The New York Herald Newspaper, June 28, 1848, Page 1

THE NEW YORK EERALD. Mo. G13 8. NEW YORK, WEDNE TME GREAT TAYLOR RATIFICATION MEBTING IN. CANAL STREET. Immense Enthusiasm and Ex- citement, EQUALLY DIVIDED BETWEEN CLAY AND TAYLOR. In pursuance to public notice, a meeting was held last evening, in Caval street, opposite the | National Hall, for the purpose of giving the ratifi- cation of the whigs of New York to the late no- miuations of the Philadelphia Convention. i | | } j At half past seven, the hour appointed for the meeting, the erowds began to collect around the hnskings which were erected in the street. By eight o’clock the street opposite the hustings was crowded, ‘he carts and wagons in the neighbor. hood were filled with listeners and spectators, and ail the windows of the houses were filled with ladies and persons contemplating the scene below. Symptoms of unqnietness appeared in the crowd, and the location chosen for the ratification did not appear to be the best or most judicious The meet- ing was called to order by J. Hobert Hawes, Esq who nominated the Hon. Philip Hone for chair- | man of the meeting. The nomination was con- firmed with three cheers from the crowd, amid some confusion, ‘ A number of gentlemen were then nominated as vice presidents of the meeting, and secretaries, consisting of the greatest and most respectable names of citizens of New Yor! ‘The Cuvreman came forward and said—Gentlemen, you have heard the names. (Cheers and hisses.) They ‘are all good men and true, they have all been consult- ed, and have consented toserve willingly at this meet- ing. [ ask you tocondrm the nomination (* Aye, ” ‘no.no,’) Chairman toa knot of opposers in the crowd. My friends, will you, if you please, nominate some other persons in this room? (Great noise and confu- sed ehouts,) 4 ‘Th: nominations being confirmed, the Caatr- man addressed the crowd as follows :— Brother Whigs! Countrymen! New rkers!—I thank you for putting me in this honorable position ; (shouts and cheers) for recogaiaing in me an old whig (three long and loud cheers) who has served you for the best part of half a century, and is willing to serve you again for another balf century if he can. (Cheers and Jaughter) 1 thank yon, for recognizing in me a per- sonal and political friend ot Heary Cla; (Here there was an outburst of loud enthasiasm—the cheers were tremendous#nd redoubled, The mention of the name of Clay seemed to rouse the crowd into life and ac- tion) Mr. H continued—A supporter of his principles-— a disciple of that great man. and have always lopked up to him as the leader of the whig pi (Loud cheers andhurrahs) Now. however, under the present cir- cumstances, | want you to recognize me as a T: no”-— '—what are his principles. why will you not hear me? I claim the privilege of a Jong, service (Hurrah for Henry Clay—hur- rah and loud cheers.) Gentlemen, { claim your attention—I claim ‘it by the privilege which my grey hairs bestow upon me to give you my counsel andadvice in the words of truth and soberness. (Sen- sation.) Teall upon you to discard your prejudicos. as Tdo mina, (Cries of Clay, Clay, and cheers for Henry Clay). I myself should have preferred Henry Clay— (here the burst of enthusiasm in the crowd for Henry Clay, and the cheers at the mention of his namo, were overwhelming)—but the representatives of the whig party of tbe whole U.S. have met together in convention and decided otherwise. (Hiss-s—hiss-s). They had no object in view in the decision they have made, but the good of the country. Therefore —(hiss—ss)—T ask you— (hiss—hiss)—I entreat you to go for the nominee tion. (Counter cheers here arose— yes.’ and cheers, on one aide— No, no, quaily, perhaps louder, demonstrations on the other side.) T'ask you to go for him (“‘ yes”—* no” * yes. yex""—* no, no"'—great confusion and uproar) hurrah”) he is 0”) —the best tho beat (* no he is not—* yes’ candidate under all circumstances. ( No, no, never, never''— three cheers for Henry Clay.” ‘The cheers were then raised, and continued loud and uproarious for along time). ' Now, gentlemen, gentlemen, what do what is your object? (Loud shouts, “ Clay, ) Weil, then, I am for Clay, too. (Immense cheering followed this declaration) But can you elect Henry Clay? that’s the question. (* Yes"—* no, no”—yex, yes, yes—ne.”) You know he has no chance! ‘The Convention, therefore, has no- minated an honest man, brave man—a man of unimpeachable character,—a whig. (Here the confasion and shouts were redoubled—* No, no,” no”) Will you hear me? Won't you hear me? If you knew what a develish clever fellow [ am you would hear me. (Much laughter and good humor.) is an honest man. @ good man. sound man as far as we know his opinions! (Here the ories and shouts were revewed, and the cheors for Clay were repeated.) T wish that young man out there would come to sup- per with me, and not shout so loud for Clay, (* Hur- rah, hurrah!) [ say he is a sound man as far as we can understand his principles. (Shouts, He has none, he has no principles.) T understand his prin- ciples to be that he will not allow the Executive to in- terfere with the lature. | understand that he will not approve of the exercise of the veto power. when the cond of the people does not demandit, against the voice of the legislature, . [say General Taylor, under all the mstances, is true to sound principles. (Great up- st d interruptions. shouts of disapprobation.) You mistake. 1 will tell you where you are mistaken, you think nobody but yourselves are whigs, there you are mistaken, there are ‘at good whigs as you, and bet- ter too, who go for General, Taylor. We must hear the whigs throughout the country. we must listen to the voice of the whigs of the Union. and make the best selection we can, If you wont do that you act like the silly boy, who, because he could not have the best apples in the basket took a rotton one * he's a rotten one.” “ hurrah for Olay.” hiss-« hurrah.) Now, | will bring the matter to a Will you have Lewis Cass for your President, ther man? That's the poins. Thay, if you wont Faylor will you have Cass? (Here the sereams. Toars. groans. hisses, and no, no, noes, were for a time ely deafening, in their loudnéss and anima- the perfect and complete embodiment of di goguism. He has declared war against all the world. He intends to seize the great Turk by the beard. to whip off the crown from Queen Victo- ria though perhaps he has more sense than to do that —but ff these are not his sentimen’s. he is a deceiving demsgogne. (Aloud voice in the crowd, “We want arcuments and facts—several orators in the crowd at different spots, were vociterating together. Great confusion—“turn him out’’—“turn out that custom house Iubber ") This Gen, Cass is like the Macedonian madinan, or the Swede—or he is like the Gracchi of Rome—or he is like Oliver Cromwell of England. he isa demagegue. playing upon the passions of the people, pamper ny to their worst passions far his own advance- ment. (Uproar, shouts, burras for Henry Clay.) Gen- tlemen. [ask yeu; friends, | entreat you--what! * Bro- ther whigs! ‘Will you not hear me? [ask you, what chance would thera be for Henry Clay? (Loud gusts of tempestuous rears, hurrahs and shouts, “ yes. yes, wee yes yes.) “Tay- lor. Te The whole affair is brought down to a narrow point—itis now Taylor or Cass and nobody else, (Cheers and shouts of oppos- ing parties in the crowd) Fellow-citizens, | want you to support the nomination. (No, no, no—Clay. ¢ lond cheers lor at diff could | tion.) y divided as ont points. The meeting was as evidently bnt the enthusiasm for Clay proponderated) Mr. H. continued —I tell you I am ay good a Clay man as any one of you asany friend of Mr Clay can be. \(Gfeat and loud applause.) | was a Clay man before thoce rcream- ing, shouting brats there were born (Cheers and I am an old whég. and I mean to die Twas born in it; | have worshipped in ft; and I mean to die in’ it. My opponents are a parcel of boys, who wore not in exist- eee when my children were born. (Loud and fre- quent interruptiens,) [have not done yet si; hear me; ! cay, hear me, We want a man to beat Cass; we must have Zachary Taylor. He ean be elected. and he will be elected, the next President of the Unit. ed States, (Screams, shouts and roars of unparalivled intensity here broke out from opposing parties in the crowd [ke two thunder clouds meeting each other. and mingling their thunder from two different quarters to- ther ‘The «creams were loud, convulsive, demonin- |, and hysterical. ‘To Isok down from our humble renee and ee such a mighty mass so agitated and excited xo vociferous and animated, the big drops of perspiration streaming down so many faces, sll forel- bly culled to mind the terse definition of politics by lnughter ) in the cause. or Clay and great tumult shouts for Tay- | | Dean Swift, who saya as one might have seen in | the crowd last night, “It in the madness of many.” Mr. H.. after the tumult had somewhat subsided. re- sumed bis discourse.) The candidate of the Philadel Convention, is Zachary Taylor, and Zachary Tay- is to be our next President! (Here there were loud cheors, and hurrahs fer Henry Clay. drown- ing sotto voce exclamations for Taylor.) 1 ask you, thon. brother whigs, to stpport his nomina- tion, | will give way for others who will speak more to the purpose than I enn do—they can speak better than mo. but not with a warmer heart, (A loud shout of ‘yon have got the heart but Gen, Taylor has not got | ter a pau the prineiples’'—thon followed shouts, hurrabe,hurrahs, | serevms, uproar and music, the band striking up as r, Hone coneluded ) 4 At this moment of the meeting, the wide street was crowded to a large extent. Around the hust- ings, there were not, certainly, less than 10,000 people closely wedged together, besides specta- | tors stending aloof on the outskirts of the huge mass. Loud cries of Greeley, Greeley now arose from the multitude. A person from the crowd pushed Ins way up close to the platform, below the chair man, and straining his voice to the highest pitch: made hunself heard as follows :— Sir. | want to know, Iwant the principles of General Tay! + | could but reach the ears o | (Note by Reporter—Senator Allen might perhaps do | in cases of clear violation of the constitution, oF rom to tell us, what ate jt, because he can talk down a steam boat; but Senator | fest haste and want of consideration by Congret Tor? Mr. Clay has prin- | Dayton, of New Jersey, could not “pretend” to do | the personal opinions of the individual who may bap- | be | with Eexteo caine up. | for Taylor, d— Taylor, hurrah for Clay, hurrah, hur | i-m; and, I trust. that when the flood of el . Taylor’ wil filve ine kinducse wo tll ao whol they are, if he hat any! (Uproar and disturbance ) davis, Esq, spoke drom the hustings. ** Sir, please to, w it, if you will wait, you shall hear.” Here a sort of conve: carried ion oa, men from the platform ota over and vociferating to several talkers. or rather scream- ers below, who raised their voices, and all ming- ling together, made the seene look like Habel; or pot ben the hustiags looked like a besieged castle, and the men from the walls talking in loud ear- nestness to the men below. All was zeal, fury, en- thusiasm, ardor, heat, perspiration, animation, con- fusion and noise. Representatives at Washington Will you hear it’ (Uproar and shouts, “let's bear Taylor's etter,’ hur- hurrah Mr. D. then reod the following letter — Wasuisorox, 24th June, 1848 Gentlemen -| bave the honor to acknowl: dge your ication of the 19th instant. renewing m me, to address the to the candidates recently Philadelphia for the Presidency gud Vice Presidency of the United States, “it mot allow me to leave Wash- whi,s of New York.Jike that whieh bas just reached us from my own immediate constituents at Faaeuil Hall a voice of unberitating, unequiveal assent, conec’ nd ratification hige of the Union can elect General Taylor of the bile. if they will, They can elect nobody else. The only other result they e plish is. the success of General Cass If a think fit to adopt the datter of these two alternativ they may denounce whom they please true whigs; they will conviet nobody bat themselves As the fairly selected nomines of the National ( on- vention, in which the whig party, the whole whig par- ty. i nothing but the whig party, was represented ueral Taylor le. a my judgment. eatitied to the uy all who recognize party organization ares rowed wig Sone te tees tecty to be a trae rm whig. or a wise whig, because he has con- imself not to be an ultra whig—he has » right, to the support of all who have voluntarily vention which has declared bim its can- honest man, of spotiess character. steriing integrity. strong sense, indomitable courage. trie wig, feawed triotiam, and just principles, he has far hig! stronger claims upon us I believe him to be all this, and more than all this Wo have had some touches of bie quality which cannot be mistaken Under him, | believe wo shall haves peaceful, virtuous. patriotic and con- stitutional administration. And. if any accident should befal him, (which Heaven avert ') your own Millard Fillmore will earry out such an adimi: to ite legitimate completion. “ oe congratulate you, gentlemen, on the prospect be- fore us” Nothing throws a cloud or shadow over it but our own momentary dissensions, and these wili ra- pidly vanish into thin air, Believe me, with great ret your fellow-citizen and fellow-whig, ROBT. ©, WINTHROP. J. H. H. Haws, J. R, Taylor, and R.H. Thayer Esqra. Committee. ‘The reading of the above letter was not an aet of continuity, as may well be conceived se- veral words and phrases were seized od and rected with loud cheers, or marks of disappro- ations according to the feelings of the crowd, oa the reader to pause for some time at each word of such a character. At the words “whigs of New York,” three cheers for i | Clay were loudly called for, and loudly given, At the word “ratification” loud cries as “good! good !" were raised, At the words, “you fan elect him, if you will,” the shouts were tremendous ; at the word however, “you can elect no the low screams of ‘We can! we can!” “Clay! Clay!” were such as to “‘beat all creation.” Afterwards, in the letrer “entitled to support” the shouts of “No! no! no!” were loud, universal and boisterous. Mr. Davis having finished the perusal of the let- ter, the chairman came forward and begged that Mr. Dayton might be heard. Cries of Greeley! Greeley! arose, and there was much confusion. The Cuairman.