The New York Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1877, Page 4

4 WENDELL PHILLIPS An Interview with the Sil- ver-Tongued Orator. SLAVE-CATCHER DEVENS ae cereeteneeener see Further Particulars of the Purchase of Sims. WHY HAYES’ FRIENDS SOLD OUT. Hampton Still Cracking the Slaveholding Whip. Bosros, April 2, 1877. It 4g rarely that auy of the utterances of Wendell Phillips have attracted moro attention than his re- markable speech delivered in Philadelphia a few even- Ings since, a {ull report of which was published in the Bxxatp the subsequent morning. His denunciation at Geueral Devens, now of President Hayes’ Cabine probably caused more criticism than even his whole- tale attack upon the President himself. ‘Thinking that the distinguished orator might have beon somewhat Btirred up by the journalistic batteries which have been levelled at him auring the last tew days, your torrespondent called upon bim this afternoon, at his residence, No. 60 Essex street, Ho found Mr. Phillips bad just returned trom a lecturing tour, and,'In spite of the harsh things that had been said about him, he veemed to be as calm and serene as a summer morn- ing. After afew commonplace observations I asked if he did not intend to reply to the numerous criti- cisms which had been made on his Philadelphia ad- dress, INDIPPERENT TO 113 DEFAMERS. Mr. Purtiars—Of course not, I never notice such eritictsms Beside, those who make them have either not read my speech or are not fit to read newspapers, 1 have anticipated and covered every point they refer to touching Mr, Devens, Any oue who can count five will gee it if Lo reads the speech attentively. Coxresvoxpest—But, sir, they say Mr. Devens poaght back Sima, furnished all the money and re- feemed him; is that true? GENERAL DUVENS AGAIN ATTACKED. Mr. Puutirs—No, he did not. Sims was sent back in 1851, About ton years afterward Devens woke up ind ollered to redeem him, In the previous efforts for 3ims’ release Devens took no part. For many years the slavetiolder refused to sell; he bad Sims cruelly whipped, und when he thought he bad punished the negro enough for running away sent him to Missis- sippi, For mauy yoarg wo heard nothing of him and Supposed him to be dead. Eleven yeurs afterward the war freed him and be eamo: to Massachusetts, This statement shows how absurd is the idea that Devens’ offer to buy Sims was Jull atonement, All Deveus? mouey did not aud could not release Sims from the wretehed fate to which the slavehound had Bent tbe negro. This idea, that a few hundred dollars are full compensation for mortal sin and grave wrong done your fellow man is heartless and crucl, as well as ab- surd, ‘'ue wrong once done the vietim is beyond your Teach, It igus if you gave @ man a mortal wound and then offered yuo physician thousands to cure hun, For all the wretcheduess and wrong Sims suflered during thove eleven years Devens is largely responsible. Astor bad a crazy son who knocked out an attendant’s eye with the iron tip of his cane. The man writhed in agony. Young Astor said, “What do you cry for? My father will pay for 1.” The editors who tlaym that Devens’ thousand dollars were a {ull atonement are as crazy as young Astor. But if Devens bad bought Sims and been in any way able to fully compensate the negro that would not cover the whole extent of the evil, ho bad done, What atonement would thut have been to the Boston streets he had dis- graced, to the humane hearts he had tortured? Would that have neutralized the evil of his tofamous exam. ple? The acts of public men educate the people. The wicked sorvility of those days has douc more than any- thing else to DULL Ti AMERICAN CONSCIENCE and make us the corrapt people we are to-day. Scratch @ sapling aud the ouk will show it for centuries, Congxsroxpuxt—Bul, sir, they say Str, Devens re- pented. 1s bis repentance nothing? DEVENS NEVER REYENTRD, Mr. P'ututars—Mr. Devens bas never, to my knowl- edge, utiored, either publicly or in private, the word “repent.” His offering money to buy Sims docs not show repentance I never knewa slave case whero the most heartless of the hunters did not, immediately alter, offer to aid in redeeming their victim. That family which was most active in sending Burns to chains ali contributed to buy him back. But every one of them gloried meanwhile in the part they had tuken in Burns’ surrender. Instead of repenting they Donsted for years after of what they had done If Devens does repent, I claim that bis repentance shall ve a8 public a8 his sin; otherwise the eilect of # bad example rans on uuchecked. | do not think much of the conscience which sins in State street, fu the day- light, at the bead of 1,000 soldiers, amid plaudits, aod (hen repents ina skulking private letter to Mrs, ABC, But neither in private letter nor in any pub- lic act does there exist the slightest evidence that Doyeus has ever repented. ConRESPONDENT—Meu say, sir, that Mr. Devens was fh United States oll plied to? f, and Louut ty hunt slaves if ape Mr. Vurtuars—He was United States Marshal, But horized to hold on to an ollice e lorbids the act bis office calls him to do, Y sane wan agrees to this, As Deveus held ou to his office | have a might to infer that bis couscience Justified him tn the act he was calied todo. Tuisis all Thuve charged on bun, and 1 have ness of bis me to sec the in sign? How through the ia Young men to a higher moral level! Tesigbed bis plice in the English War Ollice rather than sign, ss a mere clerk, the order sending troops to America iv our Revoiusion. 1s it too much to expect that a Massachusetts lawyer shall have us ke of honor as an English gentieman’ Charle Was a Cited States Commission bound to execute the Fauiiive Slave act. When one asked him. if he, as Commissioner, Would orver the retura of fugitive slaves, be answered, “Is thy servant a dog that be should uo this thing! Twas a man be- fore I Was a Commissioner.” When the Boston police Way ordored out wo help the surrender of Burns, Mr. Juseph K. tayes, captain in that tore, ree signed his place rather than aid in ' that wickedness. Could not tour years at Harvard College and ten years at the Bar teach Devens as m morules, waken in bim us keen a sense of honor as service in the police hud given Hayes? No, Devens deliberately chose 10 go on und earn bis salary at the risk of earning also THE DISGUST OF ALL HONORAMLE Ho bas bad the viood mou we it must Hot Whine i the disgust of mw bim, like Nessus’ suirt in te classi ments itn forever. CORRESPONDENT —Dut, sir, otker men beside Devens supported the Fugitive Slave law. Mr. Pusiirs—True, But it is a very different thin to justify, mtellectually, a law whieh Will torture te & thousand miles off, irom Wuat tt ts to torture one of those mea with your own bands, Che mind may vlinded and co 4 Jowman wakur “the pest logician,’? Sterne’s picture ot the prisoner is more eflective thay Whole folios on 5 al nature by the fact that he was unable Why did not be re- r Sumner authorized and itup. He 4 clings fable, and to tnile laws. Dr. Jonson faid, the mau who could hear of the swking of the whole Chinese Empire into Wie sea WitONL emotion might —possi- biy faint at seem the surgeon cut off neighbor's hte finger.” 