The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1851, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMESGORDONBENNETT PROPRIETOR AND during the previous session,and can very well dispense with a repetition of the dosenow. Both matters were reviewed, and agitated, and discussed, and debated, PHE DAILY HERALD, 2 cents per copy$ per THE WEEKLY HERALP,cvery Scturday, at 6% sense per cuPy, A ur opean am Por at faim, and $5 te any the UN’ ‘01 or FaKY ct f "both “ies Fotki in every possible manner and form, in doers and . ve ‘hevaeri out of doors, in Congress and out of Congress, as ymportant ry ti i r > Vf used, nai ba idberatlypand Jone ™ Fourion ona well as in our State Logislatures, and in her PONDENTS ARE PARTICULARLY REQUESTED TO SEAL ALL 5 AND ka SENT TO US. abit rooms, oyster saloons, cafés, and even in private NO OTe tee teary moms communications | parlors. At length the compromise measures were “GLLLETTERS by mail, for Subscriptions, oF with passed, and the country was saved. Bat the agi- ~ ty, t-paid, or the postage will be “HOB PRINTING executed with neatness, cheapness, ff {T ISEMENTS renewed every morning. TERMS. cash in advance. tation, neve:theless, did not cease. It was con- tinued by the abolitionists and free soilers, who the Fugitive Slave law. Great offorts were re quired to stop the agitation in the South, as well ss inthe North. At length we had pea But it would appear that the Senate are not satisfied that peace shall prevail. They want to re-open the running sores and bleeding wounds of the country, and to awaken the slumbering enimosities of par- ties and factions, which brought tho republic, a year or two ago, to the very verge of anarchy and civilwar. This is precisely the policy which the late National Assembly of France pursued, and which palliated, in the estimation of the people of Paris, it it did not justify, the act of Louis Na poleonin dispersing them, and sending them—some to prison, and some to no one knows where. And who are the men who are thus acting in the Senate in Washington! We are not at all rurprised at Mr. Rhett, of South Carolina, or the other fire-eaters of the Southern sshool of politi- cians jumping at the chance of making long speeches about the wrongs of the South, and all that; for they make no pretensions to common sonse, and nothing better could be expected of them. They do not lay any claim to patriotism or devotion to the Union. They denounce the Union, and ridicule everything that might occupy the attention of ordinary statesmen and men of sense, North or South. They are a race of well-educated lunatics, and nothing else. They are a set of very gentlemanly and very respectable candidates for political insane asylums. A straight jacket anda cold bath should be prescribed to them when they commence debating about the Union ani the wrongs of the South. But what opinion can we have of men of practical common sense, taking an active part in such ridiculous and absurd exhibitions! And yet we find such men as General Cass, Sam Houston of Texas, Judge Douglas of Illinois, and others whom we might name, grasping at a chance to participate in these ridiculous discussions: When we see this, we are constrained to pause and ask why they do sot—what purpose can they have in view, and what can menof practical common sense like them expect by taking part in such ridiculous scenes! A solution of these questions, we think, may be found in the fact that & Presidential election will be held ina few months, and that all the candidates have been running around the country, comstructing platforms and conciliating factions, and doing the same in the Senate, so as to increase their chances of nomina- tion and election. It is fact, that the members of the Senate who have taken aprominent part in these absurd discussions, with the exception of one or two, are candidates for the Presidency, and ap- pear to be very busy in constructing platforms, and nothing else. The business of the nation—practi- cal and useful legislation—is set aside, in order that these ambitious candidates may havea chance to define their positions on s great question, which was settled during a previous session of C and which is considered as permanently settled and put at reet. Now, what is to be done to put a stop to this ridi- culous exhibition! We have no Louis Napoleon to avail himself of the folly of our Presidential aspi- rante—to break up the Senate, and send the mem- bere to Vincennes or transport them to Ham. In this respect we do mot expect such scones as ro- cently transpired in Paris. But there is one thing which the people can do, without the aid of chas- seurs, or by military force, or by proclamations, or any of the means which Louis Napoleon resorted toin his revolutionary coup d'état. We can row them all high up Salt river, and there give them permanent lodgings. We can send Gen. Cass, Judge Douglas, Sam Houston, Mr. Rhett, and all who have taken parts in these absurd discussions, not to Vincennes nor to Ham, to keep company with the members of the late National Assembly of France, but to the head ofnavigation on Saltriver. We have no doubt the national conventions about to assemble for the purpose of nominating candi- dates for the Presidency, will take this view of the matter, and confirm the resolution of the free and independent people of this country, and make these candidates take such a trip as we have indi- cated, and plant them in the Salt river country, never to be heard of more. God save the republic! Wolume XV1...... sseee NO. 360, AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, 7RIPLER BALL—Paor. Axneneon’s Sornees Mysra- mievere. WERY THSATRE, Gowery—-Saxon SonceRess— Peas en ran Guobas Cave. TRE, Bros¢way—Vit.tace Docron eam rah norrastuockine Evesta, °° GARDEN, Breadway—Jeawnerre anv Jean- wees Divenvisnurst~ Con sUReM'e GPE. