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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-26
Inv Reform

t. the Editor Of The Tribune.
When the New Constitution was finally adopted
by the People, it was ardently hoped by all who
had been annoyed with the abuses under the old
that there would be radical reform in the legal
practice going on at the City Hal but in this VS.
are doomed to disappointment, not so much from
any defects in the Constitution itself as from the
operations OF the Judiciary Act Of last Spring
Were not cognizant of the fact that the Legisla-
ture had that act under consideration from US or
ganization in January until its final passage IN May
| should be disposed TO view It as the offspring OIL
a single evenings session Of the Judiciary Com
mttee hurried through at the heel OF the session
MANY grains Of allowance however should be conceded
them from the fact that they had 10 frame their work
entirely news task far difficult than TO patch up
old system. go
One great reformation desired By the more liberal
members OF the legal profession was the Aoohuon oil
fees allowed Judicial officers for their duties et Cnam
bers-snd when clause was inserted IN tne NJ" Nun
stitu,on that No Judicial Ofcer except Ju'ces OF 'ne
Peace shall receive bic use any fees or perqui
sites of flee every supposed the desired end TO
have been accom- plished but in comes the JUDICIARY
Act and confers new aud important powers upon the
County Clerk such taxing costs allowing orders &c
services from which Circuit Judges and Supreme Court
Commissioners have heretofore drawn most OF tnelr
emOluments The Supreme Court Judges tnougn LOT
nerlv very anxious 10 perform these duties have since
the first of July turned this business over TO the County
Clerk who exacts aud receives the usual fees. Our
present County Clerk "a very worthy man. Knows ~
much about the merits of Chamber order or about
LAWYERS bill of costs the youngest apprentice In The
Tribune Office. He IL not lawyer by profession. and
so far from claiming knowledge of these peculiar du
ties he performs them entirely by deputy.
We hsve ID presented the singular spectacle OF JH-
dieial officer while acting Judicial capacity drawing
upon anoher's judgment to decide upon the rgnu oil
different parties Without waiting % inquire whether
our profession willing TO bow with deierence TO the
decision of keeper Of pigeon holes or whether ms
officer can under the Constitution. take fees while
acting in his Judicial capacity doubt be entertain
ed that the system itselfis bad on9 and should be
rghted by proper amendments 10 the Judiciary act MI
such power should be taken from the County Clerk snf
cuufrrrus sy-s- cairt ard Cornfv Judges.
""''' 4 PkACTICING LAWYER.
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TROUBLE IN THE n. j. BATTALIoS.-The Neic
ark Advertiser some excitement has occurred IN
this battalion Trenton Tue officers held election
on Monday and chose Capt Geo. w. McLane, Colonel
Another person Mr. Dickinson Woodruff received a
commission some months ego and has been exercising
the functions OF the Office. In raising men &c
through the State and Gov Sraton therefore refused
Mr. McLeans application for commission His friends
sllege that Mr. Woodruff not elected according to
the requirements of the constitution and that MS ap
pointment Illegal mandamus has now been H.
sued the Supreme Court requiring the Governor
10 show why he whholds the commission from
Captain Mclean
FLORIDA NOLUSTEERs.-Captan Livingstone
compsny. numbering eighty. rank and hle was mus
tered into service Friday last Saturday flag was
presented them from the Governor OF the State through
Governor DuvA who made address 10 the compa
ny and was replied to by Capt Livingston, Immediate
after which the volunteers TOOK their line OF march
for 81 Marks where they take the Aehr Tai
Iah assoc iUr scwNst an-t4esscc sV-s 40.
n The barn aud other outhouses on Free
mans farm At Bouudtrook ~ J. were burnt one night
last week with the crops recently gathered. Two he
groes have been lodged In Somerset jail suspicion Of
being the incendiares
e The late Summer fruits are generally about
mature but regret 10 hear that the yield Is
abundant az usual especially of apples and pears Il
as been said also that they full and perfect
az usual. Newark Daily.
