New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-13

The Birney party of this Country are evident
ly uneasy in view Of the attitude they noT hold
in the eye of the civilized world. They had the
power to give heavy blow 10 Slavery, and they
gave it the other way! How shall they justify
themselves Mr.. Lc,ois Tappan writes as fol-
lows to the London Anti Slavery Reporter:
There jus. of apprehension that Texa. will be
M rcR ID ueeeed VIII epes
about annexation but already there schsm IN ms Rary on
elected President Mr. Clays prospect more favorable lie
ana m bn e yon :n %e sene h
@ ase S tin he % s5t
alton He opposed to the violation Of e a1,o ne
The people are in faror of L. ui il he elected President,
and popular feeling manifested iavoI OF annexation, Nh
vor The object and use his powerful iluenca consunmatng
the deed.''
We do not hesitate to say that the passages
we have marked with Italics are untrue. Mr..
Clay never said that no would oppose Anncza.
ton unless a considerable portion Of the People
are in favor Of it." His declaration was that he
should feel hound TO oppose ii $50 long as a con-
siderable and respectable portion Of the COnfed-
eraey" should object TO it. The Third party
policy ia the exact antipodes of tat uniformly
pursued by Claikson, Wilberforce, and their fcl-
low phianthropsts of Great Britain. What
wonder, then, that it uniformly retards instead Of
promoting the success of their Cause?
e The Apprentices Library was established
in 1920. and placed under the care and supervision
OF The General Society of Mechanics and Trades
men. When first opened i, consisted of about 4,CC0
volumes, most OF which had been collected in doaa-
tons from the citizens, with an expenditure of $500.
Soon afterwards, the Society applied to the Legs-
ature and obtained permission 10 appropriate por-
ton Of their funds for the support of the Library
Tney then erected building in Chambers street. in
which the Library was kept until 1888, hen the
present building in Crosby street, between Grand
and Broone streets, was purchased of the High
School Society. The Library had then been increas-
ed 10 about 5000 vols, and the number Of readers
to 1900. The Society has appropriated, from the
commencement to the present time, not much below
$4,000 for IT'D support. AID it contains about
$4,000 volumes ard supplies 500 readers, who
take out during the year some sc, 900 volumes In
tie Library, seats and tables are provided fer the
accommodation Of the Apprentices. BY this ex-
pendiure, considerable proportion of the funds Of
the Society has been diverted from the offsets for
which it vas originally intended. It's charities are
dispensed TO about one hundred families of poor or
deceased members. Having suffered losses, the
Society is less sble 10 bear this expenditure. This
is enc ground for The appeal to the public. The
first consideration in this effort 10 obtain aid is the
enlargement of the Library and the addition of other
means OF improvement for the APPRENTICESHIP
as Glasses, Lectures &c for which the funds The
Society entirely inadequate. We feel author
lied 10 press the claims Of the Library upon The
attention OF fellow. citizens, being fully i'm
pressed sth the conviction that the welfare of The
community at large, as we'll as that Of the Appren-
tees requires that should receive liberal support
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURY mir. Bibb Secre,ar, of The Treasury.
calle nesr ending his official relations with the Co
yernment, By accident, which remaias cs yet u
explained. His sleeping apartment was discovered
ON FIRE at late hour, thong before retiring he had
adopted even more Than customary precauton.-
The size of the room alone prevented him from be-
ins smothered, The rug, carpet and pars Of The |
fur.iture were consumed before he awakened. |
Mirror.