The New York Herald Newspaper, August 22, 1848, Page 1

NO. 5191. strength (great cheers), aud would smile upoa their tutors efforts Many « noble and gallant [rishmaa would depart from this world ere this cootest was de- cided; but it would be a consoling retfectioa to him that he had done big utmost to liberate his couutry, and to stab to the heart the tyrant oppressor, who badso long ead so @uccessfuily kept her im bondage Loud choers) The gailiot general conciuded by appealing in the most eloquent vnd fervent terma, to the sympatbica of the Irishmen, Americans, and all other jovers of liberty who listened to him, to come for- ward gepereusly and give their best assistance ta [ra- Iand, i her hour of difieulty and danger, (Loud cheers, « which he resumed his seat.) | Another Mc G'Conson then appealed to the sym- | pathies of the in much the same strain, and | trad the report of the directory tor the Last bait week, | ffom which we icarned that the following amounts . + LLL 50 sare one oo SYMPATRY WITH IRELAND. ANOTHER MONSTER MEETING IN VAUZHALL GARDEN. TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT. &e. Sey Ke. ring a long and varied experience in attend: etings, we have had the opp & popular excitement and enthusiasm on tallthe great agitations in the old and ti Hartford, Conn. 0... vss An American lady from Provideace... . ..'. (Thia amount was hatied with three cheers) t Newburg. world, but never, on any occasion, were we | emmmettec t at a meeting where the feelings of the Fak es i A ocheater, bly beat so intensely, or where there was so | Hall day: +250 00 ete an abandon, so to speal, of wild excite. | Charleston, 8 . 1400 09 1 : rauxhall Garder | The f fe s last night at Vauxhall Garden. | Chins mite aS .» 1000 2g, which was Each fixed at eight e’clock, the various streets leading ¢ place of meeting were taronged with people, who were hastening to give expression to their feelings on the late events which have taken Ireland. The large room was crowded uffocation, and as soon as tM intense heat ‘se ammouncementa, particularly that , Was rapturously applauded; and the immediately afterwards received the sub- | Seriptions of the meeting, which were handed up with the came liberality eud enthusiasm a3 at the former meetings. At this stage of the meeting, War. H. Mitoxrz, brother of John Mitchel, appeared, when the deaten- ing sbouts of the people rang through the spacious hail, and thousands of voices called for Mitchel ! compelled any who were fortunate enough to ob- | M Lie rald—My friends, we have tea very 14 i tire, others pushed i iy | important accounts since the sailing of the last tain admission to retire, others Li hed ah SUDEIY | stecman, Weave telavhy che English papers thet the the:r places. The platform was seized upon, and | revolution had beon subdued by a few polios, while | every avenue so completely blocked up, that it was | there isa censorship exercised over the Irish press 5, f Ve a 1 ny 7 it impossible for several of the gentlemen who were | \V¢ Se told that Smith Orlrien has fled; but that ts | a ile, from the fact that he is represented to have fed in three different directions, By the nows of the last steamer it was stated that Meagher, Riley, and others bad fled, and the police were after them, for the ra- ward which bad been offered for their arrest. But not £0, for they wore orgauising clubs. That a in ambush for twenty-four hours isim- {there was nothing more to be doug than to ye are told that 40,000 men had been aent ction; but if the people bdued by Suspector Trant, it was a useless proceeding, Nothing 1s eaid by the English | papers about the waereabouts of Dillon and Meagher. With reg: letter received laat,I cam tell you it was not written with a view to deceive, for the young man who wrote that latter would mot be guilty feuch a thing; though in tho exeltement, while the were coming into Dublin, it might be loss than L hope no one will discredit that to have taken part in the proceedings to ‘obtain | adi 5 There was a small sprinkling of the fair sex at the back of the platform, but how they managed to get ihere, or how they got away, we are unable to coujecture. There were, than from twenty to twenty- noid about the Garden, and | able to come within hail of the speakers, or ov 2 Cu the motion of Gen. Wars mew O'Connor was called to the chair, ‘The Cuarmman, ou opening the proceedings, 5 he expected from what had been understood a3 | e organization of the meéting, that another gen- | thi sion £ oe a Tres E ry tlemau would have been there to preside over them; eel truth | while tho state- but every avenue to the meeting bad been s0 com- je English papers aro, :& tissue pletely closed, and all access so completely prevented, rc M, took bis seat amid the voeifer- uts of the assembled multitude thea appeared and presented $109 from fu) that He feared it was :mpossibi mission. He was, no doubt, v: mouent to force an entr As the time, however, had srrived whenthe mecting should be organized, it had been considered right to appoint another chair- man, and he had been honored by being selected for that situation. The time. he believed, had arrived when it was the duty of every friend of Ireland, and of every lover of froedom throughout the world, to give | expression to his sympathy, and to stand by Iteland in this, the crisis of her destin: (Tremendous cheering.) | ‘Le news which had been just received by the Cam- bria was imperfect and unsatisfactory, and, to a great extent, could not be depended upon; but when | they were perfectly understood, when the accounts were read and examined carefully, it would be feen that the English press had taken espe- cial pains to distort the real facts of the case, and | to give a version of it that might be called, inthe words cf am eminent British jurist, “a mockery, a delusion and a snere."’ (Loud cheers.) The accounts for him to obtain ad- endeavoring at that b here entered with drum and with the following ins fife, bearing a ton. — 26 2e0C099229020990990200 Tia FaLON OLtA, uy bondamen, know yet not, Would be iree themse!ves, lust strike the biow, Who 20000 €260060009002099800090096000 snd presedted $200 Acontributloa of $109 from the Tailors (Mitchel) Asroolation ‘The arrival of the Sarah Sands was here announced with news contirmims the inss letter reeeived, the re- ception of which it is impossible for pen to describe. Such hallowing and shouting has never characterised any previous wecting, which continued for full fitteen stated that an affray had taken place in Ballingarry, | minutes. between the peasantry and the police, and although it |W. &. Row:wsoreald, 1 will begin the most mala: ‘was fought to place itin tho best possible light for | choly partor my duty ‘rst, with a contribution uf the Britieh government. yet. it was not said that the | $120. from the W ord Club, and also that of the object sought for had been obtained, or that the people had custsined a defeat. It appeared that Smith O'- Brien bad been on the ground, and that as soon as he ;{ death of the President of that club, John Powers, a poor man who was killed on Saturday jast; but I have just returned trom New Haven, where at a meeting considered it expedient, he went away without let or | held on Saturday Jast, thesum of $275 forthe sid of hindrance, and in the yery sight of the men seat to | [yeland, and fromthe steward and crew of the steam- arrest him. (Cheers) , Under these circumstances, | boat, a contribution of $83, [am act going to ma: ‘therefore, he could not understand the meaning of | the proclamations that had been issued, and the edito- rial articles that had been written to show that the i ction had been crushed in the bud. (Cheers) F asveech, but hare something to gay about the letter which many of tha papers disczedit, which is true, fer l received it myself, and know the source from wheaca it came. sui ery man, capable of forming an opinion onthe matter, | Jonny McGrats presented a contribution of $200, mist be perfectly well aware that there had been no | fom the Cstrick-on-Suir Club; aiso, from the Thomas crushing, aud no defeat. (Cheers) Butofone thing, | Davis’ Club, the sum of $263, no one can be ignorant. ‘The people had shown a de- | termination to fight—yes. and to die for the libera- | tion of theircountry, (Iremendous cheering) There | had been, it was said, two people killed; but if this | were the case, he could not see in it such a disaster | as was sudicient to cast down the hopes of the Irish | people, ov to give caure for the songs of triumph which | the Lvglish press and government were chaunting | ever since it occurred. Let them take it at the worst, | there was no one but must admit, that it showed the people were up and ready to ight for their own, orto die in tue attempt. (Cheers.) Yes, it showed they were ready } to die for their own ; (renewed cheering.) and this in- | ation it was impossible to distort or deny, The | tory. however, had received additional informa. | tion. and from the authority of the quarter whence it had been communicated to them, he had every rei to believe in its authenticity. He referred to the letter which had appeared that morninginthe Tribune (‘Tremendous cheers, which were again and again re- mewed) This letter showed, that while every means | of obtaining correct information had been out off by | the stifling of the popular press, and the euppression | Mr. Devtin, of Montreal, was introduced to the before you on this glorious occasion, 1am one of tha vice-presidents of the Irish League, at Montreal ; and would say to you, that there isa great foeling for fz ‘and, througliont Canada. We have had several ings there, and the authorities are afraid to try to stop us. ‘The mayor consented to preside at a meeting, held on Monday night last; but whey the time arrived he repaired to the place of meetind@elosed the doors, and placed a few policemen in front, to guard them, Dut that did not stop us; we called the people together in the street, to the number or tea thousand, among hom were many of the soldiers; and the officers of the ment did not choose to interfere. We drill hough we have not yet gone so far as the peo- ple of Quebec; for, in that city, they have eptked the guns. But we act openly and fearlesely; and the culy reason why the minister of our most gracious Queen will not interfere, 13 from the simple fact, that they are too convenient to the star-spangled banner Weenn- netsend you money, for we Lave our own liberty to ¢ gain; and sre determined to tread the British lion un- the organs of the peopie—that notwiths-anding ail | cer our feet. Wo should like to see some tex or the vigilance that had been exercised by the govern- | afteen thourand of youon a visit to Canada; and if ment—owing to the cunning proceedings that had | you docome, we will give you a hearty welcome; at peon taken, this letter, though evidently bearing the | which we will wall: through Camada in a week mmagits of having been opened in the post office, had After Mr, D. concluded, the collection of meney escaped their vigilance,and communicated informa- | acsin taken up, and the money again dowed iu tion which it was their wish and their interest to have ary. entirely withheld. (Cheors,) On that statement they Non Was Called forand made mizht “place the most implicit reiiance, (Renewed after which the meeting adjourned. cheerivg.) From that statement, it would appear that 1d be w the committee of arrangements, there had been a battle, (Tremendous cheers.) Yes, | tf they with thair meetings properly reported, to have # bettie had been fought 4 the Irish people. (Re- | some regard to the convenience of the members of the mewed cheering) A battle had been fought between | press who attend them, instead of allowing them to be the Itieh people and the British forces, and in that | crowded from the platform, and the tables provided for battle the Irish people had been victorious, (For | them, broken to pieces, Atthe above meeting, the of- sc veral minutes the most tremendous cheering, waving ot hats and handkerchiefs, followed this announce: | It is impossible to describe the terrific ex- citemeat.) He did not speak—he did not wish to excite their enthusiasm at the present moment, it was well for them to understand the etate of the case. On the first intelligance they had reeetyed, the chill of despair had, for a ent, come over them, in consequence of the ac- ts not being so favorable as they had expected ey had now authentic Intelligence that the facts of the case bad been falsified. The frst blow had been given—the red arm had met the hand ef the oppressor and bad hurled him to the dust. (Loud cheera.) it ‘was well for them then to know that, for it would be a ctimeltas to thom to