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From Texas.

The steamship Ohio Capt Swiler which left
Galveston the 18Th inst arrived last evening She
brought US the Ga;sas OF that date There u IN II
rather long but highly interesting letter from sam Bous
ton ELECTED by the recently published commune alton
of President Tyler gsins the reasons which induced
him 20 propose aud carry oct the measure OF Texas
nexztion.
Tbs particular passages OF Mr.. 1yers letter which
form the subjects Gen Houstous comments. aud to
which he takes exception. srs the following
Nor IL until received aufheatic Information that
other nations we're exergng ell their efforts to induce
Of action the part Of Texas, NJ war - nrm-
~ believed with tue permNn mt interests Of the United
states, that gave directions 10 my lamsued friend,
Aoc Upshur then Secretary OF state u break aud
scatter the winds tie web Of their nirigues by d.
rect proposition for annexation
Mr Tyler farther Ia reference 20 the Of
annexation Nay may 20 even farther and declare
before the initiative taken and when Ibs prelnns
res nearly all srrsoged, their completion being
sOoe prevented BY the death OF Mr. Upshur aud the s
Poptent Of an adjunct commissioner 70 Mr.. Van Zand
BY Texas &c
Mr. HOason IN well counec ted statement goes over
the whole question Of AnnsxAu,n from ia ocpiency
It's cousummsron- de says here web Of IN
trgue woven oy any party-thst Il vss phkntssy-a
5ug Of Of the newspapers which Tor wise DO
hueal purposes be psrmtted 70 pass uncontra1ictod
knowing that tbs d" measure Of Annexation depended
upon the internal political condition Of the United
and not upon any intrigues Of foreign powers Of
Texas"
After running over the history Of Annexation a. he
understands H. he says
Accusations have teen % frequently made against
the Authorities Of Fexas iAd0sd and against the repre-
sentstives OF foreign governments drey that have
felt myself impersvely called upon % 10 AL who
feel an In learning embracing the truth 10
sard 10 THIS masirr that there any intrigue
connected with TexAs and other powers, there
ever any foundation for such charge. though often
iterssd only the fsversn excitement Of heated fancy
or the rnischievous designs Of the wicked
He closes By giving Gen J.cksons letters and their
infasncs on ths people causing them 20 overssp n
bounds Of parry, the whole credit OF Annexstion
N. .. Delta. l7th-
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Davis, Bible and the Univer-aIIsts.

TO Mt EdlOT Of Tht TTtbnHt'
From T. LIS reply to Prof Bush contained in
Wednesdays Tribune. some persons infer that the Uni
versalists favor the new Bible Of A. Davis Co This
Is very erroneous impression. Two or three persons
who support the book formerly UnVersslss Minis
ter. but there are few among disposed to counte
nance the imposition. 1t clearly an lnhdel work op
posed to the Scriptures of Divine Truth and precious
hunbsS We regret that it contains anything favorable
10 our sentiments In The Boston TrnmPa Of last week
our most widely circulated and Influential periodical
there s an extended notice of the work In which Is
strongly reprobated. UNIvERsIisr'
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Tennessee Humor.

The Nashrills UniOR which had any amount OF
fun in Jogging the Wings before Election, seems
determined to have some more since Election out OF
being Aogged By them. In his paper Of the l7th
the Editor gives graphic account Of the alternate
waxing and waning OF the hopes of either party as
the returns came in by this and that stage from the
close OF the poll down 70 the settlement Of the
question Who's Governor nearly week after.
