The New York Herald Newspaper, October 10, 1848, Page 1

cea rrr— ns nat in NO. 5242. THE GREAT FREE SOIL MEETING, IN THE PARK, BY TORCHLIGHT. SPEECHES OF John Van Buren, and Others, Atan early hour a great crowd began to as- semble at the meeting, appointed last eveniag, in the Park, for a demonstration on the purt of the free soil party, and the supporters of Martin Van Buren, for the Presidescy. At about ha'f-past seven, many thousands having assembled in front of the City Hall, amid the glare of torches, bon- tres, and brilliant iluminations, the meeting was called to order by John Cochrane, Esq, who nominatéd Henry Evertson, Esq., as Chair- man of the meeting. Mr. Evertson accordingly took the chair, amid the loud cheering of the vast multitude assembled. A number of Vice-Presi- dents and Secretaries were then nominated. Mr. Tiipen then ascended the platform and address- edtheerowd. He said he presented himself before them, on this occasion, to lay beiore them an account of the prececdings of the Utios Convention. ‘Chat Convention had met under an extraordinary condi- tion of thing. It had been called, according to the established urages of the democratic party —usaces such as had always been observed by the party. New questions bud eprung up ia that Convention, and oughout all sections of the country. Dem had always been opposed to the extension of haman slavery in freeterritories (Loud cheers.) Mr, Tilden hereupon proceeded to show that the battle of the de- ceracy upon the old issues, which formerly had been ‘before the country, had long since been fought, and he maintained that the genuine democracy which had assem! ledin Convention at Utica; they wno were now arrayed in opposition to the extension of slavery, were the democrats who had fought that battle. The sec tion called the hunkers was composed of men who had deen inthe dangerous crisis of the democracy, vither conservatives or whigs. Mr. I’ next proceeded to speak, first, of Mr. Van Burer,’s the man selected by the Utica Convention to carry out the principles of freedom and of the democracy, in the new issue whioh had now come tefore the country. He then defended the no- mination of Mr. Adams. and urged the reasons which Jed bim (Mr. T. pooreny toaward him his support. After some further remaiks, on the policy of Mr Jef- ferson, in laboring to prevent the extension of slavery beyond its original limit-, Mr T. proceeded brietly to discuss the question itself of the extension of wlavery in free territories. This part of his speech ‘was received w.th Icud and enthusiastic a»plause. In- died, it was surprising to see the unanimity of feeling en this tojic in such an immense and miscellaneous crowd. And though some faint efforts were made by Poy two individuals, in remote cornere, to get up a for Cass, yet it was evidently a signal failure,and st order, harmony, aud unity of thought, Fee! pervade the whole of the immense mass of hum ings, numbering mot lees than fifteen or twe: urand. Towards the conclusion of Mr. T’s remi mw rich scene occurred, -barrel, blazing furiously, was rolled by rome boys along, till it came near the speaker's stand. The crowd naturally enough amade way for the flaming mas:,and it appeared fora moment, as if the combustible barrel was rapidly com- ing towards us who stood upon the platform, and would literally burn down the barn, where was pre- ered s0 much grain of wit and eloquence to feed the expectant crowd. It was moment of excitement; but the barrel disappeared, and the crowd filled up, in an instant, the space ite flames bad made, and peace and quiet resumed their reign.in the vast assembly. ‘When Mr. T. had concluded, loud calls were made for John Van Buren. The chairman announced that afier the resolutiens were reed, Mr. Van Buren would ad- dress the meeting. This announcement was receiv with cheers. The Williamsburg Glee Company thi stood forward, and rang with great effect.andina Deautiful manner, the following song :— FREE SOIL POLKA. WRITTEN FOR THE PENN VAN FAEEMEN'S CLUD, Arrn—Jim Crow Polka. What means this crowd that's gath'ring here ? They're coming still from id With shouts resounding high and clear, ‘We are the free soi voers, Convs—Oh, come then, boys, and strike to-day, For freedom ana tor treedom's sway ; Oh! how delightful ‘tis to say, I'm a free soil voter. We plant our flag upon the wall. Resolved with it to stand or feli, Yu fighting for the righte of all, ‘e are the free soil voters. Lot othere work for place and spoil; For natural rights we'll ever toil; Our motto is, “Free men—Pree goil;” ‘We are the fieo soil voters. The curse of slavery stall not ke ‘The wedding gift of liberty Our territories shall be free; We are the free geil veter: ‘One country sball not bear the shame With which the South would load her name; On every hill burns freedom’s flame; We are the free eoil voters. Come one, come all, this is the hour When freemen must make known their power; And slavery will fall and cower; Before the free soil voters, Joux Cocurane, Esq., then came forward, and pro- posed the following resolutions:— Resolved, That the politics of the times indieate precise} “whom remain the principles of democracy; that the absonce, from the field ofdiscuesion of the financial and commer es: tions which ‘ormerly ¢efined political differences, permits other arty tests than t! ose which, even if demanding attention, still, 98 but uestions of expediency,, sould be, as they have been, | E with Postponed to the consideration of that one ‘of vital importance, thetfreedow of cur land; that if rel.ance may be reposed on the <eclared intent ons with which General Lewis Ciss paved h's th toa n'moation for the Proeide shall recognize in jim Wut the instrument of a party contending for the conversion ‘of free territories ino slave dominions; that we doubt not that Gexeral Zachsry Taylor will adhere to those principles which, as they are proclaimed at the North and the South the auspi 028 of & petty of promiscuous composition and equivocal inten tions, both sustain freetom and support s'avery; that, therefore, they who Jove liberty and hate oppression. who would that ths first should, over the ruins of the ias:, expand to the fall atatara and dignity of American freedom should be enrolied in the army | and do battle in the ranks of Martin Vau Buren and the free dem racy, é Resolved That we regret the necessity which has compelled the No-th to take position against the attitude of the South. As Americar s we will deprecate and avoid every difference that can impair the strength or endanger the continuance of our Union batas freemen, i protect that principle whose fajary must convert that Union into a Union of slaves, ‘This is our idea—im- ‘measurably, supremely abo ‘tho Foor objection of its on in the consideration that i the South upon the North the integrity of that one idea rn Herolved, That we think contemptuonsly of the mind waich discovers in the extension of the area of freedom cause of the degradation of the South, Could nature ao belie herself that the reser aticn of their “ina'ienable rigths” to any portion of wan- ind, must be attended by proportionate violation of those of any other porticn, we say, perish tho:e rights dependent on the slavery of ott ers rather than one t ttle of these be injure | sistent with the rights ofall; that our con federal bistcry speak tour, through the voices of the Joffersons, the Pincknevs, the Lees, and the Randolphs of the South, against of liberty on which our institutions Ai ig miserably false pretence. It ‘snot so, The success of the fice princip’s for which we contend will reestablish the lost equality of the St lost in the insidious inorease of the slave States {rem six, their orginal and constitutional number, to. fit- ‘cen, their present sgzressive and unconst!tutional numbsr—lost in. the tven'y-one voices and votes which Southern chettel- Binves pessess pmong the representatives of @ free people at ‘Washingtor—Inst in the limited wealth, in the low intelligence and in the inferior civilization of the South, We would rostoro this lost equality; and go far from degrading any portion of the Union, we mean {o elevate the whole to the porsession of that freedom whi onld be the nacional characteristic. Resolved, That ovr censes reject the audacious ass: n the extension of slav: territory at the Sow h will abate the evil at the North, Aside from the absurdity which it involves, that ion that an evil dceli: os in proportion, and expires with