The New York Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1845, Page 2

K HERALD. orm, we have no OgIn consequence of the s es from Washington this morning. The kern mail due yesterday at 2 o'clock, P.M, not arrived at the hour of our going to press. Present, and Future. T repeated failure of the good people of the promising village of Boston to elect a Mayor in cousequence of the receat organization and perse- vering éfforts of the ** native” party there, and the approach of an important election in this city in April next, have directed a good deal of public at- tention to the present position of this new party, which has of late made its appearsace in some of our large cities. “ What are the prospects of the | “narives?” ‘ What elements of stability do they possess?” “What is their probable destiny?” These acd numerous similar inquiries are made in querters. Let us oceupy @ paragraph or two in furnishing a reply. The * native” party had its origin in this city, and was the growth of a@ very rational feeling of various disapprobation amongst certain classes of Protest ants of the duct of Bishop Hughes, and a por- tion of the Catholic lrish, who were ready to do his bidding. When that misguided prelate, whose zea! has, somehow, not on all occasions heen very remarkably tempered by discretion, rushed into the political arena, and, amid the yells and shout. | ings of an excited mob, distributed, with his own hande, a politico-religious ticket, which he called on all the Irish voters, by the sclemn, and awful authority of “the church,” te deposite in the ballot boxes, a strong ‘‘ no-popery” move ment was at once commenced amongst the | Presbyterians and those other classes of Pro- | testants amongst whom the hatred of Antichrist | bas always burned fiercely. The result was that a few not remarkably eloquent or intelligent dem- agogues succeeded in a month or two in organi- zing a party which was solemnly pledged to vote against the Bépe, corduroy breeches and holy wa- | tersaod whieh numbered on its first trial of strength upwards of eight thousand men, with at least tre- ble that number of women and boys. After that | election, in consequence of a judicious comming- ling of the ery of “City Reform,” with the scream of “No Popery,” this party gained great acces- sions of men, who absolutely slept peacefully at night, undisturbed by visions of the Pope and the | bloody Inquisition, but who imagined thatif both the old political parties were put to rout, anda corporation of plain, intelligent, common sense citizens, who had never bought and sold in the shambles of politics, were elected, the city would | be greatly benefitted, and that all this might be ac- cemplisned by means of the “ native” party. Ac- cordingly, in consequence of these accidental cir- cumstances, the eight thousand swelled to a force ; sufficient to sweep both the old parties entirely off the field. “ Then came the Presidential election, and the whigs, by truckling to the ‘ natives,” swamped their Congressional and State tickets, giving the latter a fresh but very short-lived advantage. The whigs opened their eyes, blew their burned fingers, | and swore they had had enough of the ‘na- tives.” Now the imbecility, stupidity, faith- lessuess and folly of the Corporation had utterly | disgusted all those who had voted the “native” | ticket on grounds altogether independent of the | religious prejudices, and now we find the party | has resolved itself back to its original elements, | and consists solely of the rigid Presbyterians on | whose nerves the mention of the Pope operates | with as invariably exciting potency as a red petti- coat on the eye of a turkey-cock. | In Boston, it is not a little curious to observe | that the “natives” are almost universally Presby- | terians of the ‘‘straiter sect;” the Unita-{ nians, Baptists, Episcopalians, Methodiste, and \ other more liberal denominations of Protes- tants being chiefly whigs, whilst the demo crats are, as usual, made up of the odds and | ends of all religions, and the Catholics in large numbers. So we find it here. The “orthodox” Presbyterians—the regular ‘‘old lights” —now make up the ranks of the “natives,” whilst they are de- serted by all those who fell into their movements ; from the collateral circumstances which we have described. In this city next spring we shall have three parties in the field—the whigs—the demo- crats—and the “‘natives.” But the latter are now here, as in Boston, merely a sectarian organization, with a very sparse sprinkling of politicians, not of vast importance. ‘‘Nativeism” has fairly resolved | itself into its primary elements, sectarian prejudices | and feelings, brought into more than ordinary acti- vity, and partially organized in consequence of extraordinary circumstances. The movement was the result of mere ephemeral causes, and its exis- tence is necessarily limited. ‘The Pope”—‘‘the Pope”—the Pope”—the frieh—“the Irish”— “the Irish’—‘‘the Duteh”—‘“the Duteh”—‘“the Durch”—are not, after all, watchwords of suffi- cient potency to create and maintain in existence, a great and influential political party in a Stat> which has been the first to give to the world the great practical example of the wisdom of univer- sal toleration—whose peculiar glory it is to be the | sanctuary of persecuted religion and the home of outlawed liberty. We are, therefore, inclined to believe that the two old parties—the whigs and locofoz0s—will hereafter have the field to them- selves, and that ‘‘nativeism” will, like Bishop Hughes, bid adieu to the political arena, in future sday, February 5,1845, | Macazive Literaturs.—The magazines for the month are now before us, and we have given them a more than usual degree of attention. Some of them ere philosophieal, and some unphilosophical —some of them purely literary, and some of them of a mongre! description, half literary and half political—some of them affect great elegance, and some appear to glory in alliance with the ‘ cheap and nasty” school—some are splendid with plates of “*the fashions,” and some are luminous with “ distinguished” faces seen in the White House or at the “ Pewter Mug”—but all are alike charac- terized by one common trait—a sort of second- hand ism as it may be called. These magazines may indeed be properly described as the Rag Fair or Chatham street of North American literatvre. They have about the same claims to originality, that the conversation of Gratiano had to sense. “Gratiano speaks an infinite deal of nothing, more than any man in all Venice. His reasons are as two grains of wheat hid in two bnshels of chafl; you shall seek ail day ere-you find them; and when you have them, they are not worth the search.” The purely literary magazines—such as the “Kaickerbocker,” the “Lady’s Magazine,” “Gra- ham’s Magazine,” the “National Magazine,” and a swarm of others—are the most namby-pamby, wishy-washy affairs imaginable. They are gene- rally filled with silly stories, in which the sentimest is often as spurious as the