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers ctrest—O1iver Twist —Preawick Crus. NATIONAL THEATRE, Panre—Carrie STRALER atham street—SuRczon or Manpie Maven. BOCIETY LIBRARY, Broadway -Excn:rion ov mum Aarac Dwanes. Brosdway—Cunistmase Can- BOWERY AMPHITHEATRE, Bowery—Equrermian PaRvORmances, CURIETY'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, :72 Broad- qway-Erworsan MineTRELeY. FELLOWS MINSTRELS, Feliows’ Mucical Hall, No. 444 Broadway—Erniorias MinsTRELsy. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Amvsine Pexronmasces Ar- RBRROON AND Evenixo. OOO Bew York, Sunday, Decem’r 25, 1851, This Morning’s Summary. or readers will learn with universal regret, that the Hon. Henry Clay is gradually declining. Our special correspondent at Washington informs us that the great etatesman will probably never leave that city sgain. His sun is abou! to set, but after it bas disappeared, the refulgence of his noble works will continue to illume the mind of man for eenturice to come ‘The reader will ind, on another page, some in- teresting particulars concerning the banquet of the Gitizens of Philadelphia to Kossuth, together with another epeech of the d stinguished gues:, ho having been called upon a second time. There appears to bea great diversity of opinion with rogard to the Magyar, even in Philadelphia. The feeling at the eorporation banquet in that place seems to have been rather against him, while, at that of the citizens, the demonstration was the very reverse. @ur Washington correepondent again reiterates thst there is no I/ungarian excitement there, what- ever, and that Kossuth’s policy is regarded as per- feotly absurd, and that the New York abolitioniets have entirely ruined his prospects in that quarter. What will become of the socialists and other fanatics, now that Louis Napoleon has upset their designs in Franse, and Louis Kossuth has shaken them from his skirte in this country. On Friday night and yesterday morning, the weather througheut the North and West, appears’ to have been far colder than at any other time this senecn. ‘Three very disastrous fires occurred in as many ifierent cities, yesterday morning. The fire in this sity, extending from the Bowery to Division street, destroyed eighteen buildings, which, with the other property consumed, were estimated to be worth ever $100,000 In Philadelphia, it is supposed that over $200,000 worth of property was swept away. What renders this calamity still more serious, two colored men were known to have been killed, and se- veral firemen were injured by the falling of walls, and it ie also feared that there were some porsous buried im the ruins, whose bodies have not been found. “Mr. Haley, a very respectable lawyer, was observed im the vicinity of the fire just before the walls fell, and bad not afterwards been seen, up to five o'clock, P.M. Another fire in Baffalo, burned a | vast amount of property—probably ¢200,000 worth. The hardy Gremen in the three cities had great dif- | fealty in subduing the spread of the dames, in con- sequence of the intense cold. Water almost instant- ly frove on leaving the pipes and reaching the at- moepbere ; and in this city, many of the bydraats were frozen tight, and had to be thawed with warm water, before the engines could be supplied | We bave torecord another general smashing up | of railroad care and locomotives, by coming in col- | lision, on the Norwich and Worcester road, last | Tharsdsy. Fortunately no person was injured. The disaster is said to have originated in recklesmnose on the part of the freight engi- neer. Occurrences of a like nature are so frequent now-a-days that energetic, efficient and speedy moaecres should be adopted by our legislators and | jadicial authorities to check them. All concerned | | | Tne Exectiongerine vor tug Next Passi: pency.—The newspapers, far and wide, are begin- Bing (0 speculate and put forth feelers upon the subject of the next Presidency. The country jour- nals, to some emall extent, are beginning to hoist the names of their candidates, and others are ¢on- tent with merely indicating their preference, while the greater portion of the press appear to be laying on their oars, waiting for reugher waters. Accord- ing to the census, there are nearly 3,000 journals published in this country, of which about two hundred and fifty to three hundred of the dite of both parties are received in exchange at this office. Out of these two hundred and fifty or three hun- dred, probably not more than forty er fifty hare ware most amusing affair. It will be seen, from | indicated a choice for the Presidency, either by the repetition of the names of Smith, Jones, | hoisting names, or by mentioning any individuals. Browne, Townsend, and Meadows, the barber, | The rest are silent. that there was a good deal of speculation in the | ‘The