the sustenance it cconres, ¢xperience lias taught, and the history of the peculiar Inatitution” itself manifests, that the owner of the “Old | ‘Don inion” breees an incres sing gan, amasses an accumulne tng hoard, the demand for sinves increases with the diffu 8 on of slavery, over free territory at the South. In the year 17% when Alstar’s, Misst:sippi, Lovisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Tene neveee, Ke ,and Florida, were free soil, the slave popula- tion was 697,99, | In the year 1840, when Savery had spread over this free sil it rumbered 2 457,355, being an Increase, in fifty "787 407 slaves. ‘Tho extension of slavery to, ew torri- ting the evil. in Maryland, Vieginia Kentucky, here it numbered, inthe year 110, 690,00) slaves, hem to 775 4M), in the vear 1840, showing an in y veatsof 185,000 slaves: The existence of slavery & fusion, the pretens’ona of the whizs are Indicrous are striving for the freedom of our territori enough, that they whil Pubjugation: that as General Taylor’ letters reach us we Crive the article for the North to be tihetured by other ingredients hose compounded for the consumption of the South ; and iPateach of the two grand diviatons of the whig party, which at ono pereraphical point recogntzes his resistance to the ext Of savery, and ati isin a oposite, reports his advocacy o t of its controversial hea wer, on the f boing fs av kway confronted as were the celebrated champions who, Fugale for the silver ot gold corsplexion of the shield roads, learned, in thelr exhaustion, that cach side he peculiar views of him rostte aspect, hut adapted to who battled in ite immedinte vicinity. Rerolved, That if General Lewia Cass, after his gradual changes, amay be presumed to, bo at rest, we pronounce him, in his pvesent attitude, to be the ferret of the black standard of slavery. Lf, however, he shall be discovered to he still in a state of progro sion, ‘we unite in the hope that the nob-e and confusion” of an active campaign shall not be permitted to intercept any tidings that he may Joxsibiy authorize, of his transition to free soll. In the mean time, we perceive no recommendation to his sapport. His aghesion to the rere to the North, while his equivoo. ther condemns him to th ‘surpicions of both, tions to the nation; apxietios for fore! ‘That wo aro averse to the postal aystem whose ro: turns to ernment eha'l exceed ite expenses, vabtful as may be the polley of a rotort to impost for & national support, that which Tay contributions, also, upon epistolery correspondence Potes « (Arif vpon thousht, limits the intelligence, by obstrnct- ing with a high poetago tho communications of ‘he people, ro- serves fox tho vise of the wealthy the ole vehicle of an important olngs of curvent, familiar and domestic information, and is to be unrerervedly condemned as antagonists to the apirit of our in- stitutions, aud tho goncral welfare, Wo tterefore demand cheap = for people, Peiemlved, That ye cannot permit the occasion to pass without reaffirming ouradheronce to a judicious systom of river and hare bor improve: indicated by the Just demands of both fo- Inter-State commerce — We therefore commend to the early and attentive ‘cons'leration of Congress, that they render ‘what assistance, and provide what soourity shall consist with thei cvamtiiutional powers therete, a0 expounded by tho lament “That wo again solemnly inslet upon the treo distribu: ion, under suitable icidental limitations, of the public lands to tual rettiers. We do not doubt that thir measure will fil ovr Wertera wilds with unprecedented numbers of herdy, industrious, ‘and bouest immigrants of all nations ; spread over them with an- paralieled ceierity the field, the hamlet and th- village ; and mul tiply in an unequalled ratio the States that shall be admitted vo participate in our Union. as independent and free, ved, That the inf the foderal government upon out incre ee with every recurring ity constable, uot a ballot cast ti et on oovurs, that is not prepar and directed by the contrib 1 Tinfiuenced by the ‘© of tive-waiters and custom+ house clerks. When we reflect that the rep iblic lives by the freo- dom of the ballot-box, we provounce this to bea violation of prin: ciple not to be endured, and an abuee which must bs correcte’ — We tteretore approve cf the amendment of the constitution of the United State- proposed by a resolution of the Senate of this State, on the 25th of Octoter, 1847, authorizing Congress: let ‘To provide by law that any of the officers of the United Statesfor avy, State or territory, or for any subdivision or por- ton thereof, shult bs ¢ ected by t @ el:ctors of such State or ter- ritory, or some subdivision thercof, and to preecribe the manner of tuch election 2d, To preseriie by law the duration of the official terms of all terms of all officers ‘of the Unit d States, the durat'on of whose Cilicia! terms is not fixed by the constitution; the caces in which any such officer may be suspended, or removed from office, before the expira ion of the term for which he shall bave been cleoted or Sqpein el; the offeer or trilunal of which, wed the manner in which susper sion or remcvui sbals be made, and the manner of filling any vacarcy cocasioned by such suspension or removal. Reso.ved, That we cordialty »pprove the proceedings, and reat firm the principe promulgated by the Buffalo vanvention, Were- cognize in Martin ¥an Buren, its noiivee for the Presidency, the candidate of ov r Stare dem ooracy, wiousiy pominated at Cuca, and the person erjoying avove al the confidence of the free democracy ot the Union, F. Adams to be tle single-minded und honest. hearted advocat he dsctrines of our perty, the depository, toch by education and inheritance of the free principles towards whese prowotion to the triumph of an American r-volu‘ion, his ancestors coutributed, we shall ac- cora to bim and to the whole cket ourunited support . ‘Reso.ved, That we have received with lively emotions the pro- ccecings of the cunven ionassemblet at Ltica,on the 13ch ntthmo, We respond to the unity, recognize the affinity, aud e thusiasm of its members’ und its principles, We Dix as the vigilaut wentinel the trae exponent, frien of free democracy, wd ‘We know Seti 3, Gates as by words and dveds, with fervency, to ovr cause, Chi vi Wheaton and William P. Angel!, are recomment d to us by their efliciency and prominence in behalfof free soil and freemen. We taily the ticket thus composed of men whose ability has illus trated their country in the hails | f the nation, whose private vir- tues ornament the secial, and whose integrity shines in the po- Jitieal world, and we shall extend to it an mest and a true sappr". The above resolutions were greeted occasionally du- ring the reading, with loud applause, whereupon, being put by the chair. they were carrled by acclamation, ‘At this rtage of the proceedinge, the upward flight of innumerable rockets and @ distant blaze of colored light approacbing in the distance, announced tacle, which at the hour of the night, and in th ies A. 1. van rcenery of the beautiful Park, lighted up as the whole was by a bright golden blaze of colored light, all in the micst of so many human beings assembled together. wasreaily both grand and striking. Added to this. the loud and enlivening music cf a well as- sorted band, combined, by its lively tones, to increase the interest and excitement of the scene. ‘This epectacle, which for a moment interrupted the meeting, and directed every eye towards the bright moving object which approached: was s procession of the 14th Ward, which came with banners flying and droms beating, to join the assembled crowd and add to the demonstration. Having arrived in front of the platform it was received with loud cheers and hvzzas. Then innumerable rockets and other fire- were discharged, after which the procession moved round, and becoming intermingled in common with the previous meeting, the proceedings of the evening were re‘umed, and Mr John Van Buren step- ped forward to address the masses before him. It wasarplendid and imposing spectacle, the mo- ment when Mr. J. Van Buren mounted on the rail of the platform to address the crowd below and around him. The procession of the Fourteenth ward, blazing with rcekets and lights of every variety and tint, amid banners, and accompanied by loud music, had just rived. The cap of liberty, which came with them, and reveral of the silken basners, were brought up upen the platform, and unfurled and waived around ies, then & sodden glaze of ted Ught, prodaced by some sudden illumiration, was thrown over the placform, representing Mr. Van Buren, as it were, enthroned on high among banners, and in light, a prominentobject to an assembly, nvimbering not less than fifveen or twenty thousand persons. ‘The effect at that time of night, lighting up so many human faces, was eminently imposing and theatrical. Mr. Van Bunex having now advanced nearer to the mass below, onthe outer edge of the platform, was re ceived with tremendous cheers, renewed at intervals, and increasing in loudnessand intensity. The clamor and loud huzzas of a warm and enthusiastic reception having at length ceased, Mr Van Buren said :— Fextow-Citizens :—I congratulate you on thissplen- did assemblage It speaks well for the intelligenceand independence of this great city and this great State. It is a great demonstration of the deep, the pervading interest which you o in the great and important question which is néw agitating the public mind — What is t question? It is nota tion which concerns a bank of the United State It is neta question which relates to the independent treasury.