The New York Herald Newspaper, November 15, 1852, Page 6

THE THIBTY-THTRD CONGRESS, aA Sketches of the Metro; olitan Members, Complete List of ‘ho Repr-sentatives from this City since 1789, &e., &o., &e. The Representatives Elect to the Thinty- third Congress from the City of New York. The commercial metropolis of America, the mo- dorm “Tyre of nations” having elected an entirely new delegation to the popular branch of the Nation- | al Councils, which will assemble at Washington next year, under the administration of President Pierce; it may be expected that the Naw Yor«x Hr- RALD should introdnoe this new delegation to the de- mocracy of the nation, and the publis generally, by a brief netice of who and what sort of men are these, our new representatives. It may be interesting, also, to look into the records of the past; to call up | the shadows of the departed, ‘in their long eucces- sion,” and the persons of the living among us, to see Who have beon the predeces-ors of those who, at the late election, have been hovored by the people's suffreges, as their representatives in the next Con- gress. “Representation,” writer, “is tho vi aysan American democratic l principle of all free govern- ments, with the oxe of those which rule over unusually small territories A pure democracy infers institutions under whiob the people ia primary argem- blies, enact their own Ines; ««ystem of which the good is questionable, under any cireumstances, and which is evidently impracticable ia large communities. The governments of voveral Sates of this Union, with some slight modifications, are represontative demooracirs ; and as the federal governmont ro- ceivos its di ctive character from the States them- selves, the latter is necessarily @ confoderated do- mocracy. Representation, therefore, lies at the reot of the entire American svrtem. “Thi who may be relied on in private Most of all is tho time-terver and demsgogue to be avoided ; for such a man is certain to use power as av instrument of his private geod. It isa mis*ake to suppose, on correst principles, that the representative is the obliged party. The man who faithfully doss his daty ia Congress, is a rervant to whom a difficult task is assigned, with a very inefficieat compensation ; and such aman should al ays he selected with care, and rewarded with o frank gratitude.”’ It is yet too early to determino what will be the intellectual character of the next House of Repre- sentatives. Of the preponderance of the democracy, by an overwhelming mejority, there can be no doubt ; but its character ter talent and usefuloess to | the nation is another question, to bo answered by future events. A new era as to our publics men seems dawning upon us. and inthe next House of Representatives, Thomss H. Senton, of Missouri, will be almost the ovly remnant of the past, worthy of remembrance; and be descends from the stage of his former glory to avo her arena, where he ex- pects to find but few competitors It is hoped that hisinfluence may tend to restore the House of Rep- resentative to something of the dignity which it possessed in the early days of this republic. ‘The first name in our new delegation to be noticed, is Hirem Walbridge; who will represent the Third | Congressional district of this State. Born in Ithaca, Tompkins county, New York, on the second of February, 1821, he entered the thirty,fourth year of his age when he takes his seat in Congress, and therefore commences a public career in the prime of life The name of Walbridge shows the Hoglish origin of the family, but we are not favored with the cir- cumstances attending their emigration to this country. Our member of Congress elect had the advantages of an education at manual Ia- bor school, which be entered at the early age of thirteen. He paid for hie education by laboring as | & cooper, # mechanical occupation which he had thus early acquired 2 knowledge of—a trade which, among other distinguished mew on its list of mem bers, can name that of Tristam Burges, of Rhode Island, one of the most eloquent mon ever honored with a seat in Congress. Immediately after graduating at the Mannal Labor Inatitution, Walbridge commenced tke study of the law, and in due time was edmitted to the bar: Fora time be took up his rosidence at Tole- do, in the State of Obio, and was elected a member of the Common Council of that youthfal city; healso received the usual promotions, accorded to those whe desire it, in the militia The practice of the law not proving congenial to the taste of Mr. Walbridge, he turned his atten- | tion to other pursuits, and when the then independ- ent republic of Texas was rising into importance, and offering encouragement to enterprise, he repsir- | ed thither, with the intention of being connected | with the public press in the new republic. For this purpose he made arrangements to establish two newspapers, at different points; but when he arrived in Texas, the question of annexation to the United | | is now elected from the strongest democratic Con- | Btates, was nearly settled. This mutter, was soon hastened to a sonclusion, and seeing nothing farther to enlist his feelings or enterprise in Texas, Wal- bridge returned to the north. From that period he has made this city his per- manent abode, participating in most of the popular questions of (he day, and displaying on various o0- casions his oratorical powers, particularly in the eause of democracy and the extension of the arca | of freedom. In 1817, he received the nomination of the democratic party for member of Arsembly, from the first district of this city ; but the whigs being im the ascendaney, he was defeated by Mr. J.P. Phonix. In 1817, also, Mr. Walbridgo dis- tinguished himsolf, particularly among the Celtic portion of our populs'ion, by an eloquent speech at Tammany Hall on the life and character of Daniel O'Connell. In the epring of 1813 he made a bril- liamt speech in the Perk, on the subject of the French revolution, which changed France from a monarchy to a republic. In 1549 he appeared as an advoeate of Hungarian independence, at a mass | meeting held in the Park, and his speech on that occasion was creditable to the orator and well re- coived by the enthusiastic audience. After com- menting on the atrocities of the Austrians