The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-20
BY THE SOUTHERN MaE
Washington.
Correspondence of the Herald

Levlps-ur. Hassier-The Coast Survey
The Weather, &c.
The news of the mutiny and execution Of Mid
shipman Spencer reached this city yesterday, but
was not publicly known until the arrival of the
from New York. The account created great SEN
sation, and although on firm belief OF the facts as
stated in the Herald relative to the muiiny, every
] commended the conduct Of Commodore Mckenzie
as being energetic just, courageous, and humane TO
the many, yet very deep andSuniversa sympathy is
| felt for the Hon. Mr. Spencer. This gentleman, OF
course, very deeply depressed about IT, and his Ia
DIV is almost broken hearted. She had issued cards
for large party next Wednesday, Just before the
news arrived The President sympathizes sincerely
and deeply with Mr.. Spencer IN has terrible aftllc-
ton indeed it would be contrary to his nature not
to do so, with any friend or even foe under such
shocking calamity. How much Of the crime
of this young may be attributed to the
miserable trash that the country is daily de-
luged with in the shape OF romantic adventures
of pirates, banditt, exploits Of celebrated high
waymen, freebooters, &c? How many young men
have Ainsworths romances OF Jack Sheppard and
Dick Turpin brought to the gallowsl And how many
more will it bring TO dlseraceful and eary,death!
I think that Cooper's ''Red Rover" and "Water
Witch" have done an incalculable amount Of mis-
chief in this way, and above all that miserable
ture Marryatts trashy novel OF the PIRATE, has
done more evil than the author could rectlfy if he
could i've a Thousand yearS-an0 DO not MINK tIlat
"La Ecu Follet." Cooper's last work, is free from
| the same powerful objection. Magnltyng a lhet
and murderer INTO hero, and throwing halo OF
romance around him, is not the best way to Improve
| the morals OF the rising generation.
From all the enquiries that | have been able 10
make, cannot learn that Commander Mckenzie
| has arrived in the city Perfect secresy is observed
at the Navy Department in relation TO this painful
matter. II is supposed here that young Spencer
| must have been crazy
The Hall Of Representatives was crowded to-day
to hear the Rev. Mr.. Tiffany preach for the first
| time. Not many ladies were present, but large
majority of those wac were there were very beauti
full Mr.: Tiffany is not so exciting g, preacher as
Mr.. Mai but he breaches more sound sense IN hive
minutes than Mr. Maffit did IN an hour. His SER
mon was very short to-day, only occupying about25
or 80 minutes, but il seemed TO give general sails
faction perhaps partly on account OF us breylly
| Some of the members of Congress tell curious
story here about Maft, which. of course, all sian
| der. They say that after some of his revival ser
mons he would get down from the pulpit, take some
"Siser Sarah, (Sc:), do you love the Lord - To
which, of course, the sister would answer Yes"
| He would Immediately add, '.Then kiss Brother
Maffit for the Lcrd's sake''! OF course this is all
| fabrication-of course.
1t is astonishing to the rapid strides that Tenn
perance is making in this CITY The House of Re-
representatives. have ordered all the drinking shops to
be cleared out on their side OF the CAPITOL and it IS
thought that The Senate will follow suit. The Hon.
| Mr.. Briggs ofiMass and Lewis G. Levins, Esq, Ga
Catholic and believe brother of the Rev Mr.. Le-
IN. -
mer in the House, and the latter out of it. atlen.
ded lecture given bv the latter the other evening
at one of the churches, and was surprised to fad
some e Of d the most beautiful women in the ctv there
He is of the Hon. Tom Marshall style of occurring
| but like his style OF eloquence even better !han
that distinguished gentleman he has as much fire,
and originality, with more genius, and higher or
der of eoquence and it was owing to him that the
| drinking shops were cleared out of the capitol l
suppose il is all right, though some of the members
T. IL. ~ l. -.
| be in New York soon, you can report him, your
able corps now In the city Is more than equal TO the
| task
| much regret to saw, that the Hon. George Profit
of Indiana, is lying i'll indeed at his residence
| here, Todd's Rooms. II appears that when ne left
| Washington for home at the close of the long
sion he was very sick with bilious fever; reach
| ing home he was confined 70 his room; the vio-
| lent and many unprncipled Clay wings sprea d re-
port that he not sick but that he was eighi5g
illness, because he was afraid TO meet his consttu-
ents This, to man OF Profits spirit aed indepen-
dent disposition could Rot be submitted to; and al
though told by his physician that the step might
him his life, he left his sick bed, and went through
his District making many very powerful and excel
lent speeches. The result is that he is now here so
very sick that it is doubtful if he RECEIVERS this
| sion.
1t is currently reported here, and believed that no
Van Buren, men are to be appointed in the Custom
House in New York.
| Old Mr.. Hasser, the Superintendent of the Coast
Survey, has arrived in this city, and will probably
badly have hot work Mr.. Burnell, of Mass has
the floor. A part or all of the appropriation will
pass the House. Gen MNeil, Of the U, s. army,
or Commodore Wilkes, of the navy, could accom-
plish more in year than the old man could in
| ten in this coast survey Com Wilkes completed
many more surveys in his three years cruise than
Hassler has in ten years; surveyed and sounded inn
portant harbors and rivers in ali parts of the world
and when he came home he was reprmanded.
| The weather is toerably fine here to-day, but
very few persons have promenaded the avenue.
| ALPHA.