The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-10


at this moment nearly tpenty millions of actual
gold and silrer in The public co6ers, and the pros
pect Of its reaching forty fifty millions surplus
in year. A war declared Immediately against
Spain, on the ground of svenging recent ouarages,
with the prospect OF hberating that island would
be one Of the most popular movements since the
great war Of the Revolution in 1776.
We learn, also, that preparations are making to
hold tremendous meeting in this city, 20
express public opinion on the recent violations of
international law perpetrated by the colonial 60
vernment of Cuba against the American flag. 1t
will be called without distinction of party; indeed,
no party, and least of all, the whig party, dare
oppose such meeting in the present crisis of public
affairs. Something exciting is in the wind
The New York Pious Press, In White
'Kerchiefs.
AS a rule, the religious papers Of this city are
rather heavy reading With the exception of the
few who take lively interest in ecclesiastical fury,
The unctous disputes of Methodist and Episcopalian
Copgregationalist and Presbyterian are dull work,
and do not tend to raise either of the ltigant parties
in the public estimation. Among families, however,
it is the correct thing to have orthodox paper for
Sunday reading to nurture the young and strength
en- the old in proper antipathy for heresy and dis
sent. This accounts for the large circulation of
these weekles, some of which-such as the Christian
Adr0cate and Journdl-have subscription list fall
ing little short Of $4,000 1t is very sensible pr
per; and if one can get over the mawkishness with
which "brethren" is substituted for gentlemen, in
the Methodist dialect occasionally be read with
pleasure, even by its opponents We notice in the
last number well meant and we'll expressed article
on the Hosmorte movement to exclude shareholders
from the Methodist Conference.
The Evangelist, esta olished in 1890. ia Presbyte-
- true blue-the organ Of that stubborn ere
6ftfrant saints whom all grant to be the true
Church militant IL is dt reste, respectfully got up,
and enjoys a circulation of some $4,000. The las,
number contains an anecdote of preacher, who,
having proclaimed he truth" returned home dis
couraged and was beginning to fear that this peo-
pies heart hath waxed gross and their ears are dull
of hearing when ''sealed note," containing ga
new five dollar note,'' was handed to him-"a cor
DIAL as he fguratively expresses it, 'to the ner-
afterings of Sundays toll A better illus-
tration of the old poets saying that
Gold was heavens physic, hfe's restorative,
could not easily be found.
The Recorder is the Baptist paper-long winded,
and open to the shafts of ridicue, from It's Puritan
tone and frequently extrayagant phrassology. II
assures us, last Wednesday, that Heaven is not an
epicure's dining room;" and to correct erroneous
impressions on this head, gives minute description
ofthe Eternal City, streets gates and the public and
private buildings " May we ask what public build
ings' the Recorder has reason to believe have been
erected in Heaven No court houses or jaiIs we
trust Such absurdties tend TO cast discredit on
Christianity. The Recorder has a four column ar
ticle against the Rev Mr. Judd, who. it seems. has
inpeached the accuracy of the Spanish TRANSACTIONS
of the Vulgate, 1t accuses him of classifying docu
ments for petty personal or private end" and
similar peecadilloes The Recorder forgets
That taipts may do the same things bJ
The spirit in sincerity,
Which other tempted TO,
And, at the DEVILS instance. do.
The Protestant ChWchpdn, and the ChnrciElan,
are both devoted TO the interests OF the Epjs,opa
church, and filed at present. with the accounts
Of DR.. Wainwright's election. We notice. in the
latter, the following somewhat equvocal conp!i-
ment paid to the Episcopal clergy 1.-THE elee.
lions (for Provisional Bishop were conducted de
Gently and in orders
BY far the most amusing Of the ecclesiastical
sheets, just now, are the Neto York O6seYuer and
the Independent, which are filed with the disputes
Of Rev. Joel Parker aud Rev. Henry Ward Beechsr.
At least half the reading matter in these papers s
absorbed by these htigant parsons We have al
ready alluded t, the casus beii. Mrs. Stowe pub
Iished statement respecting slavery, in her book,
which she attributed to DIR Parker; and it now
appears that skilled logicians
who can distinguish and divide
hair 'twixt south and southwest si5c
can discover material difference between D.
Parker's real words ard those Mrs Stove puts in
bis mouth. We, with the mere light Of orlinary
dscenment to guide US, cannot see that much in
jnstiee has been done DR.. Parker by his female as
gallant However this be, the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher now appears in the dock, charged with ahx
ing DR. Parkers to documents without his au.ho-
Iity, and publishing them without his consent The
looks ugly, detailed in the statement OF the
Observer. The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher replies IN a
dozen columns or so, Of the fl1epcnfet aud i very
unctuous. He begins by protesting that no event
Of my life-not the loss Of my own children nor Be
reavements Of friends most dear nor sickness nor
all Of them-have ever filed me with 50 deem 4 sor
row as that which have 10 being made party 20
public dispute, where three of the persons ven
ccrned are ministers If the gospel, and where the
fourth is woman, and the wife Of clergyman
and winds up on the Same key" It was ny
prsyerto God, when began ibis narrative that my
brain might not reel be loft to error, and IL vas
my promise, If Ho would give me grace and wisdom
to strike a true blow for sister, that should SCI
her free from the sccursed enchautment ia which
her reputation stood spell bound before the pabltc
that would hardly ask a thing for myself Bat
God has given me all, and more, and the work Is
dore, and eternity will not untwine the cords with
which this roonstrous mighty II bound fol Tho "a
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To Judge from the intermediate string o. letters