Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-03
Correspondence Of the Gazette.
NEW yonK, 24th March

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NEW yonK. .s4th March, 1852.
Mr.. Editor The latter part OF last
week being quite stormy business was
much depressed, and since that lime u
seems almost wholly l%ifeless. There Is
ABUNDANCE Of money seeking invest
rment at low rates, so that there can be no
excuse for this depression from that quar-
ter.
The city is unusually dull in every re-
spect. ais much SO in fact as it is iii the
hot summer days, when all who can get
out are frustrating" I can assign no
cause for this, although by general con-
sent, apparently, the fact is before us.
There is no hurry in trade, for the clerks
sit in squads on the goods, waiting for
customers. There is 10 great engrossing
tonic of conversation, as i'll the days Of
kosstltl, and the Mexican var and there
il no interest manifested in our domestic
co,cerns, fafFher than to influence the
boys occasionally to scfape up the mrd in
front OF their stores, and to show their wit
and inscriptions stuck intoit "to the men,
ory of the street Inspector" Even the
near approach of the Presidential election,
the
---r,lnots Of oppression and deceit,
OF unsuccessful and successful war,
the marstaliing Of the political forces in
other quarters, the doiiigs Of Congress, the
| misdoings of our Legislators, and The abb
sence of all doings by our common coun-
ell, all pass by unnoticed. and O stranger
would probably infer, did he not know
differently, that Our citizens have no con-
Germ in these matters. / speak, of course,
! Of the mass, the New Workers as a body,
| for there IRE certain classes, OF course,
| who are agitated by some circumstance
for a day or two, aud then resume their
places in the ranks Of indifference again.
Our counts are engaged III examining
into the legality Of the American Art
Unior, well known to yorr readers aud to
the country generally. 1t will be remem-
bered that the managers prosecuted }. g.
Beunett, of the Weraktl, for libel, the in.
dictmeilt being afterwards qna-hed by the
Recorder, on the ground Of the Illegally
Of tie Institution. This injudicions
movement Of the managers called out all
| The energies Of this extraordinary man,
and he reciprocated by applying to the
| Superior Court for an Injunction to re
strain them from making the distribution,
on the ground of its violation of the lot.
tary laws. AT the same time. and pro.
baby at his instance, the District Attor.
ney applied to the Supreme Court for q
Judgment on the same grounds, prepara-
tory to a coniscation of the property oil
the Institution TO the State, i'll conformity
with the act. Eminent counsel are now
engaged in discussing these points, and
the decision will probably be given in the
course Of tue week. : IA the property in
volved will probably amount to nearly a
hundred thousand dollars, a contest of M
ordinary severity may be expected An
otllef-the u. S. Circuit is overllauiino
La .ZE $50. 49, &AIEE.E Z
The late CUBAN Expedition, with a view
of teaching its managers their duty
Crowds of witnesses are in ATTENDANCE,
but the probability is it viii end in talk,
like the rest of these trials.-At Newburg,
a few days since, the Supreme Court
acted on the Canal Law passed last sum
mer, aud declared it unconstitutional and
void. or course all who are interested III
tile canal business, the spectators and the
politicians, as well as some of our fuall
ciers are thrown into a fever. The latter
especially, who purchased the scrip issued
under its provisions, and the banks wilt
have deposited it with the comptroller, a:
security for their circulation, as well a.
the public among whom their bills clrcH
late, have a deep interest in this matter
and il is hoped the subject will be prompt
" adjusted. While on the subject o
courts it may be well to refer to the grea'
india Rubber case now before the TT. S
Court at Trenton. NJ. This suit which
las occupied several years. possesses al
importance greater than most others Q
late years. and there is a consolation il
knowing that if talents and members ii
the legal representatives can ensure it. thu
SUI ject viii be thoroughly examined
There are not less than eight lawyers OIL
eacll side, all good men and true. araons
whom we may notice e. S. Ven Wrinkle
james s. Brady, Governor Vroom am
Daniel Webster, for Goodyear, ath-Cnr
t., Of Boston, r. B. Cutting aud Gsorg'
I,Gliford, Of this city. and Rufus CI,oate
for II. II. Day, all Of whom understand
tile ropes and can pull them. III
Sir John Harvey. well known as tb'
Lieulenant Governor Of Nova Scotia, ant
an active and honorable opponent of on