The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-30

commercial metropolis Of the Union. It is q proud
position to occupy To retain it, all natural advan-
tages are in our favor. But something more will be
required. We must preserve national character
open, honest and fraternal with all sections of the
Union alike; for if this city is to be turned OVER
body and soul, to the abolition agtators it will soon
feel the full measure Of the consequences. Our
steamers will be turned adrift by Congress- our mint
will become fable, and our Southern trade will be
absorbed by Philadelphia and Baltimore. The good
will of the South is indispensable to the trade Of the
South; and the Southern trade is sufficient either to
continue or destroy our commercial supremacy
The success Of New York is identified with the
Union. the constitution and the laws. We are al
ready suffering from abolition fanatics and traitors
The South will hold no sort of intercourse with such
incendiaries and political Migrants Our commercial
and business community must reject them, or lose
their Southern customers. We have failed thus far
in the branch mint. Let us profit from our expo
rience.
THE ART UNION LorrERY.-We have a number
of extracts from country journals, showing the ex-
IRENE unpopularity of dissatisfaction throughout the
country. We shall endeavor to make room for some
Of them MS soon as possible. Here is q specimen
from the Buffalo Commercial Aduotiser:-
rnr AnT USlos.-somebody in New York is down upon
the Art Union with second injunction and the assoca-
ton institution aa the modern term is. cannot go
certainly not its present basis There be
doubt whether in the concerns ordered to be wound
up at the ground that it is illegal the property
will be conscated to the State go back to the sub
scribers Equity would to dictate the latter
position Of it. for most Of the subscribers are innocent Of
all intention to violate the law and it would be peculiarly
hard for them after being ot6ed off year after year
hu7ey engrcIngs and dabs Of pictures to be punished
as though they had been gully Of misdmeanor. We hope
the managers uW Be dealt trih precisely lottery dealers
The effect UfA be sdtay etery point Of riec but
hea' dges should Be let of as easily POSSIBLE.
There seems to be general call outside Of New
York for dissolution Of the institution principally
on the ground Of its mismangcment, its humbug,
and its inefficient character It's unconstitutionaty,
as lottery gambling concern, pertains simply to
this State, and comes under special laws. It's
general character is best known and felt among the
great number of rejected painters and artists through
the country. During the last few years it has
collected sum Of nearly half million dollars,
ostensiby for the benefit Of the fine arts and that
immense sum has been appropriated principally
among about twenty or five and twenty artists, to
the exclusion of nearly thousand throughout the
whole extent Of the Union and even to this large
sum Of money, it is not known how far it distri-
buted among the few who received it. Indeed, SO
unpopular has the concern become that we doubt its
revival under any change of management, or by any
adaptation to the laws Of the State. Its destiny
appears to be sealed.
FORREST AND STEvENs. We have received note
from Wilkes, Of the Gazette, denying that he has had
any intention Of collecting what he calls black
mali from Mr.. Forrest. It was unnecessary. He
never thought of in connection with the quarrel
We had reference only to settlement between
Forrest and Stevens, who are the principal parties
in the affair, and who have money accounts between
them that require settlement.
The Explosion and Loss OF Life at HurIgote.
INQUEST ON THE BODIEs-vERDICT OF THE JURY
SUSPICIOUS CONDUCT OF THE PILOTs-CENsURE By
THE JuRY-INTENsE WORCESTERSHIRE EXOHE-
RATION OF PROFESSOR MAILLEFERT.
The inquest on the bodies of Captain Southland and
Joseph Martn-thc unfortunate men who persisted by
this dreadful catastrophe-was held last evening ut
Astoria, before John Boyd Esq, Coroner The body Of
Whaen has not yet been found The excitement
tense owing to disclosures being expected respect
ing the bad feeling which is said to exist by the Hugstc
pilots towards Professor Mailefert and his operations
The Jury having viewed the bodies, proceeded to hear
the evidence. The first witness examined Maillc
iert who still lies in precarous state owing to the
hock he has sustained his evidence taken at his bed
eide by the Coroner who has exhibited every kindness
and courtesy throughout this melancholy investigation
Professor Mailofert deposcd as follows =
Last Friday afternoon, at about half past o'clock
went out with two boats to make my usual hastings
the Frying Pan 1t was then high tide slack water and
fine weather myself and William Smith went out in the
metallic life boat in which usual the gayanic battery
placed upon a seat in the STERN Capt. Southland
John Whalen and Joseph Martin went out in q wooden
boat carrying out with them four charges ready prepared
for being lowered down upon the rock and to be
fired by means Of the galvanic battery Captain
having received my instructions relative to the
rock upon which the blast was to be made, went
Frying Pan rock nd when he found himself in the right
dropped from the stern Of his boat large piece Of
rock which served anchor he then proceeded with
in the range, and having found the spot which
to be blasted the first charge lowered down upon
the rock by making it slide along the rounding pole and
thus guidngi down the exact spot This having been
done the pole withdrawn and the isolated wire
end Of which was fixed to the charge handed
and took the other end Of the wire into my hand
and then had my boat hauled off by Of cable at
tached to an anchor which had dropped in coming up
towards the spot to be blasted. Captain Southland after
his boat also pulled OF in another direction When both
boats were distant from the spot where the charge had
been lowered dewn. and which was distinguished by
small buoy fixed to the charge asked If the other boa,
was prepared for the explosion and having received the
answer that all right got the battery ready and
touched it with the wire thus igniting instantly that
gunpowder in tin box, which put into wooden one;
the between the tin box and the sides Of the wooden
box filed Wits sand with view Of making the whole
sufficiently heavy to sink il and keep il steady the
rock These the usual proceedings and the first
charges were fired have Just described The third
charge when lowered down upon the rock probably struck
Il with violence; at least that must be supposed be-
cause part of the sand which put into the wooden
box dropped out and the charge thereby becoming less
heavy oaed up to the surface of the where it
manned floating. This charge, Of course. not fired
hut ordered to be hauled in towards the bow
Of the life boat, where it held for time by
William Smith who kept the wire belonging this charge
in his hands The fourth charge then lowered down
upon the rock about thirty feet from the buoy the
Frying Pan in range drawn from that buoy TO Pot
Eock Office. When the pole Withdrawn, the in
tho wooden boat took hold Of the cable attached to the
life boat and thereby hauled their boat Off in that range
bow foremost, in the direction Of Pot Rock Office do
not know that the had any special thus
hauling Of the boat instead Of pulling 1t of but that
they may have thought 1t more easy The consequence
was that the life boat had TO follow the wooden boat and
that these two boats when thus retiring the spot
whore the charge had been lowered down remained close
together touching another with their stcrns When
the wooden boat had arrived above the anchor dis
tancc If shout FIVE feet from the buoy Of the charge the
cable fixed and the two men, T. Whaen and r.
Martin went towards the stern Of their boat in order
receive and take Of the floating charge wire of
which WIS handed to them by William smith not
only nteded TO keep this floating charEe far off pos