The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-11-10
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YORK, NOU. 4, 1853.


NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE
New YORK, NOU. 4, 1853.
To The Editor of the National Era.
Since my last letter was written, there have
been an unusual number of political and other
popular demonstrations, which call for notice.
Among these, as first in chronological order,
WAS the ratification meeting of the Soft
Shell Democrats. This was not az large as,
but more orderly than, was anticipated lt
was held in Tammany Hall, which is now in
possession OF this section of the Democracy, as
you are aware. The principal orators were
Martin Grover and John Van Buren,. These
speeches were chiefly noticeable for their tone.
Particularly was this 50 of Prince Johns speech.
Alas how changed Compared with his we'll
remembered Free Soil efforts during the can.
Vas Of '48, this last was estate fiat and unprof-
liable" His waggsh humor and genial drol-
lery had disappeared, to be substituted by spe-
cial pleadings of the most heartless kind. !
say heartless, because it was evident that the
orators heart was not in the work of the Tam
macy Hall speech. How indeed, could it pos.
sibly BET And how lamentable to observe such
change IN man of such fine capacities as
John Van Buren,! But dear should ever be
such betrayals of liberty, as he must be con-
scous of having deliberately made.
! The Free Democratic League have held sew
eral meetings since my last date. The most
important business transacted was the adop-
ton of the following resolutions moved by that
active member, Edward A. Stansbury:
RESOLVED, That the time has arrived for a
systematic and efficient organization of the con-
stitutonal opponents of slaveholding dOmina-
ton throughout the Union.
"ResOiUed, That the city of New York, by vir-
tue of Its position as the commercial centre of
the Western Continent, its consequent unpar-
alleled channels of access and influence to all
parts OF the country, and its especial relations
TO the most powerful Commonwealth of the
Confederacy, is especially indicated as the prop
er headquarters Of the Free Democracy Of the
United States
RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee
be directed to communicate with the Free De-
mocracy of this and other States, with view
of etfecting concert of action among the
friends OF Liberty throughout the Union, and
the establishment of o central organization,
having It's headquarters in this city"
Ii will be perceived that these resolutions
contemplate grand central organization
something like National League-to be loca-
ted IN this city. This Is an important move
ment and | hope to see it consummated, at
an early day. The eyes of our friends else.
where naturally turn to the Empire State for
counsel and encouragement This will always
be so while she has such an immense electoral
power, to say nothing of the commercial Prov
ess of this city. am glad, therefore to find the
Free Democracy here awakening to sense OF
! their actual positional influence
Last Sunday was marked by sermons of IN
usual interest. There was one from Arch
bishop Hughes, a church conservation, replete
with his usual inculcatiOns of infallibility and
traces Of bigotry and superstition. No orator.
cal power and tact short of the ArchbishOp's,
could render such oft repeated absurdities toll
cradle to the intelligent hearers. Next, men
ton sermon on the Moral Significance of
the Crystal Palace" by Rev. H. w. Bellows,
pastor Of the First Congregational Society of
this city. The theme was an ample az well as
a practical one, and it was handled with that
| decided ability which characterzes all the eff.
forts of this divine.
This is not the only sermon on the Palace
which the more scholarly of the clergy of this
city have given. Rev. DR.. Chaplin delivered an
excellent one some time ago.
| But there yet remains to be noticed the most
novel of the pulpit discourses referred to, which
was sermon" Satan, the genuine and the
fictitious by Rev. T. W. Higginson, of Wor-
cester, Mass. The rith Of this was an expose
of the absurdty of paying SO much attention
to an obsolete devil with hoofs and horns, and
30 little to the living actual devils of War, In.
temperance, Slavery, &c Culver the Natu-
ralist laughed at the idea of carnverous ami
NAL having "hoois and horns" which belong
to the graminiverous class And Martin Lu-
Their coolly threw an inkstand at the same
imaginary popular form of Satan But, ac-
cording to Mr.. Higginson, Satan decked as
gentleman, and acting through some fashion
able system of wrong or institution of despot-
ism should be the object of actual terror-not
the defunct imaginary devil aforesaid
| had the pleasure, the other evening, of wit
Messing the Inauguration Of the faculty of a
new Medical School, located at No. Is Laight
street, under the title of New York HYDRO
pathic and Physiological School," on which
occasion the friends Of progressive science as.
sembled to witness the proceedings filing the
lecture room TO nearly its full capacity. The
proceedings we're opened by an address, by the
Principal, DR.. R. T. Trail, who explained the
plans and aims Of the new institution after
which he introduced tho following members of
his Faculty to the assembled pupils of the
School and the spectators Joel Shew, NJ d.,
Professor of General Practice G. H. Taylor
NJ d., Chemistry and Anatomy; j. +. Snod-
grass, A. NJ, M. d., Medical Jurisprudence;
l.. N. Fowler, Phrenology and Mental Diseases !;
William A. Steere, Music and Eocution Miss
A. s. Cogswell, NJ d, Mathematics and Physi
ology; and Miss Johnson Diseases of Women
and Children. These severally made address
es indicating the plans of instruction it was
their purpose to pursue, as occupants of their
several posts They were succeeded BY the
following friends Of the enterprise Mrs. Mary
Z. vaughn, Mrs. Maria L. Buckley. M. F.
Baldwin, and Z. F. Brewster. Il was announ.
ced that the lectures would commence forth
with, number of pupils having already ar
rived.
All the occupants of the chairs of this pron,.
ising institution are understood TO be capable
-Four OF them have national reputation, viz !:
Trail, Shew, Snodgrass and Prof Fowler.
INDICATOR
The Boston Commonwealth announces the
reception of the following lightning telegraph
ic dispatches from Washington, we presume,
from the Presidents own hand
Washington, Nop. lSt-twenty-one minutes
past three, A. M-The Administration moves
with firmness and rapdity. ZerubbabeI Win
klefeld, Esq, has been removed from the
charge of the Light House on Pohagin Shoals,
for the offence Of hiring person to clean the
lamps who had signed petition for the repeal
of the Fugitive Slave Law. This prompt 40.
ton will strike terror into the hearts of the en-
cmies Of the compromises.
Baltimore, Nov. 2d--An important rumor
prevails, that Melchsedeck Muggins, Postmas-
ter at Dogberry Four Corners, has been re
moved, and Q genuine true blue adsmantine
Democrs. has got his place Muggins profess.
ed, outwardly, to stand upon the Baltimore
platform, but his duplicity was made manifest
wheo nm aid y;t w IA raca;vad with thu ,,roof