The New York Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1852, Page 4

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Thovgh no actual business was transacted in either branch of Congress, yesterday, the sketohes elsewhere given of the debates.are fraught with tore than the usual interest, for the reason that they indicate the relative position of the standard whigs ard democrats towards their mutual adver- saries, the free soilers—also. the opinions of ail parties upon the subject of the tariff, &. Quitea spicy set-to came off in the Senate between Messrs Bright and Hale, concerning the parcelling out of | eommittee work. The former gentloman announced | that the democrats, being in the asxendancy, had met together and named a majority of the members for | each committee, after which the lists were psased over to the whigs, who comp'eted*them. So far as concerned Mr. Hale, it was believed that he was beyond the pele of any healthy politisal organiza- tion. Both parties hed therefore rofrained from placing his name on any of the committees. This declaration brought to his feet the late Presidential | eandidate of the free democrats—sommonly yclept | free soilere—who proceeded to unbarden himself cf one of those curious speeches for which he is | somewhat famous, and which cannot well fail | to attract general attention The days of | Mr. Hale’s political life are fast drawing to ac’ose; therefore, like a broken backed serpent, he ovinces a dispotition not only to sting himee!f, but everything else that comes within his reach. Mr Wadker, the land reform champion from Wis- consin, declined serving on the committees for which he had been named, for the reason that he was im- pressed with the belief that his State had boea slighted by the peglect to place eithorof its Sena- | tore on any of the importantcommittees. Mr. Hale expressed his sympathy for the gentleman from | Wiecorsin, probebly expecting a return of the mo kind; but his advances were met in such an unex pected manner as to effectually silence him for the ! Yemalicer of the sitting. However, bir. Chase eame to his rescue, and after he had concluded his remerks, the list of committees was agreed to, | and the chair was eventually authorized to fill va- | eancies. | Among other matters, all the unfinished business | of the last session of the Senate wa3 re committed to the different committees. Resolutions were pre sented from the Ohio Legislature, asking for the distribution of the public lands to actual settlers. Notice was given of a bill to amend the last civil and diplomatic appropriation bill, so far as concerns the continuance of ths Mexican boundary survey. It is about time that this affair was arranged—the operations of the commissioners having been en- tirely checked, in consequence of the crude manner | in which the appropriation bill in question was | worded. The labors of the day were concluded in the Senate by a debate on the question of Mr. Dixon's right toa seat asa member from Kentucky. This matter appeare to be no nearer settled than it was on the opening of the seezion. After the dieposal of the usual preliminary busi- ness, the House of Representatives went inte Com- mittee of the Whole, the question pending being the proporition to refer to a special committee the portion of the President's Message which relates to the tariff and the surplus revenues. Mr. Jones,a Pennsylvania democrat, after declaring his aversion to meddling with the tariff at the present time, branched off upon the subject of foreign interven- | tion in American affairs. He wea in favor of the acquisition of Cuba, and uncompromisingly hostile to the French movement in Sonera. While we refrain from meddling with the internal affaires of Europe, we should take a desided stand, and expressly prohibit the monarchical powers on the other side ef the Atlantic from encroaching upon us. Mr. Johneon, a Georgia democrat, was disposed to favor the resolution to transfer the tariff question to a special committee. As for Cuba, he was in favor of the purchase of that island ata fair price, or gaining porscesion of it in any other honora- ble manner; but he was opposed, in toto, to all filli- bustering expeditions. As regards the encroach mente of monarchioal powers, thoy were justifiable in acquiring territory wherever they could find it, #0 long as they did not encroach upon our own actu- al limits The whole question was reduced toa | mere matter of business—nothing. Mr Maloney, | an lilinois democrat, having expressed his views, | the committee rose without having dosposed of the | resolution before it. Mr. Stanly, a North Carolina whig. introduced a retolution, which finally parsed, refusing seats to any newepeper reporters who may be engaged in the prorecation of claims against the government. ‘This ts decidedly a rich joke. Congresemen, Cadi net officers, ond others receiving Iarge salarios | while in the employ of the government, have been | ces from Europe | Faustin the First,” | Walsh's ixteresting offic permitted to prosecute claims with perfect impanity; yet now, forsooth, @ poor quill driver, who earns his bread by reporting the proceedings of these d'g- nifed functionaries, is to be deprived of a seat, simply beeause he may have a claim to prosecute. That some pereons may bave foisted themselves iato feats urder the guise of reporters, there is little doubt; but then this sweeping resolution certainly keoks af though some of our Congressmen had taken this method of ridding themselves of rivals in their peculiar line of business. This is decidedly | a great ocuntry. We elrewhere record the brief particulars of still another revolution in poor, unfortunate, distracted Mexico. The inhabitants of Tabasco are reported to