style, and never, in any instance that we have seen, rising to a level in in- terest with the tamest of Mrs. Sherwood’s “ Tales for Children.” And even here we look in vain for avy appreach to originality. The stories, trashy | as they are, appear to be merely a duplicate of the trash with which the shelves of circulating libraries were filled before the advent of Walter Scott, James, the Porters, and Miss Edgeworth—the same approved materials of sentimental masters and misses—inexorable mamas and inhuman pa pas—cruel guardians and unrelenting fates—myste- | rious adventures and inconceivable denowements— which make up the staple of such romances as “Emma, or the Child of Misfortune”—‘Amelia, or the Sorrows of a Heart”—*Laura, or the Mys- terious Marriage”—still constituting the never- failing stock in trade of these magazine literati One rather amusing peculiarity about these maga- zines consists in the struggle which appears to be constantly going on between the male and female contributors—the women trying hard to be as un- feminine as they can, and the men laboring with equal assiduity, and we must say with greater suc- cess, to emasculate themselvesas much as possible. The maie contributors to these magazines may, in- deed, be designated with great propriety as the props and ornaments of the ‘‘Miss Nancy” school of modern literature. Not satisfied with boring their unfortunate readers with their anti-periataltic love-stories, and painfally elaborate attempts at criticism, these ‘*Miss Nancies” must needs thrust their physiognomies before the public eye, and accordingly we are treated, in some of these magazines, to portraits of their ‘‘dis- tinguished contributors,” which are certainly quite characteristic, and in some instances corro- borate very remarkably the theories of Lavater.— Affectation, conceit, and stupidity, appear in every line of the wretched engravings. One of these literateurs is represented in a Lord Byron attitude, with his linen in studied disorder, and his sandy locks just released from the paper. Another is de- picted in the act of writing for the magazine, ga- zing intently on the floor, as if he expected anidea to make its appearance through a trap-door, or as if he were sitting for an illustration of the classic description—‘‘fat contented ignorance looking down upon the earth.” Then the portraits are ac- companied by ‘‘accounts of the life and writings” | of the distinguished ‘‘originals,” ia which Wishy Washy Blockhead Smith bepuffs and bespatters with all manner of eulogy Namby Pamby Jenkins, and Namby Pamby Jenkins bepuffs and bespatters Wirhy Washy Blockhead Smith, and so on to the end of the chapter. But let us turn to more pretending magazines such as the Democratic Review and the Whig Re- view, and see if we can find in them any thing like originality or manhood. Alas! we only find in them the same second-hand-ism—the same affect: tion—the same barrenness of intellect. There is not a single topic taken up by these reviewers, that has not been discuesed in the daily newspa- pers, and, months before, dismissed from the public mind as settled and determined. The Whig Review is a mere re-hash of all the stale, flat, and unprofitable paragraphs and stupid “leaders” of the whig journals, and the Democratic Magazine is in like manner the mere receptacle of all the slip-slep, trash, and ecurrility of the locofoco party prints. And yet these reviewers assume the most pompous tone of superiority over the daily journalism of the time— affect to hold the newspapers in sovereign contempt —and dea! out their musty, second-hand commodi- ties with the air of men scattering gold and silver amongst a scrambling crowd. What renders the airs of these fellows infinitely amusing is the fact that they are almost universally broken down newspaper paragraphists, and penny newspaper edi- tors, who have been ejected as worthless drones from the daily prees—poor creatures who have tried to establish newspapers, and breaking down in a month or two, fasten on some unlucky publisher, whom they persuade to stay a magazine, in which they abuse the daily prees—find fault with all the established usages of society—and call names at every body, for a few months, and then having ut- terly exhausted their poor victim, the publisher, to stick to its calling—‘No Pope!” and ‘Down with the Dutch.” Historica Society.—In consequence of the severe snow storm last evening the Historical So- ciety did not hold a meeting. About ten members manfully fought their way through the snow drifts and found their way to the room in the University, but a quoram was not present, and their enterprise and devotion went unrewarded—not an absolutely usprecedented occurrence. The meeting will be held next Tuesday evening, and it is expected that some interesting biographical memoirs of the late Col Stone will be read. Crry Rerorm.—Last night the streets were al- most impassable in consequence of the numerous snow drifis, and yet mpt a lamp waslit. The whole city was in utter darkness, and we expect to hear of many accidents in consequence. {cg Some of the theatres were closed last even- ing on account of the tremendous storm, and the others might as well have been. All other public amusements, #0 far as we could learn, were post poned. Tue Prorosrp New Orgra Hover.—There was to have been a meeting of those favorable to the above undertaking, at the New York Hotel, last evening, for the purpose of hearing the report of the committee appointed at a previous meeting, on this sabject; but, owing to the inclemency ot the weather, very few were present, and the business was postponed to an early and more favorable day, of which due notice will be given. Svereme Court —A petition is in course o} nature by the members of the bar, protesting against the passage of a bill now before the Legis- lature, having for its object to deprive the city of New York of one term or session of the Supreme Court, which the petitioners state will tend in a measure to lower the character of the profession. ‘The petition lies for signatures in the Law Institute, City Hall, and has already been signed by many leading members of the bar. Baia Joun R. Garviner.—It appears that Capt. Pedersos never stated that the lives of the crews of the Aranda and Florida Blanco might have been ved by life boats ‘Ve make this statement in usuice to him sink into oblivion and are Numbered with the puppies in the mud! Such: is the result—the melancholy result—of an examination of our magazine literature. So Jong as it continues in the hands of such conceited, arrogant, uninformed, and trashy Jiterateurs as those who now control its destiny, itis clear that it must remain what it is, a mere fungous ex- crescence—unseemly, diegusting, and to be got rid of only by complete excision. Tur Missing Packets.