Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-09

Nav ERA IN MORALS ANA FIHAxcE.-The
National Gazette Of Philadelphia IL quite mslan
choly and musical in these days. 1t charges q
" conspiracy" against some persons residing in
New York, London, and PaVs, in reference to the
United States Bank, and vertically brings forward
a. evidence, the vast engagements OF Mr.. Jaudon,
his difficulties and triumphs in getting through them.
But most amusing Of ALL the narrative OF the recent
ne gotiations, given in the Bankers Circular, IS
made to body forth this terrible plot. No doubt,
among all large mercantile houses, there 10 a rivalry.
The Earrings, the Browns, Morrison s. Cryder, &c,
all want TO get ahead Of each other-but why the
rivalry among the children Of Mammon should be
called conspiracy is more than we can understand.
The United States Bank has escaped dishonor and in
sovency in England by precisely the samemeans that
saved the three WIS in 1897 Mr.. Job Quincy, the
great bill broker had Invested fl00 in their pest
notes and in order to save himself he procured fresh
loan to the bank order to enable him to make this
escape. This was his position and his mode Of es-
cape in 1887 1t 10 idle talk Of conspiracy in these
matters Under its present regime, the bank has
been msmanaged and nothing but the talent and in
dustry Of Mr.. Jaudon could have saved i. in Eng
land In this country, since Mr. Biddle left it, con-
fusion and disorder have pervaded in its affairs
hence its sudden suspension Of specie payments,
and its attempt to bring down the other banks to
hide its blunderings and bad work
New that the election is over, we shall enter into
a critical examination Of the finance, morals, pho-
sophy talent beauty and poetry Of the press and the
banks Of Philadelphia. During the last ten years,
the nanciers Of that city have controlled the opera
tons Of the American trade throughout the world.
BY the natural affinity Of matter and mind, the same
influence has been communicated TO philosophy and
morals. The doctrines maintained by the Philadel-
phia press and the practses adopted by the Phila-
depha banks, arethe most remarkable Authorizations
that ever attempted by men protesting to
sanity and sound sense. There is great beauty
among the women Of Phadelpha-an astonishing
quantity of fine taste, graceful forms, and fine minds
and honor and virtue bright heavens sky;
but if the doctrines and practisss put forth by the
press and the banks, be not overthrown soon as
possible, Philadelphia will become city of utter
decentralization, without beauty, grace, virtue talent
grace or honor.
So perverted has the moral sense Of that city be-
come, by attempting to bolster up the character of
their broken banks and call it patriotism" that
words have entirely changed their meaning-it is
not only suspension Of specie paymsuts-but q sus-
pension of the use Of the good old English language
a suspension Of all sound sense and sound morals
that prevails in that city. The natural result
Of bad management is charged a conspiracy-and
the maintenance ofspecie payments at all hazards
is called "fanaticsm,' actual " fanaticism." II such
sentiments prevail long in Philadelphia, the world
around will soon be disposed to call it Midtown,
and to propose a collection sufficient to build a
madhouse the banks Of the Delaware, large
enough to hold all the bankers and editors Of Phi
adelphia, in strait jackets and nankeen trowsers.
o. ALEXANDRA, the celebrated ventrioquist, has
allowed for a time to the Academy Of Design the
use of his unique collection Of original drawings