The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-12-19
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of Sioeks-Sscretory Of the r. easury's Report
Free Trade Leagus-lMr. Bsnan--A Discovery Of
Ihs Nstc York Iribuns-Parodi and Irtpier Hall
4 Secret Of Suecsss-A Present to Jenny Lind.
New YoRK, Dec. II.
The season of gifts and good wishes is upon US,
and this morning. for the first time since Thanks
giving. we have clear sky and bracing weather;
but, by way OF compensation for the clesrness
head, we have fortnights accumulation of
mud under foot. This does not keep people within
doors, however, for an immense amount of shop
ping must be accomplished between this and
Christmas mo end of money exchanged for knick-
knackeries and cakes. The holiday is ia
vorable to business, excepting business of fancy
character; aud under the influences Of the prepa-
ra.ions for pleasure making all round and the
apprehension Of warlike news from Europe by the
next steamer, Wall street has been afflicted with
trifing collapse. There downward ten
dency in prices OF nearly all the iancies" Sat
urday afternoon; and on Monday morning. at the
" second call % down tumbled Erie nearly three per
cent, and all other stocks sympathized with it, But
day things look BETTER the kct has ecuperaed
and prices have advanced tribe. The telegIaphic
announcement, that South Carolina had made
appropriation of three hundred thousand dollars for
military purposes, caused some Of the old foges of
Wall street to shake their heads obviously; but the
news was more laughed at than feared. The real
of apprehension is, that may have bro
ken out between Austria and Prussia, and although
any European could not prove commercially
beneficial to this country, yet the first announce
ment of the news would, no doubt, have disastrous
effect on tho money market. But the great reliance
of capitalists, and the foundation stone of the pre-
sent prosperous condition Of finances is, be-
yond dispute, the confidence inspired by the Ad-
nnstraon, and the perfect faith of the peopcn the
frmneaa and integrity of the President StocJs
now, it should be remembered, immensely higher
than they last year at this time, money
abundant, and the shares OF railroad and canal COM
panies, whose value depends upon the peaceabe state
OF the country arc, in many instances one hundred
per cent. higher than they were last year. There
must be some other cause for this remarkable state
of affairs in the financial world than the increased
prosperity of the country, for that alone would
hardly give rise to 50 great an advance in the value
of public securities.
The Report of the Secretary of the Treasury,
which is anxiously looked for in Wall street, has
been just received at the newspaper offices; but has
not yet been given to the public.
hope that no alarm has been felt by any body at
the announcement of the formation of ssFree
Trade League" in this city; the gentlemen whose
names published in connexion with the nf.
fair, not Cobden's and Brights, and to the
people, they care nothing about the matter. The
chief mover in the business of getting up this
League" is a gentleman named Beman, known
chiefly the husband of Mrs. Beman, who keeps
a shirt establishment i'll corner of the Astor
House Mr. Beman formerly Presbyterian
clergyman, but abandoned the pulpit and accepted
the post of inspector the custom house Of this
city during the reign Of John Tyler. / do
know whether Mr.. Beman then opposed to
custom houses or not, but he is now for aboishing
such excrescences altogether, and to accomplish
that end has formed the "Free Trade League"
The Tribune has made discovery in conneIion
with the League that has amused good many
people; it that the free traders to raise fund
of hundred and fifty thousand dollars to buy up
newspapers, which TO advocate free trade, and
the election of ex Secretary Walker the presiden
cy. thing Of the kind has been talked over by
few people who would have objection to being
bought by the new party; but | fear it will be
long time before these patriotic people find pur-
chasers for themselves. Ii would be odd move
for free traders TO start in business a party, by
destroying the freedom Of the press in substituting it,
No. There free traders worthy of the name
who will descend TO such measures for the
propagation of their opinions Amy attempt to
saddle laws upon free people by fraud, must
prove a losing operation. There are, no doubt,
many free traders in principle, among the wing
merchants of Atlantic cities, and particularly
among the shipping merchants of this city,
large majority of whom act with the Wing party,
aud always will continue TO act with the Wings; and
there are, on theother hand many sturdy protection
lists among the opposite party, who arc engaged in
the manufacturing business. One Of the stoutest
and most intelligent defenders Of the tariff have
known, is hearty democrat, but, being largely
engaged in the iron business, insists upon the
~. hat, ri
Gle His democracy merely consists in voting for
Democratic candidates, and pretending to be-
heve that Cass and Buchanan arc greater men than
Webster and Clay but he talks Whiggery, be-
hevcs Whggery, and, in all things, but voting,
acts Whiggery. There are good many men like
him, not only in this State, but in Pennsylvania,
who could hardly be induced to give their support
90 Mr. Walker s n free trade candidate for the
Presidency.
Our carnival season has opened very cheeringly
with concert by Parodi, at Tripler Hall, which
took place on Saturday night last. and will be re-
peatcd this evening at the place. Our urnsi
cal caterers should learn a good lesson from the
success that attended the first concert Of the Ital
ians. Parodi had been singing her fsyortc charac-
ters TO almost empty seats at the Opera House. but
when she sang in Trpler Hall, Saturday night,
five thousand Of our better classes turned out and
paid dollar piece 10 hear her. The prejudioes
Of the people will not permit them TO visit theatri
cal establishments; mothers object TO taking their
daughters husbands their wives, and brothers their
sisters to places where they liable to be shocked
by indecent actions or immodcst expressions
Jenny Lind had the good sense to take advantage
Of this feeling, which appears TO be common TO the
Anglo-saxon character. She saw in England thatths
great body ofthe people had cgous scruples which
prevented them from going to the theatre aud the
Opera House, and che said, therefore, that she
would only sing in the oonccrt-room, because thore
all could come and hear her. The unparalleled
triumph that she has achieved, shows what she has
gained by dcvoting herscf TO the people rather
than 70 a clique.
The Firemcn Of New York are having prepared
for her, a. "a present, copy Of the quarto edition
Of Audubons American Birds. The volumes arc
nov in the hands Of the binders, aud arc nearly
completed. There are nine volumes, and the coat
Of the binding 10 twenty dollars volume.
There have been reports published in the daily
papers Of new Opera House, TO be built upon the