—No tidings yet of the United States and England. It is fair to suppose that they, having been dismasted, have “put away” fer some Southern port. They may now be at the Western Isles, or Lisbon, or perchance at Bermuda. We recollect a year or two ago, when the Ville de Lyon was given up by almost every one, she safely reached Bermuda, but in a dismast- ed state. We first heard of her by the arrival of a small vessel from that part of the world. We may hear in the same way of the United States and England. Sranteu Monzy.—The Postmaster of this city, having in vain attempted to compel the merchants to lose six per cent on their postages, Mas conclu- ded hereafter to take Spanish money at its par value, Tue Weatner.—The thermometer at Greenport, at the terminus of the Long Island Railroad, ninety six miles {rom New York, tell to four degrees above zero on Sunday morning, and yesterday to five de- grees. No ice had mode in the harbor or at the wherves at that place. Suir Burepine.—A contract was yesterday en- tered into to-build two brigs for a gentleman na- med Williamson, by one of our shipmasters ; one of 300 tons, to be called the Ramon Sanchez, after our late American consul at Carthagena, on the Spanish Main, and the other of 250-tons, to be called the Wm. L. Chapman, after one of our en- terprising captains sailing from this port. We un- derstand that this gentleman has fallen heir to a large estate in England, and intends building a line of packet brigsto sail monthly for the South Amer. ican const Post Orricx.—The postmaster took posseasion of the “New Post Office” yesterday. Tremenpovs Snow Strorm.—One of the greatest and severest snow storms that has visited this city for years, opened upon us about four o’clock yes- terday morning. The extreme cold weather of the previous three days had prepared the ground for it so that every flake that fell was of use in filling up the streets. The snow was accompanied by a gale of wind from the E. N. E., which blew up plenty of drifts, and made the walking horribly disagreeable.— Throughout the entire day the snow filled the air 80 completely that no one could see to the distance of two rods. Broadway was pretty well blocked up with snow banks to the depth of three and four feet in some places, aud the ommbuses, on wheels, had hard work to move; two horses could searcely start them, and four were, therefore, necessary. The pedestrians kept’ shy of the streets and window blinds, and umbrellas were mostly wrong side out. Snow spouts, in contradistinetion to water spouts, would start from the Battery and make a “clean ran” to Union Park. The eyes of the public were continually in danger of running against the ends of umbrellas in the hands of some of the people occupied in bra- cing a drift of wind. Altogether, the whole city presented a magnificently stormy appearance. To make it more so, the Park Fountain sent up its stream of ‘ice water” in opposition to the storm from above. Every one had as much as he could do to manage himself and umbrella. This storm must have spread over a greater part of this section of the country. No mails having arrived late last evening, we are led to believe that it reached to some distance. All North East- erly storms begins at the South West, and Philadel- phia, Baltimore, dcc., have, therefore, had a slice of it equally with us. It has gone to Bosten also, and probably reached there about seven or eight o’clock yesterday morning. We shall soon hear, however, how far the storm has extended and what damage it has done. itis stated that on Long Island, snow has fallen to the depth of two feet, and drifted very much. In this city it was about eighteen inches deep, on a level, at nineo’clock last night. If snow con- tinued to fall all night, the people will find twe feet on the ground this morning. It is needless to say that we shall have excellent sleighing, unless a rain storm sets in. In the midst of thistremendous storm we thought of two classes, whe really deserve a thought in such weather. Those were the sailors on the coast, and the poor in the cellars. The sailors, in such a storm, deserve to be thought of the most, because no aid can reach them; they must live or perish as it may happen. The poor are to be pitied; but they, compared to the ‘sailors, are in a comfortable situation, for aid’can reach them. Let those, therefore, who have the xneans, see that they are provided for. We shall, probably, never hear of their starving to death, although they may suffer considerably; but we expect to hear of numerous disasters at sea, and on our coast. We cannot believe that such a storm would be so kind to our poor sailors as not to wreck some of them. Owing to the snow and wind no steamboat for the East left yesterday afternoon. The Broadway omnibuses disappeared from the street soon after sundown, the men and horses ac- tually tired out. Posrecrrrr.—At the time of our going to press, (three o’clock) the storm continued, but with di- minished violence. City Intelligence. Police Office—Feb. 4.—‘\He M. P's “ant our”—An- EAT OF AGANG OF (UN) OFFENDING NeGnors—Granp Corr anp Cuawn Entaer —About 10 o’cleck this morning Cap tain Hiram ‘Thorne, of Police Station House No. 4, and riva‘es Weedand George Hendersbott, entered the Po- flocefice, having ia thelr custedy Gk dmerees, chained and hand cuffed together, on a charge of having been fonnd in the basement of a house in Delancy street, gam bling with cards (or coppers. Officer Handersbott made affidavit that while in search of a burglar, he,ia company with the others, on locking into a basement window, saw the black prisoners gambiing, wilh a pile of coppers upon the table. They soon efter made a descent u, them, captured them, and lodged them in the station honse, whrre they were kept till brought to the Police office. On searching them but ceiver ere found ia their possession,and Justice Haskell the com- Plain and discharged the cuff-ces. Locxinc ura Watcuman in THR Station House.— Watchman Jobn Palmer, who is stationed at the watch house near Station House No. 4, being off duty, de- sire to see the interior of the station house,and asked to do so—he was refused admittance, but notwithsta: ing he did enter, to repay which act cf temerity, the Captain, by way of a joke unquestinnably, locked up watchman John Palmer in the station house where he kept him till half past nine o’clock this morning. Pal- mer would not take the joke and has since commenced civil suits for false imprisonment. He was, however, held to bail in the sum of $100 to keep the peace for disorder. ly conduct on complaint of Capt. Thorne. Atall events, the M. P.’ are determined to be busy and do somet! 4 Axngst on Susricion or Anson.