The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-20


the Nightingale who sings
Toits unconscious Rose,
So shall my heart watch DER thee still
Till Efe's last moments close. H. b.
irrom the Weekly Herald of Feb isl
News OF the Week.
The News of the Week has been highly important,
but principally ola local nature. Since Monday the
CITY has been scene of excitement throughout. The
public meeting in consequence OF the mlscnevous ana
otous intentions of certain Of the speakers and ora
tors, ended in disgrace and shame: me whole coun
tryis standing aghast at the attitude we now hold,
waiting until they hear of the movements New York
shall make Many of the rioters have been arrested
and indicted, but we doubt whether the most active
rngleaders have been caught Every body has joined
in cOndemping the city authorizes IN not having had
a body of horse prepared to put down the mob the
moment it appeared. There is now fixed determine
ton to put down all mobs, but at the same time to pre-
serve the freedom of speech and of action, IN free
community. The Grand Jury has presented cases OF
Indictment but the principal one is that of Mr. Loco
foce Windt, who made speech on the steps OF the
City Hail. that supposed to have gwen the rallyng
word to the mob.
These trials will come on next week. or pretty soon,
and the interest they will excite, is immense.
The foreign news of the week has been meagre and
unimportant. We have had only one day later from
Europe and that has been scanty and dull we are
occasionally getting news from remote South Ameri-
ca but is so unmportsnt and undressing that we
seldom cucumber our columns with 1t.
From Mexico and Texas, the news is beginning to
be important. No accounts of the reception OF Santa
Anna can be received for some time, but the news OF
his delverance has prepared to hear that there will
be difficulty his accession again TO power lexas
does not apprehend another INVASION, and II 10 mighty
probable that Mexico herself as soon as Santa Anna
has reached home, will recognise the independence OF
that country in way under the mediation of the
United States. We conceive that there Is now no dit
fcu ty with Texas and herndependence first OF Mex
leo, and then her subsequent incorporation with the
Union are nearly certain events.
In Congress there has been little doing. Reuben
NJ Whitney, by dexterous movement, has got the
weather gage of the House of Representatives, and
turned the whole Of that assembly, int a COM
mittee of investigation the conduct OF Peyton and
Wise The conduct of Congress- especially the House,
has been very bad during the present session. They
do no business but talk and abuse each other the
whole live long day. The quantity of bills, and i'm
portant ones too before them is immense. There
only remains about ten working days of the session
before them and when they shall have finished them,
then the country will be glad to hear of their depart
Hre II is generally called the Five Points Congress,
and it richly deserves the name.
Great preparations are making at Washington for
the Inauguration of Mr. Van Buren,. Numerous par
ties of fashionables making up from all the large
cities to 90 and see it, They will not great a
sight as Cookies Circus, when they do SO.
From Albany, we have had reports and speeches,
but few deeds during the week. The Legislature has
been infected with the same disorder as Congress
talking and abusing each other The Bank Invest-
citing Committee have made little progress IN their
inquiry II was never intended by the leaders of both
parties that there ever should be bank investigation
The bankers have greater control over legislation
than any class Of society. They have the power over
discounts and faciiIties-thats enough. The mer-
chants the farmers the mechanics are nothing in the
lebby to a horde of bankers or bank agents.
In the other states the spirit Of bank legislation is
increasing rapidly. Rail roads are IN some measure
Joined with it. The great business oflegslaton trans
acted in the state is principally in rail roads, canals
banks and other mere local matters. This mania has
created in them deep Indebtedness to foreign coun-
tries while the general government is not only out Of
debt but has large surplus to plague II.
This division of public labor is a curious phenome-
non in the history of political economy. We shall ex-
anime il hereafter.
In the city, besides the -four riot, Of the most
interesting events of the week has been the trial Of the
Hanbln Gang exclusive of the tail, for committing
n rot on the 18th Of November last and otherwise IL
legally transgressng the laws in the office Of the He
raid This trial is still going on and excites great
deal of attention. 1t is full time that the riot or mob
spirit had received check in this community. No
laws are worth anything If they cannot protect the
persons and property from unlawful violence of all
kinds
In fashion, there has been great deal doing. Balls
and parties have been quite plenty-both private and
oublic. Two very splendid Bachelors Balls have
been given, aad several private The Theatres
have been tolerably well suppored--as much so as
could be expected at this season Of the year Dime
ford IL getting along very well with his two Theatres
the Bowery and the Franklin. Flynn Is preparing to
build another great Theatre on the corner Of Broad
,vay and Leonard street. Ii is intended 10 open this
now Theatre with some splendid baiiets from France
nsxt September. The Park is Jogging along in the
old style, quiet, gentlemanly, and moneymaklng :,
In commercial affairs we have had no remarkable
changes either for good or for evil. Flour and bread
sufs have advanced since last week. in spite Of the
eruption of popular Indignation against the flour deal
ers Cotton, tobacco, rice, and the other great sta
pes are usual The spring dry goods trade has set
IN rapdly and immense quantities Of goods are going
10 Philadelphia, TO be transported across the noun
tains There have been several specie operations du-
mig the week-a slight fall in stocks, and increas-
cd tghiness in the money market The carrent fea-
wall Street Reports. Read and study.
Another boat Clwb Associstion hall.