in Hun- gary, he said— Be! ourselves. that governments can only prosper that iecogutve (he great ruler of morality und justice. we Wo inouleat national fidel liences; but kere, beneath the outstretched sky, in the great metropolis of the western hemisphere, with the symbols of justice directly over us, um this primary as. semblage of the people, representing half a million of mg and the commercial energy of the world, we place see this Gey upon the record. in favor of the imme diate and Uncepaiions recoguition of Haagarian fra dom snd independence, by the administration of the ge- Bere! cvernment. In a speeoh which he delivered at Tammany Hall, in 1850, after the passage of the compromise moa- sures by Congress, he thus alluded to the services of two of the most prominen: of the political eppo- nents of the democracy, who had been instrumental im that measure :— But, gents Feoent sdju uesttoms that me nec fet us not forget the was echieved. acrifies of p be true Ww juntary eff then, in. this Welicving if Wi meet with y the service rendered ibe fasaticirm and nulification Statesmen, Henry Clay and Daniel Websver In the year 1861 Mr Walbridge visited Hurop aod was prisent on many of tho pablic ot0w connected with the hibition of the Industry o' Nations, in London. He made several ad before audiences con i of his country groataad it! Appl Europenns, which made a fevorable added to bis reputation as an intellig At an cutertainment at the close of the oxhibicion, iano safer rule, in seleeting’a representive, | ghan that of choosing the man for public confidence | will not have | Walbridge, among other remarks, said:— where we now do. and anticipating the fature by the , what 8 glorious tah ri/a008 Att Me ey us! I know not wi the ewotions of other men mey be, but the pulsations of my own heart beat more ter- vently as I contemplat> jie high destisation of my country at the “he of that century whose first half bas 60 Feeestly expired—an ivtellgent sod imdurtrious popu- lation of more thay one buodred millioas. spread over the whole northern portion of the -Westera phere: each man sccured an interes’ tm the soil, with of public instruction provided for his children; while a broad and comprehensive policy shail invite all mations to nite with us, without any legislative reetrioti in the | emulous contest that struggles for the commerce of the | world. Gentlewen let us them retarn to our respective | homes. more thoroughly determined than over to uphold that constitution which binds us togethor as one peopl apd whose preservation is paramouat to all other earthly obligations, Mr. Walbridge possesses, with the natural qualifi- cations for a ready debater, the advantages of a good | personal appearance and pleasing addross. He is of light complexion, middle etuature, of full proportion, and active in his movements. With all these ad- | vantages, however, he will find that he has much to learn in Congress; but we doubt not that he will \ which will render him suitably qualified to re- present the most wealthy and important commer- | cial district in the United States. Mr. H. 8. Wal bridge, of Ithica, member of tno present Congross our member eleot. The Fourth district will bo represented by the celebrated Mike Walsh, whose name is fumiliar to all readers of newspapers. Mr. Walsh was born in this city, of Irish parents, and is the only one of | our delegation who is of Celtic origin. In porson he is of middle statare, slender in figure, and with « countenance at ance showing the raze to which he acter. He is eminently a self-taught man, owing | but little to the advantages of early education. | He has, however, read much, and has a ready com- mand of language, speaking on all ocsasions with great ease and rapidity, and, when he pleases, being capable of lofty flights of eloquence. The late Theodore Dwight, Secretary of the Hartford Co: vention, and a discriminating judge of public men, emarked to us, soon after Mr. Walsh first appeared | a8 a public speaker, that he was astonished at the | talents he evinced, eonsidéring his comparative youth at that time. He believed him destined to make a strong impression oa the public miad; but whether for good or evil remained to be socom The age of Mr. Walsh, we think, does not exoood thirty-five years, yet he has been about twelve years known to the public as the advocate of the rights of the working classes. Having learned apply himself to those s*udies and investigations | i‘ y | colony of Danes, from which warlike race the family from the 26th District of this State, is a relative of | | having, until twelve years of age, been a pupil of given by our minister, Hon. Abbett Lewrence; Mr: larity of his opponent, Jee Hoxie, the oven-skin | | | | estate in England gave the name of Cromwell to the | | | distinguishes the members of the family among us. belongs, and the energy and originality of his char- | the art of lithogaphy in 1811, he was urged by | his friends asa candidate for th® Assembly, on the ticket nominated at Tammasy Hall, the mem- bers for the city being then chosen by general | ticket. Failing in his nomination, his zeal in the cause of education induced Bishop Hughes to place him on his celebrated Carrd!l Hall ticket, as one of | | the Tammany ticket. ceiving only a portion of the Catholics, amount- | ing to sbout 2,500 votes in all, Walsh shared in the defeat of that ticket, which, of course, was expected. From that time until 1846 oontitued | attempts were mado by the friends of Walsh to place him in nomisation on the Tammany Arsembly ticket withoat suocess. At the rati- fication meeting, however, held in November, 1812, at Tammany Hall, a motion was made to strike one of the names proposed by the nomi nating committee from the ticket, Mr. Vandyke, and substitute that of Walsh. The chairman, Mr. John Riker, declared the motion sarriod, but the man- ager! + Tammany Hall refused to permit the mame | of Walsh on the regular ticket, and the question | was loft for the decision of the people. The conse- quence was, the defeat of Mr Vandyke, and Mr. | , Tighe Davy, on the regular democratic ticket, and the election of Robert Smith and E.G. Baldwin, whigs. Walsh received 2,786 votes; Vandyke, 19,531 the regular democratic ticket over 21,000, on an