circulation of those journals which have parchase of tickets to sell again. On the whole, already named candidates, does not amount to the avction went off well, and the tickets, on an much; the average may reach about five hun- average, brought about thrice the ordinary price. | dred or six hundred a week. The journals of ‘The private boxes brought fowr times the usualprice the large commercial cities are not so ready ‘The firet seat on the first sofa of the public boxes | in entering into a political contest, although was knocked down to Mr. Wilton for $11. Vivela some few of the most hot headed and ready, humbug ! express their views toe hay subject. gen the be- lie ginning of Congress, the journals of Washington oe jenate, are the most interesting exponents of the 4 ings of ¢ ited States Senate in | the different parties for the Presidency; waniagna ieee last fow woeks, beara striking Washington journals, while they embrace certain resemblance to those of the late Nationa! Assembly views, will feed paid correspondents that write let in France for a year or two preceding its d ters to certain newspapers in Baltimore, Philadel- tion by the coup d'état of Louis Napoleon phis, New York, and New Orleans. They are course pursued by the members of the French As. more engaged in a sort of skirmishing, preparatory combly was scch as to bring thom into discredi; te * contest, than a contest itself. i with the public, if not inte ridicule, end to place at The frst distinct intimation of ousness wat the disposal of Louis Napoleon the very means and recen'ly exhibited ia the Washington Republic, excases be required as @ justification for scattering whieh seired a paragraph from a Philadelphia them to the winds, andtaking the whole power of aper, representing that some curious plot had the government into hie own hands. l’action was been made smong the barnburners of New ainetfaction—criminationandrecrimina- | York and the fenton men of the West, imsuch transactions should be prosecuted to the extent of the law—and, if found gailty, no stone should be left unturned to punish them in the se- verest potsible manner. Safety to life, limb and property demands the adoption of the mort extreme and rigorous punishment. t According to the latest news from the Cape of | Good Hope, the British are making sad havoc | among the Xafiirs. The latter were being routed in ail directions. The ticket auction yesterday, for the déiut of Lola Montez, at the Broadway theatre to-morrow, in the Declama arrayed a a . - . prema the order of the day. The interestaofthe | in faver of Butler, of Kentucky, as the de- nation had to give way to pettystrifes, andthe rout | mocratic candidate. Now, the Republic is a th in- | Whig paper. Heretofore it has done all it could to bring forward Fillmore and Webster. Defeated in that, they will have soon to hoist (General Seott for their candidate. The story, therefore, which circulates relative to the plot National Aseombly. inetead of attending to their | about Butler, may be true or faise; but it is pub- public duties—instead of levoting themselves tothe lished for the purpote of preventing his nomination, intereste of the country—they are engaged in petty | and hae probably caused in that quarter a murmur, squabbles among thomeecives ebout platforms and | produced by such a combination of the old elements Presidential candidates, and other small subjects, | of democracy in favor of suc 0. more worthy of discussion and debate in the bar- | We look, therefore, upon the alarm of the roome and oyster saloons of the capitel than inthe | Republic, in relation te that matter, as one of the Senate. These ridiculous and absurd discussions | beet pieces of evidence we have seen, proving the about the compromise question, creste nothing | strength and popularity of Butler ae their opposing but feelings of disgust im the public mind, ae the | candidate. The union of the barnburnors of the «quarrels of the factions in the National Assembly | North with the seccesioniste of tho South, in the did in France, and which enabled Louis Napoleon | next Presidential contest, fe not eo very improbable to act in the rummary manner he did. We allode | 40 event, nor is it mere umprineipled, or abeurd in particulariy to the selfish, ridiculous and abenrd | practice, than the union between the Seward men isouss ions om jhe compromise meseures paeeed by | of the North apd the Teembe and Stephens men and dirpersion of the whole were received difference by the people of Paris. ‘The members of the | nited States Senate soem to be animated by the same views, and bent on the same purposer, ae were those of the French threw every obstacle in the way of the execution of: of the South, in favor of General Seott—o which, we believe, will come to pass before glorification that they could not think of anybody else, we may mention ‘another fact. Tho healthof summer is over. Madame Kossuth was not in the list of toasts, ‘The fact is, that beth the old though another indy was singled out as worthy of democrate—bave heretofore been rended into two | the honor, which was a marked insult to the lady of large fragments, by the free soil agitation. They | the guest of the evening. An attempt was made to are now both endeavoring to heal these difficulties, | remedy the blunder by a volunteer toast at the tail Previous