The New York Herald Newspaper, August 27, 1871, Page 4

4 RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. of all, and those who fail to Church Services To-Day—Herald Religious Cor- om [8 Feeds must die. The Israelites respondence—Religious Notes, Per- failed to look on hy oe serpent 4 sonal and General. n & pole perished in the wilderuess, “How can upot We escape if we neglect so great salvation?” God ‘aught our first parents the same as He teaches us, in iew words, eastiy understood by all who are not Reevioss To-Pay. deceived by the teachings of the devil, who teaches ‘At the American Free Church, New York Univer. pa gee ry ee yg! as he taught our ie pa- sity, 36 Waverley place, the Rev. Charles B. Smyth he should surely a nee met ene eo ans merear will take for his sujects, morning and evening, scendants, by Christ, that he “that eateth my fesh = . Aarts OQ d driuketh my blood hath Li dT wall “Esect of n Unity on the Papacy; “Catholic 8M ¥ blood hath eternal Life, a % aise him up atthe last day.” Eating t! which and Protestant Doctrine Compared on the Worship | he was companied cor to earth! forndden trait— Ot God, Saints, Images, &c.” , Produced death in Adam. Kating that which we are » pith Universalist Church, Chickering Hall, | C2mmanded to ‘eat produces. everlasting lite ha giana ny Plage “by the. resurrection” Of the body, esim'- East Fourteenth street, Rey. Charles F. Lee pastor, | wa simitidus curantur. The devil’ taught will discourse this morning upon ‘Sir Waiter Scott, Eve and she taught Adam by saying, if | YOu eat you shail not surely die, which was directly | Contrary to the teaching of God, and now he teaches Adaim’s descendants that itis all useless Joolisuness about eating to obtain ecernal lite “by the resurrection.” What the devil taught them— | thon suait not surely die—is taught to-day in the doctrine of the everlasting life of all, whether the: obey the commands of God or not. But Christ said, “Except ye eat the flesh of the Sou of Man and drink His blood ye have no life in you.” If there 18 no life in you can thera be any resurrection for you ? “Many, therefore, of His aiscipies, when they had ; heard thts, said this 1s @ hard saying,” and ‘from the Christian Man of Letters, The Rey. Mr. Cudworth will preach to the Firse Universalist Mission Caurca, at Srevoort Hall, Fifty- fourth street, near Third avenue, this afternoon; ‘viees to commence at four o’eclock, der James Bicknell, of Westmoreland. Y., will preach for the Beulan Particular Baptist Church, 303 West Fourteenth sireet, in the morning, at half-past ten o'clock, and in the afternoon, at half-past three o’clock, 4 x | that tine many of His disciples went back Bishop Snow will preach in the University, Wash- and walked no more with Him.” These j ington square, this afternoon at three o'clock, taking “isctples_— were of those =who went alier | a eatin nt Christ and listened to his teachings, for his sub ect “The Future Destiay of Man and of put dia not accept them. They were of that class the Earth.” | wineh he had in view when He said, “Every one Bishop Southgate wilt preach morning and ever- ‘iat heareth these sayings of mine and docth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man.’’ Many are Willing to hear, but few are willing to do, Faith comes by heuring and dolug by faith; so they that } do not have not jaita, hese two thi necessary Lo make & true disciple of Christ—“a wise man.’ Of the ten Virgins, Who were the repre- atives of natural purity, five were wise and five foolish. The foolishness of the tive consisted in their having but oue of these two things. A gen- uine disciple of Christ can admit no human teacher eventug. | ee LOO Of his serincinice nears nan te ner - S *s mit his conscience to lord it over God's word. His ‘There will be preaching morning and evening at Coasctence must Ww to the precepts, doctoring the Central Methodist Episcopal church, Seventh and teachings of sChrist, “that in all things He avenue, near Fourteenth street, by the pastor, Rev. | might have the pre-eminence,”’ Andrew Longacre. Services to commenc at half past ten and a quarter to eight o’clock, To THE Error oF THE HERALD:— Mrs, Stoddara and Master Hough will hold a | Your correspondent 2 (A. B. C.), in his advocac: seance this evening © Gemonstrate the power and | ‘of tha noul's tall a y presence of spintts, at 107 Fourth avenue, com- | phar birens borin ono k panepan i Voce mencing at eight o'clock. | support, and you, in your editorial of the 16th lust., make a like appeal to maintain a directly con- trary opinion. holy writ; but Peter, who was, tells us “that no prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpre- “For the prophecy came ing in Zion chure’ n avenue, corner of Thir- ty-eighth street, services commencing at halfpast ten and eight o’clock. Tae Church of the Strangers, Mercer street, be- tween Wave aad Clinton place, Rev. Dr. Deenes, the pastor, preacaes at half-past ten o'clock in the morning and at a qbarier to eight o'clock in the Mad Is Man Ihamortal? Scripture Domm@vpathy—The New Sacra- | mental Theory. To THE Eprror or THe HERaLp Having noticed in the HrraLp several communt- | tation.’’—II. Peter, 1., 20, cations on baptismal regeneration the writer de- | Rot in the old time by the will of mau, but holy men | sires to present through your columns a few ideas | Of God spake as they were moved by the Aoly on the sacraments from a new theory m course of | Ghost” (verse 21). The private optaion of Solomon preparation. It 1s not designed in this article to | had therefore better be disregarded, especially as it criticise the views advancea by any of your corre- | Conflicts with Scripture. When Christ opened the Spondents nor condemn or uphola the course taken | U2derstanding of his Apostles, that they might un- by any minister of the Gospel or any class of Chris. | 4erstand the Scriptures (Luke xxtv., 44, 45), He Uans whose opinions may differ on this subject, | 6ald unto them, “These are the words whicn I The present Church 1s the fulfilment of the | spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all promise given our first parenis that the | things must be fulfllied which were written in the seed of the woman shouid bruise the serpent’s 14W Of Moses, and in the prophets and in the head, the Ghurch being the visible boay of , PS#lms, concerning me.” You see that Christ (who Onrist. ‘And He is the head of the body, tne Was God) waves the writings of Solomon, and why? Church, who 1s the beginning, the first born from the , It 1s because the wisdom of Christ was spiritual and dead, thatin all things He might have the pre-emt+ heavenly; but the wisdom of Solomon was rational nence.”’ The ark was the type of the Churca. Those | 22d worldly; unlike that of his father David, ‘who were in the ark were saved; those without | Whose spiritual wisdom emanated from the nature perished. As by water without faith all men with- | Of God, and therefore 1s acknowledged by Christ. out the ark perished, so by water with faith snail all | But “Solomon's heart was turned away after other be saved in Christ. “The like figure w hereunto bap. | gods, and his heart was not perfect with the Lord tism doth also now save us by ihe resurrection of | DIS God, as was the heart of David iils father.” —I Jesus Christ.” Baptism is the door by wich we | Kings xi. 4. enter the Church, by which we are in Curist and be- | Having thus swept away the unscriptural doctrine come piembers of His body and have everlasting | of Solomon (Eccles. xil., 7), which has always been Ife “by the resurrection.” ‘Know ye not that your | ® Stumbling block In the way of truth, we open our bodies are the members of Curist?? St. Paul said | subject by asking, What is the soul? We answer, to the Corinthians, “Be not decetved,” for certain ; THe soul ts life, Let us prove it. classes of persons enumerated by him which | It is the general belief that men and women beget embraced “the unrightcous,” to which class | bodies and God sends souls to inhabit them. It 1s all men belong, “shall not inherit the kingdom | S¢#Fcely possible to tmagine any other hypothesis by ofGod. And such (he said) were some of you, but a ‘s . | defended, for no one ts so idiotic as to suppose that ye are washed” (baptized), and, being baptized, | mortal bodies can beget immortal souls. But this “are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus.” And | by Heed eee supplies immortal souls to in- Christ said, “The Pharisees and lawyers rejected the | D&DIt Mortal bodies, supposes a continuance of cre- ation which 1s utter e counsel of God against themselves, being not bap- “ : Dae are conto tetera: 208 | Moses informs us that God's work ended on the tized. But wisdom 1s justified of ali her children.” | Seventh day (Genesis 1. 1, 2, 8), which could not be As the door was shut against those in the ark and | Ay if — (rd all past time, has been creating cs souls, But this hypothesis also involves a conse- they became the elect of God, secure from all danger | quence (no doubt overiooked by {ts advocates) far ‘Without, so those who are in Christ are secure from | t0o horrible for belief—namely, that God creates and all danger. “hey that trust m the Lord shail be ag | 8845 souls from heaven to inhabit bodies which are . | the issues of adultery and fornication. What: shall Mount Zion, Which cannot be removed, but abideth | God attend upon whoredom and crown unlawiul forever. The Lord 1s round about His people from | lust with spurions tssue ? henceiortn in forever.” Christ said, “Those n Genesis Xil., 5—“Abram took his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and the souls that they nad Thou gavest (in baptism) I have kept, and none i ~ J “ Jona 9 Of them 1s lost but the son of perdition, that the | Pollen In Haran, and went into the land of Canaan. Scriptures might be fulfilied.”” Tuere ts just the ) ynto thy seed will [give tuls land.” Exodus. 5— | Mees in the Lead _* & ace as i “and all the souis that came out of the loins of Jacob i ae ek te te emt. eee seventy souls; for Joseph was in Egypt | not have our iaith in the ieast shaken in | giready.” Genesis ‘xlvi., 26—"All the souls that | i gives us the reason why the aoe Wen | lous, besides Jacob’s sons? wives. all the souls were | tmiia similoi ran | three score and six.”’ Now, if souls do not come | toh nine | from heaven (and we have shown the wickedness of pstrovyed by acai ‘The Geath of Christ, which came through the Now Solomon was not a penman of | which tie doctrine of the soul’s immortality can be | terian chureh, South Orange, N. J., has ‘accepted a | call to the First Presbyterian church of Hazieton, came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his | If divisions continue at the rate at which they have taken place during the last few centuries it will soon be aificult to know what to believe, and men ‘will prefer to Ive as good citizens without creed or Teligion. If Scriptures prove unity amo! Christians should be their princy desire, an those who cause or foment division and strife are doing the devil’s work. If all wish and expect to get to the same Heaven, why Dot help each other to reach ity With every good or great act of Pro. testantism it seems to be considered as improving it ua blow at Romanism can be dealt by it; and Catholics appear, fo be positive of going to the skies with their faith, whether they live according toil or not, and also wishing ty monopolize tne Toad to the exclusion of all others. In most of their churches a visitor 1s recetved in such a manner that, unless he 1s a Catnolic, and therefore obliged to attend mass, he will hardly go again. Why not more of an accommodating spirit for, m: be, such as come to your services Well disposed? If yours is the only true religion and others are seceders, why not give them good example and iry to draw them into the union again? The numberiess Seen religious opin- tons held up as aoctrines by so-called believers can- not weil be from any spirit of truth; and until Cnristians join hands as one flock around ther common Stiepherd many good men will follow their own judgment and let reiigion take care of 1iself. Believing that some time in the future all Christians will again worship in the same temple, I would commend to those more able to consider the subject and hasien its accomplishment, Excommunication in Germany. In dramatic phraseology the play of the Brauns- berg drama thickens, The Bishop of Irmeland nas just issnea the so-called major excommunication against Dr. Woltman, and against this step Herr MAbler, the Minister for Worship, protests, on the ground that tt 1s not right thus to treat a man ona matter of opinion.” The Bisuop and his party have | the reply that, in the Catholic Church. there is no Toom on such a question as infalliinlity for any divergence of opimion—that Dr. Woltman must have a definite opinion one way, or cease to be a Catholic. The omMctal press is rather mdignant with the last response given by the Bishop to the Minister, and one journal even be- | gins to use partly intelligible threats that the ald | of Une law will be called in against the adherents of infailibility. The Norddeulsche Aligrmeine Zeitung says that there are essential ditferences between the | opinions of the Bishop of Irmeland, if they take the | form of @ letter to the Minister, and these same | public against the decision of the government. This (iba pretty Dini hint that the Bishop had better do | nothing that has the appearance of resisting the authorities. In Paderborn the opponents of infallibility don’t seem to have made any way. Professor Michae- lis, who is well known as one of the leading spirits in the Dvilinger party, recently gave a lec- tare in that town. Hits audience was small, and | while he was speaking a crowd gathered outside and began to show unmistakable signs of their hos- lity to the lecturer. When Professor Michaelis made his appearance be was received with shouts of “Away with the heretic !? “Down with him |’? | and had to go to his hotel protected by several ofiicers of hussars. Hither also he was pursued, | and a crowa gathered outside and remained there till eleven o’ciuck, loudly demanding the expulsion | from the town of tne “heretic.” A number of sol- diers aud policemen had to be posted in front of the hotel to protect the threatened professor. Religious Notes—Personal and General. Preachers wanted—“Great or eecentric.”’ Apply to almost any congregation during the summer. The Catholics are warned that the Presbyterian Board of Forelgn Missions ts taking vigorous mea- sures to spread a “pure gospel” in Roman Catholic countries. | The camp meeting at Long Branch was a success. | There was a fine fleld there, well planted by Beelze- bub, for the exnorters to labor in. | { | for many years the fatthiul and honored pastor of the church in that place. Rev. Mr. Campvell, a Congregational clergyman | of Bradford, England, has arrived in this country | On a visit, ana will remain for some time, Professor Smyth, of Andover, bas reached New York, alter an extensive tour of ‘teen months, Eas which time he has visited Egypt and Pales- ne. Rev. Edward Beecher, D. D., pastor of the First Congregational church, Galesburg, Ill, has resigned 1a consequence of facuous opposition from @ minor- ity of the congregation. Rev. J. Allen haxwell, late pastor of the Presby- Pa. Rev, Perkins K. Clark was installed pastor of the Congregational church at Charlemont, Mass., on the loth inst. PAVSHENT PUZZLE. | The Mayor and Common Council of Newark at Loggerheads—fhe Mayor Will Not Sign the CentrectWhat He Says on the Subs ict. Nothing was talked about in Newark yesterday in public and private circles but the battle between the Mayor and Common Council over the South Broad Street Nicholson No, 2 pavement contract, All day yesterday the ofice of Mayor Ricord was besieged by citizens of all parties desirous of congratulating him on bis manly, consistent and fearless course in the premises. About four o’clock a HERALD repre- sentative called on the Mayor for the purpose of Rev. James Montgomery died at his residence at | Clarion, Pa., on the 10th inst. Mr. Montgomery was | | to the Catholics of Germany will be issued, and the apostacy of Judas, was, “by the resurrection,” to de- stroy the death originating in Adam. ‘Vor as in Adam (vy the law of our natural life) all die, even 80 in Onrist (by the law of grace through death) | ¢reation AS | Genesis 1i., 16, 17—And the Lord God commanded shall all be made altve’’ “by the resurrection.” Xn the Itfe of Adam was hidden the 1 of death, 80 in the death of Christ was hidden the seed of life. | Man 1s a compound being, made of matter and | mind, baving a body and a@ spirit, ana 1 requires | Show that tb such bypothesis) whence come they? The quotations ‘y come out of the loins of man, Hence be it understood that the immortal breath of life which God breathed into Adam tn the day of his became mortal through disobedience, ascertaining what action he proposed taking rela- | tlve to the decisive resolution passed by the Com- mon Council the night before. As usual, Mr. Ricord expressed himseif delighted to be in a posi- tion to afford information to a member of the press and readily answered any que-tions pat to him. Relative to a question whether the rumor prevalent in some circies that he had the man, Saying, of every tree of the garden thou | mayest freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of tt; for in the | aay that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.” | O1 r U save “WEAKENED”? ON HIS POINT Dot these—the material and spiritual, to save bim— ‘Pre penalty of disobedience was forfeiture of immor- | was correct. ‘The Mayor prompdy replied that he v » Spirit see spin Bova Bio | tality. Adam’s immortal life became mortal life, | had not,‘and satd, in so many words, that he was as man bo Dorn of watet—the supject to death, The soul 18 tite Ife of | firmly resolved as ever not. to aMlx his signature to ou into the kingdo! ‘9 Heav ara cage | the’ body. ‘he words soul, fe and seed | the contract. The action of the Common Council in bowen Tog he gd ppt A a Bp tad re wa | are synonymous; they presuppose a body | holding a meeting and traversing the act of the nothing but soul or spirit to be saved, then the spirit | fy : \. c 18 ail tbat would be Decessary; but now we must , 10" thelr visible existence; for God never created have our “hearts (or souls) sprinkied from an evil | Gog said, “Be fruitiul and multiply,” He spoke to Conscience (by the spirit) and our bodies washed | ghe soul and body of Adam, which’ were one in- ‘with pure water.” Man is to be saved, and he 18 | separable essence, bidding Him to “replenish the not a spirit only, but body also; therefore, it re- | earih’? with children of his own begetting, whose guired both body and spirit to save him. The Holy | souls and bodtes should come out of bis loins, It 1s Spirit and the man Christ Jesus. “That wbich 18 | thus seen that through sin (for disobedience 1s sin) born of the flesiiis flesh, that wich is born of the | our first parents forfeited tmmortality and became spirit Is spirit;” neither can be born of the other. | mortal, subject to death. And as like begets its like, Spiritual regeneration ts by the spirit physical; re- | wevery’ seed has itsown body” (I, Cor. XV., y 38), meration is by the material. If the spirit ts all } a Shas is necessary, why should God have deciarea, | follows that ine mortal seed or soul of Adam “My spirit shall fot always strive with man.” Ad- rei cr bas ete pore Oba: Be vie Pog ti ae Ferran go = Bod Woon #00 of Adam, as We may hereafter take occasion to Gained from the beginuing ‘that sinful fesh sould | SLOW), and Sect Ga te evita g einen be restored, Klee Pcp el ali pone | hundred ana thirty years, and begatason in his Bpproved_ ‘of God. Through this man Jesus, and | SW2 likeness, after his image, and called his name through him only, comes the blessed Spirit to save teay of man ‘are w processive. esashoe, Sonoateed man, and by the Infusion of this Spirit by Christ, | gnaformed in the womb from the ivisibie lif who'was flesh,”* “my flesh shail rest 1 hope.’ It | Wiicn is concealed inthe seed. “which comes out God had not ‘designed thar like shouid rezenerate | Of man’s joins,” aud which, in obedience to the {rst like the giortous pian of the Kedeemer, man would | great command of God, “Be fruitful and multiply,’”? not have been inaugurated to restore or redeem re- | Comes rorth in its season in the form and likeness of bellious man. But how can a man be redeemed | thar whicn begat it. Does not beast convey life to from vondige and made “iree indeed”? uniess he | feast? bo not alt living aaimals muttipiy by the accepts ti fer of redemption , nade Bim, procreative life which 13 invisibie in their seed? And The Pha’ and lawyers | rejected TLS | isnot the Same frulifulness concealed in the seeds of ress “ik! aacuen aites satward Rhy maby | vegetables’ 1. Genesis, vii, 12—And God said, zed. reguires some 0 r s1Ci 1 act as well as inward conviction by which Let tne earth bring forth grass, the herb yieluing seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, Whose seed is in itself upon the earth; and it was And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after bys Kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind; and God saw that it was good.’ 0, blind man! shall all the inferior creatures, animal and vegetavie, ropagate souls and bodies, by virtue of the hidden ite im their seeds, and nath the all-wise Creator withheld procreative virtue from the seed of man, who 1s the noblest of all created beings’ ‘The Scriptures are very positive as respects the death of the sol. They show as conclusively as is well possible that both soul and body torm one liv- ing and dying essence; for it is the inyisibie lije in seed, both animal and vegetable, thdt begets the body, which is the visiole image and form of its in- visible life, and by which only canit be know! ‘This comes to pass through the wisdom of the Orea- tor, who decreed that “every seed should bri forth bis own body,” and _ no other, forever. (See I. Corinthians, Xv., 88.) Therefore when forbidden union of unlike seeds violates creative order the unnatural issue of such union is incapable of repro- the man in bondage accepts the offer of redemption, because his Redeemer will not advance the price of | 3, redewption ovly idr such as accept it according to ! ¥i¢ ‘the terms ofered—pamely, “He that beneveth and is baptized shall be saved” (or redeemed). Faith is the act of the soul or spiritual part of man by whtch | he consents to accept the oder and baptism—the physical act by which the offer 1s accepted. The | Spirit comes to us men through Ohrist, the man | “the head,” aud unless we are joined to this man | and our bodies become members of his