—I pray you be quiet, and hear what Mr. Dayton has to say. _ Mr. Dayton then came forward, and spoke as follows:— Fellow-countrymen ! Fellow-freemon! Fellow-whigs ' —(Great confusion, loud shouts, wen vooiferating from all quarters,)—Since my political life begau, (shouts servams. roars, Greeley! Greeley! order’ order’) | have er shrunk from addressing my brother whigs. (Loud interruptions.) In my State, if a whig from New York claimed a hearing, he would get it, even from political oppnent« and adversaries. [| am a whig a whig from Trenton, a Monmouth whig, a Jersey whig, a whig all over, a whig first, a whig leet, ani a whig all the day. (Loud applause aud cheers.) I tell you, fellow-whigs, Heury Clay is not a Clay-man, but Henry Clay is a whig first, a whig last.and a whic allthe day. But as the son of that old and great m: jenry Clay, fought by the 1 Taylor, was stretched a lifeless corpse by his father of that son, old as he is, will along @M cold ground in the same cause if need be (Ast as spoken, a solemn silence, and deep atten- tion fora moment, reigned over the crowd. The se sation was great and perceptible) He. Mr. Clay not be found shrinking from the side of Zachary Tay lor. If Thad thought it advisable, if I had thought success could have followed us. I should have ready to pick my flint again and begin the battle once more for the old hero of a hundred political fights But it has been thought best otherwise. (Shouts and cheers for Henry Clay) Bat now that you have got a six barrelled gun in your hand and are ready to fre yoa will not use it though the enemy is near Some one called for facts and not words about General Cass. Now if you will but hear me I will give you facts, (Great tumuit.) * J have heard thunder before Tam not alarmed. (This was in reference to the noise and interruptious.) General Cass is a demago, [A Voice—* Who, sir?’ © General 6, sin!” “No sir! (Very loud.) Yes sir!’ “Do you want t hear facts?” “Yes! “Gen, Cass is a demagogue.” Is that fact ?"] When the Ashburton treaty wa made he proved he was « demagogue. (Here the tumult and noise became tremendous, in the midst of whieh we withdrew, and left the ground for other histor:ans ) Now there was a man in the crowd; one—(referring to & gentleman, Mr. O'M——. who continually demanded ina loud voice. for facts about General Taylor's prin ciples)—but when the time comes wheu these facts which he calls for are about to be given, he and those with him, care nothing for them. They are, in fact the last thing they want. bree cheers for Henry Clay,’ hurrah, hurrah, hurra, bo-o 0-0, who—o-0-0. rho-0-0-0.) The speaker continued—when a treaty was about to be formed, (bah.) to relieve the eouutry feom the chances of war, (who-00, boo, boo) Mr. Cast was the man who raised the cry of war. It is better said he, to fight fer the first inch of ground than for the last. (Boo, boo, roo, rvo,) War. inevitable. (Boo, roo, “three cheers for © hurrah. #.4-8-8-a-s——s.) And yet when the treaty w: ratified, he took the occasion to fesign hix position a» American minister in France. (Boo, boo, boo, woo bah) It was tho same with him when the Oregon re solutions came up, (Bah.) The same when the war (Rhoo, rhoo, bah, hurrah rah, boo, boo. boo, Greely, Greely. let” where's Greely ? have Greely (Cries of go on, go on.) Now my friends, don’t trouble yourselves. I'm not ina hurry [ean talk to you till next week (Ha, ha, ha, ha) Go it old cock—that's good. Go ahead fot Clay. Boo, booboo, bio.) Mr. Philip H w entlemen, one single moment. (Hurrah for Taylor ; jurrab tor ) T appeal to you us citizens of N y (Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah) Mr. D1 stranger, and are you not ashamed of treat him inthis manner. [Hurrah for cheers for Old Z © Hurrah! (urrab! * Boo! Boo! Boo T leqve it to you, now!” Dayton continued-—General Cars, | raid. pur fame course in the war with Mexico; the «sme in rela tion to the affairs of Yucatan, when they came up. and the kame in reference to eutogizing the Court of France His whole career has been one of Mon ae be ovember comes you will throw him high and dry. as a monu f retributive justice; as CH for Tay Do. for Clay.”) w words in reference to General Taylor? No.”? * Vek “Go on” “Go home.’ “He ain't no principles.” © What do you think of Taylor's poliey?"") 1 do assure you, the speaker continued. that General Taylor's po liey if a little more grape, (« Hurrah! Hurrah!” “Boo! Boo!” Cris—"A littlegmore grape.” “That's the talk,’*) ‘The appearance of this old gentleman, plain, simple Jaborious in his habits; who has served his country for forty yeers, (Cheers and groans from all sides.) Af- the speaker continued. Now, do let me ter of this man ympathise with the No, no, “1 say yes)? I «what you say?” “Go on! 0 on!* “Go ho yme!’? “Yes! yes! yes!) Aye, | knew ‘Watch him by the bedsta him sleeping on the forecastle of his own vessel. so thut his sick soldiers might be comfortable in the ca- bin. See him furniehing his war-worn subaltern with all the loxuries that he could farnish him Watch his course when the deserters at Buena Vista are brought twhim. “Don't you hurt them,” «nid he, “but turn them out of the camp.” (“Oh! oh!” “Bah! bah!” “Boo! boo!’ “Hurrah!") Let me call your attention to subjects illustrative of his judgment. “Hurrah!” © Bor®-Boo.? “Hurrah!” “Three cheers for Clay,” “Bah.") You recollect the judgment with whieh he seleeted his position, You remember the touching letter which he wrote the night before the bactle call your attention to the cha (: Bab.” “Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!) 1) ay Harry Clay's the man.” “Where's Taylor's prin- ciples?” PN die for whig principles.”) Oh! if T f the crowds around me, je of the sick soldier. See | here at length ma to make Vetlow eitizegs —! will you a let- letter fram the whig Speaker of the House of | | the enemy to-morrow.’ such a feat.) If, I say, 1 could reach the ears of the | crowds around me, I would have the heart of every | trol the action of Congre: man. (“Boo, boo.” “Bah!” “Hurrah !”) It was letter to a private frien1—(‘ Hurrah for Taylor!’ | tions ef constitutional power have been settled by the / will gladden the hearts of )—om the night preceding that | various departments of government, and acquiesced In this letter he said the go- | by the people; and that, for many years “Hurrah for Clay memorable battle. vernment had stripped him of his men “I am.” said he, “bere surrounded by twenty thousand Mexi- you may never see me again, “(Gi , Greely.” “False alarm”? “That aint “Don't you see, he has hair on his head ") he go- Yerument expeets that | will either resign or retire. “Retire, retire, resign )” To-morrow I will give wmy battle. no matter what may be the result. ness again the answer which he gave to Santa the effusion of blood, (° Greely.” “Hurrah.” “1 respectfully decline,” sald he, ‘to. comply with your request.” (Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah’? take me,’ and General Taylor's aid-de-camp said, “Ge- | neral Taylor never surrenders.” 7 At this point a scene ot great confusion ensued. The emenbings was divided into knots, the com- ponents of each were attracted towards each other by the exclamations of ‘boo—boo—boo—roo— bah, "& nd “Hurrab,hurrah;” each of which lit- | Ue faction was discussing the merits of their re- speetive favorites—Taylor and Clay. When the tumult somewhat subsided, Mr, Purse Howe, said, gentlemen, hear Mr. Day- ton. Do hear him. You owe it to yourselves to hear him respectfully. Mr. Davrox.—I was about to give you some instan- jateilect of General Taylor, ou some incidents concerning wation to his lettor to Santa wer of touching simplicity, “I respectfully ho, “to comply with your request,” and hen fearful thoughts ind him, he looked and quietly said to his men, eld of battle to-night, and meet Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah,” ‘Three ebeers for General Taylor" “Hurrah, hurrah. hurrah" “Three cheers for Clay.” “Harrah, hurrah,” burrah Great noise and confusion, and cries of “Goon, goon.” “Go home.’ “Goon, go on,’ &e.) it ie all useless. for you to say go on, with this eoufasion Weil I say to you that General who will bring eredit geveramont. (More noise accompanied with yeils) Mr Vayton—! pledg: word | never had the fortune to meet t rfore— cheers for Cla ‘Three for Taylor!” * Boo ! Boo! Boo-o-o” Mr Dayton—Now. gentlemen, with my best wishes for your edification I'll bid you good even- ' “Mr. Dayton here sat down, and simultaneous! with his taking a seat, a tar barre! was ignignite: the smoke from which filled the atmosphere all wround with its perfume. (© Gresley | Grooley | Greeley! “ Harrah for Tay- tor” a aying to aod fro with the multitude ) Mr. Hawny © Davies here esaayed to make his voice audible After three or four vain attempts he said: Fellow citizens I prosose to detain you a few minutes until the reading of an address that Ins been prepared for your concurrence The fotlowiag. The whigs of claim anew the: address was thea read :— ow Vork have assombi to leave nothing done which councils of the tion. Upon theeve of ® contest which must decide the politieal fate of the country for many to come, they wish their brethren throughout the State and throughout the Union, to widerstand, that the whige of this great ctty appreciate the erisis, and are ready to meet its momentous issues Our first choice for the Presideacy was Henry Clay We did all we could to secure his nomination Our delegates national co: task we had imposed upon thei They stood to the last for the man preferred in whom, above all others, the fided —who had been their lead erand champion for a quarter of a century—who had made his own name iilustrious by the glory he had con- for the mai ferred upon his country —aud whom. we bad hoped, the people would raise to the highest office in the nation's gift. But they were unsuccessful. The eonrention Fopreseating the whigs of the whole Union, decided that the whig banner, ia the coming contest, should be borne aloft by other bands. That decision, we believe, romp! by the purest motives, and reached by It was the result of no unworthy It sprang from po freling of personal or sec- J animosity. It expressed the opinion —honest berate. and patriotic—of the majority of the whig arty in the United States, represeated by delegates hoven by themselves, and responsible, each to his own constituents, and to them sloue. . >the wisdom of that ion, We not only binding upon us, as membersof the party that made it. but we embrace it cordially, and pledge gur best endeavors to the whigs of the Union, to give it fail and complete ottet. We aeonit with all our hearts, Zachary Taylor and Millard F limore as our candidates in the coming contest. We recognise in both, men wi 4 before the world “ without fear and without reproach”-men from whose character: the eavenomed darts of party maliguity fall barml men who have that firm beld on public confidenc: which is the surest pledge of saecess—men whom the whig party and our common country may safely trust of clear judgment ourage- “a man not who loves his country nor and protect her i before whom nothing that is corrupt or m an hour. We know hiin to be a whig — we know him to be honest—we know he will be faithfui to the constitution We recognize in him the especial champion of the rights of the people against «x cutive privilege and of ficial power. He is the friend of peace. and'the enemy of conquest—hamane as be ix brave—modest as he ix sagacious—prompt. resolute and prudent in action - free fr ing no fa- rend ing’ believes to be just, knows ii tobe bie duty to take That such a should enjoy a popularity not bounded by party limits and ne ing upon party expectatians, is among the best signe of the age in which we live. Of Milinrd Fillmore nothing more can be said than the whi the fairest means. strife We regard General Taylor as a sound disereth: he and li fi of this State already know, Of sound talents, cool and accurate judgment unimpeac ter, and well-known devotion to whig pri sis univer tly and pecaliarly worthy of in every section of the enllo regarded as aband: the confidence of the wh gs Union Such are the men who siand before us, candidates fur President avd Vice Pr United States, They merit the geal every whiz, We pledge them New York. It hail be hearty, Their election will be of immense advantage to our common country. It will redeem the goverament from the weakness corruption, low cunning and reeklesr partizanship which have cursed {t so long. It will re- store to our national © is the big -toned purity and patriotism of our early days. It will give the country a whig cabinet, a whig Congress. and whig principles. It hat spirit of sectional ant has so much to fear. It ra for the ql will infuse» public good. into the thus avert from the ee cure to it eminent With such an estimate of the importance of the contest, and of the under whom it is to be carried on, the whigs of New York pledge to th throughout the Union. their united, earm hearty aid. May victory perch upon our ev dard During the reciting of this address, the reader's voice was not heard at a distance of more than ten feet from the pluttorm on whieh he stood. A por- tion of the people assembled seemed determined that the proceedings of the meeting should wot be carried out, and who used their lungs to the great- advanta; by making all kinds of outlandish noises,, varying from the sgqualling of a eat to the roaring of a lion, or the bellowing of an evephant After it was read, Me. Raymown, o ward and said gt for many ye the Courier @ Enquirer, came for Fellow citizens, there has bera « de ylor The com: instrarted me * Tay hurrah will give thelr attention Co om mittee have instructed me to towing resolutions, which | shall read. (° Bah bal Yer—No. no Lote have the res Mr. Raymon then read the following resolu | tiens:— wed, That the whige of the city of New York ; and that eh. thay ples, conform to its a nations, and fight ite batties. senlowsly and heartily whenever the laws of the land shall give them oppor tunity. Resolved, That such an opportun'ty is now at hand and that the whigs of New \ ork accept for themselves and for the party, the nominations that here been made by the national convention: apd that from this time forward, until the day of election in November next, they will do every thins im ¢ the election of Zac! Taylor aw President and Vice Pf Resolved, That it ix the duty of € vgreRe such laws, in connection with the revenue protect American industry from undue f potition—recure to the country a sefe col disbursement of the public y equal value—dispose of rhe proceeds of the public lauds in conformliy with the rights of the States and the necessities of the geners! government—ald the improvement of our great highways, lakes mod harbors —promote the development of oUr national resourcet and secure the prosperity arid general welfare of the whole Union—and that it is the duty of the executive out the will of the people. as em- presentatives in Congress assembled Resolved, That ihe power given to the Exrew the Constitation to interpose bis veto, is aheb vative power, which should never be éxereired except it t when he summoned him to surrender, in order , nt eupy the Executive chair, ought not to con- a8 Upon questions of domest! | policy, nor his objections to be interposed where qi iA ast, the known opinions and wishes of the Executive have ex: ercited un undue and injurious influence upon legislative department of the government, thus threat ening our syslem with » great change from its tru theory, | Resolved, That wo sinceiely rejoice at the restoration | of peace with Mexioo—that we regard war at all times, | and under all circumstances, as « national calamity, to | be avoided if compatible with the national honor—that the principles of our government, aa well as its true Policy. are opposed to the subjugation of other nations, | | and the dismemberment of other countries by con: | | quest—that in the Mexican war, our national honor .”’ “boo, bah.) The Grecian said, “Come and | has been vindicated; and that, in dictating terms of peace, we could well afford to be forbearing and mag- nanimous to a fallen foe. Resolved, That the President of the United States should have no private purposes to accomplish, no par- ty projects to build up, no enemies to punish—nothing to serve but his country; and that the administration of John Tyler affords conclusive evidence of the fact, that one who cannot be trusted without pledges, can- not be confided in merely on account of them. Resolved, That Zachary Taylor and Millard Fill- more, when elected President and Vive President of tho United States, will carry out these great cardinal principles of the whig faith; and ‘hat in their charac- ters, public life and known opinions, we have abundant ground for this belief. Resolved, That we should deprecate the election of Lewi# Cass to the Presidency, as an overwhelming pub lie calamity—as a visitation which this country. groat as have been its sins, has not yot deserved, and which we will put forth our most strenuous efforts to avert, Resolved, Nhat we deprecato sectional issues in a national canvass, as dangerous to the Union and inju- rious to the public good—that we look with confidence to a whig national administration to remove all causes for such ixsuos—and that we will countenance no fa tion in tho whig party, and no coalition with any fa tion out of it, which shall threaten to array one sec- tion of our common country in angry hostility against any other, Rexolved, That laying aside all regrets for past dis- appointments—cordially accepting the candidates of- fered for our support—earnestly desiring the triumph of whig principles, and the good of the country to be thereby secured—we, the whigs of New York sity, do pledge to our brethreu in this State, and throughout the United States, our best endeavors to hurl locofoco- ism from the high places of power it has vsurped and disgraced so long, and to commit the direction of our ublic affairs to true whigs and honest men—and that it shall not be our, fault if, on the 4th of March next, our beloved Union has, for President and Vice Prosident, any other men than Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore, ¥ During the reading of these resolutions, there was the usual quantity of disorderly and tumul- tous conduct, but Mr. Raymond’s lungs were strong enough to make him heard by the greater ortion of those assembled. When about one half of them were read, a Taylor flig wis intro- duced, bearing the inscription, ‘If we all pull to- gether we can’t be beaten.” As soon as it was taken to the geome hers were loud harrahs and hisses from the two factions, and ina few minutes afterwards there wasea bustling, and dragging, and palling oat between some thirty or forty Clay men and Taylorites, in which, however, no da- mage was committed except what the tailors could repair. « “ Mr. Hone — Gentlemen, order, order. Silence moment, just for one moment. The question now be taken on the address and resolutions which have been read to you. After which | will present to you ong of your frlends whose elo- quent voice you havo heretofure heard, and who ewill try to persuade you to ratify the nomination of the Philadelphia convention. All you who are in favor of adopting the address and resolutions just read, and of she nomination of General Taylor and Millard Fill- more, Will please to say aye. (Aye, aye, aye,” and tremendous @pplause.) ‘Those who ‘are opposed will say no. ‘A few nays followed. but they were few. Mr. Hony:.—Gentiemen, | have the pleasure of an- nouncing that they are carried, five hundred to one Now geatlemen, Mr, Hoffman will address you (‘Hurrah for Hoffman.) Order gentlemen, let us hear Mr. Hoffman, I pray that the whigs may be quiet, ro that the Cass men may have ali the noise to themaelv: jood—that’s good,Hone’s a trump.” “He knows something.”’) Mr. Horrstan —Fellow citizens. (Hurrah for Tay- lor”—*Hurrah for Clay’’—“Hurrab, hurrah.”’) Follow citizens.—If you are dixposed to listen but for & moment to one who has fought in your cause. and ought with you in darker times than thiy. and darker. L trust, than the whig party will ever again see [ crave your attention fora single moment. The die fellow ‘citizond, 1 cast. Whatever preteronces there may hare been for particular men, the us-vutevea vou cil of the whigs of the Union has determined that Gen Taylor is to be our standard-bearer in the coming canvass, (Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!) | know, fellow citizens, that—(* Hurrah for Taylor’—*Hurrab for clay") I know that there have been diff-rences of pinion. and | tell you that he who now adresses you, had for his preference asa candidate, one who ix the conqueror of Cerr Gordo, of Chapultepec. aud of the halls of the Montezumas——(Hurrah! hurrah! bur- rah')—-one whom I believe to be an able—(~ Harrah for Taylor.” and much confusion—* Go on, go on.’) Mr. Hoxe—Go on, Mr. Hoffman. Horrxax—Oh. it’s no use. [Order being partially restored, Mr. Hoffman made another attempt, and was about to proceed. when he was met with the ery of “Go on! “Gu on!"} What’s the use of going on? Am I addressing a whix meeting, or am I not? (Cries of “Yes! yea!) Well if you are whisa, are you not strong enough to keep the peace at your own meetings? (Cries of “Yes! yos!”” and “We'll give them a little more grape!) Fellow citizens. that man was my choice, and | had hoped to see him elected; the asaembled wisdom of the nation however, «aid, that although he was a brave man, that although he was a good man; aithough he was a good whig: yet as brave a man. as good « man, and aa xo a whig was found in the persou of General Tayl (Much applause) And. gentiomen, shall [. a whi who has battled with you whigs for #9 many years shall [ abandon my preferences? —-shall I abana ton the flag which floats over us?—shall | turn my back to the cause, because my fi mminated? (Cries of “No! no!) w there were differences of opin in the ret moment of disappointment, the oldest ai the bravest soldiers in the camp paused for a moment: hey retreated like Achilles [Noteby the Reporter. — At thix moment the onty lamp, by the tight of which the reporters were enabled to take their notes, was taken away by « philosopher, with great sung fioid and placed immediately in front of the aforementioned for the purpese of inaking conspicuous the in n, If we ali pull together. we can’t be beat.’ Of course, ail darkness for the time. and there must be a blank in our report.) ‘Tennessee sends his friend to ratify thee nominations. Kentucky sends forth his friend intimate companion, Leslie Coombs, todo the heart hary Tayler rom the Norch from t rom the East and from the West, there is but oue ory, Send flag, stand by the nomination. (Voice in th We'll stand by our prineiples.”] Mr. Hoffwan co: tinued, and he the giant of this land. he who w battle raged the flererst, whose voice was eve lending on his troops, he who on the floor of the bore the title of expounder of the Constitution, came from the chamber of bereavement and affliction —af- fiction for the lors of hi who died in tho rervicw of hiseountry ; he. Danie nites with us in the a * No, no, is Henry nos of jw! But fellow citizens. are er dl io defeat. and next November to tr on} our ries | No, fellow citizens, lo* us rally wader dd What ix the quex- tion to be decided? Is it jon whether our principles or those of our opponouts shall triumph ? - leit not & question whether we shall have peace pre- vorved by that glorious eld man. who having reen all the carnage and horror of w iy we are to ing Gea. Cass with ther faternal im> . will of the penpla. by the proeperity of this great empire city will be | promoted or whether we, shall elect a man whom cir- Cametanors would compel.as he said they did. to absent himeriffrom the convention of ( bieago.to veto laws that would be passed to carry (hone Improvements intoeff-et? vietory or defeat, Taylor or Taylor never ot Os all pall together and we can't be on those who would throw dimensions our Fenks. and give vietory to our oppovents. Do befwe said. the shout roo} hat shout erdential seat at 1 tee. fellow. they will weieo Tremendous appl i that you are w jert him bears aloft the whig © and vietury as yours Jawue S. Tuaven, on b the meeting, made the folle wing remar citizens, | am rem’ oded by the whigs that we tm, (Cheer) we are within within sound of National Hall. (Cheers) been the rallying point, it was so in 1840, under General Harrisow when we marched to battle ned the vietory, it was ther nobler and prouder than he {* that man that the lawn of Ashiaed (Tremendous cheering ) I bave seen, fellow-citizens, in my day, many a on the mountain top, and I've reem it play on the | bills; om the verge of the ocean, and I've seen it lash the vessel's side, as the mighty tumult is to-night | = nz then introduced to | L SDAY MORNING, JUNE 28, 1848. == Price Twe Cceas. streaming forth for Geu. Taylor (Deafe How that shout of Joy will gid Whigs of our slster States” (Reeosea ng cheers ) the hearts of the all'true pateots to oars thet rue jots to learn that yo 'n hearts beat in glorious ses to the mo- mination of the veteran hero of Lowy cheers.) [ will here tell you what « ¢ cer said to me of our nominatio when he beard of the nomination of ©) was standing with they Tumediatel to talk fates would be in less t h them pretty much as it was with a couple of bx who were standing under « tree while another struck by lightning. when one of the hoys sald to the other, “John, can you pray.” John, semewhat down cast, replied, “No, sir! Can you pray, Jim!’ to whieh Jim quaintly replied. “No | can’t, but something must be done, and d--d quick too;” (roars of (laughter,) and, fellow-citizens, the locos felt a good deal like the boys. when they heard of the nomination of Ge eral Taylor. (Tremendous cheers.) | will, now tell you why General Taylor has gen nominated ; and that is because James K. Polk, on the Mth of January, 1846, ordered him to the bamks of the Rio Grande, and we know the result as well as if James K. Polk had said that he could have his seat on abou stfleer t whet twelve months | the 4th of March next. (Renewed cheers.) I tell you, fellow-citizens, that General Taylor has m thrust into the hearts of the whigy and of the nation and the contest now is between General Taylor on the on hand, General Cass on the other, with Martin Van Buren standing somewhere on the outside. | ask you sel face of his; if not, then be assured you Pn not Cy expect any change in other respects, although his friends have unfurled a new banner, and that ban- ner on a free soil, In reverence, they have stolen it. as they have before stolen the heart of the democracy Well, Martin Van Buren has now got the nomination from the barn-burners, so that Gen. Taylor, Gon, Cass and Van Buren are 'now in the field, and for one, fellow citizens, [ go for old Zack. (Loud cheers.) ther, | say that with Old Zack, in whatever position and strength we meet the enemy, we will fight them Tsay that I go for Gen. Taylor ajyo, because he isa whig, and I know that he is ig, because he has said so, You will find, too, that he will pro- claim to the army of eccupation, on taking posses- sion of the White House on the 4th of March next that the wall between whig and locofoco is end and, that he no further needs their services [At this stage of the speaker's remarks a disturbance took place in the vast assemblage, and cries of “ Put him out’ went forth from an hundred mouths, when Mr. Thayer wittily observed]—There they go! 'Thero they go! ‘That looks so much like a funeral procession I think they must be burying a loco foco, hung, be the hoavons, in black. (Roars of laughter.) Gentlemen I will give you one more resaon why | go for General Taylor ; it is because he has ayowod himself the gront opponent of executive power and exeoutive intl 4 In 1840 Henry Clay declared that the whiga of the Union wore opposed to executive power, and that for twelve years he had warred against executive power and executive usurpation, and it was he who worked the good old ship the constitution. (Loud cheers.) * * * * * * | With rexpeot to our nominee for the Vice Presidency, Millard Fillmore, you will remember that in 1842, he stood by the whig party, and in some measure put a check to the treachery of John Tyler; and be will stand side by sido with old Zack; and with General Taylor and Millard Fillmore, what have wo to fear? Nothing. And me- thinks I now see the Empire State arousing herself, and preparing to follow in the wake ; and by the elec- tion of our candidates, wo shall secure a better admi- nistration than we have had since the days of Wash- ington. ‘The speaker here togk his soat amidst the most deafeni ng applause. Mr. Bovanrox being introduced, commenced by an allusion to Gen, Taylor's popularity throughout tho country. And follow-citizens, said he, not only in as- somblages like the present will the name of Zachary Taylor npot with applause; wherover whig principles prevail, while locofucoism provails, and is to be combat. ed, there will be found a ready and enthusiastic sponse. (Three cheers.) Fellow-citizens, | am ‘one who went for Henry Clay; I was proud to do so in 1844, and should have been proud to have done so in 1848; but however much I may regret—(a great row— shouts, hurrahs, groans, and no possibility to hoar the conclusion of the sentence)—but let my right hand forget her cunning. and my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I falter in my support of Zachary Tay- lor “(:ncreased confusion—another row! Cries of put him out; and a proposition froma Taylor man to go to work and clear the ground of all the disturbers. One man criva out. “Tell us about Taylor's principles; what are his principles?”? when a sturdy Taylorite in- vited him to leave the ground. “Oh!” said the man of interrogations, “I want to vote for him, but I. want to know his principles;” small disturbances at the sides The speaker continued in eulogium on Gen. Taylor.) Wo know him to be a peace man, and ho admits his preference for mensures embracing the great cardinal principles of the whig party, and his administration will be whig, though it may not partake of the proserip- tion which bas yo often marked loco focolsm. Who is there here but that would sare that the principles nut rortn vy Weneral Vaylos are the correct principles: aod we shall see, gentiemen, if we carry out these princi- ples, the time when the Jeffersonian qualifications will be the only qualifications required in candidates for office. the only questions asked will be, “is he honest ”? ‘is he capable?” General Taylor has raid he did not in 1844, but if he had been where he could have given a vote, that vote would have been given in favor of Henry Clay. ‘Ihe Mexicans themselves are no great- er enemies to General Taylor than the loco-foco member of Congress. Fellow-citizens! where is the whig who will hesitate, when the choice is between Gen, Taylor and Gen, Cass, (Great. shouts for Taylor, and hisses for Cags.) That Gen. Cass, whose aspirations take in Cuba, and the whole of Mex- ico. That Cass who wrote a