Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-15
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE
New YORK, MARCH 70, Is45.


A Mr.. CLARK introduced bill to prevent their re-
ceiying bound apprentices. The grounds of this
llliberal attack upon the Shakers appear TO have
been OF the flimsest and most contemplate nature.
After denouncng their practices as "vicious,
immoral, and degrading in the extreme il might be
supposed that Mr.. CLARK would have adduced
some facts or apologies for facts, to subsantiate his
But he had nothing but vague vulgar give
them color He had heard that the practice of the Sha
kers to decoy children from their homes, and he nstanced
where the Surrogate Of the county undertook bind
neghbors daughter Of the leaders of the sect and
when the mother take her away the child well
those who had become her guardians, resisted the womans
authority. Does Mr. CLAnK US to infer by gravey
nsancng such this, that the Shakers had bewched
the child Otherwise the chds reluctance go away should
surely be taken proof Of the kindness Of her protectors
But il appears that Mr.. CLARK objects of the re-
gous notions of the Shakers and this another why
he would subject them Legislative prvaions and sgnas
He read from book prove that they believed in the return
of departed spirits Monsrous deprayity to believe in such
thing spirit and its power penetrate space and time,
in this enlightened material age Hanging too good for such
poor creduous beings But the sagacious and liberal Mr.
CLARK charged the Shakers further with claiming Generals
WAsHIseros and HAnRIsos spiritual members Of their
Society Unparalleled audacity Had they claimed Cap
tain KIDD other reprobae, it would have been all
well enoughbu to believe that their doctrines met the APP
prova and sympathy of such ntegences the two yenera
ed Presidents of presumption which called for
the severest legislative penalties.
viii it credited that the Senate after seriously listening
Mr. CLAnKs TRADE, appointed committee, with power to
send for persons and papers, investigate these foolish
charges' Such was the fact.
The Historical Society of this city, their late monthly
meeting, started the subject of giving compehen
sive Confederacy euphonous convenient,
and poetica than the United States Azghana pro-
posed time since by WAsHIsGroN IRvISG: but will
that cover Texas and Oregon We call ourselves
Unedstatesins would AAeghaaians be much better The
question which should be left the poets Of the
try to decide.
The Office seekers state Of intense anxiety and look
eagerly for from Washington When will they be
relieved from their suspense
took occasion to-day look the floating theatre to be
seen the foot of Spring street, the North river. was
surprised to find ingenious and credtabe structure.
is built hold upwards Of twelve hundred people The
stage about large that of your late National The
scenes well painted and the drop curtain exhibits fan
representation of the landing of Columbus The gas with
which the house will be lighted, to be manufactured
board It the intention of the dramatic captain Of this
adjustment visit the principal towns the Hudson; and
towards autumn, offer entertainments to the fashion
gregated Newport This enterprise of started by
Yankees and would not be surprising he should succeed
charged with violation the peace and resistance the laws
There has been little doing in stocks to-day Buyers con
tnue shy in consequence the Mexican The packet
ship vrgnian for Liverpool takes out upwards of twenty
i four thousand dollars in gold.
New York, MARCH Is, 1S45.
e, The Wings Of this city who opposed to tn
~ g Texas iniquity," and who determined faith
I'd fully to support Wing measures and abide by tn
= cardinal principle Of rigorous adherence to regu
lar Wing nominations" are invited to meet at Ma
tional Hall on the evening of the 18th instant, I
respond to the nomination Of DUDLEY SELDEN, tn
Wing candidate for Mayor. Our charter electio
takes place in less than month. Two candidate
are already in the field. The Locofocos for som
unexplained cause, have not yet made their nomi
re nation II is supposed that they will re-nominat
Mr.. CopDISsros the former Postmaster of this city bu
Mr. Saul ALLEY is preferred by many and is not mpro
able that he will be the selected candidate. The Locofoco
quite confident Of great many Wings thinking
better to hand the city to the keeping
Tammany Hail than endanger the integrity of the Wing
party by another diversion in favor Of !" Natvism."
An instance of the efficiency and necessity Of po
lice system occurred yesterday Two entered brokers'
Office, and pretended to be in want of twine The
broker unsuspcious of any intended mischief stopped behind
his comply with their request when of the
rogues seized package of bills amounting three thousand
dollars and both made their escape Instant application
made TO the pohce and hour after the theft had been
miiied the authors Of arrested although OF the
= money has yet been recovered.
There quite full attendance at the meeting Of the
Society for the Abolition Of Capital Punishment last
ing The principal speakers Messs RIc KnsoS and
McADAa-the in favor of the gaows and the other in
opposition IT, This subject beginning the
tention of our community aconsiderable extent
The reopcnng Of the Park Theatre, " Old Druy,"
paragrnph prefer call it, welcomed last evening
by quite large audience who received Buckstones
melodrama Of "reen Bushes in very enthusiastic
The plot full Of hustle and incident the characters partly
tragic and partly comic, and the play got up in
finished style by the management The of the first
in Ireland hundred years ago, and we have amusing
exhibition Of an Irish and fair The second opens
the banks Of the Mississippi where certain spectators in
a menagere from London have with the Of catching
some natives" and carrying them back for exhibition An
ingenious OF raft the river in this act The
piece likely be popular i combines all the elements
which usually render play attractive The Park opens with
good prospects and the promise of succession Of novelties
Affairs the Stock Exchange continued dull to-day there
was general decline in prices Were il not for the am
nexaton movement monetary barometer would have
risen rapidly. But capitalists reluctant to invest
Ill they sec the end Of the business and many enter
pses that might give employment to thousands checked
perhaps paralyzed in consequence.
RI FROM MEXICO.
Il Mexican papers TO the 18th February state that