to the next election of President, andthe | end of the proceedings, but it only made the matter probability is that both parties will accuse each: more glaring. of the came wickedness and want of principle, It was at this banquet, moreover, that Kossuth an attempt to make similar compromises between was induced, by abolition influence, to omit o pas- different elements of the North and South. pat- | sage from his prepared and written speech, which, tacks of the Republic and other whig papers on de- | nevertheless, found its way into print through a mocracy for indicating Butler, will only help to | proof from the newspaper office of the very gentloe- make Butler the democratic candidate, and if he | men who induced him to expunge it, and who was should be selected by the democracy, and Gem. Soott | entrusted by Kossuth’s secretary with the manage- by the whige, as theirs—of which there is ment of the affair which he so egregiously bungled, pearance—we shall have one of the either through stupidity or design. @ neck and neck contests between the two in Finally, out of this press dinner arose the Astor The next Presidential election will be fine play. | House Revolutionary Committee, who have taken The most discreet, the most prudent, the most in- | charge of the fund, ard, no doubt, will take as telligent, the most energetic party, will their | good care of it as was taken of the Irish fund of man intothe White House; bet sh peat 1o would | $40,000, be the same mere or less, subscribed as not lay @ sixpence whether it be the whig or | ‘material aid” for the Slievegammon revolution in the democratic. All depends on the | Ireland, in the memorable year of 1848. | The whole of this business, therefore, from be- ginning to end, was an abolitionist and socialist mutual admiration humbug, got up, not for Kos- | suth, or the advancement of his cause, but to pro- mote the views and interests of a very contempti- | ble clique. Instead of good, it has done a vast amount of injury to the cause of Hungarian free- dom. Tus Mint in New Yosu—Orimion or THe **Crry cr Brotuerty Love.”—Ever since the pro- ject of establishing a mint in this metropolis has been before the country or the Congress, the jour- palists of Philadelphia, out of the aburdance of their good feolings, every now and then break out into the moet extraordinary explosions of brotherly love and affection toward this great Babylon of ini- quity. Among the independent, thinking, intelli- gent men, (a class, however, not so plenty as emall The Abo! nm and Soclalist Press * to Kossuth—a Brief History of the whole Affair, y We perceive that the country newspapers ata dis- tance are discussing the press dinmer given to Kos- suth in this city, by a knot of ab: 8 and social- iets; and some of them seem to belost in a labyrinth, being entirely ignorant of the ropes in this curious affair. Let us give them a clue to enable them to find their way out, and let us throw a little light upon the dark mazes of the mystery, which will make it so plainthat “‘ he who runs may read.” The abolitionists and sogialists aro *‘ wiser in their generation than the ehildren of light.” They never leave any stone unturmed te advance their in- terests, both as individuals and as partisans, ond they would sacrifice al! thinge—not only Kos- | euth and the cause of Hungarian liberty, but the freedom of all the nations of the ‘ potatces,) the establishment of a mint in this great ore eens the United ne | central city of the commercial world, has been gene- gain one sens ew ale ohseete: | Ae rally looked upon as @ very appropriate measure to cordingly, the clique of abolitionists and social. | iste, connected with a portion of the press | Wi a nia of this city, when they found that Kessuth was on cal Congress at Wastingtes ot so our amiable, pious, honest, religious, generous contemporaries of Gnd that they would seize him the moment he | opinion about the propriety of establishing a mintin | this city, and they give some very powerful and cogent langed on our shores, and Ld he off to the be | reasons, of a cortain kind, in favor of their opinions. regener any secre goeee | Asa specimen of the general arguments and gene- - rous feelings of Philadelphia journalism towards them, however Laon — aS wd nine ® | this wicked and sinful metropolis, we extract the short-lived and factitions tmportames. “The affair | 5.11 swing fee one of their leading joursais— i a arc gi jr eee: | _ Why sbould the be taxed with a mint at New , York?) Merely to gratify the wsecrupuloas repaci and, to cover their designs, they put upon the com- | New York clans, a could mittee the names o! some gentlemen connected with | Pde ead cents por ty be taken up and adopted bys sensible and practi- The New | York Journals now teem wit! accounts of Gisbevesty ta i | their men more frau ve a the leading journals in this city. These gentlemen, Fee py onl ew - ead neg og however, soon saw through the cheat, and very pro- | within the last 7 years, than in all the rest of rod perly had their names removed. It wasimportant to , Union since the foundation of the government. And we take time by the forelock, and the first thing tobe | pd "Yer, bride the custmhowre The federal pl | tics of the * emporium’ fur- secured, therefore, was the ear of Kossuth, as soon a3 | of he * commer ons ve comely e be set