book laudatory of the ty- rant whom the French have sent packing across the British Channel, Can any whig hesitate when the contest ix between such aman and Old Zack, (‘No! no!! no!!!) He concluded tby calling on all good whigs, by the veneration which they entertained to- wards the country. as they honor that flag which their enemies would hurl downward, and trample in the dust, to come forward and support their regular nomi- nations. Here he closed, and the vast assemblage made e air ring with their unanimous and tremendous eers for Taylor, and then made night hideous by ttering three vociferous howls for Cass, Mr. Eloremay bere came forward, and said that It Wag proposed row to adjourn the meeting, atter giv’ three cheers for the whig nominations, ‘The cheera were given, and several times repent. ed,as if by one voice, so. unanimous had the vowe of the multitude atthis time become ; and thus ended the regular proceeding of the great whig ratification meeting in New York city. THK APTERPIECE. As soon as the Taylor meeting was declared ad- journed, a young man mounted the stand and ealled for three cheers for the “ Star of the West,” which were given. A motion was then made to organize a Clay meeting, when heavy groans rose from every-part of the crowd. A ‘set of resolutions were then produced, but as soon as the reading of them commenced, the lan- terns were removed, leaving the stand in total dark- ness, when three more cheers were given for the “Parmer of Ashland,” and three for General Taylor. A speech was called for, when a dirty looking boy about sixteen years of age, dressed in a blue smock, and without coat, hat or shoes, ap- peared, and said he had a few words to say.” He was most enthusiastically received. He said he was opposed to General Taylor, because he wanted to make a nigger as good as a white man, and op- posed to the Old Zack, as because he wanted to go to war with Texas, and wound up by asking if any one had three cents, he could speak no longer without something to wetJuis throat, The crowd suddenly became agitated, and a small fight followed, but soon stopped, the combat- ants all being on one side. ‘The whole party g dwally dispersed, cheering and groaning, first for or, then for Clay; and gathering in small knots | eer en parts of the street, discussed the pro- ceedings of the evening. The boys took possessi of the stand until the police appeared and clear them out. Thus closed the great ratification, and attempted organization of the Clay whigs; the whole proccedings partaking of the doings of the palmiest days of Old Tammany. Law Inteliig Court or Aprrats, June 23.— ence. Present, all the judges. The court announced at the opening, that the calen- | dar would be taken up and called for the last time. No. 24—Andrews, appellant. vs, Stewart et al, adms , ko. respondents. Decree affirmed by default,’ No. 31 —Kendall et al, plaintiffs in error, vs. Doctor, defendant inerror, Argued, No. 34—Vanderlyn and wife, ap- pellants, ve. Mallory, et al, respondents. Decree af- firmed by default. Smith, appellant, va, Crary, re- Motion by respondent to dismiss appeal Athout costs to either party. ‘There being no further business Bendy, the court adjourned until to- morrow at 10 o'el6ck. Jose Wth.—Chretion, plaintiff in error, vs. Doney et al, defendants in error. This cause was on the last April calendar, to be submitted on printed arguments aod points; but parts of the papers not having reached that term in season, the clerk submitted it at this term. The court announced the following decisions:—Judg- mente afirmed—Sherman vs. the Mayor, &e., Now York; Spies vs. Gilmore et al; Richards vs. Graham hman vs. The People; Deralsmes ys. the Merchants’ urance Company; Hughes et al va, Hone et al, re- ceivers. ko; The Mayor, &o., New York, vs. Butler; Regait vs, Morse; Kendall et al va, Doctor; Whitney vs. Allaire, Decrees affrmed—Selden va. Rogers; Ells worth vs. Thompson; Merriman ve Harsen ot al; Fris- bee ve, Suydam et al; Moore va, Des Arts, Judgments reverved. with venire de novo, &e.—Taylor vs, Morris; Buckman vs. Pitcher; Winter vs. Kinney; De Peyster et al ve, Winter: Barron ve, The People; Vedder va Brown, Judgments of the Court r d, and that of the Superior Court affirmed—Noble et al vs. Halliday. Ordered—That terms of the Court be aa follows, | t At the Capitol in Albany, on th d at the Court Room, in first Tues. | ny of September next; a Syracuee, on the first Tuesday of September next The order heretofore made fora term in October, is hereby abrogated. Adjourned,—Rochester Dem, here, if Martin Van Buren has ever changed that wea- | and fur- | | Linden Candidate for Vice s Mapisox, Jume 6, 1848. ta reply to your letter of this date, ia which that having been chosen by your ‘constituents, with reference to certain principles, and feeling yourselves predged to sustain those principles to the greatest prac- tom extent in the election of United States Senators, ‘understanding that | aca # candidate for election to thet station, you take the liberty of asking my views a« briefly as it may be in my power to greta on the following propositions :— let. With regard to the extension of chattel slat inte the territory now tor be acquired by the L 2nd With regard to the restoration, to the greatest ‘eable extent, of the immense patronage now in be hands « he people. ith nt policy of the govern- the disposition of the public lands. ith. With regard to the best mode of raising revenue for the mupport of government ‘end last. And further, whatever may be your views on these questions, whether you will, 4 po per occasions, use pour best energies for the advance- as vd ne — — 2 auswer ur aterrogatory, | reply that I opposed to the extension of slavery: tithes: into ter- | ritory now owned, or hereafter to be acquired by the United States, and that I shall, if elected to the Se- vote against any proposition for its further ex- y reasonabl C Second. | have long been of opinion that the pat the Executive of the United States is greater id be, or than is consistent with the spirit and genius of our institutios nd | should ‘refore advocate and vote for all coustitutional reforms having for their object its reduction and restoration into the a hands of the people ‘Third {am in favor of the general feat preseat land system, but believe that it requires amend- ment. | think that the right of pre-emption shonld be extended to all government lands, whether surve or not. and that by every consideration of justi | public policy, the price should be reduced. | donations. in limited quantities, should be made to the heads of such families a are unable to purchase. In my message to the Legislature of 1837, | expressed the sentiment that ‘was the isumediate gift of God to id should never be used vt me A of specula- I warmly approve of the principle of Mr. bill, which passed the Senate at the session ; that Is, to confine the sale of the public do- main to such persons only as buy for the pu of actual settlement aud improvement, I should, if sent to the Senate, support these measures, with whatever ability and talent I may possess, and also the policy of making liberal grants to the States in which the pub- lic land8 are situated for the purpose of internal provements, am in favor of raising, by duty on imports, res of our Fourth. the amount of revenue which together with the pro- coeds of the sales of public lands, may be necessary to defray the expenses of the government, economically administered; and I will add that | am of opinion that tho scale of duties established by the tariff law of 1846 is about the proper one. Fifth. and . | do not know how | can better an- swer this sapien than by referrmg you to my past course whilst: he ope in the publio service, and to my conduct during the four years I the honor to re- present the people of Wisconsin in the lower branch of Congross. Sincerely convinced of the truth and propriety of the views Ientertain aud which | have oxprossed in this letter, I yield to none in the y and seal with which I shall, on all proper occasions, support and urge their adoption. Tam, gontlomen, vai > Yourol respectfully, dient servants HENRY DODGE. Police Intelligence. Law not Gospel.