The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-30

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Importan. Political Movement-The Cor
noraTs Guard" in Motion.
Thu .o,d,ot of the present Congress is beginning
to produce feeling among the people that VIII rise
10 is height at the next fall elections On every
hand we hear curses loud and deep" uttered at
every corner, upon the attempt to degrade the navy,
disgrace the country, and bring contempt on the
Executive merely because he is no party man.
In consequence of this state of things, a large
meeting was held in Phladephi last week--a meet
ing of the 'Corporal's Guard" too--at which reso-
lutions were passed deprecang the present Congress-
and organizing for the next Congresson elections
These elections will be highly important We be-
heye that that OCCASION the Congress will be
elected that will have the choice Of President thrown
into their hands
THIS movement will most likely be felt in other
quarters of the country soon. There is earth
quake at hand--a hurricane brewing.
OCEAN STEAM N.vIsATIoN-THE BELGIAN STEAM
rR.-The arrival of the British Queen, Captain
Keane al this port last week, from Antwerp, is an
additional movement in the progress of ocean steam
navigation between the old and new continents.
This enterprise undertaken by the Belgian
government and this very fact is enough to give us
ahsh character of the king and the councillors who
could conceive such onward step in commercial
navigation. Antwerp is the principal seaport, not
only OF Belgium, but of vast manufacturing coun-
Try beyond her limits. Ii is sort of cntrepa of
American commerce for the continent-a capital
starting point TO reach New York in the most direct
way The British Queen is also a steamer well
known 10 both countries-and the coolness capa
city and prudence of Captain Keane have been tried
" oft and again" Even in the last voyage, the
Queen, making every allowance and every calcula-
tlon beat the acadia one day and half across the
Atlantic This partly arises from the directness of
the route taken-and is matter of some moment
to passengers who, as they do aboard the Queen,
merely pay for what provisions they ORDER as at any
hotel.
In consequence of the facilities expedition, eco
nomy, and other advantages possessed by this line
IN crossing the Atlantic, we have no doubt but the
Queen will receive her full share of patronage par
ticularly by those who go direct to the continent
Already we learn that forty berths are taken, al
though she does not sail till next week In this city
Messrs. Mali, Al Beaver street, are the agents-in
Antwerp, Samuel IIaght, Esq, the American Con-
sui.
GENERAL CAss.-We understand that large sec
ton OF the democratic party is organizing for the
purpose OF bringing forward General Cass as a can
dldate for the Presidency. General Cass would
form powerful competitor to Van Buren-and more
popular in the field, too-we think Let us see.
The PIoUS PIL.GRMs.-Mr Van Buren, and suite
were, at the last accounts at Earodsburgh, Ky. on
their way to Ashland When he reaches shady
Ashland, and embraces his dear old friend, Harry
Clay, how his heart will swell How they will drink
elaret, smoke segars, and laugh at the I'D old
fool Jackson and the democracy. Great is Diana
OF the Epheslans-but greater is humbug
RANGE AND SEVERITY OF THE LATE EARTHQUAKE.
The earthquake which has recently Gesolated a
large portion OF St Domingo, was one of the mos,
severe that has occurred in any part of the world
for many years and pc rhaps more extensive in
the sphere of its operations than any since the earth
quake which destroyed Lisbon in 1855. 1t appears
that on the day, and very nearly the same hour,
the effects of this recent earthquake felt
rous places ranging frem Port au Prince to the base
of the Rocky Mountains. The greatest explosion
from the force of internal pent up fires was felt at
Cape Hayden, St Domingo, on the 18th instant;
here they had three successive and violent shocks
and previous 10 the first of them shock of the earth
quake was felt at Porto Rico on the morning of the
9TH OF May, which as far have yet learned
was the most casterly point that the effects of twere
felt. The internal fires, eems then took north
westerly direction, struggling to escape from their
PRISON house, and ultimately tore the ground asunder
and broke out at Cape Haytien. 1t stretched clear
across the breadth of St Domingo and wasfe at Port
au Prince on the same day and at nearly the same
hour II also travelled on and was felt at MAYA
guez at the same time then to ST. Martinsville and
one or two other places in Louisiana; thence to
Van Buren, Arkansas and clear up to the foot of the
Rocky Mountains where it was also felt on the
perhaps was felt even further. 1t is sublime and
awful thought here we have proofs of the ex-
iscnce OF body of internal fire, 1900 miles long
and probably many deep.
The RHODE ISLAND Roor BEER RIors.--It ap
pears that there is yet TO be another scene" be
fore this business is settled. To sum up all in
few words, Governor King has demanded Govern
or Dorr from the Governors of New York, Massa
chusetts and Connecticut should he be found with
In their borders TIE two former will give him u,
the latter will not Governor DORIS friends ar,
still hard at work. and secretly organizing in many
places in all three States. In the mean time, III,
other party in Rhode Island are tired of being KEEP
continually on the look out They wish for peace
And Tho host yyav IN n~event all farther trOube