New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-12

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Correspondence of The Tribune
a SYRACUSE, Tue,day, sept 10, 1880
III photographed you this morning from Albany, on
y account of an accident on the Hudson River last
pisht. We left New ork at O'Clock, on the Isaac
Newton, quite largo company being On board
Among other passengers were several Clergymen,
ON their way to Oswego, to attend the meeting of
ehe Board of Foreign Mssioua Alter ties, Rev
Samuel H. Cox, D D OF Brooklyn, stated that he
had permission from the Captain, II the passengers
were agreed, to have religious exercises on boR7d
was put to vote and no one objected The
company then gathered in the Saloon aud after
singing the Hymn From Greenlands Icy Noun
Gains" Rev DR. Scott of Newark, offered up an
appropriate prayer. Rev. DR.. Poor of Cey lon, was
shen introduced, and made brief speech. Bewas
sollowed by Rev. Mr.. Parris, Missionary from the
Hawaiian Islands. Rev. Monsieur Pelat Of Paris,
followed tn brief speech, delivered in English, by
khe assistance of Rev Mr. La Fleur Of Canada as
Interpreter, who overhauled Popery, severely
The only excuse for him was that, being stvan'
ser, he did not know that in this country all rei'
gions and sccts stand upon equal grounds
Several Catholics were among the passengers
whioh would undoubtedly have suggested different
conduct bat that he seemed ignorant OF the above
fact. DR.. Cox then followed in q speech 10 which
shere were some good points He said the first
President of France could be oomparedt to Wash
nsson only by imagining series Of gradation with
Washington at the head and run the p3rsllelto IN
6nisy, and there place Louis Napoleon. Ia fact the
Doctor said that so far from Young Napoleon stand
spe q comparison with Washington, he would not,
after dinner stand at all This and otheo similar
good ponta he made, but he made others out OF all
Saste by an unnecessary attack upon the Casho'
lies " bonn the Captain should not have permitted
TO be ipsulted his boat, and he walked into the
Irish emisrsnts as if they not lovers OF lber-
~. Dr. Cox should remember that the only mar
tyrs in Irish history those sacrificed by Prot
eatant England That every battle field in Arler'
lean history showed the devotion Of the Irish to the
Stars and Stripes, and that while the parltans OF
Massachusetts ware bunting Roger Williams, and
burning women for witchcrsis and while Proses-
tant Virginia was prosecuting the QQakers, Gath.
ohc Maryland was the only true asylum where all
were protected from persecution.
But let that pass There were several gentle
men press ut who intended to reply 20 the Drs re-
marks but the exercises were closed with prayer
by the DR.. and discussion seemed out OF place.
Monsieur Pelat gave Proudhon, CRbst aud 9th
ar Socialists in Franco rowing up in his speech,
Among the audience noticed, beside the Rev.
gentlemen above named Charles Conor, Edwin
Croswell and lady, Hon NJ Birdssll, Hon- D. 3.
IS John, Wilson g. Hunt End family, Mrs, s.
Halsted, of New Jersey, &c, &c.
Soon after the meeting the ensins was stepped,
and it W as found thst, Just sboye West Point, we
had run into t. small schooner, named tbs Samuel
Gordon Of about Il tuns. She was laden with
feed, 80 The owner, Nathan Colman, aged about
s6, " "a at the helm when the steamer struck her.
He vas lost His younger brother was in the
cabin fixing his bed The schooner capsized and
almost FLIED with water but riehted again with
lss Of cargo, and the younger OF the brothers was
brought, dlenched, OF board, and put ina berth,
without even dry shirt to put on. The steamer
lett the pchooner adrits in the river aud proceeded
b Newburgh, from which pilot WAS sent down
but not, pefhsps, till some o'hey steamer smashed
her to pieces in tbs dark cannot but shlnk that
shis piecs Of gross oareessness on the part
OF Capt Peck. The value of the vessl and cargo
wan probably about 81 900. 1t was said she had
no hight On board, bat the boy says his brother
Shouted, and the response from the steamer was
Get ous OF the way, d--n you At all events,
the Newton should have stopped sill the sloop
aaHiaken to the shore, as the boy said he wished
9he passengers too, az they had been exsgoaing