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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-21
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Why Nor ?-Our friend and contemporary, the
Rev. Deacon Hale, Of the Journal Of Commerce,
takes great exception to our friend and cotempo-
rary the Right Rev. Bishop Hughes, of the
Freeman's Journal, because the latter gentleman
pufs himself in his paper, in letters from Wash
ington. We think our friend, the deacon,
should first take the mote out of his own eye,
before he writes paragraphs about the beam in
his neighbours
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-21

IMPORTANT FROM CoNEY IsLANp.-We have ar
ranged an express from Coney Island, by which
we expect to receive the message of the COVER
nor of that territory, together with the first pro
ceedings OF its congress, the election of speaker
clerk, door keepers, and also of the officers ap-
pointed to watch the clans, in a very short time.
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COL BURNETT This distinguished officer on Sunday
morning paid visit TO Sing sing, and will probably
turn to morrow. The Colonel has many friends In
Westchest-r and intending to leave again for Mexico
before spring. has paid them visit at this time. His
associates are still In the oity.
DIys, TO LIEUT.. PorrER.-The friends and associ-
a.es of Lieut. Potter have rendered him dinner,
tastimo If thsir admiration If bis gaantry in the
Mexican he following na copy Of the correspon
N'A'' ~ New YoRx nth Dec, ls47
LIxur JAS DECATUR Porter Sir: We, the under
sQued your friends and former associates having heard
with much qualification Of yonr return from Mexico,
would testify admiration OF yeur gal"ntry In De.
our friendship ut dinner to take place at such time
msy suit your convenience
To this Lieut.. Potter wrote the following spl,:-
AsroR HoUsE DC II 1877.
YOURS Il the 18th instant came duly to hand and
svsi nv th. tn. earliest opportunity Of spsw,r
log the eim- Highly hst'sred by your poll iDv All
m pubnc d., per YOU will siupfy to your Or nun ttss
that shall hold myself in rrad to ob-y their
vt -uch t,m. aud place as to hem msy br sgr-rabl-
Were l." decline your kind II r. one which feel
act OF Injustice to the ociaes 81 my boyhood days.
and to thoae epgs which are f-l' hut can
not be exprersed With s-ptimrDts OF esteem,
remain. your friend and obi servt,
JAS PorrER.
To George A. Halsey Henry II. Byrne, and others,
we understand that the dinner will talks place on
Friday next, at Rathbun's Hotel, ia Broadway
We understand that Major Dyckman, Lieut.. Sweeney.
@ an, vo,nntssrs will attend the annual bali of the
our gsnant @ 1a 10 Wdnaa% y, .,e
IomPahs n,, I'll 49, .e.or,nanv thsm hs;rs DO
ios ~ ;o. arCa,smant Tn cadst. have
taneu ~ no,o =, ~; eo.nasor 70 nr.ssnt thar
esa t' LIZ ; ~ o,d nsnsrts. tbranoh Col w
captain r III pan VI s'u eP.'''' e- " "
Jugs "a eu' o''y'
FrRE.-The premises 80 Essex street LOOK nre on
Sunday night from candle used BY an old lady VINO
was about retiring IL was sxtnguisnSo wi'nou' an
alarm having been given
BuRoLARY-The blank and stationery store OF Messrs
Bell Gould In the Tribune buildings was entered On
Saturday night or early sunday morning oy some Dur
glars, and large quantity Of gold pens and gold and
silver pencil cases togeener Win urge amount VI
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MEETING AT THE TABERNAcLR.-We are re-
quested by Mr.. Geo. A. Halsey, to say that his
name was appended to the call for the peace
meeting, which took place at the Tabernacle
last evening, without his knowledge, privity, or
consent. How many more names were. put to
il under the same circumstances
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-21

CoNGREss.-N doing in this body. The
two houses remind us of the two boys. "Bob,
what are you dong'' Nothing" "John, what
are you doing?" "Helping Bob" Thus it APP
pear to be with the Senate and the House.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-21