body, how | can we be the recipignts of thus spirit no more than | the blood of the n&tugal body can circulate ina | member amputated (Mom tt. ‘The israchites, as | they journeyed turougn the wilderness, were bitten by tiery serpents “and much people died.” And je Lord satu unto Moses, “Make thee a flery @erpent and set it upon a poie, and it shall come to pass that every one that Is bitven when he looketh upon it shall live.” This is astriking instance on record that the same means which destroy health ana life, either physical or moral, are used to re- store and establish them. Obrigt recognized this principle, for to cure man Who was poisoned vy the neta 4 duction, In God thus providing inst confusion eg (sin) in Sever vaneveth in Frag we may see and admire the foretaougnt of divine Sy b ghee body, the Church,” should not perish Wisdom. Again We assert taat a soul cannot exist in death), but have (by the resurrection) eternal | Without ® vody, nor can a body exist, without fe. Obrist, when speaking to Nicodemus on this | Tay" ciways speak i os Puko , subject—the Church, or Kungdom of Heaven on | Pate y pea rs Lge ad fe, or . things iy making mention of his ly. its inseparable earth—said, “if i mave told you of earth), and ye believe not how shall ye believe if tell you Of béavenly (hings?”? and to make it certain that Nicodemus should not misunderstand Him and conclude He was speaking of tue kingdom of heaven Presence and essential unity and oneness with the soul, in lite and in death, be: aid 8 understood. It is the soul, spirit, life or seed—which in a Scrip- tural sense are synonymous terms—that 18 affected - by vexation, joy, grief, love, hatred, malice, kimd- above. He said, “No man lath ascended Up to | nos cruelty aud all other passions,’ It Lae heaven put He Wat came down from heaven, the | jor ‘speaks, walks, Wo! hes eink, uae. ee Son of Man, which is in heaven,” This Kingdom or “earthiy things’? about which Cbrist‘had been talk. with Nicodemus was the Chureh, the body of “the Son of Man which is in ieaven,” and of which ‘the ark was the typo; and po man can enter into tbjs “except he be born of watyr and the spirit.” “For since by (the body of) man came death, by (the body of) man came aiso the urrection of the dead; and tus body, this eartuly thing, 1s “the stone Wilich Was ses at nought of the builders, Which 1s become the head of tie corner. Figubes Te was Ch and dies. A bundred Scripvural references migut readily be made in proof of this doctrine. The fol- lowing will ve suiicient:—I. Kings, xi., 87; IL Kings, tl, 2, 4and 6; Il. Kings, tv., 2, and $0; 1. Samovel, 1., 10 and 26; Psalms, xiii., 1 and 2; Levitl- cus, Vil., 18; Leviticus, vi, 2, Like tre m a Sint, tite ‘soul in man is an invisible fre of reason, whose light, beat and motion kindieth life and strength ughout his visible body, so that the personal fofm +f man 1s the image of his invisible soul, This 18 proved by the tr bute money. St. Matthew, xxil., is there salvation in any otter.” st, & | 39, 20, 21—“Shew me the tribute money, and they ls ot @ spirit, that Was S6t at nought. God J rt + Vi wisdom offen chouses the same means and brought unto Him a penny; and He saith unto them, Se eeteroume | Whose 18 this image apd Sindee ad unto Him, Owesar’s.”” ; 4 snuar.” na Hn seit | the Importance of a Union of Christians, ve world, she | To THE EpiTor OF THE HERALD:— Tpose. If you have spare room allow the writer the use {oly Ghost | Of Your columns in Sunday's tssue to suggest to the ‘otion inta | aafferent denominations of Obrisuans the impor. Street Committee was, he thought, a ridiculous jece of business. In his opinion the Councit had no voice in the matter whatever. It had delegated its powers to the Street Committee ana the Street Committee had disposed of it entirely. It was, therefore, in his opinion, a work of super- ficial legislation for the Couneil to go over the mat- ter again. As for himself, he had yet to be convinced that the Council had the power to direct or compel him to execute such a contract. In his COMMUNICATION TO THE COUNCIL the Mayor says I bave been constrained to withhold my sigaature from the contract above mentioned ; and although weil aware that I am not required to communicate my dhjections to you, nas- much ag it is not a resolution or opdinance presetited to me by your honorable body, I believe that it is due to you and to the people to assign some reasons for my actions in a matter of so much importance. Permit me, then, in the first place, to your dttention ‘to. the second section or “tA Supplement” to the Char- ter of the city of Newark, approved March 21, 1871, which provides that all contracts for grading, gravelling c., any street or section of atreet in the city of New- be uwarded to the lowest bidder therefor, unless to the 5i Sireet Committee the the property owners inte vanced thereby.” “Ihe proceedings of the Committee on Streets aud Highways in relation to the award of contracts Sor paving Broad street,” a copy of which has been fur- nished to me by the’ City Clerk, show that there were fourteen bids for this contract, the’ lowest being #2 76 per er quare yard and the highest being #4 per square yard, ‘he Nicolson Vauvement Company offered three kinds of pavement; one at 38 70, another at §3 45 and still another at $290 per square yard. That at was selected. The Ream pavement was offered at $2 49; the Paul at 2 75 and py the Gardner & Metropolitan at at $297; the Adams $2 W0, So it appears by the “proceedings of the comun|ttee that there were eight kinds of pavement offered to the com- mittee at a lower price than that selectea. It was certainly the prerogative of the committee to determine as to what was most desirable in the premises, and they have, doubt- ed by @ sense of duty: but I find by the ove mentioned that they were very far unaimons in awarding the contract—eight being wor and tive opposed to it, WHAT NEXT? ‘The Mayor, havi! ded that he will not sign the contract, it will become necessary for the Coun- cil to meet again and delegate the executive power to some other officer, or, Should he send in a veto, pass itover his head. On Friday night they had only seventeen votes, and it would require eighteen to accomplish this, In any case, should the work be commenced, the South Broad street property owners, aj] wealthy people, are actermined to fight the city in the courts. The Mayor 1s of opiuion that they would have an excellent case. BROOKLYN COURTS, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ couar. A Woman Liquor Denier. Before Commissioner Winslow. Mrs. Tracey, of 603 Warren street, was charged ‘with carrying on the retail liquor business without paying the special tax. She was released on her pai § recognizance to await @ hearing on Monday nex ‘ SURROGATE'S COURT. Letters of Administration, &c. Before Surrogate Veeder, During the past week Surrogate Veeder admitted t probate the will of Ann McCaffrey, of Brookiyn, and granted letters of administration on the estates of Elen Groom, of Flatbush, and Michael Kelly, Matthew Mahoney, Daniel Mahoney, Mary A. Banas Thomas Smith, Ann Smith, Bernard smith, Cath: rine Smith, Susan Degraw, John Ga Mar Meyer, James Henry, inter, John a ‘Hopert Philp O'Reilly, Mar; Barton, Thomas Oastell an Richard Murray, “ rooklyn, Letters of guardianship of the persons and estates Senanaeg mueane as, Nina ste esi 11 were to Horece Mexete. of Kroorit a. bias: Meeting of Old Catholic Leaders in Heidelberg. | Preparations for Future Mass Meetings—The New Constitution—Dollinger’s Election as Rector—Louis XIV. and the Pope—Dis- cussing Theclogy Among the Ruins of