The New York Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1853, Page 4

| camameinaal - SA SEE ‘ting what had been accomplishei daring one year towards the erection of the edifice, which is to be kuown by the name oi St. Ann’s Ch The funeral of Felix Lacoste, 1.te Consul-General of France, took place yesterday, and was attended by the principal foreign consuls, ‘The tempe:ance party in Rhode Island have re solved to nominate candidates for @evernor and other state officers. Three unsuccessful ballotings for United States Senator were bad in the Vermont Legislature yes- terday. The free soilers hold the balance of power, but Mr. Collamer, the whig candidate, will no doubt eventually be chosen. Later news from Europe, by the steamship Arabia, NEW YORK HERALD. ~~ BASES @ORVON BSENNET?T, PRUPSUZTOR AND EDITOR, SYFICE %. W. CONTR OF FULTON AND MASEAU 2. PERM® cash in adeance ie bt A. scents gop —87 oi ys WEEKLY HERALD seery Sa ew at ‘cents - |. oF w annem; the European Ediiion $+ pe "y Banupatt of Great Briain. and $6 te any port of th inent. beth to include portave BL LETTERS by mail tor Sudscri.tions, op with Alec nts. to be post paid. or the postage will be deducted srom remitted. LUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing impor- jets, solicited from any quarter of the world: 1) wied 21.1 rally paid for. ga UR Poneren ConassronDats® PARTIULARLY MESUMSYRD YO sual AL LesTuns Ax Scene ee ) NOTICE taken of anonymous communications. We do |. i § bs those rejected. is momentarily expected to arrive. I PRINTING cvecuted with neatuews, ches: + ae The inspectors of election of the First district of TY ER TISEMENTS renewed svery sav. the Twentieth ward were arrested on Tuesday, ree “No. arp | Charged with fraud in the ballots and returns for charter officers in the late election. They were ex- amined yesterday before Justice Stewait. A full report of the facts and circumstances which have transpired in the case, may be found in another column. The Board of County Canvassers commenced their work yesterday. The President presented a protest, signed by David Coleman, against the election of Mr. Peter Crawford as Councilman of the Eighteenth district, on the grounds of illegality; but, for want of jurisdiction, it was decided that the protestor be permiited to withdraw his commnnication, The steamship Franklin is to lay over in this port for the next trip, in order that she may be putin thorough order for winter service. This is a fa- AMUSEMENTS THIS 2VENING, sry—Tue Sraancen—-Tem BOWFRY THEATE™, Sc Gmina: x. BROADWAY THEATERS, Broadway—Kine Lean—Ber- we bAnea. WISLO'S, Broséway—Cro BURTON'S THEALRE, @hews -i0 Pakenvs anv NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Unciz toxu's Caan. Dramonns. Chembers street—Twarrrs ry 3. WALLACE’S THEATRE, Broadway—Lova iva Mower Busse Loven. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Atternooa—Poor Pu.zicoppy— Wasrrkise Mipovker. Svenimg-—Urous Tom's Camm, PRANOONLS ALPPODKOMR, Madivon equaro—atter- Reon sno Gveulhg—Nuouam BTeRPLa Ouase—Oxanior " Mecine, 20. vorite steamer, hay gencrally made good trips, and BOWERY AMPHITHRATRE, 87 Bewery--Eqvexre:ay | bas afforded most excellent accommodations for pas- Prproswarcxs. sengers, 'S AMRRICAN OPERA HOUSE, 473 Broadway . oo Senuras ‘Mrvovizs sy CHRisTY’s MixeTRaLe, Independent Jouxnalism—The Party Preas— The New York Heraid. It is not many days since we had oceasion to refer to the Cincinnati Enguirer as one of a class of journals which mistake vitaperation for argument, and regard abusive personalities 3 the most conclusive style of reasoning. We classed it, ifwe mistake not, with the Richmond Enguirer ond the Ohio Statesman, quoted from each enough to show what sort of men their writers were, and inferred from their de graded toue and total want of intellectual vigor that the party press was fast approaching its downfall. Itis not likely that the Cincinnati Enquirer would have been noticed a second time in these columns had its language con- tinued to exhibit the same vulgarity and inde- cency. Whether in consequence of our rebuke, however, or from other causes, it has assamed, in an article which we publish in another co- lumn, a tone more befitting the organ of a large circle of respectable citizens ; and though it is obvious, from the language applied to our- selves, that the disguise of a gentleman sat un- easily on the writer, we think we may once more venture to introduce the paper to our readers. The drift of the article we copy may be sum- med up in one sentence. The Enguirer main- tains that independent journals are generally corrupt and mercenary, and are neither as ho- vest nor as reliable guides for the community as the party press. We have constantly asserted, on the contrary, and now yepeat, that indepen- dent newspapers are the highest form of jour- palism; that party journals are blind guides; and that ia every intellectual and highly civil- ized community the independent press is fast and justly superseding all other periodical litera ture. This fact, we hold, is obvious from the universal history of journalism. The first shape that newspapers have assumed in their infency, in every country, has been that which the literal meening of their name indicates: papers of news, loeal and foreign, and nothing more. Politicians and perties soon discovered the service these “ news letters,” as they have been called, could render to their cause, by expressing opinions as well as narrating facts; and the vast difficulties against which early journals have always had to contend, supplied an equally cogent mo- tive for the alliance on the part of the newspaper. This led to a _ bar- gain by which the politicians or the party, in exchange for the written support of the newspaper, agreed to give its proprietor their pecuniary support ; and hence arose the party press, which never pretended or could be any- g more than a tool in the hands of its clique of supporters. A good party paper can- not be honest. It must exaggerate on the one side, and suppress on the other. It plays false to its party, if if publishes facts that are ealeu- lated to injure them, however important they may be. It cannot afford to render justice to its opponents ; for justice to them would often be injury to its fricnds.