bave rebelled, and to bave had two battles with | the government troops, in which four hundred of the latter were killed. The revolutionists had cap- tured two towne, and at last accounts bade fair to entirely drive the Mexican euthorities from the Btate. The election in Massachusetts yesterday, for members of Congress, in the different distrists whore there was no choice on the previous trial, resulted, £0 far as ascertained, in the election of seven whigs, one democrat, and two free soilers. Four districts are yet to be heard from. In the third dis- trict, we observe that the free soil caudidate, Charles Frencis Adams, son of the late ex-President, was defeated by J. Wiley Edmunds, whig. Tho mani- cipal elections resulted in the choice of whig Mayors and a majority of the whig candidates for Aldermen in Boston and Lowell. In Charlestown the demo- crats were successfal. By reference to our meteorological reports it will be seen that it was snowing, and the woather was very cold, in the principal cities of this State yester. day. Inthiscity the atmosphere was als qui cold, and the indications were that we should be enlivened by tho sound of sleigh bells before many days The trial of some of those impticated in the recent election frauds at Pittsburg is to commence to-day. Application was yesterday made to test the right of the present Sheriff to his office, on the ground of these frauds. Morrison, who was arrested at West Troy, last Saturday night, and in whose possession a large amount of counterfeit money was found, was yester- day ordered to give bail in the sum of five thousand dollars for his future appearance at Court. Two counterfeiters were yesterday convicted in the United States District Court at Philadelphia, and another of the fraternity, who has become insane since his arrest, was gent to an asylum. A seminary at Richmondville, in Schoharie county, was burned down early yestorday morning. There were three hundred and thirty pupils asleep in the building at the time the fire was dissoverod, all of whom esoaped without injury. The sh'p Shacamaxon, of Philadelphia, bound from Liverpool for Aurtralia, with six hundred pas- sengers, was spoken, on the 29th October, in lat. 15, N,, long. 26, W., and reported the death of twenty-three passengers from scarietina. From Norfolk we have telegraphic accounts of two marine disasters, to which those interested are referred. The Board of Aldermen adjourned last evening until to-night, there net being a quorum present. The Board of Assistants adjourned till to morrow evening. Nothing of interest transpired beyond wkat is recorded in the official report in another column. Last evening Professor Olmstead delivered an able and eloquent lecture on the Survey of the Solar System, at the Broadway Tabernacle, the report of which we regret being obliged to postpone until to morrow, owing to the crowded state of our columrs. The Arctic is overdue with four days’ later advi- She has doubtless been detained by beavy weather. Tn addition to the official canvass of the Vote for Electors in this State, and the important documents relative to the Intervention in Hayti, our inside pages to-day contain additional Foreign News brought by the Niagara; the Statement concerning the Mortgaged Property of the Art Union; Riot at | Harlem, in which ore man was killed and soveral others were seriously injured ; Theatrical and Musical; Commercial rts; Advertisements, &e. Affairs of Haytl—Highly Important Oficial Correspondence, A rare treat of diplomacy will be found in our columns this morning, in the official correspondence of the great powers concerned in a late combined effort to induce the negre Emperor Soulouque | into a peace with the Dominican republicans of the island of Hayti. ance were Great Britain, Franee, and the United Gtatec—our government following modestly in the woke of the other two. This precious correspon- dence, like that on the Cuba question, has been laid before Congres: in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representativee; and if anybody can | read it without admiring the pluck of the impudent | and “very black” negro who lords it over Jess than balf of Hoyti, as ‘Eis Imperial Majesty then we are mistaken iu our estimate of the merits of the case Abcut the time of this @ alianca to bring Soulovque to terms, it was expected that he would invade the Dominican republic with the view of an- texation, so as to have an ecean-bound empire, in- tact ard absolute. It also appears, from one of Mr 1 letters, that hie black majesty was somewhat ambitious of being crowned im the city of 8t Domings (such as it is)-the ancient capital of the island. The object of the triple alliance was not only to prevent Soulouque from invading the territory of the Dominicans, but to compel him, on the other hand, to make s peace, and a perma- nent peace, with that republic, without the trouble of going to war. The contuls of England, France and the United States were instructed, in short, if nothing else would do, to “ force the Emperor Sou- louque into @ permanent peace with Dominica,” upon any batis which they might think fit to pre- actibe. This beautiful correspondence at once shows that we have heretofore been under some mieapprehen- sions with regard to the desigas of England and France It was eupposed that they were rather favorable than otherwise, to the absolute occupation of the island by Soulouque; but it appoars that the interests of trade were predominant, and that coftee and sugar had everything to do with the question The negotiations did not result, as it seems, in a “permanent peace,”’ but they doubtless were deci- sive with Soulovque, in euspending, for a season at least, bis aggressive opsrations against the Dominicans. The