The New York Herald Newspaper, February 16, 1848, Page 1

PAYLOR MEBTING aT MILITARY HALL. Speeches of Wm. Cost Johnson, Col. Baker, &e, &e, Ke, Three Cheers for Gen. Vaylor—Tnree for Henry Clay—Three for James K. Polk and « Occupation”’—Three for John Fyler—Three for t»e Common Counc] of New York. The friends of General Taylor, pursuant to notice, assembled at Military Hall, last evening, for the purpose of nominating him for the pre- sidency. Atan early hqur, the hall was crowded; and hundreds of persons, who were unable to get in, stood in the halls and on the stairway. A band of music in attendance played “ Hail Columbia,” previous to the arrival of the speakers, ‘The room was hung with evergreen, and seve- ral inscriptions were hung areund the room, among which was the declaration of Gen. Tay- lor, in reply to a question put to’him: “ It ever I fill that high office, it must be untramme)- led with party obligations, or interest of avy kind, and under noae but those which the constiiution, and the high iaterests of the nation at large, most seriou'ly and solemuly demand.’’ Atseven o’clock, the meeting was called to order, and Mr. Judah Hammond was appointed chairman. % Over forty vice-presidents, and nearly twenty secretaries, Were then unanimously elected, The folicwing address was then read by one of the secretaries, and received with deafening acclamation :— Fellow cisizens—Few words are needed to declare the object of our meeting, or to set forth the reasons on which it is based. We have assembled to nominate Zachary Taylor as our candidate for the presidency in 1348; and we are impelled to take this atep, first, by our regatd for the interests of our country, and secondly, by our respect and admiration for the mau of ouc choice Fellow citizans— For years past we have seen the whole country torn in pieces by the fierce conflists of political parties. All considerations of the public good have been forgotten by the viotors, all the demands of justice been eet aside, and the rights of the people been trampled in the dust. The struggles for power and place have resembied rather the furious rage of wild besats growling for their prey, than the efforts of freemen to elect their rulers We have seen principls give place to passion, slice and hatred take the place of that mutuel respect, which should animate ths citizens of a common coun- try; andslander, detraction, and the vilest falsehood en- listed in the service which calm judgment and honest motives should alone perform. ‘The victory won by such means, as night justly be expected, has been, as we now see, but the triumph of villany. Base expedients can only accomplich base results; andthe men whom such ‘acts have elevated to power have proved to be the mere tool ts of the wickedness to which they have ion. ‘The exercise of the right of suf- ‘ privilege and the most sacred duty of to be little more than the etrug- iis of office Nor is it the great responsible for this degrada- reemen, or who are thus selfish nd corrupt ia the conflicts in which they are competled to bear a part ‘The great mans of the party in power is honrst. The great body of the people can have po motive in political action but the good of their country. But itis noteo with their leaders—the men who sbape their party policy—who control their action, snd ure their votes simply as the means of gain ing an ascendency which shall ratee them to places of profit and of power.» These are the men who have Drought our country to the verge of ruin—who have in fased corruption, like a deadly poison, iato the veins of the b-dy politic- who have made the spoils of office the rewards of party eervico— who have broken down the re- straiuts imposed by the constitution on executive pa- tronege nnd executive power—who, for party schemee. have plunged the country into war—and who will prove ‘unsate, treacherous and ialse, in any station to which their seifish arte may le them to rise. Such men thr country nus bad for its rulers long ‘too long for its past interests—too long for its future prosperity—too long for patience of the ple who have been made the instruments of t! own degradation. Upon the eve of another presidential canvass, these men stand ready again to set in motion their party mac! fragey the ge freemen, has thus coi keep in power their present tools to impose n ments of villamy and corruption upon the people. We to obey their delier the people are no longer disposed need what we now have, a party of the peo) ty composed of the honest, the judicious ‘and che patriotic—of all who desire that the honor and the rights of the country may be protected—that ite in- tereste may be promoted, and its prosperity secured for ages yet to cor Such @ party has sprung into life, as- serted its rights, and evinced its power. Stroog in its pa- triotie motives, strong in the exigencies which have called it forth, and irresistible ia the popularity of the great leader whom Providence seems to have rvised up as its champion and its candidate, the party of the people will sweep from the path of its progress the petty echemes of party fraud, and place the government in safe, iu able,and in honest hands. We belong to that party. We recognise the soundness of its princi- ples, the honesty of its intentions, and th» neces- sity for its efforts. We respond most heartily to its spontaneous aomivation of rma A Tay- lor for Pre it of the United States We know him to be “capabie, honest, and faithful to the constitution” Through his whole life he has display- ed abilities equal to every emergency, perfect freedom from selfishness and vanity, and # devotion to the good of his country, which nothing has been allowed to shake Fort Harrison or to chill In his gallant defence of against @ numerous and a savag rm of that indomitable cou: rilliantly on more recent fiel In his conduct of the Florida war, we fiad evidence of the patient endurance, the resolute, steady and untiring prosecution of his pur- poses, which form so marked feature of his whole career. Aud in his campaign on the Rio Grande—beginning with his cool, firm, and brilliant contest at Pelo Alto and Reesoa de le Palma, with a small and untried force against @ large and splendid army, and closing with the unparalleled battle of Buena Vista—the most terrible in its incidents and one of the most important in its results, which this continent has ever witnessed—we tev conspicuously displayed coolness of temper, clear- ness of foresight, an accuracy and soundness of jadg- ment, which qualify him abundantly for any office in the gift of the American people. His military d-s- patches and corr dence evince the greatest vi- gor of intellect and the most complete mastery of the whole subject; aud for eloquence and precision of style, are unsurpassed by those of any age or nation His published letters declare his devotion to the sound republican principles which were maintained by the founders of our government. Though decided ana firm in his adherence tot incipies, he will lend himself to none of the selfish act of party, but will admin- ister the government in ‘ecoordance with the con- stitution, and withthe honest motive of promoting the welfare aud securing the rights of our common coun- try. We believethat ho will restore peace with Mexi oo, without any srcrifice of American honor, or of com- mon justice; that he will put an end to the abuses of execttive power; that he will banish from the, govern. ment the iofamous dootrine which regards the offices of the country es the epoils of victory; that he will maintain the rights of every branch of the government; that he wiil allay cectional animosity, be guided by sound aud judicious couasels, and in every way advance the glory ‘and promote the prosperity of the American Union We do, therefore, nominate Zachary Taylor, the hero of Duena Vista, as our candidate for the presidency; and ‘we oall upon the independent electors of all parties, upon all who regard the good of the couutry as paramoant to alischemes for party success, to join the ranks of the people's party, and