The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-01

South, and we are persuaded that DANIEL Webster
Is the only man who can I'll il adequately Will
il be SO! Wa, for the Nashville Con yention.
Another consequence which many suppose will
follow from the demise Of John C. Calhoun,
is the early settlement Of the slavery question,
low pending before Congress. This, we are
persuaded, is mere iaaciful expectation
The powerful speech Of Mr.. Calhoun, the
las. which he delivered in the Senate. had
the effect OF bringing the different sections
OF the country TO a sense Of the imPcr-
tan &c Of the present crisis In that respect, the
last words, and we might say the dying speech, OF
the great South Carolina Senator, half settled the
que ston before the author of II departed to the
other world But much remains to be done yet.
The spirit Of fanaicsm Is not yet laid. Look at
this movement upon New England. II Testers,
and luxuriates, and struggles IN all the northern
elections, and there Is every appearance that the
supplies Of The government must BE- stopped In
the House Of Representatives, and another Con-
prtssional election will have TO be passed, before
tie good sense OF the nation can act with sutfi.
eient iofce on Congress, to bring about settle
ment of The great difficulty. AT all events, the
death Of Mr.. Calhoun W Ill make few or no changes
On the mighty Issue Of The age. 1t struggle
between Two great and powerful ideas, two great
and singular principles, having their origin Ia re.
mole ages. These ideas are anne xaiion and abo-
hilton The tendency of the public mind in this
country, on this continent, within the bosom OF
This republic, and without, In Canada, Cuba,
Mexico, and Central America, is TO seek a union
with this great and mighty repubhc-a union,
either by annexation, or In some other way equally
ipfim ,d.aa ub,.t,
the people OF this country. Tne antagonist feel.
Ing, The opposing principle, is abolition, that srIn.
ciple of taua,cism which seems TO be part of
Angie Saxon existence, and the contrast strange,
wih their spirit tor commercial adventure, ming.
ling and blending with religious, impracticable,
and impossible enthusiasm.
The great struggle Of races, creeds and ideas, OF
thousand Yeas standing, is not change! IN Its
general characterisncs by the death OF Mr.. Cal.
houn. 1t only stands siill, to burst forth again
with greater interest and wilder eruption.
TIE New CODE AND Practice The ne " code
Of law in this Stale has presented some curious re.
suits, snce II into action, during the last two
years. When It was 6ist passed by the Legs.
lature, many looked upon it as a shower OF mamma
FRI m heaven. The new code, however, has not
isble upon trial, as the food of Heaven did to the
children Of Israel in the wilderness Cases are
occurring every day, illustrating the delays, The
expense, the confusion, the perplexty caused by
this new code, as now proclised before our courts
OF law, in this unhappy State OF New York. Let
us give our readers a specimen from the chief of
the STATE codifers himself
Elsewhere in cur columns Will be found a
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before Judge Oakley, of this city, by David Dudley
Field, enc Of the Trading codifers OF this State,
and, in fact, occupying the position Of a modern
Solon, or L. caisus, or Censucius, or Moses, or
Numa Pompihus, or, peIchance, 81 Of these rolled
into one. A man Of the name OF Hathaway was
employed as one Of the carriers of the Nep York
Kuoid He wac DISSATISFIED by the proprietor, for
ONE cause, fra IN that enI loyment, and hereupon
Mr. David Dudley Field brings an action upon
this cisnIssal, claiming for Hathaway right aud
tile To his employment on his route, and damages
or bis dismissal, 10 the amount Of IS 900. Now,
he principle On which this clam Is made is as
curious, as novel, AS remarkable, anything
shioh ever appeared in any code, from Nurna
?, mpilius down TO DAVID Dudley FELL. ID Master
Hathaway hns a legal claim for o. 900 dams
sgainst The proprietor OF the NsW York Herald,
then every pioo.-ester, printer, reporter, writer,
clek, prtssmaa, feeder, and fly boy has the same
night and The sanic properly IN that rem arkable
establishment. The number Of III sc different In
civicuas reaches nearly Two hundred, which,
by 5000, makes the estimated value
81 The N,i1 luk Heroh milioa of dollars,
ON ned entirely by those industrious indvda-
ais. Now, the founder. and hitherto supposed
tor th.s hlt.hr h.
his best estimate, no, ra,td has ne wspaper properly
ct over half a sniaion # dotiys. III, therefore,
these individuals enumerated should folsw tae
exunrlr OF Master Hathaway, as advised 10y the
State codiEtr, aud make similar claims, the
foui der al d proprietor would not only lose all his
properly, which he has bee bulldog . for fifteen
ytaIE pact, but he would De IN debt to them half
niHtn besides, and would have to make Up the
cefci.ncy, US chained by David Dudley Field,
under his new code.
Here is picry kettle Of ish growing out Of
this code, illustrated by ,his model Con,u ,ius
the great State codlter OF New York, David Dad
ley Field. This is legal oevelopement of sO-
ciolsn and community OF goods with a ven eanc..
The Gaze hss been s.t aside. 10 the lower Court,
BY the olc.iashon,d law of Judge Oikley, WAC is
not Jet convert TO The lsaal codes Of socialism
and communism. But II is not yet ended. TIE
legal rights 81 Hathaway viii be argued before the
iuil bench, at IN ,srly day We may thea expect
to have som, definite decision on lae curious theo
mes, principlts, and views presented by the New
lcis c,dlfrr In carrying Gu, ia practice his new
code Of lava code which far surpasses in social
I'm all former codes OF all iom,r sges. from Con-
Iucius TO Numa Pomp,l,us, snd from Nums Pom
pilius down to David Dudley Field. Seriously,
pave we any se,l,d law. or principle, or practice,
BY The New York code 7
DR WEBSTER FouSD Gun.rY We published a
Sundays Herald full report Of the lat days pro
e, dirgs IN ihs interfering trial. which ended with
he speech Of the Attorney General, the charge o!
he Judge, the address Of DR.. Web .ter himself and