The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-09
Mr. Prrr,r-Are you in favor of bankrupt law


Mr.. PEITIr-Are you in favor of a bankrupt law!
MIR. FBHER-I do not know whether the party
or not As for my myself see no particular ob;ec
ton to it, ! understand it to be constitutional be-
eve that the wbIs party have always been in favor OF
the same principles
MIR. Prrrrr-Are you not in favor of the abrogation
MIR. FssHER-I believe that the whig party are not in
favor or the entire veto power but they in avor of
moory,ng ana and, restncsng 10 AS TO myself am in
L nited States government, and everywhere.
The honorable gentleman then proceeded to show
that the democrats had changed their position. as
their President changed his first, in favor of
sure, then against it, His dry and earnest manner
produced frequent bursts of laughter He said that he
would now pay his respects to the President but be-
fore ne got under way his hour expired lie appealed
for a little more time.
Mr. Wick assigned the floor.
MIR. FIsHER-Will you give me ten minutes
sPEAKING TO THE GALLERIES.
WI NE Wien.Not to come out OF my time Go on,
certainly Of speaking to the country for he would
never undertake the labor Of writing out his speech
little Of it here, [Ha hal and, so God help
him, he would speak to the galleries. ['wick,
come come down further ,s,, in the hall we want to
more to the centre.l He said that his speech
would be apologetic explanatory, and partly denun-
ciatory. He had never read book of rules, and so
help him God, be never would Rules were made for
the government of little minds, and therefore he
didn't read them. Ola! had The democrats had
pay for the soldiers. "a voice-"i did not'D He
did however, and big swallow it was. He gave his
views On the Texas and he did
OF slavery and to bring here votes He did not
believe this did his constituents With reference
to Mr. Stewards exposition Of General Casss extra
pay for services Indian agent he said that Oge in
this hall once paraded long list Of expenditures for
furniture of the Presidents house from the
ment of the mt down to the period of the de-
livery Of the speech; but for this he sufficiently
damned; and will the gentleman from Pennsylvania
willingly walk into a damnation of the same kind
against the compromise bill from the Senate, and it
was mighty short sighted piece of business for
burners and Others he said, that be yesterday re-
ceiyed letter from one of his constituents, who
subject of slavery and internal improvements, he
didn't care. General Cass damned sight
better than whig: Ola ha hay New York was
called the Empire State by courtesy, and she
in her own estimation and she thought that the de-
mocrats would surrender to her the rens of govern
fthe South had adhered and given in their allegiance
to" the Northern with Southern prime iple,n all
would bave been right New York would have crush
ed abolitionism and nourished democracy They
thought that the fox stuck out his brush the wings
democrats, and abolitionists would after him
and this is just what the historian. with the pen
truth, will write They had an idea that the Southern
States would become alarmed. and that the North
would fly for refuge to one of their men, instead
of their principles, and they thought that they
would bring the election of President Into the House.
and stand the chances
At eleven o'clock, when Mr. Wick con uded the
committee rose,
And the House adjourned until tomorrow, at ten
o'clock.
GENEVA CoLLEGE.-The annual commencement
exercises of this College were held In the Metho-
dist church, Geneva, on Wednesday last. The
sion called together large number of gentlemen
and ladies from the neghborng towns and vii
lagos. AT 10 o'clock, A N the students, trustees,
faculty, citizens and strangers, preceded by the
Auburn band, went in procession from the college
to the church, a distance of half mile. The
church was filled to Its utmost capacity with an
audience which listened with much apparent in
terest to the exercises which We're continued for
two hours and half The orations of the young
men were credtable, some of them In an eminent
degree We were particularly pleased with the
" Latin Salutatory," by James H. Fisher; f" Ire
land "a aTL thousand years age by c. A. Seward
Valedictory," by Benjamin Hale, Jr. After the
degrees were conferred, an able address was de-
llvered by MIR. Calvin Huson, OF Rochester, on the
duties OF the American scholar.
