The herald., 1837-04-25
The Crisis--a Public Meeting--Public
Danger.

Danger.
A meeting Of merchants 10 called in the Courier and
Enquirer for the purpose of taking into consideration
the present state of the untry, and of devisng
remedyto stay the calamity, pressure and panic
abroad in the commercial world.
The source from which the call emanates, renders
It's purpose suspicious Ifit be intended by any Of its
projectors TO deliberate and adopt the insane project of
voluntarily erecting tribunal TO insult the majesty OF
the laws, by those yet solvent circumstances refa
sing to pay bonds, we advise these individuals to
take care how they furnish TO the world an example
of tramplng on moral principle, under the fallacious
sanction of popular feeling, wrung from any public
meeting. The times are out of joint and looking
abroad upon the materials that constitute popula
ton, il will not do in public prints, and men of repu-
tation TO sanction voluntary breach of law, or 10
impair the strength of moral feeling and public
ttude
The city and the country, have suffered enough in
their reputation by the outrages committed under the
presumed sanction of popular feeling, and popular
opinion. The revulsion in the higher ranks of COM
nerce does not create that excruciatng calamity in
private life which the stagnaton of trade--the
interruption of business-he want of work. do TO
thousands Of the poor who have nowhere to lay their
head. IL is dangerous TO tamper with the moral
foundations ofour social system-and particularly SO
IN public plnts, and III men of character. The emeutes
OF anti abolition, or riot to drive actor from
the stage or brutal attempt at assassination in Wall
street. 10 put down rival comparative boys
play 10 the DANGER in time Ike the present Of set
ting the elements OF mischief ailoa and tearing up
the moral foundations Of society. If the mad and
'houghless course of foolish print wants indorse-
ment to sustain its editor in his downward tendency
let him get his mob about him if he chooses on his
own premises; but let not the worth, the respecta-
blity the talent Of this city, venture upon such pub
lie experiment. Once set fire to the burning pas
sons Of populace always ready for mischief and in
stead of the President however guilty he may be,
being in danger, the banks themselves and all the
largest merchants yet left standing in the great
est peril from the unchained spirit of insurrecton.
Wall street is handler than Washington. There is a
deeper and more unacrabe feeling Of hostility in the
great body Of the mob towards banks than even to-
wards the government; and if The merchants show
any sign of lnsarrecon or organization against the
laws, the banks Will be the sufferers in any e,ncute
or any outbreak in society.
These are times requiring prudence. Mad a'uria-
ted, fallen spectators deserve pity. To them we
are indebted for the bitter chace We are now quafIing
Let Us take care-et us all take care-how we coun-
tenance rot outrage, Illegal conduct attempt al in
suirection. Above all, be cautious how you follow
the lead Of such print the Courier and Enquirer
whlShs rapidly Fastening 10 that destiny which
has oyertaken the spectators.
PoLIrESEss AID DRAuG4Ts.-When gentlemen,
however intimate, are in mixed company they
should dress each other as Mr. Snooks Mr. Simp-
kins, &c, and not plain Snooks or Simpkins; though
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and equals are present-the same as the crowns ara
taken from the kings Of the checker-board when
there none but kings upon il.
AZ CELEsTEs speeches reported and we know
no good reason why Miss Waring' beg pardon,
Mrs. Sefton's-should not be- short time since
Mrs Barrett TO have played Lucille and Kate
O'Bren, but was too much ndisposed to make her
appearance. An apology made and Miss Wa.
ring took her place. This answered for the first piece
but M the commencement of the second, the audi
ence thinking Mrs Barrett had been sick long enough
b .gan TO hiss.
Some actresses would have been confuscd-retired
tried to keep on-or at least have left speech-ma-
king TO old Paragon, who on the stage at the
time but Miss w. is not common woman She
broke of from the part-iaced the audience with the
coolest impudencc in the world-and demanded if
she had offended any one present"
"No, no. y roared tho pit.
81 suppose that those persons are not aware tha,
Mrs. Barrett is very sick. I'm very sick myself but
I'm obliged to play"
"Bravo-go- ahead-I glory in your spunk,p with
three cheers ended the NATTER and the piece proceed
cd TO be murdered by valetudnarians which has got
to be matter Of course and is indeed, as the world
goes, better than good playing.
3T Our Boston namcsake i downon the Watsons
with the old story Of Mr.. WIS other wifcin England,
and such like matters Of scandal and nOtorley-
swell, vot OF it?' Suppose there is another Mrs.
w. in England, anda half dozen little W's-and sup
pose our Mrs. w. is a Miss Wells, formerly pupil Of
Mr.. w in London. They do not sing the worse for
all that and the fasdious Bostonans need not desert
the fremont in consequence.
The MOCK AUCTION cAsE.-Mr. Adophns, who was
arrested at the suit Of Sill and Aaron the auctoneers
No Is0 Pearl ST., on an aedged damage Of $1,000,
sustained by them by defamation of character; Mr..
Adolphus having accused them Of swindiny was
yesterday discharged by Judge Oakley rittout bail.
the Judge considering there was no ground fer the
suit.
FIRE IN HENPsTEAp.-A letter dated Hampstead,
2i,h April 1887, half past 4, A. M. says:-
have this morn hoou ,Io III. a,