The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-03-30

New Yoax, March 2s. is4i.


Our embargo is raised at last! The steam
boat Urea, Capt II. b. ScnuLrz, left this city
on Wednesday evening, resolved on going
through, and did reach Albany at o'clock on
Friday morning. She left for this city at
o'clock yesterday morning, and arrived here about
half-past eight in the evening. Among her pas
sengers were Lieut.. Gov. BaADIsH, J. FENNMoRE
CoopEa, and several members Of Assembly. A
meeting was held on board, and resolutions
adopted expressing very strongly the obligations
Of the travelling public to Capt. SCHULTZ, for
the energy and perseverance evinced by him in
forcing his way through the masses Of ice with
which the Hudson is still blocked but no longer
bridged.
The weather has for some days been clear
and mild as May. This morning il threatened
rain, but ended in smoke. We may consider
the navigation of the Hudson fully re-establish-
ed. The Utica was somewhat damaged, so that
she was unable to make all her landings in the
midst Of the floating ice; but if she is able 10
leave at 5 o'clock this afternoon, presume she
will reach Albany in twelve hours.
The delegation of reformed inebriates from
the Washington Temperance Society Of Balti-
more are doing great good in our city. Meeting
after meeting has been held in different Churches,
at which they have addressed crowded and deep
ly interested audiences and yesterday afternoon
they addressed large concourse in the Park,
| should think three thousand persons. They
! spoke like men of strong, earnest, good sense,
who, having been seduced into the tolls of In
i fam had III III, III ,ba..
only describe, but had at length been enabled to
burst the chains Of the destroyer. think they
did good here though the sun shone so fercey
in the faces of the hearers as to render fixed at
tention unpleasant If possible; and finally
Steam Fire Engine was brought on the ground
for exhibition, and disturbed and nearly broke up
the meeting. Under the open sky is not always
the best place to hold meetings.
| Imay or may not have mentioned the arrest Of
Madame ResteA, as she calls herself but Mrs.
Lehman properly, for nearly destroying the life
of another woman in committing an act which
the law declares manslaughter. This wretch,
Restell, has for two or three years amassed heaps
OF money in our city, with the aid of Bennetts
Herald and The Sun, by the sale Of "preven-
tive powders and other means of procuring
Abortion. AT last the sluggish ministers Of the
law have been constrained to take hold of her.
And now her atrocious accomplish and plumber
sharer, The Herald, turns round and indirectly
but unequvocally threatens that if she is not
| permitted to escape UNPUBLISHED she will publish
letters from hundreds of the most respectable
people Gas the world goes) who have applied to
her for assistance. and thanked her for her min
istrations OF course, her revelations, true
false, may be made; but what shall we say
of the journal, or the patrons of the journal,
which ventures to make such threat for such
| a purpose2
We are drifting toward the Charter Election,
with little apparent preparation for It on either
side-little of any sort on ours. Ouroffice-loving
patriots are too intent on criticisng the Revenue
appointments already made and contriving or
specializing upon those which remain to be made
to give much attention TO the City contest.
The adversary having lost It's usual 'control OF
the 'sinews Of war wide Hoyt's disputed ac-
counts) seems to have little stomach for fight,
either. l think il 10000 of the $4,000 votes
poed last fall can be drawn out, we shall elect
our Mayor. On light vote or rery heavy
one The former showing indifference, the latter
frdud)-I should have less hope. The Com
mon Council, owing TO the arbitrary division of
our Wards-is less likely TO 60 for US.
Our Legislature is not driving business. Mr..
VERPLANcK has made an able and lucid Report
to the Senate on the State finances He states
the probable income Of the Stale (incudng
canals) for the current year, at $1,S75000,
of which will be required for repairs, supern
tendence, &c. Of public works, $3.50, 900; inte-
rest in full, 1867, 900; State expenditures, $780,,
ooO total 81 ,437, 900; leaving clear excess of
$43s,000 to be applied to the prosecution of
works or the payment Of debt He estimates the
canal revenue of the next six years at $685.
165, or an average Of $2,265, $50 per anpum,
and that of 1947 at $4,000 00O--provded the
Erie Canal Enlargement is completed before
that time trust this Report will go far TO
allay the panic which has been Systematically
perverted through the past winter
The Assembly's Committee have reported
against granting leave 10 build bridge over the
Hudson, at Albany. The members of the com
mittee stood 3 to- The committee was in
structed to bring in bill (no opinion being ex-
pressed on the merits) by a vote of IA to 81.
Yours, HAROLD.
LIBEL surrs-The suit of DR.. Mayo against tho
publishers of the late Metropolis" newspaper for
their ignorance of the character Of the plaintiff, and
their incompeency to justify the article complained of
The defendants pay the costs.