ward by the arrival OF the Mali bringing the vote
of the extreme Eastern Counties. IL was midnight
on the Wednesday after Election, and he thus de-
scribes the closing
The Unlon Oace and the Post Once were allied with
Democrats wsiung bear tho news and there quite
respectable RuInoer the street Only Ope Wing
20 be- seen The junior publisher Of the Whig was in
the crowd waiting 20 hear the news ~ matter ot bus
ness and ready ~ laugh let either via
a, a quarter past twelve the rattle OF wheels was
hesrd-the stage was coming TIE crowd OF Demo
Gratis ran 70 the Post Ofce while We, rather nervous
We confess spresd out ak sheets Of clear foolscsp,
which 10 azure losses and gsRs But alss The news
needed no nsuresl We heard some one cay, In me
street esevsn hundred gain 10 tne First and Second
Disrcsis Oar anxiety 10 learn gao bad gained eleven
HUNDRED speedily broken by feeble and Isolated
shout ~Ol my Neil E Not one snou, ior aaron " AZ
that crowd IL was enough Tor us he Clean white
paper before wa left blank I'LL morning. We made
no Al0es that night although car swcsr to having
msde sone hassy raeks Tor home.
But thst feeble shout . my Neil was not long
unanswered. Ia too minutes Desderick 81 soar1sd-
bsea aAey "a the vicinity OF the Poet Once seni forth
us squad OF wings aad from the shay side OF the
whistle, which
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their way. There Is but lrs difference osiwesn one
tyran, and smother except that the many nesoeo QUO
the greatest - t..~
,.l Bsr.i high minded ~ ~h-tb~r these unesied
for attacks par,sks not OF the fe spirit Of PerseeuOn
MADAME REsTELL.
~ We call attention 10 the advertisement o.
Lecture on Mexico. By Rev J. n Msilt to be given al
the Tabernacle on Friday evening Mr.. Ms reputation
will no doub, assemble large audience.
r. The portrait Of Gen. TAYLOR st the Muse
I'm attracts hundreds Of visiiers daily while the music
Of the Orpbesn Family and the grotesque imPer'ons
tons of the Ethiopian Mlns,rels draw crowded audi
ences 70 the saloon
~ The Ravel Family continue SIS popular as
ever Pamos building Is not half large enough to &C.
comodste the crowds ths; dock to see their amusing
performances and there 10 general desre that they
may remove 10 Castle Garden
r~Norma is to given az Castle Garden to night
BY the Italian troupe Of sshor varino Thisi perhaps
the most popular opera which nave beard from This
eonnsnv and will no, fail OF large audience TO night
FRA fire broke OUT this morning about hall
pas, o'clock in the fancy soap msnutaetOry Of Kirk
man. "a Csihsrnest
CHANGE or HouR-The steamers OF the sion-
ngton Line TO Boston will and after Saturday next
lssve Battery place frs instead Of sr o'clock T. NJ
WHARF LABORERS--N lille passing along South
., from the foot Of Msidensne TO Wslist this morning
At an early hour we counted some two hundred ana
6fty men loungns and quietly enjoying themselves on
the sidewalk The majority OF them were dressed ~
blue working clothes ard appeared TO De rsnmen snd
scoichmen On making few inquiries We iound 'nst
they obtained their living BY daily soorins on board the
ships which frequent that section OF the cry inose
who were already engaged waiting for the hour OF
seven 10 arrive that they might 20 to WORK "nbe
soodly portion OF them waiting TO be emp oysu'
They told US that they Knocked OF from WORK Al I'VE
O'Clock and that lneir wages were twelve snnss per
day. l"NP'
PoLlcE-Felix Gun went otfwith great violence
Yesterday against Philip McPhsen with whom he eotnto
quarrel For this occasion Mr. Gun reversed the pro
nbscv that spears shall be beaten into pruning BOOKS oy
making use OF peaceful hoe the instrument OF DIS ie
rocious assault handling 1t about his sntsgonis,s neso
much more carelessly than be would hsve done SPOUT
urnip or other vegetable. After having inflicted se'e
raj bad wounds on Mr. McPhsleu. Mr. Gun was deemed
unsafe 70 remain any longer In bis own hands ana was
a., on In the direction OF the Fifth Ward sts,ionnouss
bv Assistant Captain Baker Of the Police. when snd
on what conditions be will sgsin be discharged remains
TO be decided.