to rally to the support of the people's candidate, (Three cheers ) The Hon. Cost Jonson being loudly called for, was then introduced to the meeting by the chairman. Mr. Jobpaon atcended the table and said: Mr. President and gentiomen—I come you under circumstances which are such that they would induce me to nt myself before no other meeting, save @ Rough a meting, such as | understand this tobe. | left a tis! chamber at Washington, to come to this city, and ry Thavs left a sick chamber this evening to come you. If it shall be only in a few brief words, yet I shall be happy if it isi my power, and if my physival condi- tion wili ellow me, to address this great meeting upon the all important question cf cleoting (eneral Zachary Taylor for our next President. (Cheers) I feel (hat | cannot present before you all the reasons arguments whioh bear upon this q1estion, therefore 1 shall content with giving 4 mereaummary of the reasons why for Teylor for the next ¥ and 1% #0 | Bball endeavor er the ij whieh brought forward against his election. it granted, that meeting is composed first, of those ere oy ips / Secondly, bo is ompoved of whigs, ori an whigs, Thirdly, po ir ia composed a demon of all the diame ent phase who desire, if they can do it, geacefuily and fis. 2to with, the whige in making General Taylor our next President | shall endeavor to show that there is not a whig ia this meeting who wishes that @ whig should becom» the Executive of this nation but he ought to au Gon, Taylor; no democrat, whatever his politios may be, but i looks to the good of his county, can ‘ly, fith; aod jusdy unite with the whige’ in mating Gos. 7 Jor Present, 1 do mot mean.when | thus that there are men on both sides who, as af Seen the question of the Mexican war; that he has not de clared himeelf whether ha is {or all’ Mexico, or for a part only, or for noné They say it is important that he shonld come out and avow what his views and principler are npon this and other questions connected with it, J answer then, in the first place, that when Gen. Taylor did come out, and wroie a leiter t> bis old cousin, his friend and* companion in arms, General Gaines this was after the battle of Monterey, three days after, | think—he then raid, if the Executive wants territory, lets line be marked out and let it now be maintained ; or if territory is their o 1s New Mex co. He: tain those countries conquer Mexico, let them st, there is California—there jctorious Ces able to main- id more: If they want to d me 15,000 men, 15 000 yo- Junteers, and I will march to Mexico [Loui and long cheering] What was the consequence? What was the effect produced by these wise suzgestions of General Tayl r, which came from the deep recesses of the heard cf wiedom and profound suggestions. Oa ac- count of this, his first letter, he was seversly reproved, and taken to task hy Governor Marcy, for thus coming out snd avowing himself When, however, he replied to the Sceretary of war, in answer to his reproacher, he gave him a complete Rowland for his Oliver. [Great Now, then, itisafter that General ‘'aylor it—after he has mi those wise and prudent suggestions—now it is they ask him,': Why do you not come out?—why do you not write more letters ?—why do ei not discuss political questions?” And this after ho has received a reprimand from tho executive for the very first private letter which he wrote to an old soldier, his friend. But suppose he was to come out again and write another letter, and avow his sentiments, and here you ought to d! line, and there you ough! drawa line. What would the demooratic part I mean a portion of them? They would doubtless ray that General Taylor was an offloer of the United States; is sworn, fira', to support the constitution of the United States, and next, toobey the orders of the President of the United States. If, then, having a commissién, he should come out with letters differing from: the views of the President—or, rather, from his supposed or imaginary views, for they would then gay, here battles of his country, and obey the ordei tive, warring against those orders, and re‘ting up nion of hisown! He is, therefore, gu'l'y of creating a mu- tiny, and sowing the seeds of discord, acting contrary to and against the high behest and authority of his superiors! That would ba the chargs which would be brought ogainst him. But the true objection (hey hay inst him is, that when the Executive finds be has got a 'y load upon his own shoulders, he endeavors, if he can, to get General Taylor to take the burden off of him, and wants him to become as weak as be is himself. But it also is the case, that now and then there are whige to be met with who suy, “ We donot know if we can go for General Taylor. We think that first heought to come out end avow himself to bs in favor of ali the whig principles. We do not know whether he is a whig ornot. He ought to come out flat-footed and take the whole of whigism upon his shoulders; and if he does not do this, why then we do not know whether he is a whi ornot.” Isthis the issue? But what issue is this? 4 myeelf am a whig, and I believe that General Taylor is a whig too, but not a whig upon the old platform of whigism, though I have fought for those principles till 1 was whipped off every button. aad have become wise enough to drop them. When I firststarted I wentfor every question upon the old platform of whigism. I wascnce in favor of a bank of the United States; for the whole beast, with its seven heads and ten horns. Then, again, I was in favor of distributing the proceeds of the nited States’ land offi: Then, also, | was in favor of abolishing the yeto power of the President. ‘I’hen, also, | was against removing any one from office by ‘the Executive, unless by bringing charges against the person, to be approved of ty the Sen- ate of the United States. I was also in favor of 6 tariff, high or low, or anything. This was the old whig platform. But as { have grown older, | trust I have grown wiser. Ido not admire the man whose head is like @ pop-gun, which, when it has ove shot in it, as soon as that is out he hau uo other idea in his brains. Now let me for a moment examine alittle the bank question. A baok of the United States was urged as being indis- pensably neceseary, chiefly on the ground of exchanges. It was urged that the exsbanges, and the country, were going infallibly to be ruined without a bank of the Uni- ted States. | thought so once, myself; but the bank bas gone to the tombs,and Daniel Webster preached its ‘unoral oration, when he pronounced such a bank to bs an‘ obsolete idea.” (‘pplause.) And now how is it with the exchanges? We havs found out that thoy are regulated according to the rules and regulations of commercs. New York, this mighty. rich, and spiendid emporium of yours, a city which controls and repulates all the commerce of America—ehe has taught us better and deeper lessons in the principles of ourrency and banking, than ever hava been taught by ail the politicians of the country. As wo have grown older we have grown wiser also; and I believe there is not a merchant, a banker, a mechanio, or a single individual doing busivess ia New York. who thinks that a bank is mecrasaty for this pur- pose; but taking astep further in the sound principles of currency they all believe that it is commerce iiself which regulates the exchanges, aod not the baak, (cries of “Good, good ”) The exenanges have always been i favor of New York save, perhaps, during last ye may bethis year, when the Mexican war bas dr current of business to New Orleans. and hes caused ex- chang to be about one per cent in favor of New Orl-ans. But @ dill of exchange toa, now between New York Liverpool is @ bale of cot- ton; and | believe there is no man now who wints to dic up from the grave, and di-inter from its tomb the old and decayed Bank of the United States, and I confera for my part, and [ do not wish, with Gen. Taylor, again 6 bank with its marbie columns, and cesselatedt pavement, and all its weight and trappings thrown again upon oar shoulders, Again, twenty