—On Sunday last, a was discovered in the premises of Mr. Swinburne, florist, 9 I, in aroom, occupied by a man named William T. Davill, who was in the bene a Mr 8 The fire was extinguished after doing about $2500 worth of damage. U1 waa missed about helf an hour before the fire out, and not coming back at all, suspicion fastened upon him, and he was arrested this morning by officer Low, and delivered over tothe au- thorities of Kings county, A Foorpun Foundlings seem to be very plenty about these times, and laymen, as well as prelates, seem to be blewsed with children whether they Reaire them or not. Last night, ubout 7 o'clock, the door bell of Peter G. Stuyvesant, No. 621 Broadwey, was rung, and on the servant going to the door, she found in the porch a bas het, containing a female infant about three’ days old, very comfortably clad, The infant was consigned to the Commissioner of the Alms House, as the days are gone by when foundlings left at the doors of the rich are adopted and educated. “Times isn’t as they used to was.” Coroner’s OfficemJan. 4.—Distarssina Accient. —A most melancholy accident occurred last night, from the rannicg away of the horses attached to a cab, by which a young and amiable girl was deprived of her exis- tence, from accident and carelessness combined, Last evening, Mr. Canda, of No. 17 Lafayette Place, procured the services of Patrick McCormick, driver of one ot Mr. Rooney's cabs,to convey him and hia only daughter, Charlotte, a young girl just entering on her seventeenth year, to attend an evening party in Lith street. | On theft retarn home, the cabman stopped at No. 29 Waverl: Piace, to let outa oe who had accom) ied Mr. Can and his daughter. The cabman got off his box, leaving the reins upon the box, and held open the door while Mr. Canda escorted the lady from the cab to thedoor. While the cabman was standing by the of the carriage, the horses, from some unexplained cause, teok fright, and ran through Waverly Pisce to Broadway, and up Broad- way to 4th street, where pped at their stable door. The driver pursued the horses, but to his consternation, on overtaking the vehicle, he found it empty. The body of the unfortunate young lady was picked up near the New York Hotel, and conveyed into that establishment where she died soon after. The unfortunate accident occurred about twelve o’clock last night. The Coroner held an inquest this morning, and the jury rendered the following verdict. “That the de. ceased came to her death by injuries received by jumping or being thrown from a carriage, with which the horses in charge of Patrick McCormick started and ran from 29 Waverly Place, on the night of the 81 day of Febrnary, instant, the said Patrick having carelessly left the reins lying on his seat instead of having hold of them as he should have done, while he wus standing at the side of the carriage, whereby he might Prevented the horses from running away.” Special Sessions. Fan 4— Poverty a Crime.—Many a sad and dismal picture of real life is presented to view at the bar of the Police Conrt and Special Sessions, and poverty is often fully pro ven a crime of the deepest dye. A good looking hele and hearty Irishman, numed John Graby, was arraigned at the bar on complaint of Caleb Woods,of No 406 Cherry street, tn rk gs him with having stolen last night two sticks of wood, of the value of six cents. Recover (kindly )—Graly, are you poor? Ps Lord, very, very poor. Reconpea—You look like a man that would work if ‘ou get no employment? x (sighing )—No, your worship, the look’s thried. me best, an’ its now bether than five n’T havift arn’d t beds wer family n (his very red, and the muscles of his fac twitehiag. serveusly)— vee, your worship, the ould woman is lying at home sick these three weeks, and is dishabled {rom work entirely. An’ when Icame home last night at 6 o,clock, after havin’ been out all day to try to get work, and not able te do it, I came homeand I found my three little chiliren were fashed and frozen widthe cold, and sorrow the spark of fireto warm, an’ I couldnt see them #0, sir, an’ I took the wood. Recorvea—It ie indeed a hard case, Graly—you have naver been hero before, and look like a sober and indus trious man. You should receive assistance. the AMerman of your Ward, and he Itis astonishing that any man should in such biting and dreadful (ther as this i re for stealing two sticks of trood— ‘Yes, m 6 ought to amed of himself, and he probably is, for he dove not it here to testify against you, and even if he did we should probably discharge you. 5 aiaemen +) 4 Bey! low, go m once tothe to which ¢ Ward and he will efford you that relief ‘ou are entitled. You are discharged. inary, fly upon the end of the Court’s nasal or- iped off, and the prisoner departed with grati- ye,and a ‘God bless your worship,” in of bia tor jock of the Court Was somewhat dry, and pre- sented nothing more than the usual dirty features of the Special Sessions ‘Washington. [Correspondence of the Herald ) Wasuineton, Feb, 2, 1845. Another Affair of Honor on the Tapis, James Goxvon Bennet, Esq. :— Dean “1x:—Another duel is anticipated here— the parties being a distinguished officer of the Tex- an Navy and an officer in the United States Navy. The circumstances which are likely to lead to this result are these. A short time ago the House committee on ac- counts, (the same which investigated the McNulty businees,) had before it the accounts of Lievtenant McLaughlin, in Florida. Among the items was @ charge of about $16,000 fer curing one hundred sick men—buying groceries, medicines, brandy, &c. for them—who were net cured at all, but, in the course of the eleven months they were under this expensive treatment, mostly died off. A let- ter was read in committee from Com. Moore, of the Texas Navy, (late in the United States ser- vice,) making serious charges against Lieutenant McLaughlin, which the lieutenant repelled with so much gpirit and in such terms ag, it is generally supposed, will inevitably lead to a challenge aud » meeting—if the belligerent parties can succeed in escaping the vigilance of the minions of the law Ushal! send you the particulars immediately, if the affair comes off. O.P.Q. Boston. [Correspondence of the New York Herald.] Bosren, February 3, 1845. Rush for the Herald—The Egg of Columbus— City Election—A Religious Quarrel —Orthodox Popes— Wheel within a Wheel—The Leaden Son of 7 by 6—Debate on Seduction—Innocent Young Men Protected—Pure Water and Fresh Meat—Boston Gumption, §c. J. G. Benner, Esq. :— There is no other paper printed out of Boston that has a tithe of the circulation here that the New York Herald haw. In fact the worthy cits of this metropolis of affected morality and sincere money-getting, look for the Herald of a morning with as much solicitude asthey do for their break- fasts. The bloods of Beacon street, the counter- jumpers of Washington street, and the swells of Ann street, all find a guid pro quo for the time and attention they devote to the columns of your paper, and that unique classof bipeds, yclept politicians, never think of setting their oracular jaws in me- tion until their optics have examined the political smraltiaenies centained in your Southem correspon- lence. The reason for this universal rush for the Herald is plain enough to be seen, though it certainly re- quires the genius of a Napoleon soto order the dai- ly. campaign of a newspaper as to take captive the minds of all, and leave all diurnal competitors Jum- bering in the rear. As thequidnuncs to whom Co- lumbus proposed the Problem of standing anege upon the end, could all see how easy a thing it was, after it was done, so the greenest of newspa per makers can now see wey te Herald meets with such wonderful success. But unlike the gapere and starers that surrounded the discoverer of a conti- nent, they cant make the egg stand up. A grea! many newspaper eggs have been smashed in ma- king the attempt, and some addled by the process These latter are still put through the prescribed process, but only to excite laughter and derision a' the folly of the attempts. Ii is the raciness, the va- riety, and the impartiality of the Herald that maker it popular, and its cosmopolite character that diffu ses that popularity throughout the country, from Dan to Beersheba. 