averago. In 1343 Walsh was @ candidate on tho Tyler ticket, and received 451 votes—running 100 votes ahead of that party's Assembly ticket—on which were Daniel B. Caylor and Henry Arcularius, smong others. In 1646, Walsh received the regular ; Davy, 19,050; Smith (whig), 20,338; and | Convention nomination on the Assembly ticket, and | was confirmed at Tammany Hall. Some.of the de- mocratic leaders determined tocuthim Thereupon, a large proportion of the whig party voted for | Waleh, and, with the aid he received from the work- ing elasses in the democratic party, secured his eles- | | which they belong, being of Anglo-Saxon origin, | | tinctured with Welch blood, were among the early tion. There is nothing remarkable to notice respect- ing his legislative career, excepting his advocating the passage of a law restricting the daily labor of the working classes to tem hours, and his constant | opposition to whatever sehemes he conceived wero intended to benefit the aristocracy. Since the adoption of the district system, Walsh has been twice elected to the Assembly from the Fourteenth ward, and has been once defeated by the running of a democratic as well as whig candi- | date against hi He also ran once for Con- | grese, in the district composed of the Eighth, Ninth, aud Fourteenth wards, but, with no chanco of suecess, he was of course defeated. He gressional district in the city, in which a largo pro- | portion of adopted citizens reside. In the Tenth word, however, ho received a large majority, i | cluding, as the population of that ward does, » pre- ponderance of Protestants, particularly of Metho- dists and Baptists, a great proportion of whom must | have voted for Walsh We have not time nor space to onter minutely into the public career of Mr. Waleh. His expertition to Rhode Island during the Dorr rebellion, or révolu- tion—his appointment to a high military station by | age, having been born in the Fourth ward of this | of Tweed are doubtless descended, and to this fact rongster and orator, whese nomination it was bo- lieved was effected by Custom-House influsncs. A popular whig candidate might have been elected, so great is the hostility te the present Common Council; but Hoxie was determined torun, confident of success, and Tweed was elected. Mr. Tweed is but little over :wenty nine years of city, in April, 1823. The family, which is of Soot. tish origin, is the only one in the city of the nams, and, emigrating to this country two centuries 4z0, settled on Long Island. The river. Tweed, s0 cvie- ‘brated in geography and history as th» beautiful border stream which separates Scotland from Eag- Jand, and rendered familiar by the genius of Walver Scott aud other poets, gives the nameto the family of our Congreseman elect, in the same manner that an family of Oliver, the Protector, whose ancestors, bearipg the namo of Williams, cams from Walos to England. The coast of Scotland, at the mouth of the Twoed, was at an early period settled bys may be attributed the indomitable energy which Receiving tho benefits only of a limited education | ! ‘ha public schools in this cite, Mr, Twood, tiko many other of our business mon, is self edusatod Ho carly became an apprentice to his father, as a chairmaker, aad soon evinced a pro ficiency in that trade, which the well known firm of Tweed & Bonnel for so many years carried on successfully as wholesale and retail deal- ers. This indispensable article of furniture they mauufactured on an extensive ecale, for city sales and shipments to distan! ports. It will be ramem- bered by the lovers of pootry, that the occupation of achairmaker has been immortalized by Cowper in hia Tack :— “ Three legs upholding firm A masey slab, in fa biom square or round. ‘On such a stool immortat Alfred sut, And sway'd the soeptre of his tufant realm ; And such in ancient halls and maasivas drear, | May still be seen At length « generation more refined. Improv'd the simple plam ; mae throe logs four, | Gaye them a twisted form verintcular, And o'er the seat, with plenteous waddieg stuff’d, Yellow and red. of tapestry richly wrought And woven close, or needlework sublime, Now came the cane from (ndia, smooth and bright, With vature’s varnirh; sever'd into stripes That interlaced each other, these euppited Of texture firm ® lactice work that braced ‘The new machine, and it beoame a chair.”” In their honorab!e occupation, the T weeds, father | gustine . Induced a splendid cover. gre#n aud blua, | | and sons, have been succesa‘nl as businoss men, nor | until recently have either of them sought political preferment. The father has refused nomiastious for elective offices, and is known only as a suocess- ful mechanis and a wortby citizen. A fow years since, Mr Tweed, tho Congressman the three names eubstituted for names stricken from | ¢lé¢ct, removed imto the Seventh ward, and took an The Carroll Hall ticket re- | active part in politics inthe ranks of the democrasy. That ward bad generally given a whig majority, an therefore, in 1850, when Tweed received s nomination for Assistant Alderman, it was no‘‘turprising that ho was defeated at the eleciion. In 1851, however, fortune favored him. He received the nomination of his party as their candidate for Alderman, aud | owing to the running of a temperance candidate for | the same office, which abstracted a considerable | number of votes from the whig party, Tweed was | elected a member of the Common Council for the | term of two years. Fortunate circumstances have again favored him at the recent election, aud caused his choice by the people as a member of the next Congress. Mr Tweed has the advantage of a fine per- sonal appearance. He is of a large and robus; frame, and his dark complexion shows his descent from the valiant northmen who so long held dominion in Great Britain. His habits are good, particularly in carefully avoiding, ashe | does, the uso of tobacco and inebriating liquors, which are the bane of so many of our groat mon. His experience as a tradesman will qualify him, we thould think, for useful service on committees, while a fair proportion of his hours of leisure, will, liko those of Gol. Benton, doubtless be passed in the li- brary, and in «indy John Wheeler, the representative elect from tho Sixth Congressional