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.r,z.sA-Reuben Chapman. Loco. has very
.s.,,v 900 msjority for Governor. which Is about
the oldfashioned Loco Foco majority in the state
though Mr. Polk had 1850. Nicholas Davis.
Wbig. has polled about 1900 votes more than
were given 70 Mr.. Clay
Cobbs majority for Congress in the Huntsville
With District is 5s3 over Acklen next highest
Houston. IN the Limestone With District l.sls
over Hubbard.
L>zt,lang.-senA,e Wig 10; Loco Il Joint Ballot
House whis 81 Loco g ) 2 me- Loco
Tt.xEssEE-Itiss etted that Neil 5. Brown S
majority for Governor is bat triae either way
from 900 that the new Senate is composed Of 10
Wbios. u Loco. the House Of Al " hies. "a Lo-
cos. giving slgtt Wing majority in Joint Ballot
Probably ex Gov. Jones or John Bel will be che
senU. 8 Senator As 70 the odd Congress Dis
trict we can 10 longer doubt that Mr.. stanton
Loco is reelecte ~ some 20 votes
Ispusl-The Indianapolis Sia,e Journal Of the
10th says
Cant ELIAS MURRAY. a good man and ster-
ling WING. is elected 70 the Senate, BY amajorlty
~ lse votes to fill the vacancy occasioned by the
Ssstb Of Mr.. CuPPY the late Senator from kosci-
usko. &c. ~
Judge swIHARr. Wing and not his Loco oco
opponent. is elected to The House from Harrington
and Whitley. and Mr.. HOLIDAY wing mas oeen
elected from Blackford and Jay. These districts
were first represented as having sent Loco. Focos
This makes 10 the House agh Wing majority
- B. Mocrsf,ls writes ia thst book advertised
in our columns base got up TO aid the neiarious
practices Of certain weknOwn sboriions" 10 ths ny
IL ba ,ha fact hv he
fore the District Attorney and Grand Jury Il rather
hard 10 devoye on the vspspers the Police duty Of
great City like this We have three courses open 70 us
In this case-o take the word Of some one we 90 nos
Lnou and atom the advertisement referred 10 10 send
and buy the book 10 question and examine II carefuy
10 search Of garbage 10 suppose the book decent 20
long - have only hesrssy against IL we snAi pro-
bsbv ,op the advertisement 10 this but must pro-
sg.ips, the principle assumed by correspondent
4 book Of the character he gives this should De
denounced to and stopped by the authorities
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THE FIRST FLsH.-Cincinnat and Pittsburgh
shook hands yesterday afternoon. and exchanged com
pliment. by means Of Mr.. OReilys Telegraph. We had
The great fortune 10 be present at the first hssh" acc
denallY and Incidentally sort OF editorial SOLO and
the way we we're thrown into wonderment by the per.
formsnces OF the little brass piece on the desk Of our
friend ORsy and It's wheels cOgs, clogs wires. and
.Oforth shall leave our brethren OF the press who
were not present 10 imagine. The whole affair worked
beautifully and the 6rsi word Cincinnati uttered In tho
ear Of Pittsburgh took the Iron City quite by surprise
Cincinnati Gazette, Aug. 81.
AsEcDOrE.-The recent report that Mr. Clay
would probably pass through Rochester. on his way
home has recalled mind amusing little occurrence
that took place mis- former visit here Among MS nu
ne rous ysters dstng uished Loco FocO physician
Of this city who makes secret Of bis political
sentiments He lost time after the introduction, Ia
telling Mr. Clay that ne hat footed Locokoco. one
Of the true genuine breed a. am very hsppy % see
you" said Old Harry With Of his blandest smiles
and sm reoiced 70 know that you Iva In the Old
Eighth District where you do no harm The ply
seian ot resides here, and 10 about rs harmless a.
ever Rochester Dem.
