The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-05-20

Our special express left Boston in five minutes after
the steamer arrived, or about o'clock Saturday
morning. and reached our Office at little after
IL O'Clock on the same night, thus performing the
distance nifteen hours running time. This was
done almost without an effort.
To beat us i'll the transmission of this news to
New York, every exertion was made by the other
papers of this city No less than three expresses
were originally arranged-one for Beach, one
probably for the Wall street press, aud
for the Chevalier Wikof' After a
quantity of poor soda water efiervescence.
these extensive arrangements were thrown into
one, in the hope of thus being able the better to
beat us. Accordingly, the arrival Of the steamer,
were to be utterly annhllated. Our enter
prising agent in Boston saw these threatening pre-
parations making he heard that the fine steamer
New Champion was engaged, and that she
was TO cruise between Stonington and New
Haven, with six printers on board, in or
der to meet the land express to come by horses,
or railroad, or pigeons, or balloons. Well, he
kept himself very COOL patted his horses kindly on
their beautifully arched necks three times day,
and when the Britannia arrived he obtained our pa
pers, and in fifteen hours thereafter he was in our
office, leaving the combined express of Beach, Wi
kofi " Co., assisted by the walters of &c Longs
HOTEL" somewhere the road between here
and Boston and the probability is, that they are
yet safely lodged and cared for in some country
tavern on the road side between the two cities We
did hear, however, that portion of this Beach and
Wikof express was picked up in Long Island Sound
sometime yesterday morning by the steamer Wor-
cester, and kindly brought to this city We hope
so for the sake OF humanity, if for nothing else.
When Beach, the Chevalier, &c. attempt TO run
again, we hope they will take in more steam and
more energy; and we advise them at the same
time to let our messenger alone We say for him
that he is not to be trifed with in any way or
shape, and this they must bear in mind.
The New APPOINTMENTS BY THE COMMON CoUN-
Gil We have received number of communica-
tons seeking to cast reproach on the new Common
Council for their recent appointments. 1t seems
that the exclusion Of such men as Summons, Oak
ley, B. S. Whitney, and the most violent of the
during the agitation of last winter is bitter
ly complained of in quarters and that the dis
appointed men are endeavoring to stir up portion
of the Executive Committee against the new Com
mon Council with Mayor Harper at its head The
truth is, that although the gentlemen named and
Others as appeared from the reports in the Herald
might have been very well fitted, in some respects,
to carry the work of agitation, yet they are NOT
well calculated for the responsibilities of Office in
consequence of their want of prudence, discretion,
and Hberality. Indeed, we stated as much some
ago, in an article giving account of the calibre
and gifts of these orators.
Perhaps there never has been any party organiza-
ton in this city, which embraced so much practi-
cal good sense-so much intelligence-so much
honesty-and SO much sound American feeling, as
the american Republican party, taken as
whole, and without reference to the accident of
birth. But amongst them there were few violent,
ultra spirits, through whose fundamentally the
odium heaped on the party was created. But all
this is subdued by the wise action of the Com
mon Council. Neither Mayor Harper, nor his col
leagues were elected by the people of this city to
get up religious preudices or proscripve measures
against any sect of Christians. They not elect
ed to follow the bad example of Bishop Hughes
which had so much TO do with the production oil
the bloody scenes in Philadelphia
No doubt The ultras who have been disappointed
in getting office will complain. 1t is very natural.
But there Offices for ALL and besides offices
should be filled by men of sense and moderation,
and christian charity, and not by violent dema-
sgosues. Certainly, we would not trust any man
who would cut another's throat account Of his
religious opinions. And as Mayor Harper and hi:
colleagues are quite of our way of thinking, it !.
likely we may hear good deal OF grumbling il
some quarters for short time.
LATER FROM AFRrcA.-The Atalanta, Lawlin, ar.
rived yesterday from Monrovia, Africa, in thirty
five days passage. We have received Af1ca's Lu-
n,inary to the 10th of March.
We learn that ship supposed to be the Crawford,
late of New York, but more recently packet be-
tween Havana and Cadiz, was fell in with by II. B.
M. brig Prebe in the act of taking cargo of ne
groes on board. An attempt was made by the brigs
boats to board her, but the British were beaten of.
The Crawford then took in her cargo Of one thou.
sand negroes and procee1ed to sea. When off the
harbor, she again fell in with the brig but soon out
sailed her and made her escape.
The American squadron was on the coast with
officers and crew all well.
From the Monrova Luminary, March 81
During the last three months unusual number have
visited u.s. Americans English, French and Dutch, have
all seemed determined that should not want while
possessed the wherewith to purchase Of them
great many other needfuls and extras have been and
still very plenty and in equally cheap We
glad to say too, that citizens generally have been
in to profit by this abundance much has
been bought by them This must increase the revenue
while imparts ability and energy the government
Gladdening this to the heart of every lover Of his
country assured after ALL but friends the
will have the delightful experience this
feeling Well not envous Of them. But this Is
not the best OF it. Some Of the good ship after hav
ing traded and made their hundreds more deem il but
their duty to leave behind them when they close up Their
business token Of gratitude God and their customers
for their Lest some should not conceive how
this could well be done, the following examples may
be thought irrelevant One master OF Dutch vessel
gave ten dollars for Missionary Society. Another
OF an English vessel gave the institution
twenty dollars and them AZ if the more he gave, tn,
he made left with his agent, to be paid whenever
called for in money goods, thirty five dollars for him
self and crew. to toward supporting the minister tina
might be appointed to this station tor the present year
Supreme Court.
MAY ls.-The following gentlemen were duly admitted
during the present term in session. Counsellors
the Supreme Court -
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