District, eomprising the Ele- | vonth, Fifteenth and Seventeenth wards of this city, is a young man, only twenty-nine years of age, and son of the popular landlord of the Union Place Hotel. The branch of the Wheeler family te | emigrants te New England, and settled in New Hampehire in the seventeenth century. Many of the name have been distinguished in American his- | tory, as patriots, warriors, statesmen, clergymen , and scholars. The grandfather of the Congressman | elect, now seventy six years of ago, resides at Soy- | mour, formerly Humphreysville, Conn , which is also the native placo of John Wheeler. The senior Mr. Wheclor was long the friend and assoeiate of Col. Da- vid Humphreys, one of the aids of Gen Washiag- | ton, and the well known author of the Life of Gen. | Putnam. Mr. Wheeler, the member elect, is of middle sta- ture, and light complexion, with a Jeffersonian forehead. Ho was formerly engaged ia commercial | | business, as a dealer in silk goods, bu’ at present is | partner with his fatkor in the management and pro. | Governor Dorr, and the refasal of tho leaders of | Tammany Hall to follow him, although approving of Dorr’s movements, are events well known and re- membered, as are the various difficulties in which Walsh has been involved. We are new only to eon- sider him in the charaeter of a legislator. friends predict for him a brilliant career in Con- gress, which, it is to be hoped, may prove trus. | Certain it is, that Mr. Walsh has the ability to dis- tinguish himself creditably avd usefully, and he is not a learner in the science of legislation. With re- } gerd to the abbreviation of bis christian namo, we understand thet it is hisown choise. When he wi elected to the Assembly he was voted for as Michael Walsh. The following shows the progress of Mike Walsh in the votes given for him at eleven various elec tions, since his first appearance asa oandidate for Arseinbly, in Ist) :— Votes | Nov., 1811, Assembly, in general ticket, about 2 500 «1842 “ . 3736 “ “« & (loated) 19,9 lith ward, (elected) “1847, “ «© 1848, Congrees, 5th district, April, 1849, Alderman, Lith ward, Nov., 1850, Assombly =“ about 5 ©" 1851, “ “ (ele sted) 5 « 1852, Congress, 4th district, (elected) 4,503 Walrh’s over PK In 1842 we sai was a “live fish,” : the Tyler » lished a weckly paper, devoted to radical des mat of various abuses practi rity over Haws, (whig,) was 2,2: yy, (demoerat,) 3 )—over both, 523. in tho Hanaty that Mike Walsh who doubte it now ? ation, Walsh edited y and the refor- 1 by those in pab- troubles, and after a few years the paper xist Fifth district, we have William M. Tweed, now Alderman of the Seventh ward. The circum: stance of his being a momber of the present aupopu- Jer Common Council, wae much against him ia tae election for member of Congress, and Mr. Tweod owes his eleciior ly to two causes, namely: the ity of th of Pivreo nam Jewocratio ticket, beariag the » tad the unpopa- Hi | ing statesmen, and not partieularly partial to John | i prictorship of that fashiouable es:ablishmeat, the Union Place Hotel. One of our most popular ho- | tel keepers, Alderman Cozzens, formerly of the | American hotel, now of West Point, made an ex- cellent member of the Common Council; was nomi- uated for Mayor of this city, and would make a bet- ter member of Congress than majority of those | who aro sent there. We have no doubt that Mr. Wheeler will be found equally well quaiified as a legislator. Ho has for some years had «# preponsi- ty for political life and association witu politi- cians, is intimate with Gen. Cass, and other lead. Van Buren, and other leading mon among the barn- | burners. As chairman of the Democratic Young Men’s General Committee, he has bocome familiar | with public business, and will doubtless be propar- ed to tako his hand onall suitable occasions, either | in debate or on committees. He ia the second of | the Wheeler family sent to Congress from this State; and is # much superior man to Grattan II. | Wheeler, an anti-masonic demoeratis farmer, wao | represeatcd tho Stouben county district of this State in the Twenty-second Congress, 1831. We know that individual very well. Ho was elected to the Stato Senate in 1827, a8 a bucktail, or a Van Buren democrat, joined the anti-masonio party, and | was by them elected to Congress in 1330. No less than thirty distinct famities of the Whee lors were living in Concord between the yours 1650 | and 1690, and their descendants are ecattored | | through New England. John and Isaac Wheeler | were awong the first suttiers of Fairteld, Conneoti- | cut, in 1644, and from the tormer is our member of | Congress elect deacended. Thowss Waeoler, of | Concord, wasacaptuin in King Philips’ war, and | accompanied captain Hdward Autehinson in his ux- | pedition into the Nipnug country ia 1675, wad pu liabod o narrative of tho events of that campuiga, | which has been ropublisked ia Now Hamy.ni o. Hed the Subterra- | Jent course as an editor got him | Thus much for tho Wheelera. William A Walker, the representative elect from the Seventh Congressional Distrios, comprising the Ninth, Sixteenth, and Twentieth wards of vhis city is forty-reven years of age, and was born at Ports- mouth, the commercisi metropolis of Now Hampstire, | i the year 1805. LHeving received the benefits ofa | good academicu} education, he comuonesd the stady | the Hon. Jeremiah Masoa, of Purtemouch | | Franklin Pierce, now the Piveidont of th of the law with thstcclebraved lawyer and stacesmnaa, Prom thence he wert to the Jaw ecnool at Northampwa, Magsachuretie, where b u a and received the highest hy of tho institativa While nt Northampton, he was the associate of United Is legal sundies, | tothe Rey Mr. Seabury, (afterwards Bishop of | sel, and made thirteen Voyages across the Atlantis. | clergymen of Concord, New Hampshire States elect, who was then pursuing his law course at the same school. Been after leaving the legal and classic hatls ef Northamp‘on, Mr. Walkor was admitted tothe bar in News Hampshire, and com- moneed practice in his mative State. He was sud: sequently, and in rapid succession, admitted as at. torpey, or counsellor, in the Supreme Courts of New Hampshire, Maine, and of the United Siates Awbitious to figure ina wider field ef enterprize, he