years ago | was an advocate for the distribution of the ceeds of the public lands. I looked upon them trust fund which belonged to the whole United States But the last Congress has pledged the proceeds cf tke faa lands to the subscribers for the public loan; and am in favor of upholding and supporting the public credit. Now, thea, that being the oase,1 cannot go, any longer, for the distribution of the procesds of the sale’ of public lands; for, in touching them, you touch the chords of ’ public cradit. Now, briefly, and ia a word, | will speak respecting the power of the veto, The whigs, in early days, went against the exercise of the veto by the President cf the United States They also went against tre power of the executive to remove from office, unless on c suse assigned, and by the sanction of ths Senate of the United States These questions have been thoroughly disoussel. [am not going to dwell upon them now. | only refer {0 them for the purpose of showing that there is no man in this country, whether whig or democrat, who practically would think it necessary those special opinions or pria- ciples should be adopted by a man, in order to render him fit for being elected to an important office. 1 say there is no man, who so thinks, unless he is ons of those who are too deeply steeped and bap:ised in Party prejudices, and fetterad by party shac- kles. ‘oe must get rid of these by taking new men, freeh men, who have not the odium of all those questions w them, or who can boldly come out from them and declare that these questions are not now the rule of their conduct; that these are not ques- tions which they would urge or advccate if they were elevated to the Presidenoy of the United States. I will say this, in reference to General Taylor, that though he has vot written long letters; beh he has not turned rhetorician, yet he has written such let- tera, ond uttered such fentiments; he hes avowed such views,'as have struck with force and power upon the public mind. Now, sir, he has sworn, in hie oath of ofllce, tofsupport the constitution of the Uni- ted Stater, and when victory after victory has crowned his glorious career, he carries the constitution with him, in the first fields of his military career, whether in Flo rida or in Mexico, it is the constitution of his country which is bis guide—it isthe constitution which is his study and histrule of action. He is not like Alexander or Cesar, whose only rule of sc:ion was their own bigh ambition. The constitution which Aiexaodor studied was Homer, who brought the gods into battle and de- scribed his heroes figating for honor and ambition. When among the spoils of the enemy, Alexand:r sawao precious casket belonging to Darius, he thonght i: the proper vehicle appropriate for carrying his beloved Homer, ths only coattitution he stadied und delighted in, But General Taylor marched from victory to victory, in the North, at the South, in the West, whea the voice of the people proclaimed him to be their favored candidate for the presidency, while he ia his modesty rejected tho award which still was forced back upon him, Homer with his ambitious impulses was not his guide, but ths constitution of his country. He wrote a private letter to Coloael Burnside, saying, “The consti- tution of my country is my guide,and our old fathers who formed it.” (Great applause.) I regard Uen- ral Tey.or ase mun whom every, Whig in the Union who wishes to see the higs successful in their candidate, may, and ought to go with, cheer- fally and readily as the patriotic aud pure mon with whom both whigs and democrats can heartily shake hands, and fight side by side with him, se whigs and democrats fought with him at Busos Viste, until they make him President-at the next election. He does not, Se pong be Lagoa in bomen nd Se deeper, and more profoun wledze r Tele not like thoss peo: of which they feast upon standing, nor is he like those mentioned in the Paradise Regained, who are deep in books but shallow in wisdom. He possesses attribute of character which the fa- mous biographer desoribes as the great characteristic of Washiugton, amd which made him so remarkable,— that which is the beat attri of the human intellect, viz : asound jadgmenr; in other words, common sense. Ho is the same on all occasions and in every ori does not seek to play the risen or the rhetoric! trampled ander £3; as upon Se dead Rane, chee oad re a artifices of half feiends Fetole fea with nich the worse appear the +f old Cato, having heard him di both sides, moved next day in t be sent out of Roms, for he ‘al Taylor that that he cannot make long and eloquent speeches, and, therefore, this old soldier is not able to repre-ent the people of the Uni- ted States in the chief magistracy of the country. His onemies prove this from the fact, that be hi said, and sald it emphatically: ‘1 do not think is be President. He has not read works upon the bank charters. He has not stadied the tariff bills. He does not know what should be tho exact duty laid upon pins. He hos not examined the questions of pins and tapes, or other manvfuctures. Therefore, they agree he isa man who is not qualided to be the Chief Magistrate. But General Washington him- self, when he assumed the command of the armies, in his speech before the Congress which appointed him. said:—" I give you warning in toking on myself this commission, I feel mysrlf not qualified, and if any evil flows from ‘it, you will be responsible who have ap- pointed me.” I will not quote to you what the wise Sclomon nays of the mau who glorifies himself, as you all, no doubt, understand the Scriptures better than} do’ But [can teil of Socrates, the immortal. the god-like Socrates, to whom the t Periclen and the brave Aloebisdes listened with admiration. He nover wrote a book; no letter of his writing ia extant, yet he was a man venerated for his lessons of wisdom, and this modest old Soorates said of him self, “i know nothing.” Such wisdom as this is what we want, We want a high order of common sense —we want that wisdom and round judgment which is able to guide the ship of the country with pru- denoe and success through all the difficulties which rage around it We want a man of this stamp; not one who can play the rhetoriclan and logiciai merely. I must cosfess I am anxious to ® man in the presidency who possesses courage honesty, who has d fortitude to put in exeoution the constitution of the country, and to execute the laws made by the Congress of the United States. (Cheers) He who should in adyance lay down the system which he would pugsue in respect to the govern- ment of the country, on the ever-changing ques- tions of commerse and commercial affairs, would be practising upon the credulity of the public mind. When Sir R Peel came into office in 1943 or 1844, on being ai ed if he, would be guided by the principles of 1842, r plied in substance that he would not be responsible for guiding the ship of stete through its difficulties, if his hands were to be tied up in any manner, but that he would be guided by what was best and wisest at the present time, not by what was done in 1842 or 44 I believe Gsneral Paylor is wise in this rapect. Ho is not a man who will dictate to the public mind what ought to be its thoughts and sentiments He does not come forward dictating to the people what ha thinks they ought to do or believe. He does not trent them us if they were a number of young robins, whose mouths are open and they are to take what is put in them—whether scorpions, or birds. or tadpoles; they must swallow all down that is put into their open baaks! He hasstruck out the true path We are a freo-talking, a fres-speaking, a free acting people. No two persons see the same ebject in the same light, as the human mind is constitu'ed. It would be hard to make two people think the same upon any one subject Multiply the subjects, aud the difficulty of bringing them to think thi e, upon an increased number of things is proportionately increased. 