ITALIAN OPERA-There was a tremendous
house last nght-he most crowded yet of the
season. The opera takes-Benedetti takes
everything takesNthe devil takes.
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DR. BEANpETH. According to the Post of last
evening, this celebrated medical gentleman is
still in business, and Is administering pills to the
democratic party 1t needs purging.
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COMMODORE DEKAY.-The ISLANDERS propagated
against Commodore DeKay, who generously
commanded the Macedonian on her voyage last
year to Ireland for the benefit of the poor there,
have been contradicted by the Washington Union,
eand it appears that he has been most shamefully
slandered by some of the party papers of the day
Thete is no doubt that Commodore Delays con-
dact, throughout the whole afT,ir, was as pure as
it was generous, in spite of all the envious re-
ports to the contrary
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The yyeattser. &c.

At Wilmington, ~ c., on the nth inst, the ground
was covered with snow which was more than two inches
deep. -. IN -, -. =. p,...
burgb Pc. - .
A Louis on the bth the weather vas quite raw and
oold' with soue appearance OF approaching fnow
Al Norfolk Va on the 18th, the weather was uncom-
,orsably warm NO Use 1g aTos Y tbs dwenny''
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City lntrlllReuCr

ARRIVAL oP CAPT. INNEs.-Capt. lines, of the
N. Y. volunteers, arrived in town yesterday
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designs and purposes. INT ths po.sibsbillty
ough, not TO prevent the friends of General
Taylor from commencing at once TO organize
some plan Of action, and to bring about
his nomination, In spite Of all conventions.
There is now time enough to do all
this; but there is no more than just time.
The old candidates--Mr. Clay, Mr.. Polk, and Mr..
Van Buren--are pretty nearly disposed of and used
up. We think the prospects of Mr.. Clay were
wound up last evening, when they turned of the
cocks and put out the gas-ights In the holy Taber-
nacle-rent 800. Mr.. Polk, too, has nearly
wound himself up, though he never had much to
wind up. Mr.. Van Buren, has been toiling for
several months pas, to dig himself out of the
granite rock of oblivion in which he is shut up
at Kinderhook Many blasts have been made,
and an explosion or two taken place; but we have
yet TO learn that they have got near the centr~ SO
as to be able TO get hold of and haul out the pc.
lit little Dutchman. Now is the time, therefore,
Tor the great mass of the people to move, all
round the country, and for the friends Of General
Taylor to d-termine upon some plan at Wash.
ngton, and as from ceRtre to the circum'er
ence, to act simultaneously all over the Union.
No man understands The M~xcan question bet
ter than General Taylor, and we should be will
ling to trust it to his sagacity to settle. He is
both Statesman and man of sense-a man, we
believe, who will satisfy the American people !;
for he has proved himself to be hero, patriot,
and lover of his country, equal to any who
have distingu shed themselves in the annals of
this or any Other country, in any Of the prece-
ding ages of the world
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Az soon the reading concluded, the people gave
three cheers for it, and the band played " Hail Co.
| lumbia."
| Mr. sELpEY- Gentleman the resolutions will now be
| read
| Resolved That we do most heartily respond to the
utons passed at meeting held 10 Lexipgto Ken
lucky the 18th OF November and to the ad ress Of
Henry Clay delivered on that occasion and urgent
ly invite fellow-eitiSens of al parties, who
anxious TO produce oontsntment and satisfaction 1T
home and to elevate the national character abroad to
give to these documents an impair tal eyamina ton.
Resolved, That the %ntimenta expressed In the arst
Of those resolutions tou ,hiDg the primary csuse Of
present with Mexico. aud the 'improvdtns and
unconsuiona conduct Of President Folk la directing
the commencement Of hostlites, wholly endorsed
by this meeting,
Resolved, That while we sustain the indisputa-
bic position taken In the second resolution deeply
lament that the absence of any public declaration by
Con gress Of the objects for which the ought be
prosecu ed should have devolved 1t upon the present
Chief Magistrate to decide what the honor aud inte
of the nation requiren
Resolved That the doctrine of the third resolution In
relation to the powers vested In Congress TO declare
it necessarily involves the right to determine up
the motives and obi Of the when once
commenced or ut time during the progress Of its
esistepce.n ....
Resolved That assuming this ground, we, constiu-
ents of that Congress do os upon the members por
form their duty defined In the fourth Lexington
luton, and to adopt the most efcacious measures to
arrest the farther progress Of the war; to
make ample provision Tor the honor, the faty and
curity Of armies In Mexico In every contingency
well to serve our national dignity and rsputa
tion untarnshed by submitting to what wrong and
should the President decline refusen to follow their
decisions to take spch farther measures The cons
tuition or country and the spirit Of its institutions
demand when the power Of the many Is seised upon BIZ
Resolved, That we also view with serious alarm
any attempt Mexico 10 these United States,
aud deem the for such apprehension fully
and completely preSehted In the firth Lexington reso-
on that cannot sdd to their strength and thsrsors
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The aIaye Trude