— No! These are not now the questions which call forth the public feeling. You may travel throughout the United States from one extremicy to tife other, and ‘ou will never hear any of these questions agitated. he great question which now pervades and arouses the public mind is the question of slavery—the ques- tion of the extension of slavery—whether it shail be extended in its area and enlarged in its action and powers, and carried beyond the sphere to which the constitution limited it, into territories free from its curse, and where it has hitherto been unknown and unheard of? (Shouts of applause; “Ay, that’s it; that’s it.”) Mr. V. B. then went on to describe and depict the effects of the elave institution upon the white man, stating that, according to the preponde- rance given to the slaveholder in representation, the man who buys and hoids slaves buys for himself so many votes, multi; lying his own person and power, as for every five slaves which he possesses he has four votes; while the free men of the North, and those who hold no slaves, have but one vote each man. Thus a slaveholder is made equal to four white men, by buy- ing five slaves, and to as many more for as many more slay he buys. Mr.V.B. next proseeded to show the increase of slavery since the constitution was formed, by which it was permitted in the places where it then unavoidably and unfortu ly existed. He stated in this view, that whereas that day, the total number of slaves held in the Union was but sixty thousand, now their numbers had in- creased to three millions. If, observed Mr. V. B, they are, by you, permitted to goon increasing in the same ratio, the votes of slaveholders, in virtue of the slaves they hold, will soon outnumber the votes of all the freemenin the United States. Mr. V.B. then pro- ceeded, in masterly and strong language, to depict the effects and influences of slavery, in all places where it is suffered toexist, upon the poor white men who are found living among them, not being slaveholders. It degrades them to the lowest and most infamous degree, both socially as well as pelitically. But, said Mr. V B., weare told we must not agitate this question—we ought not to agitate it, Mr. V. B. then took up this point, apd argued It in a etrain of keen irony and cut- ting vloquence. He showed that Jefferson had been the first to agitate it; that Washington had agitated it, and that the Wilmot Proviso intro- duced in "46 by Mr. Wilmot, of Penn., was only a re- iteration of its prohibition from free States, which pre- hibition bad first been decidedly and effectively insisted upon by Mr. Jefferson, in 1783, and by every great and dbstingwished man of the democratic party. Mr. V. B. denied, however, that the north had introduced or commenced the agitation of this question. He threw the charge of having done this upon the sqgth. The south itself had been the first to agitate ts question, The south itself had been the prime mover, and ha taken the first step in making this question the great political question of the day, by making it a test question in relation to the Presidency, Mr. V. B. then enumerated the several southern States which had prominently acted in \this view, | and which bad declared that they would not admit any man as @ candidate for the Presidency of the United States, unless he was known to be, or. ac- | knowledged himself to be, favorable to the unqualified extension of flavery over any and every country | where the slaveholder might choose to carry his slaves, and set up the institution, Thus Mr. V. B, attri- | buted to the South iteelf all the agitation of this qu | tion which bad ensued, and that it by its course had fcreed the North either into a biind submission to its | outrageous claims for the extension of slavery, or to an honest epporition to that dangerous, fatal, and evil extension. Here Mr. V. B.entored into a description of the courre Gen. Cass had pursued to obtatn the no- mination of the Baltimore convention, by surrender- and without terms or conditions, to and commands of the South. Mr. Van Buren here also gave an account of the manner in which the voice ot New York had been shifted and its delegation excluded from that convention, by a party bent upon throwing up everything into the hands ot the slaveholder, and yielding to all his demands. The South required General Casa to yield to it, and con- form, and he did so implicitly. Under theve circum- stances, Mr. Van Buren asked how could General Cass be deemed to be the regular candidate, when it was not a regular convention’ when it was a convention where | Jefferson would not have !been suffered to hold his | opinion? He thought it was idle to call such a nomi- nation @ regularfnomination, for General Cats had | been nominated at Albany, and so convinced were his | supporters of the irregularity of his nomination, that | they even had contemplated another convention | to affirm his acknowledged irregular nomination.— | Mr. V. B. then proceeded to examine and discuss the | pretensions made by the supporters of Gen. Case, to the same time the opposers of the extension of slavery. How,he inquired, could this be the case, when they went in support of # man who was un- cquivocally in favor of extending slavery, and under | whore influence it would be extended? How, with | such a nomination and such a nominee, could they pretend to be opposed to the extension of slavery, when their nominee was only made a nominee on the express condition of avowing himself in favor of the unlimited extension of slavery, and when be had explicitly co avowed and declared himself? Having, in a masterly strain of eloquence and argument, de- | moiished effectually this pretension, Mr. V. B. went onto state the definite grounds on which he was opposed to General Cass, They were, firet— Because he had exclusively conformed to the views | and will of the southern rlaveholders, Second— Because the ticket on which he stands as the nominee is, unquestionably, an irregular ticket, Hi Mr. V. B.), if he voted for Case, would have to bolt. ‘ow, he would not bolt for him, though he would be | willing to bolt for the caure of freedom, (Loud cheers followed this, as well as the other pointed re- | marks of Mr. V. B) The Inst reason he would give why he could not vote for General Cass was, simply The reesop, because It would be of no arthly wag whatever to vote for him in this State. (Loud and fepers| Iavghter) ‘There waa mo man lirlug. who fiagina such a thing possible as that Mr Cantoculd carry this State Every vote for Cass (said Mr ¥. 