Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-10
NEW YORK HERALD.
New York. Thursiay, Deeembsr 10, 1870.
Opening OF ConGress--Tiie Presidents


New York. Thursday, December 10, 1910.
Opening OF conGress--Tiie Presidents
Message.
HoNIessase arrived in town yesterday. No quo
rum was present on Monpay, in consequence Of the
great snow storm, and the impassabke state Of the
roads II is probable, however, that both houses
were organised on Tuesday, and, if SO, shall pro-
baby have the message to-day. As soon it
be received, II will be issued in an EXTRA from
this office.
Annexed are the most recent &C counts from Wash
layton and the south:
From the Philadelphia Ledger, Dec 81
THE MEssAGE.-The National Intelligencer Of
Yesterday morning, saws =" Without the pre- ence
of q quorum in both Houses no business can be
transacted that il is possible readers will
not have their curiosity gratfed By the perusal of
the Presidents Message Tor u day or two 10 come.
from the Baltimore Patriot, Monday afternoonl
Among the members OF Congress who have reach
ed this city are the following
Arms ExoHANGE HorEL-Gov. Lincoln, MIR.
Winthrop, MIR. w illiams. Massachusetts; NJ Smith,
MIR Williams, Mr.. Huntington, Connecticut; DR..
Linn Missouri Mr.. Fletcher, Vermont; Mr. Cliff
ford. Mr. Anderson, Maine 1; Mr.. Prcntiss, New
York; Mr. Dana, do; MIR Brewster, DO; Jack
son. do; Mr. Jones, do; Mr., stTong, do; Mr.. Hand
do; Mr. Shaw, New Hampshire.
AT THE Cry HoTEL-Hon j Buchanan, Penn;
Hon C. Cooper, 10; Hon: 4. Rayner, n Carolina;
ron. " Medil Ohio; Hon w Fulton, Arkansas;
Hon Cross do; Hon Proif, Indiana; Hon. g.
A. Brown, Mississippi; Hon. P. +. Thomas, Mary
land; Hon. W. Shade, Vermont; Hon w Parmen-
ter Massachusetts,; Hon &. Mcclure, Pennsyiva-
wanna lion. d Jeniler, Maryland.
A train of for Washington left here to-day al
III O'Clock, in which there were large number Of
members Of Congress
From the National Intelgencer OF Tuesday,
Twenty-sixth Congre ss--second session.
MONDAY, Dec Z, 1910
In SENATE The Vice President of the United
States and the President pro TEN OF the Senate both
being absent, the Senate was called to order by the
Secretary, Asbury Dickens, Esq, who having an
nouunced that a quorum OF members was not pre-
sent, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow at IL
o'clock
The Senate present were as follows:
Messrs. Ales, Benton, Buchanan, Crittenden,
Fulton, Huntington, Linn, Lumpkin, Porter, Prem
tiss Smith, of Indiana, Sturgeon, Tappan, Wall,
HOUSE or REPRE- sESTArivrs.-Ths being the
day fixed by the Constitution for the anSual meeting
Of Congress- at II O'clock, meridian the Hon. Robt.
ginia and Speaker of the House, toek his seat, and
talled to order.
One hundred members present (ahough the
Clerk r. ported to the Speaker bur ninety-our
The Delegates fro.n Territories were not called,
hut il is believed Mr. Charles ID owning, from Flo
sida, and Mr.. A. c. Dodge, OF Iewa, were present
A quoruR, consisting OF majority oil me whoie
Hcuse, not being present
Mr. Lewis Williams, OF North Carolina, rose and
observe that business cesld be done, he would
move an adjournment, which motion was carried IN
morrow, at IL o'clock.
BLACK DWARF AND BLAcK-HEARrEp MALEvo-
LrScx-A miserable, unmanly, unprovoked, and
grossly untrue attack is made upon the private char
acter of Mr. Braham, the distinguished vocalist, in
a begrarly penny paper of last evening, conducted
nv a wretched out asst from the pale Of human ma
lure whose days are Numbered, and whose insolent
career is nearly This libel purports to be Ia
ken from the ''Bostoa Atlas, paper under the
control of vagabond, who acted as fourth rate
police reporter in this city, and whom dirty party
politics has made politician.
No man who has or known Mr., Braham in
this city, will believe the falsehoods OF the Black
Dwarf. more unassumIng unpretendipg man
than Mr. Braham-more gentiemaniy more we'll
bred in his nature and demeansr, does not exist.
This libel, however, is only one in series Of sim
liar attacks upon every distinguished theatrical per-
sonsge, who maintains independent and self-rely
ing position in society, without Bringing to empty
critics. or submitting to black mail. They proceed
from a clique Of miserable critics aad third rate vo
calists and actors, who frsqsent the pcthouses in
the neighborhood of some Of thea,res-but prin-
cipally the National. These critics levy black mail
on all actors and vocalists coming to New York
saA Il they do not submit to these exaclons they
sail them through some of the penny, Of the
Wall street, and one or two OF the Sunday papers.
Such took place in the Of Fanny Elssler. The
same miserable clique of mendeans assaulted her be-
fore she appeared Finding this OF no avail, they
turned round and praised her eNtravagantly. This
was followed by another change Of the wind, and
she was again assaied because she had the auSacity
20 offer $1,000 to finish the BuBker-lii Monument
sach il was ia the case also of Mr. and Mrs. Wood,
who were assailed Pablicly and privately by the
same clique, whose musical criticisms taken
from the third rate vocalsts Of the National Theatre
So it was in the OF Mrs. Sutton, who pulled
one day for money paid, and assailed the other be-
cause no more black mail could be raised. And
thus is it in the case ofMr Braham, wsose great Ia
lents being too well known is attacked on some prI
,ate affair, every particular Of which story is no
doubt coined and unblushins iaisehcod.
Il is time to expose this besgarly clique and we
shall do so at leisure, giving names dates, facts
sad histories.
GREAT SCRAMBLE FoR OFricE.-We give to-day
eyera letters from correspondents IN Philadel phia
ND Hsrrisburgh, seribisg and developing the ge
orsl scramble for Office in the state Of Pennsylvs
,ia, or the coming into power Of General Harrison
IN the 9TH of March next
As this subject will be, for the next two months,
lively topic Of discussion, ask our spon-
t..,s "a avery ouarfer IF the uniou 10 forward Us