The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-08
Con- ress.


Mr.. Woodbury. spoke for TWO hours. In the House
ct Representative an attempt was made by MIR Sal
onstall, the head of the Committee on Manufactures
TO obtain authority to take testimony respecting the
operation of the Tariff Laws, which originated a
brief debate on that absorbing subject, without
leading TO any practical result The New Treasury
Note Bill was taken up in committee of the whole
House, and an explanation of its. necessity revealed
the bankrupt condition of the National Treasury
Mr.. Wise took occasion TO move an amendment To
provide that the proceeds of the sales of the public
lands should be applied to the discharge of all the
| liabilities OF the government, and that no Treasury
Notes should be issued go long as there were funds
| arising from the sales OF the public lands This
amendment was undispcsed of when the House
adjourned.
ARREST THE U. 5. BANK FINANcIEns-UPs AND
| Downs OF LIFE-On Thursday morning last, NchO-
las Biddle, Samuel Jaudon, Joseph Cowperthwaite,
John Andrews and Thomas Dunlop, were arrested
a charge of conspiracy to defraud the steckhol-
ders of the U. S. Bank, and carried before the Re.
| corder of Philadelphia for examination On Thurs.
| day next this extraordinary examination will take
| place. aud they were liberated On bail of $4,000
| each.
| This is the commencement of the end" in the
corrupt banking system. Here is the finale of the
once greatest bank, and greatest 6nanciers Ct the
| United States whose word was law in Wall street,
| and all the monetary world. How inscrutable are
the ways of the Almighty! Here is the legitimate
| end Of hiking system, conducted and founded on
wrong and erroneous principles. A general bitter
nessof spirit exists in Philadelphia, that will close
| in some fatal caastrophe-some universal disorgan-
cation of socety-some bloody revolution Of classes
| against classes. Better, much better that no bank
had ever existed than to such men arrested as
criminals-brought to the bar like ielons-and their
memories covered with disgrace. Better, much bet
! ter that no bank, neither State nor National, not
solitary bank had ever been chartered, than to wit
ness the shock which society is about to receive
Shockine shocking shocking!
The banking system has been the root of all evil
Credit has operated like the great 1empter when
he first entered Eden. Credit rna mad has been
| the apple that
Brought death into the world and all our woe,
With loss OF Eden.
broad deep, universal spirit of bitterness is over
all the society of Philadelphia that will lead to
terrible animosities, and terrible times. The bank
ing system has produced this'awful state of things
And yet this evil is only in the beginning of the
debt with little to pay it with, and all Europe look
ing aghast at their insolvency and despair. These
are also the fruits OF corrupt banking sysem-of
suspension OF specie payments-of credit system
running to riot corrupt newspaper press,
which supported and advocated corrupt and rot
ten banking system, ana ,ohich inuWiaiy concealed
the truth from the public, has led the people astray--
hattered such amiable and accomplished men as
Nicholas Biddle till they are brought to the verge
OF disgrace and dspair And in the face OF the sc
awful disclosures, we Judge on the Criminal
Bench of New York, denouncing that independent
portion of the press, which warned the pubic of
such calamity-whch expostulated with the great
and small fnanciers Of the day which honestly
tried to prevent the Great and the Little Biddes from
pursuing career that invariably ends in ciscredt,
disgrace, revulson, revolution and run.
We are only going through the career which the
unhappy republe>t France did in the first stage Of
her existence. Credt--unmted credit-credit
run to riot, ruined their morals their religion, their
government, their counry-ther all. Woe, woe,
wee to Jerusalem Woe. we. woe to u.s.
FANNY ELssLER's REPLY TO Nh. SIMpsoN.-The
war has broken out in very pleasant quarter.
The great danseuse and the manager are at swords
points. The last shot was fired by Mr.. Simpson, to
which Mademolselle Fanny returns the following
broadside in her own handwriting
A CARD.
Mile ELssLER begs to apologize to the public for
troubling them with discussion in which they feel
but little interest but as their good opinion is in all
remarks in reply to Mr. Simpsons card-relying with
confidence on their impartial judgmen
In appearing on Monday last, Mile. Elssler had two
fold object in viewto remunerae the theatre from any
loss arising from her illness and to enable the manage
ment to pay up the salaries Of the artists that with
held IN consequence OF the theatre closing for two nights
1t was therefore the unpleasant to her to Il adj
vertised, against her desire that she appeared under
solicitations when such was not the case leaving il
to be inferred that she was paid when she was not
Again Mr. Simpson has right to complain of " loss"
since Mile. Elssler undertook the engagement against
her inclnatios and only at his earnest and repeated
request.
She feels herself justified in doubling the fairness
Of Mr.. SIS statements believing he includes in his
total Of loss wha he did not make The 81 nights when
perhaps really attractive entertainment offered
to the public Such method of estimating loss may
Mr. simpsons purpose of complaint, but does
in any way compromise Mile. Elssler
There is desire the part of Mile Elsser to pro-
long controversy into which she has been driven by
trying to Mr. Simpson and therefore begs 10 close
j. by making the following proposition That if Mr.
Simpson will pay the Aforesaid salaries to the artists and
mechanics attached to the theatre, who little able
to bear the loss at this rigorous season OK the year,
Mile Elssler hereby binds herself to make good every
cent OF loss sustained by her.
Aston House, Jan. 9TH, ls4s.
We now wait for Mr. Simpsons reply to the last
proposition What say Alter we receive that,
we shall then deliver our charge to the iury-and
receive verdict as soon as possible. The business
must be despatched, because Fanny has taken the
whole cabin OF the fine bark Louisa, now at Phila-
dephia, ready to sail for Havana on the 18th inst
The ballet corps sail from this city under Martin
Sylvan remains here TO dance on his own hook
ARRIVALS AT New York, IN lsll-We have re
celved from Mr.. James Thorne, boarding officer,
the following very important statement OF the COM
merce Of this port for the last year. 1t exhibits the
number of arrivals from foreign ports only, none
from ports in the United States. If the latter were
ncladed the list would be increased more than two
fold Annexed is the statement
FOREIGN ARRIVALS IN is4l.
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