removed to the city of New York, a fow yoars’ eince, and, entering into politics, was soon recog- nized as one of the most active and able leaders of the democratic party. He took » decided stand in favor of the financial measures of his namesake, Robert J. Walker, the late Secretary of the Troa- sury, particularly of the Independent Treasury bill. For several years he was chosen to represent his ward in the Demosratie General Committes, at Tammany Hall. In 1845, he was appointed County Superintendent of Common Schools, having taken a deep interest im the cause of education. The friends of free schools are much indebted to him for his labors in favor of our present system. In 1846, he was clected Alderman of the Eighteenth ward, by a large majority, and distinguished him- selfin the Common Council for his devotion to the interests of the city, and particularly of the now ward which he represented. In 1848 be was »nnoint- Com- ed to the office which he now holds—nauc.,; wiasioner of Jurors—s new office, created by act of the Legislature. He has been very active and in- stromental in reforming the abuses of our jury sys- tem, and has thereby, we believe, rondered himself generally popular with those having business in our courts. In person, Mr. Walker is of middie stature, of dark complexion, and good address, He is correct in his morals, firm in the principles he avows, a ready aud fluent speaker, well read in most branches of orai- nary learning, and qualified to take part as a deba- ter in Congress, or to serve on committees. Tho democracy entertain great expectatiuns that he will distinguish nim+elf in the character of a reprosenta- tive im the national councils. The Walker family are of Anglo Saxon origin. ‘The ancestors of our Congressman elect, emigrated from the north of England to New Hampshire, with | the curly settlers of New England. Au- | Walker was admitted freeman of Charlestown, Massachusetts, in 1641, and was the | | aueestor of the Rev. Timothy Walker, tho first | Richard Walker, of Reading, Massachusetts, was a military oflicer in the colonial wars in tne seventeouth cen- tury. The name is very commoa throughout New England, ag well as other parts of the United Siates. One of the name, Benjamin Walker, represented oue of the interior districts of this State in the Seventh Congress, 1801 to 1803. Here oudeth our chapter on the Walkers. Francis Brockholst Cutting will represent tho Eighth district, (comprising the Twelfth, High- teenth and Nineteenth wards of tho city,) im tho next Congress. Mr. Cutting recoives his middio namo, as did the late Judge Brockholst Livingston, from Anthony Brockholst, a distinguished membor of the King’s Colonial Cotncil in Now York, at the close of the seventeenth century. He received a grant of Jand in this city from Governor Dongan, in 1689, The ancestor of our member of Congress elect, Leonard Cutting, was born in the vivinity of London, in 1731, and was educated at Evon aad | Cambridge. An attachment to the principles of | liberty induced him to emigrate to America, and he arrived in this country in the year 1750. He resided for some time at New Branswick, in New Jersey. In 1756, ho was appointed tutor and pro- fossor of classical literature in Kings (now Colum- | bia) College, in this city, and in 1758 he returned | to England for ordination as clergyman of tho | Episcopal Church. He became succvesor, in 1766, , Connecticut,) at Hompsiead, L I , where he opened @ classical school. Among his pupils were many distinguished men of the Revolution; also, Dr. Sa- muel LL. Mitchill, Edward Griswold, Esq., (with | whom John Welis studied law,) and Dr. R. Kigsam, | of this city. In 1784 Mr. Cutting resigned his charge at Hempstead and went South, where he died, prior to 1803, in which year his widow died at PhMageipnim. inthe Rev. Mr. Cutting were blend- ed the polished habits of « gentleman with au ox” tensive and profound erudition. His namo is one | of those most venerated in the annals of Columbia | College, in the Episcopal Church, and by the lovers | of literature to whom ho was known. William Cutting, son ef the reverend gentleman above referred to, was the father of Francis B. Cutting. He was a distinguished counsellor at | jaw in this city for many years, and died abeut the year 1818. He was for a timo | sheriff of this county, receiving his appointment under the old constitution. He wasa man remark- able for his fine personal appearance and agrocablo manners. He married Gertrude Livingston, whose sister married Robert Fulton. Mrs. Cutting in- vested part of hor estate in the funds of the compsay got upto assist her brother-in-law, Fulton, ia es- | tablishing the first steam ferry boats between | New York and Brooklyn. The momber of Congress elect was born in this | eity, and is about forty-nine years of ago. His person is tall and slender, his complexion dark, and hia manners and address such us might be expected trom one of the descendants of the Rev. Leonard Cutting. He studied law with Joha Wells and George W. Strong, and was admitted to the bar in May, 1825. Fora short time he was at the law school of Judge Gould, in Litchfield, Connecticut. He married Miss. Heyward, of South Carolina, a grand-daughter of Thomas Heyward, of that State, | a signer ot the Declaration of Independence, and an , officer of militia in the Revolutionary war. On en- tering political life, Mr. Cutting was an admirer of John C. Calhoun, and we believe dosired his election tothe,Pretidency. With many ardent democrats, he doubted the justice of the charges of bargain and corruption against Henry Clay in the election of | John Quincy Adams, but finally co-operated with the democracy in the sapport of the administration ot General Jackson throughout his two Presiden tial terms. He has since been uniformia his poli tics as @ democrat anda leader at Tammany Hall In 1835 he received a nomination from the demo- cracy on the Assembly ticket, and was an asiire wember of the Acsombly at the session of 1835, His extensive and successful practice asa lawyer bas, however, engrossed his time, and indaced him to avoid the pursuit of oilico or pablic life as # poli- tician for many years, except to take his pari at elections. He supported the election of Van Suren to the Presidency