaven to which the aspire must be a very different one from that whic! the pure et of the Gospel holds out as a reward to the good and faithful. New Yorx Post Orrick ManaGemenr.—A great deal of noise has been made about letters for Phi ladelphia and Baltimore, received by the last steamer at Boston, not reaching their destination in due time, in consequence of a delay of two days in the post office of this ciiy. Postmaster Gra- ham contradicts this in a certain way, but we see the charge of carelessness repeated against the post office management of this city, in the Boston Courier. It says:— We read yesterday morning in the Philadelphia Enqui rer, a letter from the New York postmaster, seemingly intended to convey the impressien that the Hiberaia steamer letters for Philadelphia and Baltimore had been mis-sent from Boston via Albany, and that a delay of two days in their reception at New York was owing to this circumetan ‘The postmasterof New York is always adroit, and eaicneet es) inthrowing upon others the blame that should attach to his own office. We have reasons for believing, however, thet should the Postmaster General order a thorough investi- gation of this matter, it will be demonstrated, that the let- ters were promptly and correct) bag sete from the Boston, and duly received ut the New York post ottice. "The New York Express of Welnesday, in noticing delay of the Philadelphia l-tters by the Hibernia, aay “ We have heard that theabove mail iemained quiet in the office of Mr. Postmaster Graham, two or three days. Why it has been detained here we are not informed, The Courier is thus very positive, and the inno- cence of the post office management here is by no means quite clear Honorary Decrer.—The Western University of Pennsylvania have conferred the honorary de- gree of D. D., onthe Rev, Clarke Houston, of Bal- lymena, a distinguished clergyman of the Retormed Presbyterian Church in Ireland, and father of Dr. J. A. Houston of this city. The Rev. Dr. Hous ton was one of fhe most uciive leaders in the libe- ral movement which resulted a few years since in and we mean to give them a great many more, whenever they are guilty of any insubordination to the laws. And any attempt to create mobs, and justify the spirit of mobbism, in this section of the couatry, will receive from us, and we are sure the whole newspaper press, the most unmitigated condemnation. ‘Temerrance Concert.—A second and last Con- cert is to be given by the Caledonian W. T. B. So- ciety this evening, at ‘Caledonian Hall,” corner of Laspenard street and Broadway. A number ot ex- \uisite Scotch songs interspereed with recitations of some of the most classic passages from the Scot ush poets. ‘This will be a recreation of a very high vroer. The names—the poetic gems of Burns, By- ron, and Scou—will fling an inspiration arounc— And at those names, what Scottish blood But bursts ap like a boiling flood 7 Whoever does not, we go, that’s certain. We venerate the pathos of thy national music, old Scoua; the fire of old Rome and the garb of old ‘raul, are immortalized and embedied in thy sub- lime poetry. In one word, we look to this evening’: hardly yet warm, although the weather is hot enough. There isa time for every thing. entertainment with high expectation, and know we ehall_not be disappointed, the division into two bodies of the Synod, of which he was a member, and which excited much atten- tion at the time througheut the Presbyterian Church in this country, ea well as on the other side of the Atlantic. Arrivars at Sanatoca.—The daily arrivals in this vilikge by railroad, from the 18th to the 24th instont, inclusive, have been as tollow: Tela» cout y easy oy FTL ‘There are now between three and four thousand stran- gers in the village. Tur FLoops.—The river is going steadily down. It is now oul ver mork. afew feet above the ustel high wa steamer Lexington, down to-day from which she lett on ‘Monday last, reports the river all the way down, and that the navigation iv Uready becoming quite diificult from sand bars and othe: ubstructions which have been deposited in the former channel of the river; and the steamer Mungo Park, in this morning, reports the Jilinois river falling fast from Ottowa to the mouth.—S¢. Louis Era, 18th inst. —. —Th to 101 in Cine Bow ihe epereaty Tose to degrees ‘Woshlagten. Spemereenignes ste Renih, “ "ASHINGTON, July 27, 1844. Apostolic Letter to the New York Democracy—Ex- planation of Annexation—the Democrats—the District, and the Listrict Banks, $c. The New York outbreak upon the Texas ques tion is now the absorbing topic among the politi- cians of Washington. We suggest, from a@ con- versation held this morning with an old and judi- eious democrat, the following brotherly items of ad- vice to our New York democracy :— 1st. To harmonize upon the Democratic Presi- dential Electoral Ticket, by giving to every dis- sentient his caveat on the question of annexation. 