* It is bound to change its their tacties ; and must oftea—as in the case of the Richmond Enquirer, which styled Jackson “ blood-thirsty tyrant” at one time, and at another hailed him as “ the compeer of Washing. ton ”’—exhibit the most ridiculous inconsisten- cy. In fact, the very conditions of its existence require that the editor shall be utterly unprin- cip leaders of the party. Such were the characteristics of the press of the United St&tes for a quarter ofa century or more. They could not always be tolerated, however; and when our social advancement was suffi- ciently mature. independent journals made their appearance. They were the natural out- growth of independent thought among the people. Men who had themselves thrown off the shackles of party desired newspapers that were not less free, and preferred sheets whose opinions, if sometimes erroneous, were always independent and honest, to the mere organs of party, whose statements were always open to WOOD’! MINSTRELS, Wood’s Minstrel Kall, 444 Brood way —Brnsortas MixeTRELey. onze BUOKLEY’S coyne MOUSE, (8 Broadway—B0: BANVARD’S GSORAMA, 606 Broadway—Panonama oF gus Gow Lawp. Werk CHAPEL, 715 Brosdway—Faanucnerxin’s Pavo- mama ov Niacana. BHENISH GALLERY, 5 Broaéway—Day and Evening. SIGHOR BLITZ—Srovveeant Inetrzvurs, 69 Broadvey, se Y HALL, 643 Brosdwey—Parean's Gury Bent aobiea oy tus Sevan Meck MoeROn, POWARLL’S GREAT NATIONAL PAINTING ror rus SMENT 1g NOW OPER aT THS NATIONAL ACADEMY OF 63 Hrosdwey. ————eeeee New York, Thursday, November 17, 1553. The News. Onr letters and telegraphic despatches from Wash- Wwgton will be found brimful of interest this mora- a an arrival at New Orleans from Vera Cruz we have advices from the city of Mexico to the 5th mst. Notice had been publish d, inviting bids for ag railroad from Vera Craz to the Pacific, iatersect- img Poebla and the city of Mexico; but it was stated that the contract had previously been award- ed to the firm of Bellanger & Rickards. The mis- understanding between the Spanish Minister and the government had been satisfactorily settled, and the former bad resumed his post. The harvest in the interior provinces having failed, fears were en- tertained of a general famine. In Yucatan the eholera still raged, but in other places it had neaily disappeared. A violent norther had prevailed at Vera Cruz previous to the 11th inst. Our despatch loses with the customary accounts of Indian mor- ders and mai! robberies. Dates from Rio Janeiro to the 12th ult., represent the city as healthy. The limited receipts and the complexion of the naws from Europe, had caused an advance in coffee. Freights were nominal. ‘Shere ig no political news. By the arrival ef the brig Hamilton, Capt. Mor- row, we have received our correspondence and files of papers from Bermuda to the 8th inst. The fever still continued in different parts of the islands. Libe- ral subscriptions of money bad been forwarded from Halifax in aid of the sufferers. The Legislature closed its session on the 7th inst. In consequence of the prevalence of the epidemic the Court of General Assize, which convened on the 7th, was further ad- journed for a fortnight. We refer to the letter of ‘our correspondent, in another colunin, for details of ‘the news. Intelligencefrom Brownsville, Texas, to Oct. 14, States that the Indians were stili committing ravages in that region. Smugeling was carried on briskly on the frontier, the tariff of the Mexican officials being much more accommodating than that of the government. Of three hundred thousand dollars in specie arrived at Mstamoras from the interior for export, but twelve hundred dollars paid daty at the custom house. Don Manuel Robles, ex-Minister of War and Marine of Mexico, had effected his escape from Monclova, to which place he had been banish and was on bis way to New Orleans and Havana. General Campbell, of the Mexican boundary com- mission, reached San Antonio, Texas, on the 2d inst., from his tour westward. Msjor Emery, chiet engincer of the commission, having completed his duties, had set out for Washington. The entire sur- yey would probably be completedearly in November. An extraordinary meeting was held last might at the Metropolitan Hall. Not less than ten thousand people had assembled to deliberate as t» the dispo- sition of a lottery. There was 2 great deal of fun and confusion, which we give in detail. ‘The German Hebrew Benevolent Socrety of this city celebrated its tenth anniversary last evening by a dinner at the City Assembly Rooms. Nearly $5,000 were subscribed in furtherance of the objects gf the association. A full report will be given to-mofrow. Last evening Rev. Dr. Foster, pastor of the Greene street Methodist Episcopal Church, delivered in that puilding the first of a series of lectures on geology, in which he combatted the account of the Creation, generally received as the Mosaic one, and, instead of being six thousand years old, he contended it had existed for millions of years. The steamboat Valiant, together with her cargo, ‘was totally destroyed by lire on the Yazoo river yes- terday. One passenger was burnt to death. ‘The trial of De Corn, for the murder of Melville, terminated yesterday. Attwelve o’clock last night the jury had not agreed upon a verdict. The con clusion of testimony and the charge of the Judge may be found elsewhere. We have a still further record of deaths of emi- grant paesengers to note to-day. The ship Calhoun, | susp cion, Hence the independent preas grew which left Liverpool on the 19ta Oc\ober, wit and prospered. It has now attained such a passengers, lost on the passage forty-eight passea- | conma g place in the councils of this coun- gers, also the second mate and five of her hand. the ship Emma Fields, from the same port Oct V1, with 440 passengers, lost fifty-two; the ship Delaware, from Bremen, with 250 passengers, lest fifteen of the number; and the Prossian bari Cesar, from Hamburg, with 116 passengers, reports seven deaths, In the four vessels there 118 desths. The character of tho disease which is mak- ing such awiul havoc on be stated; but it is probably » dered by the crowded state of th lation, and indifferent fi fore the pure air and pr shore. Flour and grain wore though tolerably