The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-12

road surorations- It is surprising to us
that no man thus far in our Legislature has been
manly enough to make this measure his particu-
lar bill, urging it forward, from day to day, till
established as law of the land. Does every man
in both houses at Albany stand in awe of our
railroad companies? Does Mr.. Vanderbilt?
does Mr.. Taylorf does Mr.. Cooleye Is there
not some man among them willing and bold
enough to lead the way in securing some indenl-
nifty to the widsw and orphans whose protector
and provider of life's necessities may be slain
through the cupidity of a railroad company,
or from the reckless stupidity of an incompetent
engineer? New York. more, perhaps, than any
other State in the Union, stands in need Of the
wholesome law of Illinois. Can we or can we
not rely upon Mr. Cooley?
| DIPLOMATIC REFoRMs-PRErTY Coop FOR THE
PREMIER.-We learn with pleasure from our
| Washington correspondent. that Secretary Mar
| cy has taken in hand the reformation Of
| divers abuses which have SO Jong existed in
| our diplomatic and consular service. Ameri-
cans travelling abroad have often been shocked
of our European legations, and in the United
| States consular offices almost everywhere.
Governor Marcy has corrected this abuse by
directing that hereafter none but Americans
are to be entrusted with diplomatic and consul
lar secrets and archives.
| Hereafter, it is said our foreign ministers are
to transact their own business, and not transfer
| to their secretaries the onus and responsible
ties of official signatures. For the future all
our foreign legations are ordered to be opened
every day, except Sundays, from A. M. to
P. NJ, for the accommodation Of American citi-
zens. Hereafter American passports are to be
vised gratis by the minister, in all places
where one resides This will be found an i'm
portant reform, in Rome and Naples particu-
larly. and in some other cities. The new Secre-
tary has abolished consular and diplomatic uni
forms, in all cases where they can be dispensed
with. We wish we could add that ministers
and consuls were required to remain at their
posts, except on leave of absence. The Secreta-
ry Of State has, however, for the present, done
| enough to show his determination to correct all
| abuses as they come to his knowledge. This
augurs well. So far so good. Next we shall
| expect to hear Of something clever concerning
| Mexico. Will there be war? That is the ques-
| ton.
| GENERAL QuATTLEBAUM REsIGNED-PEACE IN
| South CARoLNA-Gen Paul Quattlebaum, the
leading military secessionist Of South Carolina,
| has resigned his commission as Brigadier
! General of the military forces of the State, as
will be seen from his patriotic letter, which we
publish to-day. We now feel easy-perfectly
easy-concerning South Carolina She has
submitted to stay in the Union, and to devote
her energies henceforward to the arts Of peace,
and Gen. Quattlebaum's " occupation 'sgone."
Farewell the plumed troop and the big wars
Which make ambition virtue"
But two short years ago, the whole of the Pal
metto State, from the swamps of the seaboard
to the mountains though not SO much in the
mountains as among the swamps-was in q
blaze Of war. Secession conventions, the Or
ganization and drilling of troops, military en-
| campments, armories, and appropriations for
/ artillery and munitions of war, were the order
| of the day. Then Gen. Quattlebaum rode about
/ upon his charger, armed cap-d-pie." What
| change The clamor for war has been super
seeded by railroad meetings and the great Men,
phis practical business convention And Gen.
| Quattlebaum has resigned And may he never
4 be called upon again to draw his warlike sword
| for battle except against the common enemy Of
1 the whole country! Tive Gen. Quattlebaum!
| Summer Retreats and Watering Places.
| The delightful weather which have been enjoying
for time past has produced very active and general
q seeking nA0na
Of this metropolis in the direction Of the various watering
ps ces and Notwithstanding the attrac-
ton which the New York Crystal Palace might be sup
posed exercise in concentrating fashion in this city
ard notwithstanding the unpre cedened rush to Europe
which have commented recently there appears to
be every Indication that the springs and mountains and
lakes and waterfalls the points of natural attraction
throughout the counry-w be more than usually crowd
ed with visiters this Our columns for days
past have contained advertisements and communications
from the various ering places and mountain retreats
from which readers will be able to select points
Of visit most copgena to their several tastes We also
give interesting letters from correspondents at
Lake Wipnipisf eose, in New Hampshire and Owego
New York together with notices from local papers, Of the
hotels and boarding houses The article the Saratoga
botels which extract from the Republican Of that
town, Goes not contain anything of the principal hotels
such the United States, Congress Springs, SC but
merely describes the less expensive class of houses The
others partially mentioned.
There is point which should fail to give
our travelling friends information We have seen
Of the guide books of various regions which profess
to direct the reader to the principal hotels at the various
places and ud that in the majority OF cases. it is but
the inferior houses which thus pulled Off The guide to
Niagara for instance, publ shed this yesr, avoids all
mention Of the International Hotel of the most mag
,ifcent houses in the country and the United States
RAILROAD Gpide for June 1853 gives this metropoa
only three prncpa hotels Of which neither the Meropo
Titan the st Nicholas form In other respects
they little to be depended onthe fare from New
York to Albany the Harlem Railroad being for in.
stance set down in the last named publication at
81 80, while, in reality, it is but ST.
Niagara contains half dozen the Interna-
tonal Cataract the Clifton, &C. The latter is on the