The New York Herald Newspaper, September 24, 1853, Page 4

. EW. “{ORK HERALD. FAME@ RDON BENNETT, PROPRIEDNOR AND SDiTOR, FULTON AND NASSAC STS. OFFICE gw. COM TF RM alm « "SHE WEEKLY HERALD every Satur Tar copy or 45 ver vnuum: the Europeas “Elution M per damnum to ony portal Great Britain and 25% amy yart of (the Continent both to imeinde pont acc cscmuanattthanadchta Volume XVII... AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. CASTLE GARDEN—Juiiiey'’s Concerts. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—La Tour px Nesue— Bun Verstian—Kare Cannawar. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Danon anv Py- A ROLAND FO: OLIVER. NEBLO’S, Brosdway—Gonunsx1—MEDINA, \§ THEATRE, Chambers street—Tavine 17 Ox eee Paxrscrion—A. 8. §. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Uncie Tom's @avn. . WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Tux Jexxivses— To AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon—Pizarro. Evening —Boor Cuitpk ex— Manion. MADISON AVENUE-—Afterncom and Evening—Fran- @oni’s Co1ossaL HirropRome. CHRISTY’S AMPRICAN OPERA HOUSE, 472 Brosd- eoy—Ermiopias MxLovixe by CuRIsTY’s Opraa TROUPE. 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Thomas & Co., No. 19 Catharine street Pasm—Livingston, Wells & Co.,'Rue de la Bourse. “ — B.H. Revoil, No. 17 Rue de le Banque. ‘he European mails will close at half past ten o’clock this morning. ‘Tue Weexry Henarp will be published at half-past nine @elock this morning. Single copies, in wrappers, mixpence. The News. ‘The soft shell section of t} ew York democracy, ‘er, a8 they choose now to t« emselyes, ‘the un terrified,” in contradistinct to the hards, as an insinuation against thec rage ot the latter, met Jast evening in mass meeting in Tammany Hail, to #ive ratification to the action of their delegates in Syracuse. The attendance was very large, bu‘ there was an utter absence of spirit or enthusiasm, both in the speakers andinthe audience. Indeed, there were none of the acknowledged and able orators of the party there, and to this failure, probably, is to be ascribed the passiveness and total want of interest manifested in the remarks of the speakers by their careless listeners. However, the ratification was of eourse regularly carried through. We give a pretty fall report of the proceedings in our columns this The adamantines, or hard she’! section of the de- mocratic party in this city, have issued a call for a ratification mass meeting on Monday evening next. The steam yacht North Star, Commodore Vander- bilt, arrived bere ut one o'clock yesterday afternoon, on her return from one of the most pleasing and ex- tensive marine pleasure trips ever recorded. She left oor harbor upon the 20th of May, and since that time has steamed upwards of fifteen thousand miles of ocean, making excellent time, although not sub. jected to any extra pressure. Since the 26th of Angust, the Commodore aod his triends touched at points of Asia, Africa agd Europe; and when they landed in America yesterday they had accomplished the feat of visiting a part of the four quarters of the globe in twenty-six days. Duriog her absence the North Star astonished Jobn Bull, was admired by the Russian court, gazed at by the Sultan, and almost frightened the Pope; which completes a series of incidents uneqnalled in the history of even Yankee ships. The Commodore, the ladies, the gentlemen guests and crew are all in the enjoyment of fine health and spirits. Read the report of the trip. The information contained in our special des- patches from Washington this morning will be read with marked interest by thousands who may have been partially led astray by groundless rumors to the effect that Great Britain and France had joined Austria, Russia and Prussia, in protesting against the gallant conduct of Capt. Ingraham in the case of Koezta, at Smyrna. The statement that the two former Powers were invited to join in the protestis not contradicted, but they declined to acquiesce Zin the proposi ion, and consequently left the arrange. ment of the metter in the bands of the parties con- sidering themeelves agzrieved. It is understood that the reply of the admiuistration to the Austrian protest will be promulgated in a few days, and that it will be fully up to public expectation. Our correspondent remarks, that as Lord John Russell's despatch relative to the tripartite treaty proposition was addressed to the British Minister at Washington, and not to the American Secretary of State, diplomatic courtesy will not permit of a direct avewer ‘rom the latter gentleman. Secretary Marcy has, however, followed Lord John’s example, by im- parting bis views upon the subject to our Minister, Mr. Buchanan, who will take an early oppoftanity of making known the sentiments of Gen. Pierce’s administration, which, we are once more assured, do not materially differ from those expressed in Mr. Everett's recent admirable letter. The first number of the long-talked of new demo- cratic paper at Washington is to be iasued today It will be oi the “bard” order, and of the progressive school so far as concerns the ac quisition of territory, the interference of European Powers on this co: nent, &c. Strong effurte will no doubt be made at the approaching session of Congress to procure for this new champion of democracy a portion of the spoils now exjoyed by the Union. It profeases con fidence in the President, and will support bim so long as it can do so conscientivusly. All who are interested in promoting the cause of zriculture should not fail to peruse the annual ed dress, delivered by Hon John C. Rives, at the State Fair at Swatoga yesterday, and which is given at Jength in our columns this morning. Our corres pondent gives much very interesting intormativ yelative to the various articles exhipited. The Fair will close to-day. The democrats of the Filth