his foot upon our shores, nay, if possible, | sury. Thus, if a Collector, or District Attorney, or Navy before that. Nothing could be more opportune | Agent, runs off with Uncle Sam's = }, *r does not for their game than the fact of Sidney Doane, an Sire tienties saree aan os cep ence abolition whig, being the health officer, and | thing cr other which is essed in some cant phrase. having, in virtue of his office, the opportunity of | With all this experience before the people, wha: security coming first in contact with the Hungarian chiof. It was accordingly arranged that Dr. Doane | hundred millious, somebody makes a dishivery, a should not wait to let Kossuth land, but address ae oars him on board the Humboldt, and then take him off ae heeled to his house, where, next day, he introduced him , where Uncle tosome of the clique. No sooner did the Magyar effect upon get himself established in his quarters, at the Ir- ving House, than Simeon Draper, the political “confidence man” of the abelitionists, went to him, | fer to the general character of New York curious cccurrences in federal office in our ae to the ill id and told him he must place himself in his hands, Ing teres wih Soured cof thst, city continually and be guided by his counsels, as otherwise he sbout its municipal government. Aiter reading this calm, considerate, and philo- sophical argument against the establichment of a mint in such « wicked place as New York, we pre- same the legislature at Washington will think no more of the wants of this metropolis, or the pro- The next was the secret introduction priety of such a measure at any future time. We Draper, of ahaa Times, and Evenung mn should therefore consider the mint projeet entirely coterie. Kossuth was informed that these wore | ®t an end. Philadelphia wisdem, the gentlemen to whom he was indebted for the | 8®Dercsity, and Philadelphia’ piety, have furnished grand press din ver that was about to come off, and | this most solid and conclusive argument against its which would be of such vast importance to his | establishment ; and therefore, Congress has nothing cause. Kossuth felt {quite overcome with grati- | further to do but close the debate, annihilate the This matter made all right, the are y can. m ye dita he aan ata Mesetasr the ter of both cities, and simply for the information Clique sent first to the illustrious exile a white com- | °f peeterity, as to the exact condition of moral feel- mittee from the Anti-Slavery Seciety, ands black | ig and moral honesty in both cities, we would committee of thirteen, organized to resist'the Fugi- | ‘ke the liberty of asking our amiable cotempo- tive Slave law. This was to impress Kossuth | ™rie# in Philadelphia, if they recollect, or have with the idea of the sympathy felt for him and his | ¢Vér tead in the Holy Bible, the parable as to pull- cause by the whole of the abolition ilk, black spirits, | ing the “‘beam” out of your own eye, before at- white spirits, and grey. tempting to draw the “‘mote” out of your brother’s Jn the preliminary arrangements for the banquet, | *7¢- ovry pevtanites ia takin: ba he cali, ‘Will our eotemporaries ponder on that parable? and make it almost exclusively abolition and social- | Will they think on that parable! Will they apply Set. Tickets wom refused to the proprietors, edi- | it to their own financial and moral history for the tort, and regular reporters of other daily paperr, | 1st thirty years! Has there boon anything in while as many as sixteen were iseaed to | New York at all fit, in extent of wickedness, dis- the Triowne, about the same number to the | honesty, and fraud, to be paralleled with them Times; and hundreds who did not belong to | 9 the great United States Bank, once the the press, of any shade of opinion, got tickets, | **D8ment of Philadelphia, mm now nothing on the understanding thet they were toact the | but “® whited sepulchre,” inclosing rotten part of claqueurs to the great guns of the aboli- reputations and bankrupt bonds. Here was a tion and rocialist press, who appointed themsclves, | {aud and dishonesty equal to fifty millions at one presidents, vice-presidents, and everything else. | Dow. But this is not all that illustrates and adorns The toaste were all assigned to them; and so sure | the meral history of Philadelphia. Look at the was the arrangement made that even the speeches | “irard Bank; the Schuylkill Bank; look at halfs were printed in advance—thongh the speakers pre- | dozen other banks; look at the Girard School; look tended that they wore quite taken by surprise. At | &t the various dishonesties and defalcations, public the head of the affair, as president, sat Bryant, of | ®"4 private, which have taken place in that city, the Evening Post, an abolitionist and @ sort of | Probably reaching © hundred millions of dollars, poetic socialist. Horace Greeley. the white coat | during the last twenty or thirty years. ‘socialist philosopher, was the first vice-president; and Now, we donot attribute all these historical traits Butler, a quondam avowed abolitionist, and now | i the moral character of Philadelphia,to absolute de- &@ secret one, played second fiddle to Greeley and M. | fig, to considerate preparation, or to determined Frobell, a socialist writer from Germany, also con- | *Md positive wickedness ofthe highest order. We will nected