The New York Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1848, Page 1

NO, 4429 | various pustages of the above address, Tremendous Mnthusiasm, | Speeeli of John UY. Botts, of Virginia, | and others. | e., d&e., Se. A large and enthusiustic meeting of the friends | of Mr. Clay was held last evening, at Vauxhall, in this city. It having been announced that John M. Botts, Esq., of Richmond, Va., was to address the dnends of Mr. Clay, « great erowd was assembled, | with thet expectation, which continued to in- crease xs the hour of meeting approached. At eight o’clock the doors of the great saloon | were thrown open, and i less than ten minutes | afterwaide, the room (which is said to be capable of contaming 2,000 or 2,500 people) | was fillid as full as an egg, that is to say, there | Was nol space enough remaining to hold a eat. This dense crowd was kept waiting some litle tine before the committee and the expected speaker of the evening made their appearance. From the indications of impatience manifested in the crowd, we, 1m common with others, were led to expect a row, and it seemed to us that the greeter part of the people had come together for u that purpose. But we did tem great injustice, for we must say We never saw a more unanimous, more harmonious, or better conducted meeting. One hexit, one mind, and one feeling, evident peivaded the entire mass, and that was devote ness to Iienry Clay. Tiere was something to our minds quite melancholy in the contemplation of such abortive devotion, se much admiration thrown away. and so much love toro little purpose. Nothing can be more evident and plain, that in every whig | meeting held in this city siuce the first inception of the present contest, whether by the friends of Heary Clay or Gen. Taylor, that Henry Ciay is, and ever has been, the object of the choice and affections of the whig party, General Taylor is, perhaps, respected, but Henry Ciny is devotedly beloved by them. The former, therefore. if the whigs aid in his election, will not owe it to their love. and hence the prudence and wisdom of his conduct is very manifestio not selling bims it were in advance, and binding himeelf to be the teol and instrument ofa party which caresso much for another, but so very little forhim. For it is evident enough that the whig party, here in New Yorkat least, do not love Gen. Taylor, though they intend to vote for him, While the expectant crowd was thus waiting for the app. ance of Mr Botts, several names were evoked, and treated with cheers or hisses, avcording to the feelings which the moment inspired. Among others, the people called for’ Grabam.” then for “ Wickham,” whichnames us pronounced were greeted with cheers. The pames of our amiable cotemporay of the Tribune was then called out and hissed most unmereifully ; indeed, the mame of Horace Greeley, once so sweet sounding to the whigr. seemed now to have lost all its savor—for when it vas uttered last night, several voices cried out “Judas Iscariot,’ “Judas I-cariot”—an opposition which was greeted with shouts of approbation and Jaughter by the immeuse muititude. We confess we ‘were somewhat grieved to find our amiable neighbor thus cruvily handled by his quondam friends. But at Jength, the impatience of the waiting crowd was ‘aseuaged by the announcement that Mr. Botts had arrived, and would instantly enter the room. ‘A few minutes elapsed, and the committee arrived, with the portly frank-looking Virginian in the ammicst of them. It was striking to behold, in the ap- wranee of Mr Botts, how very different a fex-hunt- ing jovil Virginian looks from a thin, anxious, pale- faovd treder of a narrow streeted city. Certainly the exclusive pureuit of trade and money, as it absorbs all the mind, £0 it seems to rwailow up, at the same time, all the juices of the body. and to make quasi mummies Of vs. ‘jer. Botts looked like a portly English country squire, of the olden time, surrounded by a bevy of keen brokers and sickly shopkeepers On the nomination of a gentleman of the committee, “Willis Hell, eq , was called to the chair and installed Dy ceneral acclamation, and with Joud shouts of ap- plavse. On motion, Mr. Benedict Lewia was then ap- pointed Secretary. | The following address and reso. Jutions were then read by the Secretary :— REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DEMOCRATIC CLAY WHIG COMMITTEE. When we received from you, Fellow.Citizens, our appointment, we were sully prepared tor any dissent which our illustrious ehiel migiv fit w make, or, in your owo language, “ we knew how strove might be his aisineimation to any step, which, under Any circun.s ances, might connect kis name with the litienl etrecde—jet veither he nor any other citize Tight to wstuhold, when the coun‘ry requires his services in the ‘oflice cf President of the United States; we will endeavor to ae- ad if We shail forrunately succeed, we will have per- ur duty—ana will leave to him the performance of hi We would lave disregarded the extract from Mr. Clay's letter ‘ns published in the Express, or the teegeaphic letcer which ap- ‘peared sim ulianeous'y in the Louisville and ous own public pa- pers. But a very different aspect was, in our humble judgment, ut upon the face of the matter by another letter from ‘4 essed to cne of ourselves, evidently intended for the delibera- tion of his friends engaged in his cause in this city. is appeal ‘was direct and personal against the use of his name, his conclu- sions and reasoning leaving no alternative. Your commistee do not come to you to, say that any change of pope opinion has ‘Jar tae upon them in the course they have idliterately resolved in this exigency to pursue, ‘They had nbundant evidence that your nomination would bave swept aside Congressional nominations of Taylor and: Oass as mere cob- Webs, betore the onward and resistless tide of tho pzople’s will, Tt required Henry Clay’e own liawd to stay the revolution which, in his bebali,if permitted by bissilence; nay, the absence of his | acceptance and a distinct dec ion that he would not accept | the nomination, would yet Lave railied the masses, in despite of | allthe nomixees then in the field. ‘The truth, the broad wad glar- | ing truth, that the people were up for him to'the nomination, and even to the contest, and beyond toat too, was made apparentand | could not te denied. ‘The will of the people as expressed, had deen disregarded, and that unappeased violation still demanded restitution. It were’a base abaudonment of man's reason, and of “right,” in behalf of the successful violators to appeal to a cheal pecple, to support their available candidate “as.a choice of FEN the extor of thowe who seek to manage tho people, that ia Forgetting hy nesty they forget that mighty constituent mass th Jeave betind them, whom no sophistry oan blind, nor blandia | opinions,” the shouta of approbation were portectly | ment and divapprobation Another passage, which | bad the words * to repudiate the Philaxelphia nomi- | Itis beca | were made by politicians in Washington, (cries of | party. That nomination was made by men, selfish, de- | signing. artful, and traitorous, who hoped to get the ‘The sentiments of the meeting were very ardently expressed at differemt times during thy reading of At the words, “Myr. Clay bas no right to withhold his name whou his vountry requires it,” the chvers were tremondous, At the words,“ your committee has not changed its deafening Ancther passage of the address, wiich was understood to express something t » the effect that the election of Mf Clny was now hopeless or imprac- ticable. and the prosecution of his cause unavailing, was met with manifest demonstrations of disappoint. nation—to remain without change,’ were met by & perfuct horricane and tornado of appluuse ‘The address anq resolutions baving been read, wore then put to the vote by the chairman, and unauimously adopted, by acclamation ‘The evidenoes of strong, warm, and affectionate feeling for Mr. Clay, and di appointment at the course the election has been mai to take, in setting aside the name and claims of that illustrious steterman, were too genuine, too ardent, ua- affected. and spontaneous, tobe mistaken; nor, on the other hand, could such enthusiasm have been assumed by apy body of men, for it was too impulsive, and with