FATAL AFFRAY.-In an ARRAY at Columbia, KY.
on the lGrh int Francis Ewing shot George Wagoy
who expired Immediately. Ewing vss arrested
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pIspsrosss roR TIE TRIBUNE
BY ELECTRIC TELEG RAFT

RICHMOND. Aug IS. lsi'-
We have received New Orleans papers OF me
18th inst. No later arrivals from Mexico inter
nept, from yellow fever during the "a hours enoins
n, The morning Of the nth, . deaths At Charity
Hospital - hours ending with the e'el'Hs :. -
18th. Ian alarming increase showing " tic
Delta saws. that the disease hiss assumed an eX'ea-
svely epidemic character
PHILADELPHIA Angus. 2'-P NJ
John Kennedy IS nominated io' OOhs'o'' III
Maryland
Ala meeting today of the Baltimore Ohio Rail
road Company. they accepted the Virginia PToPo-
sition. granting a terminus at Wheeling and they
resolved TO construct the road at the earliest period
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NEw YoRE, Aug. %, ls47.
To ne Editor Of The Tribune.

TO ne Edlt0T q TN ITtOHHt.
SIR: have just detected an error in the review
of Daviss book which wish TO have corrected ss II Is
of importance. In the third paragraph oil the
second column, n sentence purPorting to be quoted
from Prof B. the second quotation mark should be al
ter the word alteration instead OF being placed sev.
ersl lines below What follows Is my osn statement oil
the substance of Prof : opinion. feel quite sure
that IL was right 10 the manuscript II not Il Is mis-
take which hasten TO correct as soon Is discovered
In respec, the justice Of your own remarks In rea
ton to yourself very orbearng and asssied party
10 this matter shall not distru'i the public Judgment
so far offer any special reply Your readers can
well Judge whether eight columns already and two or
three more invited side are fair Offset to three
the other Yours, &C. 4. l..
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DE-. BLAKZnASs PEcToxAL MIXTURE For astonsh
ing cures Of consumption, colds, coughs, hoNseness
throat and every affection Of the liver aud lungs
effected through the use Of Dr. Blakeman's Peeloral
Mixture read advertisement and certificates Of the frst
responsibility on another page, headed No Hambug"
jyl5 ThSTuew-
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r.aL1st.E Pa Aug. 90 |

Thus morning before our County Court, the fugi
tive slave case came up. This event you will remem
Der resulted the desth OF gentlemen from Maryland
In consequence of injuries received 10 Tire riot raised 10
prevent alleged owners from obtaining possession oil
the slave.
The Grand Jury OF Cumberland County has found
thirty Elk bills sgsnst individuals alleged 20 have
been particpsiors IN the riot 10 June last Among the
number is Professor Mc'LINrOcK.
Jury has been empanneed snd there 10 great ar
ray OF counsel both s'es which promises most in
tresng Trial only from the facts but ss furnishing
the fret exposition OF the law of our State passed
last Winter relative 10 fugive slaves VIM Meredith
your city and other eminent lawyers appear for Pro-
lessor McClintOck.
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[- he gtis S.ae Coaoentioa u nominate Secretary
OF -l.t. CONTROLLER &C Ni assemble Al Syracuse 90
Wsoacsdsy Oct o IL Is 10 consist Of one Delegate
i.om Assembly District IN tns State. 70 be chosen
Dy the Wig Of ouch District IN such manner -
zoe Coanry Committee shall direct
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FxrESstvs AucrIoS SAFE ~ Uca AND sPtsspp
GooDs Piano FoRrEs, ELEGANT FvSsiruSE, 8e-R C
KEMP will sell At suction THIS Day 10 o'cloSka "
large Rooms 251 Broadway, up stairs, over Mr. Kern
China Store IN addition to WHIST Is before advertised
Auction Coum, three complete suits Of rosewood NJ
black walnut psror furniture, with rich plush and hs7
coverings sill Of shich are very rich and wsrsu'ei
every particular.