instructions of Sir Henry Bul- wer tothe English consul, and of the French go- vernment to their Haytien Coneul Genoral, Max Ray- baud, are curious epecimone of the sort of diplomacy which is considered the best adapted to an inde- pendent negro government; and Mr RM Walsh, our own fpecial consul in this business, plays his part as if it were the richost amusement in tho world, as it certainly appearsto have been. He could not find the comforts of a hotel ia the impe- rial capital of Hayti, from which we doubt not there is a splendid opening in that city (such asitis) for some such enterprising genius as Downing, with his “‘oyaters in every atyle.” Mr Walsh aleo gives a briof but graphie description of bie imperial negro maj Ho is very black, very ignorant, very feroztous and extremely rep @; and yet, to such a revolt ing chjcct, carloaturing in his filthy shanty the pro- rogatives of royalty, come of our New York ser chents have knecled in loyal eub: jon, wtklag the Trivilege of laying their costly presents before the tho revolt or feet of hie august majesty. And ech ing and ignorant begro with whom the prine gan of Sewardiem contends it was our pol treat on a footing of International ¢ quality! © anything be more atrosionsly ab on to the core than such an abominable iden 1 But thore are some claims to respootability, according to Mr The parties in this triple alli- | Walsh, in the person of the Duke ef Tiberon, the “light complected” Premier to his “very black” Tenperial Moje sty. But there is a question of intervention in this mat- ter. The policy of noa-intervention of Mr. Fillmore, £0 piourly urged upon the country, and vindicated in his late annual message, may be avery good thing where its exercise involves little or no danger; but itis a white horse, of anothercolor, in such smal! concerns as those of Central America or of Hayti, in which Evgland tak+s the lead. We must not dare: evento think of Cuba. It would bo rank interven- tion. It would be a violation of the doctrine of neutrality in the affairs of other nations—it would be adopting the doctrine of Kossuth; and, wore than all, England and France are in the way. We must, then, be particularly cautious about Cuba All sorte cf outrages and iusults must be submit: ted to rather than give cause of offense to Eogland or France concerning Cuba. Besides, we do not want Cuba, and the /ill:busteros shall not force it upon ue; and Gen. Pierce shall not purchase it, if the publication of Mr. Buchanan’s correspondence will prevent it. We do not want any more slavery, which, in short, is the key to the whele of President Fillmore’s poliey in regard to Cuba. But Hayti isa different sort of place. There we may intervene, and we will interveno, with the consent of France aud England, to prevent a war between the blacks and whites, and to keep open the coffee and sagar trade with both parties We turn over this amusing dish of diplomacy to our readers. As @ piece of negotiation between the three greatest powers on the earth and a mise rable blackamoor, who ought to be set to work ina sugar field, it is positively charming. Whether the cccupation of the Dominican republic will or will not put an end to this wretched farco of a negro empire, remains to be seon. The consuls of Eng | land, France, and the United States, have done what they could to check his proclivity for extend- ixg the area of freedom. resident Fillmore has done hie best; now let us wait and sce what General | Pierce will do. New York Politics=The Hard Shell and Soft Shell Democrats—The State Canvase, We publish in another part of this morning’s paper the official canvass of this S:ate for Presi- dential Electors. To-morrow we will give the ro mainder of the vote, including tho State and Con- gressional tickets. Thesetables are valuable, and are worth preserving. They are illustrative of a very interesting politicrl campaign. A political joke was current among the wags some years ago, something to this effect. A countryman being met by a traveller near the boundaries of this State and Pennsylvania, and having with him his family, live stock, goods and chattels, was asked where he was going, and what was the cause of his removal? He replied, that he was about to settle in Pennsylvania, although he had preferred living in the State of New York; but after trying it seve- ral years, he had found the politics of tho State so complicated, that it was impossible to keep the ran determined to remove te a State where a plain man which way to vote. If this honest countryman had lived in our times, and endeavored to understand the modus operand: | by which the recent divisiors of the democratic party, called hunkers and barnburners, wero united by their respective leaders, and again divided into the new factions of “hard shells” and “‘soft shells,” he would have seen new causes of perplexity, and reesons for removal from the State. It is curious to run over the records of party names which have *prung up in the demosratic party cf New York from time to time, sinco,its first formation in the days of George Clinton, in 1788, under the name of anti: fo deral, and have succeeded each other uatil the pr> sent time. Leaving out of view the names which have been rational, the following may be given in noarly chronological order, as party names in divisions of the democratic party, most of them peculiar to this State, viz:—Clintonians (under Governors George and DeWitt Clinton), Lewisites, or Quids, Burrites, Coodies, Martling men, Bucktails, Van Buren men, Conservativer, Fanny Wright working men, Origiaal Locofocos, or Equal Rights, Subterraneane, Hunkers, Barnburners, Freesoilers, Hard Shells, and Sof: Shells We have probably omitted some of the names of democratic factions