The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-22

OF SPEECHES 1t was thought that when Con-
gress adjourned, the country would ne relieved, for
season, of speech-making and speech makers. |
We were totally mistaken In evoy section Of the
country we have had a rehash OF the stale dishes
OF The "nigger question:" and, within the las.
month, food of speeches; bat, Notwithstanding
these and the hackneyed echses OF ten months
debate, we may still have =" a few more of the
same sort left"
Mr.. Berren and Mr.. Gosh have spoken in
Georgia, Mr. Mason in Virginia, Mr. Butler in
South Carolina, Mr. Douglass in Illinois, Mr. Cass
in New York, FIR. Webster in New York; and
last, but not least, Mr. Clayton has spoken in
Delaware, Mr.. Clay in Kentucky, aud Mr.. Benton
in ST. Louis, and all upon the settlement of the
slavery question; and yet leaving the merits of the
dispute as much unsettled as ever.
The speech of Mr., Clay, which we published
Yesterday, was Il good spcech--patriotic to the
hack. bone-the same, substantially, as several of
his last IN the Senate. AS a defence Of the Com
I promise me- asuIes, it is manly, frank clear. and
uuaus yerable. We always did like that speech
| of Mr.. Ciay's. He keeps well TO the windward of
the Fugitive bill, however; and in this he exhibits
the ssgacity of the old campagner. A more
rakish, piratcal. looking craft is not often seen
month Of Mason and Dixon II has run down
everything that stood in it's track, from the great
! United States ship Constitution, of Massachusetts,
10 the top. sail schooner sailing under the white
feather Of the silver grays. Mr.. Clay. therefore,
amply halls the fugitive propeller, and passes on.
We publish, this morning, the speech of Col.
| Benton, at St Louis. II is terrible affair. IL
! speaks in the tone of Chinese imperial edict to
! he Is outside baJbarians." He shows no quarter
to Clay--none to The Omnibus; bu, falls upon it
J L. If, n,r TN tta Ind.
mills. He holds up Father Richie as the pas
serger in the boot, and whistles him off among the
refugees. determination is the road to the anti
! Benton coalition, and the two boxes which he h ls
received of Old DR.. Jacob Townsend sarsaparilli,
he reserves TO purge the wings with alter the mex
spring elections. He goes back to John Tyler,
and scores him roundly for removing DR.. Heap
from the consulate at Tuns, and for putting John
Howard Payne, the dramatic writer, in his place.
lie thinks il was family natter from Mr.. Tyler's
family connections with the stage, and that, under
his administration, the stage road was the high
road to Office.
! Altogether, this speech is a curious and spicy
producnOE--shsrp, ppps ent, and savage; .powerfu,
fearless, and slightly egotistcal In fact it is very
mgch like Don QuXOtte and the Emperor of
China. An imperial edict Respect this.
MEETING OF THE COMMISSIONERS or EMGRATI
-VMDIcArIoN or THE RALD.-When two out
Of the three Commissioner of Emigration appointed
as a special committee 10 iaquire into the statement
that appeared in the Herald relative TO the barbara
ties praciised on Wards Island, refused re-
porter admission 10 the inve sugation, we told them
the Herald would get the information, whether they
suppressed it Or not and to-day this pledge stands
redeemed 10 another part Of our impression will
L. 4 L
testimony Of the witnesses, and the full and de-
/ tailed report Of Of the three Commits 5ioaers,
together withthe resolutions and votes of the Board
on Wednesday evening last. MI Coghlan,
tie medical clerk, has been dismissed, on
the bare suspicion of giving US information that
some 1000 persons on the island coald have gwen
es wei % he Whynot dsniss the general agent,
DR.. Grsccm, from the Office in the Park, for per-
miti1gthe Hya'd TO obtain en- account of all that
/ transpiIed az the Board on "Wednesday afternoon,
: iR despite Of the Commissioners who held their
meeting with closed doors, but also an official
document, which was ordered on Gle. This docu-
menl fully bears ont every assertion that was made
in the HTdid, though Ilr. Rodewald was so
shocked, on the morning Of the investigation. at
the houibc statement in vindicaiion Of the rights
OF "mere paupeIs," az he calls the emigrants
Wards Island. The strongest part Of t-namely,
that which related to the resurrection of the re-
mains Of the boy BENEFITS admitted by the una
rnoys vote Of the Board dismissiag the three
students; and no flct stated in the report Of Mr.
Dillon, or in the evidence annexed, has been called
IN question. The revolving details will be read
with painful interest.
I Now, what action has been taken by the Com
TnissioneIs upon these facts : They have dismissed
the three students who exhumed the remains, and
/ (mopeilous consistency y they have retained the
I doctors who di1sected these same remains after
/ exhumstion. They have dismissed Mr. Coghlan,
4 the doctors clerk, for emitting to tell wha, he
4 knew ol the transacti0ns on Wards Island though
hey were known 10 an the doctors. and to the
( Warden Of he island, Mr.. Weseried Why not
di.mifs them Tor the same elm Of omission, to say
+ nothing Of commisaioa /, is pretty clear how
ever, that tie tue reason fos dj.miasing Mr.. Cogh-
D. was, Efat, because he was suspected Of being
the informant Of the H,rad and secondly, BE-.
cause, IN his testmeny, he toli too much truth If
be had cleared the doctors aud the Go nmission-
err, ard refuted the statement in the Herald, he
would have probably hal a vote OF thanks, and his
salary would have been raised.
/ Marx he irsinceniy Of these gentcmen. They
/ ii mss an officer for no. Informing them Of
] bat occuucdi bat when they DO know it,
/ tiey refuse point blank 20 reform the evil, and,
| Instead Of breaking a. thc system, they appoint
three Other medical students in place Of these
dismissed. They only show their adherence Of
tisirltring she dead, bat no, a word falls from
I hem To disCouuICuanCc, much less put a stop
&C., ne dis-ccions; and the doctors shall have
iull permission % cut up and mauge the dead body
of the child, IN defence q the viii Of The parent,
htcausc lolsoOth, these human beings are plupera,
Even it they are pauregs this Il feeling that does
\ not suit our American atmosphere, however con-
I genial il may be to some 81 the petty dsspoisms
I q Germany. Here, all white men are equal, who.
/ thCr pcor or rich, fick or ia health. But Mr.. Dill
ION shows, in Die report that TIE emf. grams arc not
! rauyers; end az wen might en- Odd Fellow, who
il sound 10 receive assistance from his brethren,
hen sick er In need, be designsted by that odious