1 beard Benjamin RK. Uartis, Judge of ihe Sapreme Court of the Cuited States, uphold the Fugitive Slave act ip Faneuil Hall inau elavorate speech. Ten days afterward the uot ers Were in search of a negro Who worked tor Judge Surtls, The Judge gave the mau imouvy aud helped bis Miylit to Canada, urtis could not resist the mare tppeul of that gingle black face, Devens could, Cur tis? inabuity showed he w man, in spite of his Wicked argument in Faneuil Hall. DEVENS’ URAKILESS INDIFFERENCE proves him a bowad, notatman, To return a fugitive blave 18 as Hear the sin against the Holy Gnost as any- 1 ean imagin ConnksvoxvENt-—The journals, tir, scold a great deal wbout your attack on Devens YOOK RELY AND BOWLES, Mr. Paintures—Yes, 1 ave the Tritune and tho Ipringticid Aepublican scold tne lor expressing my dis- qust toward him. [eerily shall not erivee them ir, Reid aud Mr Bowles know best what company wbey like and are ftfor., If they fecl at bome in the society of slave ers iam sure I see bo reason why they should got, Of course I shall not obj A nount high enough to reach level of my contempt,” to borrow Guizot's In the ocber world T leave such a sinner ty slave hunter can ever * the words. nis vietiin, (hen repent as pu ds live a t y aud uke « Turkis Dath every day, he would ve to ine, at the end of w buudred years, nasty, in both we | English and in the American sense ot the word. Of ! course 1 do not dictate to others, If American editors favey the society of slave catchers, certsinly such editors ure the best judges what company they them- selves belong to. A SHOT AT PRESIDENT AYES. 1 used only one of my arrows agatns! Every Massachusetts man remem vers that in 1862 be was candidate for Governor in that revolt against the republican party which soaght to prevent Andrew's re-giection and Sumner’s retura to the Senate Hayes soems to have a special liking for men who, like Schurz and Devens, have done their best, in critical moments, to stab the republican part, CoRREsPONDENT—What do you th: sir, of Wade Hampton ? WADE HAMPTON STILL CRACKING THK SLAYEHOLDING wir. Mr. Pwiuurs-—In every sentence he has uttered on his way to Washington | can bear the crack of the old stuvelolding whip. Since 1860 1 bave not heard the crack of that whip until Hampton sent that insolent letter toGrant, If we had to-day a man in the White House Hampton would never be adinitted thore after such ipsolence, If 1 read the nee correctly the people huve moro self-respect than Hayes has, and he will soon hear a warning grow! along the ground tet CoRRESPONDENT—Why not wait, sir, and let the ad- ministration have time to try its experiment? A TREACHEROUS BARGAIN. Mr, Puruuirs—-For two reasons. The President's friends buve sold us out, It 18 no experiment, bata treacherous bargain, and, Desides, the steps thay ure going to lake are very perilous, and once taken are irrevocable, There 18 no doubt of the bargain that | sold us out ‘The republican papers very properly held Tilden responsivle tor bis uephow’s (Veiton’s) acts, though Tilden never knew cach detail, So 1 hold Hayes responsible tor his frieuds wheu they sold him out to the white South, The bargain 8 plait. On tho one side the democrats were to stop lilibustering aud let Hayes be counted im, On bis st friends agreed to withdraw the troops; to recognize Nicholls aud Hampton as Gove third, to charter the Southern Pacific Railway, giving away millions of national acres and millions of national bonds, (Let workingmen take notice), Tula last item wou Jay Gould and his pocketptece, the Tribune. We sbali deo the bargain carried out soon, This delay and commission are ouly to let us down easily and accustom the public mind to the descent. ‘The troops once withdrawn blood und starvation will rule the South, There wul be no republican Star south of the Potomac, Of course no democratic Gov- ernor or Legislature will ever call for the national troops, and hence no soldier can cross the sacred boundary Jine of Henry Witson con- fesscd “to me that our great mistake wus in lifting those territories, after tho war, into States, Then thero will be a ‘solid South”—the old slave power. under a new name. The next Congress and the next President will be democratic unless the North becomes a volcano. Then you will see millions addod to the national debt. in the shape ‘of pensions to Contederate soldiers, loans to Southern States and railways, payment of balf the State debts, &o When that hell opens you will see Hill and Lamar put off thoir company clothes and their diaguise of good be- havior. ‘They will appear in their own proper persons, You will not see Lamar, the actor, pertorming rhetoric over Sumner’s dead body. But you will hear Lamar, the Southern white, shamelessly proclaiming in excuse for that eulogy of Sumnner, “You understand. the carcass und used it to hoodwink the Yankees.” a State. NEWARK METHODIST CONFERENCE, CONNECTIONAL INTERESTS, FINANCES AND RE- PORTS—TWO KINDS OF FRATERNITY. After the Sabbath rest the members of the Newark Conterence met yesterday morning, aud were led in their devotions by Rev. C. S. Coit. A committee, con- sisting of Revs. Crane, Brice, Parsons, S. B. and J. B, Rooney, was appointed to co-operate with the New Jersey Sabbatarian Society. Some debate on the Sub- bath question followed, including an attack on tho publication of Sunday papers. ‘The Temperance Com- mittee reported the progress of tho cause throughout tho State, and thanked the fifteen faithful republicans and ove faithful democrat of the Legislature who had voted for local option. The stewards reported that they had received $6,724 75, and disbursed tho samo, minus $14 25 to the several Conterence claimants, FRIENDLY TILT WITH THE BISHOP. Brother Harris asked for the appointment of a com- mittee of five to consider and report the results of the late commission on fraternity. Brother Van Horne offered a resolution full of *qush’? at the grand re- sults which bave been produced already between the ministers aud members of tho two Mothodisms, North and South, This brought forth a lively discussion, tn which Bishop Peck took occasion to snub some of ‘the brethren. ‘The committee, consisting of Keve, Lan- don, Hurst and Harris; and Messrs, G. J. Ferry and ©, Walsh, was finally appointed, CONNECTIONAL FINANCES, The Conference Treasurer reported the receipts for the General Missionary Society $16,980 50, an increase of $1,108 on the previous year; for the Woman's Fofeign Missionary Society, $534—a decrease of $426; for church extension, $1,033; tracts, $628; Sunday School Union, $611; Freedmen’s Ald, $604; education. $635; Bishop's tuad, $1,302—an iner of $523. In all the others there has been a decreaso, For Wes- Jeyan University, $623 were received also. Dr. Dunn read a report ob tho condition of Drew Seminary, alter which Dr. Hurst, its president, and Georgo J. Ferry, a trustee, addressed the Conference, and sub- scriptions were taken up amounting to $2,509, making the total subscriptions by the Conference to the Jane's Memorial Protessorship, $6,425, The two New Jersey Conferences and the two New York Conferences have agreed to raise $40,000 in equal shares betwoen them to endow this chair, JKALOUSY OF RPISCOPAL ENCROACHMENTS, At the evening session the Bishop bad the General Conference resolution read touching the election or Appotutment of presiding elders and the restriction of Uistricts to uot less than two nor more than eight 10 every conferonce, and touching the representation itt the General Conference. That body considered that these moditications of Methodist polity beiny constitue tional must be adopted or rejecied by a three-fourths vote