2d. To concede the same reservation to every democrat disposed to adopt it, upon the Congres- sional Ticket. 8d. To surrender no -man to Clay and Freling- huysen on the mere tickling straw of Texas and immediate annexation. But we cannot imagine why Mr. Bryant should oppose the Baltimore resolution upon the admi sion of Texas. That resolution Tnvsives the om fh | ping of idols in a free country. press condition of the annexation of Texas when it shall be practicable. Birney himself, or John Q. Adams, might vote consistently for that resolu- tion. We think this the legitimate and the only le Uijeerfiesiiphttaeno that in sustaining the re- solution of the Baltimore Convention every man is unrestricted upon the conieaibe of practicabili- ty. Polk and Dallas first, and Texas afterwards, it the people are satisfied that it is practicable to admit her. The people of Washington and the District of Columbia, are suffering from the absence of a com- plete and regularly appointed, and congressionally sustained democratic administration ; but like the poor unrepenting Lead-strong people of Jerusalem, they don’t know what i- for their own good. Gen. Jackson did more for the city of Washington than any other President, and Mr. Van Buren more than any other saving his “illustrious predecessor.” While 1n Congress, Senator Alien has always been alive tothe true interests of the people of the fede- ral city. Yet the first is still pursued in_ their po- litical denunciations of democratic principles ; the eecond is denounced as an arrant intriguer; while the third is held in pacchepatlkees hatred and ap- prehension. To him, indeed, may be traced the death of the District Banks—institutions | whose history is synonymous with “suspension of specie payments”—*‘speculation in foreign paper,” and unexpected and grinding discounts upon their own and all other notes thrown into the local circula- tion. The destruction of these banks will be the redemption of the district, if the act of the last session be sustained. Six banks to # population of 40,000 people are sufficient to extinguish the inde- pendence, the spirit, the vitality of the most enter- Psteg, community, and but for the long purse of ‘nele Sam they would have extinguished the busi- neas of the district ten years ago. The thanks of this community are, therefore, especially due to Senator Allen and the democrats. Let them, therefore, if they would secure the prosperity of their business, and the hard currency as it comes from the treasury, tear down their board shanty and their ‘‘claypole,” (a name coinciding with the miserable ‘ claypole” of Oliver Twist) and— “ And come out from among the coon party, ‘And vote to Tip-up-their-canoe.” ‘The consecration, dedication, and formal appro- priation of the board shanty to coonery was frus- trated last night by the blessed’ rain, Another omen of a supernatural opposition to the ie 2. P.S.—Excuse politics. Our next shall be more of a literary cast. The Express writer suys that Duff'Green has gone after the President. Another rumor says this morning that he has gone up to bis Cumberland coal mines. We shall try and look after the administration next week, and shall also enquire whether the District Banks, or any of them have evaded the late law of Congress in a new issue of notes upon the authority of the stockholders, and in their name, conjointly or separately. Bridgeport, (Correspondence of the Herald.) Barvezrort, July 24, 1844. The Result of the City Bond Litigation—Its effects upon our Citizens—Our Editor and M, C.—Our Editor and His Honor the Mayor—The Continu- al Increase of Interest with which the Herald is Crowned im our City, §c.