The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-31

away vii half past O'Clock, from she quAnity a
peaches. ~
D.,nstcbes from New Orleans infsrm rs that
MEET terrible storm sweps ever Mobile and Lake
Pop ehastrain daring abe middle Of last week. The
lover part sfhsbile vas entirely submerged, build
iss we're blown ds~s, vessels injured, and great
ssDber Of lives were lost II 10 estimated that -
hast enc million dollars worth of property was de-
ssrey I'd in that visnity Considerable damage was
likewise d,ne in and about Memphis, Tena. IN the
same column with the telegrsphis details Of the
above, We give some additional particulars Of the
ravsges by the storm in this vieiSity Saturday.
A meeting Of The members Of the American
MuasAl Fund Society, and other Musicians, vas
held At Metropolitan Hall yesterday, for shs pur-
pose Of completing their arrangements for the
grand nI,eal stival to be given by the society ut
Castle Garden, on the 4th OF September; and also
to determine upon the manner in which the society
might best sviDce ,beir regard for Madame S0n,ag
On her arrival ia this sity. Il was finally decided
TO give her erADd serensde, and eoDmittce was
sppointtd 20 make the necessary arrangements.
The mortality bill for the past week exhibits
slig 1t deere ss the number Of deaths. when COM
psi % with Ske resuyDs Of the week which went be-
fore Tho reduction amounts enly to four on the
total nsmber but even this is very gratifying rs
evicepss Of progressive Improvement IN can't
,sTy sspdinon. The deaths amount TO Eve hundred
and twenty. The aggregate returns for the month,
counting from the thuty first day Of July to the
twenty. eighth day Of August-four woeks-show
ths. two thousand hundred and twenty -foar per-
sons had died in New York during thai period. OF
this number, thers three hundred and fifty six
men, tive hundred and ninety. eight women, eight
hundred and tsenty one boys, aad six handred and
forty nine girls. Seven hundred and twenty four
deaths occurred amongst children under year
Of age, ana fourteen hundred aud sixty nine died
before they attained the age Of ten years. Of the
mary diseases prevalent at tile season cholera
! infaDtpm took away three hundred and fourteen,
cholera moIbus seventy. seven, diarrh9a one hun
| bred and thirty one, 0yseDtery one hundred aud
eighty Elk, narasmus one hundred and forty one,
sEo the various classes Of fever one hundred and
seven OF the deceased persons, sixteen hundred
and six we're natives of the United States, three
hundred and fifty. two came from Ireland, thirty
Elk from England, eighteen from Scotland, ninety
nine from Germany, and eight from France The
remainder embraces natives Of almost every country
in the world
As usual. our inside pages contain vast amount
Of Interesting and important matter, in addition to
several columns of business advertisements.
NE. Webssex's Posision-The Presldency and
,he WING Party.
The peculiar position of Mr. Webster, in this Pre-
sidshtial contest, has Mt length become matter of
extreme anxiety and apprehension to the whig jour.
Sals in the support Of General Scott. They have
tried il difference, rdcule, aud intimidation, with
eut shaking either the stern silence Of the great
Statesman, the purpose Of those independent, and
hig minded, and honest friends Of his, who refuse
to desert him. As last resort, combined effort is
now in progress, in the shape of pitfu appeal to
whig principles, whg antecedents, and the imminent
peIis to the country Of hazarding, in any way the
success of the wing ticket nominated at Baltimore.
1t is ded all sides, that the position of Mr.
Webster will have NO small degree Of influence in
shaping cut the grand result in November; it is
| even admitted by the Seward organs that, if he
continues to stand still and say nothing, it is equ
valsnt to the defeat Of General Scott. 1t is, there
fere, of the highest Importance that the acquss-
sepee Of lr. Webster should be obtained to the
Baltimore decree which pronounced him utterly un-
fit to be nominated over the head Of mere gum
powder candidate. AS yet he has not consented to
this humiliation; and We apprehsnd he has now
gone too far to take "step backward, either t,
be just TO himself, just to his friends or dxniied
and consistent before the country.
Net only, however, have the leading Seward
Journals taken the alarm, and commenced pleading
and begging, like traitors in distress, but the
Courier and Enquirg-one Of the most consistent
Of the conservative branch Of the whg press--cAme
out yesterday morning in very elaborate appeal
against the nomination of an independent Webster
ticket in New York. variety Of reasons are urged
by our contemporary against such separate move
mi All If which mt Wit hsfa nd thinE
completely quashed by the closing paragraph Of
the argument, which is as follows
We have stated what we consider to be the main
VI the iInds Of Dir Webster in this city
oy.mept towards electoral ticket We do not
ray ttst all Of hese reasons have operated upon ALL
would be sseDt.d to by all they have affected various
INDIVIDUALS IN various degrees. but will tent to the
negative Iesultthe Don-con, Of the wings Of
Me- York with the Whgs of Boston the iode pcndeat
II alton CT 1r Webster. We mn hat
all vote for General scot tor we know other vi
Dng.st at The repeated by The ~hs party OF
so IN mat. t'stetmanship TO- mere gunpowaer avaibi
,utpc on that G.ne'a al Scout a. he nominated
by iee tCii agency, wall her after swaycd by free
tol iDiiu. Dce-a feepg that the battle Is already
lost Nv tie an una pai notn,naton at Raid
ard that ali hope sucee.s a. vain-iniigua-
ton 81 The con umey p.sred ON the whg platform by
many If ths 5rat aud fo,mot fr nd, Of SEQ {, in
ht flush Oftbeir uuG pr In the Cony, ion entueoL
AT tie 1T uUpro'ok"d and envcnom d insults IF Mr.
Nebtr ny the Nibgne and the 3Gae. newspapers in
I'll Cd ylbt fprotati0n ~ the abusive attacks Lie
upon The perkOn1 character Of Mr. Pierce these aud
otIeT considerations spJ iniueno.s will undoubtedly
81 The hisLIr ~ sir. " etster Withhold
tn,u sotes epfbJ frm Gpy electoral ticket In doing
Tbs hey but their nd VIC nal rights
ing 10 'hor own conception Of nopeety AMI duty. But
beli that decio ns aTty If The thirteen thou
fard who gued h cJ Tor the great Web ter neetiag
NJ Metropolitan Hall ihe hf,h u March last viii
under txstng circumstances for General scott
The guIr and UDiy available tresil ntal candid e u
'he -hg party ana that in dong this they ~ul no,
"bete jot Of their admiration tor conlisnca In
and gratitude towards the ATTEST nobeat a,d most A..
serving stsesmas this country has prod Aced the
days OF Washington
Now, before proceeding to answer the sa,ient
points Of this extract. have few words TO say
upon the peculiar position Of Mr.. Webster. Il has
been the policy Of the NEW YoEx HERALD, from
time to time, TO lay before the American people the
remarkable chain of circumstances and jussifying
for this peculiar attitude which Mr. Webster