The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-19

putabe contemporary Of the Eueatng Post. Miss
Warner hesirated whether to devote herself to
the needle TO the pen; she has received fortune
from England; and her publisher has made no such
extrao, binary profits have been alleged, from the
sale Of her two pious and respectable novels.
BrEAKrSG Up or NEWPORT AS A WATERING PLACE
"A great deal Of noise and commotion has been
stredup in Newport. and Rhode Island generally, in
Consequence Of the dread entertained there that the
Maine Liquor law, which has recently passed their
Legislature, viii prevent fashionable people from
resort,rg to that celebrated watering place. on ac-
count Of tie want Of comfort to be found there grow
Jug out of that silly law Some Of tho journals in
that pocket edition of State to be very saucy
and impairment about it, and declare that there
will be plenty of liquids of all descriptions there in
spite Of the law. The Newport Meas has the fol-
lowing
in the propery of Saratoga and other water
ing places. making strenuous Efforts by advertise
menis, editorials. &c. TO injure Newport by making
strong representations TO the result of the passage Of
the Maine law by the General Assembly of this State
Thee representations false and made for selfish
purposes We have assure the pubic that all visiters ut
Newport this summer can have just rs much liquor as
they and without the slightest trouble incon
vnencc Such is the fact--let them and try the
matter.
This statement is not only utterly md unbush-
ingly FALSE but it is Illegal immoral revolutionary,
disgraceful, absurd and vile in the highest degree
Having passed the Maine Liquor law in that State,
they must, like good citizens, obey its behests.
however much it may injure their watering places,
and drive away the fashionable people who have here
toforc spent the summer there. A great contest to
carry the Maine Liquor law into effect will take place
Dl - ycl. los 49, g., &,
hotel keepers, or baggage masters, or walters, to
nulfy the law Of the State Of Rhode Island, which
the whole people determined shall be carried
into execution. We believe, also, that the enact
mcnt Of the law meant in good earnest,
and intended by the eetotal philosophers Of Rhode
Island to break up Newport entirely a watering
place, on account of the sins, immortality, and
gambling, introduced into the State by these assem-
bluges. All those who have been in the habit of
visiting Newport during the summer season, and
who wish to enjoy themselves without excitement
or trouble, WILL Of course, avoid that place entirely,
under the present state of the local laws particular
ly while there SO many facilities, and so much
attention paid to their comfort, at Saratoga,
the White Mountains. Lebanon Springs, the shore
Of Long Island or New Jersey, or anywhere along
the Connecticut shore. The fashionable people who
visit the watering places or mountains during the
summer season, generally hostile to sumptuary
laws Of every description. They will not, therefore,
patronse Rhode Island, in order to mark with their
reprobaton the policy which has prevailed in that
unhappy State, and which will undoubtedly make
Newport desert during the ensuing summer. We
may regret the destiny which awaits the splendid
hotels in Newport, but there is no help for them
If the Legislature will pass such laws, they must
make up their minds to meet the consequences Of
teetotalism, which is folly triumphant
IMPRISONMENT OF CoLoRED SEAMEN-SoUTH CAR
OLlNA AND THE BRITIsH GovERNMENT.-We are adj
vised by private correspondent in Charleston, that
the Court sitting at Columbia, the State capital,
has refused to hear the appeal of Manuel Pereira,
colored sailor of the British brig Jansen, driven in
by distress, and broken up Pereira is now in Jail
in Charleston, and the hearing Of his case has been
postponed to January, 1858, in that city The i'm
prsonment Of Pereira is under police regulation of
South Carolina by which free colored Of any
vessel arriving in her ports taken up and lodged
in jail, till the vessel sails again. The object is to
prevent abolition inccndares in the disguise Of
colored seamen, from tampcring with the slaves and
melting them to revolt, escape from their mas
ters' service. This regulation involves constitu:
tional aud an International question Of discussion,
which has been agtated pretty thoroughly. both
by the politicians of Ma sachusetts, and by her
Britannia Maesty's Consul at Charleston, Mr..
Mathew. In this instance, from the Difference of
MIR, Webster to the suggestions Of the British go
vernment we should not be surprised if his atten-
tion were specially called to the subject notwith-
standing that the jurisdiction over the case is in
the State of South Carolina.
IMPORTANT FROM ST. DOMINGO. We have received
aprivate letter, dated ST. Domingo, April 81, stating
that in the brig Arthur Leary, arrived the other
day at Boston, Col. T. S. Heniker, representative
in the Congress of the Dominican republic, had
sailed for the United States, his destination being
the city of Washington, important political
mission Dominica, readers will remember,
constitutes the eastern and larger section of the
island of Hayti. twas originally aSpansh colony,
but is now a republic. The western end Of the
island, almost large as New Jersey, is tho
doubtable empire Of Iayti, over which the negro
Soulouque has been lately crowned the Emperor.
Soulouquc is ambitious Of the whole island; and
thoughhe has been thus far successfully held back,
his designs arc still suspected, as well as the policy
of England and France. We presume the mission
of Col Henker has reference to these relations be-
tween the black empire and the white republic.
Here is another nice little piece Of work for Mr..
Webster. The Dominicans are entitled to our pro-
lection. Will they receive it!
THE PANAMA RAILRoAD,-0ne of the passengers, Mr..
s. L. Corwinc, brother of the United States Consul at
Panama, crossed on the 9th inst from Panama to As
pinwall Navy Bay. performing the entire distance,
from point to point, inside oftwelve hours.
Marine Affairs.
TnE STEAMSHIP FLORIDA, Capt. Lyon, from Savannah,
arrived yesterday morning. on thanks due to Mr.
Culver, the purser, for copious supply Of Savannah
papers
FoRrrcs COMMERCE or SAN FnAscsco-Thc following
abstract Of the vessels arrived at and departed from
San francico during the months of January, February
and March, 1852 -