of all the annual Conferences, Brother Parsons made ® inaiden speech agurnst those resolutions as being an enlargement of episcopal prerogatives aud a | restriction of the modicum of power that still remains | in the ‘hands of the annual Conferences. Brotuer Craig was aiso opposed to the admission of this question into the Conference and moved to tay it on the table, ‘The Bishop explained tbat it could not bo disposed of in that way, but that a vote must bo taken on it, Brother Graves took the floor and spoke in favor of the modifications proposed, at the same time nnpugning the motives and language of Brother Parsons, Dr. Dunn and others aiso discussed the | queation, alter which the propositious were uega- | tived by a vote of 103 to 20. therefore Sceretary Fitzgerala wished a paper expressive of the ‘sense of this Conlerence adopted anit to be passed along to the other annual Conferences for their indorgement or otherwise. The Bishop retused to put the paper to vote and an appeal was taken from the dveision of the chair, At the request of the Bishop, who wag placed in an embarrassing position, the paper was laid on the table, Dilatory motions ‘were then freely indviged in to stave cf the dreaded hour for the Appointments. 1t was after eleven o'clock before the # estiinated the low. | | suved without the Gospel ¥?? | Roy, Edward Love, who ns recently come umong But in this world, fa slave banter | bever occupied thy | | Mra, Dennison Conference adjourned. THE BAPTIST MINISTERS. The Baptist mini mot yesterday as usual in Oliver Street Church, Rev, A, E. Waille, of New Brunswick, N. J., read an exsay before the Conference on the speculative question, “Can the heathen be | There are two schools of thought on this subjcct—one declaring that men will be judged without law who live without law aud those that aro under the law ve judged by the law, and the other that faith in Christ is necessary to tho salvation of every man, heathen or nominal Christian, Brothe Waille’s essay’ was more of « statement of these views | than a setuement of the point im dispute. But he | quoted Dr, ors remark, and gave emphasis to tt, | that it does not matter whether the heathea are saver wiih or without (he Gospel, but there ure grave doubts of our own salvation If wo fail to seud the Gospel to | them, Dr. J. B. Thomas repented his great lecture on evolution before the Conterence, and the ministers being more interested in that than in the other agreed to discuss the heathen’s salvation next Monday. BROOKLYN PRESBYTERY. ‘This Presbytery began its spring mootng yesterday aftersoon in the First Church, in Henry street. The | them trom the Baptists, was elected Moderator and the Rev, Thomas Crowther temporary clerk. Brother | McLureu’s transfer to the Monmouth (N. J.) Presby- tery since the Inst meoting was anuounced vy the v. T Milton Green, Dr, Van Dyke a briet verbal report © mission boards of the Churen, would be greatly embarrassed and 1 gotuthe General Assembly next month, Van Dyke, Rockweil, Foote, iucter, ehanan, Crowther and fe toger ter, Ludlow, Arthur ind Pa ssioners to the General Ass engo mm May. Lie the ever | the Chareh w nted— | bd . Susventasiou, &e.—and | on the condiuon | woieh he debt when Drs. were nom mbly, which ng reports on | Zduention, Cui routine -Usiness (ransacted, THE PARK PLEASANTRY. The Campbell horse whipping case, about which the Heard spoke on the 1st fast, was up at the Fifty seveuth Street Court yesterday afternoon, Mr. Camp: bell, Miss Mendeli, Mra Osgood, Mra, Campbell and | | Te present Judge Smith held the | Wife and her friend in $300 each for good behavior fo BIX montis, The required bail Was promptly jurmished | wnd the part left court. i NEW YORK HERALD, TUES BRIGHAM THE ‘‘aDuOIT,” [From the San Francisco Bullotin, March 24.] DAY, APRIL 3 In is not likely that any order tor the destruction of immigrants at Mountain Meadows will over be traced to Brigham Young. It was his policy to give hints and not express orders. These hints wero construcd at once as a binding ordinance, Young was himself the centre and depositary of the earliest information concerning the movements of immigrants, If it was thought best to barass an immigraut train, to rob it or to destroy the immigrants, no order in 80 many words ever wad issued by Brigham Young, He sent for ono or wore leading Danites and had a consultation, He gave only hints of what was best tobedone, But these hints were construed as Jaw by Lee, who was a Danite, und by all fanatics of that class, Young had the consummate art of conveying bis meaning by signs and hints, He knew they would be interpreted only in one way. If, im the presence of a Danite, he raised the question whether a train of immigrants was not ip danger of being despoiled or cut off by Indians, Lee and every other man 1 the confidence of Young ut once measured the siguificunce of such a question, If the immigrants were slain or despotled no order could ever, bo traced to Young. ‘When King John wanted a tool to make away With Arthur, Shakespeare maxes bim embody the hint in this wise;— King John—Come bither, Hubert, Wo owe thee mu 1 ‘4 soul counts thee her creditor, nid with udvantuge means to pay thy loves ‘And, my good friend, thy voluntary outh Lives tit thiy boxum, dearly cherisi Thad’ thing to say— ter tit 4 Give me thy Land, tit with some bet Hubert, Tam wn King Jokn—Good friend, suon hwst no cause to say 20 yet, But thou shalt have: wud croop tne ne'er so slow, Yet tt me va do thee Koo and too mW, ‘To give mo audionco—if the miduizht bell Did, with its tron tongue and brazen mouth, ound on into the drowsy eur of nights Ir this sume were u churchyard where we stand, ‘And thou possessed with « thousand wrongs; Gr, it that surly spirit, melancholy, Hild vaxed thy blood und made It heavy, thick (Which else runs tingling up and down tb ins Muking that {diot, laughter, keep men’s vyos, And strain thelr cheeks to idle merriment, A passion huteial to ny purpos On, if that thon conldys tee me without eyes, Hear me without thine eurs, und muke reply Witnout a tongue, using conceit alone, Without eyes, cars wud hurifu: sound of words, ‘Then, in despite ot the broad, watebt ul da; 1 would into thy vosem pour But, an! C will nor—yet 110 And, by my troth, 1 Mih—So well, ‘Though that ny By Hoave ‘Kin Good Hubert | Hubert—Hubert, throw thine eye On yon buy; I'll tell thee what, my friend, He 1s @ very serpent in my ways And whergso’er this jout of ining doth tread, He Lies before me. Dost thou understand me? ‘Thou art his keeper. Brigham Young was not loss adroit in giving bints, Tho crooking of his flugor, the closing of one eye, a pe- culur emphasis on a word or sentence conveyed a meaning which could oniy bo known to those who were initiated. Lee coud uot point to an express com- inund in 80 wany Words to sity the immigrants, But Young made himself understood to Lee and every other Danite as clearly as Hubert was made to under- stand King John, Moreover, thero wus always a large number of indians under complete control of tho Mor- mons. ‘hey could be counted upon at all times to ex- ecute orders given for the spoltation or destruction of unmigrants. They would have done the work at Moun- tain Meadows with every Mormon in the background had It mot been for the tact that this baud of immi- grants Were too sirony tor the Indians, When the Jattor had béen repulsed, then Lee and bis associates appear as leaders 1p the