The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-27

up their designs so easily; on the bntrsfy. should
he not saca'e The place, may "a bear OF one Of
the most sarguinsry religious o,s that ever dis
graced tte pages Of orr country history.
Governor Andrew johnson, IL Tennessee, srans-
mittd bis annual message to tho Legislature II the
State Oh the l9sh inst II VA be seeo that the Gov
srLor has csHsd the after ton OF he Legislature t,
three important apendAsnts which ec proposes 10
the consultation OF tie Unitad States the first 81
which is 10 make the election Of President incanl
bent upon the popular voice, giving each reprcsen
tstyu district cue vote, as is nov Gle Gaze, but
plsc.ng the candidate directly before the people,
a. icing away with tire electors. The seoond pro-
position is to elect United States Senators by the
psl.ots Of the people who are egsaled to vote for
r.eu ber of the State Legislatures The third s, 70
Emit The of holding office o. the judges Of the
Court Of the United States to twelve years,
instead OF, rs Low, for life The Governor says that
these wee the doctrines Of Jeferssn and Jackson,
whose opI ut ali tsss entitled to the respect
ard consideration OF the American people.
Collector P1asee, Of the Boston Custom House has
aotfe6 five or six aficers that their places viii be
dile0 10y appointments next Monday.
III the United titles District Court sittog in
Philadelphia, on Saturday last Judge Grier deliv.
eIed an opinion in opposition to au application By
Mrs. Harriet Beeober Stove toIsstlain +. W. TSoIas
from ptbisai,g German trsnslstion Of U Gle
Toms Cabin Mrs. Stowe egiDg that it an i'll
fripgsnAeut OF her copyright. The Judge contend
90 u al tar station from language into another
was no traDsgresson upon the right OF copy, aod
those were 0nly called pirates upon the property
vested in copyr eht who print pub isb c)pies OF
| a.otber's book without license. The Judge says
that Uncle Tom and Topsy, tie creations OF the
genius aud Imagination Of Mrs. Stowe. are mucl
public property Don Quixots and Saucho panza,
and may be used and abused by faDslators i'm Ia
tors playrighs and poess, With much freedom as
they would tie English Translation Of the holy
Bible. He says translation may be called . trans
crpt or copy Of her thoughts ont ia seose ca1 it
be called copy of her book. Mrs. Stoves bill was
therefore dismissed end the lady required to pay the
costs. So our German citizens W II be permitted to
read "Upcle Toms Cabin in their native language
without having to pay for the stamp Of Mrs Stove
block Of buildiugs, occupied by seven or eight
small stoi es and q large number o. families was TO-
tally des troy ed by fire at Amst.r dam n. T. on SIM
Day morbing. Several tenants, who were asleep at
the time The flames broke out very narrowly escaped
with their lives BY jumping from the upper wndoSs.
The eDtre loss viii not prob .by exceed twelve tn ~
sand dollars
Mr.. Hayes, the Keeper Of the poorhouse ct
Groton, Mass. last Sunday pght murdered his wife
and three Children and completed the ssful tragedy
by cutting bis own throat.
Politicians philosophers and commercial men, as
well a. the general reader, will find much TO Interest
them il columns to-day, as will be seen by the
annexed summary of q portion of the contents:-
Particulars OF the Christmas Festivities in this an
,tber ciles Account Of the awful Explosion Of the
steamer Marlborough at Charleston, by which four
teen per'ons were instantly killed and tbree Others
dreadulJy ipjured the Persecution Of Gen. Scott by
The free soilers Speech Of Gov. Co,b at meeting in
Georgia, &c.