The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-12
Mobile.
iCorr spoudence Of the Herild.l
MOBILE, January Goth, 1912.
temperance after the Herald Yam Zandt's
trial. arkets-Stafe Bank

Ismperance-Ra Rage after the Herald Van Zandfs
hial-M akets-State Bank.
Dean SIR =
News in this place is something like specie dol
lars, hard to be found. To be sure, our monotony
is somewhat broken by the harangues Of the tenn
perance men, who are moving heaven and earth to
convince us that by oar taking glass now and then
we not only ipjure ourselves, bat also our fellow
men.
As temperance 10 making stir here, shall give
you some particulars in my next.
1t is unnecessary to speak Of the Herald, but
must inform you that the rich and the poor the
saint and the sinner the clergy and the laty, have
ali been pushing forward for the prize Of the high
calling OF James Gordon Bennett, in the shape OF
Van Zandt's trial Never was there demand .or
reading matter, equal to what has existed in this
place for the last week. Your usual supply to your
agents here, was gone in little less than no time
many have had to 'shold their horses" bit, until
more were received As some few OF our Mobile
saints are not at all backward ia cond mining you
for publishing that trial (although at the same time
they were the most eager 10 get hold Of it, allow
me to say that religion ITSELF il not, common sense
will fully sustain you. To suppose for moment
that the calling of any ought to screen his bad
actions and secure MIN against the scorn OF the
world, is an idea fallacous 1t is abominable,
and the supporter Of such an opinion, look upon
as one tainted with both the vices and virtue Of
any he has) of Van Zandt himself believe reli-
gion to be contaminated by many such characters,
and the only way TO purge them or drive them from
that holy calling is 10 shew forth their actions and
call do wn on them the unmitigated contempt and
indignation Of the world. and point them out to be
dangerous men, to be Stunned by those who wish
not to be like them.
Business continues dull. Cotton is bringing on an
average, SIS per ID. Freights to Liverpool, I'D.
Havre, l and l Is Coastwise, &c per pound for
cotton. Sales Of sight exchange on your city at
Is! per cent premium On New Orleans, at y
per cent premium.
The directors Of our State Bank, thinking either
that they have not yet done sufficient mischief, or
expecting to retrieve in great measure the fallen
condition of the Bank, have determined on entering
into small cotton speculation, to something like
two millions dollars Including their last operation
mentioned in the Herald Probab y they are send
ing on this catton to England to meet the interest
on the State Bonds Be that it may, it is certain
they have been and are now in the cotton market At
this place. Wetumpka, and Apalachicola. One
wou have thoush that the bad management made
manifest by the explosion of the Philadelphia U. s.
Bank, would have warned others from following in
its footsteps. But no, our Bank dire ctors, suppo-
sing themselves smarter men than Biddle, they are
determined totry the experiment themselves. So
we 20. When the Bank winds up, Gas in all proba-
bility it will do in year two) its list Of assets
will be heat by the "dead monster" ony-some
tales as well as others could be told, but it is best
TO let every dog have his day.
At our new theatre, London Assurance, with
cast impossible, has had a long and successful
run. Browne, Barrett, Mr.. aud Mrs. Greene, Miss
Rock, and latterly Miss Nelson, Cowsll, Chapman
and others appearing