with the Zyibwne, was the third Vice Pre | be generous enough to call them misfortunes; the ac- sident. cidents of humanity; accidents which sometimes Who were the chief speakers! Greeley of the | ¥'ll demolish crockery, banks, and men’s reputations, Triiwne, Dana of the Tribune, and another indivi. | 2 one sweeping blow. No doubt, New York, con- dual connected with the Zribune, who led the | ‘idering ite size, ite curious population, ite mixed Irish at the battle of Slievegammon; Raymond | '0es, its conflicting interests, has wickedness quite of the Zimes, and Parke Godwin of the Evcning | ¢20Ugh, and some to export, if it only could get rid Post, soninlaw of Bryant, and one of the wit- | of Ite productions of that description easily ; but we nesses who has figured in the Forrest case. Two | T@ther think that Philadelphia, in relation toa hours before some of the epeeches were delivered, | Mint, or in relation to any other project, is the last proofs of them, from the newspaper offices where | °ity Which shou'd throw the first stone at the repa- they were in type, were circulated among the _ ‘ation of New York. reporters; and the tribulation of the speakers was | We can conceive no possible word in the English great lest there should bea grand row, and that they | /@pguage sufficient to express the utter meanness could not deliver what was in print. The esmy | *d despicableness which euch journals and such of Horace Greeley upon universal pence, was the | Journaliste exhibit as those ia Philadelphia that mort remarkable of the speeches printed before- | have adopted such a course of argument against the hand; anda curious and laughable thing occurred | “¢TY proper project of creating a mintin New York. in connection with it. When the toast of “the | /{the journals of Philadelphia are capable of no ladies” was given, and it being then late, some of | the claqu thinking that their man Greeley | was in danger of being led astray. ‘Just pat your confidence in me, and all will be right,” con- cluded the plausible fugleman of William H. Seward. Kossuth bowed his assent, placing his band upon his heart. than that which they exhibit, weckly and monthl; would never get another chance, if he lost that | towards this city, they are only fit to be the langh- cpportunity, called him up most vociferously. Bat | ing stock and the disdain of the generous portion of Greeley having prepared and printed his epeech to | the rest of this groat Union. ‘T ject of anew & very different text, was puzzled, and could not be + Nag this city is not absolutely aense of life and induced to go on. Some of the uninitiated thought | yo, . y ae tee cee — A it was all moclesty on the part of the philosopher, , ought to be passed upon by Congress on ite intrin- but the result opened their eyes. There was one | Sie merits, and not in ebedience to the clamors of wight, C. Mathews, who was in a terrible fix. He [gageanen, jealoesy, and malevolence of the meanest had given proofs of hie highly pootical speech, con. | =" cluding with a pieee of “ prose run mad,” to several Of the reporters, and they had gone off to get it printed, but the chances were that it would never be spoken, for the wine had now flowed copiously, the members of the clique began to get jealous of each other, and an explosion seemed at hand. Every effort was made to prevent Mathews from delivering bis speech. Ho was hissed and aseniled ina variety of wayr, and at length only got a hearing by open- ing ® sharp fire upon bit assailants, which silenced their battery. His reputation wae thus saved. At an illustration of the bungling of the commit- £6 mho were #0 busily engaged in the work of eelt- : Fiona Ciaims —The Seeretary ef the Trea sary has decided to take up and consider the Frida interest claims, and determine them, om Monday next. The Supreme Court refused to en- teriain jurisdiction of the appeal agreed apon from Jastice Bronson’s decision, in the Florida District Court, in their favor. Qj The aggregate of the claime, it is presumed, is considerably more than $1,000,000. it will be recollected that there are OF thereabonta. hie interoet haa said, been transferred to bis relatives higher flight of reasoning, no nobler sentiment | Lola Montez—The Ticket Auction at the Broad way Theatre. ‘The ticket auction for the choice seats to the début of Lola Montes at the Broadway theatre, to-morrow even- ing, took place yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, in the parquette. The auctioneer was Colonel Miller, who des- patched his work like ® man of business, having | got through in about two hours, and, by not dwelling too long on a lot, brought more money on the whole than @ tedious salesman, ever orying, ‘Going, going, going, gone!” The numerous families of Smith and Jones were present in full force, just as we anticipated; Dut there did not appear to be any “ Peter Funk,” nor apybody to represent him. The sales appeared to be tona fide. A large number of the tickets were bought on eculation, to sell in, and some of them from orders thre received such as Jollie, of the music store. The first ticket, if humbug was permitted, could have been sold for $100, or even more; but @ bona fide sale seemed to be the x of the day. The choice seat was pur- chased by Mr. Wilton, who was Barnum’s agent in en- iD ney ard of the North. It was knocked