it the countenances and the very looks of the people bore testimony to the truth and genuineness of their feelings. We make this remark from having heard it suggested that the greater part of the assembled ma: wert, or might have been, locofocos or democrats. de- signedly urging on and promoting disaffection against Gen. Taylor, in order to help on the opposite cause of Gen, Cass; but on reflectionand view of the whole meet- ing, we are convinced this could not have been the case; there were too many evidences of spontaniety and genuine feeling Individuals may be, and often are, ypocrites; but great masses of mon, united in one feeling, and filled, as one man, with one impuise, are, whether it be for good or for ovil, alwaye, we believe, sincere and in earnest. Mr. Botts was now loudly called for, andhecame forward, Hvreupon, the excite- ment, as he stood before the people, became intense. Those who were behind, in places unfavorable for seeing the hero of the night, jumped upon the shoulder those before them—* Down, down,’ “hats off’ “ hurrah,” “ hurrah,’ with loud, vehement, and emthusiastic cheering for several minutes, kept Mr. Botts standing speechless and astonished before the agitated crowd. Thon, at that moment, it was seen what a thingit isto beafamousman! It matters indeed, ofttimes, very little, how that fame originated. ‘There is every probability that, had not Mr Botts been famous for having‘ once upona time,” slept in the same bed with a future President of the United States, there never would bave been so muchcuriosity,andsogreatan anxiety toget a glimpse at him. “ Whatgreat events from little caures ficw,” aad what great fame from little things! Who would be # great nm, when people make them from such littie materials? When the tumult of applause had for an instant subsided, and then again been renewed with redoubled ardor, and then at last had subsided again, Mr. Borts addressed the people as follows :—I am utterly incapable of expressing to you, in adequate terms or in words satisfactory to myself, the gratifica- tion I have felt at the enthusiastic reception you have given tome here this evening. I came here to this city of New York not with the purpose or with the expectation of addressing am audience, or even with the expectation of being invited to do so. I came here somewhat as s loafer. Laughter.) Tired of the Taylor poiiens atmosphere with which I was surrounded, [ put myself afloat, without knowing where I should go—where I should stop—or when I should return. [ sought a purer political atmosphere, and—no doubt you will commend my gacity—I have found it in the city of New York. I was travelling, and as I passed through Philadelphia I tlept in a room—(loud laughter at this allusion) — Captain Tyler was not there. (Renewed laugh. ter.) I did not sleep with Captain Tyler, but slept in a room with the window up without m: knowing it, and [ took such an unmercifal cold, under which | am new laboring, that ithas kept me here longer than! intended I[ could not, however, resist the impression made upon me, though I had re- fused from first to last, on every occasion and under all circumstances, to raise my voice either in defence of the nomination of General Taylor or against it. I find myself, however, unable to resist tne pressure made upon me to declare to you my sentiments. Ic is most clear and manifest to me, from the great satisfaction you have manifested with the address, when it was read before you, that though there may,-no doubt, be men of yacious minds among you. yet you are of one mind in reference to the sentiments of that address. It cannot be expect- ed, but that there are various sentiments among you, but I intend to speak for myself, and to spe; sentiments, not yours, I think for no man, mit no other man to thik for me. (Applause ) as on this occasion, it is tbe first, and the last, and the only speech I intend to make in this campaign, I hope I shall be listened to patien'ly to the last. That my great friend is Henry Clay, (/oud cheers.) my great, my ardent, my devoted personal and political friend, and that I prefer him before all the universe, I think it is unnecessary | should tell youbere Ay. sir, if you were to hold out the prospect—the least prospect for him, I would go for him, against all the world, convention or no convention, nomination or no nomi- nation. Yes. sir, | would go for that man, who is em- balmed in the bearts of all the American people! (oud cheers) That man, to whom the people of this country are more indebted than to all the otber political men cf the country. That man, who is * e founder and builder up of the party to which | belong—the man who has given all its strength, all its vitality, to that party. But! am nota factious man, and I connect myself with no faction, whether the object of that faction be to promote the election of Lewis Cass, orof Martin Van Buren. Im the history of this country, we find, after a nomination made by a convention met to represent one of the great parties of the Union, that not only here in the city of New York, but in every place, in every spot throughout the Union. we find ourselv ivided. Why is this so? Why are we thus divided? [ do not mean to make a Taylor speech, because there’s no Taylor in me; nor do I mean to make an anti-Taylor speech, because I know that resistance is fruitless ; but [ desire, since this is to be my first, my last, and my only speech, to vindicate and to justify my position; aud in doing this, I vindicate and justify yours. (Applause) [ ask, then, why do we see this division in our ranks ? the nomination made at Philadelphia “that it,”) without consulting the wishes of the whig power of the government into their hands by the imbe- gent win, from the onward and “right” onward pathof pri ‘The letters of Mr. Clay, 60 direct and pointed. ha cpinion of your committee, left taem no aiternativ P bse8 of their appointment was to form Clay Electoral Ticket For thie city, endito co-operate with the true wigs of the State, in forming an cntire Electoral Ticket. It is natural for men to ‘draw strength from these about ther vad oagaged in the same | ‘caus, and your Committee, in the absence any positive dis- | ‘claimer from our g*llaat leader, would have been fully sustained, | But our most valued friends in various portions of this and the neighboring States, dectared that in consequence onl; Mr. | Crav's detormined stand, acting in that respect upon thoss high principles of private and public honor which the * availa ile’ cay Hidute has set at defiauce, ths farther prosecution of the Sanvass (would be a work cf ditficul'y, and probably im. acticable. We take it honor of Henry Clay a priceless jewel to each d and trusty frionds, Who, wh behalf, could for a moment hesitate as to'the Having been subjected to all the malice which tne ingennity of pretended regard, or the manly and ‘open hatred of hisf ea could invent, may We not now express, as Areasonable hope, that he may henceforward be left to his friends? t aliy asked, What are we tode? Mhere are often. igencies when an armed neutrality is the course of prudence and of wisdom, It seens to us manifestly our courss how. Where there is no violation of privesple, and no one of the trnitors advanced prominently bef uw, baton the contrary, acleer wh g nomination, made by fair, honorable means, and in Obedionee to the voice of the prople, it sould be our duty, as ‘Well av the work of honest hearts, to support such a nomination warnestly aud entirely, ‘We pled, o ourselves wnroeervedly te the support of Hamilton Fish, x# eminently good, honest, and true—reengniaing in hi re priva’# charwiter; and his unvullied public caree t exer plilication cf democratic Clay whig doctri rinedptes, Bitlet painful convictions which impatted out Hest patriot del ph a, romain e ropoate Jo mecsing ‘repudiate the nomination at Phil ithowt henge. The resent letter of Gen, Taylor, a jomalous and nt, changes aud laboric > efforts to reconcile the whigs. to his Dostile porition, in no respeot, in our deli verate ju ‘Our position toward bim of his relations to the whig party; and the reaffirmation of his willingness to take an antagonistionl nomination, establishes forever his unfitness to have been the nominee cf tno Philadelphia Covvention, None can more si ceruly