Morning herald., 1839-08-31

THE WEEKLY HEaALD, published this morning
ats O'clock Il, Ann street, price % cens per copy
will contain vast quantity OF capital resd.ns M,
ter, instructive amusing, pisus, PhiiosoPa'Cs, a-u
financial. Among other interesting subjects van 20
found an elaborate account of the ancient Roman
aoueducts. illustrated with beautiful engraving OF
the Appian aqueduct, and showing the points Of
resemblance and dissimilarity between the great
vork, Of ancient Europe and modern America. This
single paoer Of itself, is worth the money charged
for the whole sheet. But throw into the bargain
more clear and philosophical velspement of the mo-
nev market-whchis now in very troubled state
than any other paper give, besides vast guam
tity of amusing observations, commentaries, and
analyses on the morals and physics Of churches,
theatres, fashionable boarding Schools &c. The
several original cases Of the Rev. Warren Fay Of
Charlie stown, of the beautiful Mrs. Shaw Of the
Bowery, aud Of the fashionable Mrs. Willard Of
Troy, all analysed, laid open, dissected and
balmed for the next and for all future ages.
IL any weekly paper in New York can exhibit half
the deep and thrilling interest which this Weekly
Herald does, will agree to roast the devil his
own gridiren, and cat him up like pork steak.
AJ- THuRLow WEED, the Mephistopholes of the
whig party, is day at Saratoga, another day at
Troy, third at Albany, fourth at Poughke psie,
fifth at Utica, sixth at New York, seventh at Sy
racuse, An eighth at Newburgh, ninth at Rochester
te tn Sing Sing, ee eventh at the Astor House,
ana twelfth probably will be at the devil. He is
eyery where and now here The last time he seen
he was gliding like troubled spirt-the very ghost
ofHamlet-through the corridors Of the AstorHouse.
He is fixing the machinery Of the next election-sil-
ing the wheels, screwing on the screws, and finish
ing off the rvets in the highest style. Well, there
is place where person can arrange his machinery
ofevery kind well securely as under the super
intendence Of Stetson. 81 may be mistaken-but
that's my opinion
NHvsBoYs.-Severalw wise casting about
them for the of breaking up the system OF sell
ling papers round town by the newsboys We doubt
whether shall join IN this clamor and crusade.
The complaints made against the boys not well
founded. These boys good and well behaved
and honest any other set of rogues in society
either in Wall Street in the Church Of Christ
Their conduct might be improved, SO ought that of
brokers and parsons.
Since the system was adopted in New York these
boys have improved much, and every day they are |
growing better, orderly and proper in their |
conduct. have sometimes thought Of establishing
violent society and Sunday school for their re-
ligious and neral mprovement-beginning where l
find them, At their present point of morality and |
manners, and gradually elsvating them by example,
precept rds, aud other intellectual or moral ap-
pliances. Some of.hese newsboys support widow
ed mothers and fatherless brothers and sisters
Others have made $780, $500, $500 of their earn.
ings-and one has over $1,000 in the bank Many of
them smart little fellows, and will hereafter be
not only the principal newspaper carriers and dis
tributers in New York. bat reach the highest points
of respeetabiliy and opulence. Who knows but
among these little fellows, there 10 Astora Bidde
or aGirardl go for the newsboys, and 40 mistake.
Mr.. CLAY's PROSPECTS FOR THE Presidency
THE WEsr.-An the states west Of the mountains, |
except Kentucky, Mississippi and Louisiana, have,
by their last elections, declared against the whigs
Let us look back little further and how these
states stood in the presidential elections Of 1882 and
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