The New York herald., 1845-02-17
Syracuse.
Correspondence Of the Herald ]


SYRACUSE, Feb. IL, lS45. !
Troubles intke abolition Party-1rowbles in the Lo
cofoco Party-Tro,.bles in the Whig Party-Irou-
blss in the Church.
As you are desrous of placing the news on all
subjects of interest before the vast multitude OF
your readers, will give you brief account of rhe
progress Of the "Liberty Party" in this vicinity
There is now published in this village, paper call
ed the Democratic Freeman" The editor, Mr.. J.
N. T. Tucker, has heretofore, for several years
been Baptist preacher but more recently for few
years, has been at variance with that church and
others on account of their "exclusiveness and in
tolerance" He is warm and eloquent advocate
Of universal liberty, having for some years de-
voted much time and moneyto to the advancement OF
the ssLiberty Party" and, if l am rightly in.
formed was one OF its founders. He has for four
years as he says in his paper, been an "Odd Fellow
Well, few weeks ago, the Liberty Party In this
county held meeting in this place, which attend
ed, at which time there was discussion had
whether Mr. T., being an odd fellow, should be-
supported by the Abolihonlsts. individuals In the
meeting were called on to speak their minds, and
most OF them, were of the negative opinion Some
were of the opinion that the secret object OF the
editor was, and had been, to favor the democratic
party-he always having been democrat. Some
thought he had abused the whlgs-others thought
he had been too severe upon the churches and MI
nistersothers TOO, thought he had been toe severe
upon Mr. Clay Finally the vote was taken, and
stood 80 against and 35 or 36 for him. Thereupon
Mr.. 7. made speech and although, am no
Liberty Party" man, must say, have rarely
heard more eloquent and effective speech made
on any subject for months. Since thai time there
has been war In the camp OF the abolitlonIsts.
large number of the subscribers to the Freeman
have hauled off and written articles denounclng
the editor which he has published and others have
joined him What the finale of the matter will be,you
can Judge. The general impression now seems to
ho fkof obi p~ry,ll thovo tho marty
and 60 over to his old friends the oco's, or take
neutral stand in regard to politics. In my own
opinion, he Is man OF too much sense, to be kept
in the limited traces Of a party governed by SO
you well know that party Is.
fThe democrats are in a muss also. At town
caucus held here on Saturday. the Hunkers and
Barn Burners had young Salt Point row. There
was some knocking down and loud talking at
late hour, when lett.
AT the Presbyterian church on Sunday evening,
Dr. Adams I addressed hs yosng men. n ins
and DIR. Boynton, (who has been lecturlng and ex-
perimentins on the Morse Telegraph, mesmerism.
witchcraft, miracles, &c.) severe thrashing.-
the church and clergy The DR.. he thought, was
an infidel
So we 60. You will hear from me again, if de-
sired. The Herald, am happy to see, is sought
Tor eagerly, by all classes Adleu.
COMMENCEMENT OF SUrrs BY ATTACHMENTS
On Monday last the Superior Court decided that
the Marine Court of this city has the right to issue
attachments against property as the commence.
ment OF suits in all where they can be issued
in Courts held by Justices of the Peace, viz:-
that to
the county where be last resided with intent TO defsuc
hi. creditors or to avoid the service Of any civil
tent in any suit for the recovery of any debt dame
ges arising upon any contract express or implied OF
upon any judgment for hundred dollars less when
shall satisfactorily appear to the Justices that the
defendant about to from the county any of his
property With intent defraud his creditors or
sgaed disposed Of secreted or is about assign dis
pose Of secrete any Of his property with the like in
tent whether such defendant be resident Of the State
not.
The former bench of the Marine Court decided
they had not the power. In the case below, il
which we give the opinion Of Justice Jones, tht
attachment was issued by order OF Justice Smith
Of the Marine Court, and the cause tried before
him, ,and judgment rendered for $l7, with costs The
Court deciding IN cases OF attachments 1t is not
was carried by certiorari to the Superior Court and
the following is the substance of the opinion OF
the Superior Court upon the case, delivered by
Babcock commenced a suit in the Marine Court
tachment under the act to abolish Imprisonment
objected at the time among other thinss-but hi.
was the main point-that the Marine Court has
act Of 1851 commonly called the stiiwe Act BY it's 4h
section enscts that the provisions of the act from the 30
section inclusive shall apply to executions and
other issued by the Marine Court of the City OF
New York in the same manner provided by the act in
respect justices of the peace By the oath section OF
the sc Is provided that in addition to the in
which suits may be commenced before justices of the
peace justices Of the peace of the State arge) by
attachment any suit for the recovery any debt or dam
ages arising upon any contract express or implied for
fifty dollars or less by the law of ls42 the amount s
tended to hundred doars) may be commenced when
shall appear to the justices that the defendant s
about to remove from the county any Of his property
with intent to defraud his creditors &C. We Of opi
nion thst in much the 47h section declares that the
saith section shall apply to the Marine Court all the ad
dtiona powers conferred by the saith section upon the
justices at large conferred also upon the Marine
Court end that the power of issuing attachments is
granted by the saith section the justices at large it h
also granted necessarily and by the arest implication to
the Justices Of the Marine Court. We are, moreover,
the more inclined to this opinion because we cannot
hink that the Legislature intended to leave parties resi-
ding in the city whose claims might happen TO amount
only to the OF $50 under remedless which would
be the unless the construction which have put
upon the various sections which have referred ID the
true Other points raised at the trial. but
take notice Of them az they unmperant. and
the whole upon the point which have discus
sed Of opinion therefore, that the suit pro-
pery commenced and that the Marine Court has juris-
Acknowledgment affirmed.
Varieties
Bacheoro at Green Bav advertises in the Repubi-