J Btate yesterday met in conve nominated Hon Ward cial district of this tion at Rome, and Hant as th andiljate for Judge. This selection does not a ar to meet th approbation of many of the adamantines, aud iti therefore probable that they will put ap and vote fo Hon. Phile Gridley. The hard shells ave still rejo cing at the acqu'tt Of Canal Commis-ioner Mather, Thay yesterda fired one hundred guns, by way of demonstra their setisfaction, a! Oswego. The Lauisv 1) anit. Louis mail steamer General Pike, value! at thy thousand dollars, sauk in the Mississippi river, near Cape Girardeau, yesterday, st. By the way, there! as been great im- | prov ment in the management of steam oats oa the | Westenra aud Southern riv rs wihio t ¢ last two or three years. Pormerly,scarcely a week passed that | we were not called upon to record one or more ter- | rible exp'osions, accompanied by loss of life. Now, it is highly gratifying to state, we seldom hear of @ Gisaster of the kind on those waters. Only fourteen deaths by yellow fever were reported at New Orleans during the twenty-four hours ending yesterday morning. The same number occurred at Mobile on Thursday. But this rapid decline in the mortality of the large cities is probably more than overbalanced by the extensive ravages of the epi- demic among the small towns along the coast and on the plantations of the interior. The Africa’s news appears to have had no per- ceptible effect On cotton in this market. The ad- vices relative to breadstuffs, however, caused a de- cided improvement in the price of flour and grain, as will be seen by our commercial review. Those having produce on the way hither by the Erie canal will doubtless be gratified to learn that the break near Rochester has been so far repaired as to war- rant the progpect that boats will be able to pass to- morrow. Joseph Smith and William H Seward—The Higher Law and the Mormon Law. It has been often asserted, that had Bacon failed to discover and establish the inductive principle in philosophy, Franklin would assur- edly have supplied that necessity and ornament of modern science. It may be questioned whe- ther, had Joe Smith failed to discover the Mor- mon bible and to establish the theocracy of the Mormon church, William H. Seward would not surely have supplied that plank in the socialist platform of the day. There were certainly striking similarities in the minds of Bacon and Franklin ; and few men will deny that there is a world of likeness between the pioneer genius of modern Seerdom and the author of the Higher Law. Joseph had wonderful powers of concen- tration, an entire unity of purpoge, and bound- less industry and perseverance ; he.dévoted his life to the cause of Humanity, and by admirable firmness, resolution and good fortune, secured the distinction of a martyr and the character of a true prophet. The career of Mr. Seward, though widely dif ferent, is not essentially dissimilar either in its fruits or the weapons employed, saving. of course, the distinctive martyrdom of the former, which constitutes the seed of his church and the living principle of its organization. The two reformers have been equally distinguish- ed for oneness ef purpose in enforcing their res- pective discoveries upon an unwilling and unseeing public. What they both claim is the Higher Law under different names. Joseph would have enforced it by a separate organiza- tion, of which he was the chief—an organization acting with entire unity, and confined within the sphere of its own devotees and professors. His Higher Law is operative, and is sustained by competent legislative and ministerial power, by which it may be altered or modified in sub- stance and in the manner of its execution. There is one feature in which the two systems, identical in real character, bear a marked and almost exact external resemblance: they are both avowedly based on the principles of Hu- manity, contradistinguished from all other ethical, theological and political rule. Surely, then, with so large a sediment of philanthropy in the Prophet Joseph, failing to promulgate the Book of Mormon, he would have proclaimed the Higher Law; and it is due to Mr. Seward as areformer to say that the world stood at least wo chances of having the benefit of the Salt Lake religion and morals. We have been led to these suggestions from a perusal of Mr. Seward’s address delivered at the dedication of Capital University, at Colum- bus, on the 14th instant. This addresa has been extensively published, and, by those whose business it is to take special care of the orator’s reputation, pronounced “An enunciation of the Rights of Man without exception, of the Higher Law of Justice and Humanity,” and a scathing” exposure ‘of past civilization and a hopeful view of American Progress.” There are, doubtless, querulous persons to be found who may regard this designation as slightly ad captandum—bordering in a very trifling way on the pronunciamento tactics of our grandiloquent Mexican neighbors. We have no such conclusions to adopt. The ad- dress is certainly formidable enough; and it is manifest from it that, should Mr. Seward turn his attention to writing. there would be a neces- sity of enlarging the “natural boundaries” of our precious language, if not the patience of the reader. It was delivered before the cor- porators of a literary institution—an institution chartered by the State of Ohio. and wholly de- pendent upon the laws of that State for its protec- tion and the power to enforce its franchises. It may, therefore, appear a little singular—at least, it might have appeared so a few years ago—that the first lesson it receives is an cla- borate and authoritative exposition and defence of the Higher Law. Hence the occasion is thought by some of Mr. Seward’s enemies not to have been an appropriate one for such a dis- play. Against this conclusion, however, we