The New York herald., 1845-09-29
ST. LOUIS, Sept. lS45.


Trade Of 81 Lo,us-Number Of Riper Boats-Abo-
htionists aud Abolition Of Judge Lynch-Mes-
maic Office Hoidrs-Pohtical Parties-The
Situation in the West.
Why don't you have regular correspondent in
our growing and prosperous city-one who would
represent correctly the views OF our citizens, upon
the various questions that arise, and enghten the
beniahted o. the East 1t is really amusing to hear
what opinions are formed of the Westby citizens of
the East.
A writer in the Herald, who calls himself wag,
and who has wagged away up into Iowa" speak
Ing Of ST. Louis, says: stroled along the wharf
TO see if could, in few weeks, get passage up
the Mississippi river into the frontier wilds Had
The writer perused the columns OF the Herald for
the past few years, lie would not have made such
great display OF ignorance as IN the, above
For the benefit of your numerous readers, ! Will
state that when the rivers are IN falr stage, they
can be accommodated with passages up the Illinois,
Mississippi and Missouri rivers, daily. There are
eight regular packet boats plying up the lli-
nols, making trip a week, and so arranged as TO
leave daily, Sundays excepted. On the Mississippi
four packets making each two trips per week TO
Keokuck, which is at the loot of the lower Rapids
there besides 10 10 which run above Burlng-
ton, Bloomington Gaena and Dubuque, and as far
up as II. Anthony Falls The Missouri packets
make their regular trips TO Lexington, Independence
and Westoa. Occasionally boat visits Council
Bluffs and once year the American Fur Compa-
ny send boat up TO the Yellow Stone, 2700 miles
above us, with provisions tor tn companies and
bring on their return, the result of their winters
trappings. Had those who live IN the Eastern States
an opportunity OF witnessing the hustle and activity
on our eyee, and the large stores upon Main, Mar
ket, Fourth and other streets, they would not call
il benighted place. and were they TO our ac-
compIshed, gayy attired ladies, as they promenade
our several streets and avenues, they would not ask
what kind OF dresses are worn by St LOUIS ladies
Another writer, who asks PERMISSION to address
few lines to the Herald from the city of mounds in
speaking of those who assist the slaves in escaping
says-"lf one of those agents should be caught, de-
pend upon il he woudhave justice meted out TO him,
without fear, favor parallty, from that eccentric
old gentleman, Judge Lynch" The writer may
wish to see such persons strung up, but when he
speaks OF our citizens wishing such punishment
meted out to them, he greatly misrepresents them.
While we hold the man who entices the slave from
his master in utter contempt, and would gladly use
every legal means to have the fend arrested still we
have abiding confidence in the laws OF our State,
and place Implicit reliance In the officers to enforce
them, and believing that the punishment is sufficient
to bring those fanatics their senses without calling
in the aid OF that eccentric" old gentleman. We have
/ given strong evidence that no more Lynching shall
be done withln our city, In the instance OF those
| black villains who sent two amable and much be-
| loved young men to their untlmely grave and fired
the building of Collier 4 Morrison, at which fire
man lost his life. The Inhuman beings had fair
and impartial trial, were convicted lawfully, and
/ their lives were demanded as appeasement oil vlo-
lated law. Let no one name Lynch law favorite
| of the St Loulslans after our having given ample
| proof to the contrary.
The act that has cast reflection upon city, by
] the barbarous treatment to slave some years ago,
who at dispatched two worthy citizens and sent
| them to their account unhousel'd unanneald, - has
been condemned in the strongest manner, and at this
day pretends to justify the rash act, though all
believe he deserved death In the interior counties
there are such lot of vagabonds, counterfeiters,
horse steaers, and all manner of rascals, that il is
/ IN
bring forward some OF their own gang, who have no
regard to the solemntes of an oath, and by them
| prove an abl and thereby escape merted punish
ment. In those counties they endure them until for
bearance to be virtue, and then resort to
arms, and compel them TO leave the country;
/ Two of those implacable foes TO the saveholdlng
States, negro stealers-whom the good Christians,
orderly loving, law abiding citizens of the east term
aboitlonists-are making Observation-Disclosures with
the interior OF massive building, at our seat Of
government. Beware of your agents represents
tlyes, who detected enticlng slaves from then
owners; they too may learn some useful lesson with
in the walls of our penitentiary..
The old Democratic party is divided into hards, or
hunkers, and sots; the hards control all offices both
/ State and Government. But soft has been se-
1 ected by President Polk. The question is asked
/ how came he to receive the appointment But one
plausible answer can be given; and that Is that the
President, imagining trouble ahead, was desrous OF
having some one who could into tuturlty, so as
to be on his guard to meet head the bunker party.
| Now this officer s firm believer in mesmerlsm,
clalrVOydnce, &C, ana Win MS SuDleCt Cndrley-
| who has been rurazlng at the Shades a well
known resort near our clty preparatory doubtless to
| some great undertaking, the result OF the Mexican
war, the Oregon Question, the and stars, or who
10 have the printing OF the next Congress-pro-
esses and confidently believes he can foretel with
certainty what is to happen. Such an officer would
| be quite an acquisition 10 the administration. And
! who knows but President Polk took that qualhca-
ton into consideration when he conferred the Office
| upon him. The appointment is looked upon as a
good one, and gives general satisfaction.
The Democrats OF our State have things all their
own way. For fear of losing their power the legs.
atures at their respective meetings have increased
l the number OF counties until they have got to g6
| The Constitution allows only 100 members IN the
lower house, and each county is entitled to one
member; so ST Louis county, with her 60, 900 nhab-
tants is placed on par with back county contain
| ing only few hundred. A Convention is to be held
| the Sd Monday in November to form new Consti-
tuition. Representation, Banking, the Election OF
Judges the leading questions which will be agi-
tated In the Convention. The parties In that body
will be Democrats As, Wings II, Native American 4.
The revision of our laws, authorized last winter,
was conferred upon democrat who halls from
Newton county, the most remote south western
county in the state, binding on Arkansas and the
Indian territory, and the printing given to the Ms
sourian-a hard paper This paper claims the PRINT
ing as right from the several locooco offices In
the region of our city, and made quite fuss because
a mistake made In one instance and taken to
the Republican The tobacco inspectors for the
two warehouses In our city were selected from an
interior county, where scarce a hogshead Is seen,
but it is all for the good of the party and TO appease
some noisy politicians, old inspectors who first sug,
gested the idea of an inspection IN our city, and
commenced in an old frame warehouse, must stand
aside and make room for those who are OF service
to the party and all for the benefit OF the dear peo-
pie humbugging still reigns in Missouri
Your Washington letters are .perused with
much interest. The question is often asked how
does Bennett-whose name is as familiar 70 the ear
as our old Sol Smith-get the earliest information
from the prison houses; even Father Rltche, who
is supposed to be in the secrets, has hard work TO
keep up with you.
LAND GRANTING IN GEoRGA.-The Georgia Jour,
nal OF the 9h inst SAYS the last week at the Capitol
has been one of great excitement To the astonishment
of our citizens at four five hundred persons from
every section OF the State Tuesday last presented
themselves to apply for reverted lands About four