The New York herald., 1844-07-13

suit of the mob committees interview with Gen
Patterson. Another represents the position Of the
military corner Of Queen and Third streets. Ar
tillery firing on the mob in Third street.
To all persons who desire to preserve faithful,
graphic, and authentic history of these exraord-
nary occurrences, this Weekly Herald rs indispens-
BILE. 1t will also be very desirable paper to trans
NIT to Europe by the next Gamer which sails from
Boston, and for which the letter bags will be made
up in this city Monday next.
The price Of this splendid paper, on which we
have spared no expense, will be only 81 cents per
single copy and cents by the hundred.
The Recent Riots and Insurrections-Public
Opinion Here and Abroad.
The recent riots in Philadelphia and Illinois
the terrible outrages in Southwark, and the bloody
tragedy in Carthage, Illinois, involving the de
strucnon of so many lives, have created vast
sensation throughout this country, and elected a
very prompt and gratifying expression of upright
and patriotic opinion from the independent press
But there is another ordeal to which this matter
10 to oe subjected, and that is the public opinion
of Europe. What will be the tone Of that OPT
Mon? What will the advocates of the monarch-
cal and arstocratica institutions OF Europe say to
these thngs9 How they will gloat over the ac-
counts OF these acts With what eagerness they
will point to them evidence of the incapacty Of
man for sef-government
great deal Of sensitlveness has often been ma
infested here, in consequence of the abuse and
sarcasm Of English travelers-Dickens, Feather
stonhaugh, Fider, Trollope, and so on. The cri-
ticsms on the peculiarities of manners and socie-
ty in general have excited great deal of indigna-
ton. But how ridiculous must all this sensitive
ness about these trifes appear when viewed in con-
nection with the feelings which will be aroused
against US in Europe by these melancholy reports.
with which our newspapers have been daily
filled, are read on the other side Of the water
There can be no question that these things will
have tendency to cast discredt on democratic
institutions, and the great of human liberty
To all the old grounds Of assault upon this country
dishonesty Of the repudiating States-the gross
financial mismanagement-will now be added
these dark and bloody scenes OF discord and blood
the riots in Philadelphia, and the massacre OF
Joe Smith in Illinois. These sad events will be
ascribed the inadequacy of our free institutions
to preserve peace and order. II will be overlooke ed
that they have resulted from want of energy in the
authorities, and the unfaithfuness and ineficiency
of much Of the newspaper press-the organs of pub
lie opinion.
And yet, in spite of all that can be said of the
dishonor OF the States in refusing to pay their debts
--ot the mismanagement Of financial institutions
by rogues and rascdls Of oil descriptons-and OF
the terrible condition of portions of the pop
ulstion Of our large cities, produced in great
measure by the pernlcious and demoralzing vol
unteer syst. Of extinguishing fres-ln spite of ali
this, we are not afraid to place the condition oil
our community in contrast with that oi the peopl.
who are groanlng under The despotisms of Europe.
The history Of the past and OF the present day dis
closes picture Of society in Europe in many par
tculars painful and revolt lting in the extreme anc
to which the outbreaks which we all now deplore
afford no approach to parallel.
MORE CArcHPENNY Extras" The Tribune
still continues to follow the practice OF the Sun in
issuing catchpenny extras, pretending to contain
later news from Philadelphia. Yesterday it circu-
lated one which contained no news but whal
we published in our morning paper. And in order
TO make these extras go of, they invent statements
and publish them facts. This system OF decep.
tlon and dishonesty never escapes punishment
incomplete. As near as we can ascertain both par
ties stand nearly in the same position that they
were in before the election. The wings, however,
claim The advantage by one member Of Congress
Thibodaux. In this election the Texas question
was brought out and agitated in the warmest man.
ner, but il appears to have had very little effect
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CoRRxspoNDENcE OF THK HERALD-The recen;
unusual press of exciting intelligence has Obliged
US to refrain from giving our usual quantity oi
graphic and interesting correspondence from al
parts Of the Union. We shall, as soon possible
give a number of amusing and instructive letters
which we have on hand.
COAST OF AFRICA We published yesterday
some interesting intelligence from the Coast q
Africa descriptive Of insults offered to the Amer.
can flag by British cruisers. The Secretary Of
State should see TO this matter.
The New MORMON PROPHET. There is a great
deal of speculation already about who is to assume
the mantle of Joe Smith. 1t seems that Sidney
Rigdon is likely to be the next Caliph of Nauvoo
DISTINGUISHED ARRIvALs.-The Hon. John
Quincy Adams, Mrs Adams, Mrs John Adams
and Miss Adams, arrived from Washington nigh
before last, and put up at the Astor House. Thei
names are recorded upon the book Of arrivals il
the trembling hand OF the venerable Ex-Presiden
himself His manner of holding pen is curious
and extraordinary, but not easily described, III,
never uses spectaces either to read or to write
The whole party left for Quincy last evening.
SUNDAY ExcURsIoNs.-We cannot complain il
this city OF any want Of pleasant drives in ou
neighborhood, and charming retreats from the bus
tie and dust OF the city. lioboken-Nowlans a
Yorkvills-the Abbey on Tie Bloomlngdae Road
I5urnhsm's- Hamilton House New Brighton
md host Of other places Long Island, Slater
Island, and the Jersey shore, are inviting the wary
c,tlzen, so that there is an endless variety.