beg to enter our protest. There is no time or place in which the great cause of “Humanity” may not be sustained; and we question exceed- ingly if there is any respectable portion of the people of the State of Ohio to whom such a puerile far-fetched, sophomorical speech, on the Higher Law, with its false conclusions, garbled quotations, and mock philosophy, may not, without the least harm, at any time be delivered. Mr. Seward evidently embraced the occasion to show the world that he has learning enough to misquote, and philosophy enough to throw into the deepest obscurity the whole family of Greeleys, Weeds and Garrisons. The time was auspicious and exceedingly press ing. The recent movements among the philan- thropists and philosopheresses, and their bold speeches, with a tincture of practical higher Law exercises by the Rev. Miss Antoinette L. Brown, at the World’s Temperance Convention, to ray nothing of the practical success of Brig- ham Young in the same line at Salt Lake, in- vited Mr. Seward to make another bid—to open the seals of another dispensation. as his brother Mormon reformer would have announced ; and this, in our judgment, wholly justified him in prostituting the occasion of the dedication of Capital University to such a work. Ifthe Higher Law amounts to anything, surely it hes virtue enough in it to override the petty courtesies and proprieties which we mere out ide barbarians would suppose to belong to an cession of the kind. Capital Univ ny contingency, was destined to be fo, aracter. Likely enough there was not a mar mongst its corporators who will not uphold he exploded rules of college discipline. in rect cont vention of the Higher Law ; and ia ¢ justify and applaud Mr. Seward’s tting up his address. It is trae—and prudence, doubtless, has suggested it to the ora ourage oné will prove # twtal joss, Fortanately no liveg | (or—for precisely that kind of boldness Joe Smith was transported to martyrdom; but that was before society was Bloomerized, and some time before it bad bad the advantage of the Maine Liquor law. the Rochester knockings, Philoso- pher Greeley’s dissertations on woman’s rights, and many other equally prominent moral dis infecters discovered and applied within the range ofa few short years. Mr. Seward is certainly inno danger of violence, except, possibly, from his own conrcience. We think we are able to assert positively that Mr. Seward does not concur with Mr. Gree- ley on “spiritual communication.” otherwise he would not have had the hardihood to make witnesses of Socrates, Plato, Cicero, Bacon, and a host of othess, to sustain the Higher Law. Whether the spirits of these philosophers will say anything to Mr. Greeley or Mrs. Paulina Wright Davis touching Mr. Seward’s misuse of their writings, (we think Horace and Pau- line are mediums,) we are quite unable to de- termine. The occasion would justify even hypercriticism, if not something a trifle strong- er. But enough of this. There is one remarkable difference between Mr. Seward’s higher law, as expounded at Capital University, and that of Joe Smith. But, after all, this difference is not so marked in the address itselfas in the geveral philosophy of the school of Higher Law soeialists of which Mr. Seward may now be said to be the centre. It is this:—the Mormon legion of saints have established a theocracy and a social structure, based altogether on men’s rights; whereas the Seward and Greeley branch look alto- gether to woman’s rights. If both inter- ests succeed in doing what they say they will it is manifest that all the world will be well enough off; for if the Mormons elevate the men, and the Greeleys and Sewards elevate the women, “ the rest of mankind” will give in asa matter of course. What particular ser- vice the Capital University address is designed to perform, in the moral and political regenera- tion of the world, it is not, of course, given to us to say. The office of the Higher Law is elaborate and far-reaching. It embraces within its sphere, and by its very nature, “Mormonism in all ages,” including all the socialist and woman's rights reformers, the abolition and Maine Law men, “ gentlemen of color,” free soilers, Brig- ham Young, and great numbers of other office- holders under Governor Marcy. Mr. Seward is certainly two lengths ahead of Philosopher Greeley, ‘and about neck and neck with the Rey. Miss Antoinette L. Brown. Clear the track! The Ingraham Testimonial at Metropolitan abl—Intervention #roclaimed. The Ingraham testimonial at Metropolitan Hall on Thursday evening was a most bril- liant, successful. and enthusiastic demonstra- tion. It was an imposing and extraordinary assemblage of radical democrats, the political exiles from Europe largely preponderating, the occasion involving the very subject in which they were most immediately interested. The German Turners, some five hundred strong; the German Reform Verein, near two hundred; the German Democratic Bund, some six hundred in number; champions of the French republic democratic, and social, of Young Italy, and of Hungary, by thousands, were there, the whole assemblage being har- monized by the presence of the Huropean Revo- lutionary Society of some twenty-five or thirty persons. To crown all the Cuban Junta, with a force of three hundred and fifty Cuban refugees, brought up the reserve. The flag of the Magyars, the blood-red banners of the French and of the German democracy, were mingled together with our national ensign andthe Lone Star of Cuba, as the emblems of a common cause in this case of Koszta. On the platform were such men as Gen. Avezzana, of the Roman republicans; Gen. Mezaros, of the Hungarian revolution; Michael Doheny, of the Irish liberators; A. Malaski, of the Polish exiles; Brigadier-General Hall, of the New York State militia; Padre Gavazzi, and John Cochrane. The aggregate of the assem- blage