active vales of wheat for the past two days } two bundred and fifty thou fifty-six thousand burrels The es of cotton ted to three thou biefly for export I no states: only, like the Z: niary rere by its suc would venture to ques- tion its rank in American P It re} 5 for us to say , as well | as to a host of oth try a whe ngu re probably pi a few words respect- nreply to the Znguirer pepeis ic whose columns periodically abused. So long as these themselves to coupling coi name, we have under the c every man Billingsgate ing ourselve ere ard these veseels ia 1 of f r enue 8 with our 9 obje oper medical country to the harm- atten free fall vapprehension unch yes efly for export. T lesely ‘ 3 W regard to the consistency of our An; erday, ave ¥ en in nt times pie Bod t parties. wan enty t Carrol 8) rom A letter from death of Lieut. place, of yellow teve An interesting mecting waz held last night, i c ebapel of the University, by the frientg of sont routes, for the purpose of raising the means fv: («metroction of a church for their worship. Wainwright presided, and a report was t nie objects ia view vaucemont of the cot true Webster, of the ara, North The same gonaral prineiples : i which governed us on these points, as well as op the currency and the other matters which it alle within the province of a journalist to examine, guide us still. During this period it has occasionally happened that the principles for which we have been contending have been adopted by one or other of the political parties oftheday. When this has been the case we have given our support to that party. The politicians whose creed came the nearest to our fixed chart had our alliance so long as they remained true to their principles ; when they abandoned them, they lost us too, and we were thenceforth counted among their opponents. This is the true history of our inconsistency, which cannot better be proved than by the tol- lowing glance at our past career. In 1828 we suppported Jackson for the Presi- dency. In 1832_,we advocated his re-election, against the United States Bank and the fingn- cial classee. When corruption aud ignorance broke down Van Buren, we opposed him earnest- ly, and took side with Gen. Harrison. We sup- ported Tyler in the veto of the Bank in 1841. In 1844 we espoused ihe cause of Polk against the patriot Clay, solely because we believed the former to be identified with the schemes of ter- ritorial expansion, which we regarded as essen’ tial to the advancement of the country. For reasons precisely similar, we supported General Taylor against General Cass at the next elec- tion, Finally, in 1852, when the slavery ques- tion had been fairly brought into action, and the only material point at issue was whether the Compromise should or should uot be sus- tained, we advocated the claims of Gen. Pierce, whom we believed to be sound, in preference to those of General Seott, on whom suspicion rested. Now, if General Pierce abandons the principles on which he obtained the popular suffrage and our support, we shall abandon him, and become as determined in our hostility to his administration as we were formerly ac- tive in sounding his praise. During all thee twenty-five years of toil and confliets, neither money nor influence, nor par- ty nor favor, nor friendship nor enmity, have ever induced us to swerve one hair’s breadth from the line of action which we prescribed for ourselves on setting out. Fortunately for us, the {popularity of the Huraup, as 8 general newspaper and advertising medium, soon placed us beyond the reach of need. The New York chambermaids have all along been, and are still, worth far more to us than the support of any party; and we have not heard that they disapprove of our political course. We have risen from being the owner of $500, to be the proprietor of a journs! which circulates nearly 55,000 daily and about 50,000 Sunday and weekly papers; and this we owe, in great part, to the fact that we have never submitted to the dictaies of any party, and treated bribes and menaces with equal contempt. Our success, in the teeth of an opposition that might have crushed many a man, is the best proof of the soundness of the principle on which we have acted. Whatever the Cincinnati Enquirer, which supports the Cabinet on such private grounds as its proprietor best knows, may say or think to the contrary, the independent press of this country will continue to grow and pros- per, in spite of all the parties and journals that may oppose it. The simple fact that whig journals which, until recently, have always ad- hered faithfully to their party. now see the necessity of breaking their fetters and pursuing an independent course, is the best proof of the soundness of the rule we adopted twenty years ago. The Enquirer and other papers have been pleased to place us at the head of the independent journals of this country. We heve not sought any such distinction; but we shall never betray the cause. In all future con- tests in this country, the independent press, as now organized and conducted, must control every election, and wield supreme influence. The old factions are broken up, and the power of party is gone. Henceforth the conceras of the United States will be regulated by the intelligent opinion of the masses, guided and expressed by the independent press, urse whenever the party choose to alter | led ; all his thinking is done for him by the | Comino uP To THE Scuarcu.—Since the terri- bie defeat which the Cabinet has sustained here in the recent election has been fully known, the various members of Congress from this city are coming up to the scratch like men. Mr. Cutting, one of the members, has made a noble speech at the recent mecting at the Stuy- vesant Institute. John Wheeler and Mike Walsh, two other of our city members, are al- ready well known to he opposed to the Cabinet in their recent doings, and to be in favor of pulting down the Van Buren faction. Where are the reat of our city members? Where is Mr. Tweed? Where is Mr. Walker’? And above all, where is our able-bodied friend Gen. Wall- bridge? We sew him the other day, just re- turned from Califoraia, safe and sound, rosy } and round. But that is not sufficient. He must chow his hand, and that quickly, whether he is for one side or the other of the present Cabinet. He is our protegé in polities, and we have a right to Temand to know where he stands. There is to be a great meeting to celebrate the victory over the Cabinet and the Van Buren faction, with Jobo Van Buren at its head and our old friend Captain Rynders at its tail, It will be a rouser we have no doubt. Let every one prepare for it. Lecrenes axp Lecrorine.