down to him at $11. It was the first seat in box No.1. What Mr. Wilton wants with it—whether for himself or somebody else—did not appear. did not but the soudriquet of * Great “ountry. The next ticket brought $3, and the price varied down to $1 25, The following is foot-lights of the stage bavin, the vets the parquette, Col. Miller announced that the Was about to commence, and said that it was ona fide and there was no humbyg of any kind about it. ‘The audience was large, consisting for the most part of ung men about town; but there were several old gal- te, Who eppeared totake a deep interest in the pro- eeedings. been lighted up, and also THE BOXES. The firet seat, in box No. 1,wasthen put up and the Diddings were succestively $5, $10. and $11, at which price it was knooked down to “Great Country,” who turned out to be Mr. Wilton, ‘The next seat was put up at $2, end Mr. Orchard bay- ages $3, it was knocked down to him. ‘cice—Is that the full price or the premium ? Auctioneer—The premium! (Laughter.) Will you stand it,Mr Orchard? If not, we will put it up again. Mr. Orebard--All right. ‘There having been some dissatisfaction expressed about by premium instead of the full price, it was selling agreed - self the latter way, and the sales proceeded eccor- ry. Mr. Bush--$2 50; Mr. Bpencer, $250; Mr. Hall, $2; Mr. Jollie, $176; Mr. Townrend, $126; Mr. Parsons, $2 374g ;_ Mr. Cooper, $2; Mr. J. Burn. $250; Mr. Purrer, $175 ; Mr. Smith. $150. (Laughter.) Auctioneer—W bat Smith ” Emith--W. Emith will do, (Renewed laughter.) Auctioncer—That is » very proper distinction. I did not hnow but my iriend Jobo was coming back. Mr. Edwards—$1 50. Mr. Cort yn—$3 25, (nine seats ) Mr. More—$2, (four seats.) College Hotel—$1 75, (five seats.) College Hotel— $1 6235, (four seats ) Wateon—$1 50, (two seats ) Jollie—$1 75, (six seats ) Meadows—$1 25, (six seats.) Raymond—$1 37, (two eeats.) Towpsend— $1 26, (four seats.) Meadows—$1 25, (six seats ) Emith—$1 25. Auctioneer—Which of the Emiths ’ Bmith—W. Pmith. Auctioncer— W? Bmith—W. W. Emith. (Roars of laughter.) Jollie—$1 27}, (six seats ) Neff---$1 25, (four seate.) Beers—$1 25. ; ‘West-.-$1 25, (four seats. Jollie--. $1 25, (two reste Vandersight-.-$1 1234, (four seate.) Jollie---$1 26, (two seats ) THE PARQUETTE. The auctioneer then announced sell the seate in the parc The rale oMjolile--$1, ( soate.) Fount ot, (az seats.) Sortye- st Be frnols bof.) J. M, Burns. ive (whole sofa.) Al ; 15. motloneet-- Which Browne? ¢ ) Browne--John Browne. Thaneved faughier.) (Four Joliie took the balance at $1 62}. Williams—$1 50. ails ates ina “Giner s-G--A—h POX SEATS RERUMED. Auetioncer—I have sold the first three ranges of boxer all We now begin with the fourth. iden th to ne at $1 25; Meadows, $1; Philips, $1 25, and Meadows the balance af The rales then proceeded as follows for the remainder: Towneend— $1 87}; (four seats). Bell~ $1 26. Joner—$1 25. Auction:rt—What is the first name” Jone-— William. (A laugh.) —— et—=The Joneses are os plenty a* blackber- Morrie—$), (two seats, Auctionesr=This is the lest at the price, We shall Auctioneer—No, I can’ q stairs, Thomas—$1 25, (six seats ) ( More—$1. striamned not fell any more of the parquette. Voice You bad better sell the front rows : cant. Meadewr—1§, (whole rofn.) Carter $1, (lour seate ? Landon—$ Meadows— $1 Voice—Ne neense. Another voice—Wili you not sell up stairs? 't Auctioneer enantio. Mr. —— Voice—Ié will pay. Ja the price Aucticneer— te, least « dollar by auction. ity cen Voice—It will at Auctioneer—Mr Marshall will not consent Voice Will you take # drink, Mr. Miller ’ Col. Miller—It wae an angel who epoke, (Great laugh- ter, Auctioneer exit ) a thus terminated ata quarter past twelve o'clock. | oped to adjournment. The minutes of the approved. TATIVE IN THE Jenny Lind, and is now the agent of Anderson, | give his own name, | the order cf the proceedings :~The | Catherine Hayes—Her last Concert—The_ Nightngale on a Short Visit to the Swan, Catherine Reyes has concluded her week’s singing. Last evening sbe gave her third and leet concert in Trip- Jer, or, a8 it is now called, Metropolitan Hall. It wae literally crammed. Not only was every regular seat oc- cupled, tut many chairs were introduced, and stilt | large number were compelled to stand. The distin. | guished vocalist who was the attraction of the evening never was in better voice, and never was more successful! | The applause was most enthusiastic nd rendered by the whole house, not by mere claqueurs. Sho was dressed with the simple elegance and taste that always cha. recterize her attire. She looked well, and seemed de- lighted with the heartiness and ardor of the applause she had received. Jenny Lind was in attendance; but havirg come in late,she attracted » number of eyes ud many levelled their opera glasses at ber, which caused her to leave shortly after, but not till ehe had heerd (for the first time) the notes of “the ewan,” which | she intends to surpass next week. The first song of Catherine Hayes was “(Qui In Voce,’> from Bellini’s “Puritani,’ which she rendered with sc much truth, beauty, fervor, and high artistic skili, that, | vastly as she excels in ballads, we almost wished she never earg-enything elee than Italian music. Some of- her notes in that gem were, perhaps, 28 delicious as were ever uttered by human lips. Her