The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-24

.r,periat,ra ,Aeir 'lRbo,s Yet, AZ the same tne'H
Is 10 he bored that they viii not be SO rash as TO
/ Give mn their machines and Iefase TO DO further
dptv ~ va tho case in this city some years ago,
/ when the Common Council elected Chief Engineer
IN optositlon 10 the wishes Of the Gremen and the
| resul. was that immense amount Of property Was
/ burr cd down in consequence Of the incapacisy OF
green hands subdue the flames in their ncipieney.
Frsm tie West we have the pleasing announce
mont that Captain Marcy and his command about
whose reported massacre the telegrsphic wires and
newspapers have been kept SO bus, Of late, are posi-
riyely alive and veil, NJ Fert Wsshita, Letters
from the Captain, 10 tho LIST instant, have keen
| eeived.
The Canadian Parliament opened at Quebec on
Thursday, the 18th iust, with all the ponp, pa
gsantry, and formsty, usual on such occasions The
Governor General passed TO the Parliament bni'd
ngs through double line of scldisry, followed By
what ia termed brilliant staff lie informed tue
Assembly that he should not give Parliament the
why they had been called together uoti after
the olsetisp of Speaker Speaker was accordingly
elected, afler which the two bodies adjourned over
until sext day. On Friday, his Exceieney delivered
his sreeeh, which IL not very lengthy, as it only
gives the heads Of few items Of interest for tho
consideration Of the legislative sssemSlags. He in
| formed them that he would have = change In the
| system of franchise that he would give the ngri-
cultural interests mature consideration, probably
with view Of abolishiug the feudal tenure and
that no wsuid also have the PARLIAMENT look after
the welfare, prosperity, and happiness generally, Of
the people Of the two provinces After the delivery
Of the speech from the throne they again adjourned
until Saturday, when, We suppose, the business o.
| legislation viii commence.
The mortality return Of the City Inspector 70
the past week, which we publisb this morning,
shows pleasing decrease in the number Of deaths,
when compared with that for the week ended OF the
l4th instant, The gross reduction amounts to
thirty eight and is observed to take place in class
OF diseases which arc more likely to extend and
prove fatal at this season. Thus, the number Of
children dying from cholera infantum is less by
seventeen, and the adult mortality from diaTThoea
and dysentery is redaeed by five. Under the
various classes Of vers there is increase Of two
deaths; but those which occurred fro: fevsrs " the
| typhus. Uphold, and others of contagious type,
are q shade diminished Three hundred and 6fty-
nine children under ten years of age died up last
Saturday, which 10 less by thirtysix than the
Der of the game class for the week before The
deaths among the tender infant population, under
one year, is less by thirty four. There is
an increase of four deaths reported under
the heads o. cholera and cholera morbus, but
no specific information has been received of the
istence OF true cholera. Tore is no doubt but the
gratifying total of this report is produced by the
very slight action taken, il right path, by our
sanitary officers lately. How much of that move
was caustd by the continuous articles in the
HERALD, upon the subject of health reform, we do
not pretend to say; but this assured Of that
| - II. =
and unity Of counsel in the Health Department, the
mortality Of New York city will still sustain .
mighty reduction. Forty-six people died Of con.
sumption u every week during the last three, CO.
incidence "a number rarely observed in the register
Of the largest hospital, and very uprising when it
it occurs among patients scattered over the surface
Of such huge city rs ours
Ia ADDITION to great many business advertise
ments Of every description, our inside pages tbis
morning contain very interesting letters from
Paris, Peru, Canada, Panama. Kentusky, and
Niagara. TRANSLATION frem o leading French
paper relative to the connection of McKee,
with the United States; the latest from Ea-
lifax concerning The Fisheries; description Of
the late Be at Saratoga; Meeting Of Spiritual Rap
perites; article from The Boston Times descriptive
of the NV York HERALD establishment Reviews
Of New Books; Disgracefol Scene at Tamm 2ny Hail.
Thsatrical Notices; Communication concerning
Sailors; large number of Local and other para
graphs: Financial and Commercial Reports, Sc
| The Presidential Csmpatgn--ISevicyv OF the
| Field.
Stand frm!,' When, in tho midst of pitched
| battle, we hear the leaders upon one side cheer
ing forward with tie confidence of victory, and
upon the other calling upon their diminished forces
to "stsnd firm " the odds decidedly in favor Of
the suppostion that the latter wsvering aud ex
rect e be put to fight. The call TO ''stand firm
is associated with danger-a position OF disadvan-
| tsge, combination Of unlucky circumstances, aud
the heavy pressure Of superior force. 1t is So at
least, in the Immediately before II, which is
the call Of the leading organ Of Gen. Scstt in this
city, opon the whig party, TO s'stand frm -
This particular call, and the very lnnsy and
trashy argument upon which 1t ia sustained, we
propose briefly to put to the practical test Of hsto
rical facts past and present, and to that ndepcn-
dent sort Il reasoning based upon the elementary
principles of common sense. We have tn. advsn-
t0ge of all mere party organs and equiyocsting po
Hticians, in this respect, because can afsrd to
speak the whole truth and can have no motive to
shIk the responsibilities Of feir argument. Abss.
lutc]y and completely Independent Of either party,
and all parties, just in the high position to
exhibit them TO our readers as they are.
How are they, thenl How stands the osnvass7
What is the prospoot-the real prospects, The New
York Trijuae admits there 70 danger; but il APP
peals TO the wings to 'stand firm" urgi9g the lame
apology that the democrats are playing the game Of
Dragging and betting, to induce the 'fsrsipg wings
10 believe that Scott has next to no chance" But
our philosophers say that
This game does not always win. II wa tried out IN
this State 10 1883, when the wings bycgged down
with offers II Two 20 Harcyn Even fvc
'housand majority for 1arcy,n &c yet seward carried
The state By ten thousand msjor.y The wings did
not pretend to match their edverSares 10 bets but when
lt 20 working and voting they there-as,
confidently trust, they will bs again