6.) is balf a ¥ for Zachary Taylor. Tho contest lay between General Tayl and the BSnff neminee (La'd cheers) Lewis Cass bad o mm ebance than Loni Philippe. (langhter) the man whom Case had so much bepraised and flattered, The Taylor men accuse us (sad Mr. V. B) of hurtiog Cass. and on the other band ty Cass men accu-e us of hurting Taylor; both turn in aud abuse us immoderately, said Mr. VB Call you that good treatment, in- quired Mr V. B., when w# are as they pretend halping them both? (Great Jaujhter) Mr V next pro- ceeded toexpress his vieww concerning Gen. Taylor But, said he, what is the use. when the General is every day explaining in a new light hisown viewson every scrt of questions, except such as were not before the people. (Loud laughter) Though Gen Taylor was now rixty years ot age. he waa but just entering upon pritic life an @ civilian, and was about to cast bis vote for tl ret time. this fail, (Laugh- ter.) Now could he, (Mr. V. B.) tell how the old map would vote, unless he knew what his views were? He says he is a» whig. but not an ultra whig. and yet he is a decided whig. (Laughter ) It seema to be his principle to profess to. have nofprinciple, and to have never voted yet in his life, If the country had many such decided Whigs. the de- mccrats would bave it alltheirown way, But the old man. it seems, was nominated because he was availa: bie. He known to be a Southern man, and slaveholdir; therefere, the South took him up. and forced bis nomination. This nomination has..sinee ‘deen supported, though it is notorious to all the world that be wes put forth as a Southern man and 4 slave- holder. He (Mr. V. B.) thought it was idle and pre- | a for a freeman togive his vote toa man who ays and sells men, He (ip. V_B.) had understood however, thet the whigs of the North were to be whiy- ped intohis support That. said Mr. V. B., ts an awk- ward piece of business. But where were they to be whipped in? Into what principles? Intowhat organi- zation? There was none This was the postion of affairs which led tothe Buffalo nomination. Mr. V. B. then proceeded to vindicate the course and con- duct of bis father from the aspersions cast upon him, avd to show that his actions were not motived, as alleged, by opposition to a democratic candidate. if fuoh there bad been regularly nominated, In oorro- horation of this. he showed that Martin Van Buren had faithfully supperted’Mr. Polk, when regularly nom’- nated as the regular democratic candidate, fe, the ker. had been told that the Buffalo nominee was at tuated by personal feclings in the cours» which be 028 taken; but what personal feelings could he have? He supported Mr Polk, and is not that enough to disprove it?) He declared too, at the same time, that his public life was,for ever closed. That Ceclaration he has ad- hered to, But New Yerk had no candidate. The de- mocratics of New York presented no nomination at the Baltimore Convention, and at Utica it only as- serted that the glorious principle of freedom shouid ba carried out. But it has been raid that there is per- sonal revenge to be gratified in this matter. aad that those of us who deprecate the extension of slavery, ¢o so for the purpose of injuring Gen Caer. Now this State was whig last fall. When General Cass was nominated forty democratic papers opposed him ; therefore it is idle to suppose tat this movement was intended to defeat him. It is, to be sure, intended to defeat him, and to defeat General Taylor too, for nobody will start a candidate without thinking of electing him. Passing from ehildhood through every station of public life to his own satis- faction, and arriving, at the decline of life, happy, healthy, and contented, no human being could be les inclined to enter public life than the Buffalo nominee for the Presidency. He now solicits no man’s vote. If he didso, he, the speaker, would be the last to advocate his cause. He stands the expo- nent of certain principles, and those who believe with him will support him Those who differ with him will oppose him. Much already bas been gained by be agitation of this question. “By the discussion of it we have got Oregon free by law. We have united the non-slavehelding community to a greatextent. Mr. ‘Webster. says we have discovered at last where the North is—(laughter)—but I am afraid that, in his opinion, we have not discovered where the nerth star is—that we do not find it over Marshfield. Now we are told that the agitation of thisquestion is going to dissolve the Union. Mr. Benton says that the women and children of this oun could preserve the Union How can it be accomplished. then, when the North only stands up for her rights? But on what ground isthe Union to be difsolved’ Why, because we assert the non-extension of slavery to new territory. If that be a cause for the dissolution of the Union, why was not the work of dissolving it commenced before this? The performance thould commence now, when we have Oregon. Why wait for further prohibitory legislation on the subject? Mr. Calhoun says that this free soil movement will succeed in 1852. He ts aman of great intelligence. He has been a poli- ticiam from his childhood, and his opinion is entitled to carefal consideration. My word for it, if you make the politicians of the country feel that we shall suc- ceed in 1852, we will not fall short in 1848— (applause) for I find that in this free soll movement there is a great disposition to come in early, to take the first train. (Laughter) Again we are told that we are agitating the question too soon. Why there were only six slave States at the adoption of the constitu- tion, and tince then they have increased to fifteen— How, therefore, can it be too soon? We have had brought into the Union by a war. It has been d by Col. Benton and Mr. Dix, that Mr. Polk promised the annexation of Texas should be ac- complished, and that Mexico should get some oom- neation. This Mr. Polk pledged himself to; ut he pursued another policy, and what are the consequences? Troops were moved, by the advice of General Taylor, to the confines of the Mexican ter- . “For,” said he, “if the government intends boundary of the Rio Grande, you must move troops to that line ’? And a collision was the consequence. Mr. Van Buren then went on to say that the Wilmot proviso has been made @ test by | the South in this election; and the question is, there | being fifteen slave States and fifteen free States, whcther tho next States that will be admitted into the Union shail be free or not. We of the North say they shall be free. (Applause) They of the South have forced this question into this election, and, as Mr. | Calhoun truly rays, it is of vastly more importance | than any other, for it is one which will operate, one way or the other, for all future time, and it | must be met now. Now is the time to settle it. The indications of public sentiment show that no agitation so recently commenced ever produced such important consequences as this has. They attempted | to compromiee it south of 36:30; but such compro- mise was defeated by a Congress representing the people of the non-slaveholding States. Four men north of the Potomac. however, voted for that compro- | mise. Three of them lived in Philadelphia. One of them, Mr Ingersoll, was defeated in a renomination, and the others never underteok to get renominated, Their constituents will diepose of the remainder in their regular order —((iroans for Ingersol!)— after which, I think, sounds will come from them like those which I have just hesrd from you. (Laughter) We have even electoral tickets in slave-holding States. We have an electoral ticket in Missouri, in Maryland, and even in Virginia we have an electoral ticket. The public mind every where is agitated on this great tubject. Every where there is energy and ec- | thusiasm for the fre Maine to Massachue: peop! importance of this question. Old Faneuil Hall. the cradle of our early liberty,'is rocking to the sounds of freedom. No man can say at the present time what the result will be. Take the West, from Mi#souri to Ohio, and no safe man can undertake to ray what the result | will be, but as a gentleman recently told the candidate | nominated at Buffalo, he could not say what the pre- cise result would be, but he would say the people are | getting up a“ great thinking,” and when that isthe | case, one-half the work is done. Hitherto the con- | ventions have done the thinking for the people, but it | is w good thing to eee the peo as well as their own voting a letter from Ohio, giving a flattering account of the free soil movement in that «uarter, and then directed 1e do their own thinking the attention of the audience to the State of New | York, which he said he was sure would go for the nomi- nee of the Buffalo Convention, He would give his reasons {er that opinion. There are Sedgwick, Stan- ton, Willis Hall, White, and others—men who have oecvp'ed feats in Congrecs and other high offices, who have come out and supported the Buffalo ticket. (Voice, “ Where’s Greeley?) Yes, the gentleman asks where is Greely? Well, that gentleman who has avowed hostility to military chieftains, proposes to vote for a general who, he heretofore declared, brought on tke war by the movement of the troops under his advice—who