increase their exertions om behaly | 1 struggling patriots who were laboring and bleed- or thelr country. (Great cheers.) Now was the time now thelr sympathy—uow was the thne when aid | id be extended ; for, however disguised, or dis- | od, or concealed the intelligence might be, it was no longer a matter of doubt that the struggle for liberty | or death wns going on, and Jead must the soul of that iviend of Ireland and of liberty be who now held back ts sympathy and his assistance (Loud cheers.) He was the | cers were not only remiss in a proper provision fur the pre , but by invitation, drew many persons between speakers and the place allotted the reporters | iy, entirely to hove forgotten that good order cy_shouid be observed on such an occasion, ber ibe, if the press is not better provided fer, that the meetings will pass unneticed ; and then, probably, they will be brought to a sense oi th duty it is iaipossdle for any man to report, while several persons are resting themselves upon his shoulders, and probably audiog between bim and the speaker, to say notl f those who actually sit upon the table h Le is endeavoring te write at an it was estimated that m0 leas tham 10,000 persons agrombied the garden, who wera unable to Pp theic way forward even within hearing of the proceedings in the bali; and the roof of tha building, leo, was crowded with anxious listeners. who enjoyed roceedings, both inside and outside, in which they tmly participated, by erery possible demonstration ; 4 . Ofapplause The roof gavo way several times, and Bebe A a A oo ade wise i eer a many were precipitated to the groundim théir ondea. press upon them that, at Siievenamon—(tremendous yors to escape uahurt, in whieh they fortunately suo- at that gallant fortress, the first battle had ad” The cood Tk tho Auatobadue Beall a Me ice kia he ro he adjoining buildings, an RT EREE Chreie ink. be Caled te place ‘rom which a view could be bad, were also (Renewed cheers.) It might be called the full; and the very treesin the garden wore all to Lexington or the Bunker [ill of the Irish revolution. newed cheers.) May tho same glorious result be ‘he soen studded with groups of boys and young mon; leis reward, and may every remnant of British power whtie the frequent crackling of the branches gave in that country be utterly crushed and annihilated jence of the competition that was manifested to ob- (Loud and profonged applause.) tain places even here, the bystanders never falling to eaers. R. S. Emmett. Chas, A. Shea and Chas, Das | oh, he most fortunate competitor, amid much yis were then appointed Secretaries to jthe meeting. laughter. A large number of females were alao 51 eneral Watiunincr was the mext speaker, {ie that it was now upwards of 700 years since the itish government first obtaineda footing in Ireland, tered through this dense throng, who loudly cheered, im responte to tho echoes from the hall; and in this of excitement the second meeting was organised = and though feats of heroism and maznanimity bad when, on motion. been ever since sarees, in attempts to shake off this .onuno S. Dervy, eq, was called to the chair, amid nightmare, yet he believed it was reserved to the year yehemont and prolonged cheering; and Messra 1848 to shake off the grasp of the oppresaor. and to act the captive free (cheers.) Tho sword had been un- sheathed and the blood of the oppressor Michael Whelan and D. A. Kane were unanimous appointed secretazice, i he Cuaruan addsessed the meeting, amid yooi- the earth (oheers.) It was not strange, ther: ferous applauee. He said. My friends, | am gratified ose who traced their lineage to an Irish ancestry—it — to witnoas euch # glorious demonstration as this, whem was not strange that those who could boast of irish Ireinnd bas been brought to so dreadful » crisis, such Dlood in thelr yeins should be filled with deep emotion a» :hat to which she has been driven, after centuries of when tae intelligence came booming across the ocean, (Applause. I rejoice at it, and every that the first shot Lad been fired, and the firat blood can will rejoice at it—(leud oheots);—but those had been shed. (Tremendous cheers) it was not wil! rejoice at It in particular, because it etrange too that Americans should sympathise with friend of liberty, that America will the Iriel people in their struggies or shouid regard ourage every country that asks for freedom and them with feelings of no ordinary interest wile stand- bitcanism. ~ (Voeiferous cheeriag.) There are ing op for their rights and ridding themselves of their of Ireland through this Iand, who long for that tyranaical oppressors, (Cheors.> If ie were askod why om which we enjoy, In thelr own homes, by the this eympathy should be evinced. he would briefly re pido cf their fathers, thelr brothers, their sisters, and ply that no country in the world had ever suffered 60 | (ucir own hearth stones, wich they had been obliged mck oppression—no country had ever beea treated {o icave behind, in poverty and distress. They rant 0 unfaltly every priviiege that the British subjects thero, | elf goverument” and appiness. (Loud ‘enjoyed bad beon denied to them—they were made cheering) (A Volca," They must bayethem') Yes. my f fon: fe bmit to taxation without representation and ends, America will aid them to do it. (Vocife- josed upon them a churel estabilsiment, rove cheering.) New York alo: whie! d orsbip = andt in whfch they believed. (Loud cheers) it was not jem, w firongg they shovid strive to rid themselves of this je ‘(Cheers.) They bave auc there, as Samicir tm O'Prien, (Tho mention of the name of Smith O'Brien was the signal for 9 simultaneous burst Aah, id pene that was continued for a considerable time.) and Merghet. and Dijon, aod MeGea. (Renewed choer- ing snd spptavec) We want, my felenda, no better and that every Briton who sought to per- t should meet from thom @ Briton's grave, [t was Dot pertuitted those who listened to filngle in that battle, but they could be of ( him t rome seaistance to the noble’ patriots; andy if. tho accounts they had received hye Foes 6000 veer endorsement for Uh C4 than tho willlng ea. b tom the dust. (Great cheers) It was not at critice of their liver, whigh, ey offer, (chee ‘ eneo bad beom | heintprupeetie whish iy ih hae a tie Of the glorions revo- peirg confieented (Cries of “they eliall never lose round its fotere progr either" their children ub lieve | ‘They ran the risk of leaving y to br cczne Depgurs, (42.0, never, never;”) and this they the iolependence «f ireland, but they bed made ® | dotor peor old Ireland. (Cheers.) ‘Oh, my frien legiauing ; and tho great Jehoval, on whom Wesh- | (ere ure eontiments that come Rome to the hearts ingtom had relied, would be their euccor and their | every American freeman, and would induge him $o first victory they could hope to meeting, whoraid: My friends, I am happy to appear* spill bia bicod, a& weil as to draw money from bis pockets, for the cause, (Cheers) A succesafu. appeai will be made here this night, such a4 has never beeu presented before by the congregated masaes of Now Yoric. (Cries, “We will give the Saxons a freehold e¢- tate, like MoDonough.'’ Cheering) The American people are now called upon to come forward wi one voice—that voice comes from New York, (Great cheering.) which is the great me- ry tropoiis of the Union, and teila it what to it wili reverberate throughout the entire United States and the world at large. (Cheering) We,in New York, | can tell the British, are mot to be sneesod at (Cheers) What we say, [can tell them wo will do We will aseist Ireland in such manner as she requires ‘We shall supply srms and pikws for the salvation and regeneration of that country. (Loudcheering.) She asks us to help her, How many of yea will go? (Cries ofail) Such of you as can’t go, will you. not aid her? (Yes, we i send her ships.) This meeting, my friends, has not been convened for magniloquent speeches; all we ask for is help—help for ireiand. (You shall bave it) Yes, my friends, you will doit. The cheering that succeeded waa vehement and proionged, Money began hereupon to tlow into the treasury in handfuls, end Mr. Kanes hat was soon neariy filled with bills, gold, and silver, from all quarters; whea Mr Coccry was loudly ealled for, and oddreas- edthe meeting. He said that he rejoiced to see the many who eurrounded him. and to have learned by the letters which he had read that day,that six thousand British troops had been brought out against the Tippe- rary boys, (Cheers.) He wished that no man should be iisappoluted by the news lateiy brought out in the tory papers. This news was inspected by a tory before itwas transmitted through the English post office ; but the only true news they got, come to them wr teu ona picce of newspaper, (cheering) and that was held, to the fire, after wh: the letters, that were upon it. grew red. (Cheering) It told them that the first contlict had taken pi between the British troops andthe Tipperary boys. (Cheers.) It told them that the Tipperary boys hai planted the goddess ct liberty, on a silk banner, and placed it in front of a platoon, (cheers) and sworn by the god of battles that She would assist them on this occasion. Mr.C., after briefly exhorting the frienda of Ireland and of freedom to come forward and aid them in the present struggie. concluded. Money was again handed In freely, when Captain Torver, of the American service, and late from the seat of war in Mexico, came forward and said that this was a subject which required no powers of | eloquence on the part of those who spoke in ita behalf. It aroused feelings in the breast of aimost every mau in Amertea. so that the last drop of blood in his body was animated by feelings of republicanism. itereated au anxious desire that miliions of citizens should be free from oppression in old ireland. (Cheers) And it was, therefore, natural for them toturnand see how could best be achieved. There was but oue way pow—when a cll was made by Ireland; when sho spoke with a subdued bead and ‘a bowed-down heart, and asked tor repeal, she was scorned and scotfed at, But new, it was repeal no more; the cry, now, was that mighty word liberty (Voriferous cheering Ant how was that to be achieved? He sawitia the mighty masses that currounded him—whose proses. ings now cheer the hearts of those who are strus- Gling for liherty and independence in theirown coum: they saw the wives, the children of the mo- fering ia Ireland by famine and dis- cae not look back upon the course which England baa pursued for a series ot years’ When the peo- ple of the United States was a British colony, andwore ground down by oppressive tamgtion, they nobly stood forward and won their freedom at the point of the bayonet. (Cheets.) They soon built up the Ameri- cam republic,’ which iv now elevating the nationa! character higher and higher, and he trusted that, side by side with it. would soon follow the Irish republic,— (ec Bg.) aie pecs there were now struggling to ‘ow the Dritish yoke,and not only in Ireland, wut places where the British flag floats, The peo- o be free, (Cheers) He would preaict that the tie. was not far distant when not only Ireland would he freed from the hands of England, but the Canadas too, (Tremendous cheering aad cries of, wa will soon slap at Canada and bring her into the Uniou.) Now, to achieva this, they would require funds. it could'not be expected that it wouid be done ii nute : but it was in their power to banish the from Ireland. That God that watched over them iu their § ia America, would watch over them in Ireland, amd assist them to achieve their in- dependence, and adopt the principles of republicanism (Cheers) After further alluding to the condition of Ireland, he continued. let us now, while it be tn our -bave Capada. (Vociferous cheering) There en enough here capable of doing the work at the present mcment, @ will take her, ’) and men who are ready end willing to aid ireland siso. There are other positions through which to attack England, and | hia eforts, is as furans lay in his fowér. should not he wanted. Captain T. was vehemently cheered at the conclusion of his remarks. Mr, Kane, the secretary, next briefly addreased the meeting, and was followed by Mr. Joust: Gere who denounced the anti-Irish press in New York, particu. larly the Eepress and the Courier and Enquirer, the latter paper belonging to Watson Webb, who was shot, he said, “By Tommy in the -—" (nentioning in pret- ty plain language what he meant to express, and which caused immoderate roars of laughter through- out the meeting) General Warparipos, who already spoken from the mala stand. again brietly addressed the meoting, when about $260 were soon collected, and the meetin, adjourned amid the utmost