The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-17


GRAND FINANCIAL MovraEsr.--We notice in
some of the papers call for meeting TO take place
this evening at the City Hotel. The following is
the CALI
Norrcr-To the stockholders of the North American
Trust and Banking Company A meeting OF the stocle
holders of this institution will be held on wednesday
AT this meeting information will be given to the stock
holders TO the condition of the company its assets,
to confer with David Leavtt ESD the receiver as to
Of conducting the reference Of claims against
the company, will be submitted to the meeting MIR.
Leav will be requested to attend the meeting and
punctual attendance Of the stockholders desired
+. GRIFFIN, Agent and Counsel
for tbs Western Stockholders.
New York, Dec 18Th, lsa5
This is an interesting financial movement. Every
one recollecs the organization OF the NorthAmercan
Trust and Banking Company, which was organized
few years since with capital of five millions,
with the power OF increasing to fifty millions, and
perpetual charter, to endure for eternity, and day
longer, but which never had capital of over two
millions, and burst one fine day. spreading ruin and
devastation all over the new world and in
the old. The ruins can be now seen spread around,
pike those of Paenque in South America-of Thebes
In Egypt. This meeting will be highly instructive
and entertaining. II is expected that many ot our
most eminent tinanciers, stock obbers, and specu-
iators, who were feeced by the company, will be
present, and make some very interesting speeches
on the occasion We hope the attendance
will be large but don't break the chandeliers, or
blow off the roof of the City Hotel.
EARLY lNrELLIGENCE.-It seems that we not
only commit the atroclous infamy" OF giving early
Intelligence the arrival of the steamships at Bos-
ton, and packets at New York, ahead OF all our con-
temporaries in both places, we have done on TWO
or three occasions lately, bu, we have added to
this enormlty tbs atrocious and horrid infamy Of
giving the earliest Intelligence from Washington.
Ca Sunday last we published u statement coming
from our confidential correspondent at Washing
ton, disclosing the important news that MIR. PAX
enlam had renewed the negotiations on the Oregon
question with Mr. Buchanan. This was secuted,
derlded laughed at, and ridicubed by our indoent
contemporaries in Wall street. About two or three
days, however, after the same intelligence had APP
peared IN our columns, they got 1t, and are
now 1ull OF It, But, singular piece of absurdity
marks the course OF our respectable contemporary,
the Courier and Enquirer, in this business Hav-
ing yesterday contained long and elaborate article,
rdiculing the account published, we find its
postscript containing the same published news
which we gave, SO that the same sheet contains
self conviction of its falsehood and folly.
THE Fac END OF FANATIcIsM IN BosroN-In the
case OF Reddng IL Co for selling newspapers on
Sunday. recently tried in Boston, the jury have re-
turned verdict for the city. They al first could
not agree. 1t was time before they could find
against the newspaper agents. The case is to be
carried to higher court In this, and other matters
that have been lately developed to us, we see the
gradual dying out of fanaticism in Boston. Ten
h.ua lal
send all sellers of news on the Sabbath to the Peni-
tentlary
The progress of the human mind, in the shape of
news, or in any other shape, cannot be controlled
in any way, by any set of men, by force Of any
law or municipal regulation. II the people of Bos-
ton want news, they will have il in some way. To
stop the sale OF newspapers, therefore, in that city,
on Sunday, will be easy matter. Is it likely that
il reached Boston, on Sunday, of the declara-
ton OF a war by England against the United States,
that the people OF that city would wait till the next
day for the particulars We guess not. If they
will not wait Tor day for such news, they will not
wait for any sort. News must and will spread, and
the fanatics OF Boston might as well attempt to
compel the Niagara to up stream, as to prevent
the sale of newspapers in that city on any day or
in any time. But is 1t not little curious that city
like Boston, apparently so strict IN Its local affairs
affecting wspapers, should permit the delivery
of letters on Sunday Twice day, we believe, do
crowds of merchants congregate at the Post Office
to obtain and read over their business and news
letters.
All this singular sort OF fanaticsm in Boston,
however, is dying out, and we glad tina. it is
We see its expiring struggles IN the unsuccessful
efforts of few Boston editors, one OF whom is a
female, TO have the magnetic telegraph poles in that
city cut down, to satisfy petty spite. But this
Vandalism, strongly urged, has not, we are happy
TO state, been committed 1t was this spirit of fan
atcism that drove the Quakers from Massachusetts
into Rhode Island. 1t is gratifying to know that
very little of it is left.
NEW STATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DEMO
cRlcY-A great progress has taken place during
the last two three years in modelling the con-
situations Of several of the States and those the
leading ones in the Union
A constitution has just been adopted, by a
majority OF ten to one, in Louisiana embracing most
important features the leading one of which is a
prohibition incorporate banks or to contract State
debts. In the State of Missouri the same revolu-
ton, embracing the same principles, is under way
The State OF New York, also, has passed, by ire