Heidelberg—Schlozs—Geno- ral News of the Movement. HEIDELBURG, August 7, 1871. Some time ago the Munich Committee of Catholic Action announced that a meeting of the leaders of the liberal Catholics would be held in Heidelburg on the 5th and 6th of August, in order to take measures preparatory to the great liberal Catholic mass meet- ings to be held in the Munich Crystal Palace from the 22d to the 24th of September, when the organ- ization and constitution of the New Church will be laid before the Catholics of Germany for acceptance, The meeting took place as announced, and ata quarter before ten o'clock this motning the last of the remaining delegates left the city. Altogether about forty delegates attended irom Bavaria, Prus- sia, Austria and Switzerland, including Professor Huber of Munich,!who, in the absence of Drs. D0llin- ger and Friedrichs, represented the Munich Commtit- tee of Action. Among the delegates present we noticed the now ceiebrated excommunicated pastor Renftle, of Mering, the only excommunicated priest in Bavaria: who still performs his functions im spite of the ecclesiastical ban; Professor Reinkena, of Breslau; Pastor Auton, of Vienna; Professor Michaelis, of Braunsberg (the anti-infallibility lec. turer, who has very narrowly escaped being stoned to death by mobsin the Rnine province), besides four delegates from Switzerland. THE MEETINGS held here have been stricuy private, and, as an- i | opinions if they take the form of an appeal’ to the | Reced, NBTS ORIOLy, a Naeace Mae Way Ion Aue grand September three days’ meetings in Munich. ‘The Munich Committee of Action, co-operating with the branches in Cologne, Vienna and Switzerlend, will leave no stone unturned in urging the attend- ance of the German and foreign Catholics during these three days. After the discussions on the organization for tne coming Munich Congress it was resolved that the latter should fall into meet- ings for discussion (private) and public assemblies, In the latter the questions relating to the New Chureh (or, rather, Old Church, for the Dvllinger Cgtholics call themselves THE “OLD CATHOLICS,” that 18, the Catiolics of the pre-infallibility era), will be discussed, and addresses will be de- livered by eminent orators and clericals, As the great hall of the Crystal Palace 1s capa- ble of seating twenty thousand persons tho meetings promise to be of extraordinary character and interest. Delegates will be present from the Uberal Catholics of Austria, Switzerland, Hungary, | Italy, Prussia, and foreign guests from England, \ France, Italy and America are expected and will be | warmly welcomed. In these meetings the reforma- tory views now being developed by the leaders will take on form and substance, A NEW “DECLARATION” Catholics of various lands will be asked to attach themselves to the great movement. Inregard to the discussions in the Heidelberg Assembly the addresses of Pastor Auton, of Vienna, and Keller, of Aarau, made a great impression. Auton sald that the Austrian Catholics intended to have a thorough reform in Church matters; the new movement 13 there constantly on the increase, and old Catholic communities will shortly be constituted. Keller spoke of the condition of Catholic affairs in Switzer- land, and gave expression to the reformatory wishes of the Swiss Catholics. His report had avery en- couraging effect upon the Assembly. All the speak- ers were clear onone point—namely, the necessity of bringing about vast reforms in the Church. The greatest hopes are based on the Munich assemblies in September. The new organization aud constitu- tion of the “old Catholic Church,” Iwas wld by Professor Hiber, were discussed, but he did not feel justified in making any part of tnis discussion public. It was @ great disappointment to the peopie of Heidelberg that Professor DOLLINGER DID NOT ATTEND THE MEETING. As I entered the city on Sunday morning and saw the houses covered with flags and the bookstore windows filled with photographs of the new re- former I thought all this was in honor of him until I was reminded that it was the anniversary day of the victory of Woerth. Professor Dullinger is now engaged on his large work already announced, and on the new Church constitution t2 be laid before the Munich Congress. The persecutions of English and other tourists wishing to see the new “lion” long* + ago made his city residence too hot tor him, and he is now enjoying some privacy atthe Villa Fischer: , hans, at Tutzing, on Lake Staruberg, near Munich. Professor Hiiber told me a@ pleasant incident con- nected with Dr. Déllinger’s new residence there, and it may be narrated here. On the 3ist of July it was Dr. Dvllinger’s name-day (/ynattus), and he was greatly surprised and pleased at an ovation prepared im his honor by the inhabitants of the village. On the evening of the 30th the people living around the lake could see a large “fire of joy” filckering on the top of Johannisberg, southward of Tutzing. This was for Dr. Dillinger, and the peasants oi the neigh- borhood carried the wood up the mount. A littie later a brilliantly illuminated yacht appeared in the lake 1n front of the Dollinger villa; 1t bore a trans- cated with the simple inscription, “To Dr, Von Dolinger, on the festival of his name-day.”’ As the venerable Doctor appeared upon the balcony a " non was fired; after which the ship retired and the mountain ffre was extinguished, This quiet sim- plicity made the ovation impressive. Dr. Friedrichs Is still in Munich, but too much engaged to leave at present. Professor Hiber, however, well repre- sented his two associates; but he is evidently wear- ing himself out with hard work and deep thinking. He speaks but little himself, and he goes about cou- stantly buried in thought, AMONG THE DELEGATES ON AN EXCURSION. Indireculy L am indebted to Dr. Htlber for all the information I gained of the Heidelberg meeting. He kindly invited me to benny go the delegates on an excursion to the ruins oj Heldelberg Castle, freely introducing me to the more important mem- bers. The route was by rail to Schierback, a few miles up the valley of the Neckar, then to walk over hill and dale via the Wolfsbrunnen and its famous trout ponds to the ruins. It was my intention to discuss theological subjects; but I must say that the party were too much bent on enjoying the great nat- ural beauties of the place to allow themselves to be entrapped into discussions on dogmas. Acci- dent, however, or fate, led me to the side of a Swiss delegate, who, far more open hearted than the rest, imparted to me some important points relating to the discussions of the Assembly. I will not men- tion his name, From him I gathered, besides some interesting information on Catholic matters in Switz- erland, the foilowing:- FOUR POINTS in the speech of Pastor Auton, of Vienna, one of the most practical members present, found general ap- proval, and will doubtless be accepted into the new constitution:—Separation of the Church from the State in ail political relations; participation of the laity in the affairs of the Church and in the manage- ment of the Chur3h funds: free election of the bish- ‘ops, and the election of the pastors by the comm! nities. It is thedntention of the old Catholics that the Church shall be thoroughly purified of the super- stitious outgrowths of late centuries, The basis of the new constitution will embody those ecclesiasti- cal reforms Which were striven for at the Council of Constance (1414 to 1415), and adopt, in case the p: macy 1s retained, the principle at that time renewed, that a General Council was higher than the Po) IN REGARD TO THE