enthusiasm E THIRD % By 1d meeting was organized at the ea garden, of which Alderman Canazo; appointed Chairman, and M. 4 Patrick O’Brien, were apy ‘ Mr. Joun T. Doviz n handing m dressed the meeting. He saidke telt_ much reltc- tance in addressing them, for more reasons thaa one; the most cogent season was, that speeches at the distance of three or tour thousand mules, can have but little effect, and cannot be heard at Slievera- mon. Money ij what.we want; if men were to t: until Doomsday—it we cannot fn the present crisis persuade you to contribute—our labor isin vain; one dollar is better than all the apeeches we can make to-night. We find by the papers thet there has been a tough and tumble fight between the people and the e; but what the result was, no one inthis coun- ry knows. The Irish preas has been gagged, the Mag- na Carta bas been violated,and no man in [reland, that loves country, cam express his sentiments without running the risk of being put into the felon’a cell and fed ou bread and water. they allow them Graham diet.’’) rthr | The'Fyeeman’s Jour- which by the way is rather agfashionable paper, it sup- ports the Old ireland party, and exists by moral force pollce; snd if it published anything contrary to the command of the castle, it would, the mext morning, be suppressed and its editor sent to keep company wit! G. Duty, J. Martin, and the other feions now in New. gate. But, my friends, notwithstanding that the public (Se is muvzled in Dublin, we have the startling facts hat O’Brien, Meagher, and the other felons, in the fuce of 45,000 bayonets, are still at large, aud on the mountains of Slievenamon, surrounded with 50, stalwart Tipperary men; and we have the further startling fact, that ten additional counties kaye been rocloimed sinee we received the former news, making a all fourteem counties—nearly one-half or Ireland.— (At this ty of the proceedings, it was announced that the Southampton steamer had arrived, and brough* news confirming the report of the defeat cf Gen. Mo- Dovald, at Sievenamon. The cheering was really deafening, and continued for several minutes; atter whieh, the money came in like a shower of hal. for al- most Lali an hour.} Mr. Doyle then continued hie address. took place in Wexferd in 1798 Fe sold tne stalwart men of Wexford heat the King’s troops at New Ross, and drove thom into Kilkenny, After that the King got another ally, but it was [tish whiskey. (Father Mathew was not then an apostle temperance.) Word was immediately sent to the King’s troops, that the people were drank. It is scarcely necessaty to 4a; that they avafied themselrea of the information. ‘They returned immediately, and the unfortunate mem that defeated them at New Ross and Wexford, were ingtheir turn, defeated and massacred. If the peo- ple of the present day be any thing like the men 1798, (oxcept in drunkenness) we may naturally con clude that fifty policemen couid not beat one thousand of the people. ut we have other proofs of thia than mere conjecture ; for they, the police, hed to shut themselves up in a widow's house, and put her five young children in thoir front, to protect them. Mr Dosis continued at lengta to enforce cn (he people the necessity of coming forward at this awful crisis to support the men who have their lives and tertunes, and are fighting the battles of their coun- with effect, as did also Malehi Failon, about $250 collected at this stand. avout $7000 collected. over to Thured were In all, there wor nd the mecting adjourned evening next. in at St. Lows.—Aa assault with a loaded revolver was made by John Jackson on another man, pomed Sherman, at the Empire House, yosterday afternoon, and it is oniy astonishing that Sherman was not killed dead en the spot. Jackson #tood only rome five or six feet from Shorman, at the head of a short flight of steps, and discharged five balls at Sherman in rapid succession, one of which graved hin ebeek and drew blood freely. Sherman stood firmly taciag Jackeon, and oxclaiming during the murderovs attack, “Shoot! shoot atraighter! hit m ie ou Ca: At the pull on the Inst barrel, the cap appea a Jackson instantly made off, running past Sherman into Pine etreet, wheace he mady his escape, Ashe paseed bim, Sherman made no attempt to arrest him, but only exelaimes, that if Jackson couldn’t ehoot truer than that, ho had better not shoot again! An old Indian tracer. who, from the window of the billiard room, saw the whole alfaiz, declared that ho had eeen men stand firmly in Indian fights, but he never bad seen auch bravery as Sherman's, It must be confessed that be ghowed no flinching, whore 99 men would, unarmed, as be was, bave turned upon their hecleandrun trom dangtr.> The cause of the meaaulty as we lear, Out of a playful act, on the part of Jnckso, which Ws meb on the partor Sherman in the samo apirit, and the latter bad no idea of Daving offended Jackson, until hoe drew bis pistol upon iim Jackeon was eub- fequently arrested wed taken to the eataboose, but vas relesved on giving ballin the eam of $500.—S¢ Louis Organ, 9th tnt. (*£ don't believe | nal ia the only paper allowed to be published in Dublin, | alone—but after all it is under the eurveillance of the | He went on to describe the scenes whica | try. I} Mr. Miowars T, O'Covwon addressed the meeting r expressive e | each Whe Watering Places, Lace Manorac, August Pew persons seem to know of th scenery by witch ic is surrounded vey you as far aa Croton Falls, Pur situate about 50 miles from New Yor AUGUST 21, 1343, existence of tits beautiful lake, and the wild and romaatic You approach it first by the Harlem railroad cars, which con- m county, an open carriage, a sort of Jersey wagon, conveys passengers to the lake, a further di ing nearly all the way) of five mal presents a beautiful apoearance, and miles in circumference. Near the centre is a large | nd, of dark forest trees, known aa the Isle of didate, have nou aces of note within the circle Petira, The other pi; of the lake, are Wild Cat’s Glen, Kur the Indian Council Grove, Mc; anda froma Kirk's Landing brings you in view 2 (ascend. The take bout nine k's Shore, short wall of another lake, which is on a level at least 150 feet below Makopac, although on!y €0 rods apart ; and frora midway. you can cast a stone into eith anes. Lake Mahopac is itself 1,200 ) the level of Lake and pear this, is the count of Mr. New