exceeded five thousand souls, every man, woman and child of them with their minds fully made up on the Koszta question. The organization and the proceedings were not less marked than the composition of the im- mense and enthusiastic congregation. There was come rivalry, it appears, in the outset, be- tween our democratic hard shells and sott shells, respecting the control of the meeting: but a compromise was effected, whereby the hards were given the chairman, and the softs and free- soilers. with John P. Hale and John Cochrane, prominency among the speakers of the evening. Judging, however, from the little morning pen- ny trumpet of the soft shells, which publishes never a solitary syllable of the meeting. we should conclude that the said soft shells desire it to be understood that they wash their hands of the whole business. Per- haps, as an approval of the proceedings might be mistaken for an endorsement by the ad- ministration, the softs thought it best to main- tain a dead silence on the subject. But we do not see why they should be so very skittish af- ter the following statement by the Chairman :— We do not mean to trouble ourseives about the exact terms of international law. (Cheers.) While we mind our business as a nation let us say to the monarebies of the Old World —“ Mind yours.” It will do the Courts of Europe no harm to smell! occa- sionally a little Yankee powder. (Cheers) If it do not better their morals, it may help to mend their manners. (Cheers.) Some people talk, too, of the European despotisms coming to this country with trumpet, drum, and fiddle. Well, let them come! They will meet with a warm reception! He had re- cently returned from Washington, and could give them the fullest assurance that this goverament meant to stand by the gallant Capt. Iograham. (Tremendous app'ause.) Here we find that not only is Capt. Ingraham sustained “ by authority,” but that “ we do not mean to trouble ourselves about the exact terms of international law.’ When there is “a free fight” in Europe they may “count us in ;” be- cause it will do those old rotten monarchies good * to smell occasionally a little Yankee powder.” This is flat-footed intervention. Kos- euth and Kinkel left this country too soon. At this crisis they ought to be here. They might turn this case of Koszta into an American armed occupation of Europe ; and those forty thousand muskets, bought at two dollars a-piece, might thas be sold at a clear profit of one hun- dred per centum. Let the despots ot Europe read the above extract from the speech of the Chairman of the Tograham mass mecting and tremble. But whata pity that such an occa ion should be permitted to fall into the hands H What a pity. ns. he Law © delivered a2.0¢ ris, + importent 4 ty yenteresy, whieh will be found andor oar Legs) Very little ousiness wea transsc 40 in the A werrant war lerwed by Judge Baits, for he arrest of too females, stocarderses obarged as de erters from the Bremen steamehip Fsass. Notes of snus for the Ovtober term 6f the Superior Court should be filed with the Clerk to day. J om in elson ad Invelligeres ovber courts Tre Novewwer ELection anp Tue Woman’s Srate Temperance LeaGve—P an or Oveka- Tions,—The executive committee of the Wo- man’s New York S ate Temperance Society at the late meeting held in this city adopted the foblowing p'an of operations for the women of the Temperance Alliance throughout the State in the forthcoming election :— THE PLAN. 1. Recommends the women in every;town, village, and city in the State, to organize upon the platform of the Maine Liquor law. 2. That these general organizations be subdivided into school district and ward societies. 3. That all these societies, great and small, shall hold temperance meetings from time to time with the view of influencing the voters at the polls. 4, Provides for the appointment of a general com- mittee of correspondence. 5. Empowers this committee to call a Woman’s State Temperance Convention previous to the elec- tion. 6. Provides for putting the test of the Maine law to each of the State tickets and legislative candi- dates of all the parties in the field. . 7. Authorizes action according to their replies, pro or con. 8. Recommends the women of the Statefas far as practicable, to go by committees, or en masse, to the polls, on election day, armed with Maine law tickets, to electioneer for said law. 9. Perscribes the form of a petition for general circulation. “Boys, do yon hear that ?” Sewardites and silver grays, soft shells and adamantines, are you ready to face the music? The gene- ral committee to whom all the aforesaid wo- men’s temperance clubs are to report are:— Mary C. Vanghan, Oswego; Mrs. H. W. Wil- liams, Buffalo; Mrs. Amelia Bloomer, Seneca Falls; and the general pronunciamento is signed by Mary C. Vaughan, President of the Women’s New York State Temperance Society- The plan of operations is formidable, minute and comprehensive. All the candidates for the suffrages of the people will have to answer whether they are for liquor or no liquor, and abide by the consequences. The temperance women are to be at the polls on election day. Voters, beware, and keep straight. Make way. The temperance women are pledged to sweep the field. A continuous drenching rain on elec- tion day can alone defeat them. Where is Professor Espy? Tue Tripartite Question—Lorp Joun Rvs- SELL AND SECRETARY Marcy.