next effort was the Beotch ballad “Annie Lawrie,’ which was ex- quisitely sung, and brought down thunder ef applause? and impatient cries of encore. The sesord time she | Sung it, if possible, was evex better than the ficet, She wae uleo encored in “The Happy Birdling,” which is an exceedingly eweed- pretty thing, by Wallace. It is, in some respects, au imitation of “The Flute Beng’? from “The Camp of Silesia.” Mr. Kyle accom- panied ber, on the flute obligato, with ine-effect. Her concluding note of this song was enough to make the reputation of any singer. But “ the gem of purest ray serene” was “ The last Rose of Bummer,’’ in which the ordinary lenguage of criticism fails to do her justice, To de appreciated, it must be heard. Her “ Kathleen Mavourneen” we did not much like, and would never with to bear her sing it again, when she bas xo many otber splendid songs. On the whole, her success was never surpassed on any other occasion in New York—perhaps never equalled. It was said of the swan, by the ancients, that when ying, her notes were the sweetest, (though, we believe mobcdy ever heard a swan sing at all,) end it would seem’ &s if to verify the fable that the depart ing notes of the Irish Bwan were the sweetest she sang during her stay. among us. If the Swedish Nightingale oxools them, the will have enough to do. Brabham cang “Oft in the Stilly Night” remarkably well, There is a very great improvemezt in him since be was here before. He appears to have prontted by the eriticiems of the Meracv. for he does not now strain hie voice ashe did. At the close ¢f the concert, Mr. Loder announced that ‘Miss Hayes bad kindly consented to eing, for the benefit cf the Musical Fund Society, on Monday evening. Political Affairs, SAM HOUSTON AND THE UNTERRIFIED DEMOCRACY. ‘The Hoxorable Senator from Texas, and -andidate for the Presidency, has taken advantage of the lull which. has succeeded to the gust of Kossuth enthusiasm in the: public mind of our city, and has quietly slipped over from Washington, to cement more closely the relations between himself and the demooracy of Tammany Hall. The renowned Senator was admitted, «n Priday evening, ‘a8 a member of the time-honored confraternity, and on Saturday evening was initiated into the arcama of the- order, and permitted to take his seat at the great council- board of the sachems. The preliminary ceremonial: were of that mysterious and cabalistic order, with a nar- ration of which old nurses were accustomed to frighten: babyhood, and of course it is to be presumed that the buck, the heated poker, &o., formed part of the medus- operandi. But whatever was the ordeal which tested the courage and endurance of the distinguished neophyte, it fe eaid he passed through it with great eclat; and sc he ie now, in that respect, on an equal footing with his competitor, Gemersl Dougiass. The initiation ceremony being completed, the new member of the old society a@- dressed his brethren at some length; but as it was with closed doors, We cannot give, as we would ctberwise have dune, report of his inaugusation speech. PREPARATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST. ‘The results of the democratic ward primary elections, im sixteen of the wards of the city, have been made known, and, so far, their tendency seems to be im favor. of Gen. Cass, and, next to him, of Buchanan. Op the ‘th of January, the nominating conventions will sssem- ble and elect delegates to represent their respective dis-- tricts at the Baltimore National Vonvention. The hunk- ereand barnburners are straining every nerve to atiain ‘© majority of delegates end it is thought that the chan- ces of success lie with the latter. Movements of Distinguished Individuals, Among the recent arrivals here of persons ct note, is that of Lieut. Massingberd, late of the Royal Horse Guards, England, who has civen up his commission tn the British army, and come to this country to place him- self at the disposal of Louis Kossuth. Ie bad visited under Cromwell. 3 Froveeded to Baltimore Keowulh, ta company. The author of “Revelations of Russia’ bas also re- bis presence in New York. Numberland arrived yesterday, from: several Chinese on board. _ Answers Wanted: ona map pate i Ls Fo tte ease wich bas exleed wiry made Pye rosters tbfak ies to history thet all the characters tm thie aflair ahoutd te a= yaar Poe generations. the oa eg ie Ohareh of : well as = Can pou, billet dous to"Deat Kater” ing them, jumas, with @ spicy Detle biog. repby of those ‘vorite personages who seen: te ha’ conspicuous actors in thir Lester write another should be and expedited with @ suitable in- ‘ashington Monument. The -anction em be carried this will not be with. sanding the euspension of the eword of the autocra\. and his Cepartm: ptai prefects of Germany, over their heads, and the beyonet almost at | their brear a people cf Bremen have dared to follow | the lead of statesmen of the land of William Tell. ip mye oy the noblest work of art thet pertion of the human race was engaged in this time-honored free city is to be erusbed. blotted out of existence—by the Northern Bear, and his supple and allies. * Ly see will be a or swan. It will ex nounding the name cf ; tom, and Woshingtontan liberty, Steamship Herman Une Weehing. the New Work. lots. fO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. FF fr 8s 14 3