Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-06-14
No. IA.
Iron our New York Correspondent
New YoRK, Nav Is. 1R46.

| SIR: Enclosed | send you commercial
letter from highly respectable mercantile
firm in Liverpool, from which YOU are at
liberty 10 make such extracts as you choose.
Accompanying the same is a Liverpool
price current, both Of which were received
by the late steamer.
Since the races, the crowd Of visiters al
tracted to New York by that occurrence
have thnned off; still, this is a season Of the
year when the city begins to be filed with
southern travellers, merchants, &C., consid.
cradle numbers of whom are found at our
principal hotels.
1ou will see an interesting letter from the
correspondence in the Journal of Com.
merce, dated at Basic, in Switzerland, Civ.
ing an account Of the sad events OF the de-
p orabe civil war raging in that country
Such war, under such circumstances, ex.
cited as it has been by differences in religious
opinions, is disgraceful to the age in which
we live.
We had been led to suppose the time
had passed among civilized nations, when
men are led to shed each others blood for
conscience sake-for the right Of worship
ping God according to their sense of right
and wrong.
Religious civil wars are, of all others. the
most savage and revengeful. Such wars
have tended to make more infdels, than
anything else connected with the move
ments Of sects professedIy Christian in their
tenets. How those who profess to follow
the meek, selfdenying, peace loving, and
peace-teoching SAVIOUR Of the world, can
imagine themselves to be worthy disciples
Of him and his cross, while shedding the
blood OF a brother. because he is not OF the
same mode Of faith, is puzzle to the human
understanding. Where blood is shed about
religious tenets, the religion Of Christ is out
Of the question. Whenever the church is
fastened on 10 the state, ambition and cor.
ruption usurp the throne, both OF common
sense and true piety, and erect in their
stead iron rules OF empty ceremonies, ad.
mlnistered in manner to aid the DEGREES
OF tyranny and oppression. No despotism
equals that enforced under the pretended
sanctions Of God and the Bible. No crime
so great, no desolation and ruin brought up.
on people and country so calamitous. that
may not find apology and justification be-
meath specious pleas Of Goods will and
Gods word commanded it," Heaven fore
fend and protect the free institutions OF our
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of such damning fana,icism.
Notwithstanding our shipping interests
is much depressed, the city OF New York is
improving and growing in buildings. Much
OF this Improvement is caused by the in
vestment Of foreign capital in real estate. 1t
is said Louis Philippe, King OF the French,
through the agency of the French consul,
or other parties, has inves ed large sums in
real estate in this city. a large and splen.
did new block Of houses in Broadway, near
Duane street, are said to have been erected
with the money of the French King. This
opinion gains strength from the fact that the
legislature Of Albany recently passed a law
authorizing the French consul at this port
to hold property without limitation as to
time or amount.
The agents of several West India es-
tates have also invested considerable sums
Of money IN real estate in New York.
Some few wealthy planters Of Louisiana
also own some valuable blocks Of buildings
in New York, among whom is Mr.. Pack
wood.
Real estate, Chat is productivity accord
ing to its style and location, readily Yields
from seven to ten per cent, from which one
per cent. may be deducted TO pay city and
State taxes, and for epairs, &c. Most com
monty, the use of Croton water is paid for
| 'y the tenants, which, for an ordinary
threestory house and basement, occupied by
n private family, amounts to $40 per an
mum. If by the keeper Of a boarding house.
$40 per annum, &c.
Since the introduction Of Croton water,
policies OF insurance have been greatly re-
duced.
On threestory brick house, with base,
ment and slate roof, in a good neighbor,
hood, occupied by private family, the in.
surance is only one-fith of one per cent.
or twenty cents on the 500 worth, which
is very moderate.
Fires have been lessened in number and
destructiveness by the introduction Of an
bundant supply Of water.-The Union.