—The Courier and Enquirer of yesterday morning opens a lengthy article upon the tripartite question as follows:— The despatch of Lord John Russell on the tripar- tite treaty question has been in of our government for nearly six months, and yet has re- ceived no reply. In fact, judging trom the some- what extraordi remark of Secret Marcy to the English and French ministers, impl; that no further discussion of the subject was d ble, it has been a matter of doubt whether any reply whatever was intended. Had our cotemporary remembered the in- junction of Davy Crockett much of its wasted ammunition might have been saved. We have every reason to believe that our Washington despatch of a month ago, in reference to the answer of our Premier to Lord John Russell's letter, was substantially correct. Our special despatch of this morning confirms it, at least to our satisfaction. Our neighbors of the Cou- rier are doubtless aware that an argument, however learned and logical, if founded upon false premises, is labor thrownaway. Crockett says, “Be always sure you are right, then go ahead.” We commend the apothegm to our veteran cotemporary of the Courier. “Walk on *Change. ‘The steamer’s news, as faras breadatuffa wers con- cerned, was considered favorable. The private advices were better than the published accounts in the newspa. pers. This fact, with the interruption in the recsipts by the breakin the canal, had the effect of enhancing the price of flour. Common State bran¢s closed at $6 25 a $6 37. Included in the sale were 1,000 barrels State and 1,000 do. Canadian, to arrive in the two first weeks of October. Whost was also better, with sales of rome fifty or sixty thousand bushels, chiefly Michigan and Canadian, at one or two cents advance. Prime Ge resee was held at $1 52, About 1,300 bales of cotton were sold, without change in prices. ~ Some disappointment was felt at not receiving late Australian news. California intelligence continued to be locked for with much interest. At last accounts the produce markets at San Francisoo were dull, and it #as expected that the next accounts would exhibit « change for the better. An improvement on quotations would lead to increared shipments, Notwithstanding the ab- sence of later news, the shipping rates for Catifornia were firmer. Freights a Jow as 40¢. could only be had in fali which were scarce; while first class clippsre, rch ae the Pampero, found no difficulty in getting 50s. a 556. per foot measurement, and those nearly loaded ia rome cares obtained 60c. Tt was stated that too much political importance had been given to the Koszta affair. Austria bad committed a gross folly, and had induced o‘her governments to sympathize with her in her foolich pretensions. [t was thought that the government would do ee in aoprov- ing of the action of Captain Ingraham in demanding the restoration of an individual he considered or felt assured in American ef:izen. xpressed that the greatent impediment to any efiicient action, in respect to the construction of a Pee'fic railroad, would grow out of the rival claims of the different routes, exemined by the various surveyiag parties, which would be reported on to the next Congress, Cleaning the Stieets, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Srr—I see by your editorial of the 22d inst., a state ment awarding the contract for sweeping the Second district to Mr. Peter Shaw. I would beg leavo'to say, that this Is a mistake, Iam the lowest bidder for the Second and Third districts, and as such they were awarded to me by the Street Department, By giving this an insertion you will oblige, yours respectfully, F. CASSIDY, ” Marine Affairs. For Evrors —The U. 8, mail steamship Franklin, Capt, Wotton, willleave at noon to-day for Havre, touching at Southampton, She earries about a hundred passengers, Tue New Brunswick Currer Sur Guipisa Star —This beautiful clipper has been chartered by Messrs, Fernie Brothers & Co. to Merars Miller & Thompson, for £12 000, to lard vascengere ard osrgo for Melbourne. Tais is by far the lar; eet rum ever yet psid for any ship for euch a voyege. The Guidiog Star wiil form one of the ‘Golien Line of Packets, —Li Times —(TheG 8. ia a pew vexrel, Intely arrived a Liverpool from New Bruaswick, Nova Scotia. } Voyvaae oF A WATERLOGGED SHIP ACROSS THE ATLANTIC — On Fridey, the 24 inst., » timber laden ship, the Woite, of Quebec, arrived in the Merrey in a waterlogged stare The cisenm-tances attending her periloua voyage are ca rious, The Woife railed from Qaebec for Liverpool laa ‘Sutumn, bat got sebore at St. Peter’s Island, near Cape Bretop. She remained azhore, encompassed by the ioe sil winter, nod while lying there was parchaed ase wreek, So litle chance did there rem of ever saving hes that she v ne agelo sold toa record party. Early ta the spricg of thy present year she was got afloat again, and reaches Picton but, in conrequercs of the litte ri-e of tide at there, she oould not be repaired at that port, vor could & steamer be procured to tow her to Quehes, Ueder these clreumerances, the present owner decwed to :erd ber over, waterlogged & sho war, to Liverpool and take the risk; ard for thts parpore she w: tp charge of Captain Evan Crerar, who. by e aod care, haa rucceeded in briogtog ber wafely iato port without further damage, althongh abe wee draviog twenty four fee: of water. She wes docked oa Tuseday evening. —Liverpool Times, Sept 8 Lavacn or THe Gueat Rxropuic—Thin roage{ficent thio, the Jargeet elpper auto in the world wt!l be laanohed from rhe -hiysrdof Me D, McKay, at Bast Bosten, on the 4th of Uctoter. Hor boil is cow waarly finixbed, and ie daily inepecred by winiters from all parte of tne coan While fn the course of constrasvion. she has osea ect by ever 1,060 parrone Gwing workiow oan, wad by perbape ar many mors ov Sundayx avd holds jn & wonderful yess), and every time we look ar her #6 cannot but adr re the gemiay and ekill which bave pro duced ber che (s between 6 000 and 7,( 00 tana BtD ape capacity, and is the longert * srpeat vrasel @ pulit i: this eons try. She in £26 feet long, 63 feat : tds ur dor of m model 40 par 16 reer perfection iteelf, Mr. MeKay Ver hiaself, the budnpew: and ¢ 11 be aomanend 4 ly eaptaiy of Sovereign of the ye who hav» not cesn her to pay iL When fitied on «he eed to New York, and there load for fan fran 9°00 —Boston