—Provision for the Payment of the City Bonds. Dear Bennetr:— At last, etter impatiently waiting for several weeks, we have received the decision in our me- morable, and 1 might say, deplorable bond case That decision says, that we must pay up, and J suppose the quicker the better. Thus after years of litigation, at an expense of thousands of dollars, instead of making ourselves any better off,we have only effected our entrance into deeper water than ever. And I can assure you that water is hot enough tu be more than comfortable—and if you had the opportunity of witnessing the cringing, squirming and ghastly looks of those who have involuntarily been plunged into this pool of extrac- tion, [ am_ persuaded that you would be of the same opinion. To say the least of it, it seems rather unjust to duck or pluck mankind without first gaining their assent thereto. i Oar editor and our M. C. elect, are on the virge of a controversy that bids fair to prove serious. It seems that our M. C_ took the liberty to make some remarks on his highnesses personal appear- ance, which was not easily seaeers by this mas- ter spirit of all drones. Our editor . Iso, has been waging war,or rather has been endeavoring to pro- voke one with our honored and gentlemanly mayor, by publishing the most insulting and abnsive epithets and paragraphs jagainst him in his journal, aud that too without the least foundation in point of truth. 1 have always understood it to be a cor- rect principle in philosophy, that if you wished to stop the growling of a surly dog, you must throw him a bone. Now, then, it is very evident that this editorial functionary is much in waat of a bone, and if it was optionary with him, I rather think he would much prefer a rib bone. But the editor **can’t cum it,” nobody will have the goodness to toss him a bone any how. And if he attempts to help bimself in the matter, I should advise him to »rosecute the business in the darkest nights he can possibly avail himself of. The ladies are not avail able at all, at all, to our editor, and we pity him much. But we cannot justify such morbid envy a3 our editor has manifested on several occasions. ‘The interest which your inimitable and most val able journal has always created, continues to in- crease from day to day in our city. The truth is, uf we wish the latest .-ws and that that may be relied upon, we always expect to find it in the Herald, and strange to tell, we never asfyet have been disappointed. _Since writing the above, I have learned that a city meeting will be held on Friday next to pro- vide for the payment of all bonds now due, and that may be due till June 1845. The manner by which this is to be done is by voluntary taxation. The bondholders are, therefore, certain of their pay, and there is no farther cause of uneasiness on their part, unless some new light should burst upon our view, which is altogether improbabie, if not impossible. With the highest regards, [ am sin- cerely your friend and constant reader. Morg Anon. Literature, &. Tue Works or tue Rev. Sypxsy Smita— Carey & Hart, Philadelphia.—Three well got up volumes of the writings of one of the greatest wits and ablest writers of the age, embodying a vast amount of information written in a most beautiful style. They will be highly acceptable to the ad- mirers of excellent and useful writings. No lite- rary character, politician, or theologian should be without these volumes; if they had nothing else to recommend them, they are extremely useful as works of reference. Mrs. Letcesrer’s Scnoon, on THE History or Severat Youre Laptes; by Charles Lamb & Sis- ter—Onderdonk, New York.—A very neat,well got up volume, and will be found very interesting by the more juvenile portion of the community. Younc Amegrican’s AritHmetic Mang Lasy; £. 8. Palmer, New York.—This is intended for a child’ssfirst step in this science, and isdone in such a manner as will no doubt prove very attrac- ‘ive to them, by a versification of the principles of the foor first ‘rules, and illustrated by some ve: zood lithographic prints executed by Palmer, Lu low street. Anruur’s Laptrs’ Magazine ror Avoust—Fer- rett & Co., Philadelphia.—A somewhat interesting oumber. Lapies’ Companion ¥or Avaust.—The present is a varied and entertaining number, with some spi- rited illustrations. Tur Naturatisr, No. 1.—Quarré, New York.— Tuisisa new work just out, on the nat ry of mammualia, birds, fishes, batterfl reptiles, fowers, fruits, plants, &e., and is ilu ied by plates engraved on steel, most beautifully colored. is a most excelient work, well got up Mt areusonuble price, and does all parties connec- ted with it infinite credit. a Musica, Moyruty.—Beauties of the Opera,” No, 8=Jollie, New York.