The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-05

Tue NATIVE AMERICAN MEETING IN WALL STREIT.
This WAS one OF the NEST curious Developments
which we have recently seen in this city. This
new party, which has started into existence, and
now crowSss loudly as any, intends TO bring back
AL the old feshloued views, principles and prac-
ices which prevailed about two centuries ago. II
Is certainly not little singular TO witness this at
temp; to revive The horrors foles, and insanity OF
the l6 h centurv-to re- enact the bloody dramas OF
Smtth=d and rhe Grass Market. Here we have
men OF ssas- aud inlellisence-perfecty sane on all
other subi.e s-taklng up and contending for the
very same principles which kinded the fires and in
vented the tortures OF the nquisition.
The outcry about the Pope is amusing. Perhaps
he is the most harmless cid man in the world. His
power is about as much TO be dreaded az that of
old King Cole, and his bulls are universally regard
ed as worth about so much waste paper. In this
country the Catholic clergy conduct themselves
with considerable degree of propriety; occasion
ally some of them, it is true, stepping little out
of their way, but the moment they do so, experien-
chg check, which at once restores them to their
senses No body can surely be serions In atribu-
ting to these peaceable ecclesiastics the terrible in
huence, and power, and inclination for the destruc.
ton of our liberties, about which the speakers at
the meetings of the " Natives de claim SO loudly
But this is the country for all ultra opinions. We
see men here starting up for the purpose OF estab
fishing Fourierism all over the land-respectabe,
sober, thinking men, who actually go about lee
turing the people into the belief that society has
only TO be cut up into paralelograms and people TO
leave their comfortable houses and homes, and live
in pens, in order TO bring about the millennium and
convert earth into the garden of Eden There is
no doctrine, no opinion, no system too ultra, too
bisore too ridiculous, TO find supporters Miller
ism, Mormonlsm, Latter-day saintism, Fourierism-
every thing-hnds advocates and believers. One
popular delusion starts up after another
and all meet with equal success for the time.
They are, indeed, short lived generally. Springipg
up in the night, but dying away when the sun gets
TO the meridian. Indeed we should not be al ell
surprised to see some enterprsing and jealous Turk
land on our shores day soon fer the purpose of
preaching Mahomedanism and converting the Anne.
rlcan people TO the faith of Mecca. II he were 10
come and bring with him few of those black-eyed
demsels which compose such an important part of
the Musseman's Paradise, we have no doubt that
he would gam great many converts in New York,
who would adopt his system most cordiaIy--par-
ticularly the harem part of it. Indeed we think
this would be rather good speculation, and advise
some of those distinguished philosophers Brisbane,
Greeley, Brownson, Mike Walsh, or some other of
those master Spirits'when every thing else fails
TO try what they can do for the propagation OF the
popularity of creed which allows a sersglo with
dozen wives, and double the number OF concu-
bines