consummation of the tragedy. Tt was enough for Brigham Young to vay that u baud of immigrants were iu the Territory ; that these por- sons, or heir relatives or neighbors, bad not been friendly to the Mormon Church ut Nauvoo, Missourt or ‘Arkunsas, oF that they deserved to be leit to the ten- der mercies of Indians. The counsel givon in ninis was inexorable law, Lee 60 understood it, and so did every otner Mormon lunatic, Whose feet were swift to execute vengeance, PUNISH THE GUILTY. Dayton (Oh10) Democrat :—*'The presumption of his guilt does not rest merely on Lee's confession, al, though that alone is strong evidence, but also on tho nataro and constitution of the Mormon hierarchy and the position of Brigham Young as its directing bead. Itis ono of the most absolute despotisms that ever ox- isted.” Alta California:—“When the Christian people of Lucknow were slaughtered under the uprising of Nena Sahib the strong arm of Great Britain rested not a minuto until the British generat bad forced his way to that beleaguered city and relieved those of the white race who yot survived, But almost twenty years had clapsed after the wholesale assassination of more than 120 American citizens ere justice had reached even one of the Mormon batchors,’? New Orleans Picayune: —“Retribation bas been slow in reaching the guilty perpetrators of this horrible deed. But Justice will not be satisfied until all the sur- vivors who are guilty bave paid the penalty of their crime, Brigham Young himself 1s not too old nor too exalted in position to escape the {ull consequences of complicity, if it be proven that bo was connected with it.” Cleveland (Obio) Plaindealer:—“Very well, root out the Mormons, if necessary; but don’t stop with them, There are other sects that hold to repulsive doctrines— the Oneida Communists in the Hxra.v’s own State, tor instance, whose sexual tenets aro the vilest of the vile. Let the proposed crusade be impartial.” Washington Capitol:—“With tnese facts before us in bebulf of the defendant, would it not be well to walt patiently tor tho Lord to work out, through the laws of our nature, a correction of the evil? This might be logitimately hastened by adding enough territory and population to Utah to counterbalanee tho power of the saints und give ull a State government. This would correct the political evil found io the union of Church and State,’” Kearney (Neb.) Press:—‘If bis confession is to bo believed Brigham Young is as guilty us himself; tor, although Young took uo part in the actual butebery, it was done at hig instigation aud with lis connivance,” Frankfort (Ky.) Feoman:—“Now comes the discov- ery of a written order trom Brigham Young directing how the Mountain steadows massacre should be com. ducted. If 1 can be proven jet the old miscreant suffer the extreme penalty of the law.” Salt Lake Tribune ‘hey knew that Leo, a sub- ordinate priest, a mero Indian farmer, had never cou- spired aguimst the lives of tbat devoted emigraat train, and unleashed his red fiends to revel in the blood of defenceless women and innocent children without authority from, thoso higher in power, And the lycal privsthood—Dame, Haigkt aud Higbeo— would never bave called out the Iron county militia to aid the savage Indian in his devilish work it they had not been moved thereto by ‘orders from head- quarters,’ as the witness Klingensmith expressed it, If the officers of the goveromont would bave taken Lee, tried him by drum-head court martial, and given him a short shrift and a sure cord; and if the public would bave accepted this man’s death as a full atone. ment for the wholesale butchery in which he particl- pated, there would have been no clash of sentiment between the saint and sinner over the inatter, and the Lord’s priestly oracles would have been satisiied to wreak judicial vengeance upon one or two guilty in- struments, aud soffer those greater offenders, who had setthem to do the deed, to escape. in trying Lee, | they persisted in trying the mon for whom be acted, and with the appalling story now unfolded to the world their correct proceeding is tally vindicated, Tho execution of Lee, these quiet-loving journahsts will flud, is only the beginning of trouble in holy Zion.” THE PAAS FESLIVAL. The usual Pans fostival was celebrated Inst evening by the St. Nicholas Society, by an informal supper at Delmonico’s, to which, however, a few prominent goutiemen like Mayor Ely, Governor Hartranit, Gov. crnor Woodruff, Chauncey Depow and others wi vied, Mr, Wulam M. Virmilye presi remark of & good-humored character were the President, the prominent guests named above and others, and the remainder of the evening was passed with glees and general jollification, IRISH EMIGRAN?L SOCIETY, The annual election of the Irish Emigrant Society was hold at No, 51 Chambers street yesterday, James | Lynch was unanimously re-elected president forthe James Olweil, Jeremiah Deviiu and Edward G. Donnelly, vice presidents; Jeremiah J. Campion next y A CARD FROM MRS. OSGOOD, 1 Yo THe Eviton oy tHe Henano;— | Tn this morning's ed‘tion of your paper there appears an article which does me great injustice and J hope you | will make the necessary correetion. to the as#au)t mac cr It has reterenco | by Mrs, Cainpbell on ber hasbaud, k Civilities.”’ Mr Catnpbell has | aatoe carriage with to, nor have | ever had the bouor of the genticman’s nequaintanve and hever spoke to him unl ihe day of trial = Lwae | riding With w jady friend of iin ArKiL 2, 1877 Mra, M, OSGOOD, aud Daniel O'Conor, secretarios; Wilham P, Byrne, treasurer and Messrs, Eugeue Kelly, H, b. Hoguet, James B. Nicholson and Daatel O’Conor were added to the Executive Committco. ‘The society 1 in a pros- perous condition. THE VARICK STREET BURGLARY. In the account of the alleged burglary in Varick streot published in the Henao om tho Ist inet. the Dale of the prisoner Was wrongly given os Kate Cart It suould have been Mary Gibbous Mrs. Curter was the lady victimized. THE MORMON MASSACRE, NEW BRUNSWICK’S ROTTEN BANK, CHANCELLOB RUNYON INTERFERES IN BEHALF OF THE DEPOSITORS—PRESIDENT VOORBEES TO SHOW CAUSE TO-DAY WHY THE BANK SHALL NOT BE PLACED IN THE HANDS OF A RECEIVER, ‘The sudden collapse of the State Bank of New Bruns- wick, N. J., on Saturday afternoon, was a complete surprise to the majority of the depositors, and created a decided sensation tn that city, During Thursday and Friday “knowing ones’? silently gave a tow friends Dints to withdraw their deposits if they wished to be on the safe side, and probably a dozen or more acted on this warning and got their money. On Saturday the dismal truth that the bank had gone under was made known. AN INJCNCTION GRANTED, Among the first to take time by the forelock in this instance was Mr, Moore, who, as soon as he discovered the true situation, acquainted Mr. James Bissett, the Director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, This gentleman made haste to appeur before Mr, Adrain, the Board Solicitor, who drew up a complaint, and late on Saturday might it was presented to Chancellor Runyon, who tssued an injunction restraining the bank officials from paying out moneys, receiving funds, &e, This document, together with an order directing President Voorhees to show cause at Trenton, to-day, why a receiver of tho bank should not be appointed, was served upon that oilicial by the Sherilf of Middlesex county at aine o'clock yesterday morning, a Er he the bank. was on