The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-14

which the "greasersn no entende They are to be
organized and separated.
opera company. The desgn is to obtain liberal SUBJ
scrpton, which may justify the mana ,er Of the Ma
tional Theatre in making the necessary engagements
The prospect Of success is fattering.
fhe instruction of Mazatlan has been suppressed.
The leader Of 1t, Palaeios Miranda escaped towards
Durango. Four Of his officers were taken prisoners
The object of the whole conspiracy was mere plumber
and the officers taken are likely to swing for it.
Two foreigners named Carlos Cspdeville and Richar
government. They accused Of tamperng with the
police force Of which the deserers from form
apart The affair does not yet appear to have been of
any moment.
Congress is in session and apparently attentive to
business The general aspect of things in the country
Is much quiet than is won't The papers are dis
cussing various projects for the improvement of the
country The cabinet Of General Herrera seems faith
full and energetic and the only cloud that appears to
that 10 treated with much less seriousness by the press
of Mexico than we could have anticipated.
The Shaker Settlement at New Lebanon.
tCor. of the Boston Transcript
NEW LEBANON, Sept 9th, 1s4S.-We made our first
visit to the Shaker settlement in this village
afternoon 1t but two miles distant from the hotel
and we accomplished the journey thither and back
easily on foot The religious and social peouarties
and modes Of life of this interesting sect pretty
well known to the public. Their diaries and barns
have often been described, and not too much COM
with their high stone walls and regularly disposed
rows Of vegetables and herbs, patterns of thrifty
culture, well kept and fourishing.
AS we approached the settlement, where the road Is
beautifully overshadowed by a growth of oak and
maple trees the sight of broa brimmed youth in
long, old fashoned wastcoat, driving a team, q
sign that we were not far from the end of walk
A quarter Of mile brought us to some of tho plain
neat tenements OF the Shakers. If had seen them
in Hndoostan we should have known to whom they
belonged from the prevailing cleanliness and order Of
the exterior, the nicely swept steps, the unbroken
fences nay, from the very chairs, which, prim and
strait backed. stood up against the windows as il
turning away from the sight of a wicked world, and
showing only the backs of their heads. Seeing a
blacksmith with his grimed face his forge we
quired the way to Sister Fauny's ehopn Al first we
we're in doubt as to whether he one of the
nifty. There was humorous twinkle in his eve and a
curve IN his mouth, which were rather in contrast
with the sanctmonlous expression worn by most Of
the brethren But his zee, yee," pronounced with
peculiar nasal JUNCTION In reply to our inquiry soon
undeceived U.S. The man of the anvil was yide ntly
a Shaker-and nothing else
Sirolling the straight road, we came to
plain two story tenement over which in humble let.
knocking smell OF herbs and of much scrubbed pine
boards Of whoh every part Of the house seemed
structed greeted our senses. There little Office
on either side Of the entry. We entered one. A
broad brimmed hat on a nail, and by its side pre-
Adsmits coat, were the most conspicuous objects On
the window-sl however. was Nep York Herald a
tign that the brethren have not OF all links with
the worlds people, Entering the opposite room, an
array Of wooden ware baskets, bundles of herbs, mo-
desty disposed on shelves, was notable. "Where
all the people! % said to my companion for thus far
the inmates had not only been unheard but unseen
tunately arrested my eye and touching it with my
umbi ella it brought Sister Alicia" our summons
But it was not for her that creden were in
tended. and she directed to yellow painted house.
quarter OF a mile beyond, whittier we bent way.
That Shaker costume IL the object is to invest the
hgure !. minnie with the same lines of beauty that
charm us in board fence how thoroughly have these
worthy people succ eeded in their attempt
We found Sister Fanny" very!sgreeable, commu-
views, thoroughly informed on all points Of Shaker
doctrine, and very frank and accommodating in show
ing us the internal arrangements of their dwellings,
and explaining their modes of life The Shakers we've
according TO her representations, a very long lived
people Two had died within the last fortnight each
upwards OF ninety. OF the many children who had
been taken as apprentices during the twenty nine
years she had been attached to the association only
one had died. and he was sickly when they took him
ne OLD baye every Indulgence and attention AIDED
to them The brethren never injured by hard work
4 hey go about everything soberly" See them hoe
ing or getting out stone and is very evident they
not lzborers Tor hire by the job. What they accom-
pish Is done by steady methodcal employment rather
than by bard work. Indeed they employ Irshmen in
their ardnous tasks and take the world
at the Fame time that they cannot be accused of lack
Of industry.
Every one who visits this settlement makes or ought
10 make the acquaintance Of Daniel Hawkins one of
the Leading elders and fine, intelligent bright eyed
clear headed, old man, sixty Whereabouts He
came IN eating piece of honeycomb and on my men,
tonlDg the name OF Mr.. D., greeted me with much
suavty, and conversed freely. lie was well informed
as to What was going on in the world He told me that
delegations Of Fourertes had been to them to
inquire into their system and procure such hints as
they might make available in theft small beginnings
Tor tbe social reformation Of the world. gave them
all the light We had " said the old man. but raukly
told them their system would not work II wanted the
vital element Of religious motive and spirit
But do you think, even throwing In that clement
asked, that the system could work without the
practice Of c.bacy as maintained by yourselves, 2;
nat would be ess' ptial was the reply. {" We
could never live here as We do without that A man
With a wife and children can never renounce that
selhshness that preference for his own which would
De fatal 10 any peaceful living in common At the
frlI -
would succeed, though had hope of the possibility
Of their success
These opinions, coming from one who has had so
long an experience in the mode Of life, at which Soca-
lists Of the day profess to be aiming are certainly en-
titled TO considerable weight. friend who attended
the Shaker meeting last Sunday informs me that the
s.Imon was most vehement philippe against the in.
stution OF matrimony TO which the speaker traced all
the evils and Gins that act mankind But the race
would die out according TO your system - remarked
10 SISTER Fanny. That is no concern Of oursr
the adroit reply. :" We must do right and follow the
example Of the Savior without regard 10 conseouences
SO that Benedcts consolation for his rocreancy to ba
chelorhood, the world must be peoped falls to the
ground, If Sister Fanny is to be believed
one word, before close, with regard to the morals
Of the Shakers They are not only unimpeac hable
but unimpeached OF their strict purity of life their
acting up the principles they profess there
be doubt All the enlightened inhabita nts of
New Lebanon bear testimony to this. The scrutin-
zpg Investigations Of the New York Legislature aSfew
years since, on a petition to prevent the appren.
tciDg Of minors to Shakers not detect the slight
est ground for suspicion of their incontinence and
immortality. The brotherhood and sisterhood passed
without blur spot through an ordeal the most
searching and rigorous
ADMISSION OF ATToRNEys.-The following gem
temen have been duly admitted TO practice as at
torneys, solicitors and counsellors In all the Courts
Of this State by the Supreme Court, in session.
in Albany; Moses Conger, lDutchess; John II. Sails
corning Judd, Syracuse; Sumner Stow Ely, Otsego; Eli
" fairchild, Sullivan Marcus Ball, Troy; VIM. w