The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-08
NEW YORK HERALD.
Tn. Prospect-spring Business.

The Prospect-spring Business.
The prospect of revival of business in the open
ing OF the spring, has not been good In ten years
as il seems 10 be al present.
The country is full of produce-the currency is
almost rectlhed throughout the Union-specie is
very abundant, and paper money scarce-the ex
changes were never so well balanced and equalized
the imports of foreign goods are few-and the
stock OF such goods on hand not great. There has
been a struggle to be sure, bat it has now dwinded
down to gentle ripple, causedby the natural move
ment towards adjustment OF prices and values, on
the basis Of a sound currency.
Who, then, makes all the cry of hard times
1t comes from those who were speculators-who
want to live on the industry of others-who have
Just taken the beneft-who think the times very
hard, if they cannet have bottle OF champagne
every day The real business people are quiet, IN
dustrous doing wel-and will be the leading men,
bers of our city twenty years hence Blue devils,
begone
Mr.. EMERsoN's LECTURE ON "PoLITIcs," AT
THE TABERNACLE, LAST NIGHT.-Mr. Emerson
is decidedly one Of the most agreeable lecturers
with which we are blessed at present. His elocu
ton is graceful and accurate, his gesticulation
chaste and dignfed, and his style is as mellifuous
as a respectfully sober running brook. He affects
the manner of Thomas Carlyle, and is indeed about
the very best of the imitators of that acute philo
sophcal, but quaint writer.
The subject OF Mr.. Emerson's lecture last night
was Politics"-a sufficiently comprehensive one,
at all events. None of the leading views OF the
lecturer struck us particularly original, although
his illustrations were often new, and marked by
characteristic simplicity which in no ways, we need
hardly say, diminished their clearness and Effect
After some Heightened aad eloquent remarks
on the theories of politics, and the present as
pect OF society, Mr.. Emerson went on to speak
of the grounds on which he founded his hopes
OF the regeneration of the world, and the
universal establishment OF just and rational system
of politics. That consummation depended on the
working out, to the full extent of those divine prn-
cipes which Mr. Emerson regards as existing in
our nature, and which constitute the instrument
tality that is to control, with such large influence
of good, the destinies of the world Mr. Emerson
glanced at the present triumphant progress of intel
lecual light, and the rapid spread of true notions of
civil government, proofs that the " movement"
had commenced which is finally to introduce the
political millennium, when selfshness and ambition,
and the lust of power, and all political devils will be
sent to the botomess pit, and the reign of love,
justice, disnteresed benevoence and the Hottest
kind of humanity will commence.
Well, after all, MIR Emerson has in fact happened
on the truth, albeit he has chosen to dress it up ia
his swn way. II has ever been the great doctrine
of our creed that our nature Is yet by its dis
enhralled and educated energies, attain higher
and a uster elevation; and that the " new era'
which sages and seers have, from the eldest days of
the world predicted, and for the coming OF which
our race, the darkest times has never ceased
to long, will come through the agency of increased
knowledge, enlarged experience, and celestial wis
dom. And the evidences of the approaching ad-
vent of that better period, neither few nor OBJ
scure; nay, SO apparent are they, that ignorance
and prejudice in the darkness of their unbeef
are awakng to the conviction, or at least suspicion,
that the latter day of light and liberty is coming
RUssELLs PLANETARlUM-AppREssEs &c. AT Nj
BIOS GARDEN LAST EvENINe.-This stupendous piece
of machinery has been removed TO Nibio's Garden
for exhibition short time. The proceeds are go
to increase the Library Of the Institute. The meet
ing last evening was the first of its exhibition at
this place. The entertainments of the evening were
introduced by Gen. Tallmadge, the able and indie
fatigable President OF the American Institute, in a
short but pertinent address upon the general objects
of the Institute, and particularly calling attention TO
the magnificent piece of machinery now in exhibit
ton, and the great objects which it illustrates He
concluded with introducing TO the audience the
Hon. Mr.. MeIgs, who made very eloquent address,
in which he touched upon various astronomical to-
pics
After Mr.. Meiss had concluded, Gen. Tallmadge
introduced to the audie nee Prof Gouraud already
well known 10 the public The lecture of this
gentleman, rather his conversation" as he was
pleased TO call il, constituted the feature of the even
ing twas rich and Notwithstanding discourse.
These lectures cannot fail to prove attractive and
popular.
The SoNERs CASE BEFORE THE GRAND jury
On Monday, the Grand Jury of the u S. Court
heard an argument against taking up this case from
Ogden Hoffman, the u S. District Attorney The
july took e,and stood IL to ii against taking it
up. To-day we learn that another movement will
be made and the Somers boys will be brought up
for examination. The law is said TO be this The
Grand Jury have power to ndict, Notwithstanding
that the same offence may be before any other court
OF concurrent jurisdiction, and before its decision be
given. If the Court Martial were to terminate their
proceedings, and give decision at once, his would
take II cut of the civil courts.
CHARGE OF MURDER AT SEA.-This affair, as
published yesterday in of the papers, turns out
to be entire Misrepresentation Complaint was
made al the United States Marshals sffice by some
Of the crew of the brig Caroline Pratt, charging Cap
tain Rice, of that vessel with wilful MURDER in pre-
venting assistance being furnished to one of the
crew who had fallen overheard, by which he was
drowned The name of the seaman was Joseph
Harvey. The complaint alleged, that the circum.
stance occurred at sea during clear day, on the
recent voyage of the vessel from Apalachicoa-
the man swan, but the captain would not allow the
boat to be lowered, or the vessel to be hove to-
The mate, who was examined before his honor
Tudoe Retta taIIs tofaIly d,d.rapt s,ory IL. ..u.