of times past, but we have given enough for our present purpose. The recent emeute at Tammany Hall, in which the bard shells, composing the majority of the Demo cratic General Committee, were driven fron their quarters to the Astor Houge, some of them receiving bodily injury; and the division of the Elestoral Col- lege at Albany into two distinct parties, show that | new feuds have spruvg up which threaten seriously to disturb the harmony of the party in the distri bution of office. | In former times, it was seldom that much j importance was attached to the circumstance of an individual being placed on tho ticket for electors, one man being considered as good as another, to perform the simple duty ef cesting his- votes for the candidates of his party, in the Electoral College; after which, the elector retired to his own home, and was forgotten But party discipline, since the electors have been chosen by tke p:ople, has given riso to tho custom of clothing the Presidential electors with real or imeginary influence, in the disposition of offics, | under the general government. There hasconse quently been a etrife in both parties to gos the | representatives of particular cliques placed on the | electoral ticket. Aslong ago as 1840, we remember that there was an attempt made by tho friends of | Robert C. Wetmore, who was then a candidate for | Collectsr of the Port, to ncminate him for one of | the Harrison electors; and this was defeated by | the firmness of some of the conservatives, who | were probably favorable to Edward Curtis, after- | wards eppointed Collector. The most successful operator, as Presidential elector, we have ever Targee, who was chosen one of tae Jaskson electors the Taylor cabinet of his friend Zebedee Ring, as Surveyor of the Port. The subsequent influence of Hoxie in custom houre matters is well known, as is the euccessful part be played in procuring the ap- Naval Officer. We mention thes circumstances to show the importance which is now attached to those | really temporary functionaries, the Presidential Electors At the recent meeting of the Eleo- | toral College at Albeny, therefore, it is not surprising that there should have been a struggle for ascendancy in the choice of President of the College, and in other matters, between the two sec- tions of the democracy of which the Eleetoral Col lege was composed, designated as ‘shard shells” and “eoft shells’ By the torm “hard shells” is undor- stood that section of the party composed of the old hunkers under the division of 1848, who supported Cars for President, and who disavow all connection with the barnburners or freesoilers, except 60 far as was necessary to secure their votes and the tri- umph of the party. Tho “sof: shells” are composed of the barnburners and a portion of tho hunkers, who, under the leaders ey and Mr. Seymour, the Governor elect, consent to a full union with the barnburnors, partioularly in the distribution of office; while the “hard shells” are arxious to exvlude the former barsburners en- irely from governmental favor , The o!d questions of anti slavery and free soil ara, it ir aryued, to be buried ia oblivion, by general consent among the different sections of the demoeracy. Tha priacips! cbstocle, therefore, to union and harmony in the party, it woul how the epoils of vistory shall be divided Under the circumstantes which we have en deavored to explain, the stato of parties in the lato clectora! college is a matter of interest to the do- | of them, or to understand them. H» had therefore | could comprehend its politics, in order to know | known, (perhaps we should say after the late John | in 1828 ) was Joe Hoxio, who, it will be recollected, | in virtue of his poaltion as one of the whig electors | in 1848, claimed and obtained the appointment by | pointment, by Fillmore’s cabinet, of Mr. Bokee as 1 ip of Me Ex-Seoretary Mar- | pear, arises from the question of } ‘Orange. ‘RensFelacr. - Albany, ‘Washington. LL. Oswego. 22 Btueben, Otsego. Brie, Cornelius Voeburg. Trnac W. Bishop. Delos De Welf. The soft shells, thus having a mejority in tho electoral college, made choice, by ballot, of Hon. Zadock Pratt as President, as we have alroady re- corded. On seeing Mr. Pratt selected by tho soft ehells to preside over the deliberations of the col- lege, many, doubtless, exclaimed, “ Is Saul also among the prophets !”—for the former well-known affinities of Mr. Pratt tothe hunkers, it was sup posed, would have thrown him among the “ hard shells ;” but Mr. Pratt had great confidence in the segacity and tact of his friends Marcy and Seymour, acd ishimself noted for seeing, in time, which way the cat jumps. There can be no doubt that the splendid supper which was given by Mr. Pratt to the members of the college and others, after their arduous labors were over, had ‘‘ a benign effeot,’ as De Witt Clinton used to say, in harmonizing | and uniting the party. | The eof shells not only expect to have the pre- ponderance of influence with the new President and | Cabinet, but as they have both the Governor aud Lieutenant Governor, and a majority of the othor Btate officers, the Judiciary, and ef tho Legisla- ture, they will probably be ablo to manage thiogs | pretty much in their own way. But how they will succeed at Washington will depend very much, of | courre, on the composition of Mr Piorce’s Cabinet. If it should prove to be of a Mosaic cast, of a pie bald character, their chances would be good ; but | not so, we conclude, if the Cabinet isa unit, com- posed entirely of men of the same broad national | viewa as those of the President elect himeclf. | Southern and Western democrats will doubtless | suspect anything of a free soil odor, notwithstand- | ing the Wilmot proviso is an obsolete idea, and | they will examine well with their whiskers any | mealtub that may be produced by former sup- | porters of Van Buren; fearing that some quadruped of a dubious character may be concealed there- | under. For ourselves, we hepe these delicate mat- ters may be settled satisfactorily to the judicious and patriotic men of the party, and thus leave the new administration to move on in smooth | water. 