4 The Board of Aldermen of Boston have this morning determined to call another meeting for the election of a mayor on Mi Apter cA the 12th, when Davis will probably be elected. There have alrea- dy been six unsuccessful trials, the charter requi ring a majority for an election, instead of a pleura- lity, as inyour city. On the face of thingsit would appear that ‘‘native-Americanism,” or opposition to foreigners, prevents the whigs from choosing # Mayor, but a peep under the curtain of the movers of the “native” party shows a different state of af- fairs. These movers are the orthodox (strict Pres- byterian) school, which formerly held unquestioned supremacy in Massachusetts, but whose power har been demolished by rival sects, and more particu- larly by the Unitarians. In order to recover their lost power and influence in this city, the orthodox sect have thrown their whole influence on the side of the ‘‘natives,” and swelled that party toits pre- sent formidable force. The “Natives” in the first trial for an election of Mayor, did not in their most sanguine calcula tions, pretend that they should throw more ther fifteen hundred or two thousand votes for thei) candidate, Davis. Instead of that, however, the vote for Davis was over four thousand, and the “Natives” were utterly astonished at their grea: success. The secret of the phenomenon was this: Davis is a high toned orthodox, and a member o that church, and the orthodox sect, seeing one of their members up for office, joyfully embraced the opportunity of struggling to win back their ancient supremacy. The word was accordingly passec along at church meetinge, vestry meetings, prayer Meetings, anxious meetings, &c., to vote for “brother Davis,” and well have the faithful march- ed up to the work, and closely have they stuck to it. Now the “established religion” of the whig tty, of Boston, is Unitarian; they taking thei faith trom Harvard University, from which mos‘ of the leaders have graduated, and of course the whigs are thus religiously pitted against the “‘Na- tives.” There is no hope of a union of the whige proper, and the ‘‘Natives,” for the Unitarians fee! that the success of the orthodox would be iull a: disastrous to them as to the Catholics, the ostensi ble victims of ‘‘Nativeism,” and of course wil! fight to the butt’s end. A strong Unitarian and whi told me the other day that for his part he would as soon have the Pope of Rome over him as an Orthodox Pope, and thought there war full as much danger: to be apprehended from the supremacy of the orthodox as the Catholics. So, You sec, there is a wheel within a wheel in this *Native” movement. : The fun of Boston ia not very ‘‘fast and furious” at the present time, the late anti-Texas-whig-aboli- tion convention making rather more sport than any thing else that has turned up here for some time. Your repert inthe Herald wasmuch fuller and more accurate than any published in the Boston papers, and gave the characteristics of the convention, ite fine touches, &c., with great faithfulness. t the National Theatre Pelby has been raaning «* Patnam, or the Iron Son of ’76,” for some time, and to good houses. But the covey who played Putnam was. caution, he being selected solely for his riding properties, and as stolid a specimen of humanity as ever toed the foot lights. The little black rat of a horse that took the part of “ Black Vulture,” was in‘good keeping with the Tider, and both tended to give a most ludicrous air to the piece. Taking advantage of these, and some other wi ints in the piece, as brought out at the National, Kimball, the proprietor of the Boston Museum, “has. brdught out a burleeque. called “ Putty, or the Leaden Son of 7 by 6,” which has had a tremendous run at the Saloon of the Museum. Little Miss Phelps takes the part of “Patty,” and performs some mock-heroic feats of horsemanship, or rather horsegiriship, on a litile kitten of a poney, 10 who leaps bars, scrambles up a steep, &c., like a ful ps cat, and to the i at delight of those al Putnam. 14 have witnessed the ori looked into the State House the other day, and found the House of Representatives, consisting of some 3 or 400 members, in full blast upon a bil! punishing seduction as a crime. The members aged _most commendable plainness of speech upon the subject, Te Boe things with a freedom seldom hata elsewhere except in courts of law.— Some shrewd cha: s opposed the bill on the ground hat it would put an instrument into the hands of ing females, whereby they might impoze marriage upon innocent young men, by threats of state prison prosecution. One sprig of the jaw, somewhat noted for his gallantry, suggested that there should be a clause introduced for the protec- tion of young men against seduction by females.— While this rich subject was under discussion, there were several ladies in the gallery, some of whom sat ont the debaie with Spartan firmness, while one fair creature, finding she had fot finto Ja bad box, quickly abequatulated, remarking that she did not care to figure in the ‘third row” of the House, Boston folks are all alive just now about bringing pure water into the city by aqueduct, in humble imi- tation of the New Yorkers They have got a peti- tion before oo Legislature fora charter to bring in ter from Long Pond, a stagnant, boggy sheet of ater in Framingham, some 16 miles from the city; and when they get the water, it will probably be cracked up as far better than the “Croton,” though cae scientific espa Ho, pare is ptt the y ** it is discolored with vegetable matter, and filled ith minute aaimaleuel,, which shoot forward back with great briskness.” Charles River, a capacious river of the best fresh water, discharges itsell right at the doors of the Bostoni- ans,.and with proper works would furnish an am- ple supply of the purest and softest water, but the wise men of the city, in the plenitude of their wis- dom, have entirely overlooked that, and are deter- mined to prove the truth of the Saxon adage, , en dire bacht ;” "far fetched and dear “ Fash ” Stray thine, Guy Faux. _ Hamrrrs’ Prctortar Brete.