Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-05
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Evening. Feb. 2.

PARK THEATRE-Last night Brough took his bene-
fit at this Theatre and sang as he always does delight
fully. Mr. Brough has not with that encourage
ment in his last visit 10 this country which his abilities
vocalist cnte his We sorry for it. and for
this reason. 1t has been said that growing mu-
steal. The crowded houses that have assembled to
greet various popular artists from the old world
bear out the assertion. But lei us examine ii. If
a real love of music were engendered IN US as
people-should seek the perfection of opera,
far possible in all lis parts, and be conented
with portion toleraby executed and all the in.
tolerably murdered. Yet this has been the with
US. We have gone further; We do not speak of our.
selves individual but ofthe community at large. We
have shown of taste by forbearing patronse
artists OF real talent in their profession who have not
come with their names blazoned who have
not had freshness novelty to recommend themselves
our refined taste Taste! Out upon il! Where is
tasel 1t is in neglecting those Of the operate
corps, whose merits indlspuable, but who not
the fashion False criticisms in the imbecile journals of
this city have pandered the foies Of fashion-have
tended subvert all TASTE With folly shall live
unwhpped We shall be proud to hail real taste for
the opera in this city-but will never take the sha
dow for the substance nor blazon the tnseor the pure
metal.
CoSGREss-TuEsDAY, Jan 3O.-A report from the
Treasury Department in compliance with the wish of
MIR. Webster, inluring whether any Of the pensions
and fishing bouniies paid at Boston were paid in
Of the Commonwealth Bank OF Massachusetts, was
dered TO be printed; also affidavit from Asa Picker
ing the subject.
FEBRUARY lst-The 2lst section of the bill to inn
additional duties certain pub
lie officers struck out and the blank in the Goth Sec
ton filled with $4,000 for the Receiver General at New
York. and SO, 500 for the Receivers General other
places. The blank in the fourth part of the 18th
for the safe keeping Of certain special depostes Of the
public moneys filled with one eighth Of one per
cent. The bill was laid till the cd. Mr.. Rives
stated thar he had substitute for the bill, which lie
should then be prepared TO offer.
II We have frequently alluded to an Individual
as ga commission merchant ship-owncr broker
&C." and stated that he was the owner Of q certain
penny paper called the Sun; having taken pains TO
inform ourselves on the subject find that the in
formation which we made the statement was in
correct and satisfied that he has not ever had
any interest in that concern. As we were informed
he had purchased that paper, supposed him TO
have prompted certain articles which appeared in it,
in derogaon of US; and il was under that impression
that we wrote several articles of him. Let justice
be DONE As for the Sun itself we care nothing what
il says-l, is beneath contempt.
GENERAL GAINES AMONG THE Prophets. When
person predicts what will in half century,
sixty years hence, nc is toerably from any
dsagreeabenesses that may from the failure OF
his prediction. The veteran General Gaines is par
tcuary safe, from his advanced age and the re-
mote period at which he fixes the accomplishment
of his prophecy. In recent speech at the City Ho
tel, ST. Louis, he says:
"St. LOUIS, moreover. is destined soon after the
year 1899, should the Constitution be amended TO
brace the object, 10 be the Great Metropolis Of The
North American Union. So much for what st.
Louis destined TO be in the OF from three ffhs
10 three -fourths Of a century from this time"
BY that time we presume the lsthmus Of Panama,
ard Coppernine River will be the two extremes Of
that Union of which ST. Louis is 10 be the centre