Atlas, Mone Khection, HISTORICAL SKYTCH OF MAINE POLITICS, We tabe the following returns from One of our ex change papers :— According to the Belfast Signal, Waldo county has choren two whige three free soilers, six Morrill doao- crate, and but one of the regular cemocraoy, This, if é, would ad¢ cne to the number of whizs and free . two to the Morrill Cemocrats and take fonr from regular demosiacy. giving to the former a clear ma- jority mn the Bouse, Belfast Journal claims three of ‘thoee supposed Morrill men as regular democrats. In regard to the Senate, the Fortland Advertiser says:— The precise complexion of the Senate ia still in soe dou! Accor(irg to the best information we have re- ceived, there have been elected by the whigs in Cumber- y ybecot 8. and Arcos: 11,” There is no doubt about any of these, except one im Lincoln, (Mr. Farvell,) avd one in Kenne bec (Mr Stark) If these two are not elected, the list will be reduced to 9. ‘The demosrats have elected in York 3, Franklia 1, Pis- cataquis 1, and We 2—in all 7. Of course this leaves 18 to 16 vacancies to be filled by the ap oa ma viz. :— Cumberland, 2; Oxford, 2: Ken- pebec, 2; Waldo, 2; Semerset, 2; 2—and por pls Sages temeeed OF kes ot Sh » one in . ives as elected, in. In regard to the House, the Advertiser 68 whiga, 8 free soilers, 60 locofocoy, and 19 Morrill demo: crate. The popular vole it gives as follows: 1852, 25.993 27,091 83,145 Hubbard... vee, 89,160 -11,748 Chandler 20,621 8,631 1, Hubbaid Pilebury ‘The readers of the Hsratp will doubtless be interested in our reminiscences of Maine politics as given below, firat noticing the circumstances under which the State came into the Union. Maine was placed under the jurisdiction ef the colony of Mastachusetts in 1652, The country was, however, afterwards claimed by the heirs of Sir Fernando Gorgea, the original proprietor, but was, in 1677, purchased by the colonial government of Massachuetts. From thet time the territory called ‘the district of Maine’? formed a part of the colony, and afterwards of the State of Massachusetts, (aithough the two territories were not contiguous, being separated from each other by New Hampsbire,) until the year 1820, when it was erected into an independent State, the concurrence of the people of Maine snd the consent of the Legislature of Massachu- tots having been firet obtained, in 1819. The questicn of the separation of Maine from Massa chusetts was agitated by John Holmes, and other lending politicians of Maire, in the year 1816, but at that time failed of success in consequence of less than five ninths of the voters of Maine having declared in favor of the measure as the law required, although there wasa clear majority of votes, even then, in ita favor. A convention of delegates, authorized by the Jaw, was elected by the people of Maine, and met at Brunswick, in Octobsr, 1816. A committee, of which John Holmes was chairman made an ingenious report, in which the commitiee en: deavored to make out that, alihough the figures were against them, yet there was actually a msjority of five to fonr, as required by the law, in favor of the separation, The ressoning in this report was called ‘‘ Holmes’ Arith- metic” by the wags of the time, and of course was not sanctioned by the Legislature of Massachusetts. The mathe- following extract is a specimen of the curious matical logic of the report :— The whole number of votes returned, including those subject to exceptions, is ‘The yeas are, ° The pays are. seeees . The whole aggregute mejority of yeas in the towns srd plastations in favor, i8..........-.. 6, The whole aggregate msjority in the towns and plentations Specmed, its esse os tecseseee — 4,400 Then as five to four, £0 is 6,031 to 4,325 the nays re- Poon But the majority of pays is 4,409 only. Hence pears that upon thia construction of the act, thers is coped of five to four at least of the votes returned in favor of the district becoming an independent State. The politics of Maine were always troublesome to the federal party of Macsachusetts, as they were generally largely on the demceratic side, In 1819 a large majority of the Legislature of Massachusetts, including nearly all of the members from Maine, voted for the separation; and the votes of the people of Maine being taken, 2 majority of about ten thousand declared for independ- ence ofthe State from the control of Massachusetts. A State Convention was, therefore, called, a constitution adopted, in October, 1819, and approved by the people. ‘Maine was admitted into the Union asa State in March, 1820, LIST OF GOVERNORS. Your Tea WD wilson dom, Govern: — W. +) act or. 1821—A\bion K Parris, tems aM 1826—Fpoch Lincoln, (Adams.) 1830—Jonathan G. Hunton, (Adams.) 1831—Sawuel E. Smith, (Jagkson.) 1834—Robert P. Dunlap, (Jackson.) 1888—Edward Kent. (whig.) 1859—Jobp Fairéeld, om ) 1841—Eéward Kent. (whig. 1842—Jobn Fairfield, (dem 1843—Eéward Kavanagh (i acting Governor, Gov Fairfield being elected U. 8, Senator. 1844—Hngh J Avderson, (dem, ) 1847—Jobn W Dana. 1851—Johp Hubbard, (dem.) 1853—William G. Crosby, (whig.) The above years show the time when the terms of the Governors commenced, they having been elected at the snousl election in September previous; or, when no choice was made by the people, they were chosen by the Legislature. The first election was held in April, 1820, when Gov. King was nearly unanimously elected, re- ceiving 21,088 votes of 22,914 polled, ,He resigned in June, 1821, in consequence of accepting the office of Commissioner under the treaty with Spain. Mr. Wil- Vameon, President of the Senate, was acting Governor for the remainder of the year. The second annnal election was held in Septem- ber, 1821, whem there was an exciting contest for @ snceessor to Governor King. The leader of the republican, or democratic party of Maine, at that time was Jobn Holmes, one of the first