—A le number, cou, taining the celebrated “Redowa Polka,” asdanced by Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon; the “Berlin Polka,” as danced by Fanny Elssler and Paul Tag- lioni;and Strausa’ “* Anna Polka,” the favorite of the Empress of Austria, together with other pieces of equal merit and novelty. much credit—he raised his foremast assoon as the Le; alter theship fired, he poured forth his welcome in asalute of 21 guns—a national sulute, a proper re- spect due the Chief of this great Republic. —The citizens of liberal and Protestant govern- ments upon visiting Cuba, for pleasure or business, immediately remark an all pei them th the day bells re zays:—We have been favored wit open cotton from the plantation of t rick, below the city, and as it is the most remurk uble were taken was planted. about th though the rows were laid ou « the neighboring boughs are bey, average height of the weed is stitutionalist of the 18th: inst« much sickness in the city and county—congestive fever in adults, and the usual summer complaints.of children, are very severe and fatal in many c: us—disease is agonising our friends— widows and orphans are daily added to our long list of the afiiicted and sorrowing. Parents are snatched irom their children are torn from their parents—we | “Fee. know not where the shaft isto strike. ner, having been, in 1836-7, 4 in 1842."3, 997,562 milreis. receipts,th and 120 mechanics arrived from Havre to rej Norfolk. Norsou, Va. Jul; 1844. Dagar Sin— Paton Ses His Excellency the President ofthe United States visited our harbor to-day, accompanied by hisbeau- tiful bride, Col DeEmery, Col. "Walback, and others of his suite, with Major Wilkins, Secretary of War. Their visit was made principally to Com. Bolton, commanding the Pennsylvania. They came up in the beautiful new cutter Legare, built on your “grand river,” and, Iam proud to say, is a fine specimen of New York architecture. Excellency and suite were received on board the Pennsylvania under asalute of 19 guns; and, I am never have been wanting in respect to Mr. Tyler, who has stood by them “through good.end through the rican ensign at neared him, and 'yler. Yours, c. Bigorep crveLty or THE GovERNMENT OF CuBa. ing spirit towards eu moré of the reign of terror, ie frivolous pretext, and in- loomy_ dungeons, led with the iron e or jury, is not e flag of the United to be concerned in smnuggling flour, as galley- m the roads. If an Amenican citizen riends or influence, should be incarcerate robably his bones, ** guilty or not gu ilty,?* and the world” would know nothing about it. Tt is the cted in .ARSO. Remarmasie Corron.—The Augusta Chronicle Messrs, Kir kpat rowth we have ever noted, we give the account int languege of Mr K. himself. ‘Thi field from which th 234 of April, rvals of seven 4 \o interlock. ix feet.” The Hatt or Vicxsnunan.- es. Death is with ist ess is upon ts— Brazt..—The Rio de Janeiro newspapers re- ceived by the Swilt, contain a great deal of infor- mation us to the present state and future mprove- ment in the agriculture of that province. | TI President, on opening the sessions of the Provincial | the tears they shed. Assembly, laid before it in an elaborate expose, from which it appears, that in the article of coffee the produce has more than doubled since 1836 | various affections of the bowels, inci‘ent to the season, and 1837, when the quantity 2,821,710 arrobes of 32 lbs. each, and the dut: amounted a 1843 (their financial year being from July the quantity exported was 4,804,818 arrobes, an the revenue 555,923 milreis. The general revenue | affections and palpitations, and those who are acquainted of the provinces had increased in the same man. | with their effects will never be without them. Dr. Sher. 19,698 milreis; and | man’s Warehouse is By this increase in the | Broadway; 10 Astor House; Rushton’s, corner Broadway ies had been enabled | 84 14th street; 227 Hudson streets 185 Bowery; 77 East exported to 322,719 milreis; whilst in 1! one year, to June 30, in the following, e provincial authorities h I to improve the communication with the neighbor- ing provinces of St Paulo, Minas Geraes and St. Catherina, b: roads. e Brazilian authorities were carryin rh and the had en, South of Switzerland. A this offer into effect, tract to introduce 600 persons, for whose location | the short time of re a grant of land, two leagues square, had been | gentleman to the public asa skilful physician. made. paying the province a ground rent of 896 milreis Nellis, emigrants, y cated ‘in that neighborhood, provided with pro-/ afflicted for several y: visions for the first twelve months, and lands al-| companied with sev ready in a state of cultivation ceded them by the Brazilian inhabitants. The Emperorhad ordered a palace to be built in the province of St. Catharina, and a town to be laid out in its neighborhood, the Se'la da Estrella, to be called ”, repairing the old and making new Tt aiso appears from these papers that the rom lans for ate immigration estern rance, the borders of the Rhine, and Mt r. Bergasse had begun to carry rannum. A Belgian gentleman, Mr. ad arrived at Compos with ninety-five his countrymen. They had been lo- ¢ * Petropolis. Extensive surveys were making throughout the pi vince, in order to select the best spots for the culti- vation of sugars, and planting of mulberry trees, to promote the propagation of the silk-worm. From theAzores 400 emigrants had likewise been engaged, jenish the colony at Sahy, established by Dr. Mure.