the point of starting for When ho reached tho counting room ho was apparently so agitated that he could not find utterance, ‘Throughout tho morning wn important conference was held in the Presidonv’s: room, and was participated i by an officor of a New York bank, the directors of the bank and one or more stockholders. WIAT PRESIDENT VOORAERS RayYs, At noon President Voorhees came out and appeared to be suifering severely from mental depression. it true,” queried the r ter, “that you drow $26,000 from the bank on nesday, and is it trae that another officer of the bank withdrew $30,000? ‘This is the report on the street.” Mr. Voorhees was staggered for a moment, but quickly recovering himself replied:—It 1s not true as regards me—uot a word of it, On tho contrary, | de- posited $4,000 last week, and have altogether $25,000 ‘on deposit {p the bank at the present time; haven't I, James??? (referring to a clerk who hud left his desk to listen to the conversation), James nodded assent. Continuing he said:—**l dou’t know about the other report, but I don’t think it i true, The bank owes its | misfortunes partly, to the tate panic.”? ‘Yhe uervous Prosident evaded the question of Habilities and assets by saying that the bank had also became slightly involved owing to “bald ig liens on the new Masonic hall,” or in other words, having an interest in this ‘large building which has not proved such a sale investment as 16 projectors anticipated. He also mentioned the fact that when the bank bad been crippled by Woodwortn four years ago he promptly put $26,000 in tho treas- uty to help it along, and asserted that Woodworth’s robbery was in a measure the cause of the present troubles. None of tho directors or stockholders would give the slightest tnformation as to the direct cu! of tho bank’s suspension, It is generally conveded, however, that the duiness of the times, the depreciation in the vulue of real estate and bad imvestments wore the sources of the bank’s diiliculty, It was incorporated in 1812, and is among the oldest imstitutions in the State, Since the defalcation of its ex-cashier, Appice tou, four years ago, it has been steadily going down, but still rotained the confidence of many of the trades- men and mechanics of New Brunswick and the county, who were its largest depositors, ITS UNFORTUNATE DEPOSITORS. ‘Those who suffer from the suspension ia New Brans- wick are loud in their denunciations of the conduct of the bank officers from President down, It 1s stated on good authority that the bank's condition was known to a “ring’? of five or six, und that allof them saved themselves und were the means of saving their friends by timely notitication wuen the bank would close its dvors. {tis satd that Mr, Coristian Meyers, a heavy stockholder, was one of this number, und that ho drow $30,000 from the bank on Wednesday lastin an- licipation of the coming crash, It 1s also said that Mr. Charlos Fisher, a sun df one of the directors, wok advantage of previous warning aod withdrew his de- posits either on Friday or Saturday, auu it is binted that, despite President Voorlives’ dental, it will bo found that he withdrew $25,000 the day previous the dénouement. From intormation obtained from one of the heaviest depositors it appears that the bank re ceived deposits up to within baltan bonr of its sus- pension, Should the concern be put into the hands of a receiver, of which event there seems to be uo doubt, the depositors may realize 25 ceuts on the dollar—pernaps alargor sum, The aifairs of the bank will undoubtedly be wound tp, and im all likelihood business will oe resumed with new men at the helm, OUR RUSSIAN VISITORS. THE GRAND DUKES ALEXIS AND CONSTANTINE DINED—-THE MINNESOTA TO REPLACE THE POWHATAN, Religious services were held on board the flagship Svetlana in the morning ana afternoon yesterday. Captain the Grand Duke Alexiy came ashore at half- past one o’ciock P, M., at tho foot of Twonty-third street, The steam frigate Minnesota, first class, at present training ship, and lying at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which has been ordered to replace the present flagship of Vice Admiral Rowan, the Powhatan, has on board 180 apprentices, who are to be transferred to the sulle ing ship Supply for their annual cruise, The Minuesota ts a fine vessel and well fitted. She {g a Wooden screw steamer, carries an ordnance of forty-six muzzie-loading Dahigren nvne-ineh shell guns, is of 3,000 tons burden, and basa displacement of 4,700 tons. The officers of the present flagship Powhatan havo ‘been a host of themselves tn the entertaiument of our Rusetan visitors at Nertotk and here, and their depart ure will be regretiea, but their rdle will undoabtedly be gracefuily taken up by those of tho Minnesota, A DINNER TO THR GRAND DUKES. Mrs. Stevens, of Fifth avenue, gave a superb dinner Jast night to the Russian Grand Dukes, Some twenty guests were present, among whom the most notable, besides the Grand Duke Alexis and the Grand Duke Constantine, were Count Stevers, Baron Blanc, tue tart y Kane, Colonel Drak: De Kay and Mr, ting. Amoug the lads were, ude the accomplished hostess and her beautt- tui daughter, dirs. Heard, Mrs. Le Rey, Mrs, Delancey Kane, Mrs. Post aud others, ‘The floral decorations were magnificent, After dinner the drawing roo were thrown open and the company entertained wi voval and instrumental music by some distinguished umatoura, ACADEMY OF DESIGN. PRIVATE VIEW AND RECEPTION LAST NIGHT. A large and brilliant assembiage filled the exhibition rooms of the Academy of Design last night, on the oc- casion of the annual private view and reception, Great Intorost was exbibited in the works contributed, and a good deal of discassion was caused by differences of opinion over the action of the dlang- wg Committee, The consideration shown to the young men studying abroad was very strongly and very illogically denounced by some of the sore- head exhibitors whose works have not met with the approval their authors assert they deserve, One of the most curious phases of this discussion is that some of the artists seem to be of opinion that mere residence in New York or its vicinity conters a right to consid- eration independent of the value of the works sub- mitted for exhibition. In so far as the Hanging Com. mittee have placed works simply on their merits they deserve and will receive the thanks of all intolligent and disinterested jovers of art. What we flud fault with is, that having yonea certain distance in the rignt direction, the cominittce failost tn somo important cases to carry out their programme to its logteal conclusion. ‘The ery attompted to be raised against the “art students’? is both mean and paltry. Lf tho “students” cam paint better than the ‘masters’ and the old time favoriies, they havea right to the places of honor, und should get them, however much imdividual painters may ve hurt, The public have not been slow to mark their appreciation of the new men and a number of their works were already marked “sold”? lost might, and no doubt most of them will find purchasers who will be content to get good pictures Without inquiring as to the age or residenco of tho painter. The collection of works is the finest and Most interesting ever gathered in the Academy of De+ sign in au annual exibition, and the tmpression made on the throng af Visitors was evidently 4 very tavor- able one, To-day the general pablic will be admitted to view the exhibition, which we hopo to see largely patronized, SCULPTURE SALE, The excolient collection of sculptare works at present on exhibition at the Leavitt Art Rooms will bo sold this afternoon at three o’clock, without reserve. Tho collection comprises some remarkuoly benutitul vases, which were expressly executed tor the Centennial by Italian sculptors. ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. At the mooting last evoning of the Academy of Scioncos Protessor Charles A. Seeley read a paper on “Devices for Securing Pressure in Filliation,” and Pro- fessor C. J, Rockwell « payer on the “index to tho Literature of Vanadium, 1801-1877."" COMING ART SALES. ‘hore {s an exhibition of foreign and American plc, tures at Schenck’s gallery which embraces the work of gome Well known artists, among thom Winslow Homer, Wilham F, De Haus, B, 1. Henry, Arthur Parton, Harvey Young, Thomas und Petor Moran and Frank D. Brisco, which wilt be gold on the 6W and 6tb. At Keeler’s gallery will be found a namber of of! paintings and water colors, the work of foreign and 1877.-TRIPLE SHEET. SA ESO AS I a EE a sBreniancain BESEYELA TEATE MOLD) SAL ARMENARSL BRASS NRCS CHARITY VAMPIRES. The Juvenile Guardian Society Brings the State Board of Charities Into Court, THE BOARD’S REPLY. Only One Dollar in Four Alleged To Be Expended on the Society's Objects. Nearly thirty years ago there was organized in this city the New York Juvenile Guardian Society, whose present headquarters are at No, 101 St, Mark’s place, A petition was some time since sent by this society to the Board of Apportionment asking @ donation of $10,000 trom the city exchequer, to enable it to carry on successfully its work of benevolence. Rumors in some way became rife that only a small por- ton of the funds contributed in aid of the society was used for the purposes represented, In order to ascor- tain the truth or falsity of these rumors Messrs, Theo- dore Roosevelt, Henry.L, Hoguet and Josephine Shaw Lowell were appointed by the State Board of Charities to make @ thorongh investigation into its mauage- ment Such examination was to a certain extent-re- sisted and Jault was found with the publicity given to the result of such examination, Falling: back on its legal rights, the society brought an injunction suit restrainimg the examining committeo named from publishing anything in regard to their examination of alleged defamatory and libellous character, THE COMPLAINT OF THR sociRTy, Tho society states in tts complaint that {t bas assid- uously and faithiully pursued tho purposes and duties of its incorporation for a period under the present and prior organization of nearly thirty years; that the soci ety bas bad no endowment and 1s wholly dependent upon public and private charities; that it hus bad a guod name, but since the panic its reeeipts have beon greatly reduced; that David F. Rovertson, a regularly licensed clergyman, 1s the Superintendent and Secro- tary of the institution, and has bad the general man- agement of its concerns; that the defendants claim to have the power given them by the stato Board of Char- ities to visit the institution and examino into {ts affairs, and ure now conducting secret examinations aguinst the society, trom which the society’s officers aro cx- cluded; that they are not allowed to be represented by counsel, and have uo knowledge of the vature of the charges, except such as Is gained from the publication of the evidence in the newspapers; that these pretended visiturs cluim the power to pablish their proceedings in the newspapers, and also the right to conduct such examination for the purpose of furnishing information to the Attorney General to be used for the prosecution of criminal proceedings agalust the society and ita ofll- cers; that the evidence thus far published has vecn garbled and false, aud as ib defamatory and libel- lous; whereas, if tho report’ had been true, 1t would have justified the work of Robertson and the society; that the defendants aro hostile to the society, and have cuused these reports to be published for the pur- pose ot breaking up the society; that the society is ad- vised that the State Board has no visitorial power over them, and they ask that the defendants be’ re- strained from exercising the usurped visitorial power, ‘and also that they be restrained from publishing any hibellouspr delamatory statements in regard to tue aflairs of this syciety. Upon the complaint and ap- nexed aflidavits of Mr. Robortson and others, airendy published, @ temporury injunction was granted, und the maiter came up beiore Chief Justice Daly iu the Court of Common Pleas, yesterday, on a motion to make the injunction permanent. THR DEPENDANTS’ SIDE OP TITR STORY, General Barlow read a lengthy allidavit, made by the defendants joutly, setting forth, umong other things, that the report of the examiers was unanimously accepted by the State Board, and that « resoluuon authorizing the attorney General to take action in the matter was adopted, aud that they wero not hostile to tue society any muro than that they consiered it a pernicious and worthless institution, They deny the allegations of Robert. gon im toto, und aver that they have o to examine into the affuirs of the iustitution in their own way; that their proceedings are in strict accord- ance with tue statute; that the fuyclions of such ex- am iners are executive and not judicial; that to allow the society tv have counsel and the liberty of cross- examining witnesses would be practically to take the cuse out of their control; and that the examination into the affairs of a charitable imstitution are to be, according to law, conducted in the same manner as the investigation of an insurancecompany aod other corporations. As to publishing the result of their ex amination, they claim the right to publish what they choose, and thut the report ng pubiished is in every way (rue. They assert lurther toat at one time $2,000 was collected, uf which only $400 went to the poor, and the rest went ito the pockets of Robertson and other ollicers, and that the other publication: re made by the repurters who were present, and were uot procured by the detendunts. Geuoral Barlow ciaimed that the Court bad no power to restrain tue pubiication vf a libel, and Lad no jurisdiction to inter- jere with the defendants tu the proper administration of their public duties. KXAMINATION OF TUR STATE BOARD. General Barlow uiso read the report of the ex- aminers sent tothe state Boura of Charities, which states that, understanding that the society had so- hieited $10,000 from the Board of Apportionment, the examiners thought it their duty to examine into 1s present condition. The report tuen shows that they visited tne building wt No. 101 St. Murk’s pluce, and found there a bare and dirt room, where thirty-three children were attend. img school, The «teacher suid ug their parents Were ia comioriable circamstaitces, She suid she only had two slates for the whvie school, ‘aud Ubat ber sulary-of $5 a week was not paid regularly. in the next room to the school room were five or six women sewing on machines, receiving, as they waid, live cents a dozen for making sbirts ou the machine, and forty cents for “tnishing” @ dozen, which they received tron tho shirt dealers, In the front room on the same fidor there wero three men who said they were copuccted with the depurtment ior giving out reliel, and wero paid employés, aud