4 In the division of the demozracy at the Presiden- tial election of 1848, Van Buren received @ majority of nearly six thousand over Cass; but as probably | thirty thousand whigs and abolitionists voted fur the former, the hunkers, who supported Oass, con- sidered themeelves as having the decided majority of ibe democratic party. The operations of Mosars Marcy, Seymour, Oorniog, Pratt, and other hun. | kers, in co operating with the former baraburners, | or friends of Van Buren, have had the effect to create the new party of ‘soft shells,” which seems to pos aces the sympathy ofa large number of the demo- cracy of the State. It will be observed that in the college of the Electors the “hard shells,’ with four exceptions, are from this city and the river | counties, and two of the remaining four are from ports on the lakes William L. G Smit}, of Buf. falo, is the author of one of the new works written te counteract the effect of Mra Stowe’s “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” called, wo belizve, “Uncle Tom's Cabin as it is” All of the ‘‘soft shell” electors, with the two exceptions from Kings county, it ap pears, are from ‘‘ the rural districts.” It may be remarked, that the whig party, pre- | vious to their recent downfall, and before the nomi- | nation of Gen. Scott, were divided, locally, ia a similar manner with the democrats; the silver | grays, or national whigs, controlling only tha dis tricts situated on tide water and the lakes, while the “‘ rural districts” were in the hands of the Se- ward men, or free soil whigs Hence, wo see, that in the Whig National Convention, in June last, lees than one third of the delegates chosen from this | State were for Fillmore, and the election of som: of | those, it was alleged, was carried by a coup de miin, aud more than two-thirds of the delegates voted for | Scott. It is curious to observa, by a reference to our po litical annals, how often tae city has been opposed | to tho views of the iaterior of the State, and a ma- jority of the votes of the city been in contrast with, | or overruled by, the votes of the country. Com men:ing in 1788, with tho clection of delegates to the State convention which adopted the United | Biates Constitution, we find that this cisy choose federalists, or friends of the constitution, as di Westchester, Richmond, and part of Long Island; while most of the other counties chose anti fede- talists to oppose the adoption of the constitution; but the adoption, itis known, was finally carried by & majority of three votes in the convention. In | 1789, et the State election, the city again gavea federal majority, and Gov. George Clinton saved his élection by the votes of a mojority of the frechold ers of other counties. The republican party tri- umpbed in the city, in the election of the Logisla- tive ticket, in 1798,-but were in the minority in the | State at large —nor did city and country coincide in the support of democracy, until the great elestion of 1800, when the city turned the scale in favor of Jefferson. Subsequently, when the democratic | or republican party became divided, we find the city giving a majority for Barr, while | the country wont for Lewis; and when the country weot for Tompkins, the city, we believe, sustained Governor Lewis and his frierds. In 1811, De Witt Clinton was a candidate for Lieutenant Go- vernor, end elected; but the city of Now York gave a large majority sgoinst him, there being a federal candidate, (Colonel Nicholas Fish, fathor of Hamil- ton Fich,) and one also was vominated by the Mart- ling democrats, 80 culled, (Colonel Marinus Willett.) On various ocexsions the city voted against Gover nor Tompkins, the republican candida’e, until 1820, when tho city gave a wajority of 700 ia bis favor, againet Do Witt Cliaton, who was elected by tho volee of the country. The opposition of the city democracy to the canal policy of Clinton, is well known, nor did it cease until the election of 134, when the city, by « majority of 800, went with the country in favor of the restoration of Clinton to the gubernatorial chair. Tae previous year the city had gone against the democracy of the country, by tonding a ‘people's party” delegation to the as- sembly in opposition to the views of Mr. Van Buren ond his party, who were sustained by a majority of | | | | | the country membets. This onused the defeat of Mr. Crawford, and the ecleotion of Jona Qaiacy | Adams to the Presidency At various clections, sinc: 1824, the city has been arrayed againet » mojority of the people of the in terfor, but we deem it unvccestary to give any far- thor details; suffice it to say, that the proseat | | eerdition of the domocracy is no new thing ia tho history of parties. Polideians who aspire to bs Jeadere should etudy woll the cause) of this want of sympathy between city and country Tu many oases it #1) ha noticed, doubles, that these cansos have beer + rent of tact in politioal cdnood by the Felfishnees, want of principle, leaders | prerees himeelf ne fooling quite & | e hi Our duty, asa | ing to those who govern and possess ipfluense the accomplishment of the task of eonciliation, as woll as the correction of abuses and a false state of pub- lie opinion. Aswe have said before, the slavery question is dbsolete with the democracy, and as no question cf priuciple divides them, it is due to the ebaracter of the party that they shouli unite in giving to the President of their choice, a fair aud honorable eupport; regardless of the final disposition of patronage which the constitution, and the will of the people, bave placed in his hands. Tae Ant Unron—Tae Save or Prorunes—Cae Propgrty MontaaGED—Txovsiy Stitt AngAD.