1t. Commanding Bell, in letter to the Navy
Department, dated Porto Prayo, Oct. 5th, gives
an account of his cruise in the Boxer.
He had overhauled an American brig THE ].
w. Huntingdon on the night of the 3lst Au-
gust, owned in New York, from Rio Janeiro
with the usual assorted slave cargo ON board,
and lumber enough for slave deck. He was
informed, also, that the Malaga had precisely
sich cargo, excepting the lumber. The Ameri-
can brig Senator" boarded in March last, was
out from Rio with such cargo, and similarity
chartered. The master Of the ]. w. Hunting
ton reports that she (the Senator) now lies scut-
tied in Rio. Having safely landed 500 slaves at
Cape Frio, she proceeded to Rio under Brazilian
colors, where her owners We're suffered 10 strip
her Of all her furniture, and then the Govern
ment seized her no-document vessel-the
American crew having left her at Loango
where the slaves were taken on board. ;
elm these transactions (says Lieut.. Com
handing Belly you perceive the mode in which
the American flag covers and promotes trade
which no other flag can, and the base uses 20
which il is applied by foreigners who have not
the manliness to yindicate the freedom Of their
own,
"Ths American factory at this place is the
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Anti-ssate-Chureh society

This society is in vigorous youth, in England,
and at its meeting last month in London, Mr.
MALL stated, that he did not believe more than
two Parliaments would pass without seeing its
objects accomplished. That is TO say in fourteen
years-seven being the usual term of a ParIia-
msnt-the Church Establishment, as national
institution, would be removed.
There is evidence that the subject has taken
deep hold Of the British mind. Popular feeling,
and popular sympathy, demand the veIuntsry
principle. The public interest requires it. A
State church thraIls the public conscience, and
common sense, as well as the common veal,
calls for its extinction. The truth is, as
mOnisd question alone, it is highly important
for the church revenues are over eleven millions
sterling year. If this sum were applied to the
civil list to education, and not to the support Of
"an ecclesiastical militia, or church police"
leaving the people to select and support their
own ministers, and churches, only good, univer-
sal good, could result from it.
We are glad to perceive that the subject =
discussed in a right tone, and the change pro-
posed in a christian spirit. "a State church.
says Mr.. Mail, ''is contrary to reason, to com
mon sense, to every feeling of justice-and the
religion Of the 18th century declares in the face
Of Heaven that it is a mOnstrOus wrong, and
should not be. Let it be put down, however.
in the spirit Of the gospel"
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Our CsrOlins friends have raised thirty thou
sand dollars for the new Pro-slayery paper at
Washington; they mean to increase it to a cool
FIFTY.
This is ''dOing the thing with vigorous
spirit Itislike them. For say what you may,
about their extremes and folly, they go to work
earnestly in whatever they undertake and DO
it, There is no holding back of dollars or of
daring: they give freely, and fight bravely; and
if breach is to be made, or fOrlOrn hope to be
lee, they are the men for it.
But what an example for anii-slavery men!
How much might they accomplish, fthey would
act with The same vigOr. Pit energy against
energy-meet enthusiasm with enthusiasm-let
moral might grsPPle with moral might-iu.this
great cause, and who would fear the encounter
or doubt about the RESULT Up, then, friends,
and act.
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ylr. Yna IIureu,. I.e,ler.