that When persons Wauted assistance they were visited at their homes; that about 250 loaves of broad, wo bar- four had been given out sluce the reliof department had been opened. ‘The examiners say tbat thoy dis d that many of the mendicants came from a dis- tance, and they were told that there was une volunteer visitor, Whose duty it was to inquire into the circum. stances of the appiicanta ‘This is all the work which fg at prosent carried ou by the Juvenile Guardian So- ciety, ‘The report then xoes on to say that they were told (hat the Secretary also had an office on Broadway, Judging from these tacts that tho work of the society Was hot more eflicient or satistuctory $n 1877 than it was in 1872, we proceeded with our inquiries by the eXamiuavion of w Auber Ol Wituexses, among others the secretary, recetver aud two other directors of the society. IGNORANCE OF THE OFFICERS. From their testimony we jearned that none of tho present directors who appeared Letore us, except the secretary, Knew apything of the work of the society, ‘They stated that they bad not visited No, lui st, Mark’s place, except on the occasion of festivals, tor a ‘eur or ihore, and that, although they belleved that Mr, Robertson, the secretary, was dolug a good work, they had po personal knowledge of what it wag. Mr. Robert son bimseif, on belog eXamined under oath in regard to what the society hud mplished since the 1st of January of tuis year, seemed to have great diiticulty in culling to mind any sums spent for the actual veneilt of the poor, while the amounis paid lim nominally on account of an old debt incurred sm 1804 consumed the buik of tue money collected. Tho tol- tion:—That while Mr. Robertson claims to have been for the last twenty mouths gratui- he admity having received during that period butween’one and (Wo thousand dollars on account of Lis so-called old claim. It (urther appeared that the buildiug No, 101 St. Mark's place is mort. gaged over 118 Lull value, and that only three rooms are used jor the purposes of the society; that by the outdoor relief departmeut not more than’ 110 tamilies had been relieved, of whom only titty had been visited, this relict in some instances being only a few crack: ers. tously to the s MBAGRENKS® OF THK CHARITY, From the exaiination of suc books of the society laid before them, and irotn the testimony of ployés of the mstitution Who appeared before thom, they were convinced that for some years less than ohe quarter of the cash recelved was ex- pended in aiding those for whose benelit the society was organized, while, since January 1, 1877, leas than one-tenth went to this object. Their ‘conclasion trom the abovo facts was that the Javenile Gaardian Society wus not accomplishing « work of any value, either as an educational or a charituble agency, aud that a very Jarge proportion of all money collected for the society Wiil mevitably go 1 tbe futtire as in the past. debts claimed (0 have been contracted many yeur: § and that consequently it has no claim on either puvii¢ or private charity. The society asks jor coatribuvions to feed the hungry, clotue tue baked and teach the 1g- norant, while ouly one dollar out of every tour is axed lor those purposes, The petition to the Board of Ap- portionment, referred to above, was signed by various gentlemen Who had been in previous years conuecied with the Juvenile Guardian society, as well as by its present directors, aud 1s, in fact, an cndowment of that society. It sets forth the services whieh hud been ren- dered by the society in past years to the poor, states Ubat the building at No. 101 St, Mark’s pluce 18 “held in fee’ by the society, and that it ci wently has facil ties for extended charitable work, aud the petitioners + a an appropriation of $10,000 Irom the Excise fund, SIGNERS TO THK PRTITION, They examined almost ali the gentlemen who had signed the petition, sod several of them sald they had not read it beloro allixing their names to it and sup- Amotican artists, which wil bo offered for sale on Wednesday aud Thursday. posed it simply to be a request to the Board of Appor- tiopmeat for $10,000 to be distributed te the poor, . under the contro! of tho will, “stump speaker”? lowing [acts were also developed by the examina. | None of these gentlemen appear to have inquired of ‘thought it their duty to learn whether thore was any organization adequate to the proper distribution of so large a sum of money or to whom it was intended to be given. On the simple statement of Mr. Robertso: secretary of (ne society, that he wanted $10,000 to give to the poor they bey Tey og their ames to a pe- tition requesting th rd of Apportionment to ap- propriate that sum, without any consideration of the great evils which arc sure to result to a community when large sums of money are reck- lessly given away without thorough investigation by ‘ied visitors at the homes of the poor, or bow o tion to the honest, working poor ts held out criminate churity to relinquish the painful task of earning a living by labor. Finaliy, they had found by examination that the statements and charges made in regard to the Juvenile Guardian Societyby the Vice President of the State Bourd of Charities vo years ago are still enti true and applicable now, and they abr 'ttad to the Board whethor it was not desirable to to deprive the society of its charter. The the Commissiovers, and is followed report is < by the evidence taken before them, the most of which bas already been publisbed from time to time in the Henatp. AN ALLKORD CONSPIRACY, Mr, Keck claimed that the defendants should be re- 4 from publishing in the papers the result of ti fie argued that the defendants had no power to examine into thew jopers, and that the whol tigation was a conspiracy to break down this clety. He claimed, further, that the defendants hay bo right to poe ‘anything about this society, It was contended that the detendants had threatened to squeicn the society, and their object was not to inform the At- torney General of the truth, but to inform him only of such matters as would affect their purpose ul destroy- ing the society, Ho denied the power of tho aefend- ants to publish the articles they have published or their power to furnish the conveniences thoy did to the re- porters, The defendants, he continucd, were them- selves connected with other and rival charitable institu. tions, and it seemed @ little strange that those gentle. men should assume the power to break down a rival society simply becauge it might not be conducted iu a manner to suit them. Counsel then went on to discuss the iegal question in dispute, He contended that thi Court had just ag much equitable power to protect a man’s character [rom preconceived and maliguant as- saut ag to protect bis property trom waste or destruc- tion, A man’s character, he contended, was moro vain able than lus property aod should be jealously guarded from such libellous assauits, us The further argument was adjourned until th!3 morn- ng. A NEW FORM OF INSANITY, WITH PECULIAR MOTOR SYMPTOMS—STUMP SPEAKING AND LUNACY—DR. KIERNAN’S LECTURE, Dr, James G, Kiernan, of the Asylum for the Insane, Ward’s Island, delivered a highly interesting lecturo last night op a newly discovered form of insanity, which bas been cailed Katatonia, The loctura was de- livered before the New York Neurological Socicty at its regular meeting, beld at No. 12 West Thirty-firat strech, ‘The chief characteristic