The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-13

eHclency and dignity, ana 10 secure the respect oil
all enlightened and good men. But instead OF
taking the advice rendered to him, the President
adopted very different course. He went aslray,
following every false light like benighted travel
Ter in a wide morass, foundering in search OF
every little glimmering taper of corruption, folly,
and ambition; so that now the poor man is fairly
bewildered and hardly for the life of him tell
whether he is standing on his head or his heels.
Yet there is still hope for the President. There
is for him, for all transgressors from the right
path, a locus penitentiG. He may yet give to the
closing of his administration dignity and in
fluence. He is himself not undeserving of respect
With all his faults he is, we do believe, man of
integrity, and generally actuated by pure motives
His are those rather of the head than of the
heart. We wish to see him delivered from the
perpexities Of his present position. His last Mes
sage was document extremely well calculated to
awaken respect. Ii was sensible, PRACTICAL digni-
fed. We would greatly rejoice if it marked the
commencement of new and better course of po-
hey. Why should it not! Why cannot the Pre-
sldent now enter on the course so fully described
and pointed out by on the commencement of
his career! Surely he has got enough of the oppo-
site line of conduct. Try our advice, them Cap
tain Tyler. You appear to have got to a good
starting point just now You are looking at the past
and don't like it, do you! Well, then, the finger
post points TO another and very different road
Don't hesitate but take it at once. But to find it
agreeable and safe, take care of the company you
take with you. 1t used TO be an old trick of foot
pads, and good one, too, to put up at the same
hostelry, and travel side by side with their victims
Such tricks practsed till this day by other prac-
titioners on the highways of life. Get rid, then, of
the influence of the Machlavelan policy of the Sc
cretary of the Treasury-cut connexion with the
laundering blockhead who has charge of the
mails-and deliver yourself from the frothy pron-
ses of the Secretary of the Navy, who has as much
strength amongst the democracy as an unopened
oyster.
We have great deal more to say on this sub
ject, and We mean to 60 over the history Of the
last two years, most searchingy. We will turn
the actors in il inside and out, and thus exhibit the
minutest fibre, artery and nerve in the character
and public conduct of Mr. Porter, Mr.. Spencer,
Mr.. Henshaw, Mr.. Wickliff, Mr.. Webster and
the smaller fry, too, such as Mr.. Curtis, of New
York, Mr.. Graham, of New York. and the like
1t will cause the President to read these men, as
he canters quietly over the smooth and pleasant
road, which we have pointed out, and which he
has already half determined to turn into without
moments delay.
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER ABoRT1oN-The new daily
paper called the 'Gazette," published by Alderman
Clayton, and edited by Mr.. McCracken, exploded
yesterday after a rickety existence of two weeks
and one day. This is the paper that was started
fund of $4,000 by some of the silly friends of
MIR. Calhoun in this city, in order to revolutionise
he e.
alias free humbug. 1t has spent all the money and
given up the ghost before 1t got fairly on its legs.
Poor thing! We appoint Mr. Bryant the sweet
poet, to sing It's requiem, Mr.. Richie of Richmond
to pronounce its funeral sermon, and the editor of
the Charleston Mercury TO write its biography.
MIR. Calhoun and his friends are thoroughly ac-
quainted with the principles of free trade but when
will they learn the principles of common sensel
The LATE EXPRESS FROM Bosroy.-The follow
ing letter from Boston places this affair in still
more mysterious light -
Bosrox, Dec. IL, Is,s
York that two expresses started from here with the AGA
dias news Such is not the fact Messrs. Harnden Co
We're the only persons who expressed the news to New
Mr.. Brigham and driver in a small buggy.
After getting % miles (near Framngham) the horse
bled and threw the driver and Mr. Brigham the for
mer not injured but Mr. Brigham was % much hurt
be unable to go on The driver however CONTINUED
on 10 Hartford where he arrived within 10 minutes Of the
starting OF the cars for New Haven. The S
press from this city.
This is really inexplicable 1t is now very cleas
that Harnden " Co. owe it to the public, to us sua
to themselves to come out with full explanaiioa
of their part in the affair. So far, they have ~
NAMED silent. Does silence give consent" 20 all
that has been said of them in this transaction
do oh u. =.
way of Harnden Il Co., nor do we wish to lessen
them In the estimation of the public; but we must
give plain statement of the facts in the case.
II the blame Is to be attached to the driver,
who was with MIR. Brigham it ought to be known;
and he statements in the Hartford and New Haven
papers must receive notice in some shape The
journals in those cities have made charges, similar
to ours, against Harnden ~ Co., which cannot
but affect the public mind to their detriment, unless
met at once and explained.
1t appears by the letter and from other facts in our
possession that the driver waylad in Hartford by
the agent of the Sun, and the news taken from him
precisely an express rider of the Courier and En-
quirer was stopped few years ago in Jersey City
by an agent of the and relieved of the
Presidents Message, which was in sealed package.
In this the seal was broken the contents of
the package used, and the next day sent TO the
office of the Courier IL Enquirer. For this the pro-
prietor of that newspaper was convicted and SEN
fenced Its not to be expected that in either case
the express rider permitted himself to be relieved Of
his news unless for some mysterious reason.
But, we before said, this letter places the last
express affair in still more mysterious light, and
in justice to themselves, Harnden & Co. must make
a full statement Of what they know of it, and
whether not the express was run by them for all
the New York papers, for the Sun alone
The FRENCH BENEVOLENT CONCERT LAST NrGHT-
Washington Hall was as mad as crowded, as bril-
iant,as enthusiastic, noisy, musical as ever,
last night. An immense crowd-lovely women
acres of moustache-"bravo," "bravo'-''encore, -
''encorer The vion-the violin-the violin. Ecsta-
tic, tumultuous, overwhelming thunders of ap-