The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-06
American people. which is not e1celed in any


How important, then. il is that this great body
OF people should be properly represented by the
press. While the great political congress, repre-.
senting in reality an inconsderable number Of the
people, has always received tho attention OF the
press throughout the country, the great religious
congress, representing nearly six millions OF
adults of both sexes, has been comparatively neg
lected. Indeed, before the era Of tho Herald, and
the great revolution in newspaper enterprise that
il created, these religious anniversaries were en-
tirely overlooked. This journal was the first to
give the world full and accurate reports of their
proceedings and doings. In this respect, we
fiauer ourselves we have made the all
powerful influence Of the press instrumental in
promoting the cause of religion. We hope and
expect that, on the great day of judgment, our
efforts this way will, like charity, cover multi
tude of our sins and that our small potato errors
will not be visible, on account of the dazzling
lustre that our exertions to promote religion will
throw around us.
We shall continue our cxertions, and the reli-
gious world may depend upon finding accurate
impartial, and graphic reports of the coming an
niversaries. We shall nought extenuate, nor
aught set down in malice.
MAJOR DoSELSoN THE New AMERICAN Minis
TER TO PRUssrA.-NIalor Andrew ]. Donelson, the
personal friend and near connexion of the late
General Jackson, arrived in town the other day,
on his way to Berlin, Prussia where he is appoint
ed minister, to take the place Of Mr.. Wheaton,
who returns to the United States. We learn that
he will take his departure in the Yorkshire packet
ship, one of the best of the New York liners, on
the 10th inst. and more accomplished captain
l,,flsr l.,
commander of that splendid vessel.
On Monday evening, the Corporation passed re-
solutions complimentary to Major Donaldson, and
appointed Il committee to wait upon him to testi-
fly their regard and present these resolutions All
this is very good, but very cheap. Why could not
the Corporation give this anlable and accomplish
ed gentleman a substantial dinner, instead of
plateful of empty resolutions They could spend
plenty of money in their orgies at the Aims House
or Randal's Island, or even amidst the convicts
at Blackwel's Island but when decent, gen.
teel and hospitable thing is wanted, the Corpora
ton dismiss it with dish of resolutions fried for
the purpose. Major Donelson is well known
throughout the country, for his near relationship
to General Jackson-for his high personal quail
ties and recently III a more particular way, for his
diplomatic abilities displayed in the negotiations
which have terminated in the annexation of Texas.
He will be fit and accomplished representative
ofthe United States at Berlin, to which court he is
now on his way. Prosperity attend him.
PUBLIC MORALS IN PENNsyLvANIA.-The ndct-
ment and conviction Of raw lobby agent, by the
name of McCook, from Ohio, for offering bride
Of five hundred dollars to a member of the Penn
sylvania Legislature, with view to induce him
n in fayo Of oh
Bank, is one of the most amusing exhibitions in,
the matter of public morals, in such State as
Pennsylvania, which we have seen of late, since
the eclipse of the sun.
Who. has forgotten the extraordinary develop
ments connected with the re-charter Of the old
United States Bank by the Legislature of that
State? Those developments disclosed mass of
bribery and corruption, in the way of bank legis-
laton, such as would have sunk Sodom and Co
morrah fifty times over, and fifty fathoms deep,
and might have been equivalent to million of
indictments and convictions. Instead of five hun
dred dollars offered to some savagely virtuous
It is on record that the amount expend-
Ell by that institution for its charter equalled five
nihon OF dollars, distributed in all sorts of ways
in Hssrrisburgh--and well known at the time, and
since, by the name of "lumbering.'' But this is
not all Inc bargaining ana corruption IN rcla-
ton to other banking institutions in Pennsylvania,
appear like the ADegeny mountains compared to
a mole-hil. We are no friends of these petty,
contemp tbe shaving banks, located in
all parts of the country, and intended merely to
cheat tse people. But to look over the bank cor
ruptions of Pennsylvania, transacted before Hea-
ven and earth, with the utmost GOODNESS and COM
posurc, and TO see them, at this late day, make
such fuss about petty five hundred dollars, and
a petty bank at Lehigh, reminds us of one of the
most atrocious and degraded women about the
g Five Points, bringing an action for libel against
some person who doubted the purity Of her cha
racter. aas
Such scenes degrade the criminal laws, and CO.
yer with contempt the whole course of State 60
vernment.
ANrI-RESrrsM.-Th proceedings in the Legisla-
ture on Monday last were very important. 1t APP
pears that the bill abolishing distress for rent and
also the bill providing for the taxation Of all re.
served rents, passed the House by alarge majority.
The of both these hills led