The first part Of Nj Van Buren'sletter consists
ola declaration" Il am sincerely and heartily
desirous," he says, eto wear the honors and en-
joyments Of private life, uninterruptedly to the
end" He rebukes aspirants for the Presidency.
II the attention and talents Of these aspirants
and their partizans are devoted TO Office seeking,
neither the purity Of the party, nor the success
Of its principles, can he secured. rs
He says;
"But If political schemes and intrigues, how
ever cunningg devised, aud hOioerer profitable
they may hape heretofore appeared shall in the
present emergency give place TO the unceasing
and vigorous efior Of all 10 pressrUe and protect
The bleeding Interests aud Der-iled honor Of our
country-efiorts which can alone attract the
confidence and support Of the democratic mass
es-the result will prove far more suspicious.
"HO,oersv profitable they may haze heretofore
appeared" This Is keen. But where and TO
whom does it pohti "7he bleeding interests
and periIed honor n our country" What does
this meant Our troops are victorious in
Mexico. The country, at large, is prosperous
With his views Of the war-viz: ''that IL be tri-
umphantly sustahed''--we are at loss to un.
derstand him. Nor does the following sentences
help us:
Scarcely ever las the essential welfare Of the
country been in more critical condition, or its
administration ingreater need Of the energetic
support Of those Who raised it to power. With
a probable majoity against it in the popular
branch Of the National Legislature, and hui
a small, and II B to be regretted, not very
harmonious majority in its favor, in the Sen
ate, it may be called upon to vindicate the pas
and will lie Obliged to support, possibly, for al
indefinite period distant, and difficult foreign
war"
Scarcely cue' has the essential loelfare Of tAt
country been "a more critical condition 90
How The administration avows, generally
the principles " the old democratic creed, anC
Mr. Van Burel is for sustaining the war;
Still he holds aiay of reckoning will Gomez
"Wkqtsrer may hereafter b. the propriefy o.
insfifufiHg enquiries into tie necessity Of "a,
the vars occurrence, he says, "nith pisp Il
Che Just responsibility 10 public opinion Of on,
public servants, &c, dc"
The letter wa hardly be considered as cordia
/ towards the present administration. But We
shall give it hereafter in full, when cur reader,
can examine land draw from it their own con.
illusions.
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The Cincinnati CkroRiels, referring 10 the re-
port Of the Auditor, makes the following just es-
innate of the value Of Slsve-Capital:
"Number Of Slaves in Kentucky, le9,5oS
Aggregate value, SSe'llo,Sos
Average value Of each individual, S5Oo
Estimating the cost Of keeping family, on the
lowest scale Of comfortable life, the average
cost Of family of six persons, (incuding all the
children,) cannot be less than $500 per annum-
The interest on the value Of each is SIS 80 per
annum. This for the family is SllO 10 more.
Applying these aggregates to the whole number
Of slaves in Kentucky, and we find that The cost
Of keeping slaves, amounts, in each year, to
more than Thirteen Millions of Dollarsi
The total valuation Of the State is S2S4, To-
ls3. The cost Of keeping the Slaves, then
amounts to fire per cent, on the entire amount Of
capital in the State Of Kentucky. The eosi
alone is deemed in Europe a good interest on
property. II these individuals supported them
selves, the result in production 10 the State
would be at least equal TO what it now Is, while
the enormous tax upon other property would moi
exist This, however, is question in Ken
lucky"
And very serious question, too-oae which
cannot be blinked except TO her detriment, in
every way.
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The Court Martial.