York. This principal lake derives its name fr a distinguished chief of an Ind was Mahopac’: he fl of byfa hard now nea 3 tion of a family who have suce. about one mile from this | imuch intel! The Chief Mahopac commanded a powerful tribe, ard the inf I character was very g' erm of the woods, Nath ke, He i F W years agi tradition has handed down some interesting tra his remarkable character, which were told me ‘ iel Crane, | fect to fora ars of age, and of the sixt er of these feet above er, the beautiful little Lake Mahopac, Belden, ot rom that of genera- ely resided Sa man of las way which marked the native nobieness of a great mind, viz: ever to pr among the various t (Wild Cat's Glen), was po C., anc. he recited, with muc legenii of the n energy, Devil's dancing r cannot inclose in this communica occupy too much of your valuable jour: other, about a chieft nd harmon on, as it would aughter, whic t tome by Mr, beautiful which | omit for same reason, althoug! made co ne, which now lie before me, We had quite a gay ball here on Fi The gentlemen were all commended visitors at the lake for. th i which it was gotten dining room was ta sreens, and othervi le; and the qu lles, kept up with great spint upper Was anno’ od he whole atiarr tice a fe agreeable and Miss B., of N. Y., co their refined courtesy ing and_ interesting accomplished, es manner so soft find her equal in rowing on romm, meat of these water nymphs) and exce' of lively disposition, and ever frank anc Mrs. i tably propo: noned figure, pression, and i: sive eyes deno telligence of had the pleasure of meeting | few years ago, as the accomplish and was happy to i th spinster trausierred ter she has since th Miss H a lovely girl, im admired. Miss K is delicate as ctual aug d M char: to sta some, gay, witty, amiable, a Mrs, C—d, of New York, sweetest faces in the world—a nance denotrve of e looked really spiend. gz nd ‘S ine, fre: also very miu i, and sings ada I ee, of New York, 1s tal ul. and both wa i dances well. Mrs. aad Miss B—- Mrs. Bis a ed lady, who is res i Her young and acco: serves to de a bell r her figure is her open radiant ntenance, ond andthe deauy show her banner. 3 pretty, nd her society m say somethi enough for sing, ye 120 per: teh cow g of our well provided i fare, and th s are kept at I deed, ald win, air. te r, and Alon report speales we! ate hoar i, and fol @ and presumption of are all unknov to feed ow the conduct ell 't ot to enjoy 7 e e The cnas' ne they carr over its b ‘clock in the same easy Sunday, w Tatification of i v. Mr. Pi piscopal eraon was admirable, and his e and eloquent. The subject information so i nts, on account of the extr lx of tue inquirer c an extract from thi 1 after and poetic lore the! i that they are ignorant of any (hing. ry. In Divino instruction, the evil may be Wo In botia cases, indeed, the evil, in one be fatal; for childbood is discornin city; tink is broken—a clear surface is stained nttibuted greatly Ke the hotel charm- , of New York, bot fond of '—a, of Brooklyn, possessing an adiui- if eh many could env; unites to it a fage of extreme] sweetness ot ¢. and her bright expre high order. [| her in Boston and admired d daughter is, ai ‘is fanitle: | ich voice, ieir good tas! Tadeed, o'd an nd she deserves t hotel. Althoug the number of visitets, tis capable of a The table is ve ter—more plentiful, well cook alled Mon n’s, and e, unaffected h amilies who year meet at this retired and romantic spot, i rement, and the pure air and ex- In its very simp! and when decetved where it placed confidence, a being an i employ Is in both ; d gay. 185 S——a, ms of the matronly charac- one of the sh count ish figure. nirably. and grace- fine digni » pretty, y amiable, he best the dinn filled fe negli on the lake, right surface, and and com- ervice bet. \e clergyman Lever heard. The language style very Wat, the culcating early in the minds of ustruction, and feeding their aquiringly 2 18 often either refused, or eme child- 4d cannot forbear giving you mon—a short one-—whr e service was ended. ‘9 8ome minds Ao littic that they think they hold on other minds the moment they admit In Luman know- ledge, thiais very foolish "but the evil is only tempor intermini sense, m: Who can tell whother, cither in time or ctornity, that chain cam be reunited—that brightness restored /” Murs Tho conference of lately held at Neustadt for the Bavarian Palatine: ay inted & commission to aro an ecclesiastical conatitution, which was sub- mitted on tho 16th ult, to.» new assembly at Kalser- alanten, of four hu: were oO Fie Sierras, members, one-third of whom rath or orthodox, wore wot ven Al” ve eokiee johecrane opinions, in t ches bein, nontly i ‘upted with ood faticrlastion Phe Spinions theie amulet at prevailed re- i Aynods, (| wo out of three) absolute libert, oy ha cone Fa anda hop apn story of Bavaria, ponderance of tho lay clements in the y with ro- 60} d then | 99 wey 1848. | American ANairs, in a Vie Canadian Bolnt of o | (From the Hamilton Spectator, Aug. 19 The present Presidential movement 11 neig boring republic, is of suffictent importance to co: } mand the notice of thos ti metal ris } take hittle interest in the polities of the country. | The great whig and democratic parties are com- | pletely brokea up. Both aiming atan expediency | candidate, who would run ahead of his ticket, by | the prestige of his name, or some other influence, have strained a point, disgusted all men of prine:- on which threatens to ple, and aroused an opposi destroy, root and branch, the parties which per- | mitted and prompted this total abandonment of principle, The whigs, tearful of the popularity, with the naturalized citizens, of their favorite ean- ated aman whose military ser- vices are recommendation, and frov | whom i possible to obtain any thing approach- ing adeclaration of principle. Henry Clay, a states- , man admired by the world, who has rendered the | most impottant services to his country, and has, dumpg a lon. , labored zealously and consis- tently withth: is abandoned for a man ol yesterday, who has conducted a successful crusade against the cowardly and effeminate Mexicans, and stipulates to the very men who nominate him that he must not be considered a party candidate. Our ublican neighbors pride themselves, and justly, en their enterprise and success ia commercial and agricultural industry. They profess, to