The New York herald., 1845-02-17

tnue their attacks upon the pilots and are striving
hard 10 defeat them in our Legislature. Their ar
suments seem TO be on par with their ideas OF
justice, and the gst Of their reasoning Is that the
pilots are seeking monopoly.
In the Journal of Commerce Of Saturday, long
string OF statements appeared, most of which were
utterly untrue. One was that the Sheffield, recent
ly arrived, had New York pilot on board; that
the captain told the pilot that il time TO tack
that the latter knew his own business and that
after the ship went ashore. Another was, that in
1917 or 1918, (they are not particular about the
year,) Michael Bloomer, New York pilot, was put
on board schooner for Mobile, when the other
pilots knew him to be insane that the captain had
to take the vessel of his hands, and that before
the schooner reached Quarantine, Bloomer jumped
overheard and was drowned. Now we do not
hesitate, for a moment, to pronounce both these
statements false in almost every particular Bleomer
instead OF being drowned, died on Long Island, and
the details fthe disaster to the Sheffield are as far
from the truth as David Hale is from Heaven.
Any person who will take the trouble to investi-
gate the affairs of the pilots, will find that they have
been grossly imposed upon by the law of Congress
Of 1887, and subjected to every hardship the par
tal working Of that law. In their petition to the
Legislature, they ask for equal privileges with
other pilots, and in demanding this simple
act OF justice,7 statements, as false in almost
every particular as the above, are arrayed against
them 1t would seem that the bravlng of every
danger, and the risk of losing their entire property
IN order to supply vessels with the means Of safely
reaching port, is not enough for this class of our
citizens to bear, but they must be denied the COM
mon rights Of humanity, and deprived of all aid
from the authorities placed in power to assist
alike and impartially every individual in The CON-
munity.
The object of the pilots, at this time. in memo.
rialzng the Legislature is to obtain the rights due
to all classes to prevent foreignersfrom interfering
with their business unless the said foreigners sub
ject themselves to the same laws which govern the
petitioners. In the pilotage of New York there
are many engaged who are natives of New Jersey;
who have their residence in that State; who pay
all their taxes there; and who claim no allegiance
whatever to New York. Yet these men are per-
mitted to take the bread from the mouths Of the
wives and children Of one of the most hard
working classes of our citizens. IF New Jer-
sey owned any vessels-if she had ports border
deriDg on the same waters that our ports
do, into which vessels needing pilots enter, the
case would be somewhat different. But Jersey
City, Amboy, &c ,&c, the only Jersey ports of con-
sequence, are scarcely ever visited by any vesse,
other than small schooners and sloops whose pilots
are their own captains. This being true, was it
not wrong-nay, was it not an outrage on New
York, tor Congress to give permission to the cit-
zsns of that State to interfere in our in
ternal affairs? If the principle in this case holds
good, captains of vessels may bring pilots from
England or France, or any place, to pilot them into
this port II permit this state of things to exist
we may have to wink at any other interference in
the commercial operations of this State.
These are few brief views on this important
subject, and we hope that the legislature will take
them deeply into consideration. We feel con.
viaced that that body will not be led away by the
statements of wrecks in the middle of the Attain
tic, &c.
PROGRESS OF SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY. new so.
cial philosophers of the age, including the Fourier
ites and all other classes of enthusiasts, are very
busy here and elsewhere, preparing for the summer
campaign. We perceive that they have had con-
vention at Boston, at which, as usual, a number
Of their amusing dogmas were uttered, and
philosopher Brisbane delighted them with the pro-
gress Of his new philosophy. A new work has
also been announced by Greeley Il McEIrath,
written, it appears, by one Of the new female phi
losophers, who is associated as one of the choice
spirits in this great movement 1t is called " Wo-
man in the 10Th century," and extracts which we
have seen in some Of the papers on the subject Of
marriage, and other matters of social intercourse
it would seem to be merely a renewal of some of
the opinions, rather "free and easy'' than other
wise, which were formerly promulgated and taueht
by Fanny Wright in the Park Theatre in this city,
and in the Hall of Science. The author Of "Wo.
man in the 10Th century," appears to think the pre-
sent system Of marrying and giving in marriage, as
very exclusive-very narrow-very contracted
and very unphilosophcal. She alludes with great
deal Of feeling to the seragos of the East, but, as
those establishments are filled with females, whe-
ther she means that the new Western system
should recognize seragos of men, we cannot
clearly see amid the wildness and enthusiasm Of
her sentiments. So goes the new philosophy.
THUNDER CLAP.-Yesterday morning, between
one and two o'clock, and during dense fog, &C
companied by thick mist, the whole city was
reused by two of the most tremendous peals of
thunder, in rapid succession, that have ever been
remembered at this season Of the year. The elec
trio fluid passed nearly from north to south, and in
it's flight struck the roof Of the house occupied by
Moses H. Grinnell, ESQ.,, No. 6 College Place, d.
rectly over the bed Of person occupying the attic
story. and forced its way through the blinds and
window sash, carrying all clear before it, and
descending through the water pipe, passed out by
the lamp post. The person sleeping in the room
received violent shock, and no more personal in
jury than that produced by the fall Of the lathe,
plaster, and portion Of the roof directly over him.
A large portion Of the window frame was driven
over the iron raings into the green of the Col
lege-the remainder fell into the area. We have
heard reports Of damage in Canal and Division
streets, also in Union Square, but not of anysse-
rious character. The aperture made by the light
ming in the roof extended above three feet.