in 1536 and 1540, Polk in 1511, and Cass in 1548; always acuog with the haoker branch of the democracy. If be fuilils the aaeguine | | | expectations of his friends, as theic representative | in Congress, ho will outshine mauy of his predeces- sors. Dhr. Cutting’s quaiifivations, asa fluent and ready speaker, und intimate knowlodge of tho interests of bis native city, are woll kuowa, reqair- ing no elucidation from us. Phe ancestor of the Now York Cuttings was not tho oply one of the namo who emigrated to this country. Jobn Cutting, of Newbury, Massachusetts, camo from London, und settled at Casclestowa, afterwards at Newbury. tle was captain of a vos- He dicd in 1659, Having vow completed our sketch of the membors of Congress elect from Unis city, we think it appro- priate toadd a fow words ior taetr evnsidera ony from the political ¢ faya of that discruniaating democrat, of world-wide fame, the late James Pea, imore Cooper i= sooial dutice of an American gentleman, ia par ticular. require of him # tono of fretiwy and « lino of cone duet that wre of the last importance w tae counuy Une cf the first of bis obligatio & guacdien of the liberties of bis fellow ertinen waltarty gea {ulin the Ameticon, *bom the aco raived ebove the moaes of Ue rclous of his Guties in this at wil times, the trve principles jog, equally, the cant of de imprscticavle Uneories of vist | it tore a high and far ¢! policy and lofty views im general, cap know little of history, avd have not reflected ger their proper place in seciety, is derived from that ae polit system can long coutinue, iu which violence is done to the matural rights of a class se power- ful. Liberality is peculiarly the quality ofa gentleman. Ile asks for himself me more than he is wilting to consede to others. He feels that bis superiority is in bis attain- ments practices, and principles. which always moral, are above no le im the mere vulgar con: . Phot be happen to be well born, for birth is by no means indiepensabls to the character.) his eatis' faction is in being allied to men of the same qualtics as himself, and not tos senseless pride in an accident. ‘Some men fancy that a democrat can only be one who seeks the level, social, mental, and moral, of the majority, rule that would at once exclude all men of refinement, education, aud taste from the class There are enemies of democracy, as they at once render it imprac- ticable, They are usually great sticklers for their own ascociations and habits, too, though uneble to compre- bend avy of a pature that are superior. They aro. in trath, ristocrats. in principle, though assuming a con- trary’ pretention ; the groundwork of all their feelings and arguments liberty, whose aim is to leave every man to be master of bis own acts. dewying hereditary honors. it is true. as un- just and unnecessary, but not denying the inevitable consequences of civilization, As the lamented Daniel Webstor said to “* tho solid men of Boston,” let us all give hoed to those admonitions of Cooper. The liberator of Sout America, Bolivar, when called upon to draft » constituiion for the Papabits of Bolivia, proposed that the seustefs shoula citizens selected and educated for the station, at the expense of the nation, and hold the office of sona- tor for life. The democracy ef this commercial me- tropolis does not hesitate to confide its trusts in tha pationsl councils to men nos expressly educated for ‘enators, but taken from the various pursuits of active life, in the full belief that they will act with their party, and with the knowledge that a future appeal to the ballot box will not fail to correct political misconduct, and reward meri and faithful public services. . “ The following is a list of the representatives lected from the city of New York to each Congres ince the adoption of the constitution, in 1789;— The year shows the commencement of the Congress ] 0 Congress. . John Lawrance, (federal) do. . John Watts, (fed )..- Edward Livingston (republican’ do. . do eee ‘amuel L. Mitohill (republican). Be. do (resigned). ds 4. .George Clinton, Jr.. + Gurdon 8. Mumford 9 George Cliaten, Jr.. “ » Gurdon S. Munford 10 George Clinton, J “ 9..Gurdon 8S. Mumford. “aay Samuel L. Mitcbill.. ee .. William Paulaing Jr. 12 Samuel L Mitohill. “ . Jotham Post, Jr. (fed). 13 Egbert Beuson, (fed ) resigned. ss . Wiliam Irving. “ . William Irving. 4 “Peter H. Wendover wy 1817. . William Irving... 15 «Peter H. Wendover & 1819..Henry Meigs..... 16 ** Peter H. Wendover pai 1821. .Cadwallader I. Colden, (Clintonian). 17 ‘© Churchill C. Cambreleng - ete «John I Morgan. “ + Churchill 0. Ca John I. Morgan, Peter Sharpe. - Churchill C. Cambrel Gulian C_Verplanck Jeromus Jolinson... + Churchill © Cambreleng Golian © Vorplanck Jeromus Jonson... Churchill C. Cambreleng Gulian C. Verplanck . Campbell P. White...... . Churchill C, Cambreleng * Gulian © Ver ok. “Campbell P. “« 1833. .Churchill C. 23 ** Campbell P. White... “ «* Dudley Selden, (resigned) wv « - Cornelius W. Lawrence, (resigned) ue 1834. .Charles G. Ferris.... “ « John I Morgan.... Lo 1835. .Churchill C. Cambreleng. 2 «John McKeon. Ag «© Ely Moore.. “ « Campbell P. White, (resigned) $6 Gideon Lee......--.eeee i Churchill C. Cambrelong 2 Hy Moore........» é «* Edward Curtis, (whig) “ ** Ogden Heofiman, do Shy 1959. .Edward Curtis, do 26 ‘Ogden Hoffman, do Os «Moses H. Grinnell, do. «« James Monroe, do... . John McKeon... Wik am “© Hamilton Fish, (whiz) - - William 8. Miller, (native ** Thomas M. Woodruff... d “« “William W. Campboll ... «* William B. Maclay . 1847..Henry Nicoll... “William B. Maclay. “Frederick A. Tallmadge, (whig) “David 8 Jackson, (election contested) ‘* 1848. .Horace Greeley... .(whig). 1849..J. Phillips Phoon: do. “Walter Underhill, . “ George Briggs. ¢ James Brooks. 