MATTER OF THE PRIMACY all the dele; 3, With the exception of Professor Michaelis, were of the decided opinion that they ‘wonla have to cut locse from Rome, since it is im- ossible to bring about @ reconciliation. Professor Miichacits, @ very important lecturer, and at one time strongly ultramontane, declared, however, that in cage the primacy was rejected he should iree himself from the movginent. Dr. Dollinger’s wish, ‘as he expressed to a few weeks ago, was to keep to the primacy asthe head of the universal ‘That y a higicia GERMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, independent from Kome, will shortly be Me tapactiabe o may be accepted as a certainty, and in this nauon German Church nothing will be accepted inoom- ape ‘with modern civilization and true proj urch—the old oné parified—will aim to eas laptien tee true mission of the Catholic Church— ao nea teifion. Montor te delesa re " in TevOr on ihe. entire abolition of the conpeecnel 1n view of the Impropricties therefrom. arising. e education of the Catholic priesthood will be a subject for earnest discussion at the Munich Congress, Professor Reinkenz was load m his regrets at the | dangerous one, ) trivial, Little nope is placed by the old Catholics in THE ACTION OF THE GOVERNMENTS. by religions mation jt jok This is tor ‘ne on ai 8. Cathoules of Germ decide. | Wnas the old Catholics now demand and expect is that they shall be acknowledged by the government as the olic Church, with which the governments had to do before the promulgation of the dogma in 1870, Neither is nor Bavaria has recognized the aogma of infallibitity nor virtually the Church that romans the di The old Catholics say hey are the pre-intaltibility Catholics, Before that aogma Was issued they formed a part of the Catho- Uc Church, had their churches aud enjoyed the Church funds, Since that time they have not al- tered their religious tenets, while the infaliibilists have. ‘they (the old Catnoiics) have therefore & Jegal right to the churches and the Church funas— {nat is, in so far as the communities demand them, | The churches and the Church property belong to the people, and not to tne bishops. On tis question the governments have to decide. FROM BAVARIA NOTHING IS EXPECTED; ' put the committee desire to show by the September Congress that itis the churchless people that de- mand thelr churches back again. ‘Tne initiative is looked for from Prussia; but Bavaria has given one important decision, in the case of Pastor Renf- tle, who, being excommunicated, reiused to cease his ecclesiastical tunctions in his church, and the government reiused to lend its ald in executing the ecclesiastical tence, deciding that as long as the community wished their pastor he should remain. And lie 18 there still, preacting, and master of the situation. The whole movement must, therefore, be of the people, and then the government will be pressed to , Wake distinct measures. Depend upoa it, the coming contlict will be closely contested. A rupture in the Catholic Church 1s unavoidable, The liberals them- selves are surprised at their own success, Very in- teresting were THE WORDS OF PROFESSOR REINKENZ on the subject of the new dogma being & danger- ous one to the State. We stood upon the Terrace of the Schioss, looatag down on the city in the sun- set, and across the mountains beyond the broad Khine valiey to the mountains that bound the | horizon. The Professor was of the opinion that since the government, especially the Prus- sian, had declared the dogma to be a and at variance with the laws of the State, and im view of the fact that this dogma had been promulgated, and in the conflict with the State the Jesuits had urged their flocks to resistance of the law, 1t was as much the duty of the State to take energetic measures to said he to put down the Commune. “if,” the State steps in with its powerful hand; why, then, shall it not step in when traitorous are preached as religious duties, thereby making them trebly dangerous?” I remember but one more striking passage, in which he was speaking of the Pope’s assumption of iniallibility. “Look at these ruins,” he said; ‘they, too, give us a lesson to-day. ‘That same Louis XIV. who let loose slaughter and fire and desolation upon the beautiful Palatinate, and made this old castic @ ruin, ne it was who blasphemed God by his assertion, ‘I am the State.’ But from the date of his seif-presumption began his downfall. And from the day when Pope Pius the Ninth insulted the Church by his words, ‘1 am the tradition,’ so soon began, too, his downward course.” I must say that we were all struck with the comparison, right or wrong. As we stood there, too, one of tue delegates received letters given that the Germans working in the manufac- tories had declared for Dr. Dillinger, and were forming old Catholic communities, REPORTS OF PROGRESS | came in at the same time from Hungary and Austria. ‘The thirteen Hungarian bishops, however, have ac- cepted the dogma. The inaciivity of Strossmayer was criticised. FROM MUNICH | nothing new was reported. | the rectorate of the University has been a sore de- feat to the ultramontanes. Friedrichs, Plank, Rieul, Pettenkoffer, Zettel and Cornelius, elected Univers- icy Senators, were all anti-infallibilists, THE KXCOMMUNICATED DOLLINGER has now charge over all the Faculties; the whole intercourse of the University, with the clerical and Worldly authorities, will be directed by nim. ‘rhe Catholic City,” and considered the University as the High School of Jesuitism; but what will they say now, when Munich has become the middie point of the present movement, and that Univer-ity is the very one in Germany first to make as its representa- tive the chief priest of the opposition? Said Ito Atiorney General Streuz, one of the most active members of the Munich Committee of Actlon—“But hear that the clerical papers say that the Papal anathema will shortly be visited upon the University for Délitnger’s election.” fortunately,’? was the sole answer, “we have a capital lightning conduc- toron the building.” he apswer is apparentiy but it shows plainly that arlans no longer live in middle age ideas, but in the pleasant consciousness that, although as many anathemas are spent on the University as on tne jackdaw of Rheims that stole tne bishop’s ring, | “strange to say” nobody 1s @ penny the worse. | The result may, however, be that the Catholic | theological students may be in great part forbidden | to visit the lectures, anxiously awaited. I should like to tell you some } More interesting but non-theological incidents of the Heidelberg excursion yesterday, but must re- frain, as my letter 1s already long. AT DUSK we descended from the castie into the city, and the evening was spent by the priestly and professorial delegates in discussing theology and the hopes for thefuture. I returo unpressed more than ever with the greatness of the mc character of the men at its head. gress will be of unusual interest, and will virtaally a cide the question of “old Catholic” success or defeat, SAUCE FOR SIMPLETONS. Another “Sawdust” Firm Under the Jailer’s Koy—Arrest of a Gang in Ann Street aod Commitment to the Tombs. In compitance with an order from Superintendent Kelso and numerous complaints forwarded to the station house, Captain Leary, of the Second precinct, yesterday visited an office at 22 Ann sireet, tenanted by a “sawdust” firm, under the style of King & Co. King & Co, had evidently made extensive preparations for a grand onslaught on the simple-minded, for the officers found two express vans of boxes, filled with pieces of paper, which tho “firm” intended