—The season of lee- tures is now commenced. All sorts of lectures: hy all sorts of lecturers, on all sorts of subjects, will from tis time, all through winter, be the order of the day. A greater amount of trash, visionary nonsense, rhodomontade. bad gram- mar, bed thinking and abortive ideas are ge- nerally issued in the shape of lectures, in these seasons, than used to be in the space of twenty- five years before the lecturing began. Most of the lecturers make it a business operation. We have heard thet Park Benjamin, who is one of these professed lecturers, makes five thousand dollars a year by two or three lectures deliver- cd at various points, under the invitation of various societies, receiving on each occasion one, two or three hundred dollars for the work. It is a curiousand amusing business, this sys- tem of Jecturing, and we shal! examine it in its details in a few days. According to some of Tne Kovzta Arrarn. the last accounts, embarrassing ti American representatives up the Mediterranean, and was in fact so bad as to render it neces: for him to be 1 4¢ put on voard the ship for t fore We are He is a slungar Koesnth, fall of egotisrr The intertions of Co and of t there were undonbled!y good ; that the American flag and the Ax pathy should be thrown away on synch r poope ae Korsath and Koszta. the rer Am Cunrevs Iwreniicenve ynom Eurore—Tus Rornscminps anp THE AMERICAN GoyERN™ MENT.—We learn, through our private corres- pondent from the Hague, some information which has been circulating in diplomatic cir- cles there, and which is quite curious in its de- velopements, concérning the Rothschilds and the American government. It is stated that the Rothschilds, throughout Europe, frequently put forth the idea that, through some of their agents in the United States, they have con- trived to get the American government en- tirely in their control, as much as they have that of France, of Austria, or of any other En- ropean government which is yearly in want of money. It is stated from this quarter that loans and bills of exchange have been nego- tiated with a number of the United States Senators in Washington, through agents of the Rothsebilds, either in America or in Europe, by which the action of that august body—the United States Senate—will be completely con- trolled, not only in legislation, but in oll ap- pointments presented by the President. It has been stated to us, that among other negotia- tions, one of the United States Senators has re- ceived a large loan upon certain property pledged for that purpose, and that another United States Senator has also received a loan of money in bills of exchange, for some indefi- nite period. More particulars are promised by another opportunity. It is very certain that this account receives some singular corroboration from events which have taken place in this country. Mr. Belmont, long known in these regions as the agent of the Rothschilds, and as the Consul to the Austrian government, took a great interest in the last presidential election; and, according to some accounts, it would seem that he advanced fifty thousand dollars to aid in the election of Gen. Pierce, although he was at first in favor of Mr. Buchanan. It is very certain that the Roths- childs of Europe, or their agents, never take an interest in any political event unless there is some interest at bottom of deep moment to themselves. Mr. Belmont’s operations have been recognized to some extent by the present Cabinet, in the very appointment which he re- ceived as Charge d’Affaires to the Hague. It is the first time that ever a member of the house of Rothschild, or of any great European banker, became so intimately connected with a demo- cratic government, and particularly with the American government. This connection may be the origin of the stories and rumors which have been circulating in Burope for the last six months, in reference to the power which the house of Rothschild has attained over the ac- tion of the American democracy, through their agents in the United States and in Europe. It is very likely that the Rothschilds. who are very ambitious to stand well with the Eu- ropean governments, may give out the idea in diplomatic circles that they mean to control the American government. That they have to some extent influenced the Americzn execu-. tive, and that they intend to manage the United States Senate in refsrence to the approaching winter session, appears evident; but perhaps they may find it more difficult to buy up the House of Representatives, even with all their immense capital of money and influence from the other side of the water. If they have elready purchased by loans on mortgages, and by bills of exchange on humbug, two, three, four, or half a dozen members of the present Senate, it will be very difficult for the latter to carry out their engagements and their con- tracts, exposed to the searching eye and intel- lect of the American people and the American prees. Tue Pactric Ramroap Scueme.—This is no- thing but the old scheme of Mr. Whitacy—a land speculation, organized and equipped by a number of fresh speculators, who have more power and more influence, as tuey suppose, on Congress, than a single individual could have. They deserve watching. Tae Caprnet in New Yorx.—According to the last election, the spoils Cabinet at Washing- ton. in this city and State received the support of about one out of four cf the people, not- withstanding all the eloquence of Jolm Van Buren and Captain Rynders in their aid. Marine Affairs DrrartcRr OF THR AYRICA—The Cunard steamship Af- rica left at eleven o'clock yesterday morning for Liver- pool, with 79 passengers and $500,650 in specie. A Resicnanion axp Re-Aprointaest Axp Promomions IN, mg REVENUE Mamine SERVICE.