New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-04
The Political Aimos phere -Gurie ~ Eiec tiea-
Faith Proved by Works, or Nova seotian
vs.. vtrginian Chri.tianity-Capt.C Cook and
his Prize.

Correspondence OF The Tribune.
wAsHlNsros Saturday. Feb. ?
As far as | have been able % ascertain their sen.
timents the leaders OF the Southern movement,
who are now impeding rs they hayelong continued
to impede, the business Of the country, incline TO
rhe belief that the opponents Of Slavery extension
and OF compromises for preserving sectional
Sayelolding political predomnance in the affairs
OF tins Union, are slack ening of and thar by per
severance in their yexatiOus and annoying policy
they viii gain all they desire.
Mr. GURLEY, the Chaplain reelected yesterday,
IS Presbyterian. It's curious fact that he uni
ted Ia his favor the first attempt 10 elect, many
influential gentlemen OF the most opposite political
views such for instance, as Messrs. Wimot, Cling
man. Giddings, exSpeaker winthrop, Speaker
Cobb. Got McLsne Outlaw, Peaslee, Vinton,
Peck. &c. Mr.. GURLEr must be remarkably
cautious man. and mean " attend his earlier mn
strations tomorrow at the capitol On the first
trial the Presbyterian candidates had u votes ,
Methodist DO. 80 Bsptsts DO. 50 and the Unita
nan candidate IL votes. Mr. GURLEY had three
votes less than Mr. CUsHMAs, Baptist, on that triaL
Il 10 pleasing ~ see men who stand far apart up
on political national platforms, unite thus cord
ally in religious matters and Ia proving their faith
by their works unable 10 master the lesser DIM
Guilty they very readily conquer the greater
Capt Cook OF the bark Sarah, 10 whom your cit
zens are paving merted hOnors is one u those
foreigners those British born subjects, like
W ashinetOn, against whom the narrow minded
editors Of The Lnroa here level their taunts, IKE
Snithson. whose philanthropy founded the instI
tute in sight Of their printing house, Ike Guard.
whose vast wealth was generously bestowed on
general education, or Ike Aston who founded the
public library in your city. Like them, too he has
learned on the Ocean-waye 10 look upon Americans
Europeans, Canadians, Nova. ScOtians, as a band
Of brOthers-the children Of one common father
the wOrshippers Of one God Though the sea was
rough, though the wind blew a gale, DAVID Cook
was fearless. While the AasOns, the Foote'S, the
Dckensons Of Washington politics, were framing
bills % ensave poor black men, natives Of the nion
David Cook and his Nova Scotia crew were nobiy
risking hie and property 10 save from the avs Of
destruction 800 strangers on board burning SINK
ing ship How glad am to see your citizens and
Common Council re ardire and hosoring the
heroes Of the sge-the practical tDlOwers Of Chrst
xbO do not struggle 10 perpetuate IN realms nntrod
den by man a bondage worse than DEATH but are
ever ready on the wide Atlantic SEES, 70 prove the
iath that 10 IN them BY restOring " freedom and
trends those who were doomed % persff-ready
D. trust wives sweethearts and children 70 the
mercy Of him who implanted feelings u kindness
In the human heart, shoald they 0ss lde IA the
humane e:irt Glad am / % see the cltzens "a
New York ready ~ appreciate true bravery II
The heroes " The Mexican war whose gOues
= RE supposed % be Increased - the number u
the fnsined and killed and whose etforts have
siven rs four worshippers Of Siayehoidns IN the
rapits here. deserve honor and distinction, shall
not the name u every sailor on board the Sarah
he recorded on monumental marble 50 that their
riii.iyeb IA future years. may poinf 10 the trophy
and proudly saw our fathers were rheref X. s.