to dispose of as being ‘‘square counterfeit greenbacks.” At the time Captain Leary entered the office there were four indl- viduals engaged filling these worthless boxes, Horace Simpson, J. A. Sherman, Henry Smith and a boy, who gave the name of William Smith. It is presumed that the whole of the boxes in question had {some special destination, and it is probably a fortunate circumstance that the police captured them at the time they aid. This “firm” has nad rather a lengthy existence, but it Is very doubtful if they escape without VISITING SING SING NOW. Tnese men were at work upon the boxes tn as solemn and earnest a manner as though they had been engaged in the most bona side business; indeed they appeared to look upon the intrusion of the lice a8 an Interference with a periectly legitimate asiness. . A quantity of envelopes longing to the Adams Express Company were found in the so-called ‘‘ofiice,” also about ten bogus watches, which it is understood they sell for gold. Tnese watches are sold by the gross, and are not wortn $1 each. At one time THESS ENTERPRISING THIEVES Carried on business as Owen Brothers, then as Bell & Oo., James Fisher & Co., and lastiy under that of King. & Co. There is no sympathy for the people who will deal in counterfeit bills against the laws of the States and lose thelr money; in fact, they are as bad as the men whose establis! ments they help to maintain. On the other hand the police department should scour the city and hunt out all such swindiers from among the commuaity, When the prisoners were brought before Judge Shandley at the tombs he at once committed them for examination. The following is the circular prepared by “King & Co.’ for their customers:— DEAR StR—In reply to your favor at band we hasten to in form you that the terms of our original proposition bave been entirely misunderstood by you, and we ‘stated in our circular most empbaticaily that we could not give you credit under any circumstances whatever. If you will think over our for- iner letter you will remember that the remittance sent in ad- yanco was asked for as guarantee of your sincerity, but not by any means was It intended as full payment ior. the package. ‘The price charged you amall, Indeed, when you consider the value of the goods; and we trust you Will loxo no time in fulfilling your engagements snd pay our bill, | You need be under no apprehensions about the goods, as itis lmposaibie to detect them. They are all periect in every respect, and poritively worth the full value of their dendminations. If ft is inconvenient to pay the money, borrow the amount. tmmediately, oF you will blame your: felt for your folly, a8 you could ensily repay the load on the very day you lift the package, desides being in funda to operate largely There is another PAry, {2 your locatity wno would be glad to act for ua yat We have refrained from writing to him, as you desires to have the exclusive mght of sale, and that was the undar- Standing between us from the first, However, if you don’t care to carry out the contract, please inform: (he express agont and we will order the package returned. Packag cannot be opened before payment on any conditions, There are many reasons for strictly adhering to this rule, and a cial agreement with the New York Express Company ar giving such permission to any one hould much regret our business intercourse to termi. 80 abruptly, for you would be the greatest loser, and orably of the pate hope on second thoughts, you will think mort 1 INFANTIOIDE IN NEWARK. Yesterday, in Newark, Coroner Chase held an in- quest on the body of an infant found ip.the yard of the Orphan Asylum on Thursday last. After ex- hausting the entire day over the matter the jury, about half-past six o'clock, returned a verdict to the effect that the unknown cnild found in the Asylam ‘ard caine to its death either by negiece of Catharine Bondo: its mother, or actual violence at her hands.” She a eed for Moe action of the Grand ary. put aa end to the excitement as it was for Versailles | “the | | Commune deciare tenets contlicting with the State | rinciples | from Steiermark, in which the information was | Dollinger’s election to | Jesuits have hitherto proudly termed Munich “The | ‘The fate of the University 1s | ent and the high | ‘The Munich Con- ! | berore they encounter the shock that awaits them each of which contained a letter urging upon the receiver the necessity of caution and secrecy. These merchants were | —_ NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 187L—TRIPLE SHEET the mor ofthe Son of Righteousness, by whom sin tance and necesty of uniting under one standard ER CATHOLICS, | re? °e2' nat Sermon, clerk knows more se & STATE AND CITY PO Disorganisation of Parties Anticipated Hare monizing in the Republican Ranks—The Con- ditions—The State Conventions—State Offices To Be Filled—The Senatorial Contest— The Republicans’ Anticipated Ma- jorities—The Fight Within Tammeny—The Duties of Voters. The rival camps of the two great parties of the city and State were never before in so thoroughly disorganized a condition on the eve of an important campaign as they are atthe present moment. It would be hard to sayin which confusion is worse confounded or in what way the leaders propose to bring order out of the general chaos, Both parties are under & heavy cloud, and their followers are consequently completely in the dark as to future movements, The long war of the factions in the repubitcan camp over the federal spotls had all but obliterated the political line of demarcation be- tween the adnerents of that party and their demo- cratic opponents. Added to which Tam- many had long secretly ownea, body and soul, many of the prominent leaders or that party, until the mask could no longer be worn, and sooner than turn from the flesh pots they accepted the title derisively given of “Tam- many republicans.” The party was split not into two but into several factions, through the cabals of leading ward politicians and office holders, until Honest Tom Murphy got possession of the Custom House, and with a firm hand and strong rein brought this very baiky team ito something like working order, After his assuming the oflice arose THE FENTON-CONKLING FIGUT, which to this day 1s Waged on both sides with un- abated rancor. But there 18 ‘balm in Gilead.’ Tne demoralization into which late evenis have thrown the great democratic party of this city, and, to a very considerable extent, the party in ‘the interior also, has opened a prospect of reconcllia- tion between these rival leaders. The unexpected reverses to the democratic chiefs has neutralized this individual party strengtn of these would-be arty dictators, and neither Fenton nor Conkling are ear so necessary to the success of the campaign in tne present fali or in the coming Presidential cam- aign next fall as but ashort month ago they deemed they were. ‘There is an unexpected chance for Conkling on the now fairly anticipated success of the republican ticket in November next, whi he could not a short time since have hoped for, an with the opening prospect of better times for the administration party Fenton’s poiltical influence “grows small by degrees and beautifully 1ess,”” THE STATE NOMINATING CONVENTION. The republicans are first in the fleld this year, ang have fixed the day and selected the ground fe opening the campaign. Syracuss, ‘‘tne Oity of the Salt Springs,” will probably be witness of the in- auguration of a movement that will bring success to the party. The same vity has seen the beginning of many republican defeats, and perhaps it was with a determination like