The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-09-22

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Correspondence Of the Herald
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Correspondence Of the Herald
KINGSTON, (Canada,) Sept. IA, l844
Whig Oratory- K,~gaon-7 Govuww-LitUa-
furs-1hs"trieais-- Hsathsr-Editors.
]. G. BENNETT, Esq -
In passing through Oswego, three days ago, be-
held tolerable concourse of persons, and soon
learned il was wing meeting. All was bus:le
raising ash poles-bad music-and worse
discord among the juveniles; in short, more
incongruous set never beheld. There were more
women than men, and more democrats than
wings "Polk and Dallas" were displayed in
every nook and corner. AS I had one hour TO re.
main, devoted all my spare time to CLEAN what
could from the speakers. One of them, a tall gen.
tIeman, with large black whiskers, whose name
has escaped my memory, repeated verbatim large
portion of Mr. Clayton's speech, as reported in the
/" Herald" II appeared 10 me dream, and not
till got on board for Canada, did mud out where
| had first read the speech
Arrived at Kingston sob! what change is
here my countrymen," from the gay, busy, busting
rolling Of tquipsg-, to the dull monotoDy Of soil
tary cab III his city, that last year presented the
osile Of fashionab~s, the cnterirs Of high military
functionsries, and swell If population from both
~xrrmes OF Canada, Is now dull and deserted AZ
Hobok~n in winter. A fire occurred last night be
hind the Parliament House. The building wss
new, aud unoccupied The fire was the work #
an ncendlary, and Is the second that has occurred
In three days.
Poor Sir Charles MetcaIee Is again in trouble
M. Ltfontane and M. Norm have resigned, with
the hope to annoy him Verify, the mLd dog that
bit TyleT's Cabinet, has escaped to Canada. The
refractory subjects Of Queen Victoria have killed
al nosi every governor Tor te last ten years J
trust that good man SIR Charles, will summon phi
losophy sufficient TO endure with patience.
had the pleasure al an interview with Major
Rlcha rdson, the talented author of Wacuusra,
Canadian Brothers, dc. lie has nearly ready for
he press, (to be published in London and New
York simultaneously new work, treating on the
character and manners OF the iaDkees--and as ne
speaks in the highest possible terms of The United
States, we may expect something palatabls ant
good. Hamilton, Maryatt, Dickens, and Mrs
Kemble, are la~hed with an unspariug pen. The
Major was made prisoner in The last war, and con
veyed 10 Kentucky. As he is about to revisit that
region, the contrast 10 him must be great-and
doubt not the fruit OF that palatabe TO his
readers He deeply In the confidence OF Lord
Durham, OF whom he treats in his work also,
emb0dying succinct and clear history Of Canada
during the last administrations, int rspersed with
anecdotes ol racy and acceptable character
The Major intends visiting New York in Novem-
Der Wonder it Hamblin couldn't reproduce
Wacousta, as revised by the author.
Lennox, the Scotch comedian, is here, looking
after circuit Of theatres, and proce eds TO Montreal
in day or two. He is quite lion In this region,
Weather observation-disclosures Mineral Spring
healthy and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. here lighting, az
they invariably do in Canada. Query: II they
didn't fight, where could they obtain matter for
their papers? Where? VORTEX.