—The Harpers have just published the eighteenth number of this magni- ficent edition of the Sacred Record. Ite profuse and spirited illustrations, and its general typogra- Bercy Ueeuty, have made it much the most popu- jar edition ever published. The numbers are sold at twenty-five cents each. . Albany. [Correspondence of the Heral#.] Axuany, 24 Feb., 1845 The Democratic Caucus—The Tug of War, and Nomination of J. Van Buren as Attorney Gene ral—Supreme Court — Office Hunting— Legislation on the Wickedness of the Age—The Bishop's Book, alias the Book of the Trial, indicted At the democratic caucus held last evening in the Assembly Chamber, Nathaniel S. Benton, of Herkimer County, on the second ballot, was de- clared duly nominated by a vote of 47, over Samuel Young, the present incumbent, who received 45 votes, for the office of Secretary «f State. Mr. Beaton is the candidate of the “ Hunkers,” so called, and his nomination in question may be considered as his reward for opposition in the out- set to the radical principles avowed by Michael Hoffman. In caucus, Mr. Young was proposed by Senator Sherman, and Mr. Benton by Senator Wright. It is perhaps needless to say that much bitterness of spirit has been engendered by the overslaughing «f Col. Young. Some of his warm- est friends go to an unwarrantable extent, perhaps, in saying, that for this discourteous setting aside by the caucas, Col. Young shall receive his reward in the Governor’s Chair at the next election.— Various and pecaliar items are to be taken into the consideration of such a proposition—and it is somewhat premature even to prophecy or express a wish at this time on the subject. A. C. Flagg, the present sagacious comptroller, was almost unanimously nominated for re-appoint- ment. Heman J. Redfield received a few votes. Thomas Farrington, Treasurer, was beaten by Benjamin Enos, not long since a Canal Commis- sioner. Mr. Enoshad 50 votes, the required num ber and three to spare. “ Mr Farrington accompanies Col. Young out of office. In truth there is little, if any, necessity for the office of Treasurer. The whole duty of the office might be done it is said, yy, one of the prin. cipal cl of the Comptroller. If thisbe so, why not try the experiment? wz The tug of war, as had been anticipated, wasup- on the choice of Attorney General, and the jot resulted as had been predicted by sagacious and judicious calculators of political chances. Senator orter nominated John Van Buren, and at the same time withdrew the name of Gen. Barker. Senator Wright nominated Rufus W. Peckham. Ninety. three votes were cast, of which number John Vay Buren received 47—Rufus W. Peckham 46. Upon the announcement of this result the crowded as- semblage broke out into demonstrations of applause. which the chairman, Senator Bockee, Feelebesy to continue for a sufficient time, and then brought down the mallet with a thundering call to order.— It will be een that our triend Van Buren has jumped into his new honors by the slimmest possible fate The presence of Senator Chamberlain would have made a tie vote between Peckham and Van Bu ren. The friends of the first, were ‘* cock-sure” o/ his success immediately before the. assem! of the caucus, and one gentleman of function, offered to bet that Mr. Peckham would be chosen bys majority of ten votes! “This world is all a fleeting show, &0.” Defection in the hunker ranks is suspected and openly charged. It is rumored that a wealthy Senator, a leader of the hunker division, who ought to have stood fast for Mr. Packham, by his vote decided the choice in favor of John Van Buren. This is probably true, and is evidence that our calculation was correct, that, while the barn-burners would to a man remain true as stee) for Van Buren, he would from a variety of in fluences be able to draw from the other division enough strength to secure his election. This wat done by one yote, supposed to have Been piven b the Senator aforesaid. Our good natured friend, General Storms, was within the bar while the bal fot for Commissary General was going forward The General like all other men ‘*who hang on princes’ favors,” has dieplayed a trifle of nervous- ness—for in these dubious times no public servant, be he never go faithful or zealous in the discharge of duty, is sure of quiet porsession of his trust One favorite succeeda another, and sometimes, ar in the case of Mr. Enos, when the incumbent i not aware that any competitor for the place wil! spring up. But no shadow of sition was inade to Gen. Storms, and consequently he was the unani- mous choice of the caueus for re-election to a po- sition which he occupies, as is generally conceded, worthily and well. Hugh A. Halsey, of Suffolk county, was nominated for Surveyor General, and the winding up of caucus operations was the nomi nation of Martin Van Buren and William C. Bouck, tor Regents of the University. To-morrow the necessary manquvres in the Senate and Assembl; will be enacted, and then the above named ,fortu- nate gentlemen, will be authorized to assume the cares and responsibilities of their reapective anc respectable stations. The whigs had a caucus ii the Senate Chamber. In what chamber the natives held their caucus has not yet been made known Nor have the names of the gentlemen put in nomi- nation by the whigs or the natives, for the State officers, as yet been rumored. It is always policy to make a show of opposition even though one }: morally sure of a sound pummelling The present term of the Supreme Court has beer extended by ial act of the legislature, until th Slet of March. From the appearance of the cal- endar, we may suppose that the people are fond oi litigation. There are six hundred causes set dow: for hearing, and the Court isnow engaged with onc of the small numbers. The Chancellor is holding his term, but would be glad, doubtless, to receive a mpetontar in the shape of a confirmation by the U. 8. Senate to the office for which he has_been nominated by. the grace and favor of John Tyler The Herald opines that such confirmation is no! likely to arrive within any ree ae reasonable pe-- riod. In such case, if Chief Justice Nelson should be named,a numerous circle of friends would hear- tily rejoice in his success. Judge Nelson is a gen. tleman deservedly popular, and would fill his seat upon the Bench of the Supreme Court as worthily as he now fills the chief place the Supreme Court of this State; and upon this point no differ ence of opinion is expressed, if any is entertained in any quarter. Butshould the supposed contin. gency haopen, we should have a speck of trouble perhaps in selecting a successor to Judge Nelson. Judge Bronson, by prescription and tenure, would perhaps present strong claims for the next higher degree—but his associate brother Beardsley is not an unpretending rival. Perhap: the last named might magnanimouely defer to what would be considered the superior claims of Judge Bronson, and then on the other hand he might not so defer. We are only speculating on poseibilities, or at most upon probabilities. But the vacancy in the first circuit, valued atfrom eight to ten thousand dollars in the matter of “hire and salary,” andfees,and withalan honorable posi- tion, is, and for some time