— Great exertions were making to improve the quali- ty and mode of cleaning the coffee ; as likewise to adopt the new method of extracting the juice from the sugar cane, and improved process of claying su- gar for which purpose the necessary apparatus was about to be ordered from this country.—London | Times. A Volce from the Forecastle. To tue Eprror or rn New York American Re- PUBLICAN :— Mr. Eprror:—Your motto ought to be accord- ing to your own wo rds: Pledged to no party’s arbitrary sway We ped with Tra Where'er she leads the way. I read a paragraph in your peace-making and beautiful paper of Friday, July 26, 1844, headed, “Broadway at Midnight.” When after passing your commendatory comments on the Mayor and his gallant posse of Braves, you commence an attack on poor wretch to Hey peony cell, one of the unfortu- nate women picked up that night by the very saga- cious Mayor. r wre I would be obliged to you, sir, if you have so much humanity leit, to soar with truth and tell me how that feminine wretch was cast away. As Benjamin Franklin said, look at home. In another place you say, she is better off in her gloomy cell than exposed to the lacivious gaze and licentious pawing of every sailor and apprentice; let the ap- prenticesspeak for themselves, my task is to main. tain the dignity of my profession. Now, sir, I hold myself compelled, by the honor of my profession and by the noble name and character of @ seaman, to almost call you a base, villianous, deceitful —r. A sailor would scorn the action. No man loves a woman more than a sailor; no man eels Avaage. her wongs rents and no man holds her in hi eresteem. 1 do not believe that there sailor, 4 uue sailor, (ull that wears blue jackets are not sailora,) let bim ‘be drank or sober, that could oring himself to chink of harming or insuliing, by either pawing ot lascivious Jooks, an innocent te- male. [would advise you, editor of a noble paper, to take into consideration the mavy seamen you re trying to injure, and by that means oblige se+ veral American seamen that might be vour friends, And amongst them, and not least, your present adviser. Seaman. Nisto’s Garpen.—On Saturday evening, the saloon was crowded to overflowing to witness the last performance of the Ballet Company. Tonight the Yellow Dwart will be presented for the first time in this country, together with other laughable pieses, in which Mr. Mitchell takes a prominent part. Mr, J. G, Bennett, the editor of the New York | Herald, because, in imagination, he followed the | evil report,” that the Commodore’s broad pennant Complaints of ith havin, was allowed to remain at the mast head when the | f '00 at President—the commander-in-chief of the army | make ita most and navy—stood on the quarter-deck. To say the least of it, I think there was a want of civility if not common courtesy in this matter. Capt. Fra- ser, commander revenue cutter Taney, deserves | of knowing, the steamer Engineer, and returned to Oid Point, to his | he had private quarters. 1 cannot refrainfrom mentioning | 16th that New York was proudly represented on bo: the Pennsylvania by her two beautiful daughters, Mrs. Com. Bolton and her Excellency Mrs. Our ladies speak in the highest terms of them, and were dabietied with their Society. a or the inquisition. The ding-dong of the a coaee ind-you, from morning till evening, of the per ofthe priesthood; and +f a Protestant dies, pistora b must be buried like a dog, or conform to the | when the collision took rules of the Po ing the priests liberally. All this might be endured; but when a government seizes upon citizens of the United States, upon some friv. carcerates them like felons in there to die by inches, or 8 collar, without the benefit of only atrocious but an insult to t States. Not many years ago some Americans, who | ef the lumber train in starting it so soon after the pasaen- were supposed dw were seized upon, chained, and worke slaves wy without within the formidable and gloomy walls of the Moro, or some other castle, he would there ay * outside i The late imprisonment of Mr. Bisby, and other | side. respectable American