—A person by the name imeelf a great fuss about a police feport wh Clark, who. oalis hi ich Soret in the newspapers, the stgtement in which anys in garbled in relation to himsff, and some monies which» he collected in some way not necessary to mention. H. talka of various parties with a greut feeling of dignity, but appears to have some strange notions certain important points connected with bis own pro- fersion, which is that of commercial law. He sayn, as a lawyer, that it isa mere quibble to deny that one member of a firm can collect tho debts of the firm, and that his receipt will be good when given against the consent of the other party. If this person. who calls himself Daniel W. Clark, and also a lawyer to boot, will look at Paige’s Chancery Reporta, vol. 5, page 31, Havens va. Hussey, he will find that his notions of law are not law at all, and that upon this particular point of commercial law he will have to read over his books again, Chancellor Walworth decides exactly the ire- rse of Daniel W. Clark, Attoraey, Beekman atrent; and now the question is whether Chancellor Watworth ia right Im his law, or the person who calls himself Daniel W. Clark, Will Daniel W. Clark, Attorney at Law, read the following :— {iixtract from Chancellor Walworth’s opinions in Havens va, Hunsay, } did not expresg any ment of the parti wil Correctin, Di inion as to the validity of an assign. hip effects by one parcner against the known: hes of his co-partner, T Rent ease presents that distinotly for the decision of the court. And upon the dylibera’e examination of the question, Lam satisfied th ‘ion of the Viee Chancellor is correct: that such an assij ment is hoth Sap and inequitable, and cannot be Paige's Ch. R., vol. 5, p. 31. Havens v8. Hussey, Singular Recovery of Stolen Silver — Information was given yesterday to officer Jeffrey and ex-coustable Jo- seph, that a lot of silver spoons were seen in the pos- tension of a colored man, by the name of Jacob Risa, residing in 114th street, between the Ist arfd 2d avenue, Harlem, bearing the marks of G. W.S. S., which was ascertained to be the marks on a lot of silver spoons stolen by some burglars over five years ago, from the dwelling house of Mr. George W. Sturges, residing in 122d street, On the circumstances being laid before “tice Timpson. a search warrant was iasued in order to search the negro’s house, the result was the finding of nine silver tea spoons, seven table spoon: aud two salt spoons, together with a buteher knife, of which were in a very blackened condition, from the long time of having been buried in the earth. On the negro being questioned by the magistrate as to the manner he came in possersion of the property, he stated that his daughter, a young girl, was a few days ago, digging in ditch. or bank, near bis house, when, on turning ever some earth, the butter knife was found; and on digging further, the above lot of spoons were discovered, all in a bunch ‘The officers, on hear- ing this fact, procured a pickaxe and spade, and went to work digging, at the same spot supposing that a large lot more of silver or other valuable property, was yet to be found; continu- ing to turn up the ground until they had dugs hole big enough to bury an elephant. breaking a spade, bending the pickaxe, and blistering their hands; and ail without success, as the treasure, if deposited’ there, was still deeper from their view. At last, becoming fatigued, they resigned their job, bringing the negro and the silver spoons to the lower police offiee. The mystery In this case is, that after the burglars had robbed the house of Mr. Sturges, a portion (possibly the share of one of the robbers) was buried, in order to prevent de- tection, aud having beeu arrested and sent to the State prison for some other crime, the secret spot was never dliscovered until the rapid improvements which aro taking place in that vicinity, were the cause of bringing the hidden t alight. The old negro was discharged by the magistrate, thore being no evi- dence, after the explanation, to warrant his detention | | News rrom THe Praine.—€ Quartermaster’s Department, arrived in this city yes torday, direct from Fort Chiles, a new port established on the Platte river. at the head of Grand Island, about two hundred miles above Fort Kearny. Captain V loft the fort on the Sth instant, with’a «mail escort A train of wagons was to leave soon after, | Col, Powell, in command of the Oregon Battalion, reached the head of Grand Isiand on the Lat inst: | with three companies—Captains Sublett’s, MeCaus- | land’s and Craig's. The two other companies, with the baggage trains. arrived four days after. ‘The officers and men were in excellent heelth—only one | on the route, « private in Captain Stuart's company. Col, Powel held a treaty with the Pawnee Indians, in which they sold to the United States the whole of Grand Island. and a strip of land on either side of the river for the establishing of the United States military post ‘The terms of the treaty we have not learned, but un- derstand that a fort will be erected opposite the head | of Grand Island, on the south bank, about three quar. tera of a mile from the river, The island@s covered with timber. but the country around is an open and vast prairie. This will be the first post on the line, after leaving Fort Kearny. ‘The Pawnee Indians are represented as in a very distressed condition. ‘Their stoek of provisions is ex- hausted, the tribes around them are at war with them, d they dare not go out to hunt; besides, they are destitute of ammuniti badly provided with A short time tain V. leaving, « band of Jowas and Sacs made an attack on Pawnee | village and took seventeen scalps. On the 7th, he passed through one of the finest of the Pawnee villa~ ges, which was deserted. the Indians having gone out to hunt. Whilstin sight of the village, a party of | about fifty Sioux warriors crossed the river and came up to him. Afcer they left him they returned and burnt the Pawnee village, and he supposes, destroyed | their crops. Along the route he met several parties of | Pawnees going out to hunt, and further on. in the biils,he met # party of near 00 Chiennes, waiting to | attack the Pawnees, Colonel Powell has promised the Indians all the protection in his power, but ft is ha ly possible that bis small force can keep down theso wars among the tribes. Captain V. met two parties of emigrants, about 30 wagons ineach, one at the head of Grand Isiand, aud the other about 15 miles below the island. The former was holding up for the latter, both getting alfng very well. The grass was abundant. Several parties of Mormons were passing up on the north side of the river, bound for the Great Salt Lake.—St. Louie Re- publican, June 20. tain Vanvliet, of the | Movements of Distinguished Individuals. Gen. Twiggs passed through Charleston, 8. C., en route for Mobile, on the 22d inst. Dr. Vander late Surgeon General to the Mexican army, has returned to New Orleans where he in- tends in future to devote himself to the practice of his profession,