U. 8. Senators from the State, ard by whose instrumentality mainly the separa tion of Maine from Marsachueetts had been brought about, The prominest candidates were Judge Parris, and Gen. Joshua Wingate, Jr. Mr. Holmes took the part of Judge Parris, and in a speech ata county convention satd—‘I am oppored to every aristocracy, in whatever garb. General Dea:born, whose son in law Mr. Wingate is, ina good man. He bas served the public, and has been well rewarded, bimself and family. When appointed a Mejor General be resigned the bent office ia New Englani in favor of his son. His son inlaw, Hubbard, was appointed and continued Collector at Bath until he died. General Wingate, another son in law, wan appointed his successor. He held it until he had made himself independent. (his property being estimated et one hundred thourand dollars,) and then resigned it in favor of his brother. And now, forsooth, because Mr, Wingate has xo office, having generously given up his to his brother, the people must elect him Governor. Mr. Holmes taid he had some fears that this system of help- ing sope and brothers had become so habitual that it would not be entirely abandoned when Mr. W. should be come Governor of the State. But a family aristoorasy is not more dangerous thana moneyed aristoeracy. Let the influence of wealth be added to that of family, let presses be bought, and your State becomes a mere nose of wax to the capital.” The powerful influence of Mr. Holmes was shown by the election of Jndge Parris against the power and patronize of the general government and the aristocracy of wealth ord family, The tcife between the republicans induced the federalists to bring forward a eandidate—Mr Whit man. The returns nearly complete stood thus:—Parria, 11.825; Wingate, 8,901, Whitman, 6,631; ssattering, ng, 324. The full returns gave Judge Parris s clear ms. ority over all candidates of 629 votes, After serving ave years as Governor he was transferred to the U.S. Senate, but resigned in 1829, in consequence of being appointed a Judge of the Supreme Conrt of Maine, He wai sudse quently appointed 3scond Comptroller of the Treasury, at Warbington, The whigs coming into power, he was re moved from office, and returned to Maine, and was last yoar elected May or of Portland, in opposition to Neal Dow, ‘he noted author of the Maine temperance law. At the Presidential election in 1820, the first after her admission into the Union, Maine voted for the re-eleo tion of Mr. Monroe. Jn 1824 and 1828 she weat, with the other New England Stetes for John Quincy Adams, As the electors were chosen by dictricts, ho rever, tue Port land district chore a Jackvon elector, and thus gave the only electoral vote for Jackson in New England, [01832 the electoral Isw beiug charged to a general ticket, the vote of Maine was given to Jackson for President snd to Van Bayen for Vice President. In 1886 Vaa Buren re ceived the vote of the State for President; but ia 1840 tae hips Carried the election by a small majority, wd gave the electoral vote to Harrison. The following year the State returned to the democrm ic ranks, and hae siave voted for the domocratic candidstes for Provident, and elected democratic Governore, exsept lest year, whoa tho pre ent whig Governor was chosen by the Legislature in coneeqnence of @ divirion in the democratic party. In 1890 the politics of Maine attracted much atteation throughout the Union, in consequences of @ protracted etruggl¢ in the legirlatore between the Adame and Jack von parties to elect ® governor, there having been no @hoiee by the people. Mr. Lincoln, s very popular Adams man, sfier being four times elected Governor, de- clined & re-elgcion, and his friends cominated Joni Hunton to succed him, and the Jacko perty am Samuel E, Smith agsieet him, The Legicleture was nearly eqaally divided in beth Houses, but by gocd management the Adems men in the House succeeded in filling the vacan~ cies in the Senate, and finally triumphed by electing their candidate for Governor to that office. The smusing scenes of that Legislative session were well chronicled by “Major Jack Downing,” (Seba Smith,) in one of the Port- land papers. have been cut-to pieces by the temperance and other questions, prircipa ly of local interest. We presume the At the recent ¢lection political parties Maine Law temperance demobrats will combine with tho whigs and control the Legislature. Departure of the Boston Oity Quard, ESCORT TO THE STEAMER—MARCH THROUGH BROAD ‘WAY—PARTING SALUTE, BYC., ETC. This gallant corps, who have been sojourning a fe days with us, left yesterday for their homes. During day yesterday, previous tothe hourjof their taking Ie they were most of them about town in their citizen dresses, taking = peep in private at the great works @ Gotham. Some few of them paid another visit to the Palace, not having time during the visit made the Gay before to look at half of the wonderful productions therein collected. When the hand on the dial pointed to the hour of 3 o'clock, the wanderers and cruisers began generally to come into their headquarters, to don the upiform and pack up for the journey homeward. At about the same hour, also, the members of the corps en- tertaining them left their various avocations and re- paired to their respective domiciles to prepare for per- forming the Jast courtesies to their guests during their present visit to our city. At about 4 o’clock in the afternoon the musie of the escort, coming up Broadway, fell upom the ears of the guests, and all were instantaneously in line to receive it. In a little while the line was on the march down Brosdway for the wharf of the steamer which was to bear our visiters away. Upon this occasion the line was length- ened out by the addition of the New York Light Guard, who, in connection with the New York City} Guard, act~ ed as an escort to the Boston com pany, ‘The