The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-14

Dissolution OF THE UMoN-NANTUcKET ON
HER Stills -A few days ago, the redoubtable
James Austin and others, met on the island Of
Nantucket in sight of the shores of Massachu-
sets Bay, for the purpose of presenting petition
to the Legislature of Massachusetts, praying
that convention of the people of the State
might be called, to make peaceful separation Of
the State of Massachusetts from the Union. This
petition, which is described by some as &C "a drop
from coming shower" was presented to the
Legislature, and gave rise to an animated debate,
after which debate, it was respectfully referred
to the Committee of the Judiciary of the House
of Representatives of Massachusetts,.
That was the proper course to pursue, by those
who want to destroy the Union, and put an end
to the Republic of the United States. 1t is
doubtful, however, whether the Legislature will
grant the petition, though there can be no obJec-
tlons to the petitioners Withdrawing from the
Union and transporting themselves to Botany
Bay, if they please,-for that would be an appro-
pirate place for the secession OF these distin-
guished Nantucketers from the Union num-
Der of these amable and distinguished fanatics,
both male and female, have been crying and bel
lowing some time for dissolution of the Union,
and have been in the habit of coming to New
York and holding conventions here upon this
subject. Why do they not pursue the respect
able EXAMPLE shown them by the amiable, in
dustrious, patriotic, learned, unpretending, non
tax-paying inhabitants of Coney Island Coney
Island has long since been separated from the
Union, and is now an independent power, with
its own Governor, Congress, judges, and all the
regular officials down to the water carriers. II
the inhabitants of Nantucket wish to be separa-
ted from the Union, let them declare their IN
dependence, make choice of their flag, organize
their government, celebrate their revolution, and
go to work and initiate the distinguished in
habitants of Coney Island. This would save
many of them from the necessity of going to
Botany Bay, though they deserve to be sent
there, if it were possible to transport them.
SUPPRESSION OF THE MODEL ARTIsTs.-We I'M
derstand that there is strong expectation that
the Legislature will suppress the exhibitions of
the model artists, so that they must close before
the termination Of the present week Petitions
and memorials have been circulated amongst ma.
ny religious and respectable people of the city;
and, IN day or two, those papers, signed by nu-
merous names, will be sent to Albany, praying for
an enactment for the entire prohibition of such
exhibitions in future.
We think this very probable, and that be-
yond this week all such exhibitions will be
prohibited in theatres, and such public houses
of any description, in New York. However
scriptural or classic, those exhibitions were at
the commencement of the season, they have be.
come, singularly enough, more naked, as the
weather grows colder; so, that, in fact, at this
,;c,o he v,,oot rs hitons not I'm IN
pretty much the same style that Adam and Eve
presented in the Garden of Eden. They may be
exhibited during the present week, but the
model artists will, no donbt, be suppressed after
that. Those sinners who want sight, there
fore, won't have chance beyond this week.
Certain.