The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-08

IHc AmCliCsiu PcopDC HduC licii o"A icooi'SS,
started on their own hook, fought on their own
hook, and finished on their own hook-and here
we are now, nation of twenty millions, enjoying
all the comforts of life in existence. If there were
unaa unity, energy, determination and real patri-
otism within the shores of Ireland itself, they
could accomplish the same which the Americans
did in l776. All the aid that can be given from
this country amounts to mere drop in the bucket.
If Ireland Is 10 be free, she must fight it out her.
self; she has men enough, energy enough, and
nerve enough, if properly collected and directed.
With these views, we cannot resist the convic-
ton that all the Irish meetings got up here are
nothing but humbugs, and intended to deceive and
cheat the people out of their money, Tor the SER
wees of a few idle fellows, who are too lazy to
work
The TEIEGRArHc CoMPANIEs.-We have had
many enquiries addressed to of late, relative to
the electric telegraph companies, to how far they
are dlvidend-paying concerns. We wish that we
had some information to give in reply to these
enquiries; bat we must plead much ignorance and
great want of knowledge, on this subject.
We observe, however, in some fthe papers,
that the Atlantic and Ohio Telegraph Company
has declared dividend of eight per cent, out of
the profits of the last Elk months, payable at 20a
South Front street, Philadelphia on the 18th inst
This company, we believe, was organized by Mr..
O'Reilly; and as far our memory serves US, it is
the only telegraph concern that has declared any
dividend at all. More than two years ago we SUBJ
scribed for certain amount of stock to the Boston
and New York Company. For the two past years
this company has been doing good business; and
yetwe have neverheard of any dividend being made
out of the profits to this day. We have not even
been able to discover the slightest fact in relation
TO the management. During the last year its busl-
ness must have been very profitable, having as
much to do as all the operators can attend to. Yet
there has not been any evidence of the least dis
position on the part of the managers of the COM
pany, TO give the stockholders any information,
TO declare any dividend whatever.
Really, these Geographic associations and COM
panes are curious concerns They are extremely
useful and wonderful in their day; but those who
have subscribed to their stock arc beginning to feel
wonder of another kind, and that Is, where does
the money go to! What becomes of it! Who are
tie managers What are the profits made To
wkom are they paid =! Who gets the benefit of the
vast patronage they received We ourselves, pro-
badly, give more patronage to these concerns than
any other two newspaper establishments in the
country. AL tnelI Dllls anu hohCSty
paid when presented, and yet the shares which we
hold IN the Boston company have never, up to this
moment, yielded the first red cent of profits or
tercst, while at the same time, we have been pay
ing very high prices for their operations. Who is
the manager of the Boston company! Do tell.
The GREAT BUFFALO CoNvENTIoN.-The con-
vention which is to assemble at Buffalo on the
9th of next month, will be great, curious, mag
nlficent, and, probably, startling concern. The
convention will consist of representatives from
oil the free States in the Union-fifeen in number
comprising concentration OF all kinds of anti
Southern men, ranging from those of the Wmot
proviso TO total abolition. How the convention
TO be organized is not so clear. Many dele
gates, no doubt, will be self-elccted, or, rather,
selfnomi mated. Many different shades of opinions
will pervade the whole concern. The old aboli-
tionists-ihose who belong TO the sixty thousand
faithful of 1Sii-do not want to let Mr.. Van Buren,,
the new abolitionist, come into the concern and
drive the coach. On the other hand. the Kinder
hook politician wants to take the reins in his own
hands, and whip up the whole team, and for his
own benefit, There will be vast concourse of
delegates, amateurs, politicians, and everything
else, at Buffalo, on the 9th of August.
ii oil. an JDuItI pcts tIt uOIiiuduoh, Ht may
obtain an overwhelming and extraordinary vote in
the fifteen free States But, at all events, whoever
may be nominated-whethcr ii be Mr.. Van Buren,,
or Mr.. Hale, or some.other man-this movement is
calculated utterly 10 demolish the prospects of
General Cass and the bunker branch of the demo
cratic party. MIR. Van Buren, is doing all he can
TO obtain the nomination, and perhaps he may
succeed; yet we doubt it.
The New CODE OF PRAcTlCE-The famous new
code Of practice, which is equal TO the laws Of the
Modes and Persians, has been in operation three
or -four days, and The lawyers have had more
trouble, lost more sleep, drank more brandy, and
emoked more segars than they have done for the
last fifteen ortwenty years. Chaos has come again
Every lawyer is in a fog, and tho older and the
practiccd he is, the thicker and denser-is the
log in which he is in the midst Of. The young
lawyers, and the ignorant and the worthless ones,
are now IN their glory, and seem to be just as conf
potent and successful ss the oldest and most
learned members Of the bar Indeed, such is the
confusion existing in the practice of the law, that
one of our learned Judges, Judge Edmonds,
has delivered lecture on the subject and
attempted to throw some hsh, on darkness
Judge Edmonds has had good deal of
curious practice nj the bar, and made large
amount Of interesting legal decisions since he has
been on the bench but wc do not believe that he
has g0s enough in him, to enlighten the darkness
Of the present day, 10 enable the practitioners
al the bar, the Judges on the bench. TO see their
way clearly through next week. However, let
Judge Edmonds have fair trial
ARRIVAL or JoHN mitchell AZ BrHauDA.-Ihc
brig Corsair, Captain Kitchener, which arrived at
81 John, N. b., ID inst, from Bermuda, reports
the arrival Of II. NJ. steamer Scourge at Bermuda,
on The 10Th Of Jane, from Ireland, having on board
John Mitchell. T ne exiled patriot was imme-
diatcy transferred 10 the convict ship Dromcdary.