We said the trial Of LIT. Col. Fremont would
prove interesting TO military men. II is likely
to be deeply interesting to the nation; for through
it we are having developed the purposes Of our
Government as regards Mexico. The National
Intelligencer says
Enough is already disclosed to show that this
trial is TO take vastly wider range than merely
to the military deserts Of Col. Fremont The
motives, objects, and conduct Of the Mexican
war itself can hardly fail 10 come under review
Of the public at least, though not Of the Court
Martial, which will doubtless limit its own in
vestigation to its proper sphere Of action.
How can the public indeed, shut its eyes 10
the official indications of the purpose Of the
Administration, in the earliest stages of this
war, TO make itself master of the territories of
Mexico, with yisw TO permanent occupation
OF them, as made apparent by the following
passages, read in the course Of yesterday from
documents which have never been seen BY one
in ten thousand even Of the reading citizens Of
the United States1
Extract Of a Letter from Secretary Bancroft 10
Commodore SiOGt, dated july -, lS47.
"The object of the United States Is, under its
rights as biiligerent nation, 10 possess itself tn
hTeiv Of Upper California.
'When San Francisco and Monterey are Ne
cured, you will, II possible, send small vessel
OF war to take and hold possession Of the port of
San Diego; and it would be well to ascertain
the views Of the people Of Pueblo de los Anee-
los, who, according to information received here,
may be counted upon as DESTROYS of coming IN
der the jurisdiction of the United States. II
you can take possession of it, you should do So
"The object of the United States has refer
ence to ultimate peace with Mexico; and il at
that peace the basis of the UTI PossIDETIs shall
be established, the Government ezpects, through
your forces, 70 be found in pOssessiOs Of Upper
California.
This will bring with it the necessity Of a
cirh administration. Such Government
Should be established under your protection; anc
in selecting persons 10 hold office, due respect
should be had to the wishes Of the people Of
California, as well to the actual possessors Of
authority in that province. II may be proper q,
require an DATA Of allegiance 10 the United States
from those who are entrusted with authority.
You will also assure the people Of California Of
the protection Of the United States
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the scriptures with whining, canting toned
shows they do not feel its force. 1t is the only
religion Of many, to be able to use holy words
which they have murdered. They choke out
the iife, aud then bring forward the grinning
corpses; galvanized, perhaps, into horrible ac--
ito d BY, The efforts to give them the appearance
Of vitality.
The demsgogue takes the words which, when
they had life in them, made the eye glisten and
the heart Iesp, aud attempts to produce the same
effect with them when they are dead. For a
time he may succeed, in producing some effect;
for even the bones Of the prophet brought the
dead man to life. He may succeed in advanc-
ing his own interests by hiding himself behind
stolen words, which seem to have something in
them because their outside looks so beautiful
The florimel in Spenser that was made Of
snow deceived many into the belief that she was
the real Florimel. i
There is the cant Of philanthropy as well as
of religion and patriotism We often hear men
using set Of terms for which they have moi
the slightest corresponding feeling The words
progress, lope. brotherhood, &C., have in them
selves deep significance, and when they come
from the heart that feels their force, they are
holy words. He that steals them from their sa-
cred use is guilty Of the viest saeriIege. How
often have we heard persons ringing changes
upon the word loue, when every action, every
expression Of the countenancs, was in state Of
/ rahaIlion 1acl.r;o, f,s Aata ATTAIN tn havs
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Hnpid Work.

Mr.. Clay's resolutions, and a report Of his
speech, were conveyed to Cincinnati in fire
hours, and thence were sent by Telegraph the
East. On Monday morning, they were known
in all the cities Of the sea-bosrd! The Cinein-
natl Enquirer says
"The express was run by that great Land
Admiral, PETER CAMPBELL, the agent OF Messrs.
J. & p VoRHEEs,--Mr. JOHN VOORHEES, himself
going to Lexington, for the especial purpose of
putting it upon the track.
1t left Lexington at half past three O'Clock,
and reached us at nine p. M. By mistake sole
~ our own, half an hour was lost in getting
across the river, which makes the running time
five hours. This the emily express that
reached the telegraph line in time 10 be trans
mitted to the East last evening"