The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-21

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1t should have been mentioned in my last, tn at
the country banks, under the new law, are required
to make returns once month, similar to those pub.
lished weekly from the city banks. Doubts are en-
tertained, however, whether this ought to cause
them to furnish returns that would show their con-
dition at any time previous to the first Monday in
July; and as banks are quite famous for taking to
themselves the benefit OF any doubts that arise
pecting the construction of laws made for their gov
eminent, We shall probably not hear from them until
next month.
The defeats of the democrats in New Hampshire
have rather damped some of their number here
abouts, who were confident that the party were
sure to succeed. They now console themselves with
the reflection that if the House should choose coali-
tion U. s. Senators, the Senate has the power to
veto any such arrangement, and will do it, This is
aowelng of tone but there is great deal of vitality
in the democracy and it generally contrives to get
out of any position into which folly of its leaders
may have led it. Mr.. Butterlield was Burked on
the question of electing State printer The clever
member Of the IieieAe Garde could have made his
election sure. Mr.. Burke's fire has told. He is a
hard man to fight The story that Mr.. Collector
Peaslee went up to Concord to electioneer for GER
tain gentlemen for Senators is not true.
There was great anti-Nebraska meeting at New
Bedford, last evening, at which General Wilson and
Mr.. Reyes spoke. They took ground against the
free sellers helping wings Ihear that the Wing
State Central Committee will meet to-day, or on
Hill, on the 18th Of July, the anniversary Of the
Northwestern Ordinance, and invite anttslavery
men to be present The free soers are not disposed
to see the wings come up. At the New Bedford
meeting, resolve was passed in favor Of arming
the negroes who may be fugtives. 1t said that
members OF our Supreme Court have expressed the
opinion that If fugitive should STAY his master
while the latter were hunting him, the deed would
not be murder.
Few edition Of the works Of Fisher Ames. was
published on the 18th, by Little, Brown & Co. 1t
is edited by bis son. Seth Ames who has contributed
biographical sketch Of his father, which is mea.
gre and unsatisfactory affair and altogether un-
worthy Of the subject. There ought to be added to
our literature good philosophical history OF the
federal party, and in no way could it be better writ
ten than in connection with full biography of some
distinguished leader of that party. After Hamilton
the greatest federalists came from Massachusetts,
Cabot, John Adams Timothy Pickering, Caleb
Massachusetts man by birth, and Daniel Webster
belonged rather to us than even to New Hampshire.
Fisher Ames died too soon perhaps, to admit of his
biography being made sort OF history of federalism,
as his party survived him several years; but more
might have been made Of the subject than his son
has chosen to make OF it. Mr.. Ames was the Oldest
of the Massachusetts federalsts with one or two
exceptions. He was fair type Of the leaders Of
which yet exist, and which are regularly adopted
by all administrations, no matter by what political
name they may be known. He had no faith, or next
to nome in the capacity Of the people for sefgov-
to do with his sombre views as anything else.
Iicknor 4 Fields have, this day, published Miss
Miuords "Atherton, and Other Tales, but have
not had time to look it over.
4 Mr.. Abbott Lawrence having offered to give the
sum of five hundred dollars to the people of Groton,
towards founding town library, provided they
would appropriate similar amount for the same
purpose, they have accepted his proposition, and a
library is to be established. Such institutions are
becoming so common in our towns that the want of
one will soon be considered mark of disgrace to
the community thus efficient in what the subjects
Of The Pharaohs were wont to call food for the
SOUL"
Speaking Of Croton am reminded that there is
to he celebration on the 12.h OF July OF the four
daticn of the Lawrence Academy in that town. The
been sent to all the surviving pupils whose resi-
dences are known, and it is supposed that Of the
Whole numbcr--ahout three thousand--seyeral hun
dpds will be present at the celebration. Mr.. Bgc-
Stale, will preside at the dinner he is Croton
General Dana, OF Cbarlesown, will be Chief Mar
shall. lie is son of Samuel Dana, who in the last
generation was OF the political leaders Of Mas
sachuctts, representing GrOon in the House of Re-
plesen,aiyes, and in the Constitutional Convention
Of 1920, Mddlescx in the Senate and his district in
Congress. lie also Judge OF enc of our courts.
An address will he delivered and the occasion pro-
mises to he an interesting one.
\ No indictments have as yet been found agains t
| the abolitiopsts, under Judge Curtiss direction,
ard they ale beginning to despair of being persccu
ted. The Judge is fond Of indictments, and in 1851
he wrote State address for the wings, in which he
Y proposed that Governor Boutwell,, Speaker Banks,
/ President Wilson, and other cOalitionists be in
| dictcd for their part in ovcrthrowing the wings:
its suppression. II IL said that the passages Of tho
address containing this singular proposition will
soon be published They will be rich though com
ing somewhat late in the day. ALTOONA.