— During 'hree days of the present week— Wednesday, Thursday, and Fridsy—the pictures of the Art Union are to be sold, urder the mortgages, we pre- eume, of Mr. Cozzens, the president, copies of which ‘we publish in another part of this day’s Heaaup. From these documents, it would seem as if the pro- perty did not belong to the subscribers, but was pledged to the president, and that if tho sale do not bring the amount ofthe lien, of course the subscri- bers will get nothing That it will not bring the amount, or alleged amount, is extremely probable, for there is every prospect of its being sacrificed, and no doubt we shall hear a melaffcholy account of what the managers and president have lost by the traneaction. Thus it isthat the Art Union promotes art. A vast number of subscribers pay five dollars each to wards the advancement ef the fine arts, and of course expect, according to the inducoments held out to them by the managers, to derive some benefit in return But the property bought with this monoy is mortgeged to the president, and is to be sold by auction, and we suppose the eubscribers may whistle for their shares. What was the necessity for the juggle of two mortgages? Was it to defeat the action of Mr Bennett. still pending against the managers, for the purpose of having the proporty fairly divided among the eubzcribers? What was the necessity for any mortgage, when, as we are credibly informed, there is a surplus fund of some $75,000, be the same more or lesz, in the possession of said managers, or under their control? It is stated, by those who ought to know,. that every year @ portion of the receipts has been set aside for the ostensible purpose of purchase ing property for the advancement of the objects of the inetitu ion—for instance, a place to exhibit the pictures in, and transact the business relating thereto In one year, it is said, 30 much as $10,000 were sot aside, and that eighteen months ago the sum of $75,000 was accumulated. In the advertise- ment for the sale of the piotures acd the distribution of the proceeds, there isno mention made of the distribution of this surplus fund It is urged by the managers that according to the constitution of the Art Union, all mem ers for former years cease to have ary interest in the property unloss they renew their rubsoription for the next year. It this be co, and if there should be no new subscribers for the ensuing year, which is very ualike- ly, to whom then will this surplus fund belong at the end of the present year? To no one—not even to the public charities, for that has already been decided. Is this large sum of money, then, tobe |i) in the hands of the manggers, or what is te be done with it? The present subscribers eurdoubtedly a right te it until the period of ir subseription expires, but after that they are one with it; and therefore it behooves then to look sharply to their own interests during the in- terim. According to the constitution, a majority of the managers are to remain in office, and we sup pose that those, too, who go out by rotation, will continue in pe wer till their euccessors are appointed; and ag that is never likely te hapoen, their tenure of office will thus be indefinitely prolonged. For the present, this looks as if the maua- gers had got the whip hand of the sub ecribers and the public. But the day of reckoning is yet to come. Thero is o suit still pending against them, in which the editor and pro- prietor of this journal, James Gordon Bennett, who sues as well on bebalf of himeelf as of all others, members, or creditors of, or subssribers to, or share- holders in, the Apoilo Association or the American Art Union, is plaintiff In this suit Mr. Bennett asked for a fair and equitable division of the proper- ty among the subsoribers, and a prohibition of the distribution by lottery, at the same time seeking for an injunction to restrain the msuagers from dis- poring of the property till the suit was determined. The suit is not yet tried, bat the injusetion was dissolved by Judge Duer, on the ground that Mr. Bennett was party himself to the illegality, os holding the rights of a subscriber, and, therefore, being entitled to no redress—a poirt that bas been overruled by the Court of Appeals, who, in deliver ing judgment upon another suit brought against tkere mansgers by Mr Blunt, the District Attorney, held that the subscribers were not responsible for the illegal acts of the managers, the institution being legel in iteelf. This actionof Mr Blunt was brought after Mr. Bennett's. and forthe purpose of forestalling it. Its professed object was to have the property ccnfiscated to the people, and divided among the charitable institutions But this the Court of Appeals declared could not be done, and | fully sustained the views of Mr. Bennett and the grounds on which his action was brought, though that snit, as we bave said, has not been tried. The managers of the Ar: Union will be, therefore, still held answerable for the property, and for all tho loases that may be suffered by the subscribers, and the preent sale of the pictures will not exempt them from that liability. They will have to give a fall account, te the last red cent, and they will find out, in the end, that it were better for them that the injunction sought for by Mr Bennett had been allowed to remain on the property, which would have the effect of saving them from all further re sponsibility in