The herald., 1837-02-24

and his ELOQUENT talented and powerful summing up
;s before the world That will speak for itself-no
words of mine necessary.
With respect to the other counsel-the defendants
the convicts-the incidents the morale Of the
whole-a few words only are necessary. 1t IS
sufficient to say, that both counsel clients and
cause are strictly characteristic of each other The
pot cannot say the kettle is sooty--the scullion
cannot accuse the COOK of uRwashed face-the knife
grinder cannot tell the boot black "bah" The whole,
the counsel client, and cause, the part OF the de-
fence, in strict theatrical keeping Sanford, who
had tho modesty to try to impeach my testimony, by
asking questions of me in grossly ungrammatical IAN
guagc-and to inquire ints the operations OF casn
account, without knowing any thing OF the matter
the prime getter up understand, at the very IN
stigaon of Hamblin himself of that disgraceful ana
deplorable Benefit. He represented Hambin 10 nave
lost his ALL knowing that he was worth soo'ooo of
$600c0. He is his confidential counsel ms chuil'
his fdcs Achates. He is also the aspi er Tor he hono-
rabe military post vacated by the death of the late
General Morton and he recently procured his instru-
ments to abuse General Arcaarius, the best means
of accomplishing his purposes. This IS the indi-
ydua who was at the bottom Of that eternal piece OF
dsgrace-the Hamblin Complimentary Benefit we
acquit our friend Col. Morris, even acqmt Major
/
ed it through all its varying hues of disgrace and
shame.
Sach is this cause and such is its termination. To
saw that did not expect such result would be- TO
say that morals did not exist in New York, or that
honor and principle had been given to the winds OF
heaven. In the whole Of our career as an ed
tor have been bold determined, cautious, and caring
only for the public good and my own reputation. On
every great question have touched, the public has
been with me- A camor has been raised by editors,
and their gangs against me, because happened TO
have been gifted by the God of Nature, with capacity
and power that shot far beyond their miserable drv-
ellngs and nanity.
| The origen of the these outrages shall now take
| in hand JAMES WATSON WEsB, the editor of the
Courier and Enquirer was the first person who at
tempted to put down. in Wall Street, with brute force,
the liberty o. the press-lhc liberty of speec.-and
the liberty Of thought The author and EXETER of all
the riots brutalities and mobs which have dsgraced
New York-must now take his turn. Having brought
Hambn and his gang to justice shall begin an ac-
ton Immediately against Webb, and ascertain whe-
,her Jury of New York will tolerate such conduct as
ho has given examples Of on so many occasions The
peace of society must be preserved
RELIGIOUS ToLEnArIoN-In no country are rei-
|
United States Take, for example, the following GU
rieus list of particulars:
| No,s. once Religious Greed.
Andrew Jackson, President ofth u. s., Presbyterian
Martin Van Buren, Presdeneect. BAPTIST
Roger ;. Taney, chefJusace H. Cathoic'
| Joepb Story, Assoc tate Ju.tice, Unitarian.
| Jotn r.cI,eap, do. do Methodist
| VIM L. Ma cy Governor sfNcw York. B,pti.L
John C. caIhosn, U. s. Senator, Episeopaiaa
Daniel Webster, do. Unitarian
| Henry Clay, DO. Baptist
| Bat enough. Religious creeds in this country have
little or no influence on public affairs or movements
of parics Oflate years, several attempts have been
made by particular sects 10 nfuse religious antpa-
thies into public affairs but whenever the a,temSt was
discovered, all the others joined to put down the in
sdious effort. small branch Of the Presbyterians,
OF Seceders they called in Scotland attempted
TO stop the running Of mail stages on Sunday. All
the other sccts joined and put il down in Congress-
A cry has b0cn raised, within the past two years.
against the Catholics, but the Episcopalans Baptsts
and Mehodiss have rather opposed the Presbyterans
on that score On another sccason the civil rights Of
the Untarans were attacked which ths Catholics,
Episcopalians, and others joined defend and pro-
tect them.
Again Ike two great divisions Of parties called the
administration and opposition, composed Of por-
tons OF all the sects. Presbytenaus Methodists
Baptsts, EpiscoPalians, Catholics Deists are all to
be found on beth Sides and vigorously opposing each
other on public men and measures.
From this singular condition of rcligon-this COM
peng religion as the Greeks did their wives 10 re.
main always at home in their own apartments tra-
veers have conceived the idea that there is no rel-
gion in this country.
"Do the Americans worship any God 7" asked a
person of traveller just returned to London from the
United States
Certainly they do" replied the traveer-"they
worship the Almighty
"lndeedw
"Indeed they do-ihey worship very piously the
Almighty Dollar"
In spite of this sarcasm, there is genuine reli-
gon in the United States than any other people OF
equal numbers under heaven We are all religious
but religious in our own way. We generally
confne our religion TO the closet the church. We
do not permit the pure, unsucd snowy-bosomed,
bue-eyed maid Religion, to parade The streets as in
Italy-to preside in an InquisitoD as in Spain-o en-
broidcr pettcoats in Frnnce-or to quarrel in the
public highways and has,mgs as in England. A
mans religion is sacred and private as the wife of
| his bosom-the
/ solo daughter Of his heat aud home.