citizens, is an insult to our | black hair, and many displeased with fiery red, and yet 0 government. That such outrages and such feel- ings should be allowed b: island upen the very threshold of our territory, a disgrace to the United States, and contrary to the enlightened spirit of modern times. duty of the government of ‘the United ‘States to despatch, forthwith, a competent number of ves- sels of war to Cuba, to demand proper treatment for all American citizens imprisoned,,an impartial trial, aud reparation for damages done. zens of the United States must be Cuba! , by purchasing candles and fee- | the two, and so serio’ The citi | 5 a few bolls of | 7antages not to be m wes | are now making their ap islands. A French compav; ged to send 2,000 emigrants front the mee Police Recerd.—Cussorp wrrnt Faces Pasrencrs. We lished on Saturdey More hed hom armated sured that Mr. note becume due, and that the cheese, (the collateral security.) of durin; hisaheence, on fg ey disposed uring Nothing further of interest transpired. Tue Crors—Cxors 1x Genzsex.—Our farmers are now in the midst of the wheat harvest, and sel- a ten 5 ol heavy as was anticipsted, contidertig: the pooner showers we have had. 8 e a most abundant and rich re. wanl, The season thus far has been most aus jous, Deven meee section ot country. We no been too cold or too hot, too wet » but with Lomsbied fruitful crown all it is attended Crors In Warnx.—Our formers are now in the midst of their wheat harvests, and so far as we have the means rop in this vicinity is better then it has been for a number of years—but ‘ew pieces having been affected by the fly or rnst. The berry is plump and fair, and the heads well filled. The farmers generally reckon on a full crop.—Lyons Argue, July 24. The crops in Northern Iowa are said to be flourishing, and present a fine prospect of an abundant harvest. Suc! The President and suite visited the navy yard | may also be said of the crops of Tennessee. dry dock, and were received with the eustom- | "n, pal ary salutes.’ He then embarked on board the fan Vou clargeplantene | Pag hy lar den a y great number of Bolls open in his fields on the inst.— Sav. Rep. 28d inst. Dreavron Raiway Accipent.—An accident, which a little care or foresight could have prevent- ed,occurred yesterday on the Utica and Syracuse Rollway. The passenger train which left this city on Thursday evening, and Utica about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, had not proceeded two miles from the latter eity, w' in consequence of some defect of the locomotive, the was stopped for a few minutes, and just as the engincer had started the train, it was run into by a lumber train from Utica which it w said was running at the rate of 18 or 20 miles the hour. In consequence of the weather being foggy, the lumber train was not seen by the men of the passenger train until it was close upon e collector, Mr. Smith, had first collected the the first class ears, and was standing on the rm between that car and acar containing emigrants, ce He was jammed between course of a few hours. eel re bc hes te a conscious afew minutes before he died, and can ‘f did not jump from the train, whic! do before the collision took pia’. An emigrant girl, seated on the floor of the car, had her head shookingly mangled, and died in afew minutes. The rest of the pas- sengers escaped unhurt. It appears to us that the most Ipable carelessness was displayed by those in charge ive no reason why he he had ample time to r train, and in driving it the furious rate they did, when ey could hardly see twenty rods before them. Nothing rt of the severest penal enactments can put a stop to ij | uch criminal negligence.— Daily Adv. Qg- CARROTTY POLLS AND RAVEN BLAC HAIR.—Hyperion to Satyr!—Glunce a moment at that fine fellow with the beautiful jet black hair encircling his temples. and then at the carrotty locks of the one at his ‘What acontrast. Many a maiden is ravished with single application of Gouraud’s Grecian Hair Dye will @ nation inhabiting an | Change red or grey hair to a beautiful Slack or brown. & sia | witheut staining the skin, or any trouble, unlike other dyes. Buy the genuine only at 67 Walker strevt, first store FROM Broadway. $1 60, and 874 cents a bottle. PRIVATE MEDICAL AID.