—Second Lieut. R, J. A. Han- dy, resigned. ‘Third Lieut, Thomas Moffatt to be a Second Leutenant, vice Handy, resigned, Jobn M. Nomes, dropped at the reduction of the service in April last, tobe a third Lieutenant, vics Mofiatt, pro: meted. Second Lieut. Thomas Moffatt, Cetrehed from the James ©. Dobbin, and ordered to the Taney, at Eastport, Maine, ‘third Lieut. John M. Nones, ordered to the James Dobbin, at Wilmington, N City Intelligence. FUNERAL OF FELIX LACOSTE, LATE CONSUL GENERAL OF FRANCE. The funcral of Felix Lacoste tok place yesterday from his late resider.ce, No. 16 West Seventeenth street, Taere were in attendance a very large number, among whom were John C, Zimmerman, Consul General of the Nether- lands; Bierwith, Consul General of Wirtemburg; Arran- gois, Consul General of Mexico; Chay. F. Loosey, Consal General of Austria; and several other foreign offices of distinction The corpse was enclored in a metallic cofin, partly covered with a pall, the face being exposed. Upon the coffin Jay the sword of the deceased, which he hed borne with him upon the battlefields of Ligay and Waterloo, ‘The inscription upon the plate was :—‘‘Felix Lacoste, Consul General of France, Chevalier of the Legion of Hoxor, died in New Yosk on the 14th of Novem ber, 1853, aged 59 years.”? The deceased being a Catholic, the fune- ral ceremonies were pe: formed in the Chureh of St. Vincent de Paul, in Canal street, the Rev. Annet Lefont being the officlating clergyman. The following gentlemen acted as pall-bearers:—Messrs, V, Delavny, Lahens, Segony, H. Peuquet, Lemoyae, Mar- lot, Babac, Paillet. From the church Jong procession of carriages, filled with moarners, took up their march to Greenwood Com- etery, where the remains were interred, Tux Termusn Comsissioner— Bis Visrr-to THe Brows House. ~Tke Commiseioner from Ty in company with Mr, Dwight, sow of the Rev. H. . Dwight, now and for many years past, missionary in Constantinople, paid» visit to the American Biolo House, in Astor place. Mr. Dwight beng born in Constantineple, and understanding the language, is an interesting companion forthe Com- missioner. The foreign representative was mach pleaved with what he sew, and took many notes, with the inten- tiow, he sid, of laying a full account of them before his sovereiy die is much pleased with this country, and often gives expression to his favorable vlews of our {nth tutions. Maren oF coe Coxontrsr oF te Navionar Derocrant— The Committee of Arrangements, appointed by the N: tione] Democratic Kepudlican General Committes to make arrangements for the great national ratalatory de monstration, met last evening at the Stuyvesant Institate, to confer with the committes appointed for the name par: pore by the Young Men’s Natiocal Club It was agreed that © ¢emonstration should be made at Metropolitan Hall, the time of which will bs publisued, The Commit ice then adjourned, Five Por Mrsiox—P Mr, Jones’ panta soc pe will be cxbibited tc y, at Hope Che pel, for the bencfft of the i'is nt Mirsion, instead of to Gay, 28 pre © broke out Ia t of the etore « vight about 10 o’elock, in Moniton, Flimpto Aoor was force’ iuguished wi 4 ran over Tu ” fh bh streets, by @ horse and ny. She waa reriously in- 18. » Criven by i, and taken to her he Acopentatty Dio’ Intely fromm om the #loop Liar venday evening, and wer eb recovered. oxtor of fancy | Obituary. é HON. CHARLES G, ATHEXTON, OF NEW HAMPSTIRE. ‘Hon. Charles G. Atherton, one of the U. 5. Senators of New Hampshire, died at Manchester, in that State, on Tuesday afternoon, 16th inst. We have auncunced that he was struck with paralysis while Le was attending court at Manchester, a few days since, He was taken to & publie house in that city, where he died, his residence being at Nashua, a few miles south of Manchester. Mr. Atherton has occupied a conspicuous rank as & lawyer and staterman, and has been distinguished in the councils of his native State, as well as of those of the na tien, for many years, He was born in the town of Am- herst, New Hampshire, and was about fifty years of age. Jie was a son of the late Charles H, Atherton, sn eminent lawyer and legislator of the old federal school of politics, and of an ancient and aristocratic Now Hampshire faini ly. The elder Atherton was a colleagoe of Daniel Web- 7 in Congress from 1815 to 1817. He died about a year since leaving & large fortune to his son. Having received @ classical education, the subject of this eke'ch engaged in the prectice of the law, and through the subsequent years of his life was successful at the bar, On eatering into public life, ass politician, he left the party to which his father and his family be- longed, aud becoming a follower and coaéjutor of Ikaac Eid], who was for many years the democratic dictator of New Hampshire, Mr. Atherton was remarkably success ful in hia political career, In 1637 he was nominated on the democratic ticket for Congress, and took his seat in the House of Representatives in Deceraber of that year He was continued by successive re-elections a member of the Houce for three terms, or six years, and in 1843 was transferred to the Senate fora term of six years. Lo the House be was a promivent suppor ter of the administration of Van Beren, snd an opponent of that of Tyler; aad in the Senate he was one of the most reliable business members of the democratic party. Qa commit- ees and in debate, he displayed great slrewdnoe, saga- city, and staterwan-bip. He was a thorough party maa. and opposed to every scheme and prop: (tion Intendaget. in Congress by abolitionists or free sollera and always co cperated with Southe:n members ia resisting the agita- tien of the question of slavery. In consequence of this course, and ef lua financial and fenere] business talents, Mr Atherton peeces: od grest influence in Congress, His opposition tos protective tariff, to ® national bank, and interval improvements by the general government, as well ag his general co-operation with Southern demoeratic meiobers in his votes on all important que:tioas, how ever, mace him many bitter euemies, and he way much disliked by the whigs and anti elavery mombera of both houses of Congress. Having served twelve years in Congress as Represanta- tive and Senator, Mr. Ather‘on retired from public life ia March, 1649, and cevoted bimself to the practice of the law, and the pleasures of domestic