1851..Emanuel 8. Hart... J. H. Hobart Haws (whig) “George Briggs do. «James Brooks John Wheeler. .... «William A Walke: Francis B Cutting All those not otherwise designated are domocrats | who have been nominated orconfirmed at Tammany Hall. Edward Livingston was the frst democratic republican elected to Congress from this city. He was succoeded by the late Dr. Samucl L. Mitehill, who, although a republican, voted against the war in 1512, and was not again nominated by his party: Ho subsequently followed the political fortunes of De Witt Clinton, as did Gurdon S. Mumford. Mr: George Clinton, Jr., who represented the city from February, 1805, to March, 1809, wasa gon of Gov, George Clinton. During the time when Do Witt Clinton was Ciovernor, particularly in his two first terms, from 1817 to 1822, his democratic op, ponents were called bucktails, and somotimes Martling mon. Mr. Colden was tho only Clin- tonian elected as such, from this city, a‘ter the war of 112. Ho was chosen on the samo ticket with Silas Wood, (Clintonian,) of Suffolic county, in April, 1820, from tho Virat district, com- poeed of the Fires and Secoud wards of this city, Long Island and Staten Island, which then sont two members to Congrese. Tho unsuccessful bnektail opponents of Colden and Wood wore Petor Sharps, of this city, and Joshua Smith, of Suffolk county. The ‘* peoplo’s party ” aroso in 1823, and by them De Witt Clinton was chosen Governor in 1824 and 1826. We have in preparation a history of tho various | elections'of members of Congres in this city, from 89 to the preeent time, with biographical and other notices, comprising much interesting matter. | It will appear in the Henavo in a few days. Later From Pouro R Marina of Vavans, bas advices from Porto Rico to 20th uit rego, draguing ber arohors, bat was after- at words got off ‘Tbe crops promise ® moro abusdant yickithan tor many years Reins had boon copious. Tbe custome retnyne for the year 1851 bad boon | published, ‘The twporss awotfnted to $1,073,870, S40 on the previous year, and the exports to £5,761,975, being adecroase of S16 344 on the previous year. Lho number of vistels arrived and cleared show on incroase of 118 ‘The duties collected amounted to SE 009,118, being a decrease of S119 582, This decrease is causad by the abrogetion of the export duty and dimiauiiva being an increase of | of the rates of tonnage ducs Hostow Cuanten AMpypvext.—The vote on the fitet eeclion of the propored simeadmont to the charter of the ci'y ¢f Bovton—tbat it providiog for the choise of aldermen b; . Jnstend of by general Hoket, as at tod by the folloatug vote :~Ye ; bre , 4,993; aye, 6.(70, or the choice of assene pore, war alee being self. Buch is not tho intention of | G0.—The Diario de la | ‘The brig Rainbow was driven ashore | bas apes TH 2 premot- ed civilization and human progress. Their history is collected from scanty records, from tradition aud from the reminiscences of those few survive: who witnessed the thrilling scenes which we com- wemorate; but enough of their history is knowa to satisfy every riot tbat this is a commendable and truly grateful enterprise. This is their brief history; On the let of January, 1777. = British cartel ship, which was bound to New Havon, but by adverse winds put into ourharbor, forthwith lauded tyoh-~. dred Awerican prisoners, who had boe~ ‘brought from a British prison ship then lying ~, a ‘These unfortunate strangers Ww", rTinogd belt ay clothing, and greatly 109" 564 by long and loathsome impriscnment—pe-5y of them ware abele re last stages Of burning fevers and other maladies, and some #4 upon the beach. It was in the middle of Wvcer when these unexpected visiter were so gud- denly cast upon our shore, and as the f theie arrival spread through the town, the peo} to supply their wants, and to alleviate their suffur- ings. Such as could, travelled to towa, i sip | their bloody footstepsin the snow; those who aonle not walk were conveyed to the Town House, which was converted into an ke rg! and sene wero - Saritable families. It was io time of juartered In en. a Tar, and our town was tmated bY the: Lreengtily those engaged in the public service, w=. pa had fled te the interior to escaps the ovils oF wm: It is readily even that the sympathies of all the re-~ maiving inbabitants must have been aroused and called into exercise, to supply food, clothing, aurs- pg, and other greatly needed comforts for thoss sick and dying soldiers. And in renteriag those kind services there must have been full scope for both public and private charities Most of thsso martyra of liberty belonged ia Connecticut, and nearly ail the residue in Massachusets and Poansyl- vavia. Such as could do £0, tottered to their homes, aod some were removed by relatives ead friends ; but, notwithstanding ali toe kiad offiesa that a watchful charity could bestow, within one month forty-six dicd and were buried in this eom- mop grave. An aged witnoss informs mo taat in | one day he caw twelve bodies laid in this charnol- house A worthy townsman who acted the part of the good Samaritan, took the fover anddisd Ant of ail the inhabitants who witnessed thoes heart- rending scenes, only three survivors are able to be pregeut and joia in the monumental tribute ofrespect. For seventy-five years the rewains of these revalu- tionary soldiers have quietly rested in thisnegloted spot, which has always been kno #n as tho *Soidier's Grave”? And since the earth fell in the depth of their mouidered cofling, the attention of passers by has been more forcibly called to this interes | spot. For many years the wich has been express: that some suitable monument should be erected to theirmemory By a memorial from tho town, the subject was brought before the last General Assom- bly, and a graut of six hundred dollars was made ‘o accomplish this long-desired object The waole of that eum will be paid to Mr. Jobn Ritter for com: pieting the monument. From a model whiok has been generourly furnished by Mr Sidaey M Stone, the structure will be thirty feet high, cousisti a pedestal of ten fect, and a shat of tw and all of massive Portland stone, fro Hall’s quarry. On the dise will be iascrio: names and residences of the forty-six martyrs, and a brief account of attending incidents Oa tho shaft wil be wrought the State arms, the thirteen em- blematic stars, aud the words ‘Soldiers’ Monu- ment,” and al! will appear in suitable raised letters | and figures. We are now assembled to witness the laying of the corner-stone, and the sorvices will con- sist of prayers, addresses, and choice musis, in words which sweet poets have kiadly writtem for this ocossion. The foundation has been provided and these maesive stones have been remov from the shore to this grave by the commendable efforts of