The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-04-07
New Yolk Corrsspondencs--No. 3.
Nav YoaK, March IS, 1851,

Nav YoRR, March %, 1851.
For two days past the weather in New
York City has been sultry and summer-like.
Our doors and windows are open to the South
wind, and if mankind were only as genial as
the elements, this morning, the country
would be safe.
The good feeling manifestedat Annapolis
by the people o. Maryland, recently, in the
entertainment given without distinction Of
party) to Daniel Webster, as a prominent
defender of the Union and Constitution, has
proved an earnest and cordial response in
this City. l am very glad to hear from Bos-
ton that thousands, there, once opposed TO
the Compromise measures are now in favor
of faithful adherence to the Constitution.
believe that have before mentioned to you
that in conversation in this city with two
Boston merchants, one of them assured me
that though many Southern merchants had
visited Boston within few menths past,
it was not TO purchase but TO square their
accounts and discontinue all further inter-
course with that city. And the other tr der
told me he had just returned from Southern
circuit among his customers, but with one
accord they had refused to do any business
for the present, with Boston men. They
prefer to trade in New York, and many Of
them have come on no further than Philadel-
phia, this season: yet know very well that
the merchants oi Boston have always been,
as body, strongly opposed to the fanatics
and disorganizers. :,
The new steamship Winfield Scott will
not be ready to leave for New Orleans on
the first of April. Her departure will be
postponed month. The U, S. steamer
Georgia with the mails and Stimson & Co.'s
Express freight) will leave for Havana and
New Orleans on the llth.
Some public spirited citizen or other is
getting upa subscription for the benefit OF
| Mr.. b. Bates, gentleman who worked very
efficiently to obtain the passage OF the cheap
, Postage Law.
The determination of the Canadian Gov
eminent to close the Weliand canal against
g American citizens, looks rather inconsistent
. with the good feeling displayed by the Brit
ish authorities of Toronto last summer wheI
they gave public entertainment to the citi
zens OF Buffalo.
= The case of Cryder and Mckay is dwind'
E. ling to as small point as they have brought
the Milwaukee bonds to; nor do we tblnl
that anything will be done with Ray Tomp
e kins. .
d The negroes continued their Convention
: last evening, and there were some scenes
that beat the French Assembly all hollow
. Their amelioration schemes embrace the doc
trine that policy and Lottery gambling mus
e be interdicted among them, but so pupula
is this vice with the negroes that they retus
. to relinquish it, and the subject is the occa
y sion Of much angry debate at their amusing
: meetings.
e If your merchants ever have occasion t
S buy or sell at the New York auctions the
q must do it with their eyes open. and wit
parties whose honesty is well endorsed.
e new trick here is for the auctioneer and out
# siders to combine to get merchandise knocke
e down for song to one of the party. A 10
of rags was thus sacrificed in Wall stree
the other day for $l2O, and afterwards sold a
profit OF $780,
The poor emigrants are dying off like ROT
O ten sheep, on Wards Island.
Yesterday the police arrested gentet
l. looking middle aged man named Charl,
ID Abbott, who had endeavored to lead into tn
Is paths of crime girl named Mary Ager onl
= IL years old. Al his second appointmer
y with her, she betrayed him into the hands {
s. the officers.