life, His residence was At the beauti ul village of Nashua, on the banks of the Merrimack river, where the comforts of life and the charms of refined society are enjoyed in the highest de. gree of Farfection to be found in the villages of New Eog- land. His prominent position iu the ranks of the demo- cracy cf New Hampshire, and the character he had ac- quired a8 @ politicul leader aud eoussellor, did not permit Lim to remain long in retirenient. Me’ was constantly consulted in the ailuirs and movements of his political iriends in the State, and was chosen ono of the delegates to the democratic National Convention, which met at Baltimore last year to nominate candidates for Prosident and Vice President of the United States. Aceording to the ststemente of his friend, EAmund Burke, formerly one of his colleagues in Congress, and afterwards Com- missioner of Patents, Mr. Atherton entered-into a scheme, concocted by Mr. Burke, by which the nomination of Frapklia Fierce as the democratic candidate for President was brought about, and his election followed of course. Atter the cleetion of Gensrai Pieree to the Presidency, be was extrezocly anxtous thet his friend Athe.ton should be lected to the United States Senate, to succ'ed Jc.aP, Hale. That was accordingly effecte atthe session of the New Hampshire Legislature, to the great Gisappoiotment of Bir, Wells, an eloquent dem?- ciatic lawyer, and friend of the Presideut elect. It is worthy of remark that lrevident Pierce has been peculiarly afflicted eince his election, by the death and | Cesertion of friends on whom he relid Tor support and counsel, as well as n his family bereavements. Cireum- stances Lave caused the estrangement of Edmund Barke and other friends in New Hampshire, a painful accident deprived him of his only child, and now his most de- yoted, disinterested, and reliable political and personal friend, on whom he was aecustomed to lean for counsel, and to depend for sound and good advice, is euddenly sum. moned io the dark domains of the king of terrors, Mr. Atherton, ‘‘bnd he lived, (asa Boston editor remars,) woula have been a most able and faithful eupporter of the President in the Senate. ‘Man proposes, but God Gispores,’ ‘The Pregident will hardly find to accomplinh- ed a man in New Hampshire to support his views of poli- cy, a8 ke has lost in the death of Charles G. Atherton.’? in his pereonal appearance Mr, Atherton was of mid- dle stature, slencer, and active ia his movements, In bis morals ho was of exemplary hatits, and by his cor- rect deportment, and integrity of character, he leaves behind him an enviable reputation as a public man and a private citizen, havirg through @ long public career en- joyed an azcommon degree of iffluense, awarded only to ‘elents and zeal in the public service. St. Ann’s Church for Deaf Mutes. MEETING TO KAISB FUNDS FOR 1TS ERECTION. A meeting was held last evening at the Chapel of the University, by the frieuds of the deaf mutes, to take means for the erection of a church forthe deaf mutes of our city. There was a very limited number prerent, but they sppenied to take a great desl of interest in the object for which the meeting was cmvened. Among these, we observed several deaf mutes, some of whom are pupils of the institution. I: was interesting to see these con verre with each other, in the langnage of signs, during the proceeding 8, which were transmitted to them eget me the same medium, dy Rev. Air. Gallaudet, miaister of St. Ann’s Church. The meeting was called to order by Rt. Rev. Dr. Wain- wright, who stated the objects for which it had been called ed. I certainly expected, he said, that we should havehada much fuller attendance than we have this evening. I thought the object which brought us here was one of such deep interest thatit woulc have induced » much number to come here; but Iam thavkful even for thove who have attended; and, in fact, we have enough here to awake an interest througl.out this city. Iam snre it re- quires nothing but to bave the object we have in view Known to the public, to accomplish all we wish. We simply desire to erect a church for tne accommodation of thore of our brethren who have not the opportunities we enjoy of public worship. We want to give them an op- portunity of worshipping In their owr -anguage. This is the object we have in view: and I think it would be very obvious to every Christian heartjthat if there,were among us a considerable number of our fellow Christians who used # language not generally understood here, and who could not communicate in avy other way than through this Jasguage that {1 would be our duty to gsve them a church in which they could worship. If » Frenchman comes here ho can go to a French chureh and the same opportunities are enjored by the Germans; but here we have a class of our fellow citizens who have no such pri- vilege. The object of this meeting is to hear what has been done during the past year towards accomplishing this groat desi@eratum, that we may be encouraged to go on with our work. I will now read to you letter which has L<ea put into my hands, from a very intelligent deaf mute, i oa President here read the following ioteresting letter:— Rev. Dr. Warrwnrcet— My Dear Bishop—Presuming that you are to preside over the meeting convened to devise means of insreasi the builéing fund to the desired amount, I deem it mos! proger to give you s few pertinent observations, which I ave made respecting Rev. Gallau ‘et’s qualifoations and capacities ag 2 minister of religion in a church for deaf nutes, At the meeting of lesi year you assered that you frst douSted the practicability of that above-named gentleman's urcertaking, though laudable it indeed a) peared, becnuse of the peculiar paturs of our ma fortune; but when he gave you an expleit ex- plahation of the modus opvandi of reciting the creed, you raid you became fully contldent of his ability and success in his novel ard apparently dificult enter- prise. Now, my dear sir, I am very happy to assure you that your copfdence kas'not been misplaced, ani that hig yislifications as @ shepherd ministering to the physi- cal end spiritual wants of his flock, have given us all per foct satisfaction; and for his capacities of reciting the creed and of interpreting