that which sometimes suc. ceeds in snatching victory out of the arms of defeat that Syracuse was chosen ag the scene of an antict- pated republican triumph. ‘There are yet, however, some serious intestine feuds to be healed. TWO REPUBLICAN DELEGATIONS are in the field irom this city for recognition by the -Btate Convention, The latest appointed 1s that of the Murphy Custom House purty, witn J. J. Townsend as chairman, the other previously ap- pointed being the representatives of the Fenton- Greeley Tammany party, with Greeley himself as chairman, To this extent the republicans, a8 @ whole, are active in preparation for the campaign. Not only that, but in the high places of the leaders terms of reconciliation are hopefully discussed— terms designed to bring together in harmony the resent opposing parties, the Murphyites and Gree- Pevites—-eo ‘as toenable the party to take the fullest advantage of the panic which prevails in the demo- cratic camp. % THE PROPOSED TERMS OF RECOXCILIATION are briefly stated, though there is “many a slip *twixt the cup and the lip,” and though Tom Murs phy proposes a higuer dict disposes, and nothing, therefore, may come of the proposed terms. So far, however, they seem to be acceptable to the high con- tracting parties, and possibly the 27th of September next may sce Ae einem agreed to, and @ treaty, offensive and defensive, sealed, signed and delivered. FENTON OR GREELEY FOR VICE PRESIDENT. It is stated that the overtures for peace first came from Greeley himself, acquiesced in by Fenton, the principal terms being as above—that either Greeley or Fenton should be put on the Grant ticket for Vice President. This clause of the treaty has bees acceded to on the part of the administration party. CLAUSE NO. 2. That Conkling gets a renomination to the Senate for another term, and that Morgan gets a first class | mission, or that Morgan shall go to the United States Senate and Conkling be appointed toa mis- sion, Agreed to by the Fentonites. Tnus far the work has gone bravely on, very few but those most iutimateiy posted on What ts transpiring belind the curtain seeming to be ayare of the transformations that are going on, or jat unexpected scenes the stage will present when the old actors make appearance in new characters. THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION. No day has yet been fixed for the bolding of the democratic State convention, The leaders of the great Tammany democracy have made no move 1m this direction, being intent on repairing damages from their republican foes. They know, also, that they have much to fear from the smouldering embers of the feud which so seriously threatened the sta. bility and strength of the party last year, whicn but for the “destroying angel’? that so miraculously smote the seceders in time would have then dragged some of the chiefs down from thelr high places. remnant of the old FOX-LEDWIf A PARTY have entered the field, poping against hope. The Jeaders and those who cling to the “lost cause? Which they represent are like 80 many poiiticas Micawbers waiting for something to turn up—ready to grasp at any straw that may chance to come Within their reach, even though it should come from the Tammany crib, They say that they will or- Gakiseasenvensce. in a few days and nominate lelegates to represent them at the democratic State convention and insist upon full recognition. Should the delegation be rejected they threaten a terrible smash up to the Tammany machine. THE STATE OFFICES TO BE FILLED. ‘The State officials to be elected this fall comprise What was formerly known as the Governor's Cabi- Net, when they were sppointed by the Governor, with the coneent of the Senate. By the constitution of 1846 these offices were made elective. They are:— base: otf of State, State Treasurer, Comptroller, State Engineer and Surveyor and Attorney General, ‘The republicans will, of course, nominate @ full ticket. Up to the present date, however, no Fok ale candidates are named for any of thése offices, with the exception of that of Attorney General, which will be given to Coionel Ethan Allen. The democrats will in all likeliiood nominate the pre sent incumbents, but as yet make no sign. THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY SLATES. There will de a vigorous prosecution of the cam- paign over the Senate and Asseinbly in this city and throughout the State. The republicans are san- guine of securing a majority in both houses. Here ‘Will be the tug of war. They will go into the con- flict in stronger and better array than of late. In this clty they will contest the Fifth and Seventh Senatorial districts, and will carry the war into three Assembly districts. Should the Murphy and Fenton parties unite in good faith and go throug’ the campaign shoulder to shoulder their hopes oi success in the city are not so shadowy as past ex- perience might indicate. In the State their har- mony will redeem at least two districts which their aissensions lost to them last year. These, at all events, are the pleasing anticlpations inda in by the leaders, ‘There will be a considerable Lote 2 of positions in the democratic ranks necessitated by the change in the republican tactics. Tammany im this cam- aign will not force things with too high @ hand. Vhile the leaders, however, may relax somewhat in thelr enforcement of party discipline, it will not do for ex-Senators or Assembiymen to demand re- nominations against the interest of the party. This threatens to be the case. In the BIGHTH DISTRICT Senator Genet will be strongly opposed. Ht was never popular in his district, or with Tam- many, and two years ago got the nomination only ‘at the last moment and after another was slated for it. He may, as he did before, threaten to run an mdependent ticket, and again succeed—but not likely, Genet’s most formidable opponent will be Speaker Hitchman, who feels averse to taking & back seaton the floor of the House after so long ruling its deliberations in the Speaker's onalr. Tprobavility, be the scene of a con. ‘Will, also, in all pro! A = Test’ between rival Tammany aspirauts, Senator Creamer 1s exceedingly popular; but there is @ pretty general desire among the Gi fy | in the majority in the district—to havo it represen by one of their own nationality. A compromise will, howevor, likely be effected, and Tom be again returned to do some big jabbergasting”’ in the Senn the Fourth, Fifth and Seventh districts the present Senators will get the Tammany renomina- tion. The complexion of the Assembly will undergo con- siderable change from lagt yer, even from &@ Tam. many stand int. As Yet, however, neither party are prepai to indicate @ line of action with re- gard to the nominations; and as aspiring in: viduals ambitious for legislative honors are bac ward in coming forward speculation would be idie in this early stage of the campaign. There is IMPORTANT WORK awaiting the politicians in the forthcoming cam P m, Which, to some extent, will Le the forerunner ‘othe great campaign of 1873. The State Central Committees of tae two great parties of the State will be elected at their respective State Conven- tions to be held in September, at which ume officers are also to be nominated fur election in No» vember next, Late events must have demonstrated to the voters of the city that they have a duty to perform at those elections which they have too much neglected hitherto, The lesson taught ought not to be forgotten, Dut should now, and on all sim- flar occasions, incite them to exercise tne franchise whioh 1s so much to them in name, but made of Very little use to them in reality, | | | : |