The degree of A. B. conferred on the following
members of the senior class:-James H Fisher Buffalo;
Oliver w Belden, Rochester John C. Gear Galena,
ILL., Ld william Ga19. IL Hyde Oxford augustus NJ Leach,
va; Albert Wood, Camden Clarence A. Leivard.
Auburn Theodore Sterling, Geneva Edwy N Crut-
Francis G. Young, Geneva Benjamin Hale ir Gene.
va diploma for the English course given to
Thomas M. Griffith. New York
The degree of A. NJ. conferred in course on the
following graduates of the class of 1S45 Calvin HUI
son, jr, VIM J. Mcdonald, Nathaniel Rochester Bar
thoemew Skaats, VIM. E. Woodruff.
The honorary degree of A. NJ. conferred on the
Rev. Timothy T. Wardwcll.
The honorary degree of D. D. was conferred on Rt
Rev. David Low, ID c. L.. Bishop of Ross Argyle and
Moray Scotland; Rev. Sherlock A, Aronsop President
of Kenyon College, Ohio; Rev. Smith Pyne. Washing
ton, d. c.; and Rev. James A. Boes, natavia, w.
Prof. Horace Webster, L. L. D.. who's for twenty
three years has with eminent ability filled the chair of
and natural philosophy has resigned his
place in Geneva College, and the trustees elected
to that professorship, d. B. Douglass. l.. L. d.
OLD TINES IN New YoRK-We have been ia
vored by friend with the following list of esta-
bished merchants in this city, anterior to the re-
yolutlen, together with one or two items of history
that will perhaps be interesting to many now on
I he theatre of action.
The following are the names of all the importing
merchants, previous to the American revolution,
that resided in New York -
Abeel & Byvank Joseph Blackwell, Samuel BOVINE
James Bovine, Robert Bovine, Geo. Bovine VIM But,
ler Thomas and Walter Buchanan, Samuel Broome
John Broome, James Beekman, Corsa Bull, Brick
Brinckerhoof, Evert Bancker, Richard Bancker David
Beekman, Benjamin Booth, Garrit Beekman s. Son,
edward Goold, Henry Brevoort Gerardus Beekmsn,
Cornelius Chopper, Peter Chopper, Peter L. Curtenius
Elias Desbrosses, James Desbrosses, VIM. Denning,
Abraham Duryee, Gerardus Dycking, Thos. Ellison,
Walter Franklin, John Franklin Saml Franklin,
James Franklin, Thomas Franklin, Geo. Folliott Gill
bert Forbes, Ennis Graham Peter Goeet Joseph Hal
lett, Nicholas Hoffman Andrew Hamersly, Henry Hay
DOCK, Ebenezer Hazard Jacob lie Roy, Jacobus Lef-
farts, Francis Lewis. Gabriel H. Ludlow, Gabriel W.
Ludlow, William Ludlow Isaac Low Nicholas Low
George Ludlow, Philip Livingston, Edward Laight
Robert Murray, John Murray, James Morton, John
Morton, Charles McEvers, James McEvers, Thomas
Moore Peter Mosier, VIM. Nelson Carrot Noel Jere-
miah Platt, Daniel Phoenix James Parsons Thomas
Pearsa Lewis Pintard, John J. Roosevelt, Alexander
Robinson; Henry Remsen, Thomas Randall, John
Reade, Richard Ray, Samuel Ray, John Ray Isaac
Sears Christopher Smith William Smith, Solomon
simpson. James Seagrove, David Seabury, Comfort
Sndds' Oliver Templeton, William Ustck, Henry Van
Week, Peter Vandervoort, Jacob, Van Voorhs Samuel
verplanck, Jacobus Van Zandt, Anthony Van Dam,
White, Hugh Wallace Alexander Wallace, John
Watts, Jacob Watson Richard Yates. Hambeton
Dung. In all, los and all are dead except rs
follows William Smith, David Seabury, Comfort
Sands
In November, 1774, a committee of sixty per-
sons was chosen to carry into execution the nom
importation agreement made by Congress; of
which sixty there are now living only William w.
Gilbert and Comfort Sands
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