has declared his opposition to slavery, and intends to vote for a slaveholder — who has doclared himself in favor of land limitation, and being Fuspected of anti-rentism, refuses to vote fer the nominee of land limitation—the gentleman who has been the advocate of the adopted citizens, now proposes to vote for a candi- date of the native American party. Bat it is somo consolation to know, that having considered the prin. ciple of availability a bad one, he now proposes to vote fer Geperal Taylor, because he thin! die to aughter ) Bat for availal defeat somebody worre. he promises, when we succeed, that he will go for us. ‘That is some consolation too, These are some of the reasons why New York State willgo for us, What is the ure in charging us with Lee | abolitionists, when ‘all we wish to do is to carry out the policy adopted by Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Van Buren then read a letter from Thomas Jefferson to a relative, show- ing his views on slavery, and continued:—There were the opinions of Thomas Jefferson, who had a true idea of the great prosperity which this gr country would ultimately reach. Look at this great Union, now numbering thirty States, hap- py, Prosperous, and marching on & r, the extent of which no mar can predict. But ours must bea mission of peace, and not of war. We must extend the area of freedom, not of slavery. Thisis the mis- sion ef this people, and they will discharge it fearless- ly. It ts this principle that will carry them through, ‘The people of this State are satisfied that now is the time to press this {great question to a result, They have seen the aggressions oe aor on us; they have seen the outrages inflicte the democracy, the ft. tults heaped on them, the ifice of their eminent statesman, Silas Wright, for whose destruction, the question was originally raised. The people of this tate will rally on this question, It has ten said that they have no time todo so, Why, there are four weeks yet, before the election, and if that js not long enough, eternity itself would not be enovgh, B Spplause, and . r. Van Buren then read | ‘om mon Council. Boarp or Auremn»y, Monday, Oct 9 —MorrioFrank- lin, Presid: nt, in the cnair. The reading of the pro- ceedings of the last meet 4 dispensed with Witamsburg Ferry — 2 from the inhabitants of Wiliamsburg relative te the Williamsbarg Ferry. Re erred. Keport frcm the Comptroller, showing the amownt 8] propriated co educational MORNING EDITION----TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1848S. @mbsequently came for the delivery of the ginger, and as the vame of William Braddock & Co mppearedin the + diceotory as Commission Merchants at No 5 9 Broad | etreet,” apd, on sending rour firm sppeared upon the door posts at te nw signated, and withal,as the prioner transacted his purchase such a bUsives«like manner, (ue glerger | wus delivered to the order Failing, however, to pay | forthe goods, Mesrrs, Olyphant \ Sons sent round to the name of the same TWO CENTS. 1 Our Paris Correspontence, Panis, Sept. 21, 1943 The Borrse and Money Market - Compared with the quotations of the precediay ten days, the funds have thictuated considerably partienlaily im fives. The Fives continue, in fa A urposes. from September, “ " 1846, to September. 1248, to be go10 132 74 ey No 90 Broad street repratedly. tot were never able te to Suppiert the weight of two or three systems of Report favorable to appropriating $8,000 for fitting find the prironer; nor did they eye rtually succved but | speculations, founded on ealeulations the most up the new courtrooms. in the old City Hall Adopted. | *'B the nid ¢f the police; they, even, were usuble'to | Communication from the Aline Howe Conminsioners, rilutive to obta ming per No, 37, East River for the accomodation cf the Alms House Department, Re- brred Communication fiom the Street Commiteioners, ask- ing tor an ordinance to provide for the yaising of the grade of Rov eveit street. Referred Washington Square.—Report favorable $0 rounding the corners of Washington square. and’ adverse to widening the sidewalks in Wooster and McDougal streets. Adopted | Twentieth street,—Report favorable to pwring 2th street. - Adopted Ald. Cxo.ivs called for the report of the committer relative to the Williamsburg Ferry. Aid. Marnaup stated that the committee were not Jet ready to report, in conseque ace of not having been | able to thoroughly investigate the subject. Reduction in Rent of Pier.—Report favorable to x ducing the rent of the pier at the foot of Codar straw: $125, in favor of R. L. Crook. Adopted. Siivs.— Report favorable to leasing the slips at Belle Yue to David Wood fort:n yeara Referced. vipporniment.— Resolution favorable to appointing Dr » J. Crane. at visiting physician to the Penitentia- ry Hospital. Adopted. Communication from the Comptroller advising the PhYment of $1,000 to Theodore Sedgwick, for legal ser- vices repdered the Corporation, Complied with | Report favorable to changing the ordinance relative to the Alms House department, Adopted. Awning Pusts,-Resolution favorable to removing the weoden awning posts from Mercer street, on or be- fore the Ist of November next. Referred Fire Alarm Bell—Petition of the firemen for a fire slarm bell in the neigeborhood cf Clinton Market, Re- rre After disposing of some other papers, of minor im- | portance, the Board adjourned until Monday next. Atsisrant ALornwen.—Wilson Small, Esq., Peesi- | dent. in the chair This Board met last evening, according to appoint- | mn’, ‘The minutes of the former meeting were read avd ay proved Bowling Green Fountain.—A petition of the resi- | dents of the lat ward, tor the removal of the present | mass of stone in the Bowling Green, and the erection of a fountain suitable to the locution. Referred to | the Croton Aqueduct Committee Petition of Abrabam L. Cox and others. to have | cross walks laid from 14th street to the 4th avenue, | Union square, referred. | Enlargement of the Battery.—Report of the special commitice on the enlargement of the Battery, with a | plan therefor, Luid on the table, and ordered to be | printed | PiKeport of committee on filling up vacant lots on tho | southerly side of 72d street, and on the northerly side of 23d street, between 2d and 3d avenues. Adopted. | Filling Sunken Lots,—An ordinance from the City Inspector to fill low and sunken lots, between 24th and 26th streets, east of 3d avenue. Adopted. Stopping a Policeman's Pay.—The Committee on Police, Watch, and Prison, reported a resolution, withholding the pay of Charles loom, a policeman of the 17th ward, directing the Comptroller not to pay | bistalary, he baving been illegally appointed by His | Honor the Mayor. Adopted. | Lighting Ludlow street with Gas.—A resolution was adopted to light Ludiow street, from Grand to Houston streeta, with gae. Popers from the Board of Aldermen.— T! recon curred with the Board of Aldermen in ap $10 0C0, to be paid for alins house purposes ‘This Board concurred with the Board of — ermen | in appropriating $4,000 for the improvement / roads and canals. | Alc, a resolution to instruct the Con or to make arrangements with the lessee of pier | East River, for accommodations on the easterty si) of said pier, as a depot for Alms House department. | Petition.—The Alderman of the 16th ward moved to | suspend the rules in order to offer resolution to take | from the files of last year, and re commit to the Com- mittee on Streets, a reeolution in relation to grading, J opers from the Board of Aldermen resumed — Papers which passed the Board of Aldermen at their last meet- ing, were taken up, and the action of the other Board concurndir, Among them was a resolution to appro- priate $8,000, in addition to sum formerly appropri- Sted, for the purpose of fitting up and furnishing the court rooms inthe old Alms House building and com- pleting the alterations in said building. Alro, to return the thanks of the Common'’Council to the captain and crew of the packet ship New World, for the part they took in rescuing the passen- gers of the burning ship Ocean Monarch, with the pre- sentation to each one of the gallant men of a copy of the resolutions in reference to the subject, passed in | the Borrds «f Aldermen and Assistants of this city. | Also, that Justice{McGrath be-assigned to the Ist | district police court balls of justice; that Water street, | from Peck Slip to Catharine street, be lighted with gas. | ‘The same, in relation to Twenty-third street, from | Second to Lexington Avenue, | Resclutions —Tbat Houston street, from the Bowery | to Avenue C, be immediately repaired. ‘That the side- | walk in Tenth street, between Avenue A and First | Avenue, be flagged. In favor of lighting Fifth Ave- | nue, from Twenty-third to Forty. fifth streets, with gas. | In favor of Macadamizing Fifth Avenue. from Fortieth to Forty-second streets, That Trinity Place be widen- ed ro a& to be made 75 feet wide from and be extended | south to Greenwich strect and Battery Place, and | north to Fulton street To select a place for holding the 4th district police court. Adjourned Board of Supervisors. Srecrat Meevine,—Alderman Franklin inthe chair, | The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and | approved, Bills of the various officers’ attendance on the courts | were prerented and referred. Communications —One from the State Comptroller, in relation to the mill tax. Referred. The New Court Rooms.