has been, a matter of deep concern to certain of our citizens. It is pro- bable that the applicants will know all about the business during the next week. Messrs. De Witt, Hart, Edmonds, Bosworth, Bradley, and Cowdrey, generally understood to be candidates for the piace, have been in Albany. Four of them are in town to-day. Benjamin F. Butler arrived here on Friday, and as he wants nothing per se from the Governor, some little interest is manifested regard- ing his business and movements. One of the edi- tors of the Morning News has been in Albany and its vicinity for the last three weeks. These two are thought to be important aids in the way of pre- ferment, and consequently much court and cere- mony is paid to them. Whether or not, in fact, they do ss the potent influence attributed to them, willnot be made fully apparent until the Go vernor comes to make up his jewels in New York and elsewhere. The probability is that the disco- very will be made during the week now at hand Some of the New York City jewels are real gems, diamonds of the first water, of exceeding value— very ‘‘pearls of great price.” Lucky gentlemen! successto each and all. ‘ The subject and suppression of vice and licen- tiousness now occupies a large share of popular consideration. Petitions are daily presented in this behalf, and Mr. Huntington, from Ontario, Chairman of a Select Committee, has presented a most eloquent and moving report, concluding with an act in accordance with the prayer of the peti- tioners. Should this act become a Jaw, its effect on the welfare and happiness of the people would be in the highest degree salutary and beneficial. But while our legislators take care to sup) id punish overt acts, ig it not well to provide the incentives, the excitements to evil doing? I may be asserted “boldly and without hesitation, that euch books as “ the Bishop’s trial,” if not in- tended for the suppression of licentiousness, are not calculated to promote the cause of morality, virtue, or religion. This seems to be the prevail ing sentiment even among the friends and sup- perters of the House of Bishops, and the entesprising ublishers. of the book of the age. The demand for this volume with ‘‘the yaller kiver” is wonder. fal, and furnishes a more conclusive than any other evidence of the 4: paper cuaraciet of our t, glorious ai ened as we are proof acknowledged to be. ‘In the bonds.” Timotn-Gema.. Important Decrston tn ILtmors.—The Supreme Gourt of Mlinois, in a case wherein John 'T, Martin, im- pended with C. 1d, was plaintiff in error, and Jorhua Dryden, «t. al. ees of th Itimore Land As: sociation. were defendants in error, has decided, first, that an attachment under the laws of the State of Illinois ig @ jien on the property attached. And, secondly, that under the Registry act of that State now in force, an at- hment is a len which takea precedence of a prior un- istered deed, of the existence of which, at the date of Leh under the attachment, the attaching creditor hed no notice, eo. Siowons Pico—Cure von Rurcumatiem-—The Boston Mail says, that there wasan audience of nearly or quite three thousand persons at the Philharmonic Society’s Concert af the Tremont Temple on Saturday evening, to listen to the warblings of the far-famed Signora Pico. And well did her debut in this city ratify her fame. Her voice is a mezzo-soprano of extraordinary power and im- passioned sweetness, end the nudience, composing the Strength of our musical circles, were enraptured. Signor. Sanquurico also gave evidence of the highest order of mu- sicaltalent.. We. regret that our musical editor is now confined with that most unmusical of ull complsints, the rheumstisin ; else our readers would have a better de- scription of this musicaltreat. Weintend, however, that he shall attend the Signora’s next Concert, and if that don’t cure the rhenmatism, nothing will. “ Putnam,” has been brought out at the Front Street Thea re, Baltimere. Moster Hughes, a youthful musician of considerable promise, ha: ‘ed in Mobile, where he is abou: to dis- play his) abilities. Mr. Booth terminated his engegement at the American theatre, New Orleans, on the 26th uit. Ma mmerskold, the celebrated pil who has beon s0 highly successful in New Orleans, been a pupil of M. Herz, of Paris. The Hughe mily are giving concerts in Mobile — ‘The px:formers are very young, the eldest being, we be- lieve, bat twelve years of age, and yet they exe pronoun- ced by competent judges to be the most finished and ta- lented musicians ever befure the public. The S¢ Louis Reveitle states that the theatre in that city is to undergo a complete transfiguration. It is to be come verted into a saloon for fairs, balls, concerts, &c. The Bell Ringers have returned to Charleston, aft er @ succeessful excurrion to Augusta and’ Savannah. Mr. Geo H_ Barrett made his Grat pppesrance for sev. ® years, at the National theatre, Boston, last Monday. me is engaged for five nights only. banal ot the Chesnut street thew M atre, Philadelphia jo Lt Infant Siaters are displeying their abilities in Nor- joi. «The celebrated Misses Macomber, from the old Bay State,” have been giving concerts ut Treuton, New Jer- ry: Superior Court. Before a full Bench. Fre 4—Nojury cases being ready, the jury were dia. cherged until this forenoon. i Inre. F_8§ Stellknot, an Attorney, (being an application to strike his name from the rolis of the Court) Mr. Sandford was heard fora Mr. Lockwood, w! a number of affidavits were reai, showing the fact of it in chan- cery, now pending, between a Madame Barbuere and her husband, in w! both are involved in certain stest, ftecting their fidelity to the marriage bed. It appeal that Barbiere was arrested on a Stilwell warrant, and confined in the Eldridge street prison. It appeared that Mr. 8. advised his client to adopt ceitain precan'iona: measures, with a view to advance the interests of his cli ent, which were deemed harsh, and the presen, motion wasmade. Motion denied. DECISIONS. John. B, Helms, plaintif'in error vs. John Helms et al. «!€ fendants in ervor —This was 2 motion to sot aside a jud ment. It eppeared that the defendant’s saddle and bridle were seized upon under @ distress warrant, and it was shown that he was a physician, and that the seddle and bridle were ne for him te in visiting his tiente, and therefore he was protected by atatute. Judg- ment was given against him, aud the case now comes up upon acertiogari. The Court decided that the articles were not ted by the statute; and that judgment one affirmed, was made by the defendant to days, which the Judge decided to bese ae patecer es pride) sive pea ity. lay, the sect x not havang $0 Deed decided that On the next ren, the Justice forthcoming by next day, the adjourn- ment should not be allowed. On the following day, se- curity not having been given, judgment was rendered for the plaintiff in defanlt. e Case NOW Came Up on a Mo~ tion to reserve judgment. Thisthe Court thought errc- neous, and therefore ordered it to be set aside without costs to either party. Wm. Cox ads. Alfred H. Davis.