The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-22


had been 70 lowed the wSig party would have maintain
ed its ascs dancy to this hour.
The party needs head in whose sagaciy and practr
cal commo they can rely, as we'll as upon his
genius and eoquence Now in the possession Of these
qualities we believe that Mr. Webster stands very high in
the estimation OF all sensible people 1t owing, IN tact,
TO their FREEDOM nance the other qualities Of
his great mind, which enabled him 10 prepare and con-
duct the late negotiation with Great Britain its close,
so triumphant and successful II merely the
power OF setting forth our claims strong end eloquent
end brilliant Language, which enabled MIR Webs,er to
grange that diff ul and complicated subject; but by
orbipg the sspeties of feeling and guiding the minds
OF all who had to manage the affair that they all came
to regard under new apect and with feelings
was by the use Of common and by applying the
proper means to alter successfully the state public OPT
Mon on this j-ot that honorable peace
isst-ad Of being in state Of merciless war with the
greatest pow er IN Chrntendom.
has been intimsted in certain quarters that coal
ton had been would be formed between Mr. Webster
and Mr. Calhoun We are not sw are tina this
has been ma de by any friend Of Mr. Webster II 10 not
IN accordance with his declaration In Fant uil Hail. ths
he was Whg, which admitted Of only construction.
that he int nded to act he had always acted with the
wings, and TO support Wings and wing measures, SO
long as the wings true 10 themselves and their
cou try We see that such measure would falsfy that
declsrstion and do and will not believe that such
coalition has been entered into until We hear from
The Wings in this section will be graied and encour.
sged in having this gentleman brought forward tsho
head OF their party and the candidate for the Presidency
and we hope to taken for into
effect these wishes and Intentions.
| Bold and decided enough, surely But let US see
what the Boston Coarir says, in Offering this out
| spoken article 10 its 'eaders =
wegve TO the following article from the Portsmouth
Journal place in columns, Indication Of the
enes and wishes oftbe Wings Of New Hampshre-nei-
her adopting nor disciamng he sentiments therein ex
alone. We know tina, there are many IN Massachusetts,
who would cordially unite with their brethren Of that
pie ss their Candidate for the Presidency and In all honor
able means to secure his election. Whether any such
lien viii ever take plsce-snd whether Mr. Webster
aPosition,- are questions which we have no disposition
to sg at this time We that the mere act Of
publishing the article from Portsmouth will not be consi-
dered as nomination of Mr. Webster by the Boston Cou
| rier
Sufficiently cautious, and guarded. Not without
meaning, withal. "The wings Of New Hamp-
shire do not stand alone" The time comes when
the forces will be marshaled, and then the Courier
will speak out
For ourselves, we care not who is brought for.
ward, provided he be patriot without hypocrisy,
and statesman without guile,-a man Of pure
heart anda sour head - with inspected hands, nd
prepared 10 devote himself, altogether rrespectye
OF party, to the promotion Of the interests and pro-
perity of the country. And is this the portraiture
OF either OF the prominent party hacks IN the field!
Answer, Q! thou most patriotic parent Of the in
FAINT "knickerbocker," not yet released, and never
to be released from s swaddling. clothes; or tho1,
o. brainless Squash, who hast at last found fitting
avocation in keeping ledgers never to be opened,
| and embracing hopeful progeny in the "Sylvania'
of thy disturbed dreams!
BENJAMIN RATHBUN.-It is now nearly seven
years since this extraordinary man was sentenced
10 the ate Prison. His term of sentence will ex-
plre in September next and we do not believe there
| is solitary individual in the State Of New York
| who will not give him the right hand of welcome
when he leaves prison, and will most ardently wish
| him abundant future success in busin ess. Crime
| with HIM was the result of misfortune and not of
vice. And bitterly has he paid the penalty Of vo-
lated law Had the forger been of a less respec,a-
bic grade in society than Benjamin Rathbun, he
would, under The strong mitigating, if not exculpa-
tory circumstances, Of the criminal act, long since
have been pardoned. But the rank of the ofe ader
| made II absolutely necessary TO vndicate the ma
jesIy OF the law by subecling HIM the full penalty
OF It's violation. The sacrifice has been made-the
offended law has been appeased, and ten thousand
arms will next September be opened wide to receive
one who, if not the victim of two designing knaves,
| was a. least the victim of misfortunes which he
| failed TO control.
As man of business, Mr.. Rahbun possessed
talents and enterprise probably unequaIled by any
man OF the age. And we believe we can say that
no man in this country ever transacted, In given
time, great and varied an amount Of business as
Benjamin Rathbun. To furnish work to the un.
employed laboring man, and promptly TO reward
their industry and toll, was ever his delight. And
by the mechanics in the western part of shs State
his release from prison will be hailed with enlhusi
astic accamations. Some OF the Buffalo papers are
already making calculations about the benefits that
will result from his return the OF his former
operations, when they think he will, notwthstand-
ing his former disgrace, give new impulse to the
Improvements and prosperity Of the place
We believe there are, or were, other indictments
pending against him, which might be brought at the
expiration of his term of service. But we doubt if
there is any disposition in any quarter to prosecute
them further. The voice of the people would cry out
against it. No jury in this State could be found to
convict him again. Let his crime and misfortunes
be buried in everlasting oblivion, and let no stone
mark the spot where they are buried.
The LArTY VERSUS THR CHURCH these days
OF religious controversy and ecclesiastical reform,
| some funny occurrences occasionally take place,
which deserve leaf in the chronicles Of the times
rather amusing incident Of this description, oc-
Cured the other day in aspiring and very respec.
table little sister city Of Brooklyn worthy con of
| that old smother Church, against which all sorts
OF batteries have been directed for centuries, who
keeps a very respectable tavern the above men
| toned village, gave grand ball lately, which was
graced by The presence OF some fifty or sixty Of the
finest girls that ever crossed the salt sea from the
green isle" There were also present amongst the
gentlemen considerable number CT Father Ma
thew's disciples. and whether it owing TO ~
intoxicating Influence Of the assembled beauties,
their propinguity to the bar.room il is undeu..
able fact that The majority of them were observed in
the morning returning 70 their respective abodes, in
a rather more serpentne way, than was deemed
consistent with rigid observance Of the ''pledge."
All this got Of course, to the of his ''rever-
ence," and on the next Sunday, after The celebra-