—Communication from the City Comptroller, asking an additional appropriation of $8.000. for fitting up and finishing the additional court room in the old Alms House. On motion of the al derman of the 18th, the communication was sent to the Board of Aldermen. Petitions foom various persons for the correction of taxes, Referred. The Board then adjourned. Law Intelligence. | Cinevit Count, Oct. 9 —Mr. Justice Strong not ha- ving arrived in town to-day, the Court did not sit. Surenson Court, Sept. 9.—Before Justice Vander- poel.— William B. Moffit vs. Ottovina Gori.—This is an action to recover $60 for rent of a store in Broad The defendant took the store by his agent at the ri of $7 per day, and $3 50forSunday. He occupied from 16th May to 4th June; the grosa rent amounted to $115, out of which was received $50, leaving a balance of $65 due. The defence was, that the person who took the store took it for himself,and not for defend- ant. Verdict for plaintiff—$71 61. Charles H. Hoyle. vs. James Lynch —This is an ac- tion on a building contract, to recover $349 02. The ofendant contracted with two persons, named Morgan nd Smith, to put up four houres in Williamsburg; the latter contracted with the plaintiff to do a certain part of the work, After the plaintiff had performed a por- tion of his contract, he furnished the defendant with | a bill, which he alleges the latter promised to pay; on | the other hand, the defendant denies he made any such promise, and at the timo stated he was in advance to Morgen and Smith, but, as soon as he had fands in | his hands belonging to them, he would pay the amount | of the bill; that shortly after, Smith and Morgan failed, | leaving the work unfinished. and he. defendant, had | | to contract with other persons to finish it, Adjourned, Vefore Judge Sandford + Geo. Mvederick Darley Cloudins Dow.—This was an action to recover about $6,000, the amount of certain promissory notes made by_ defendant, and endorsed to the plainti® The defence was that defendant purchased bills of ex- | change from Bonaff & Co on a house in France, for which defendant gave the notes in question. The bills were sent to be collecte1, but it turned out that the house in France failed before they reached there, ard they were protested for non-acceptance and non. payment. Upon this state of facts, the defendant’ countel contended he was not liable. Verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed, wath interest. The Merchants’ Mutual Insurance Company vs. John B. Rey.—This wos an action on promissory note for $500. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendant was member of the Merchants’ Mutual Insurance Asso. ciation, and gave the note in suit as his subscription ‘The company failed after the fire of 1545, and the note was amongst their assets. On the part of the de- fendant, it was attempted to be shown that he knew nothing about the company ; that he only gave the note to cover the amount of premiums on a policy of insuratice effected by him for $10,000 with the com pany. The jury, however, rendered a yerdict for the plaintiffs, for the amount claimed with interest, Cour or Common Pixas, Oct. 9.—Both branches of this Court adjourned early this morning. No business o Generar Sesstons,—Oct. 9.--Before the Recorder, and Aldermen Deforest and Hatfisld,— Mo- tions to Postpone Trials.—At the opening of the court this morning, counsel in quite a number of cases were present with affidavits to sustain motions to put off trials, and succeeded in most cases in getting post- ponements. Obtaining Goods by False Pretences.--William Ross, alias Wiliam Braddock, was put on trial, charged with obtaining fifty cases of preserved ginger, valued at $3C0, from Olyphant & Sons, commission merchants, at 166 South street, by false and fraudulent represen- tations, From the evidence of Joreph D, Taylor, a member of the firm of Olyphant & Sons, it appeared that onthe 24th of July, William Ross, the prisoner, came to witnesses’ place of busir, d with the ai of « business man; asked for preserved ginger; the ar- ticle was shown to him, and he seemed isi awith it, asked the terms on whioh it would be sold, and was told the price for the article on the usual time. with three per cent off for cash; he briefly considered this, and Ron 3 offered to take fifty onees of the ginger at the price named, with four per cent off for oveh, aad concluded his business call on Mesers. Olyphant & Sons, by throwing a card on the table; on this card was printed Braddock & Co, commission merchants, No, 90 Broad street; an order | @ | amined, testiGed to the fact of the prisoner's es- in West Thirty-third street. Adopted. |} | rested af | cinnati Commercial, Oct. 6 ; nd Williem Braddock Wo. Baoanroor. a clerk of G's phant & Sona, fed to the fact of I#o9e coming to oi store where wit- ness was employed, and purclinn¢ fifty o ¥ms above; witnes strevt tolook forfBrad Mek & Co ; (he name gcing to the offive, wp stirs. he cou! charer of the ginger, no%, indeed, answer for the firm of Braddock & Co, Isaac % Camexne, being sworn, test employed by the pi tnot find the pur. give Witnesc-one dollar per day; he was with bim nine weeks, but cever saw but one lot of goods received at the office; that‘lot of goods wai the fifty cases of pre- ferved g nger, alluded to as purchased from’ Messrs, O, & Sons; prisone?’told witness ho had ‘a partner whovw name was Braddéck. and who was in London. The District Attorney-asked witnass whetber he ever re- evived pay for his xine weeke’ services, but the coun- 1 for prisoner objected to the question, and’ it was Tuled out, as irrele t to the isyue Tuomas W. Witren, clerk to Crocker & Warren, importers of Calcuttw goods, at No. 31 Beaver street, testitied that pri-oner came to the store of his employ- ets, on the 24th of Juty last, and said Ke would liketo sve some extra large guény bage; witness showed him a sample of the article dsmanded; prisoner then asked f(z terme, and witness told him the price, nami) the terms, four per cent off for cash; pri woul take four baler, and gave the name of B: & Co.; gave witness an order where to send the goods; he left his card, on which were the names of Braddock & Co , No. 90 Broad +treet; witness went to taat plage, but found no one but the porter, Camsel, and was nover able to find the pri:oner. Sydney Stewart. Clerk of Police, and John H. Burley, police officer of the 6th ward, being ex- caping from the police office when he was in on this’ charge; he ran off, and was not re-arrosted for two or three days afterwards; when finally taken, it was at his own house in Walker street. Mr. Stewart stated, in answer to (uestions put by the counsel for the de- fence, that prisoner offered to pay for the goods when he was first arrested, but the police offloers did not feel authorized to take the money. On his second ar- rest, however, the subject being mentioned, he said that he had disposseseed himself of the money, and consequently coutd not pay it The defence endea- vored toprove that the firm of Braddock & Co was a real business firm, a regular co-partnership existing between William Moss, the prisoner, and William Braddock, Mrs, Frances Gaur, sworn for defence, & knows Witliam Braddock; he is my brother-in-law: is in London now; he was hereon the first of May. Witners was here shown articles of agreement ef co- partnership between William Boss and William Brad- dock, She testified that she wasthe subscribing wit- ness to raid articles of agreement; by these articles it appeared that Braddock was to Invest $5,000 in cash, and that Ross was to devote his time and talents to the business of the firm, Witness says she caw both the prieoner and William Braddock sign their names tothe articles of agreement here presented. This was about all the testimony elicited by counsel. rhe defence took exceptions to several rules of the urt, adiitting evidence which prisoner's counsel bought irrelevant to the case. The evidence was ably mined up and reviewed by counsel on both sides, and the Recorder charged the jury, who were out only about fifteen minutes, when they returned with a ver- dict of guilty. The District Attorney then moved the court for judgment against prisoner, and the counsel asked for astay of judgment. The court refused the application of the counsel for defence, and sentenced Koss to the State prison for two years. Count Cavenner—For this day.