hold in | thoroug} hose nations whi d uphold their position in th wiluence ot squadrons and brigades, ers, And they give practical et- | Statesman acentury | years ago us own 13 £0) before quarrei- ed to Great has | some pro; | Britain ar mntrymen that | of the Insh | ardent admirers juaiified denouncers of tyr: uh _the Atlanti . They humt i States, and y knew they can do sow Vrhougi ith pe hey condescend to make bseriptions for the ke patrio} pockets, the sout ot harm’s braggart boast ed to bring From the w ted invading British officers, | 2 back ground, and was | inder tie most humulia- et has con- British and | witha gusto which and Southw: g “expedien y. but has not the mos ying the post of ch H he new lights. Jad to perceive, how $ of both parties, w. r candidate ve horsted the ( Several iniluen- even more zealous in opposin ly forced. named party | it threatens | question into | ! ers of but triffi @ nomination of Gen. Cass, by t emocrats, lias been the mea | laveholding States against the | free soil, tree labor, and tree | y, has been organized, which em- nd colo: on of this body was ,Which the greatest 22 Whole of the Laster | unaninit: | and Nor goodly sy | Another feat t uestions | e and government of the coun: this ** exsention ot the area of tree- ‘ouse the indignation of the South, aration which it is evident must | ;,but the newly formed “ free soil and | * party are not ukely to be turned from tanees of those whose opposed to the amalga- vention, Martin Van Buren, a $ nominated for the | s, of Boston, an | | ay 2 We do not anticipate the success this | free so nen, yet four years w difference their position, and pro- | them to place their candidate in the | c i sult would sound the | Of the candidates now General Taylor has, ., aithough the whigs attached ‘o { use very ertion to secure ave been forced into the support y dislike, and on whose attach- | le relian Ten will litical degrada- | to personn there can s omen! will "t The present sting in itself, abili country From the Toronto Colo: attention of our . of Lor ‘tam exposi- ice position of Ca- | dum of | iment, ably | he details and | the important trade of We 7 Means of protecting disties nd British goods, was forced snes, has been changing its di 1, whicl: supplied the whole W | 7 ng deserted by the Western mer- The now customs law of the province, while qualizes duties, and. thus enables the comsumer to | hese in the chenpast market, vastly increases the tothe former Importing cities, and a very large | i xpert trade of Canada has this year ction of New York. Henee arises the | prevent auilering, and a feeling of serious appreheu- | tion for the future, jest the grent public worke of th St Lawrenes should be unueed and unprofitable tho commercial cor nection yeare betwoon Western and Eas altogether out od That a great portion of the export: produce ‘Weatorn Canada, probably by far the er part is moment on its way to the ports of the it 3 expected in Montreal; t ed on the St. Laws hat the importing ships coming to Mont: Beason are without their urual full freight principal importations into Western Canad through the United States; that the trade of the of Montreai is, Iu consequence, rapidiy decreasing, | notwithstandiog a rapid increase in the comsemption and importation into Canada o° the articl imported altogether through that port.”’ And er contrasting the former conditior } Canada, under the protective system, with its pre- | sent condition d futwre prospects, concludes | n Canada with an oritative and coercive Memoranda from th or General, stating, in terms no tobe mistaken, what Great Pritain may expect | and what Lord Elgin may look for, should there be | any hesitation in complying with the dem the Executive Council. We say d this it has come; and, morcove mands of the !:xeeutive Counc tence of Lord Ligin. Here is ¢! rat's threat: — © Tt cannot be desl: by suy friend to British conm- exion, that the Canadian people should find them. elves oxcluded from the best market for their products ‘by thip Operation cf hig! if not, prohibisorrpdugiog.!” , they are ‘th with tl | ordinary oceasions, such language aa that quoted Amant tis ation; but taken, ip connection with the entire spirit and Letter of the sub-memorandum, it contains something that 1g intended to produce a special effect, Ets arr | evidently now arrived at a crisis tn Canadran hrs- te criss tn which the Brecutive Cowncd has taken a sland on certasn posited demands; has stated | al d every shade of po- perhaps, | ¢ | : | tta case mm plain terms declared ¢0 the Imperta ' alternative but to yiel rd allow Canada to ties i ability orde whole dit it their cordial but let it be noted, separation, to hasten an things i the compass ot definite and protracte might be the hope which we entertained that free aide would bring the people and government of enses, we now begin to appre. hould yet come, would ecutive Council of treat Britain to th hend that such: -come too late, for the has supplied virus that will soon inoculate tha We have had several deputa- ‘The last was that of the , rovi tions to Washi: TWO pand su n on, event thi tabie, a period. event, if its CENTS.- vf 'y and unreservedly; awit government, that there ts na fo commercial preferences, ide gently onto the arms af the United States confederary. ‘The grounds 3m which these demands are made are strong—very strong indeed. They are no less than the calami- flicted on Canada by free trade; and the tm- Montreal and (Juebee will give the sufferers © precipitate a ot in the mataral and to bring within probably two years,what lapse of am However faint betore th Provincial Secretary and Mr. j.afontaine. The government at Washington is remariably ble, but it is already agr the priee which Canada shall of the United States market, stalments, amounting, in the aggregate, to the ui- timate incorporation with the States, under ons This is no seeret—xt is per- tectly understood on both sides. The difficult ve Council here, is to fein ot one or more 4 accessib federal government, the part of the } ten on the pay at once, and w n London, | bei e@ expe ster and com Of li ve pire are about t cnsis has a to be ver will the: depart aac xeell + of of si the fi th appileation of 1 time ago, { Bucha n Washi o undergo a 2 rived. Is M ied? Our read: A y of Lord hitg free traders, som 2 force demonstrations, This 18 qui