The New York herald., 1845-08-05

are made that she will arrive here to-day Ter
days is rather quick for her first trip.
Law and Order In Philadelphia.
Late accounts from this city show 1t to
be in very unsettled state Since the alarm
ing and scandalous depredations o. last year,
the fame of agrarian violence continued
to shoulder, occasionally braklng out IN more or
less violent symptoms, particularly IN the form OF
conflicts among the fremen II would appear 'nat
a systematic hostility exists between certain OF these
companies, which is not attributable 10 the ordinary
feelings of rivalry, bu. 10 the prevalence OF the de-
testabe principles of naveism, which are rampant
in the district of Southwark. A company denomi-
mated by the very aboriginal and of course sayagely
native term of Weccacoe, distinguished from
all their compeers by their licentous conduct and
sangunary disposition. They profess to be the
'scocks Of the walk the knigh-erants OF proscrp-
tion and possessed OF remarkable dislike throw
cold water through their engine either rowdy
quarrel or burning house In word, this COM
pany is said to be the lingleaders of all the brutal
ruffans who have signalized themselves by burning
churches, houses and haystacks for the last twelve
months and keeping that district of the city in state
of civil war Our correspondent writes an account
of the destruction of the hay press of MIR. Hughes,
in Christian street, on Sunday morning, when Sc
venty or eighty tons Of hay We're destroyed, and
property to large amount put m imminent danger,
and all this while the fremen stood by and refused
TO make any attempt to extinguish the flames.
This state ofthings is alarming. Philadelphia is
unquestionably this moment al the mercy OF mob
of ruthless ruffians, much it in July last
year, and more; and we would not wonder if fembold-
ened by their impunity, by the dastardy conduct OF
the authorities by the facilities afforded for escape by
the peculiar nature of the municipal COVE rnment and
by the evaporation of the defeat OF the party which
generates them, these marauders will once more
commence upon church and house burning, perhaps
promscuous destruction of the entire quarter of the
city that is obnoxious to them We told that the
police of Southwark on duty guarding property
there, and that the police of all the other incorpora
ted districts are held in readiness TO assist the m
All that looks well to one who knows nothing of the
police of that city; but when the fact is known to
him that they corrupt partzans, nearly every
of them, natives" at heart,who would exult in
every annoyance and persecution that could be in
ficted on adopted citizens, who would not prefer
having them at safe distance from his premises
than them as watches entrusted with its safety
1t is cruel mockery to call on the police Of Phila
and parcel of the gang and if they are not at the
bottom of these systematic and agrarian outrages
they are aiders and abettors-because, incapable 0
doing their duty impartiay, or of looking upon at
tacks on what they call foreigners or their propert
as criminal. We give in another column, however
the account Of these ourages presented by the ''Na
tive" organ, and justice demands for it an mpartia
consideration.
Something like portentous cloud hangs over tina
clty-that whited sepulchre 1t is cursed with ba,
population, and cursed equally by bad government
if there can be said to be any but that of the moi
These rowdies have been tampered with, and that
dangerous experiment with mobs-it gives ther
what their own organization could never bestow-
degree of moral courage. When in arms, last yea
they ought to have been put down at the cannon
mouth.
Tender hearted grasp nettle
And i stings you for your pains;
Seize IL like of mettle,
And ii soft as silk remains
No such notion entered the heads of the vallan
authorities last year, who allowed the rioters
work their will and march off the ground when
pleased themselves. Next comes the grand jury
whose milk and water presentment showed it wa
the production of creatures who could not or woul
not lay the blame on the guilty. then again the SC
when, after numerous wry faces and fltulent belch
ings, they declared themselves unable to swallow
such pill that OF finding true bills against assas
sins and lncendiaries AS men sow they will reap
There is prolific crop to be yet gathered of rapln
and violence in Philadelphia. Every day brings u
intelligence of its rapid growth, and it will, in al
likelihood come shortly TO terrible maturity. w
call upon the proper authorities to arouse them
Ivac i, al,a,, -
crful application of military aid when it is required
and in all probability that will be shortly
One great cause OF the peculiar and ovel
whelming strength of the lawless and insurrectonar
spirit in Philadelphia, is the supineness and veal
ness OF the public press. Split up into sewers
municipal jurlsdctions-torn and agitated by n
ligious factons-without pohce-without an Ell
iightened public opinion, operating through an il
fiuental press, sister city does indeed present
lamentable spectacle Bank corruption, robbery ar
plunder began the work-party spirit, bigory, al
demagoguism are rapidly completing it, If Il
friends OF law and order that yet retain any inf
cnce in that devoted city, do not speedily al
vigorously make united effort for the restorat
Of order and the overthrow of the partizansh
rowdyism, and misrule which now so serious
threaten Its destruction, some explosion more ter
ble than any we have yet had must inevitab
occur.
MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATEs.-As we predi
ted months ago, the demagogues in Mexico a
working hard to eclipse each other i'm their effol
TO excite and nfiame the war feeling amongst d
people. Every species of annoyance is also resol
ed to, for the purpose Of irritating and nlurine Am
rlcan citizens who residing and have property
that country. II is very far from being unlikel
from all appearances, that we may have bru
with Mexico before many days. The appointme
Of Almonte-an ambitious and aspiring mana,
withal, animated by no very friendly ceilings to /
United States-is one significant sign of the futu,