public-spirited native and ado) citizens But oontributing friends in other Places have furnished “ waterial aid” Soma thing yet remains to be done towards grading the fs, and providing s suitable enclosure—and supplying theze needed items, a little public spirit is anticipated. Sundry documents will be deposited in this monument, to inform posterity (when they see the inside of the monument,) who thoy were that lived, and aow they acted in tho year 1352in honoring the memory of these martyrs of °76. Among the documents will be the Bibleand Commen Prayer Book ; the roll of the last General Assombly; tuch newspapers and periodicals as may bo farnishe: or the purpere ; statistics of this town and of the evolutionary soldiers ; this day’s order of exereises; ard any other suitable memories which may be of- fereds Having recvunted tho incidents of this grate- fnl enterprise, I will add in conclusion, that from the earliest to the present time, monuments have becn used to perpetuate tho memory of the worthy dead and their deeds. Such memorials have alroady been reared in many places, to commemorate the services of revolutionary horoes. And soon will be seen in Milford a monument erected to the mamo1 | of the forty-six scldiers who lost their lives striving for American independence; that event which has done more to hasten the march of sivili- zation and human progress than any other recorded human event. What is more commendable ia the actors? and what is more pleasing to mere lookers- on, than such memorials as reuder duo homer to the patriotic dead, and es a love of country in the living? and why should not these enterprises eom- mand universal approbation ? Fret AGGRinveD.—The merchants of the oity, by signatures to a document posted in the Kx- well as to their growing city, to call upon the Press and the Exchange to have the latest intelligence, both fereign and domestic, placed bofore them with as littlo delay as in any other city.” hey further aay : y Sit is with regret we are obliged to ray we have for a long while borne the mi tification of seeing our acighbore | furpiebed with news many hours in advance of ourselves, | and itis well known that despatches of foreign intelli- gence frequently paes through this city to New Orleans and back, before a syllyble is allowed to be made public. ‘This we consider highly improper. and we are astonished that it should bave been submitted to so long. I¢ oer- tainly is unworthy the public spirit and liberal | of Boston. A change must be made, and we oall for it at | once. Lave it we must.” We question whether the merchants have any more right to interfere in thie matter than the pub- | lic generally with their established rates for cage has merchandise.— Boston Common uv. 13, U, S. Commissioners Court. Before Joeeph Bridgham, Erq. | Nov. 18.—Charge of Opening a Letter— Che United States vs. Philip Gomperiz —Upon au examination in this oase, conducted by Mr Ridgway for the government, the fol- lowing evidence was adduced :— Moriaze Baner, being sworn, says:—I have known | Gompertz about six or seven years ; we were at school | together ; wo arc Germans ; I was on friendly terms with him ; about six months ego my eiater’s husband semt me a letter from California ; I first learned this whem in Montreal. by a letter which 1 received from a friend of mine in New York, Mr Berg ; be told me Gomperta had received the letter, opened it, and took out @ draft for $50 ; Lafterwacds saw the draft at Harnden’s Express | con with my name signed te it in Gomports hand- ing. Crose.examined—We lived together here on terms, until we bad a dispute; my iethans were eno to the care of Windmuller and Gompertz ; when [ went to Buffalo, L requested Mr Windmuller to send my let- ; ters to Buffato ; Lboarded with Mr Stumf in Buffelo I did not inform Mr. Gompertz where I had go at left Buffalo, [A letter produced.) This letter was on by Mr. Gomperts, directed to mo at Buffalo, to the care of Mr, Btumf, deted from Now York, September 3, 1852, informing me that a lettcr from Calitornia had been re- ceived ; that it probably contained something of im- portance ; it commenced * My dene Baner;” Goaperta # bio her gave me $25 for Daner ; atverwards I received @ due bill for $25 more, to make up the $60 ; I wanted $62 | before IT would withdraw my eomplaint ; Gompertz owed me money. Juitus Berg corroborated much of the previous wit ners’ testimony. Gompertz confessed to. the couplaime ant’s brother and myrelf that he had cpomed ihe letter, | end taken out the money ; he acknowledged this freely. Alfred W. King.—-1 have known Gowpertz cighteon months;e told ie about amoncb ago that he had received # letter from a person in Caltiornia. divected to Baner; he said B, was a friend of his—olmoct a brother; that he en« quired where B was, and could not find him; that, after keoping the letter sane time he opened it in ti rence of several pervons; intide be founda chee! | the ebcok and carried 1 in his poset some ti | day he happened to bein Ur Packsher's store in ‘Grand atreet. and the dhaft felt out of bis poeket ag he took owt other papers; Packsher tuen carhed the draft; Gom- pertz isin may employ, and has been for thees oc four | mcathe; be bes ® gow chatactur; uevor before heard anyibiog seainet him: be still poree-ses ray eomidence. Peter Heack -Gumperte bearded with mo for five months: I w: the room when the letter was opened facout ex perrons, about three monthe » Le opened it he said the letter com ; ho sald the letter was for a friend of bia; the cof ndent has a good charactor; C Unink as muoh of him as € Peter Millc.—1 arrested Gomperts; the complavwant ald be would not do anything @ if wronged others (#4 he was toid. they insisted upom hie tnkirgecton In the metter; he this morning told me that if G was Jet off he (Haner) would kilt him. Tbe Cotomesfoner sald that upom the evideros, he | did not think the Aot of Congress had been violated, aud thereupcn Miecharged the defendant, was killed pent Bordentown N. J, onthe Tih inst, by the necrcental dischoree of his gra, It appours th wae Out Kw ting and wine oltm img @ feoen > Wan divcharged, teu'og away the upper portion of bis bead { | A young man son in law of Col. Black, of Columns, % change, “ feel it aduty they oweto themselves ag | LL