march down Broadway was an imposing spectacle, In military parades we seldom see such a fine display of well drilled companies. The street, as on the day be- fore, was crowded with spectators filled with admiration of the “plumed troops” as they passed. It would re- quire columns to record all the complimentary things raid of the soldiers upon this occasion, We heard one young lady, a pretty brunette, with dark sparkling eyes ‘and coal black bair—just such a beauty as poets love to dwell upon—declare that the Boston soldiers were the bandsomest set of men she had ever seen together. To use the language of this enthusiastic critic to her com- panion, “I admire all of them, from the captain down, and especially the captain.” Here the one spoken to turned her glance upon the tall form of the captain as he passed, and expressed her ap- jl of the taste of her friend. Such eneomiums as exe were many; but we refrain from recordiog them, knowing that our Boston friends are only mortal, and “4 sccordance with the common weakness of us all, m ed by a farewell from the bandon board. Amid g of handkerchiefs. parting salutations, and s of music, the nob’e Knicker! The New York companies returned to their armories, and ey ended the entertainment to the citizen soldiery of on. Ald to the Sufferers in Galveston: ‘The undersigned, residents of Galveston, Texas, being in the city of New York, ard learnivg from our home the great distress there occasioned by the prevalence of the yellow fever, determined to make an appeal to the citizens ef New York for funds, to be forwarded te the “Howard Association of Galveston,” to be by them ex- pended to ai¢ and sucoor those who so much need help at this time of affliction. We take this medium of express- ing our acknowledgments for the following donations :— Garéner Greese & Co.. $50 Henry Shelden .,......8100 + 25 Elias M. Greene.. a » 2 C Goodeve &Co 25 +» 10 Mair! & Glark...... 25 . A. + 10 Robinson.Van Vai &Co 10 D M Henziques. bat! 10 Trowbridge,Dright& Go 25 20 McGrath, Tweed & Co. 5 Rankin. 10 % & 5 Pd 1 po 10 10 10 50 2 $830 The following parties have remitted themselves the aprexed amounts, for which, in behalf of = citizens of Galveston, we publicly thank em :— Jno, H. Brower & Co $250 |. J. Hendley. 100 Capt. A. Moor 100 $450—-—— $1,280 our sincere thanks to Movers. Elias M. Greene an: » McGrath, for their kind sympathy and efficient assistance, J. C. SHAW, J. D, BRIGGS. Any further donations will be thankfully reeeived by us, at the counting rcom of ‘GARDNER GREENE & Co., 12 Vesey street. Ala to New Orleans. New York, Sept. 22, 1853, TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Sm:—We have received the following contributions since our last, amounting to $442:— o++ 5048200 From P 1, Barnum, Eeq, American Museum, From E. T Bieok, Eq , Burgess of the Bor. of Beth: Jebem, Northampton county, Pe., collected by hhim, assisted by John anderson, of New York, and pletov. of New Orleans. 196 From *Tar,” per New York Hsrarp, «© Free Will,” — do, ae 2S ea William H. Delency.. do, Total oeeseccsseseseeecseseees 3 The subscriptions reported in our lant, from Presbyte-, “rien Church, (Mr. Biair ) should have been Third Asso- ciate Presbyterian Church. : The Arecciation har now funds in abundance, and we bave made up and ciceed our account, remitting balance due, annexed we baod you s copy of the account, which you will please publi-h The Thole amount of our’ collections amounts to $57,465 11. From the following sources :— New York citizens $83,806 90 Petersboro’, N. Y.$1,000 00 Bostin, Maes... 10 000 Providence es I. 00 N,Orleans eltizens, 6,519 50 800471 Bethlehem, Pa... 186 00 1,028 CO Sundry places in 25000 vicinity of N.Y, 1,130 00 46000 -— ry per nee of whicl has been to usa ned pleasure, Our most sanguine ex- pectations are far exceeded by the amount collected. fo the bind and charitab!e donors ‘ould ray, in no cause bar your mite ever been #0 well invested You have torown the comforts and atieations of home around the Gistant sick bed, and assuaged the sorzow of frisads here with rhe sweet axsurance that their loved ones have be: tended by hearts almost as loving and hands as gentle ac their o-n, The bread that you have thus “cast npoo the waters wiil return unto you fourfold,” for “he that giveth to the poor lendeih to the Lord.”” In bebalf of the savceiation, we offer you our thinks for the generous gratuity cf all your billa for advertising, end the poble apreals made through your valaadia edi- torial columns in behalf of the association and the cause of charity. x FRANCIS L. HAWKS, Commi ttes, J. A WOubRUEFE, CHas L. FROST, Port Jervis, (N. Y.) Sept. 22, 1853, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Dear fir—1 vend you. in aidof the wicows and or- phan. of New Orieans, $6 of Uncle Sam's liberal bire, | tarced afloat. Rerpectfully yours, TAR, Ald to Mobiic Sufferers. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. The following subscriptions bave been handed me since. cubliestion in your paper of 20th inat., via i— W A. Mend & Oo, New York...... i $25 00: Avgortin Averill & Co., New York % 00~ GL. G, Races 506 EA. “ 52 00 8 L Bogart, “ 2 00 © B Lillieathal, “ 2% 00 Goh “ 5 00 A colored man, “ 100 Avlantio Mutual Ine. 0%, 100 60 on Matnal Ica, Co “ 100 00 Jerenutile Matual Fo 100 00 W., Vermont... . 500 H. L, Reynolds, Mobi 25 00 J, Aaron “ ‘ 10 00 Sundry porsore, by the hands of 12.00 Total. «$616 08 ‘ r, 19 Wall # ret. CITIZENS OF MOBILE, ‘The Mobile Register of the 16'h iast. sont: the fol- lowing warning to absent frieods and visite arsy—if not for your om mia, for oura Wa he mvoh to attend to as we have mewns at com asad, headlong revolve to dere is 00 ex to thove whem the devotee precipitaves aiareif, Since cat previous intimation boats have come in with full lists of Passengers, and if it has pleased Providence that few @|