regret the dextaded position in which our party has been placed (lan your commictec, It ie natural and_ proper for those Amphib’ous whigs who leaned 40 far towurd a ost, ‘40 go over to the enemy, and at a subvequo quasi éndoxrcwent and a’ wholesale enpport of agercssion,’ to enforce ® nominadon made with express Foferonce to their own localities and wishes. The history ‘ef the whig party is replete with bite in, and undying lea gons and teqvhings, wherever and w t “availability” or | “expediency” havo been linked to the destinies of the period. We cannot eodorse “ avuilanility’—we cannot adopt. * expedi- oncy;" clinging to the old whig pla:form, holding fast to ite ‘eternal principles, and preserving, Unsullied, its banner, we look confidently to the future. "As neutrals, it may yet become us in tho phases of the contest to takepart; but meanwhile we would say to our friends hore and elsewhere : Stand fast—maint, in your Clay clubs and trae ns—promote, n# far as powsible, harmon, n among ourselves: for he assured that when ‘availability’ and “expediency” shalt have gons to their last fand final resting place, ore rhall be auother resistlens rally o chment and profound regard yay iy vio poople, over, 14 Of managed nominations— t dear to tiem $8 pootle, and that an unfaltorin to rrineiple” aad eh.” in detiauce of Availability" and * Rxpedioncy ” will be sustained before the peopte and by the people, Rerolved, That preverving the same front, we adhere only to true Whig prirciples. t» the whig plaiform, and unfurling the Whig banner, wo can find no place thers to fieorihe om ite oroad and juminons folds the name of a candidate, whose sword ie Das been hie only exemplar. unk..own to the poople as a civilian, and endorsed cn'y by * ; Resolved, As the deli! thot Newey ¢ VoIce OF 1 ‘was surer than his Resolved, Th Stete, Hamilto denireratic Clay whig, wort ‘ , purity and uprighness in bis private lite by rd" nothing on earth an unprecedented majorii ‘0 commend to the people of the of arevolutionary whig—himeolf y of nl the honora that attach to 0 public car: r. ecal¥ed, Tha’ wo rooornmond to theffriends of Hoary Clay, to who are his friewdy “through sonshine and through storm, Hold fast to their beliof in’ one auo*her—to ace in chis contest Hike men who im pelittes and not by faith am hee hover thore to wh on © ove alike an Heeded—to stand hy t » who roviie to gemomber “that lente | backed by me: | wishes of the people. do m | to diecharge cility of their candidate. (Cheers.) [t wasa nomination made by afew of the older heads of the whig party, ho were hen-feather politicians, with- out giving the least regard to the popular voice and (Loud cheers.) Yes, sir, there isa story to be told—there is a book to be written in relation to this Philade!phia nomination—not by me, Ido not deal in writing books—which will show in what manner that nomination was managed and con- trived. The managers of that nomination kaew well that if they w once honestly into the conven- tion, Henry Clay was the choice of nine-tenths of the whole whig party throughout the United Stat ‘Therefore, for their purpose, nine-tenths of the party were to be deceived, cheated. and trampled upon by reising the cry against Mr. Clay, of “ availability’ 1 know the parties to this—I know their secret workings; 1 found it out by rome leaky vessels among themselves ‘The cry of ‘* Non-availability,” was got up against Mr. Clay, whom all preferred ; and it was continued to be urged and pushed om, until the public should be, MORNING EDITION----WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER prounse Of money, 1b was genera bhoagnt, bat tais | promise was not made by General Taylor, for { con. | of m sider bim too bouest @ man, to do any thing of kind; butata large meeting of Vie Clay 4 friends Philadelphia, tt was stated “4 , t from one of his oollenguea of the conventioa, that if the pomipation of General Taylor. and Abbott Law. rence, were secured, be would have # sam in his pocket of $4,000 (Applause.) The aomsaatio sg, however, were made, and we were called uvon to no- cept them. We refused to endorse the vominatio 5 (Cheers) We waited for several works to see if Gon. ‘Taylor would accept the vomtuation, but there was no intimation, whatever, from him, that he would acerpt or reject it, (A voloe-—" He wontd’at pay the (en oa Another voice-—* He wanted tenpenos '? aoghter) At last the soceptance came; bat it was not such # letter of acceptance #6 | should Lite to have seen from any one, nominated as the organ of the whig party. (Cheers) It was such @ letter ns might have been written to a nomination of the uative American party. (Choors) [It wis sucha letter as might baye been written in reply to a nomi. nation at the meeting where Mr. Newienberg was president, or as mbt, could, should, xad ougat, to have been written to any democratic nomination. of any principles, color, section, or compluxion (Uhears aud leughter) | am 6 ing this, in justification of the position ‘which I have occupied, and that which youhave occupied on this occasion Now, we were asked Lo be suti+Ged with that letter, and there wero some who appeared surprised that wo did not at once give in our adhesion §= For my own part I felt, when that nomination was made, and Henry Clay was superseded, exactly as I would have felt, had Lieut Gen. Thomas Hart Benton been nominated, in the late Mexican war, to supersede Gene! Vayloria the | command of the United States army; and the justifi- cation of the one must rest upon the same principles es that of the other (Cheers and laughter) Yet there was no energetic action taken by you with refor- ence toit, You remained passive; aud [doubt very much but you would have continued go till now, had it not been for the subsequent letters of Gea Afver the lapse of some time Gen, Taylor rep! toa democratic assembly in South Carolina, and accepted of their nomination of himeclt, as Fresidvat. and Mr, WO Butier, as Vice President. (lronical cheers.) ! ‘Was this conduct which bec#me a man who had been nominated by the whig party aa their candidate ? (Cries of * no, no.) Ifanyvody was bound by the momipation of the Philadeiphix Conveution, it was surely Gen. Taylor; and if he were bound by that lor, geotleman. who had it | own speech and Convention, by what right did he aceept the nomian- tion of those who were opposed to the eluction of the colles gue who was nominated torun with him.and who where in favor of substituting Gen Butier? (Caeers.) It might not, however,icaure them very much surprise, as he subsequently said, in defence of his extravrdi- nary conduct, that had he been nominated by the Baltimore Convention, he would have accepted their nomination. (ironical cheers) Now, if that was true, in what position does it place the whig party of this nation? andif not true, in what position does it [eave our candidate? (Applause) Some time after thie, [received w letter from # gentleman in New York, stating that a great demoustration was about to take place in Vauxball Gardens—the place in which we are astembied this evening. In this letter, strong as- surances were expressed as to what you were going to do, and it gave me to believe that if proper exertions were made for Mr. Clay, the election would. in all pro- bability, be carried to the House of Representatives 1n reply to him, not to you, I sent on « telegraphic despatch, saying, * All right ; go a-head ,” for which I have been sufficiently abused, God knows (laughter) The despatch I addressed to the gentleman fom whom I bad had the letter; but the Clay committee gots hold of it and published it without my ka ledge or consent. [ did not object tr such a proc ing. if it could in any way have promoted the success of Mr. Clay; but what I did object to was that they should have emitted to state that it was not intended for publicetion. Well, now, with regard to these whig principles, | am the same unadulterated, unswerving, unflinching, and never-give-up whig | (tremendous cheers) that I was in 1840 and 1844. Because [ have not sponded to the call now made, | have been calied, and you have been cailed, impracticable whige. (A laugh.) Well. now, what is an impracticable whig? (Uhwers.) If a willing horse be attached to a machine aad the machine is vot put in motion the fault may not be in the