The New York herald., 1844-07-16

Correspondence Of the New York He, aid j.
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ltorrespondenee OF the New York HeI aldl
PHILADELPHIA, July is. 1874
This morning, Judge Jones charged the Grand
Jury upon the subject OF arrning churches. engine
house,, &c., which he characterized az illegal.
ana suolecting any person engaged in the same TO
Indictment for misdemeanor. He examined the
article IN the constitution, which says "The right
OF citizens to bear arms, in defence OF themselves
and the State, shall not be questioned" and applied
II only TO those citizens who have arms in their
dwelling houses tor the protection Of themselves
and their families The arming OF ST. Philips de
Neri church was referred TO, also the depostns Of
arms In several engine and hose houses, and the
grand inquest was requested to examine into the
facts, and present every individual engaged in the
same.
Judge Jones said nothing of the outrages Of the
Southwark mob, the Grand Juror VIM F. Spring
er, who has been bound over for incifi,R a riof.
was suffered 10 remain on the panel, and, taking
all these things into consideration, the charge Is
looked upon as kind OF judicial excuse for The
mob outrdges, and most III timed and impoIitlc.
The friends OF good order are somew hal discon-
certed al this apparent trucking OF high judicial
ofhcer TO the wild, disordery, intolierant and BIZ
goted sp'r! Of Philadelphia nalivesm, and they be-
gin TO think II useless 10 att mpt curb the demo-
rallsng sans cnlotteism Of the day when their efforts
are neutrallzrd by the appointed guardian Of the
laws. The Judge should have waited till this ex-
been fully indicated, and the rebelous and perse-
cutting spirit abroad is effectuay exiiugulshed
before he touched upon the facts by winch the
th0ughtess attempt 10 Justify the recent outrages
Troops I'VE arrived IN the city from bflgades he
interior, TO relieve those who have been on duty for
the last week unde rstand il Governor Porter's
orders, to relieve the different Brigades success
sion; to produce the moral effect Ia Philadelphia,
in the Union, and indeed all over The world, which
arises from the fact, that this strong
enough In ts citizen sodery TO crush any outbreak
against the laws. He intends to show that AT the
call of authority 6OO 900 armed and uniformed citi-
lens can be brought into prompt and efectual ac-
ton.
The Court OF Quarter Sessions was engaged to-
day In the trial OF uiilng cases The investigation
into the late rios has been suspended for the pre-
sent Other testimony IS couiing to light, and per-
haps the examination will be resumed before sunset.
VIM Sayre Heytham, this morning, filed an af-
testimony in the Philadelphia ''Sun," as garbled
and different IRON ne swore TO, and that ii contain
ed eleven statements Of facts sworn to by him,
which he never uttered.
An ar lcle appeared in the esprit of the Times"
a day or SO since, stating that arms had been de-
posted IN the Rev. Mr.. Chambers church. in
Bread street below Chestnut. The copgre ea,ion
have taken umbrage AT this and prosecuted the edi-
tor OF the Ilmesfor libel, at the same time denying
that there is any ruth in the report. hearing of the
case came of to-day but nothing definite has un-
derstand. been done III the matter The Rev Mr.
Chambers is strong anti-Catholc preacher was n
lous and denunciatory temperance speaker. and
his course is said 10 have been the means Of break.
ing the neck OF the temperance reformation, and
has contributed largely to the bitter and ason-
able sectarinism which is now, or has been recent
ly, so rampant in this community.
The natives are trying to get rid OF The conse-
quence OF the stand taken by them in the recent
outbreak. During the disturbance they were the
active parties; after it they were loud and denunc-
sor of the military, their leaders taking every op-
portuniy TO set their conduct in the most odious
hight, and absolutely bnrying the slain rioters
h nufIn nnnI hon L..s -
is out, and public opinion has assumed
wholesome tone. they whip rouud and claim
to be exclusive friends of law and order-en-
thuslastic admirers of the heroism OF our citizen
soldery.