80 with the majority of the people of the United States, I am of the opinion, that the fewer questions are urged as tests of unanimity, the more likely any party is to succeed. General Taylor hes proved that he underttands well the philoeophy of the Consti- tution of his country, in not attempting to lay down a set of opinions, or to dictate any views to the American people. He has shown that he knows and understands that the duty of a President is to receive lawn from Congress, to exécute the voice and will of the people, as declared by their representatives, ani not to put himself forward as dictating what their laws, or policy, or sentiments ought first to be. (Great applause) If General Taylor becomes President he will not only axecute the will of the people and the laws of Congress, but he will algo make every man besides do his duty, and if he in not qualified, he will turn him out, as he did in his ranobo in Mexico. He will purify the country of the pleayune politicians. [have dona. I will conclude with one chort anecdote. When General Taylor wrs a youth, he was,like others, fond of gaiety and enjoyment There used to be occasional dancing parties at Louisville, the place of his birth, in which the youthful General tcok pleasure in participating. But there were only two kinds of dances known to the young people there at that time, these were the jig aud the reel. It happened that a young man cameon from Baltimore—it might have bsen some other place, bat as that is my native place, I will suppose he came from there. This vereon brouzht with him the new fashion of the cotillon, and ficding it was not known among the young folks, he undertook to tech it. did with an importance and authority which was somewhat displeasing to the young men of the place.— Now, in; the pause, when ame to General Taylor, and began to put bim in place and pnil bim back by the ooa,, the General immediately up with bis fist and geve the young mana Mendoza which Isid him sprawling on ‘the floor. The youth must have been simple uot to know that though the Teyior boys may not know how to dance, yet they know well how te fljht — And now, ia conolusion, I will say thet those who think to eatoh hold of Ganeral Taylor by the coat and try to pull him back in his career to tho Presitency, will in the oud fiad themselves mistaken, avd placed exactly in the situation of this youogmen, viz: they will be floored at the text general viection. ‘(Great applaure.) Asoon as Mr, Johnson had concluded, there were calls for “Baker,” ‘ Baker,” from ell parte, and in aoc- cordance therewith, Col. Baxen, of lilinois, addressed the meeting, and was greeted with cheers, in allusion to which he raid, the beat kind of cheers are those which are given after a battle. Ho raid, he purposed ssying a few plain words; a few straight-forward remarks, in relation to the noxt presidential canvass, and he intended, as well as be could, to say just what he thought, and as he had been told beforehand that it would be very likely some of his opiaions might not please all who were assembled before him, but he would speak just ashe thought, for he was of opinion that no man would ba Just to himself who did not speek his convictious. He wag ready toepeak what he believed,and would do so. In thsfarrison contest, all who worked for the elevation of that great man to the Presi- dency, did not think alike. General Herrisoa himself didnot think Ifks all woo yoted for him; but still he wasa great and good man I (said Col. Baker) do not think alike with all of you; I kuow, [am sure, some of you here are democrats; but I am a whig all over, and think as a whig—which many of you do not, But I know, too, at the same time, that there aro sufficient reasons coonected with the welfare of the vonntry, why we stould ail go for Old Zaok for our next Presiient; snd certainly, at the present time, there it no need of inose who are going,for him'for that ofiice, thinking of what will isappen after the election. Our confidence in Gen Tay- lor will prevent that. We are going then for Gen. Taylor, because, in the first place, in the language which he used to Seoretary Marcy, he“ asks mo favor, and shrinks from no responsibility ” It may be said of him, above all other public men, that ha aske no favor, and shrinks from no responsibility. (Cheers.) Mr, Johnson truly rays, that Gen. Taylor is not mush of a dialecticlan, but he possesses a great deal of common sense, which appeals to every man in the world. I have been teld that many people have objections to going fo: Gen ‘Taylor, for various reasons. Some say they can’t go for him, because he is a military man. Well, now, Now York has, on @ former occasion, said she would not go for a military man, but afterwards she did go for # mili- tary man; she wen? for a man with a military ‘itl, Col. Polk,whoso great ambition always has been to command, Ia that sense and no other Mr. Polk isa militery mao. Well, fama whig, and! would like to see Mr. Clay elected to the Presidency, if possible. (Cheers and hisses) While I entertain a feeling in favor of General Taylor, and am willing to go for him for the Presidency, it does not induce me to detract from the merits of Mr Clay, But still, I have always been of opin‘on that to select # mere military men because he is a mero military man, isnot enough. [am not inclined to give up that General Taylor is of that sort. It does not follow that because Gsneral Taylor fights well, he cannot do some- thing else; and what else he can do, you don’t know t'll you try. [ am satisted that General Taylor in ali bis campaigns, aad in all bis conduct, hes shown himself possussed of prutense, sound intellect, mo- deration aad common sense, which, if you mike him your President, will maks him ® good one — ~~(Cheers.)—Just a8 good a president as he is a general Without any great pretensions asa militery man, he ex- evolves a poworfal a his troops, and can make them fight to the death. Now, the idea that wo ought not to go for Ganeral Taylor, marely beownse be ix amilitary man is not right. It is said thar miliary moa have used the power of the nation to make them- salves despotic. ‘To be eure, General Jackson tried to get an army of office holders in his trai at there is something in that remark made by our friends who ere opposed to making General Taylor president because he is military man. They have some show of sease und reason over on their side when they ray so. Now, we cannot believe thatGeneral Harrison was of that dis- position, besause he showed in his whole conduct no desire to destroy the liberties of his country. Gone- ral Taylor is a military man in a better and @ nobler sense. Ho is possessed of firm resolution, courage, and # capacity to inspire men to go forward alwa: le is at military man, but [ geckon he can’t drilla brigade, neither has he got ny extreme military feeling about him. T: about reputation end char- acter, let mo in eral Tayloz has written, allusion to military glory, ag @ controll action with him. Ali{son says of the Di ton, that in addressing his troops, nse of duty, as he said at Water! will cur country say of us here’ id of Gar 1 ‘Taylor. He appealed to his of country, and if there is any man in the world to wijom military fame has no al- jurement, that ry Taylor. T! ame peo ple talk Clay, Let me word or two adcheers.) If that is in- Cley, Lam willing to join in it. Vorce—(Yeo it is, Cov. Baxga—Thai ry Oley Voice —Three cheors for Henry Clay. (Hurrah, bur- rah, bucrah.) . Voice —Three for Gonetal Taylor. (Hurrab, husrab, hurrah ) Cor, Baxen—We havo got lots of whige—we have nerel Taylor, Gen tal Scott, Mr. Crittenden, Mr. any ofthem woul! make a good ‘resident, but that tet the question. When you show devotien to Henry Tam not behind any of you; but this is o Taylor m i Vorce—That's the idea Con. Baxen—Wo have tried several times to elect Mr. Clay and failed each time, amd now we mean to elect General Taylor, and we cau elect him. And we oan do Pe that; we or eS ow good reasons wh: senda, ohet be fas dame hs ire .) ay to talk ead feel for Hen- if to sent, 8 Alisa to. be Prost ea he isn military man; because he would be liable