horse, but in the machine (Cheers.) There is some difficulty in detining the previse meaaing of im- practicability. Mr. Mise was not an impracticable man, Mr. Cushing was not an impracticable man, even General Cass himself was not impracticable, Mr. Buchanan was not impracticable, nor were all the old federalists, who joined the whig party They can throw off their principles as earily as | can throw off my over-coat. It was nothirg but practicability that induced them to throw off Clay for General Taylor. (Cheers ) I long to know by what sophi-try or evidence itis maintained that I left the whig party What keeps & party together? Isis not the adherence of « body of men to common principles? (Cheers,) In 1840 ( had the honor to address a large number of the citizens of New Vork, at the Tabernacle, and it would appear from the ecession made in 1348, that « large party considered those principles as now obsolete. If that be so. then the party is dissolved. ‘They have gone off from us on the principles of availability. (Cheers.) Aud yet they tell us that we are impracticable, and have quit them Why, I conld not quit those to whom T never belonged (Cheers.) If they have deserted their principles. it is they who have quit us,and pot we them, (Cheers) 1 say that those principles are not obsolete, but exist in all their vita- lity, und are worthy of being fought for by every braVe and independent man. ‘Che honorable gentleman bere referred at great length to the tariff and the currency question. With regard to the lat- ter, he said J am not for selecting a man who might be in favor of establishing a bank, but | want aman who would interpose no constitutional difficulties when the wople of the United States <emanded it. (Uheers.) Row ventarsto express an opinion, that, should we ever bappen to get an honest and competent man as President, he will consider himeelf bound to repeal the sub-treasury law, which is an arrant, impracticable, and impudent humbug. (Leugh.) [t was never in practical operation for one hour. (A man, who ap- peared to be the worse of the liquor, here cried out, “lma, (Hiecup) I’m aemagogue. I'm a demo- crat.) After the confusion consequent on this inter- ruption bad subsided, the honorable gentleman pro- ceeded to show how Mr. Walker, the Secretary of the Treasury, had violated the 16th section of the law, on the Oth ‘of April last, and made himeelf liable to be sent asa felon to the penetentiary, for giving him (Mr B.) two cheeks upon the cashier of the bank of the Metropolis, as payment of two claims due by the trea- sury to one of bis constitvents, He then continued : ‘Weill among other principles is that ofinternal improve- ments. That is another of the obsolete principles, we are told. | goforthat too. Again, I go for the distri- bution of the proceeds of the public lands, (cheers) [ dont doubt that that is an obsolete id Why? Be- c recorded my vote in favor of it, and be- caure the eupreme court of the United States have | decided that the proceeds of those lands, ure a fund given iu trust to the United States, forthe benefit of all the States, and such the general government has no right to appropriate it for the payment of debts incur- 1ed for carrying on an unrighteous war. (applause.) | ‘Therefore it is that I go for all those old principles. mean to fight for them so long as I can find any one to stand by me. Now this is the condition {in {which we | find ourselves. Thus much I hi id in jastificatioc of the porition which I have occupied, and which you have occupied in this canvass. Under these circum- stances it was, that you conceived it to be prudent and wise, togive Mr. Clay an independent nomination. (applause.) For not coming heartily into the support of Oeneral Taylor, the friends of Mr. Clay, even the noble old stag himself, have been denounced and reviled by thore who in their hypocrisy pretended to be | his friends, He bad not endorsed the nomination of General Taylor; he has not, and he will not. (Ap- plause long and loud.) I donot say this for the pur- by the tmpositson, cheated and defrauded. From the hist, Ieaw, and was opposed to, it. Well, then, now, lyield to no manin my admiration and gratitude for General Taylor, as leader of our armies, as a gallant and successful soldier, (Here a dead silence and mute astonishment, as if of disappointment or disapproba- tion, in an instant was perceptible in the assembly.) And I d all praise tohim. But that 2? Does that fit him the most responsible duties which can be impored upon mortal man? (Cries of “no, no.”) Well, I thought" no,” too (Here a voice in the crowd ex- claimed, Did he not say he would run, whether Clay was nominated or not’ “Put ‘him out, put himout.”’) My opposition to General Taylor is not to him as aman ;'I felt no sentiment of opposition to General Taylor as General Taylor, and when [ prefer- red Henry Clay— (here Mr Botts confirmed his assever- ations by_a vel Supreme ta ad preferred him not insisted upon his nomination, because I tho showed himrelf to be « statesman and s whig. ‘Cf ano- ther man’s name had been proposed by that Cenven- tion, recognizing himself as « whig, pledged as such, and committed to support whig principl rh he might have been, | would net have declined; I would $ a he should have jad my support. ry met ress ‘pponition to General Taylor; but I do m Po eactit ice you for General Taylor. Whi Tayler was first Of agement upon this question, and wan first asked if he would acoept the nomination, what was bis reply? It was this—“I will accept this nomination, but my determivation is that I will not accept it as am exponent of your prinotples—I will not be o party ma: will pot bind myself to any party or clique—I! hig, but not an ultra whig.”’ God knows wi ultra wi is. Perhaps bed may call meen ultra whig (Lau iter.) Now, if I was, and he was not, he has no right to expect me to support him He said he did not recognise the doctrines of any par- ty as his guide and rale, Now, fellow ie if he bas made mistake in the question, is that his | fault or ours’? [sayitishis. The English language is plain enough for any man to express his meantog plainly, and if he misleads us, am_ I to bear the repon: sibility? (Cries of no, no.) Taay no too. (Li ter.) Mr. Botts then proceeded to show « contradic- tion of himeelf into which he said General Taylor had fallen in his letters, where one of them, as he alleged fintly contradicted the other; but as we were woated behind Mr, Botts, we could not catch his remarks on thie grave matter. Loud shouts of applause followed this part of Mr. Botts’s syerch, in the midet of which we deparied, leaving another of our corps to continue our liferatim ¢t vevbaim report of this wonderful ora- tion. » nomination was then made and General Taylor the nowinee By what means this was dona, it is not necessary for me to say. That it was done Kewlye te or evor Ys 14, That ane Wow, ia coring our honorable trust resign | frauduluntly, | believe, (Appisuse) Thore was @ | which [ informed you. might not be acceptable to all pore of exciting dissatisfaction for General Taylor. I | state it in justification of Henry Clay. (Applause) Isay more than that. | say if wir. Clay had doneit | under the circumstances, he would have forfeited all | Good) And why? Because my personal respect, (G he was dirratisfed with being dofeated himself? No. Mr. Ciay to my knowledge was dragged from his re- d, and forced to consent to his | tirement at Ash nomination by the Philadelphia Convention, by the | very men who betrayed him. He was forced by per- suasion and argument, for the purpose of saviog the whig party, to leave his retirement, and allow his name to go before the convention by the very men who betrayed hi afterwards Has Henry Clay. complained? He not. He has borne it with dignity belonging to the man. But Teay, when you ask him, who beea laboring for forty years.in holding up & aystem of measures by which the government should be conducted, when oo ask bim toenderse the nomination of a man who has not committed himself to those er you ask too | on the subjeci of Free Territory, much had beea said | ded him and first. that it was @ matter solely having much. (Applause.) That Mr. Clay will vote for Gen. Taylor, (chink ts probable—perbaps, certain; but how o dorse as & was & gen who telis