—Cércuit Court — 3 4, 7, 11, 13, 42, 49, 61, 55, 58, to 62, 65, 66, or 67, 6869. Superior Court —25, 68, 98, 125 131, 132, 133, 135, 189, 141, 420, 86, 44, 49, 28, 142, 143, 144, 146 to 169 inclusive, Common Pleas, 1at Part—185, 187, 139, 41, 143,145, 26, 138. 147, 149, 307, 821, 161, 155, 167, 159, 24’Part—98. 110, 300, 302, 182, 310, 134,’ 186, 188, 140, 142, 144, 12, 22, Imvortanr Decision.—A highly interesting and im- portant decision was delivered by Hon. John McLean, one of the Judges of the Supreme Court of the United Yesti: 5 of tine afterwards w ot to No. 90 Broad! pains | ed on the eclumams by the side? the door; but ow py one who could d that he was soner aa porter; became acquaint- ed With Ross at the porter House in Centre street, for- merly know aa Harmony Hall; prisoner agreed to simple to eavitalists serip, Lyows Railw nd speculators, They buy vy, or three per cents, and sei] them a%ainst fives. This system would fal in consequence of the sales obliged by ut, from time to time, if considerable and continual dis- counts did not Wwarntain pri ft is by means of the high prices which have been thus kept up, that the consolidation of great part of the Lyons Rail ways have been e,‘Jeeted. But, to attain tis ead, the Muintster of fi vance has been oblged to con- cede to the holde.'s « power of discount, which had produeed, at twediflerent periods within the last ten days, a tall a. vapid as unexpected. Novone foresew the probability of allowing in- to be paid o the 250 tranes per share, pation, since thety entire payment spread over a petfod of 18 months. The long delay of the operation contyolled the successive emissions rket, bet interfered with the reali. tion of pra‘it, and diminished the instalments on which the Minister though>he could reckon. | was resolved, then, 4 veing the hesitation of certain large massesvf hoide rs, to raise the sloices, b/ allowing the righvof discounting to the treasury 0 the 25 franes of rents, yromused to the holders wh > should pay vp tess instalments, Some larg: houses and private pea “es availed themselves o this provision, which em abled them to touch mm» diately the diflerence between the price paid tor th» new stock and that ot the: fives inthe market. Ba the market was lept'im tea orance of’ this ange ment, and was only intorm ed ef it by the publicity given to the suspension of f acilitiesa small number of bidders had enjoyed. Cireat discontent was manifested at the Sourse, while a large amount of stock was immediately thrown oa the market. The tendency to rae, oceasioned by the accep- tanee of the Anglo-¥rance niediation by Austria, stopped short, the dissounts Ja st all their influence, the vse suddenly fel! They were barely recoy- ering from this first blow, thaa a notiee, this time publicly made and posted, announced the re- opening the discount arthe Treasury, as w Il re- lating to the Lyons raiitveys as the new loan, In afew minutes funds tell frony LE. to 1f. ¥¢., in the anticipation of numerous deliveries. The general conclusion come to on the Bourse, theee arrangements, 7#8, that the treasury had wi demands for money, and as the expenses of the six months are provic for, these demands must arise from some military preparations, on an extensive scale, resulting probably from the un- certaintly prevailing as to the results of the media- tion in Italy. { some material change de“s-nettake place; pub- lic credit may sufler greatly, and the idea of inter- vention will again gocupy the attention of capital- iste. Meanwhile, the fections agitate the fidancial world. They will net fail, by their re- sults, e considerablo: influence on the funds, and o securities, a. The coupon of the loan wasdstached yesterday, when the second instalment of the loan was pay- able. It was expected that i:»would be paid promptly and peaclidy: ‘ The payment of the half rly-dividend on the fives, which will commence to-1 orrow, will bring a large amount of capital into the market, and will no doubt have an influcnce on prices The commercial world 18 still im_ a state of al- most entire stagnation. Certain» improvements are from time to time stated, but fey are only par- tial, and are frequently not consistent with fact. We have not yet at all recovered {rom our revolu- tions. ' The priees of securities for the -veek are as fol- OW Si— States, yesterday afternoon, in the case of the U. S. vs, John Rodgers and Lovell. These persons were ar- | ew days since, and brought before the Mayor, | charge of counterfeiting silver half dollars, quar- on | ters, Sc., end were held to bail, in default of which they wire committed to the county jail. Since that time a writ was issued upon application of the U.S. | Deputy Marshal, by Judge McLean, against said de fendants, and, as before stated, they were brought be- fore his honor yesterday. The fact appearing, that « | eriminal prosecution is now pending before the Court of Common Pleas, against the defendants, for the same offence, and the'r commitment by the Mayor also being Judge McLean discharged the prisoners. in giving his decision his honor stated, in substance, that the Supreme Court of the United States had de- cided that the States had jurisdiction, concurrent with the federal courts, over such crimes as that with which the prisoners were charged. It was an offence both against the sovereignty of the State and federal | government, and both had power to punish. Previous to this decision, his honor had entertained an opinion adverse to the jurisdiction of the States; strictly and | legally speaking, then, the proceedings in ths one | court were not a bar upon those of the other. But it | would be repugnant to the spirit of our institutions to punish aman twice for the rame offence; and. in- aemuch as the State authorities had taken cognizance of the present case, he declined to take it out of their hands. This was the first case that had arisen since the organization of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the interference of the federal court might produce an unpleasant conflict of jurisdiction He also stated, that if an olfender had been panished by the State court, for counterfeiting, he should not permit him to be proceeded against, for the same of- fence, in a court over which he presided, The decision of his honor was clear and able, and we have only glanced at some of its most important features.—Cin- elligence. Doing an Extensive Business —Officer Watson, of the Ist Ward. arrested, yesterday, a black fellow by the name of Charley Wiiliams, on a charge of stealing one berrel and twohalt barrels of lard. valued at $40, the property of Justus W. Bates. 211 Washington st.; and likewise 13 barrels of flour, worth $46, the property of Samuel F. Roberts, 50 Waterlet. It appears this negro | bas for some time past been in the habit of visiting the dock. along the lower part of the city, and wherever he saw a lot of lard or barrels of flour piled upon the wharf, he would watch u suitable opportunity, engage | acartman, relect out a certain quantity, Place ft om the cart in the middle of the day, and drive off with as much composure as if the rascal was the real owner. | This bead pr he nd sell would carry off to different grocery | stores, reduced price. Thus this negro has been doing quite an extensive businessfin thisline until | Saturday last, when he was detected in selling the lord to Richard M’Carty, who keeps a grocery store at No. 26 Trinity place, in whore posession the lard was found by the officer. M’Carty was also arrested oa a charge of buying stolon goods, and held to bail to answer. Five barrels of the flour was sold by the ne- | gro to Ackerman & Hallenbeck, in Duano. street, | for $1 76a barrel. ‘The negro was locked up. in the Tombs for trial by Justice Lothro Case of Reuben B. Withers Pie charge preferred | against this young man, Reuben B. Withers. for a | dangerous asfault with a knife on the person of Wm. O'Brien, underwent, yesterday, a partial hoaring.