regard to it, whereas now thoy are bound to make good all losses caused by the sac- rifice of the property, or otherwise. We trust that those subscribers who take an interest in this affair, and wish to roe justice done to themselves and others, will send in their names to Mr. Galbraith, the plaintiffs lawyer in the ruit, which is brought not only for his bencfit, but for the benofit of all sub- scribers, creditors, or others interested. It is necessary to be on the alert, avd not to lose sight of 20 mush valuable property. Coroner Ives yesterday morning commenced the io- vertigation rerpecting the resent homicide of Williau Bevin, perpetrated by the megro Meiix, which occurred op Satnrdey night, in Water etceet. Tho Coroner empin nelied the following gentlemen as jurors to inve:tigate the e Jobo D Vandenbareh Benjenia Hasbrouck, George Devlin, Jonathan 1 Beush, Biles W Spaviding A. Columbo Ward, Patrick & Fay, Jas P Quina, David Bryen David Kent. ‘The jury were sworn and viewed the hody of the de- cenrcd. and were then dircharged by the Coron-r until this morning at 10 o'clock, when the investigation will be gone into, Court Calendar=This Day. Surnene Court —(General Nerm,) ~ Million Trust fand case still on Common Preas.=-Part Firet—Nos 695 to 619, 623. 625— ailodd numbers Part Second—Nos, 752, 754 753 to 782-- all even numbers, Superson Count —(T#o branches) Nos, 143, 358. 479, 643. 116 10 O14 O11 24 652, 656 669 AOL, 003. 687. 689, 670, 672. 678, 674 6, 5p9, 438 681, 600. 626. O41, 067. 670 678, 678, 680, 681, 652, 658, 684, 685, 686 687, 668. 689, 690, Read, Hope, avd ve.—John Eaton, living {Mein and Water strocta Brook yr, of le xo ty yours, of age, before viitin oar office bed ph Mott aod Parker, ab 8 recone’ Hall, Ceoaby ttre’, th ancr gentleman telling him after eonsnita i, thet hie @ owns pulmonary, and too far gone for may medicine to be of the} Kenge wo oy Rdg Ged a ope ore favorable res teen oy i Ay ty rite and her, at this writing. sed five ; state of © lete omasiation and o . From a state of compl yl ak bo axent crsresponding ¢obiliry, he is mi Aemt nie for Dr b m phewld be addreesed Vin Fulton street. Retail agency, 430 + of Howard street, New York. yn by Mra. Broadway, 13 i fact is. that instead of the refused to proce: c Bitter undi being wi jained ope whith which work z & competent d scoordinal Mr Bitter subseqren*ly inquired whether I inten Proceed with the work, and wastold not unless bs employed. * ‘as ‘t was in fact, prop rly done. Telsted them, oan’ be substantiate! able witpossen. acne respectfully, . MEYER Builder. ‘3 West I New York, Deo. 13. 1502, renhyceovensh Meanie Hol oussata of aillars aes eaalie axtenage when a lasting remembran procured at such ® small expense. Persona should gall early to avoid thernsh Elerant holiday oases jx t received. MEADE BROTH SRS, Artista ant Importors. 233 Broadway, opposite the ark Fountain, Tee Latest Wonder pe.” this day ietroduced to New tit, 303 Broatway. Ttie rect views land cape in sh ev thing, cn panor oF lacs, 10 8x to rival the off rainticg, or the five ungray! ty, with all the a> -uracy of the Daguerr-otype Mne~ i able invention and the pablio ara ime d examine it, at Mr, ROOTS Premium Gal ening. Would you have a Perfect Pietare withe oul thotatigue of ascending half a coz flights of atairaP Call at PAMKANTD. first floor akv-light gallery, 207 Sroad- Way. where evarything in tre art of Daguorreotyping is ex. Cented with the grea . Pictures taken daily im every stylo of the art, and ¢ tire satisfaction given or no charge tiade. Meade Brothers’ Daguerreot; Gifts —Th y; of some friend can be Pet their Chriomee and aitte, 1g prettiersor more ap- Propriato than a dagner:cotype, Of ounrse, you want one with the beauty and perfec ion of the great new ditcovery, eare ‘akon ith the speculum. withont bee by which pers it 4, in actual position. Cal’, then, at the only place nt dagnerrectype picture, . BECKERS & PIARD, 201 Broadway. gallery army and navy ond poblic are eorsislly in— JAMES BROWN, Tustructor to the Expedition, 181 Broadway. Fars, Furs.—The Ladies of this bee and. vicinity are eepecially dirocted to the extensive and varied. areortment of fors, a the warehouse of ARCHER, No. 270° Greenwich ttreot | His -nparior judzmont in the selection of there very neoossary ar icles for winter use is the theme of all leaders of trate aud fashien. Winter Clothing.—A Full Suit for Seven deNars, comprising ove roont pante and vest, and others at Sorresponding prices can be obtained at C. RB. FO“ WELL'B Fulton street, between William and Gold, tl ‘bready made clothing and tailoring establishmer ity of Now Yerk. Worth Knowing—That the Moat Fashiona= dle clotbiny can ar all times bo purchased at the well knowa establishment of H. L. FOSTEN, 27 Cortland stenet, where gen'Jemen are invited to call and sclect article of drese Suitable to their wante, at very low pri Children’s Clothing.—Having Determined tofell out my whols etook, o nsisting of embreidersd olo sks, sacks, jactots pants, hats, caps, and every variety an a yle of ohiléren's clothing, msae trom the latest Pa-isian the styles, r the reason of the year, the ym want shoul give me s call, as I aball offer very great bargaine, Th needs mai be sold. For holiday pres: this a: a rate eharce. MRS. J. BENJAMIN, 395 Brosdray. A most Novel and Attractive Exhibition, seen without charge —Fexr things in New Yori are te ae any cost. more wo thy of novise than SINGER'S d_ sowing machines; they perform all kinds of itebing with x iracutous rapidity and unequalled stre and hoavty. Call and examine the machines, at the o! 258 Broadway. A Sight of Beauty y Forever.