—The members of the New York Coll ot Medicine and Pharmacy, in returning the public thanks for the Mberal support they have received in their efferts to ‘‘ suppress quacksry,” leaveto state that theic particular attention continuca te be directed to all diseases of'a private nutuie, and irows the great improvements lately made jn the principal hoc- pitale of Europe in the treatment of" Ditee diseme, they Can confidently offer to persons requiring medical aid ul- a with in any institution tn this ‘ountry, either public or private, Thet /eatment of the Vollege is such as to insure success in avery casa, and is vent from thet vern'cinus prnctioe of ruining tion with mercury, and in most cases leaving ease much worsethan the criginal. One ofthe mem- of the College for many years connected with the sincipal hospitals of Farope, ‘tends daily for 0 consultn- ion from 9. A.M to® P.M. ‘Tecms—Advice and medicine, §5 Aoure guarsnteod. Imrontanrt to Cousray Invatins.—-Persons living in e Vieksburg Con. | the country and not finding it convenient to attend pox , saya:—We have | sonally can have forwarded to them a chest contain ng r ines requisits to rm a perfect cure oy steling ‘heir case explicitly, er with all Phat es time of traction and treatment received ewhere, if any cont nd enclosing $5, , addresaed to Wy 8 HICHARDSOR, M. D., Agent. Office aad Consulting rooms of the College, 95 Narrau Og- THE HOTEL KEEPERS AT SARATOGA Springs sre in much consternation a: the eloquence of Foung Gough, the temperance leeturer. He trightens fhe young men #o by his description of the horrors, that they see, or think they see, a little viper in every wine cup, and——woo't drink. The ladies, it is seid, have to ‘The | drinkian additional tumbler of water to compensate for G+ CHOLERA MORBUS, DIARRH(EA AND THE ce and carrytug off great who, by atimely application of the proper re- ld have been saved. Dr. Sherman’s Camphor Lozenges are invaluable not only to produce imm relief, but are a never failing preventive, and by using them through the warm season, you will find your ati renewed. They act like a charm in ail nervous numbers, medies, c 106 Nassau street. Agents, 110 Broadway; 3 Ledger Buildings, le} and 8 State pie) 3 Lede: Bs phia; 0G NEW YORK, AUGUST 25, 1840.—This is to cer- tify, that my wife has been afflicted with several ulcers heir | and running sores for the last five years. She has had the neurone | attendance ot the most skilful physicians in thi city, but she obtained no help in her most miserable sufferin, was confined to her bed for several months, ing despaired of ever being cured ; when numerous people advised me to callon Dr. Joseph Heine, now 20 juane near Chatham street, which I did, and surprising had entered into a con- | to me and my friends, the above Doctor has cured Ler in weeks. T would recommend this JOHN CLARK, 183 Washington st. I certify to the above, z ‘Y. W. BOYZE, 491 tVashington st, THIS IS TO CERTIFY, THAT 1 HAVE extensive ulcerations. | have trie eminent eurgeons, with no beneficiat result. I almost des- peired of being cured, until I called on Dr. Hein juane st., who in the course of four weeks so far me that I was enabled to walk with almost as much ease as ever I didin my life My daily improvement from the time I commenced taking Ur. Heine’s medicine was appa- rent to all—the ulcerations have entirely disappeared, and I now enjoy my original health and strength. ILLIAM KENEDY. 1,:8amuel Gines, er, corner of Houston and Goerck Sts,, certify to the al ve facts. HURRAH FOR PRESIDENT JOHN TYLER ter from President Tyler —Rip Raps, July 14, 184: Gen. Hebran—Dear Sir: I am request bg peed (acer. tain lady.) to have purchased for her in New York, four cakes of the genuine:Jones’s {talian Chemical Soap. The fact is the sun has discolored her skin und caused freckles to appear on her otherwise snowy, rosy checks. The other two cakes are for Bob and myself, on whom the heat of the sun has caused pimples and eruptions to ap- pear. She tells me that it cured several of discoloration and disfigurements of the skin on the Island—but, Gene- ral, be particular (I am told it is necessary) to get Jones's Soup at the sign of the Ameri i¢. Send, there- fore, you: fant to 82 Chatham street, or 323 Broadway. Indeed very faithfully yours. fh G+ ELYSIAN |FIELDS, HOBOKEN.—This after- noon there will be amusements of a rare ordei sly sian Fields. Mr. McCarty has re-engaged the artistes who have been velighting the visiters of this charming spot during the last two weeks, and is determined to increase the attractions for the coming week. To the varied amusements given at the Elysian Fields, a cricket match comes off this day between the New York and Brooklyn,Cricket Clubs, on their grounds, in the neighborhood fut the Colo » We anticipate crowds attending. DO YOU DESIRE BLACK OR AUBURN HAIR? 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