The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-09
[coaaEspospEScs OF THE HrrUBLro.l

| [coRREsPosDEScE or THE REPUBLIC
HAwTHoRs CORA Il, RoxBuay DEc. 4, 1850.
The Presidents Message has been read with pro-
found interest, and is of greater moment than any
which has been sent 10 Congress since the
adoption of the Constitution; for never has there
been crisis SO imminent and perious to the Union,
and when the OPINION of the President and the
| COURSE HE INTENDED TO PURSUE in relation TO the
| Compromise. was looked for with 80 much solicit
| tudo, as that OPINION and that DECLARED COURSE
il was universally considered, would have a mi ghty
| influence upon the people throughout the country,
for good or for evil The times required an indie
pendence, moral irmness, an elevated and en-
larged patriotism, which are rarely united in one
man, to meet the imminent and fearful contingent
| cy in manner which should give assurance that
| the Union COULD and WOULD be maintained, by
faithful and honorable determination to abide by
an adjustment which had been effected with 30
much difficulty and labor.
On all other exciting and dangerous occasions
1t was TO Congress that the people looked for mea-
surcs OF safety and salvation but Congress had
done its duty, and it remained to be seen whether
the Executive would do its part, to give efficiency
to the laws which had been matured and sanction
ed by the National Legislature. In the North the
.
State will be left alone and finally yield to the
emphatic voice Of the entire republic.
If there had been President, at such a moment
tinted with Notification, Abolition, or Free Soilism
this glorious Union would have been Frustrated.
But, thanks to God, the tempest has passed by in
noxious in consequence of there being at the helm
Palinurus who was CAPABLE and DETERMINED, to
steer magnificent national ship, in which were
embarked the liberties, the lives and the fortunes
OF this vast empire, Right onward, nor bate a lot
of heart or hope" until she safely moored in
the haycn of tranquility, peace, and safety.
Public opinion will sanction all that the Presi-
dent has recommended to the grave consideration
| of Congress, to promote the general veal and our
prosperity will go on, from this and elevated
point of departure, with immensely augmented
impetus, while the stability of the Government has
been efTeetually secured for all coming ages This
triumphant result has tested the strength of the
Union. Like the of Achilles it has been
found to be proof against all assaults
-Arctics Neus-Ihe Helena Sioman-- Soiemnity in
honor Of Colonel II. NJ. Johnson Steamer Maya
ra andhr Cargo Cheese and Butter at the World's
FAIR.
New YoRK, December 5, 1850.
The news by the Arctic, which arrived last night
has had rather favorable effect upon our markets.
and our stock market exhibits the phenome-
non OF daily rise in prices the close of the year
approaches. All the old financial signs have failed
tins year, and the most experienced dcnizens of
Wall street those that have made the greatest
mistakes in their calculations. We have much
political news at home that should cngross our at.
tention, that the foreign political news hardly
cites any curiosity. But journalists cannot
wholly break away from the old traditions Of the
press, and they will persist in loading daily
papers with the details Of European politics that
nobody on this side the Atlantic TO read,
while the English papers rarely give more than
the half of column to all the news they receive
from this side on the arrival OF a steamer.
Great anxiety had been felt here, by parties in
terested, on account of the appearance of the
steamship Helena Soman, that left Southampton
for New York the lst of November. But this
anxiety this morning dispeled by the arrival
of the packet-ship Devonshire from London, bring
ing nearly all the passengers and of the miss
ing ship and the intelligence of her loss. The
Helena Sloman was an iron ship, with a screw
propeller. She was but six months old, and had
already made two voyages between this port aud
Hamburger. She not fitted for ocean
steamer being very slow, and, the disaster of
her loss proves, not well built. When she had
been out nineteen days the rudder was carried
away in gale, and the propeller damaged 80 a to
be useless. After drifting about the she
discovered by the Devonshire and all her crew and
passengers, IT'S persons, saved, except seven pas
scngers who were drowned by the upsetting Of n
boat. The third mate of the Devonshirc, and two
of the crew, were also drowned by the same acct
dent. MIR. Geary of the New Orleans Delta was a
passenger on board the Helena Sloman, and has
published a circumstantal and deeply interesting
narrative of the calamity.
Tn-unorroyv evepipo tberc Ia 10 ha a snleupitv NJ
Tammany Hall, in commcmoration of the late Ex-
Vice President Richard NJ. Johnson. The ccre-
monies will consist of grafton and ode, the
ode by General George p. Morris, the euogy by
John &. Mather, and address by Major Noah.
The Royal Mail steamer Niagara, that left yes.
terday for Liverpool, took from S252 ,O00in spe
Gle, all Of il what Rabelas calls "white cash - but
$4,000, and $4,000 Of it in American half. dol
lars. Silver is daily growing scarcer and scarcer;
our banks will not "shell out" this very precious
metal except in small sums for change, and we
shall either be compelled to melt up our silver
forks for currency, give up the use OF the pale
slave" go between in business transactions. In
addition TO the American half dollars carried out
by the Niagara, che Carried over TO refresh
Gins in England five hundred barrels Of American
pippins, one hundred boxes Of Her,imer county
cheese, and one hundred and fifty cases Of India
rubber over-shoes. by the way, speaking OF cheese,
u has been decided that none OF that article, nor
butter either shall be admitted on exhibition at the
great worlds fair in London. This will be a great
disappointment to the dairy maids Of Orange coun
ty, who intended TO stump all England by their
samples Of butter and cheese.
II continues to rain, and promises 10 hold on an
indefinite period. SKIS
Mariyrdom of Huss- Lcssing-Dr Red6eld and
Facial Interprctdh0n-Th Dickinson BGl-Na-
tiondl Union MEETING IN Washington.
New YoRK DEC. 6, 1850.
Lessing's great picture Of the "Martyrdom Of
TIuss" is now on exhibition at tho Dusseldorf Gal
lery, in Broadway. II was fret opened to "pr-
vate view" for few amateurs and friends OF the
owner on Tuesday evening. This painting, it s
said, and the criticisms | have read in foreign
iournals sustain tho .s.crtion ,xr;tcd aI,oost ,