us be isa whig, but who will not take the principles of the party as his rule of action? Well, | must aay, in my own justification, that what General Taylor meant in saying be was not an ultra-whig. was as much as to say that he would not be a pirate or « land robber, for no one arked him to either. (Applause )— Well, when I entered on this digression, | was king of the courre which the friends of Gomerat Taylor took. They have abused us in every le shape. Men who never were but hangers on the y.in many insta! he office holders under Tyler, bave abused us, as wellas men who sought office under Mr, Polk, and glorified the Mexican war to ob- tain it, (applauce, and three groans for Webb—boo, beo, boo.) have abused us. (Boo) | don't mention Nog. aie But should we notice thove at. Wh: only proper way to treat th: is is’ triots acted—determined, at all hazards, and under all circumstances, to do what we may re as the best for the common interests the counts (Applause) Now | am free to repeat, after all | have said, that if you can show me now, or up to the day of election, that there ix any pos- sibility of securing the services of Mr. Ulay, I am with you, (Prolonged applause) In that case, | am with you, heart and soul, mind and body; and if | should sacrifice myrelf im doing it, which | am told | would do, [am willl to muke the sacrifice. (Ap plause ) if I were to sacrifice the interests of my coan- try, as others have done, to promote my in'tividas) advancement. my constitvents would have ® right to complain; but if fam willing to saorifios myself fo my country noone bax a pivht to compiain, He is relfieh office-reeking politician Who wii complain 6 any man Who Will ss utifice himself for ntereste p Well, bis TY (.ppiause ) owl 7 ar y remarks that an afesid will not suit the taste the | of « portion ef this audiens#; bat, mark ma, I told you when Teommenerd that I intended to make my ot yours. (All right,—go shead,” Laughter.) Now, { have told you that if you show ma apy prospect of success for Mr. Cluy that [ am with you, and am willing to ssorifice wyaulf on the altar of ny country, ( Applause.) owe, —Then vote for Clay. here is agrea: question now agitating this Union, from ihe centre to the cirenmference, Does way aia think that Lewis Gassean settle that question satis- factorily? Does auy one believe that Martin Van Buren hus so much of the confidynee of ths cou as to induce us to believe tant he cau settiv it? ! Dors any man believe that Genoral Taylor has? No-n0-no-no-0-0-0 1" “Yes, yes!) Way, the divisions amoug yourselves prove thut he has not, ‘The divisions here iu New York prove it Weill who cant Stvenat Vorors.—Henry Clay, Henry Cley,ean, ‘That is weeason that [wu wilting to saoritics myself for bim, Now. permit me to say. that oa the sudject of the Wiliaot proviso, [ took upon it as almost as great a bumbug as the Sud-treasury, [think the people of bot the North and ‘he South take too importants view of it I think that of the North are wrong in resisting the extension of slavery if you desire to see it abolished Why! Because by extension you don’t increase it, (Hisees and murmurs. * Order, order, gontiemen !"’) The chains of the bondsman are as grating to his limbs in o territory asim # State. (Voice-—" hat is Cass’s doctriny !) I don’t oare whose doctrine it is if it is sound, [ say that slavery in New Mexicoor Cali- fornia is no worse than slavery in Virginia or South Carolina, Extension of slavery is not increase of slavery. (Hissex aud partial applause.) Voice-—We dov’t waut such aweetmeate here, Iswy in my opivion the Noith is wrong inics opinion on this subject. I «ay the more you extend it the more you weaken the institution of slavery, (Hissus ) And theretore, itis, I say it as a@ Southern man, that I would not give a anap of my flogertor the extension of slavery. If you will let slavery aione as it is, I shall be sativfied. I don’t kaow any great object to beat- tained by the South in the extenrion of slavery, | am 8 Southera man, andl look ou this question as one of political power, and that slone, and, as a question of political power, go with the South, where | belong — [Hisses ] [am not@ Southern man with Northern prineiples, nor a Northero mun with Southera prinei- ples. [ama Southern man with national principies. All { mean to say on this subject is, that [ luok on the Wilmot proviso as a new quertion o; political power to which too much impoztance 18 attached ’y both the Nerth and the South You attach too much impor- tunce tu it, acd as the question is to be settled, | be. lieve Mr Clay is the oniy man that can settle it, and for that reason [ am willing to sacrifice myself to secure hie sorvices for the country. [Vo1ce—We are.} No, L say,youcan’t. Now. if your State convention, which recently endorsed the nomination of Geaeral Taylor, hadtaken up the nomination of Mr. Clay, which was made here, you could have accomplished it, but it did not. I could have told you from the beginuing, that Mr. Clay would not accept any nomination; and, fur my own part, I ain free to say, we should pay no re- ward to any letter that Mr. Clay has written. If the people feet that « wrong has beeu perpetrated in Phila- delphia, [ say it is their right to correct that wrong, in spite of Mr, Clay’s preferences, I would pay no regard to Mr. Clay’s letters, it [ thought it would ac- complish the object—(«pplause)—but when your State | canvention endorsed the nomivation of General Tay- lor. it would be madness to continue Mr. Clay's nomi- nation before the country any longer. (No! no! no! no! nonsense!) What fiiend of Mr. Clay is there who desires to see him nominated before the world, and have here got but thirty or forty shows, and votes? [ say, therefore, that in my judg- ment, the friends of Mr. Clay owght to consider | his name withdrawn from the canvass. (No, no, no.) ‘Well, you may do as you choose, There are three names prerented to us, General Cass, General Taylor, and Mr. Van Buren. Mr. Van Buren we have tried , and found wanting. (Appluuse.) Lewis Cass we | can’ttry. Ihave beard friends of Mr. Clay reason in this way, “ Well, if we can’t get Mr. Clay, we will take General Cass.’ Well, I think they are wrong. We can’t take either of them, and whom am I to | take? Vorces—Mr. Clay, Henry Clay, Henry Clay. I mighit choose not to vote at all. Vorces—That is right. Nothat is not right. | said | might choose to do so, and I would choose to do so, except that my vote with- held from General Taylor is a vote for General Cass. Disturbance and commotion, and a disinclination is this, that you may do as ntly very independent, and very obstinate. (Laughter.) But, as I pre- fer the chances of a good government to the certainty of abad one, I shall give my vote, as between those there, to Zachary Taylor. If a thunderbolt had been launched, fresh from the | hands of Jove,into this assembly, it could not have created a greater excitation, than the last remark of Such « hooting, and hissiag, and e never heard before at auy meeting. Our {tempt to describe the scene. “Roo, roo,’ “Three cheers for Henry Clay,* “Hurrah, burrah, hurrah,” “Three cheers for General Taylor,’ “Hurrah,” h.”? “Roo,” Hurrah,” “His-s-6-8-8-8-8,"’ “Bah,”’ “Bor 00." (Botts stand- ing up and confused.) “Bab, bah, baa,” “Roo, roo, 100,” “Hurrah,”? “Clap. clap, clap,”’ “Boo, boo.” “Pat him out, out with him * Mr Botts attempts to speak, but itis mnogo. At this point a gentleman izmediately behind Mr. Botts, and doubiless one of tho-e who wanted him to speak, pro- posed three cheers tor Henry Clay.—*Hurrah ! Hur- rab! Hurrah!’ Hates, canes, handkerchiefs, &c,in requisition, and Mr, Botts took a swallow of a brandy cock-tail, “ Order! Order Bah! —* Order!) — “ Boo! Roo!—“Order! Order!”’—and a rush toa stand where the banner with a portrait of Mr. Clay was | placed. Mr. Botts—Gentlemen, I have the floor—(Order, or- der!) and I call you to order. “Three cheers for Gen. Taylor !’—“ Bah! for Henry Clay !—“Hurrah ! Hurrah ! The banner is brought to the front of the platform amid the most vehement applause, and waved to and fro over Mr. Bott's head. ‘hree cheers for Harry of the West,” “Harrah! hurrah! hurrah!’ “ Three more.” “ Hurrah! hurrah! hurrah!’ Confusion, which lasted for several minutes. Mr Borts takes another draught from the brandy cock-tail, after stirring the sugar and looking aroand him. Drtarienp Sart jumps up and says—Gentlemen, I call you to order; I say, gentlemen, | call you to order. (* Order,” “order.” “ order’ “ Put him out,”)— Gentlemen, | appeal to you whether, as we have given an invitation to the distinguished Virginian to ad- dress you, should not hear his sentiments with re- spectful attention. (‘ Good !”" “ good !") ‘The appeal had the derired effect, and Mr. Botts after finishing his cock-tail, continued as follows :—Gentlemen. | have been invited here this evening to express my opinion, and [ told you when I commenced, that I intended to make my own speech, and not yours; and to declare my own sentiments, present. 1 did not tell you that | would make a speech that would please © one. Have [ not swallowed the Taylor pulwith a wry face enough ? Voice.—Then don’t give it to us. (Good ; that’s it.” Mr. Borts,—Did you ever see a child take physic worse than | took this Tayior pill? Yes, and we've seen them “spew it up, (* Good ; capital; and # perfect uproar of laughter and appluuse ) Mr. Borts.—Well, | said 1 would vote for General Taylor, but not wt the dictation of my owa judg- ment, and for the purpose of keeping out @ worse man. Mr. Botts here concluded. and sat dow Honace Greeny, Esq... being loudly called for, here came forward amid much cheering, snd cries * go it for Clay.” He said he did not propose to speak at any length to the present meeting #t so late an hour ; but by bis distinguished Southern friend who had prece- Teference to politival power. He would say to him (Mr. G.) it was mores question of moral than politi- cal power (cheering). He did not mean to enter into the question, as to whether extending slavery would weakew or increase it; batia reply to his friend from Virgin's, he would say, that if its extension into Territories was wot considered by the South, an evil, let them keep it there—(Loud cheering) —and he would feel satisfied, (Hear.) Bat as to its extension into national territory, there he was resposible for it, ould not content to become responsible. — (Ce) ‘Therefore, he would coutend for it that the South had no right to ask of them to extend laws be- longing to the Union at large, over which they could claim no control (Cheers) It was not in the power of the government to establish slavery anywhere over this Union. [Vebement and prolonged cheering | The streugth of slavery in Virginia, Maryland, and else- where in the Sout jsted altogether in the facili- ties they enjoyed for we breeding and trading in slavery. (Cheers ] If this was confined tothe slave States alo: A Wwery could not be taken out of those States—it would be dead before forty years The South, he contended, bad no right to do anythihg for the purpose of keeping slavery alive, as far as the ge- ere laws of the country were in question; and he ting any part of the nation- al territory for th tional use. (immense applause | He rose merely to reply to thin particular pact of the apeech delivered by his friend from Virginia, who had receded him, and would not further detain th Cheering, amid cries of “ Seng—song,”’ and “ Three cheers for Henry cries for Dudiey Selden,” Robinson, Smith, and also renewedortes of, song. song—Méokle—Miokle.} Mr Wittiam G Mickie, hereupon eame forward and sang # song. in which he was joined in chorus by the entire meeting, bei ng one af his own composition loud calis of “adjourn,” ‘three cheers for nd calls upon the chairman to address the ‘The Cuainatan hereupon ov.ne forward and said, that at the late hour to which they had been detained, he would not trespass upon them by any leagthened ob- ations. He would werely say, that his rentiments uttered upon a former occasion. remained unchanged. (Vociferous and profonged chovring, amid loud ories of © Clay,” © Clay,” ‘nine cheers for Clay.) He would remain unchanged (sheers, and erivs of chat’ the ticket,") but as Mr. Clay had requosted his friends not to ute hie name, he would be silent. Io conelusion he would osy, thai as Mr, Clay had come 27, 1848. further agency in the m and cheers} liow aay no * amit much confusion anew eb: an 4 L when much cheering umid alternate calis for Clay and Taylor prevailed, AFTER MEETENG. Mr. Bengpict Lewis, Jr. was hereupon nominated chairman, amid vooiforous chevring, aud renewed cries of | Clay.”) “Clay? © Paylor,” © Taylor,” end adjourn, Several hereupon rushed forward to the stand shouting loudly, Instily and boisterously for Clay; upon which, the Taylor sectinn, who wore evi- dently im aminority, again came forward and demand edan adjournment, A young man. whose name we could not learn either from himself or any ono ele, near the reporter's desk, here ene forward and prom posed the following preamble and resol ation Whervar, the committee of nine 2ppoi by the Chairman of the meering held on that evening, have r signod their trust, and whereas. we are determiaed to vou fu: Mr. Clay, and him only, ‘Therefore, be it Reavlved, That the Demooratic Clay Whig General’ Com be empowered to present a Clay electoral ticket tothe el of this State, The resolution was not secon‘ted, and a tromendous effort was made by the Clayites to have it passed,which was an sturdily opposed by tho Taylorites. [+ Nine cheers for Clay * Nine for Taylor.’? * Threo cheers Hie iis Three for Greeley.” “Three for Sel- len >, The meeting bereupon adjourned, several of the whiga having expressed thearrelves determinnd to call | together a regular whig meeting, and stand by their principles at any hazard, before the presidential cloc tion would be decided. | Political Intelligence. PENNSYLVANIA. Concnessionat {Nominations —The whigs of the 12th district have nominated Henry N. Tracy. (n the 20th district, John Clark isthe nominee of the free soil party, as isalso D, Maclaughlia in the 2ith. In the loth’ district, the whigs have nominated Earl Wheeler. John Clark is the fcee soil candidate in Beaver county. Major F. Bowman ie the third candi- date of the locofoco party in the Lith district MASSACHUSE George S. Boutwell, of Groton, has been nominated for Congress by the democrats of the third Congres- sional district NEW YORK. Jupce Hocenoom’s Letter on Van Buren ann Free Sort..—Judge Hogeboon has written a letter dated Hudeon, Sept. 22, explaining his position, and the reasons for his supporting Cass and Butler He ap- pears togo for the Baltimore nominees, because they were regularly presented by tho couvention. He aliudes in mild terms to the marked favors herotofore received by Mr. Van Buren at the hands of the demo- cratic party. Frienps oF MR. Cray ovt ror Gen. Tavion.—Nine- teen Clay men at Albany, who were oppoted to the nomination of ‘Taylor, and who were officers of the late Clay meeting in that city, have now come out in favor of Old Zack. The last lettera of Geu. Taylor and the sage of Ashland have wrought the change VIRGINIA. Mr. Rives on Generat Tavtor.—Mr. Rives ad- dressed the Rough and Ready Club at Richmond, Va, on the 20th inst. He applauded Gen. Taylor in high terms, and gave him the benefit of @ very favorable comparison, as opposed to Mr. C OHIO. Co1énep Convention.—The Obie delegation attend- ing the National Convention of colored freemen at Cleveland, bave recommended tho assembling of a State Convention at Columbas, e0.1¢ time in January next. Groraia, Hon. Aurrep Cutuuent, of Georgia, itis said, has taken the stump for Cassand Butler. For years’ past he has been in @ state of political retirement, bat vue great importance of the crisis has called him out. LETTER FROM J. C. CALHOUN. We learn (says the Hamburgh Republican.) that an important letter has received by one of our citi- zens from this distinguished Senator. We know not if it be of a confidential character, but presume it is not, as we have beard several persons speak of the contents, as Faviug important bearings on political opics. City Intelligence. Tur Weatnen.