Weekly national intelligencer., 1845-04-05
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
NRw YoRK, ApRrL 2, Is45.


poets and men OF letters that we have no specific
geographical name for country. The term
" America belongs to the whole hemisphere. Ii
would be awkward to call ourselves United States
ians and, besides, there some five or six Con-
lederacles already on this continent which have
taken that name of United States.
Inc committee appointed at the last meeting of
our historical Society TO consider this question Of
ha'iohal name, made their report last evening They
say WIN much force and point, sif we are what
we boast, one people and one nation T. Pkuyi
: bus Oauns,' with national traits national innulses
: general history, and common character, let MS
nave word significant OF that unity. Let us have
I sign IN our language that such nation exists
lhls subject was ably discussed some wears since
by WAsHINGToN IRVING, who suggested the name
/" Apalachia' or " Allegania,' TO designate the
whole region embraced in the Union. We might
still use the phrase 'sThe United States, The
ntle OF Appalachian" or Aleganian'' would still
announce us as Americans, but would specify us as
citizens OF the great Republic.
Alter assigning good and sufficient reasons why
lhe name OF "Columbia" would be inappropriate,
the committee conclude by concurring in IRyrNe's
recommendation. They regard the name of !" AZ
feganaa' as the best that can be suggested, and
recommend that this country be hereafter designated
as ihe Republic of Alegana." The report was
ordered TO be printed with the view Of learning the
wishes OF the public on the subject. Some rd;cuIe
will naturally be excited by this attempt TO estab-
ilsh national name; but an enlightened patriotism
will not regard it as unimportant How often hrs
the phrase sod England operated like spe,l ia
quicken the energies OF the soldier, or give Vitality
to the eloquence OF the statesman. What would
NAPOLEON have done without the cohesive name
of France la belle France % We cannot ,el,
with what important results uniform and distinc-
tive national name may be attended in its bearing
upon the preservation of the Union. Let the pro.
posal of the Historical Society be therefore respect.
fully entertained, and if any one can suggest bes
ter title than aAllegania," let us have the benefit
of his Invention.
The news by the Queen of the West is favorable
to the cotton holders-there having been a. rise of
an eighth OF penny since the date of the Cam
bras departure. In ordinary times this intelli-
gence would produce an advance in the stock mar
ket' but the depression continued to-day. There
was large sale OF teas at auction this morning
The competition among purchasers was lively. and
prices were firmly maintained The number of
foreign arrivals at this port during the month cf
March Is stated at one hundred and twenty of these
ninety-seven were American vessels seven British
and six Swedish. s7
The Grand Jury made report yesterday in re-
gard to our city prisons. One notable fact is men
toned: OF the vagrants sent to Blackwell's Island
there We're recently eightygine whose term of SER
vice had expired. Many of these the Superintend-
ent had to drive off from the island, so well cor
tented were they with the entertainment they had
received. VI tho persons confined in the Lunatic
Asylum one handrsd and thirty are Americans and
two hundred and thirty-fve are foreigners
An attempt to revive the classical drama is to be
made in this city next week. Mr.. DMNEFoRp,
once manager of the Bowery Theatre, has taken
faimo's elegant Opera House, and will produce at
that establishment on Monday evening the tragedy
OF Antgone" the chef dquUre of the genius of
lSoPHocLEs-the choral music of the piece being
i by the celebrated German composer MENDELssoHN
Young Mr.. VANDENHoFF has been engaged as the
stage-manager, and Mr. I.oDER superintends the
musical. department. The experiment is a very
dubious one. doubt if "Antigone" viii draw as
it formerly did in Athens.
New York, APRIL 3, 1845.
Our Legislature have put summary stop pilot
ovey by aboishng all existing restrictions and leaving the
business open to all who may choose it, The
dom of this measure remains to be tested but principle is
doubt not correct II remains for the merchants and
shmasfs to adopt such rules may promise to be most e
ecsnai IN protecting them against imposition
This movement in opposition the pilot monopoly will it
not unlikely, be followed by others abohng existing dis
aoes m the way OF entrance upon other professional
Pioymenis Surely Is much for interests to have
competent pilots as lawyers physicians Why should these
pursuits be blocked up by obstacles and restrictions while that
OF the pilot left unencumbered and free Time win answer
The question.
The advocates Of the proposed bridge across the Hudson at
Albany engaged in getting up remonstrances to
those which the opponents Of the are circulating
throughout this city. model of swinging bridge is now
exhibiting at the Exchange with the view of doing away with
those objections that have been raised the project II is to
be SO constructed that steamboats, and ops pass under
without diminishing their speed deep socude is felt by
our Troy friends regard this undertaking. and they will
use oil their influence defeat it. The citizens Of New York
loudly called upon raise the voice Of emonsrance and
protect noble river from the desecraon which would
suffer in being bridged over.
The Baltimore spectators concerned in the expedition
out to the Spanish Main to raise the Spanish owar San
Pedro, sunk the coast fifty years ago with about
millions of dollars in specie board appear have been
fortunate than the searchers for Captain Kids
in neighbohood The former is sad have only
raised an anchor and brass but they have got up
several dollars specie There has been remarkable silence
preserved of late in regard the operations Of the Kidd
Salvage Company" The cofc-dan which they have con-
ucted at great expense have been pumped
weeks since Will gentleman interested in the under
ang inform the public whether the has been reach
d, and if so what il amounts to
There was fall Of and quarter per cent in Penn
yvana ves at the stock market to-day The fluctuations
n other descriptions Of stock remarkable.
Broadway impossible from the dust to-day
eddies In thick clouds around every corner that you