The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-14

charitable and benevolent purposes.
| This extraordinary legal effort of Mr.. Webster
was reported exclusively for the New York Herald,
by one Of our special Reporters, and no other re-
port of it has been taken for any other paper in
the country not even for the Washington jour
mails. of the mastery manner in which it is thus
presented to the public, must say, that 1t adds
but another to the innumerable evidences of the
enterprise and admirable arrangement of our ex-
tensive corps of reporters.
SPRING CAMpAIGN-AMERIcAN REPUBLICANS IN
| MoTroN.-The American Republicans have COM
menced their movements for The purpose of carry
ing the Spring election, and the first nominations
have already been made in the thirteenth ward
Mr.. Winship, highly respectable butcher, and
Mr.. Alden, have been nominated as Alderman and
Assistant Alderman, and there is every prospect
that they will be elected by an overwhelming ma
jorty. We understand that the rest of the wards
are preparing to make their nominations, and if
they be as wise as those just made in the thir-
teenth, we have no doubt that the candidates will
be triumphanty elected
| This party have adopted, we learn, very just
and popular mode Of making their nominations.
Instead of the secresy and backhole system fol-
lowed by the old rotten parties, the nominating
committees of the several wards sit as body of
advisers, or as court of justices, in public hall,
where every man that chooses is permitted to
ter, and where the committee receive from any
one the names of persons that may be proposed as
candidates for the Offices to which they have the
power to nominate. The committee then delibe-
rates and decides upon them before the public, all
the proceedings being as open as those of court
ofjustice.
In relation to the Mayoralty, we hear good deal
said. The first general impulse or movement of the
American Republicans was in favor of Mr.. E. K
Collins, whose popularity great, that they at
prepared to rally for him. but the positive de-
termination Of that gentleman to have no present
connexion with politics further than his vote for
good candidates, threw them afoat again and we
understand that they are now discussing the claims
OF a number OF candidates the most prominent of
whom are John ]. Boyd also distinguished ship
owner, and William B. Cozzens the well-known
proprietor of the American Hotel, in the Third
Ward. Either of these gentlemen would make a
most capital Mayor. What others they have before
them we know not. But we trust and hope that
they will make judicious selection and if they
do, and all their nominations be of the same char
acter, and they 60 decidedly for city reform of all
kinds, against the gross corruption, mismanage-
ment, and follies of the old factions, we can pre-
dict for the new party one Of the most tremendous
majorities that ever distinguished the annals Of any
party. Every thing, however, depends on caution,
Skill integrity, and comprehensveness in their plans
| of reform.
| The CorroN Exc1TEMENT.-We do verify be-
eve that this excitement is destined to be the prin-
cpal feature of 1874. The theological excitement
created by Drs. Potts and Wainwright, appears to
have entirely subsidized, in consequence Of these
two gentlemen showing the white feather to each
other, and Withdrawing all their heavenly forces
| from the field Indeed, a greater farce than that
which these divine men and holy saints have exhi-
bited to this community was never produced at the
Chatham or Olympic The Miller excitement can
not last long, because according its apostles the
world terminates on the 22d OF this month, and, of
course, we shall all be in a new state of existence
in few days, at all events. The Fourier excite
ment is small that it amounts only to slight
ripple the surface and, in short, there seems to
be no excitement able to so into futurty with any
degree of force, except the cotton excitement and
| the opera excitement
| Now, in relation to this cotton excitement, we
| want to know something about it, Can any of
these distinguished financiers and brokers in Wall
street give insight into the business of cotton
brokerage and speculation? Can any one give us
list Of the cotton brokers, and an account of their
mode of doing bushes And can any one give us
an insight into the recent singulary astounding
movements of the Courier and Enquirer in favor
Of holding on and shipping specie?
MAILS FOR EuRorE.-The packet ship United
States, for Liverpool will sail this morning We
have her letter bags at this office
We find, that, in consequence of the rapid in
crease in our foreign subscription list we are CON-
PEELED to send mails to every quarter of the globe
by every vessel that leaves this port, Boston, and
| Philadelphia. In the belief that it is as easy to
send wagon load as a common hand-cart load
we have determined to take in letters and papers
from all persons for all parts of the civilized
world, which we will forward with our own
mails We do this to accommodate the public
and especially those who purchase papersof us
and have no means Of sending them abroad
This arrangement goes into operation this morn
ing, and, therefore, letters and papers for England
by the United States, can be left in this Office a
| any time previous to ii o'clock.
THE BRrrIsn SPECIAL ENvoY.-H. b. M. Shiv
Vestal came up to the city yesterday and fired
salute After this Mr. Packenham landed, anc
| with his suite took rooms at the Globe Hotel He
will leave shortly for Washington.
We learn that Mr.. Fox, the English Minister
now at Washington, is the newly appointed Envoy
to Mexico and will sail in a week or two in the
Vesta! for Vera Cruz
This is, therefore, a sort of an exchange Mr.
Packenham was the last Minister to Mexico.
CLEAN SrRKETs.-For several days past the streets
have been actually passable-nay, they have been
toersbly clean, in consequence of the surreillanc,