— Phe weather, yesterday, was quite Pleweunt, untit nearly the love of the day. | Tt then became quite cool, which continued to increase until the air wus quite cold. The appearance of the sky in- dicated fair weather, and it {8 probable it will be cool for some days to come. Tue Hacwen av tir Boats —Much has been said, and many complain:s have been made, of the rude conduct of the hackmen, who attend the arrival of the boats, landing their passengers at the piers on the East river, and itte probnble there has been just cause for complaint. But at the landing places of the Al- bany boits, it is impossible to conceive of their out- Tageous conduct. [t has been said that they were not allowed to leave their boxes; but so far from that, they | rush upon the boat, and. ia the most uncouth man- | ner, d-maud of the passengers if they want a carriage. If answered negatively, toey are fasulting in their language, and ladies dare not think of evting foot upon the pier for fear of their ineults. Now, this mat- ter could easily be corrected, and it isa shame that | it hus not been done long ago. [nu the third ward, | where, at the foot of every street, there are constaatly arriving. there is but one policeman of the ward detailed to attend to that busine’s. and four more from ether wards, who, of course, do not feel such an interest in preserving good order as if appointed in the ward Toevery hack there #re some four or fiverunners, who, of late, have bsen licensed by the corporation; and these fellows, because of their license, presume to do as they please, and there is not the slightest atten- tion paid to their disorderly conduct. Whether the duty belongs to the Mayor, Chief of Police, or Captain of the ward, it is high time something should be done, that passengers may pass from the boats without hay- ing their valiees snatched from them, and insulted if they dare remonstrate against it. .—The inhabitants of Hammersly street, cinity of [Hudson street, complain loudly of a brothel, in their midst. It is said to be a house of ill repute, and not unknown tothe police of the Ninth ward. On Sundays, particulsrly. the place is crowded with men and women, who use the most offensive lan- guage, and they riot from morning until night, On Sunday last, the skull of one man was seriously frac- tured, and it was thought there was little hope for his recovery. Wiil the captain of the ward examine his book, and see if all the groggeries in that street are Licensed? The inhabitants ace tired of complaining to the police, and if the nuisance is not abated complaint will be made, not only of the police, bat of those who patrol the streets in their official duty, Look out, gentlemen, @ satellite will be disturbed if you do not attend to your duty. Tux Poucnkerrsi® Guanns.—This military corps arrived yesterday afternoon, in the steamboat Alid and were received by the Fifth Company of Nation: Guards, commanded by Capt. J. L Waugh. The Guards, from Poughkeepsie, commanded by Capt. Klick. number about forty muskets, and are ® very fine looking corps. Their unitorm is blue, turned up | with red, They were escorted from the foot of Bar- clay street, through the principal streets of the city to the Howard Hotel. where, ven o'clock, ® most sumptuous dinner was prepared, compris. | ing all the luxuries of the season, with plenty of ood old Heidsick to follow in the sentiment and song. Phe whole affair was admirably arranged, and reflects great credit upon the visited corps, under whose super- vision it was gotten up. Arremrt at Suicipx.—A young woman, who re- fused to give her name, attempted to destroy herself on Monday night, by jumping off the bridge at Grand Ne street ferry, She rescued by a gentleman of Wil- Namsburg, and placed in the charge of the Thirteenth | ward police. She is of respectable appearances, but so | far ic bas not been ascertained where she belongs, or | who she is, and the refuses to assign any cause which | ledio the rash act. | Ratunoap Accipext.—The coroner held an inquest yesterday, at No, 113 Mulberry street, on the body of a boy 8 years of age, by the name of Bernard Mcln- tyre. who came to his death by injuries received by being accidentally run over by one of the Harlem Rail- roadears. The jury rendered a verdict accordingly. Founn Drowxev.—The coroner held inquest < terday. ut the foot of Market street, on the body of an unknown man. about 36 years of age, who was found floating in the dock, foot of Market street, He was | drersed in brown satinett pants, striped shirt, and brogan shoes. No marks of violence on his person. Verdict : came to his death by drowning. Derarture or Stk Riowanp ApMsTRONG FROM Canapa.—Very early in the ensuing week May. Gon Sir Rich’d Armstrong will leave Kingstoa for New York, having engaged his passage home to Eagiand in 2 i rarely fal to the lot of any cas- = ran it in the Britia colo (for such all mili- tary men must be considered,) to ha’ jained the hearty iove and estcem of all olasses of the community, o as Sir Richard ‘Armstrong has ired those of the inhabitants of a n. Tnpetentations manners, his urbanity an of disposition. the willingness with which he lent his fame in aidof all kinds of public undertakings and ements, his charity and good feeling, have all ired to render him most extremely popular, and from Kingston to be regretted ‘as a severe loss, a feeling assuaged only ty, the recol lection that the illness from which the gallant soldier has suffered recently, will be entirely removed by the change of air andclime. That Sir Richard Armstrong tay long live to be an honor to his country and profes sion. is the sincere wish of ail persons who have had the happiness of knowing him during his sesua years service in the Canadas — British WI Rairoad Briver Burnep—The West Branch bridge, on_ the Reading railread, about two anda half miles this side of Pottaville, sad just above the rt rowing, was woud down last sine nilupporea to have been the work of am incan in tbe. same high ds a col to cause his departor TWO CENTS. ‘ nt Council Joann oF Assisrants—(Crowded out yeste a This buard met on Monday evewing ‘Tha Prondent Ma, W Svact,inthechwr, The minutes of the L meeting read and approved Petitions referred—Ot John L. Phittips. for straighten. ing line cf Rector street, from Broadway to Trinity place—-Of Jonathan Goodhue in relation to « ii Vearl street—Or & Blancard for renewal of lease of d Avenue, between 77 and 7#th streats— 7, contractor asktag tebe patd balances, due to him upon sundry contracts. New York and Harlem Rait-oads. Petition of the aDY, BKing perinission to lay dowm their rails im Canal street, toa point seventy five feet east of Broad~ way. Koferred. Aleo, from said company to late 4th Avenue. between 32nd and 33rdatreow — Re Of Ellis F Ayers, for relief trom tax, on lot Nd S04 | block 34, 8th Avenue, between dird wad 4h steosts— Of John Malone, asking compenration for lots of hie house, by falling im of sewer, in 8th Avenue—OF @, | MLoughtin, for renewal of lease of premises, No, 3 | Temple street—For repairs in Union market—Of J. | D. Brown, for relief in relation to street contact for Disée=Ta5, improvemantia in 2nd Avenue. lemonstrance against letting in railiny V - fagton equare, Referred , parities Kemonstrance of D. Banks, and othors, against = ing a sewer in 40th street. Referred pote se City Hall Five Bell.—Potition to have the present bell removed. and a larger one substituced. Referred, For repairing sewer in Canalateeet. Referred. Reporis —In favor of concurring with the Board of Aldermen, in purchasing » lot of ground for a location for Engine Company No. 24, and Hose Company No. 37. Adopted. Papers from the Board —Report in favor of appropri- ating @ sum of $40,000 for building a hospital om Blackwell's Island, in connection with the penitentiary, principally with u view to accommodate small-pox pa- tients, both male and female. Concurred im. Ayes, 16. Noes 1 sinatic Asylum.