of this disease was an insanity of tension, mental and muscular Its first symptom was a change in the tompor of the individual attacked by it, It presents at times well marked motions of a rhythmical nature, always Another characteristic of the disease was its cyclical or porodic nature, | maniucal, melancholic and cataleptoidul conditions al- ternating, with more or lesa periect convulsive at- tacks, a pathetic delusion of grandour and a tendency to uet and talk theatrically, Erotic manitestutions of sowe Kind frequently occurred; wud, as was usual in such cases, the pationt’s Ideas had a religious tinge, At any Stage of the disease, as in other nervous dis. eases, remissions to comparative sanity might occur, De, Kahibaum thought that complete recovery might occur; but the lecturer last nigbt gave itas bis opinivn that this idea wus erroneot Dr. Kiernan illustrated his lecture by citing a num- ber of examples of the disease that had come ander his own notice, One was the case of a policeman, agod thirty-six, who had been of intemperate habits, He first became melancholic, then maniacal, but re covered from this liret attack. Ho then put on very dignified airs, and was characterized by his fellow policemon as being “stuck up.? His tempor gradually changed from good humor to trascibility, and he had to be sent to the asylum. Among the symptoms he exhibited were spasins of the muscles, of the extremi. ties und neck, unconscious slumber, Irregular action of pulse and heart, Finally he becaine entirely un- conscious as to his surroundings and pertormed hit functions in an automatic mauner. Then he became violent for the space of three days and tied to escape. At last, just previous to bis death, he became dignitied and lormal io bis manner of acting and speaking. Several other. cases were cited, in all of whieh this marked peculiarity of theatrical manner was apparent, ‘This was pawed by Dr. Kabibaum ‘‘verbigiration.”” **it finds its sone ee Jd lecturer, ‘in the chroni¢ this 101 States 1t was the more Hkely iorm of insanity, because scenes of relizious and political excitement, which would tend to develop the constitutional predisposing causes, were more frequent, Oue case of 1usanity was reported to have beon produced from the excitement of the Moody-sankey revival, Au oxaminational ihe case, however, showed that thore were latent germs ot insanity in the patient’s constitution, which were the true cause, Alcoholic stimulants wore regarded ag an- tagonistic rather than favorable to the development of the disease, Tuo influence of surrounding ciroum- stances was perbaps nowhere stronger than in the United Statea, On the ono hand examples of seli- made men were heid up as incentives to eflurt for high position, Wuile on the other, absence of wealth was regarded as a strong evideuce of iucupactt, The lecturer gave at some longth the differential Giagnosis between kutatouia und the other forms of insunity, Although katutonia 1 a disease causing death per se, yet its temporary etfocts might be ame- hhorated by the paticnt travelling under the care of a sensible, cducated man. Tne putient’s idoas would be stimulated, and he would acquire a more bealthy tone of mind, in other words, be would be surred up. PHASES OF MODERN THOUGHT. Rov, Witliant M, Taylor, D. D., doliverod last night, in Dr, Rogers’ Reformed Church, Fifth avenue und Twenty-first stroct, an interesting lentare on “Some Phases of Modern Thought.” The eoquont lecturer took issue with scientists and others who diabelieve in the mysteries of reveuled religion, He went iate fue grouods taken up by Compte and others, and contended that the course of these philosophers and scientifle speculators seem to lead to atheism. The coutest is interpreted by an eminent inetaphysician, who tells us that our knowledge of phe- nomena is relative, but not absolute; that we kuow not the essence vor the real moue of producing any facts, but only thotr relations to other tacts tn the of ‘succession of similitude, Now, it is ens tbat if these" principles’ be Feccived is no place for fath in God. But what If to this generalization of phenomens there Is no account taken of those which are presented in the soul itseli? 18 HOt Luman nature a purt of the universe? und in an toterpretation of natural phe- nomena are we to iguore the instincts and intuitions of the soul? We assert that the doctrine of the nseruta> bility of final causes 18 m direct antagonism to the deepest aud inost cherished intuitions of the soul of man, A little more than two years ago ex- Ppeditions were fitted out in various countries to observe in different parts of the world the transit ot Venus across the sun, The nobiest astronome: with the finest instruments which uity coul devise, were employed in this enterprise, All that intelligence was expended in order to secure, if possi- ble, « periect observation of certain phenomena, and yet we must not believe that there Was a personal in- telligence ut the other end causing the pheuomena which were being observed, and establishing bes tween them such relutions as enavied age tronomers to culoulato tho distance of the earth from the sun, ‘There is thus within the soul it- self an irresistible instinct which neither science nor philogophy can destroy, and which will nov be satistied With less than the exisvence of some great first cause, Hence we ara not surprised that ono of the ablest of Darwin’s followers has declared in a recent work that his studies have given him the abiding conviction that there is beyond the range of physical events an intel ligence, aud that all force is will foree, ST. GEORGE'S CRICKET CLUB, The St. George’s Cricket Ciub held a regular meet. ing at Delmonico's last evening, Messrs, Mooran, Mostyn, Sleigh, Gilbert and Evang were appointed a committee to urrange for the practice days of the club team and all details relating to matches. Filteen new members wero elected, and the namos of several genticmen who had boen members of the club years ago, but resigned, were proposed for readmis« sion, It was announced that the club had re-engaged the services of George Giles, tho prot nal, for the com- ing season. ‘The report of the Treasurer showed a lance to the credit of the clu The Young America Club, of Philadelphia, bavinj asked that an eurly day be sot apart for their firs game, tt Was detorimined to play them in the openin wock of June. The Germantown, Merion and othe! clubs of Philadelphia also owe the St George retura opie and an understanding was had that each should e played on the Hoboken grounds as soon alter the Young America event as practicable. Thus the season will open With several mtcresting giruggl ‘The chance of a team of cloven amateurs from Eng- land, under the charge of Lord Harris, visiting tho United Staces during tho coming season wis unofficially juded to, It the team does cross the ocean a pleas- Ant reception awaits them in New York, and their opening yame io this country will be wi Goorge's Club, at Hobokews ith the Sh BRAVERY REWARDED, On the 27th ult, Secretary of State Evaris trans mitted to Collector Arthur a number of testimonials awarded by the Canadian government to Captain Meares and crew, of the Amorican bark Lopanto, for gallantly saving the shipwrecked crow of the brij Hesperus, of New: Brunswick. ‘This brave ofllcer call Yesterduy wt the Custom House and was presented with an elegant goid chronometer watch, suitably | engraved,