to roach over the law. But let us look into his life. He hea been a militery man for forty years, aud no com- plaint wes ever made against bim that he violated the lnw in asingle instance, Hus he ever exercised arbitra- ry power. or bas ho ever been complained of even by the ndministration, who would be sure to com- plain of bim whether the complaint was true or not If there wasa law-abiding man who wore epauletter, that man is General Taylor, He has been, as [ anid, befora a soldier for more than forty years, and did any man ever hear ir that time, of a solitary instance where he was charged with overstepping the law, and using the power in his hands, in a tyrannical or arbitrary manner ? The prerent President of tho United States, for some cause of other, which does not now appear, made war with Mexico; that is,he took etsps which produced a war, but in taking those cteps he knew this would produce a war, Now General Taylor is @ military man, and like all military men ho likes to distinguish himself, and it in right that military men should like to distinguish themsolves. Gon. Toyior led tho way according to his or- ders, but ho did not xo into the dificulty head-long. Cau- tious, prudent, watchful, with an eye to consequensea, his letters to the administration show, #0 far from its being true, as they fay, that he advised the advance on tho Rio Grande, show that he, in a military point ot view, declared that if they intended to oseupy that country tain otuer things ought to follow. Now, if General lor was a mere military man, he would have sought an oocasionto embroil himself with the enemy, so that he might have an opportunity of gaining the glory whieh oldiers like to gain, In there any thing done by Gen. ‘Taylor that conveys the impression that he is merely a rude noldier? Now, I present this assome answer to the objection which some of our friends make to General Taylor, Thore who make this objsotion belong to the same clues who say, that they will not go for General Taylor, because be might in the end be like Tylsr.— Now, there is no answer to be made to this objection. — ‘The man who reads Goneral Taylor's history from Palo Alto to Buena Vista, and oan’t see any difference be- d Tylor—it is immpterial whom such a is like Tyler, he is an honest man. What—(“‘ Put him out !”] Sol. Baxen—What’s that you ray? Cut that down. , hero is one person who valls Joba ‘T'yler an honest (Laughter from all parts of the house.) ‘Tell us why Mr. Clay can’t be clectedt Yea, cn- Well, My. Cley did not get the vote of Sappose he could get it I hope, if he were a candi- Col Baxe: New York at the last election now—teke that for granted. date, that he would get it; but it he could get New York, ho oan’t get Tennesses. (Never, never.”) There is not a mamber of Congress from Tennensee in his favor. But ruppose ho could get both New York and Tennesseo, what then? Voicer—Who is Neil 8, Brown? Col Baken—He is Governor cf Tennessee, Since the last election, Florida, Iowa, and Wisconsin, are alceady States, or will come into the Union before the next elec- tion, ‘Now, if Mc. Clay loses any one of those States, and wo know he could not get one of thom, and gets NowYork and Tennessee,even 40 he could not be elected ‘Vorcr—-He can get New York. ; Cou. Baxen--Well, he oan get {one—New York-—he thon loses Lowa, Fiorida, and Wisconsin, and he would be beaten, as he was before. Cries of “ no, no, no.”? Cou. Baxen--Some friend asked me my reasons why y can’t be elected, Now there are my reasons; another word of Mr Clay. We almost rm friends of Mr, Clay, and if my heart could be read at this moment, you would see there that ho man is more fully impressed there than Mr. Clay is I gave my vote for him in a State where he has scarcely any friends, and have stuck to him from that dey to this, with an ardor that I never felt for any other man. He is now seventy-two years of age—he has been nearly fif.y of them in publio life; he has epjoyed the most eminent and exulted eituations ; friends have gathered and are gathered around him by the force of his intel- lect, by the energy and firmness of his character, and the strength of his will; by the loftiness of his patriot iam; but his fondest friends fear that they cannot elect him. Wehave fought tor him aga n andagain, but we don’t desire to do so again, for we fear we could not elect bim He isnow the foremost man in the country, (cheers) and I believe that a hundred years hence, wheu posterity will have time to bs just, I believe when the name and character of Mr.Clay are given toposterity,that they will be given not to posterity alone, but to eternity itself ; and I believe that not one tittle of his immortal glory will be effaced A Voicu—Three cheers for Henry Clay. (Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah, and some hisses.) Vorce—Three cheers for Gen. Taylor. (Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah ) Col Baxer—Dut this is not the question—the ques- tion for us to dectde is, whother thers is not something in the course o1 public affairs in this country, which sonsible and patriotic men to make out Presi- able at the ballet box; by taking ups man with whom we are sure to sucored, or leaving uside all chances of success, we are t» devote ourselves to a task Faise up ac country, to be our future Presidents, What will the mooratic convention do in May? our de- Cou. Baxen—What do you say? What bas Gsneral Cass done? I tell what the convention will do—they will o just as they did before ; instead of taking a man who would be first rate for anything, they will nominate rome nun like Mr Poik, unknown and unthought of, and available enough to doanytbing ‘They will select such Voice—But they can’t elect him. Cou. Baxea—They say they will prove it as they did with Mr. Clay, aul you will help to make another litle President, such as James K. Poik. Three cheers for James K. Polk (Hurrah! hurrah !] Vorce.—Three more. [Hurrab! hurrah ! hurrah !] Terrible confusion—-cheering, clapping hands, hiss- Ing, &o. Bol. Baker—If President Poik were here he would be highly gratified at this enthusiasm in his fayor—he would ba muen obliged to you too, for he is seldom cheered. Voice —Three cheers for our country, right or wrong. (Hurrs hurrah! hurrah !) Voice.—Three cheers for General Taylor. (Hurrah! horrah! hurrah ') ‘At this stage of the proceedings, the moeting was very tumultuous, und no one could teil of what parties it was composed ‘Col. Baker continued standing, but it wasin vain that he attempted to continue his remarks—finally Judge Hammonp and the chairman of the meetiag at- temped to restore order as wellas hecould, Fellow-citi- zens, you must not forget: (Three cheers for our army in Mexico.) Fellow-citizons, bear yourselves with dignity. (Threscheers for our army in Mexico.) — You have javited a dictinguished. gentleman to address you—(Three cheers for Gen. Teylor)—and you owe it to your own character—— Col, Banex—I should be glad—— (Hurrah, hurrah ) I have mmpted to address you. and I hope your p tiencs wiil allow me to proceed. (“Go on. Give us the r solations. Go on Colonel.”) The questions to be decided at the next Presidential election are the ner in which this war has been conducted, and the manner in which it ought to be concluded. Now, Mr. Polk com: menced it, the Mexicans got whipped, and they powerless. But the administration think if they stop the war, they will be beaten in the Presidential election. AVorcx—No they wont. (Hurrah for Polk. Three cheers for Gen. Taylor, &c ” Gen. Luovn of ,the third ward, ascended the platform for the purpore' of restoring order.—Fellow-cltizens— ‘There are distinguished men here to-night to address you, and [ trust, that by the respect which you owe to ourselves, and to the empire city of the great State of New York, you will show the respect due to those gen- tlemen. [ithe speaker should chance to express any sentiments that may not accord with yours, | hope that the respect you owe to yourselves, will induce you to listen to the eloquent remarks and sound arguments made in favor of Gen. Taylor. 