—In this case a claim was set up by Davis to recover extra compensation for services. Re apy that Cox is keeper of the City Prison, andas such he has the privilege of appointing his assist- ant. On the present occasion he selected Davis, who, on being told the amount cf his salary $620, objected to Cox. on the ground that the salary was deficient; at thesame time stating he wished $800, upon which Cox offered to intercede with some of the Aldermen for the sum ro- quired, which defendant agreed ‘e, if there w: bability of its being successful, which did pot be thecrse. He now sues Cox on account of bi: togetthe required sum. The Court wes of opinion that as there was no centract, plaintiff coald not exact more than the legal salary allowed by the Corporation. Thomas Messenger, et al ve. M. B. Hart.—Action of trespass for not levying on goods upon u fleri fasias, und action of trover to recover a tobacco-cutting machine. It appeared that the plaintiff recovered a judgment ogaint a Mr. Austin, for $810, and that an exeeution was iveued, and placed in the hands of defendant’s deputy on the 18th Jaly, 1843, who, m receiving it, went into Mr. Aus- tin’s premises, and levied upon all the property with the ception ofthe machine in question. An execution was issued npon the same day.and the machme ix question was purchased by plaintiff, but upon sending 2 cx Man to take it home, defendant would not deliver it up. 21 re- ard to the first of these allegations, defendant plvis that he supposed the cutting mechine to be excepted front seizure under the exemption of Jaw. Asto the second, the ground ofrefusal was iuconseqnence of plaintiff's re- faring to pay the usual fees &e. Motion to set aside jndg- ment set aside withon! ecst: to either party. Wm. Beach ané vines McWilliam vs. M. B. Hart —Do~ murrertothe . aration, whieh the Court decide wes welltaken. ‘ndgmovt for defendent, with liberty to de- fendartt» neve decree on payment of costs within tem da -> atter notice of the same. Joseph Houm ads. Uriah R. Scribner.—The like judg- ment for plaintiff on demurrer. Emast Eekiest al. ads. Wm. Torrey ~The like judg- ment for plaintiffon demurrer. Philip Englond ve. James A. Spillett.—Judgment for fo the defendant o emend, on pay- ie. plaintiff, with libert ment of costs within ten days efter notice of this rul The Trustees of the 6th Street Baptist Church ads. Valen- tine Mot et al.—-New trial granted. Robert Deacon vs. C. C, Lee.— Judgment for plaintiff on demurrer with liberty to defendant to plead de nove on payment of costa within ten day’s notice of this rule. Elijah Whit vs. W. W. Mellin — Judgment affirmed. A. et al. ade. Thomas D. Howe.—No- tice for new trial denied in the case. ‘The same vs. The same.—Motion for new trial,on ground of newly discovered evidence, denied. J West vs. Edward Weeks.—In this case the defendont charged the plaintiff demurrage, wken he hed only wait- ed one éay for him to remove the coal from the vessel, which he refused to pay. Suit wax then breught and the captain recovered judgment. The Court say, that he hed no right to charge en une: ad been un- reasonable delay. Judgment revel John Ven Dyne va. Uriah Ryde os its. Judgment for plaintiff, r Ta. np to recover ted at Cham- 0 Common Pie: Before Judge Ingraham Fab. 4 ~Josrph Rhodes vs James A Spittell.—This was an action breught to recover the vains of tvo Bills of ‘oods emounting to $820,80. It appeared in evidence that the jdaintiff is agent for a foreign mercantile house, ond in the course of business he sold to the defendant, in May 1842, worsted-yarn to the above amowat, on th understanding that if good endorsed notes were " defendant would have credit for six months, but if the re- quisite security was not forthcoming, at the expiration of said period cash was the only alternative. No security having been forthcoming, present action ia brought. For defence it was conte: thet the suit was bropght pre- maturely. Verdict for Plaintif’ $943—subject to Opn: fon of the Court on a case to be made. Mr. Winslow, for plajntiff—Mr. Brewster, for defendant. General Sessions. Befere the Recorder and Aldermen Gale and Cozzens. Matraew C. Patenson, District Attorney. Fes. 4—Tvial for Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill. —Bernard Mulligan wes tried for an assault and battery with intent to kill, committed upon ‘Thomas Hollohan, porter house keeper, of No. 5 Thames atreet, on the night of the 20th of November last, about 9 o’clock. Mr. Hotoman testified that un the e date, Mulligan came to his premises freshment, and being very noisy, w: jally pat iuto the street by Holichan. About three quarters of an hoar after, he returned with two others, and asked for dri end on Holiohan relusing them, they attacke! him cut him badly on the face and neck with a knife, and ti one of them said, ‘drag him outand kill him,” or some mie of the sort. He believed it was Mulligan who cut im Mr. Jonw W. Tiscuenman, a shoemaker, testified that he went to Hollohan’s to drm apint of porter, and inter- fered, and received a severe ct upon the side of face. ‘The physician who dressed the wounds of Mr. H. te: fiwl that they were not in themselves di rous, Vut mirht have proved so from loss of blood and inflammation. e detence produced witnesses te prove that the de- Rndant was intoxicated at the time, and also to establish good character. ‘Wm. M, Price and James T. Brady, Msqro., for the de- fence. ‘The jury, after a short absence, found the accured guilty-of aseault and baitery only. ntence Plea of Guilty and Sentence —Charles Crai man, indicted for a bw jo the first degree, in enter. ing burglariously the dwelling house of Joseoh H Good- win, of 113 Eliza Street, plead een a burglary in eo third degree, and was sentenced to four yeue und ht months ing Bin; c. ‘Aakioy wasset down ih term. ‘clock the Court adjourned for the first Tuesday of Attwenty minutes past till 11 o'clock to-morrow. ; Court Calendar—This Day. Common Peas—Part Int-=47, 49, 61, 68, 65, 67, 69, 71, 43, 8T. Part 24-8, 9, 64, 66, 58, 60, 64, 66, 99, 42. eR10R Count—Both branches of this Court will sit. Nos. 19, 20, 97, 29 10,88, 40 to 44. , Amusements, BNOLOGY.—Mr. Fowler lectures on this sci- Franklin Hall, 176 Chathom equare, this evening, Tho’cleck. Admittance sixpence. Go and hear him. Annexation.—Meessts. R. P. Dunlap, Hanvibal joshua Herrick and Benjamin White, democrats, presentatives of Maine, said, written a letter te their constituents, explaining their reasons for votin inst th of the annexation bi heir chit jection to the bill was that it secured ‘the institution of lavery in nearly all the terrtory.” Thi id have ‘4 for a bill thet would secure i “Tivision of the o Texan Republic as rey edom slavery. Case or York —In + tite eee ft she, Supreme Court. thie yin the cause cl Pete , for t fen seperti + Yok, for the murder of for anew trivi waa overruled, Judge ide dissenting. ‘The prisoner will receive his sentence a Thursday next.— Boston Transcript, Feb. 9, e