The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-11
NeW York Correspondence.
LETTER XXI.
NKw YoRK, January 6, 10.


brought before Of vast Importance to the States
welfare. These Governor Seward has alluded to
in his able message There are fewer young men in
the Legislature than there has been for many years.
There no great interest felt the city State
politics at present, we are too much Interested IN
those that originate at Washington. Money affairs
are also just very absorbing, and give men but
little time to think about any thing but the daily and
alarming fall of stocks Money is worth 2. per cent
month, and even SO high as and 3 per cent. has
been paid for il.
| The two Mexican schooners, Eagle and Liberty,
which alluded to in my last are likely to be per-
mtted to go to sea. 1t appears that, although built
at the request of the Mexican Government, for the
Mexican Navy, they yet the property OF Ameri-
can citizens, who have not yet been wholly paid for
them, and who despatchig them to Mexico un-
der American colors and officers there TO receive
large balance due them. The Collector has decided
that it is a commercial operation-that the vessels
have only been built fitted out and armed a specu
laton and as there is manifest intent the part
of the American owners cruise against friendly
power under the commission of foreign power,
which constitutes the violation Of the Of Congress
of Goth April, 1878, they may be suffered to depart.
strikes us as being evasion Of its letter than
Correct application OF its truth
The Rev Professor Mafit sojourned with US day
| en- route to assume his charge Chaplain to the
House of Representatives He delivered, the
evening Of January 9th, lecture at the Clinton Hall
on the Origin wealth, power and beauty of the Eng
fish language" Ii was very elegant brilliant and
eloquent productions and listened to by throng
ed audience with the highest demonstrations of
| pleasure.
The report of the lectures of Dr. Mott in the
Lancet" by its editor has given rise TO hot dispute
between the Drs. Mott and Houston, the former in
ssting that his lecture his own property, and
that, is his intention to put them to press by and
by in a suitable form, Dr. Houston has no right, by
reporting them, to defeat this object On the other
hand DR. Houston contends that what falls from the
lips of public lecturer is common property, and 1t
| matters little whether man remembers the whole
and writes it after he goes home, or takes down
in short hand in the lecture room that in either
the property is hs-the lecturer having departed with
his right to it. and he is al liberty publish it, The
scene that passed in the lecture room between the
two medical gentlemen, with whom the students took
sides, is said to have been infinitely amusing
| Professor Hitchcock of Amherst college has just
lectured here before the New York Lyceum on the
"wonders Of Science compared with the wonders of
Romance II was an able and very interesting lee
ture and gave the large audience that listened To it.
high idea OF the learned and scientific Professors tai
ents. Certainly New York has been honored with
vast amount of talent its lectures this winter. The
ablest minds in the country have been brought in
juxtaposition with their own, and they have been
taught from the lips Of all the wisdom of the land.
| In literature | do not hear of much doing. There
are soon, forthcoming, several works, among which
are Dr. Motifs travels in Europe two three works
/ ofscence, one Mesmersm-a novel, that will ere
ate some sensation, am told, called "A Season in
tbs Metropolis, or Tlie Of Hlut ton the scenes
| Of which are laid in this cy--a sort'of Pelham style
Of novel believe there is also, work near
" ready by the author Of that surprisingly excellent
work Worth and Wealth" which attributed from
transformation to Miss Sedgwck,, but which was
really from the pen Of of talented her4-
teurs-a gentleman abundantly distinguished in poe
try by the bnllancy OF his genius and the purity of
his style and thoughts. In this new field, he has
opened to his ambition he promises not only 10 be-
4 come eminently useful, but win additional distnc
ton | am gratifed to the Harpers have SCI the
example OF publishing novels, which, while they
have all the fascination OF romance possess the power
TO elevate the morals, and improve the heart the
reader. have thick folio pamphle, privately
printed by Mr., Jesse Hoyt and copies despatched TO
Washington, to foresta opinion previous tc the
coming report of the Comm -sioners of Custom house
Investigation. In the Express, yesterday, thai,
Governor Ponle1ler has authorized the following
card denying the facts with which heis charged
- ~
ter to state that pamphlet having fallen into lrs
hands, purportng to be correspondence between
Jesse Hoyt, late Collector OF the Port e New
York. and the Treasury Department In Washing
ton, and other matters relating TO the dUngs Of
4 the Commissioners appointed to examine iHio the
affairs OF the New York Custom house, &c after a
perusal of said pamphlet the does contain
single line of truth far as it relates TO himself
That the facts stated, the surmises; nuendoes, and
conclusions of the author of the pamphlet, which in
any manner refer TO the name of Gov. Polndexter,
are utterly and entirely false and untounded. And
further, that the notice of such compilation Of worth
less trash would not have been taken but for the
son that the pamphlet il intended to make impress
SION at Washington in advance of the Report OF
the Commissioners, which may expected IN few
days"
Justice Wiley has been mpeachel.i and since his
conviction he has continued to act ; Justice Of the
Peace, there is county court 10 be held oi the pur-
pose OF reno, ing hin. from hi. place
The arrest Of Nichols Biddle, ct ais has produced
little sensation here, the feeling Of trump With
sone, ofpiy and regret with others. This is most
extraordinary denOuHsmtnt Of the great Bank drama
The testimony n ihccase ofthc Rev Mr.. Van Zandr,
as progresses, seems likely 10 establish, his inno-
eence, and the guilt Of his nephew. For the sake Of
his sacred Office sincerely trust this will appear
II The weather today is clear and brilliant and the
streets gay with prvmenades, and busting With bu-
sness The rivers open and the snow has entire