1 hope you will listen, and lot me tell you— A Voice —Give us the resolutions—Weil, let him give us a Taylor speech, Voice.—Mr. Speaker, this meeting is willing to hear ou, provided you give usa i'eylor speech. [Hurral urcah, hurrah. Cries of “a ‘Taylor speech” on ail sides. “* We don’t care a dam for Polk—we want Taylor, and nobody else” Hurrah, hurrab.] Col. Baken proceeded. You ace perfectly right in that. | don’t know man who does care a dawn for Polk From a Voice 1x tHe Crown —No, nor a damn for the peace party. (“Go on,” “Give us the resolutions; “Go on! go on! go on!’’) Col Baxen—I shall be very bappy to timents, if you will allow por f incre are Taylor men here to-night, but you will a! men before the election. am Perfectly willing I think of General Taylor, but you muat be something like bout the peace 4 4 jor 28 Belonging not one of t s' 4 that isone of the reasons why | go for him presideno: What vover his opinions may be as te the cause of t! war, or the manner of bringing it to conclusion, Gon ral Taylor is in favor of his country, right or wros —(Uheersand applauss—'' Give us resolutions — gi us the resotutions—why don’t you give us the rosol tions!” Great confusion, and a fight at the lower ond ofthe room.) Col. Buker takes the resolutions in his hand, and low me, in conclu resoluti tion, my fri got pen ect Goneral Taylor in the present crisi ht have peace—(“ Give us the resolutions - the resolutions |’) Voice —Yen, by paying two hundred millions for it. Asotner Vore: undrad paid siready. word about the reso- of oar national being euch that the highest interests of the poople quire that the office of obi be fill by aman of unquestioned integrity, capacity, and fre dom from all sectional prejudices and tions; and that since the last presidential ele many unlooked for events of great national importan have had the effect to destroy the old party distinctior | which then divided the people, and to create the neo sity for new men and nr nd that the peo- p16 of all parties and of every section of the country, ave manifested by unmistakable indications, a desire to p!acea man in the presidential chair who shall be the Bons the nation, and not the mere tool of a party. herei | sae erates et NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 16, 1848. | is almost the ability, and therefore earnestly recommend him to the people of this State, and of the Waited States, for the office of president. Great applaure. " Rerolved, That, Goneral Taylor is entitled to the gratitude and highest gifts of the people of the Ualted States for the renown which ho haa conferred upon the American name, by the gallantry, prudence, humanity, and eminent wisdom displayed by him 1a leading our army from victory to victory. _ Vorce.—What has that got to do with the Presidency? —true every word of it—go on, yes and we will &>. Xo Col. Baxer.—How are you going to do it. Not by disorderly assemblages, surely. Voice, Go on. Resolved, That the constant successes which have attended every engagement of cur army with the Mext- cans, are owing as much to the spirit given to our sol- diers, and tha Zear infused into the enemy by the firet distinguished achievements of our troops under Genera ‘Taylor, aa to their owa bravery and indomitable perae veraneo. Resol ved, That it is not for his great military talents alone, that’ the people have selected General ‘Taylor as the man of their choice for the next president, but be- cause he bas displayed thoss high and noble qualities of dead heart which win the love and confidence of | the people, and give the best assurances of his capacity to fill the ‘ies of the office to which we desir to sre him elevated, with honor to himself and benefit to the nation. —[Ko. &s. Ke, ko. Col. Baren—Surely, you cannot expect to slect him by meetings like this, where there is a violation of all the rules which public meetings adopt, but by the good behavior and decorum wich have always made the meetings of New York claim respect and confidence in every part of the Union. Now, I came from a part of the country where your deliberations here in New York have always exercised a good influence on public fec!- ing; but I know the most of this contusion arises from abe persons; I know it is difficult under these circum- stances to pursue anything like a connected argument; but I desire to appeal to you for a few minutes, and state ‘a few brief propositions in favor of General Taylor, and give eff-ot to them in every part of the Union. This ‘Taylor niceting in the United States T am told there are gentlemen wngaged to report the proceedings and al! that is said, and I fear they will re- port a great deal of what has ocourred in this confused way. Meetings are semetimes disorderly, but if Gene. ral Tayler —— Vow —What is he going to do’ Col. Baxnn—Well, he wont veto what Congress choores to do for your welfare. (Good, good”) I tell you au- other thinghe wont be the mere tool or machine of any party whatever, (“Good again.”’) Voice —Where are his opinions? Col. Baxen—They are in his heart. (\' Good, good.”’) Voice—We have no evidence of them,—we have no- thing yet from him. Col, Baxen (pointing to the inscriptions on the wall) —look at that and see whether he has any opinions,—‘‘L ask no favor and; shrink from no reaponsibility.””— Look there a ,—“If ever I fill that office it must be without,” &c ,&c. ‘T’nese are his opinions Voice—Th y are not sufficient for the intelligent people of the United States. (Cries of “turn him out,” “put him out ””) Cou. Baxxn —1 can tell you another thing what Gen. ‘Taylor witl not do; he won’t whip the Mexicans in half \czem battles; he won’t whip them merely for the nemo of it. He will not pretend that a great war is go ing on, when the enemy is beaten. He will withdraw our troops, and keep as much territory as wa want, Ile won't talk of territory, for the purpossof elevating hitn- self to power. (Cheers) These are things which Gene- ral Taylor will not do. Voice.—Will he go for a bank’ what willhe do— will he go for a tariff ? b, Raxwn.—General Taylor is in favor of pro moting American labor, beoxuss Awerican labor ts capital; wade. so 9 os CavOr Of the tariff of 1542 or the tariff of 1916, are questions to be determined by time and circuwstances. One thing, howover, is cer- tain, that Mr Polk, by this war, has entailed a debt on the country that will put the tariff practically at rest. No, no, no.” Three cheers for Mr. Polk 7 (Wurrah, hur- rah, hurrah ) A Voice —Tbree cheers for Honry Clay. hurrah. hurrah.) Col. Baxer—Som few months from this time, Gen Taylor will have beon vominated by the convention (*No, no” Never.” “ Yeshe will.” “ He will.”) throughout the country; when people come to thoir sober second thoughts, thoy wili bs of one mind. You will all feel the glory of Palo Alto, Resaca do la Palma There will be an enthusiastic feeling in his favor Inbal have the plea- ture of seelng some of the faces now before me, then, | hope it will be at. a merting somewhat more orderly than this; and when | return to my own little sphere, | shall do the best I can to elect Old Zachary Taylor; | know he will be President you be paid for it ? Vorcx.