The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-28
Philadelphia.
IConespondence of the Herald.
Dr., - -, rut. Nny % 1910

PHILADELPHIA, NOV. 70, lOfS
! GRN. JAMES GORDON BENNETT -
DEAR SIR t.
SYour articles about the abuse of this country by
the English press in Wednesdays paper, gave great
satisfaction, and was read here with intense inter-
est We are aware of the league between the spin
dle-shanked heroes Of our brokers' board land the
worthy descendants OF once chivalrous race in
England, ard we fully know that Clique OF hterati
who resort to writing principally because they can
not make living at the bar are ready to join cho-
rus IN any attack made on the laws and institutions
OF our country. We appreciate in you the man
who is willing to do us Justice and to rebuke those
who do us wrong, and We thrice glad that you
to engage in any fight, and when on a hard push
few OF the "lndependenls' resolve TO give battle
they do i in the shape of sermon.
Mr. Blddle goes on with his letters on the debt of
pennsylvania, but went In his vindicaton of the
conduc. OF the States considerably beyond his re-
cords He CARRIED his facts with regard to the debts
OF the different States of Europe, and did not Law
nearly enough stress on the fact that we have not
in the whole debt we owe, single dollar of ssblood
money" Whoever lends TO a belligeren State runs
risk, which is in proportion to the chances of an
unfortunate war, and the terms of the loan are gen.
orally IN accordance with those chances Our
States, on the contrary, have received more than
500 for 500 OF their bonds, and no national Gala
NIFTY which has befallen US since will serve them as
an apology for their delinquency And what does
Mr.. Biddle mean by proving that every State in
Europe has at some time or other repudlated. Is
not this the argument with which the regulators
nge their p9erile logic, and is this tribute paid to
B'savowed professional Already the fepud,ators
have rary in State and call meetings here for
the purpose OF discussing the correctness of their
principles The party IS as vet small; but it is
ing one, and may acquire momentum.
The Van Buren, meeting on Thursday evening was
numerous but far from being brilliant With the
exception of Mr.. Horn our leadingDemocras eschew
the question of the Presidency for the present though
their principles and expectations are too well known
to deceive the merest tyro In politics. Itcannot be
doubted but that the Van Buren, men form the great
majority OF the Democratic party in the city and
county of Philadelphia, but equally certain that
their leaders, comprising Dallas, Wilkins, Page,
Reed, Glpln, &c. withoutthe slightest influence
IN the interior The leaders fthe Democratic par
~ in our city bear precisely the relation to the
broad mass OF the Democracy in the State, which
your Wing leaders in the city of New York bear to
the rank and file in your State-they are forever
planning and designing, but lack the power of exc
cullon. We have but three powerful men in Penn
aylvana, viz Buchanan, Porter and Muhlenberg =
OF these James Buchanan goes for HIMSELF and then
there remains but David r. Porter our present COVER
nor, and Henry A. Muhlenberg. the governor that is
to be, to exert any direct influence, bnth of whom
it understand what is going on are favorably dis
posed towards Mr.. Tyler.
The Cass movement in Harrisburg is described as
very strong one, in correspondence, published;
a.
that movement will terminate.
On the LIST of January our Legislature are TO
meet. One of the first things they will do, will be
abolishing our Court of Criminal Sessions, the only
obstacle to which has been removed by the resg-
nation of Judge Barton. Some say the Recorder,
already favorably known to your readers as ga
gentleman having more curs outside of his head
than brains Within" is on that occasion to be i'm.
peached; would ask for what! Does the lack of
legal requirements or of intellect in general con-
sstitute criminal offence! | cannot possibly doubt
his honesty, because, yet, he is young, and at
tribute, therefore, his singular want of popularity,
which, at the last election, made him run 800 be-
hind the lowest number of votes given to any man
running the same ticket, to his dabbling 100
much in politics, and too little in his profession
e" Lendon Assurance" came off pretty well at the
Walnut street theatre last evening the house was
nearly full, and the two Pacides did their best |
in that play. Both over act considerably, and seem
to forget that certain calm selfpossrsson is the
very first requisite of good society. Mr. H. Placide
as Sir HarcOurt County,, comprehends his part; but
forgot 1t, and spoke too rapidly in the moralizng
cant with which the piece concludes Miss Cush- |
mans tslents better adapted TO high scenic per-
ormances than to the easy and familiar tomyvlye of
rsation, which distinct talent by ITSELF
though by no means incompatible with dramatic
genius
Mr. David Hoffman, of Baltimore, is in town,
and last evening lectured on "dreams and visions"
He was very happy. Mr.. II. is gentleman of con-
siderable literary taste, and, understand, will
soon be rewarded for his Harisoniana, which is
as yet in embryo, and was most assuredly "vsion"
by foreign appointment. / wish him luck
Alexander's trial will come on next Monday
The devil take the stocks!