Also, one Of Chickering's plsno-foris'' hfHns rsa
nen, In perfect order and but little used
Also, one splendid rosewood pianofofie, oetsv~wha
full warranty from tho makers
M.spLE AND ALAsAsrER osS.sEsrsiSc-Also,s s
laid mosaic center tables.
Also, stsusfy marble center table
Also, 2inlaid mosaic center table tops
Also 2 Bardiglio Etru'osn vases, extra size
Also, 2 Cardglio Medicl vases
Also, several groups Of hsures and agate ya'es %,
many other rich articles
N b. This sale will be one " the most extensive Of q.
hind aver held In this city, and will be found well worsy
the attention Of plIch sers saH ns
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rnthl Edi,r Of The Ttibane

To The Ediiu Of The Tribune
am persuaded that no person IS less disposed
10 attack An individual unJustiy and unnecessarily
through your columns than yourself aud why you should
counensnce tolerate sanction or permit their useior
the qualification Of the spleen vindciveness or malice
of others cannot imagine
am led 10 these remarks By communication inyour
paoer Of Tuesday last aude not now especially to
the particular communication a. the writer s only re-
tsiing stale fal,ehood probably sctu.ted By praise
vorthv aud coumendabs desire 10 have his little puny
ding at justice being bought with gold, and dis
wise say about law tor the rich, &c. but 10 the
charge that after having committed numoerless most
hsanous dsbohcsl, nendish aud unhesrd OF ermss
iasucer has been Oi.sd 0y the employ ment Oi g0d,
10 corruptng lures and bnDiDg and buying judges not
only IN one Court but each every and all up 70 the gu
prsrne Court Such in sh0TL pat into words, 10 tns
ally and aosurd chsrgel Can any one having molsy
u sense capable Of eOmprehrnding what De otsrs or
moment consent 10 make himself 30 utterly ridiculous
70 believe II 81, ..-.,- -. i.
How sand the facts in connection with justice being
bought with gold =" charge most Infamous outrage.
on. srd .sranI involving the highest no' esteem
and IN eInshed citizens IN the land lie 0's uA 10
which was Involved thai took place va 90 enA 40
Of misdsmeaoor, some years s.hes D, " ne
rulng Of the Supreme Court Chief Justice Nielsen and
Indgs. Cobsn sad Bronson, the 0aly evidence upon
xbieh a verdict wss obtained WAS pronounced Alesel
and nsdmissele IN every ss~ Thsn sss :, Ioa1. nsa
60 ngbIi.hed IN full with the view that the facts
nsc,sd vtth the charge should b known Wan II Do
r,~DSed that the supreme Court sacrificed Jasucs 10
gold is really too mons'rous mat seen shy spsue
should have found room Ia your paper
h would appear thai the well established maxim that
every Oerson snail be deemed Innocent until proved
guilty 10 " b superseded By one which snail deem
every one guilty until proved innocent
would ssk farther wnesher there are any individual
rshts guaranteed 70 How far We are At liberty 10
uialz- our individual tastes IN our expenditures -
Watcher TWO horses or four ~ an emersen-
~ di.talcr heavy. Dad rOadsl
out being SUI ected 70 spiteu and malicious anmsdver
..ons from every sour grapes through the medium Of
respectable psper. And boE e one defJing public
ooiouionT 1.eoruing AVA and doing variety Of
atrocous deeds By using than tEO three bays
lone. by.tnsby 10 chesTnni) and psyF
surely IL "a cot within the province OF public opn-
ion 70 say whether person shal have coat Of blue
brown. or green Il u alleged, and with sorne force
that individual Independence 10 already nearly crushed
1y the mans headed monster public opinion and
would 30 completely tyrannized If some people bad
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s,.,s Tew,.rauce Convention.

The Central State Committee have called State
Temperance Convention 10 meet at Albany on
Thnrsdsy, the 10Th Of Sept. at 3 P. NJ.