The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-16

Greeley. The hotel Keeper, or g0Ye0W, shook his
head-"Ne such person stopping here" "Hs was
an American gentleman said the other. Sill the
hotel keeper shook his head" No honorable gen.
tleman here ut ALL" At last he described the
persen Of the philosopher to the host; and some
person present recognised In the description given,
that of queer person who had been sent up to
room In the garrett. He was brought dovn-is was
Greeley himself-and the American, it seens, re-
monstratcd with the hotel keeper for sending rep
resentstive Of the American PEG ple up to the ar
ret among the servants; but he excused himself by
taJing that he supposed, from looking at the ap-
peaIsnce of the person, he was Vaia out Of
place, or courier in search of master.
Had Greeley followed the Chsvaiers ad
vice, the philosopher might have escaped being
suspected for a valet, and treated as q com-
mon servant, with his meals any where and
his bed in the garrett. That, however, is q matter
Of small Importance, the material point of COM
plant being the ingratitude of Greeley for the oro
therly advice ard good Offices Of Wikof
The Chevalier, in his own case, has him
self promised soon to set the matter right. At
the dste Of his letter he was anticipating q
speedy return TO Pars-"dear Paris,' as no
called it-with the same feelings OF overflow
ing affection for its gayeties, rs Madame De
S,ael. He promises to achieve victory, and
we shall learn what it is after the victory Is achieved
He seems to be in the confidence of Louis Napoleon,
and may yet be appointed to accompany him. as
his confidential secretary, in the invasion OF EGG
land In any event. II is matter Of congratulation
that Chevaler Wikof has turnedup; that, instead Of
being imprisoned, he is pushing forward delicate
and beautiful enterprise, with every prospect Of
success; and that the world may expect soon to
hear Of his return to Paris; and that it is even
possible we may be blessed again with his presence
in the United States Delightful
THE Arr UsIoN INDICTMENT AGAINST THE
HERALD We publish to-day, report of the ar.
gument before the Court Of Sessions on Saturday,
upon tho motion to on ash the Indictment Of the
Art Union agains. the NEW YORK HERALD. Il is
very curious and very interesting. The law in the
case is laid down with great par cularity and equal
research, by MIR. Galbraitb, one OF our couose and
the morality Of gambling by lotteries, and the IL
berty OF the press, are ably discussed by Mr.. Sand
ford his asso state On the side Of the indictment,
Mr.. Blunt exhibited as great humanity towards
that Instrumental which he disclaims the pater-
nity-as is sometimes observed in private life. by
men Of generous feelings, who protect stray chill
dren poke up in the street, or poor orphans eft at
their doors in the darkness Of tho night. Mr..
Blunt deserves great credit for his philanthropy in
throwing all the argument he could over that nude
and helpless, bat interesting, document. He has
like generous man-provei himself the father Of
the fatheress, and certainly has clothed the naked
We have no doubt that the mysterious legal paran.
Of this strange Indictment will feel grateful for the
humanity sho wn to his deserted chid-a child that
seems to have sprung from parentage like that
mentioned in Of the beautiful passages of " Pa
radse Lost" describing the progeny Of Sin and
Death
| Before the gates there sat
On either side formidable shape;
The one seem'd woman to the waist, and fair,
Bot ended foul In many scaly told,
Volunnoue vsst-a serpent, armed
With mortal sting about her middle round
With wide Cerbsiisn mouths, full loud, and runs
A hidecus peal; YET, when they list, would Creep
II aught distu.bd their noi.s into her womb
And kennel thsre-yet there still bark'd aud nowld
The other shape
II .hapeit might be ssal'd that shape had none
BAtiDgu,rhable in member, joint, or limb,
| Or substance might be call'd that shadow ssem'd
For each rec med either; black it stood as night,
Fierce as ten furies, terrible &c hell
And shook dreadful dart.
Mr.. Blunt, as We have said, has disowned the
paternity Of the legal monster. But whore can We
light upon the unknown author himself!-for, till VIC
can ascertain more about him, We are at less
whether to call him tho great unknown" or the
"Ettle unknown the clean unkno vn,'' CT the
"unclcan unknown," or whether VIC ought to elias.
| sify him with Lord Bacon, or Lord Dogborry,
| immortalised in Shakespeare. He has not made
his appearance, though We have offered a re-
| ward of twenty dollars for his name and
his :" Whereabouts Probably he is waiting till
| we double the reward To draw him ont, If posi-.
~ 10 tra io.,rt
! of fifty dollars; and if We should catch hin, We
shall turn him ever to our friend Barnum, the great
| Fire Annihilator.
What TIE court msy do in the ease we know not.
| AS matter Of public interest, we would rather
that the court refused the notion and ths. the
might come to g trial, in order that We might
have an opportunity of insti.uting searching in
vestga.on into the doings, for ten years past, of
that interesting asso citation called, by miSnomer
an Art Union, much upon the same principle as the
scholiasts and commentators derive the Latin word
lucrs-a dark. shady grove-from "iHceo," to shine.
The Art Union is 60 called because il has over
Swallowed and obfcured art, and INSTRUCTED its
progress. We shall prove far more than we have
ever alleged, and TO an extent that will astoni5h
the community and we shall never quit the sub
jec. till We shall have succeeded In winding up an
association which, in practice, ia every year violat
ing the laws Of the STATE against lotteries, and ex
pending large amounts Of money on foolish and
silly publications, instead of aiding poor painters Of
genius.
lNTEMPERAHCE IN Lua orr AND AMERicA--
Not whilst andipg all the noise and clustering made
about intempeTance in this country, we doubs whe.
Their it exists IN greater enormi2 than i. does in
Europe; and, oven at present, tue incorporate
class bears small proportion to the whole popula-
tion-celtsinly net more than two three per cent
being Incorporate in this city. We have not seen
drunken man In Broadway for years; the only
thorougbfares where they are met in any number
berg Chatham street and the Bowery, and those
being chiefly Irish laborers, who have been seeing