—Will you get an office in the custon house ? Cot. Baxex—Some person here thinks thero is no place like the custom house, but I can tell him it charms for me. [have filled some little offic time in the country; I have been a Colon in Mexico; I have been a member of tl my State; I have been a representative in Congre: dont wish for an office in the custom house, but if want it, I should go for Old Zack, as the best chance to getone, Having made these remerks, I regret that | was not allowed to deliver my sentiments more fully, and will now respectfully take my leave of you When Col Baker sat dows, some ele proposed three cheers for Polk and occupation, which were given ‘The meeting then adjourned in tho greatest confusion, and thus ended the demonstration. MERTING OUTSIDE Alarge meeting collected outside the door of Military Hall, probably a greater number of people than were in- side. Dr. A. Dow was appointed Chairman, and Mr. Joun Brand Secretary. When wo had pushed so near the chairman as to hear the speaker, Mr. Gaorgs A Halsey was addressing the meeting. He remarkeu that (Hurrah, | it was but recently they had embarked in the contest, but. everything showed it would be brought to a succes- fal termination. I belleve, if we are not determined to dis- honor the American name, we shall elect Gen. Taylor. We can elect him, and we will elect him. (Immense cheer- ing) To attain the peace and prosperity of our couatry. we must enlist under the banner of tho hero of Buena Vista. He alone is able to bring the present war toe suacessfal termination, make an honorable peace with Mexico, and cause the Mexicans to give us ind-m- nity for the past, and security for the future. — Then will American faime spread far and, wide. Then will Zachary Teylor cover the banner of his country with honor. (Great cheering ) Mr. Wittiams then appeared,but from the great noise we could only gather a/f-w sentences of his, as well as the Preceding epeaker’s address. You know, fellow citiasne, and friends that many of us have been under the com. mand of Zachary Taylor, and | am happy to see you all this evening united in this good cause. (Cheers, bur- rahe, Ko. three cheers for that distinguished General.’’ hurrahs, &>, Great confusion } ‘Alderman Bruen appeared amid a host of cheers and hurrahs. Fellow-citizens hear me. (Harrah, hur rab, hurrah.) Friends and fellow-citizens, hear me for this cause. Gentlemen, if I thought that any deed of mine would prevent the election of Henry Clay to the Presidency of the United States. (Hurrah, hurrab, hor- rah, Cheers for Henry Clay.) Then should | say, let my right hand forget ite cunning—-let my tongue cleave to the roofof my mouth. But, gentlemen. | have labored in his cause for many years; | have served you for four years. (Hurrah, hurrab, hurrah for Bruen) I have nothing to gain, I have every thing to loss in this con- troversy. (Hurrah, burrah, hurrah) Will the gentle- men be pleased to keep quiet! (Hurrah, hurrah, hur- rah. After waiting some time, and the uproar still conti- nuing, Dr. Don came forward amid great confusion, avd sald :—“ I adjourn thie meeting to the 224 of February. to assemble in Niblo’s Garden.’ Great cheering, aad noise of various kinds, Cheers, American tate, Ciun, Torspay, Fesavary 15.—The meeting“ipon this occasion was more than or dinarily numerous, and, as usual, composed of the principal practical egriculturists in the neighborhood, R. L. Pell, Exq., being voted as president. An extract froma Brazilian periodi- cal was read, which consisted of a series ot questions and answers, purporting to lori ao auxiliary of national industry, explaining the term “agriculture,” the artof cultivating the earth, by which grains and fruits, suitable to the arising from a general and diffusive education, calculated to promote the objects of national in- dustry, its practical’ and experimeatal opera- tions. A paper was read from Mr. J. P. Downey, furnishing his views and experience on the dis- puted point of the ascension or descension of the gases of manures His experiment appears simple in the process and successful in the issue; he ploughed a small patoh of ground from eight to pine inches deep, his manure in the furrows loughed; he then ining, ploughed it and spread the manure on the top, harrowing it in thoroughly, the soil being of the same quality. {le found the former to yield 20 per cont over tae other, although on the ficet start the corn on the first pieces did not thrive so ta as the letter; yet, fn two or three weeks after {t came up, it began to gain, andco increased until the time of gathering, confirming his belief, that the gates of manure © will not (in his owa /anguage) descend, butascend.’’ Noth- ing of further taterest during the hour devoted to mis- cellaneous conversation occurred, until the question of the occasion, “ draioing and irrigation,” was iutro- duovd, when Mr, Pell delivered his opinions upon eack belief in the practical utility of each of thore essential branches of rural industry, but to elicit the warm appro- bation of the members, who heard his well digested re marks with unusual interest. Mr. Pell laid aown the principles upon which drains should be constructed, ex piaining, according to the nature and position of the land, the diffloulties to be overcome, and the dangers to be avoided. Undrained lands, (he cbserved) are called cold, because they never derive proper benefit from the ‘They give off, incessentiy, © large quantity h the vaper, all the heat they may con- periment, # thermometer on # mild Poilof « dry fief, and 18 will proba- a summer's day, in the moist undrained soil, and it ital sobs Laer : independent of the value of x Mo if ist, of misema cStr ‘Three cheers for old Zack Gentlemen, give wants of man, are produced, and the advantages | took another piece of ground ad- | subject 0 fully and forcibly, as not only to coufiim the | | A of Agriculture, which proved, that the fever and ague which formed nearly half of the diseanes of the yula- tlon during the former ten years, had during last ten, disappeared, in consequenes of the general exten- rion of enefilcient draivege through the country dis- trict of Kelso, in Scotland; while av the samo time, the fetality of diseases, or the comparative number of deaths from every huodred cares of serious ailment, had diminished in the proportion of 4 to 2— proving thereby. that draining changes the soil, improves the climate, and addato the public health ; besides, deepening the soll, dissipating the weter, and clearing the sub-soil of ua- profitable ingrodjents, Mr, Pell, three years ago, m 7s4 milew of stone under drain, ins piece of bog land containing two ‘s. The ditches were dug to the depth of theee feet, sod were three feet wide a: the bot- tom, A wail was lsid at onch side 12 inches wide, and 12 inches high, leaving 12 iuches opening, over whish flat stones were placed, and the interstices filled up with ‘mall stones, the whole then was covered with dirt. Shortly after the fleld was ploughed, harrowed and seed frown—rye, clover, and red top. The ‘rye waighed alxty pounds to the bushel; the grass made manure after tha rye was harvested. He then brought the dralasto a point, and then formed the basin of & pond 800 fest In length and 14 ia depth, which is now stocked with the fish of the adjoining Iakes and rivers. On the se- cond tubject of d'scusrion, Mr. Pell expressed his views. “Irtigation ? although not as necessary a3 draining in aclimate like this, which is bleesed with an abundance ot water in the growing season, is atill of bigh impor- tance as a means of watering lands in an artifiolal form, with » view of incressing thelr productivenees. In Eantera countries, lands otherwise barren are now fertile. Inaich, be ewid, in figuring desolation, desoribed it ‘aaa garden that hath no water;” aud Cato, one hundred and fitty yearn before Christ, requested the Italian agricul- turisis to make water meadows, if they had water. The fant ar rivers in Northern Italy, the Taguamento, the ‘oand Adige, are used for the purposes of irrigation, and all the country contiguous to them, from ‘Turin to Veniso, is capable of being overtlowed; they irrigate not only the grass, but the corn and vines In Asia and all tropical climates, irrigation is carried on as the most effvetual mode of inducing fertility. Even in the neigh- borhood of Edi.turgb, Earl Moray has lands irrigated by the waters of the city, yielding six crops of grass in one year, ‘hese lands rented for £19, equal to $95 per fore, ax dairy lands, for the city supply of milk.