—A sight of beauty, or mere yr, ah king. © beautiful ing KNOX’S Hot Retablih- exem'ning his > aad ht, can be obtained by vi nt No 128 Fulton strest, an pel Call whetaer you bay or nob, and you will find Knox attentive, courteous a d obligit to uable agsurtme: t of ready te im info. mation relative to his fashional styles, the c Competition for the One Hundred Dollar Prizo.; fier of $100, made of Uricn Ball clothing war, covered four wheeled carr: po occasioned quite an excite mong the dranghtsmer The prize a to be awaried ‘mmodistely after New Ye lay. The Teviot Wool Undergarments, sold at MACLAUGHLIN'S Shirt Wareh use, 292 Greenwich streo' jer of Ch: mbers, are decidedly the boat adapted for fier with pain in the chest, rheumatism, chills. aud. who are lishe to take cold They should be worn by all who study health and comfort A Pair of Scissors, and a Needle and thread, in th: hands of science and dexterity, be2ome I mente in the creation of beauty and eleeance It is 60 GREEN'S, No. 1 Astor Hou-e. With these simple implo- menteare fashioned, at that esta lishment, sbirts that oe infallibly, and are really gems of art. rifal quilted gene toilete slippers, fer presonts. In fact, everything in the bi ot an line ruitable for ladies misses boys, and infan’ so. A Complete assortment of (edis rnbber- at Ddoote and #! MILLER'S, 134 Canal street, At 697 Biondway, next to the corners of Fourth street, choice lots of colored + juvenile books, English sd Amerioa ren ‘of all ages. GRAUS & BRITTAN, Broaiway. Teas.—The Best Assortment of fine Teas will be found at the xtore of the Canton ‘fen Compaq ay, No.1 Chatham street. (betweon Pearl and Roo e- volt, the oldest ten establishment ip thecity. We assure re that they 0 bs ter here than elsewhere, whelesale or They have now no branch Ladies’ Dress Cap, Lace and Embroltery Bazaar —Just reocived, » fresh lot of rich poin! muslin collars; x lot of very chen fast al ht saps of every price and ki me very i rf anyon of Head droves, ar dis variety of cther goods, oh an cially ad pted tor the season. NEWMAN'S, No. Broadway, near Fourth stre Millet’s Music Saloon.—! aa Twenty years in ¢ne location. sale at reasonabl prices, wholesals or rotail pL ed promptly Is town orecpatry. ‘N Be—Patrong out of town gonding fer go ds will be s+ ved the rae as if present. MILLET'S Music Saloon, 329 Broad way, Demijons, all Sizes, and best Quanty ; also, wine and perter bottles, for sale by O. HULL 145 Maiden lane, near Front sti for Orders Y= Pianofortes tuned, regulated and repaired, & Berkel, Wanufactur- 1 Proadway, Ons ofour firm h sple did selection of opera glasses and nong which are many arti- Optics.—Waldstet ing op icians, N sere with a me wh of 7 natural head of hair in the world, fail to examine them. They are mado of the birt Jaterials, and Toupees.—Medhurst & Heard, aiden Jane. mano the most perfect i citation of ». Wig wearers should nob ink or change color. Also bi js, &0. The Brilliant Success of Oristadoro's jHalr reservative and benutifier, without a parallel in of the toilet. Both sexes admit it: plication in as surely flowed ty a more vigorow Tiant growth of hsir as the gray dawn by tho rosy au! “Helr—The head purp' tl only at long intervals. snd sol! by Astor House. Private rooms for ap- ro for ssle at the principal di uggists. contra requires tr CRISTADOR plying the dy Watts’ Nervous Antidote-I took Dr. Watts’ Antidcte for s pain in the nervour debility and 1 4. after taking one bottle—no pain, spirits be and appetite Mrs Fivet, 22 South liamsburg. $1 per bottle.’ Depot 102 Ni The Consummation of all Cleanliness. —- Tris phra efsirly’anplies to Phalon's Sheeted B qT reader vould probably ever gnoss the meaning of the neme Let us throw a little efitorial fr Phalo: énew bathing tooma, abfsbment in the St. Nicho- ti ishes to thowe who donier it, the luxury referred to, ' The bathing tab is shoot ed or draped throughont ite interior “ith a clean white sh.et, which, while iti pleasacter to tha touch thaa the mucovered i io living, #hiclds the bath r from contact with any rar- upon which the human form has provigusly ented. | A moterate extra charge ie made, we heliove, for this Adition to the ccmfort and puri'y of the bath Having visited Mr. Phalon’s now bathing reoms ourselves, an assure the: Fender that they nro rupctior ia all A ’ ‘The who! AE ven windere of "Ur maveapo tean Word, and wall worthy: =yet it ie most approprin @ Hight npon the eubject. At attached to bie selebrated Ins Hote’, in Broadway, “neven Wm of cur mateo ofa visit from citizens and strangers Try, at the Reduced Price of Two Shitling for shaving JONB®’'S Chemical Soap. it makes a riol: lather thatden't dry op; healing sore, tender, or chapped chite, maver the skin white and clear; cures rewptions, fetnely perfumed $Id ab tie depst of Jonoa’s Coral Hair Restorative, (reduced t» hal? price wlso,) 408 Broadway, N. Y.; 175 Fulton street, Broo} lyn Trusses, Shoulder Braces, Fema\« Suppor- ters.and Indien belte, instruments for club feat, knook-kaeos, vonknoss of the ankle joints and curvature of themping, ee very superior rlartio ctroking for eplarged. veins af the Tom, elastic knew -cops.slo ohildron’s trusses, at Dr. GLOVER'S, No. 12 Aun atrect, nenr the Museum, Wiys and Tou pees.—Latchelor's New Style f tes sre provowrcoe tho mows perfect imitation of oa~ ‘i ry purarior artiola wig taotory, No. nd the largoot and dead Cove the s4drone. Goaraud’s Liquid Hatr Dye is, without ex seblon or reservation, the vory best over invented. Bows # veffod dyor. Eyually o pimples, fi 89. Pondee Subtitle sd¢ Liquid Ronee, Lily ralker streot. noar Broadway. a Celebrated Liquid ovoxed for coloring the hair brated fs Gonraud”, li air from any Peet of the and Hair Glosyat No ay certainiy with ~ hich t) dye pertormn ie antoniahing. BA’ itt. for h SHBLOR'S wig factory, No. 4, "Vall street. 16, oF applied, ae _~—