ago, waa in tho fa eid a female infant ig Jence, as to the praternity BS satisfactory. doubtful whether dither of ofthe child—that it was in evidence, years ago, Mrs, Teller said that the child marriage to 1 cut: admoni: w ent to There i of I that e ppearances ar mporta part of p ag the nt to set aside a general rule, a constitution. i wilt out furtherdelay; but as this can- not be done directly, because all correspondence nere# and Navigation with foreygn coum be conducted through the foreign office r¢ could hay j nv any shape, we find the In- ing Lord Elgin as to 1 govern- f nd dispease wrth practices, so tar as co empower the to corre Imper rol t ¢ cor @ certainly ominoua rove, the ecpy of anotherdes- t date, from Lord Elgin to ie to hand, and, on account ot nee, and its connection with referred to, we publish itin rt. We have no doubt that rile our readers. doing its work language is portentioua; it ve; and now thar the navigation » repealed th: session, we may and the Mont- liape of phyat- o in unison he rogiess of the age, and by uo means un- the present moment, ia more plagea port, to show et nel dge Va Tt was Law Intriligence. enon Cover—iw Onan: il, r to have | ler, Fi, Tomorked that tie ak Ley in behatf of T: hime fe alleged, and vert- ath. that the onildis hers f e. respondent, Teller, on the hand, alleged that the child was iMegitimate— was the tother of it; and that the mother died use during the infancy of the childand evation with bis oath. legitimate, for although the complain. ster and brother-in-law, who re The child ia, that Teller, some iy way, and afterwards ither of these witness- aever mar- the ¢ J, as by no to his miad, semewhat parties was the parent st five or six s the child of her husband, Teller; that. at the request of her hus- baad, she went to the alms house and got it, and that the child's mother died there duri gnother witness, with whom Mrs hh n years ago. by the assumed name of k. she Said that th ness. Mary ! dthe dthat he a factorily fortifi dence on this poi ome proof of t death of the Yar the child b, nd was. hat Mrs. T. was the it_wa: was the alle, it fro or of his fad been off ht have been adduced; aot itsinfanoy, To eller lived about n Johnson, another wit- 4, about coven years ago, d, gan sais she did not know the: other of the child. Nor, fore, by no means ion of Toller that hw a oman who died im the alms house, here, after her death, satis total destitution ofevi- ie alleges, were true, It wi ‘act of the birth of the child, or of the taking tho child away ‘hens ‘ered to in portent tothe respondent. Still, he remark- re no doubt gil It appear- Uefore meat the hearing, that she was a open adultery with another man. Dr. Worster waa called to see the ehild shortly after it e gr at ‘tenderness that she had ug through on di stody of with the sor she had telligence. ¢ Mrs, 1 most loatia t probably, by comi ic, and teati- me of dis other substances beon kept. This, asid 3 most revolting and hecomes doubly so to e child, and wit. at parts of her body; e {not appear to have been washed for oo en to this ia ai ras to the loatusome nacure of her dis- / and humanity alike forbid that this un- fortupate being, should be recommitted to the care of ded the testimony one who, while she claims to be s mother, seems in- ensible to tions of th qualitied mo tot ifn DMovermen The Va., on the 19th iat Brevet Major Joh "8 COU the corre A arsas | artin and Preston (whigs), to the loginisture—both: sig gains , and Butts is supposed to be elected sema- At Marion precinct, vote for Congress was te uot, by m obligations and a stran; nder relation 1 bad with the little girl, she expressed her most Duorrence of Mrs, th her “father,”’ as she termed Teller. e4 at a good schoo), where her me aro duly att agen present happy long bad the ain where to the affec- la & private interview lier, and her stromg ended to. She should nat og consent, be ree state, and be exposed ¢ demornticing iattuence and example of onewho has already too ther custody of her, She ah: free from say ts. Teller. Political Intelligence, another gain Memphis, Newton (000) Neues (3.0.) Merew i from conjecture or heat ” o otity, that only one of the entire t houses wall JONGRESS.— ry asserts that itcam but from support tae election ‘ov —Philllpa county bag olected TM posite Collins, wl the county, —S!. Louit Repub. ts of Distinguished Individuals. jent of the United States, his nephew, ‘tat of ralt ins) nity during the feur weaks o: was 593,560 buaheia. nding four wee xs anaval surgeon, arrived at Bedford Springs, from Cumberland lteynolds, of the marine s, who was breveted for gallant and merito- luct ot the ssorny epture of the city of Me 119, on Saturday the oth inst in ila of Chapuitepec, exico, was in 1’ Mixcellancons to Tho bushais,—Syraceise Democrat. Genera! Wool is to have a public reception ina Troy, om the Wd instant The Wostern Tel ve (Va, wos opens at tho mavy Raritan, and 2) palied yreterday for Ne oe wae towed to the navy yerd, by stead, conimandin, doin tut for tt uinbia —Nov/otl . 2 ograph from Baltimore-to. on the 18tb inscant dat Syracuse and yi- jing Sa the 12th inst, ount imapected Py | last poar, was 47245 ay Inrevitarsce.—The U.S. bomb brig Jommunding Charles IL. Me- York U.S felgate 58, | anchorage yester J 8. eleawor Rogiveer, F Lb. Orders hare beea.receired ent of the Beacon, Aug. 19. Canada on there, that tor the privilege be taken in in- has: talments » chance af directly, nadian go- itutional way dered too tedious, and great impa- Altogether, the“events now i ews that we reat change. and that a t, Buchanan's prediction every appearanee that it will recolleet tiat, on the eve of ord Elgin from uu predicted, in a letter addressed ta A 3 his Excelleney was the lase | Vovernor that the British government would send to Canada. | i ce writing the gland, Mr. Free The ur- st 21. —Be- x —Onths lia M. "Teller, the wife of the al named Alexander H, Teller, Judge Vandorpoel, sucd a haber corpus to bring before ¢ body of Susannah, an ‘interesting little gict of about the age of 10 of chs eseed ite great She aow resides with ad parents of Mr. Teller. who are, ovi- » Much attached to ber, and trrat her with Mre. Sawyer, tho sister of Teller, testified that she was brought home to her father’s by T her brother, two weeia before the thy condition, diseased and covered and bie edges, with Martins 9%