The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-19
TIE News.

Order reigned in the metropolis yesterday and the
freedom Of speech was quietly sustained by some
twenty thousand persons assembled to listen to the
sermon OF the Rev. Mr. Parsons, the street preacher.
We furnish graphic reports of mis- sermon and the
various open,air temperance speeches made in the
same neighborhood.
We are informed by our special CORE spondeut at
Washington, that in Secretary Davis should be
elected United States Sena or for Mississippi it is
understood that the President will place Hon.
Charles ]. Mcdonald st the head of the War Depart
ment. This move is intended to Withdraw from the
field the strong Southern ii shts rival Of Gov. Cobb
for the vacant Senator-hip of Georgia, thus securing
to the administration the support in the upper house
of Congress of the great chiefs Of Mississippi seces-
sionism and Georgia Unionisn. The operations Of
this singular coalition scheme nil be developed herr
after In the meantime the str ct adherents tosound
national doctrines in both branches of Congress
baking such steps as will be likely to render futile
any further attempts o. the Cabinet to frater.
Mise with free soilers secessonists, and disorgan-
ers CT every grade, for the sake of retaining power
place and the lingering of the public funds Look
out tor the debate which is expected to come OFF in
The House Of Representatives to day on the resolu
bon requiring the President ID appoint and the Sc
nate to confirm the Assistant Secretary Of the Trel
sury The vote upon this important resolution will
be the first open demonstration Of hostility against
tie Cabinet by that body and the result is conse
ouenty looked for with much anxiety by all parties.
Much anxiety having been expressed with regard
10 the various homestead propositions brought for
ward since the opening Of Congress, we have deemed
it proper to publish in another column the bill re.
ported back from the Committee on Agriculture in
abe House Of Representatives, and made The special
order Of the day for the second Tuesday in February
This measure it will be seen does not materially diff
Ter from the defeated at the last session. 1t pro-
poses to give every head OF family, w1o is . native
or naturalized citizen or has taken the requisite
steps to become such, one-quarer Of section Of va
cant but surveyed and unappropriated public land
the sane TO be it'll abted and cultivated for five years
and not to be liable to seizure for any debt contracted
prior to the issuing Of the patent therefor No per-
son will be permitted to make more than one entry
and the only money to be paid will be for the mere
expense Of surveying the land and the Issuing Of the
certificate.
One Of our special correspondents has taken the
trouble to reply to attacks made upon him by of
the city dailies, but the game is hardly worth the
ammunition. Those who thought it worth the trouble
would have found sufficient answer by referring to
She dispatches forwarded by our correspondents week
before the President message was promulgated.
With q President and Cabinet who change their
nInd and shift their ground almost every twenty.
four hours, all that can be done is to give their
views for the time being, and our correspondent
maintains that he had the highest authority for all
he stated. Nothing material has been contradcted
by the facts in the message but 10 several instances
it was ultimately decided to cay nothing, although
the decision Of the Cabinet was stated under
Geographic head. Several matters mentioned such
as internal improvements the Pacific Railroad, &C.
zero a,,ua,,, =, ...v IN the same spirit it was
said ttey wouli be. Our correspondent did not. Of
course profess to state the language which would be
used az, at the time he wrote, the message was not
written. Canadian reciprocity is only generally
alluded to in the message from the fact there stated
that it il now under negotiation. II was the same
with regard to the Tehuantepec question; and to
the Pacific Railroad although alluded TO, it is to be
made the subject Of special message soon as the
surveys are made. Q~antgm spG
Judge Mason, our new Minister 70 France, viii
leave in the Atlantic next Saturday.
BY telegraph from Charleston we have accounts Of
a treat number of maritime dhastds, to which the
attention Of those interested is directed.
Abou. the only inference to be drawn from the Of
cia statement Of the Mayor Of Erie Pa, relative TO
ne recent railroad difficulties at that place. is, that
tbe rioters we're melted to acts Of outrage mainly
through fear of being deprived Of The petty trade in
Ne cake pie, apple and small beer line which pcs-
nop Of tht N had hitherto enjoyed. An injunction
has been granted by the United States Circuit Court
gainst the city Of Erie, and the inhabitants have
hen ordered 70 refrain from hereafter inuring the
raysaA Rask q hyAgea OF interfering to proven