by signs his excollent,verbally writien sermons, we feel it a duty to give him full credit. Moreover, his etrrling virtaes—as a maa of strict vera- cily, horesty ard justice—as a sincere and ever warm bearied friend end advocate of the deaf and dumb—aa a preecher of orthodox piety, and full of an unaffected zeal avd noble disinterestedness in what be is row at work, have endeared his Sllustrious name to the mute esmmu- nity, Theve raid his name is illustrious, because it was borne by one of tie best men thatthe world has ever pro- dnee¢—hbir late father, whose eminent virtues and acts of philanthropy are too well known to need any comment. Ap to his Cisinterestedness, {t behooves me to say that he has never sought any pecuniary compenration for his ' bore, and that J, buing myselfa man of business, under- standing the valve of money, which, im the form of a salary, is indeed indispensable to the support of our min- ister, cancot but feel anxious to obtain and secure it for him and hie su cceseors frem the treasury of your wealthy chvrch—I mean Trinity Church—in cor sideration that he har in his icfant chureh no mute ma mbers who are men of wealth, with whom the churches of all deaominations are blessed, Hers I venture to Lope (hat you wiil cheerfully this delfeste subjcet for cousideration before the ry of sald Chureb. Concerning the hailding fund, it esary vo state that the Now York Justitution we lay Vo and Dumb, whither i the chapel on Sundays, is be cemoved to the new site, about eight miles from thin city—thus render. ing the distance teo great for us to go thither for that purpose. Imagine how desolaio will be the condition cr themvte reiden's of this great city aad her sister cities without having a church of their own to attend, Muet they, thus isolated by reason of their want ef hear- ing. from those who enjoy that presions blessing, allow their raed to go nod at- souls to be enthralled Ly stolid indiieronee vowarde reli- gion? Your good heart will no! All the hearts Gf geod men will re 19, For these wolghty reasons we are exeeedi s to have our churea bulit with foro we ree peotfully solicit your ongh the mediom of the press, , AB Well as those Of the ly all the cburche, Stetes, and al’o the Pr tant chuchos of other erominations, to contribute th ites towards that dy: Y And, in conclusion, this grazefal at of be: on thece part wili be wo in sense gratefa! to our 1 meet to the Triana God, whom, by Slis ma. herly lovo for us all, We, resued from the nce and hoathenisim, have been taxght whom, by His sublime sacrifice of his life uy jm, we have learned to love and admire with mate covtemplation, and whom, by ilis holiness, we e been admonished to worship and adore with mute { deep veneration. am, dear rir, yourr, mont reepestfully, New Yous, November 14, 186. JUBN CARLIN, This, sold Bish Wainwright, at forege Ing letter, is the ‘composition of a deaf mute; and from it can gee the height to which this feience been raised, There was @ time when the aind of the deaf muto was a complete blank—when he 2 of the knowledge of God; but at jaet there came a man blessed, who discovered & means Sooke Wein them, and who gave * uae they can express their shee and forcibly, When the FP; it consluded, Rey. Mr GALLAUDER cause forward *and read the report of the committee ap- tal E FF pointed to further the interests of the what had been a ished ducing ‘the fst yaar of the ‘The following is a abstract regularly for more than a in the emall chapel of the University, for the aoretee The Ger ae — be held for deaf and dumb. ing the same gore amounting to $70 60, bave been taken forthe fund the sisk and poor. The other c»llec:ions,from all sources, to defray the expenses of the church, were while the actual expenses amounted to $470, leaving », ene of $125, which formed the whole salary ef the The building fund now am unts to $6,500, but the sum paquirel for the construction of the edifeeis $16,000, ‘On Sunday afternoon, the 12th of June, the Pro Bishop made an oficial visitation, and confirmed six deat mutes. During the lact year the sacrament ef baptism has been administered to three infants. Three funerals have been attended, and the marriage ceremor formed once. Various sick persons have been oud such parochial visits mare as ciroumstances wi . Some three or four months age the Sunday schoo} s started, and bas held in this place at 934 It numbers only two ‘ars but it is, nevertheless, a be- inning, and affords deaf n ute parents the opportunity of ‘aving their children traixed up ia the and ad- monition of the Lord. The report apoke of the erection of & home for the deaf mutes, which would be built near © cr adjoining the church, and returnéd thanks to those reverend gentlemen who had used their in@uence in be- half of th » praiseworthy object. ‘The report vas unanimously adopted ; after which Rev. Mr KiGARuROD presented the following resolution -— Resolved, That the same eomumittee be continued for the ersuing year, and renewed elforts be made to com- plate the building fund. ‘This resolution was sur ported in a few remarks by the reverend gentleman. He appesied to the well kuown enerosity of the merchants of New York, who, he be- fevea, would not allow en euterprise of this character to fall throuph for want of the necessary means to carry it on. Mr. P. M. Wermone reat the following resolution, and acecmpanied it with a few «ppropriate remarks commen: datory of the odjec's for which the meoting was held:— Tresolved, That such selections os it may be deemed ex- pedient to make, from the eiatement and appeal just. read, be printed for disiribution, under the direction of the committ Both the foregoing resolutions, with another in favor of printing the resort and the ietter of the deaf mute, were adopted. The fellow! ines, written in behaif of St. Apn’s Church, by @ dea! lady, were read. by Mr. Gat» Jaudet:— Yer build for us» fane, O friends | that may remaia A noble token of your heayea-born love; Where, gather'din that fold, ‘The wanderer may behold ‘Thé path that leads through care to bliss above, Where we, the silent ones, To whom nweet pature’s tones Are tikes seal'd book ty the curic May learn #ith thankful mind, ‘Those cheering truths to find Whore power can draw the sting from