— Mr. Pell was of opinion, that the large tracts of sandy, dry, and unprofitable soil upon Long Istand, could by enterprise be rendered most profitable by the process of irrigation, by which land not now worth more than $% anacrs, could be managed to produce $150, by proper and judicious irrigation, while he believed, that in this city, upwards of 1,000 ton: valuable fertilising matter flada its wey daily iato the river; sufficient to enrich 30,000 cores of the poorest land annually, and in such & manner as to be caps! le of producing 130 bushels of shell- ed cora to the aore. The length of Mr. Pell’s remarks,pre- clude us from extending them beyond our present limits. No doubt the lostitute wili request their pub- heation at lergth. In the interim, the toregoing out line is too valuable to withhold from the consideration of those deeply and professionally interested in the enlarge- ment of there two important agricultural subjects. Mr. Pell, before the adjournment of the club, gave notice, that he offera'a premium of $60, either in cash or plate, to any farmer who will produce a steer, weighing 3,500 pounds, (say 5 years old) This was received as it ought to be by the club; when,efter a few unimportant matters, an adjournment took place to the first ‘Tuesday in March, The Geacial jurance El, Annoxed is a synopsis he chief provisions in the bill now before the Senate of this State, to authorize the formation cf insurance companivs., The bill was intro- duced by Mr. Bokee, See 1, Authorises 13 or more persons to form an in- corporated company to make josurance on marine, fire, health or life risks. The last to include the power to deal in annuities Seo 2 Companies formed under the act to have power to re-insure their risks. ‘The same company take both marine and fire risks. Those making insurance on lives or the health of individuals, shail take no other kinds of risks, nor shall the business of life and health insurance be united in the same company. Sec. 3 Notice of forming # company under the act must be filed with the Secretary of State, with a copy of the charter proposed to be adopted. Also, notice to be given to the publio by advertisement once a week for three weeks in a newspaper printed in the county where the proposed company is to be located, Seo. 4 Authorizes the opening of books for subscrip- tions to capital alock, or if the business {s to be conduct. ed on the mutual pian, of books to receive propositions aud enter into agreements as hareinafcer specified. Seo 5. Jomt Stock companies under the act, if located in New York or Kings counties, must bi capital of not lees than $200,000. Inany other county of the State, 000 or over. No company organised on the mutuel plan can commence business in New York or Kings, until agieements have been entered into for insurance, the premiums of which, if it be marine, shall amount to $300 000, or st be Ore andyinland navigation, to $200,000, and notes have been received in advance for the eaid premiums, payable within twelve months, to be considered as the capital of the company, and oollecta- ble for the purpose of peyiog lonses. In the other coun- thes ot the State, the agreement for premium and notes thereof as above provided, to be not less than $100.000. Seo 6 No Health and Life Insurance coupe onthe mutual plan, sha!l commence businers in New York or Kings county unicss_ cash capital of $50,000 is paid in, and at least 100 applicants have agreed to take risks of not lees than $3000 each; nor in Albany or Baffelo ol- ties until $26,000 in cash is paid io. and 100 have agreed to insure at least $10 parts of the State until 50 applicants ha sure $500 each Sec.7 No Company organized under this. transact business in New York or Kings, unless posses- ted of capital or securities an before provided for those counties. Agents of companies incorporated by other States not to bs allowed to tak ks in said counties rtificate of the State represented by Comptroile are posse: ed of capita. or securities to the full amount required by this act, for companies to transact business s aforesaid. Agents of companies inoo: rated by foreign governments not allowed e business of insurance, withcut having previously fur- uished the Comptroller evidecce that such companies have invested,in New York State, or United States stocks, an amount equal to the capital or securities required this act for New York or Kings county companies, an that such stocks are held in trust vy citizens of this State, for the security of whose who m y effect insurance with said agents. The Comptroller's c; rtificate of the compliance, with this provision to be file. m the County Clerk's office where the agency is located. Tenalty for each violation of this act, $500; to be recoy red in the name of the people, and paid into the county treasury. ‘The intervening sections are merely of detai! Seo.13. Statement to be made at the clese of :s fiscal year by each compwny, showing the amount of its premi- ums received ; losses, exp nd paid debts due by the company ; claims against them for losses, with what amount thereof is considered legal, and what amount is 5 0, & statement of the securities representing the canital stock and funds ofthe company ; whether any or what part is considered bad or doubtful: the gross amount of outstanding risks, » list of stockholders ifa stock company, with the amount respective , ko. omptroller, upon examining such statement, shall be satistied by reason of losees or otherwise, thi of a stock company shall have become deficient, ci make good the deficiency { stock held by them. All sh is not made up to be forfeited by the company, and scrip issued to the amount of snid deficiency; In the event of additional losses 2ecruing after,the requisition, and be fore the deficiency shall have been ma the stock- holders failing to pay their proportion ly liable for the amount thereof. In ti cy in the mutual aseociations, preminms to the fall amount thereof are to be obtained. In case the deficiency im the capital is mot made u] within forty days, no new risks sball be taken or ol ones extended until raid deficiency shall have been sup- lied. ‘“ Any company violating this section ehall forfeit its charter, aud the directors thereof be personally liable for any damage occasioned by tush violation. Seo. 14. Existing tncorporated companies, with the written consent of three-fourths of the amount of their stockholders, allowed to extend their original charters, conformed to the provisions of this act, for twenty yearr tiling certificates of the consent, and desire for such ex tension with the Secretary of 5 submitting to the proceedings required by the sth section of this set. Mutual insurance companies already chartered may change to joint stock companies by giving ninety days notice in three newspapers of this State, preceedin: cordingly to the provisions of this act. Seo, 15. Life and health inamrance companies to be perpetual. Other companies to be at twenty years dura- tion. ‘The Legislature may at any time amend or repes! this act, and provide for closing the business of any com- pany formed under it. ‘The remaining sections, to 21 inclusive, are of detail, as to the mode of bringing suits, &9, We presume this bill will attract the notios of practt- cal men, and that they will take care to lay before the Legislature euch informetion as will direct thelr steps wisely. Aupany, Feb. 1M, 1848 Evening Report A great number of delegates have arrived here, on their way tothe Utica convention, which will aseemble on Wednesday next. The latest report is, that the convention will instruct the dele tes whom they will appoint to attend the Balti- more convention, to vote for Gen. Zachary Tay- lor for Presideut of the United States, and Gen Dix, of the United States Senate, for Vice Presi- dent. [have been assured, upon high authority, that Gen. Taylor has recently written a letter to Mr. Abijah Mana, declaring himself tn_fayor of independent treasury and the tariffof 1846, and pledging himselt not to veto any bill (river and harbor or otherwise) which the repreeeata- tives of the people may pass. If this is true his nomination may not be impossible even by a convention which is opposed to the extension of slavery. { notice, with gratification, the arrival in towa of our modest tread, Mr. Jobn Van Buren, who is going up to Utica, There ia not mugh doubt but Mr. V. B. will be the successor of Dix in the . United States Senat