—Report adverse to filling the va- cancy in the medical department of the Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island ; and requirmg the visiting phy- sicians of the institution to communicate with the joint committee on charity and alms, whenever, in their opinion, the well-being of the asylum requires such vacancy to be filled. Adopted Report in favor of allowing Dr, Hall bis bill for med- ical service in the 12th ward. Concurred in. Report of committee on wharves, piers, and slips, of Board of Assistants in relation to deepening slip be- tween Amos and Charles streets. Adopt Report. adverse to memorial of J. F. Delaplaine, The Board here took a recess. ARTER RECESS. The Board again assembled at 8 o'clock. The Ocean Monarch Casualty —Resolution from the Board, in favor of granting the freedom of the cit; in a gold box, to Frederick Jerome, for his intrepid conduct in saving the lives of several on board the ill- fated Ocean Monarch, on the occasion of the late awful casualty that befel that vessel at sea. Con- curred in Report in favor of leasing slip at Bellevue, to David Wood, for a term of ten years, Adopted. Repoxta in favor of regulating and grading 34th street, 28th street, and 15th street, New York and Erie Railroad —Report in favor of leasing iocation for depot to the company connected with the above line of railroad, at foot of Duane street, ata reat of $1250 perannum. Concurred in. In favor of improving 38d street. Concurred in, Communication, on the subject matter of establish- ing a work-house for able bodied paupers, presented in the Board of Aldermen by Ald. Crolius. Referred. Report in favor of appointing an additional clerk in the Alms Heuse Concurred in, Lost Children, §c.—In favor of fitting up apartments in connection with those of the resident visitor at the Alms House, for the temporary accommodation of the sick poor, and for lost children. Concurred in. Enlargement of the Buttery —Assistant Alderman Weun, begged to ask the chairman of the special com- mittee, to whom the above matter was referred, whether they had prepared their report, and were enabled to present it this evening. The subject was one of much importance Assistant Alderman Scuwitz, who had been re. ferred to, replied, that the committee were not pr pared to report at present, but would on Monda: evening. This report, he trusted, would meet wit! the approbation of the Board in general. Invitation from the American Institute, to attend their annual fair, tobe held at Castie Garden Ac- cepted. Communications —From the Alms House Commis- sioner, asking additional appropriation for the bal ance of the year, to meet extra expenses. Referred. From the Comptroller, in relation to a judgment for $1,000, obtuined by Tavodore Sedgewick aud Willis Hall, against the corporation, Referred. From Street Commissioner, in relation to improve ments in Madison square. Referred Resolutions—In favor of ameuding ordizances im relation to the Alms House. Referred. In favor of investigating the manuer in which the prisons in this city and on Blackwell's Island are co ducted, and how the prisom discipline is carried out, Referred. President of the Croton Aqueduct Board.—This matter was again called up, and a resolution was offered by Mr. Hibbard, to lay on the table. and noes wore called—tor ayes, 9; noes, 9. tion to lay on the table was lost It was then moved to take up the resolution to fill the vacancy in this Board, caused by the death of the late chairman, Mr. Coffin Lost. Manhattan Gas Company —Resolution of inquiry as to the contracts, &c., of the above company. Adopted Resolution of inquiry as te the most economical mode of paving the strevts of the city. Adopted. Atter passing a few other resolutions, the Board ad- journed Police Intelligence. Chorge of Robbing an Emigrant,—Otticer Stephen of the lower police, arrested yesterday, ® man by the name of John Egan, keeper of an emigrant boarding houseat No 107 Washington street,on a charge of rob- bing an emigrant by the name of Wm Lewis, of 65 covereigny, Valued at $298. It seoms the complainant was locked up im @ room in the defendant's house while drunk, and when he awoke he found his money gone. and suspicion rested upon the landlord Egan, who was arresied accordingly, and detained by Justice Lothrop for a further hearing. obbing a Sister —Captain Carpenter, of the Fifth Word police, arrested yesterday, a young Irish woman by the pame of Catharine Brennan, on a charge of siealing a bank book on the Chambers ttreet Savings Bank, which contained a credit of $150, belonging to ber sister, Bridget Roach This book Catharine took to the bank and dew out $70. and then paid $12 for her passage to Liverpool, buying stores and other arti- cles suitable for the passage. On her arrest, she ac- knowledged the fact of stealing the book, and cee, | | the money from the bank. She returned the book an $10 of the money thus obtained. committed her for trial Bob Sutton Escaped from Jail.—The old pickpocket and burglar, Bob Sutton, escaped from the jail, in the city of Albany,on Monday night, where he was held on a charge of grand larceny, for having picked the pocket of Judge Harris, ‘The old rogue, 1t reems, managed to saw the iron sunder, of his cull, and thus made good his escap son, we un- derstand, was in the vicinity, with $200, at the time of hie escape, which funds were already prepared to enable him to leave the city with all possible speed. No clue, as yet, of bis whereabouts, although there is but little doubt of his arrest before long, as old Bob is too well known to escape virvest of Burglars.—The four burglats arrested the other day, under the direction ot his Honor the Mayor who gave their names as Charles Wheeler, John. Clark, Bill Darlington, and Joseph Murray, were at- rested. it eeems, for burgiariously entering the whole- eale and retail grocery store of Charles W. Naary, No. 86 Pine street, on Friday night last. by means of false keys; and from the iron safe, which was likewise ned with « false key, they stole $100 in bank bills, which they carried off. It appears it was known, to these thieves that vir. Nanry was in the habit of keep- ing large sums of money in the safe,in many insten- ces npecial deposits for merchantsin the aeighborbuod, On Friday night, however, it was rather # slim night forthe thieves, there being only $100, while on previ- ous nights there bave been $3000 and $4000 deposited therein. and would have been on the following night, over $3000. Thus it will be seen the rogues missed their mark, this time, much to the gratidcation of Mr. Nanry. The Mayor held each of the accused parties to bail in the sum of $5000 for their appearance at Court for trial. 'm default of which they were all co mitted to the Tombs for trial. Recovery of a Gold Lever Watch,—Cap' of the Sixth ward police, recovered from a th handsome gold lever watch, gold dial, Johnson for which an owner is wanted. Appiy at the above ¢ffice, at the Sixth ward station house Tombs . vockets —As one of our New York merchants was on his way to this city on Monday night, from Philadelphia, and while on board the Jer- ney city ferry boat, his pocket was picked by some ex- pertthlef, of the wallet fell from hispooket as tripped and feli on-board the boat. The wailet contained $8080 in bank bills, together with otber valuable papers. ‘A reward of $200 is offered for the recovery. No clue an yet has been axcertained of the thief, or the wheras- Douts of the mi miitent to Kill. OMcBes Cameron. and venth Ward pees arrested, Mo Justice Lothrop A “Nip” for Pick of the Dunesghs, two Dutchmen, called Conrad Shreder. aad Charles Shreder, brothers, on @ charge of ing Robert Jacks in the back with a large Knife, tat airy severe wound, One of the accusod bel pant while the other inflicted the stab. The wound is «aid to be a very dangerous one, may possibly prove fatal, Both the accused par- were committed to prison by Jus+iov Osborne to it the result of the injury. Arrest of a Fugit Ip nt Captain Banta, of the Eighteenth Ward age pone Z the name of H. jenman, 0! ‘oods by false protences from EL. Herbold, ronda fa ‘Weatchester county. The acoused was sent baol to Westchester county for trial. y complaii knite and te tiny, The ‘officers of the road oaly heard of it this morning at halt-past four o'clock; but ene Fotio mon sures have been adopted, and it it expected that vai traine oan cross again by Tuseday evening Passenger traipe will run as utual, Uhe bridgo was 120 feet long and its rapid reronstrastion apeaks of this enterprising company yal bu-inea Hes below this bridge, so that L not bo avaterinily ivterrupyed Phy and 10 feet gh; well for the energ Moet of the Crriovs.—in the Garden of Mr. 8. Sanhorn is an upple-tree, with a body or stem, not so large amaa's wrist, whieh presenta & curious sight. It raed at the usual tise in May, bore fine fruitig Au. sf them Dlorscmed again, ond has been from tua’ to thin bloseoming and growing apples! Ween itoatne dad, ‘and apples in the diferegs pad bude, b wen it bad hi hI ae eset stagee cf peop th.— Sp