sorrow’s sigh. - Where we, who mark how greet Those favor'd friends who meet With smiles of gladness and with words that cheer, But tura on us perchance, Only the pitying glance, May feel that we, as they, to God are dear Where we, who tread each day Lonely ard sac life's way, For converse yearning when all round us smile, May learn that He is nigh, be: Whore presence can supply More than a brothor’s love—s solace all the while». Where, though no thrilling swell Of pealing organ tell To mortal ear the accents of our song— Though never through the air Rejoicing angels bear Our supplicatious’ sound to Heaven’s throng— Yet shail the full heart pour From its abounding store An incense dearer thaa the censer’s fume; And He, who claims as due The epirit’s worsb ip true, Shall with his Spirit's light the mind sume, Where cn the infant’s brow, With prayer and solema vew, The tigning mark of Christ shall be imprest; And o’er the bended head, ‘When racred hancs are laid, Petitions rise that each in heav’n may reat. Where, in the holy bond, The gimsnee ones shell be joined, One to abide till death sbull make them twai,, And, o’er the sever’d tie, ‘The weeping beart and eye Ee sooth’d with hope of meeting yet again. The hungry, thirety soul, By faith’s divine control, May feed on that blest foo which satisties; ‘Tne humble penitent Shall feel, with giad content, ‘The Savicur’s love will not his tears despise. As drops of noiseless dew ‘The drooping planta renew, ‘That withering lie bencath the scorching ray, Those voicclers word; shall fall, Reviving, strengthening all Who wearied bear the burdens of life’: day.— Then, build for usa fane Where we, in joy or pain, May in our language e’er show forth oar And haply future time May wake your thankfal chime, That yo this temple fair have help’d to raiee. So on each gen’rous breast May choicest blessings rest From Him who gave these words our guide to be= “Each deed of kindness shown - “To ¢’en the lowliest one Of all my people, ye bave shown to me!"?* *St. Mat. xxv. 40. ‘These lines were ordered to be printed in connection with the report. The Lord’s Prayer was then said by the President, Mr, Gallaudet repeating it in the sign languages after which, the meeting adjourned, The Turf. UNION COURSE, L. I. —TROTTING. Wapvespay, Nov. 18 —Match, $500, two miles out. Jae. Simonson named br. m Lady Di Wm. Jones named br. m. Croton Maik Time, 6:17. Samm Day.—The above horses trotted again a similar match, which terminated with the same result. The brown mare led from the score, and was never Japped ig either race. Hi ye, praise; CENTREVILLE COURSE, L. Te Wrovispar, Nov. 16.—Purse $25, mile heat, best three in five, to 256 Ib. ns. C, Carll entered b. g. Frark Forrester... 2 211 2 C. Watts entered b. m. Katy Darling . 211222 Joel Conklin entered blk. m. Neily Bly, 38338 W. Remsen entered b. g. Honest Johi 4 drawn. 4 Time, 8:14—3:10—3:14—3:12—3:15, The above was one of the best contested trots thas ever took Mew Frank Forrester and Katy Darling were yoked in almost every heat, frem the start to the end; the fourth heat was the mont exciting, from the fact that the horses’ heads were together, without the slightest per- | ceptible variation, throughout the heat, Frank Forrestey winning by a throatlatch. The attendance was very small, the unpleasant state of the weather deterring the usual throng of sportsmen from attending. The trotting seasomis fast drawing to a close, as it generally does with the first snow. Court Calendar--'This Day. Usivep Stares Disrrior Covrt.--Nos. 44, 67, 68. SurREMR CouRt—Cirouit.—Now, 81, | 420,° 464, 486, 487, 409, 892, 482, 489, 216, 865, 866, 5661; 78, 222. Covri—Specisi Term—Nos. 43, 37, 92, 136, Oovnt—-(Two Branches,)—Nos. 205, 406, 467, 488, 328, 163, 148, 182,271, 124, 25], 8, 222, 607, 61 98, 100, 101, 102, 540, 644, 649, 660, 654, GDB, 09. (395, 276, 481, 622, 208, 893, 78, 67, 68,'2, 517, 77, 651, 638, Citizenized._A New Word, by that Word coiner, N. P. Willis, is very cxprecsive of the doings at Knox's fopalas Prescott hat store, on to coraerof Broadway and APting streot, for he (Kuox) is cupply ing our country friends frora the North, East, Sousa and West, with Fis beautitat hate, that render them exceedingly metropolitan su appeat- ance, If you wish to bo “itizen{sed,” patroalse KNOX has appenred.. Where! Why, at t, whore St ment, No. 128 Fulton atr: i of the latest style and crostest beauty. Kemember and buy, For Winter Wear.- Wernocks, Hatters, invite the sttontion of gentlemen to their cold weather goods, comprising cloth and winter caps and folt hate for travelling and evening, for gloves and cellars, gentlemon'a shawls and riding robes, all in groat variaty, | WARNOCKS, Hatters, 275 Broadway, Irving House. J. H. James, late of the firm of Knox & Jamon, now of 62) Broadway, St. Nicholas Hotel, ine vites al nud shrowd observers to oall and oxam hia caps, canes, &o, which will be sold 8 : prices proportioned to tho tighthows of the money market. Williamson's Daguerreotypes by Blectri« city.—A new and instantaneous mothod of seviring the likes Jahr shiues” Gallory 249 Palten strech Urcakten, eee, ‘ain or shine, ‘alton street, ' dagnersectypes, &o., do. ot, Brcoklyn, Cameg Meade Brothers’ Colored Daguerrcoty pes, Sineo ovr introduction of this aplond aaiyle of pictnre, the demand for them i. For $3, 9 picture equal to am ivory ministuro 6 is obtained. Colone for eater. | Artists and Impc Broadway, ES r roadw Brench ot Williame- Anson's Dagureotypes. conta, colered, aad in a nic the city for which cont § size for 50 | caso; twice the alge of any im cents, and worrauted equal in quality to those owhore. F vacant NSON'S, 539 0. 8. Povwlor got St. Luke oping with Samnel er Comn New York. Tuesday, Nov. 1, Ie your clrowlar torirg that & bein tho diteotion of the {ury appointed to oxataino them, provided the exhibitors aon(ribute the movossary fands, we hava to ine form you that we will cheer ‘ut pFoportion of ti expenios, and gond vaco; or the Jury can select om themselves from out at cor factory, corner of St, d avenue A, or at the depot, No, 140 Water any exhibitor send two # teinl, we quest the game privilege, upon paying the increased. proportion of the expenses. We romain, goutlemen, respectfully, STRARSS @ MARVIN &