— | ‘Two of the witnesses underwent a cross-exezmination, but nothing was elicited that went toshow a different state of facts than what are already swora to. The case will be further heard on Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock. attained Army Intclligence, Lient. Col, ©, A. Waite, U.S. A., arrived at Platts. burg on the 3d inst., on business, and loft on the 501 for his port at Cincinnati, Ohio—his head quarters as tuperintendent of the general recruiting service for the Western Military District His regiment—the 8th ntry—is on the route for New Mexico, Firet Liewt. F. SK. Russell, of the mounted rifle regiment, who commanded a company in that gal.lant. and distinguished corps, in the mngeinety battles ch Vera Cruz. Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churubuser), Cho pultepec, Giraa du Bolan, and city of Mexico, is naw on @ short visit to his connexiens and friends ir Pladts- who div tinguish. If in tho battles of Mexico, isin thy, city Naval Intelligence. Commander Buchanan, U. 8. Navy, grrived here yesterday, from Baltimore, and took lodgings at the ni woe Lieut. Palmer, also of the rifies, ed him National Hotel. We learn that he is or, special duty, connected with the seleotion of site of a light-house on the coast.—Norfolk Beacon. Oct§ith. Tho U. S, bark Robert Morris, Capt, New Orleans on the 26th ult , for New York, steamship Virginia, Capt. Breath, and U.S. Fufala, Page, lets nd U. 8 00: Capt. Davis, for Philadelphin; and also the U.S. steamer Secretary Mason, for Brazos St. Jaro with government stores, - Reliway inteVigese. York anv Cumpentann Rartroan,—This is a new road projected in Pennsylvania, frora York to Harris- burg. The stook is already taken, and the comprny will be organized this week, Go ahead, nothing like easy and rapid communice.tion between different places Ivcnease or Seep —The Ruffalo Courier isinformed that the officers of the several railroad companies be- tween that city and Albany, are to hold a meeting on the 11th proximo, for tie purpose of arranging a sche- dale for running dur'yg the winter, and also to adopt measures for shorte'aing the time of running between the two cities, Battimon® axp Owio Rareway —The engineers of this company bave decided on the Knoby route, (on the Ving’ ‘nis ide of the Potomac,) west of Cumber- land.—The Knoby reute is preferred, though the most expensive (n firat cost by $320,000, as the shortest, of | bim in time to avoid the fat Three Five per Treas, | Bank pe cts; old. ct |. Coupons, Shares, Sept. 16. .f. 68.50 60 f4l £1635 “ 16... 69.25 1650 « 48. 69.25 1635 “ 69.00 1630 « 68.75 1635 < 67.25 - 1620 Tar Weaturn.—The weather, yesterday, was quite pleatant, though several degrees cooler than the seve- ral preceding days. The streets were crowded during the whole da: gaudy fashion shone pre-eminent. ‘Tho evening was quite cold, with everyindication of fair weather. Dessnrune or Henn Heexen.—This gentleman, yesterday afterncon took his departure for Philadel: ph'a, During the day he received many of his friends t hotel, until about one o’clock in she afternoon, w eompanied by his honor the Mayor, he atten: ed ‘tot inspection of the fourth regiment of New York State Militia, composed chiefly of Germans. He ex- pressed bimrelf highly pleased with their military tac- tics, Aboat four o’clock, he took a hac't for the depot at the foot of Liberty street. When ho arrived, there were several hundred of hig countrymen in waiting, who gave three hearty cheers as soon as be stepped from the carriage—so many as could, then saluted him with a kirs, after which, he stepped on Soard the ferry boat for Jerrey City, and again three loud cheers went up. ———. corps, commanded hy Capt, Tyler, returned to the city yesterday afternoon, from'a target excursion. Their target plainly told the aecuracy of their aim. They nucsber about forty muskets, and are a good looking company. Jacur Guanv.—This beautifal military corps pass- ad the Herald office yesterday afterncon, on their way t Brooklyn. to attend the funeral of ene of their late members. They made a fine appestance, and were aceompanied by a band of fine musi, Corvmmiax Gvanv —This corps passed the Herald office yesterday afternoon, on a return from a target excursion, They aro a fine looking body of men, and aze members of the fire department. The company is sommanded by Capt. Primro Fata Accipent.—One of the loborers, whoss name was not ascertained, onthe New York and Harlem Railroad, was run over by the Croton Falls train, yesterday morning, at Tuckahoe bridg stantly killed Hs had been a> work, and return- ing to bis place of work, sat down between the timbers of the bridge, and fell asleep. Ho was not percelved, until the train was within a few fet of him, andthe immediate sounding of the whis.w did not awake him, It was impossible for the engineer to see 1 aesult, Dearn. —The coroner helsan inquest yesterday, at No. 486 Fourtzstreet, on the body of John Mulready, about 40 years of age, a ative of Ire- land, who came to his death by falling com the hay loft into tho atable below, injuring him so severely that he expired in twenty minutes afterwards, Yer- dict accorcingly. ‘ Aceies? o® Canetroaness —Soms three or four wagons and stages came 'n collision yesterday morn- ing, intha Bowery, by which the driver of onoof the vehicles was thrown frou his seat, and very soriously injnred., It may have resulted ‘coin accident, but looked very much like oarelessacse King ay & Faro.—A man named Johr, Monady, wisinatantly killed on Sunday evening, baacctdent. wily ‘ling from @ bay loft in 4th street. Svrcwox sy Drowsiso,—The coroner he'd an inquest yesterday, at Randall's island, on the body of a Ger- maa, by the name of Louis Meyer. aged years, who ) committed suicide by walking into the ziver until out | ofhis depth, and was drowned. Verd'st accordingiy. xs.—A firo broke out om Sunday aight in theattic | of house No. Sf Norfolk stzeet, which. was put out with | very trifling Camage, A are broke ont also in the building No. #1 Grand eireet, whic was put out with | little damago. Apvicrs rrom Cauivornta,—Mr, B. Choutean arrived at Santa Fe onthe ch of August, from lifornia. He left the 4th of July, Mr. ©. re- that the Am n troops stationed ‘az were attacked, a short time bsfore he left, by about 2C0 Soactians, and that the Americans (sixty in nua- ber) were obliged to fall back upon the fortifications. No list of killed or wounded was received, and tho bate was not regarded as @ very important affair. The New York volunteers wero not satisfied with the. nd ainost of them were expected to return. berics were frequent on the road from Los Angeles to ‘rancisco. The bands of sobbers were made up of American deserters and Indians, and so formidable that the troops were seat out to hunt them. Mr. Chouteau reports that a man found two pieves of virgin gold near San Francisco, Califor- nia, worth $2,000, Fanny Wrient at Carro.—The editor of the Cato Delta has seen the elephant 3 be _ on verted with Fanny Wright, during ber stop at Cairo landing, ard he thus describes her:—Mrs. Wright ia very tall wom and possesses features as mascaling as her general appearance, Her hair is tinged with ey, ond curls with a stiif, angry kind of air, over a forehead remarkable in none of its peculiarities, being neither bigh ner low, broad or arrow. She ovcast ally warms with her theme, and ures graceful and ex- pressive gestures ; but eveain her most enthusiastic expressions she exhibits « delicacy in touching rude- ly upon the opinions or feelings of those in her pre- sence, We should judge her tobe aboat fifty years of age—but at all events she is old enough to be well acquainted with human natare, for she exhibits this kind of knowledge in almost every remark, sits. W is no doudt a female, but there is nothing of the wo- man about her, A. Van Wormer, a lawyer at St. Charles, Kane Co Accrpentat a least ovyvature, cheapest to maintain, least oxpen- sive fo transpertation, and theretore cheapest in the was recon ly tarred and feathered, and thea ordered to leave the village, by a gang of persons who charged him with getuing up usury lew suite,