The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-05

A daily contemr orary has started Q rumor, which
has been extensively copied by the country press,
that the q olera exists in this city. The official
port Of the City Inspector given in another column,
makes no mention Of it. Several cases Of that type
Of cholera incidental to chi.dre and to the season
reported nothing more. This city at the present
moment probably the healthiest point the EARTH
and strangers des gnng 10 visit here need not have
the slightest apprehension of disease.
The steam sh p Empire City arrived yesterday
from Havana. Nothing Of Importance had occurred
since previous advces.
Captain U. s. Grant, OF the army, has resigned
his commission, to take effect Slst July next.
RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS.
The Attorney street Methodist Protestant Epis
copal Church, which has been closed for some
time past for the purpose Of repair, was opened
yesterday for worship, and re-dedcated to the ser
vice of God. The Rev. Ruel Hankes (pastor) pre-
sided, and the Rev. Thomas H. Stockton, Of Balti-
more, preached most eloquent and feeling sermon
to q very thronged congregation. At the conclu-
sion of the services the brethrea made large sub
scription for the purpose of paying off the debt
lately incurred, and at the same time many mem
bers made donations ranging from fifty to one hun
bred dollars for the use Of the church.
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO.
A letter from our correspondent in Tampico will
be found in another part of this mornings paper,
giving deplorabe account of the commercial de-
preston that exists throughout the whole of the
Mexican States. Amy news from that distracted
country will be read with eagemess at the present
momept and though the letter in question gives US
no further information from the seat of war; it leads
us to believe that the low state Of the Dictator's
purse and the measures to which he is unscrupu-
lousy resorting to repenish it, among the causes
that will hasten his downfall, and bring his career
Of ambition and tyranny to close.
More Abolition VioIence-Open Resistance
Advocated.
The supremacy of the law has been vindi-
Gated in the case of the slave Barns, at what
cost we have yet to learn. 1t is our opinion
that the firm manner in which the fugitive
slave law was executed on that occasion, COM
bined with the disgrace which must follow the
attempts at resistance that were made by the
abolitionists will have most salutary effect
in checking the progress of disaffection, and re-
storing the Northern mind to its normal calm
ness and sense. We regard it as rather for
tunate thing that the fresh excitement of this
fugitive case followed SO close on the heels Of
the passage of the Nebraska bill. Nothing
could be more fatal to the passion which is the
unbrdled exercise we have but to feed the
fame up to climax, and it will soon consume
itself. This we fancy will be the case in Mas
sachusetts before many weeks roll over. Hav-
ing clamored from pulpit to lecture-hall and
street corner against the Nebraska bill-having
signed petition after petition after its passage
having done their best to prevent the execution
of one of the laws of the land-having killed
public officer in the discharge of his duty, and
threatened the lives of others-and all to no
earthly purpose or benefit is rational to sup
pose that the Bostonians will now try the other
plan, and will diversity their career with an
occasional flash of order and reason. Nor do we
hazard much in predicting that after proba-
tional period spent in trying the effect of these
novelties, they will be found to answer so much
better than the rioting and violence which have
been lately in fashion, that the Bostonans will
once more adopt them as their rule of conduct.
When this comes to pass, the agitation which
the arrest of the slave Burns will
be remembered with wonder, just as we think
to-day of the riots about the Massachusetts,
witches or the Pennsylvania whiskey rebellion.
Should this most desirable consummation
come to pass, it will not be the intentional
fault of the aboltionist leaders. The pitch of
violence they have now reached is almost in
credible. 1t was thought, when the Hon.
Horace Greeley gravely recommended the de-
struction of the Capitol and its inmates by fire.
rather than that the Nebraska bill should pass
that fury and madness could 60 no further and
that the paroxysm would soon exhaust itself
We had melancholy evidence of the con-
trary in the recent Boston riots. Mr. Greeley did
not advise, in so many words, the killing of any
particular man he only looked to the murder of
senator's and representatives as a collateral
and perhaps an inconvenient consequence of
the destruction of the Capitol. His Boston CO.
adjutors were so much more to the point that
James Batchelder was deliberately shot down
in the discharge of his duty. and no one seemed
to mourn his fate. Had the abolition leaders
single heart among them, the blood Of this muir
dered man would burn and corrode it, as it is,
they pooh-pooh the " accident" and not a sin
gle citizen of character follows the remains of
poor Batchelder to the grave. Other thoughts
filled their minds. Violence to come--brooding
in SO many bad spirits-stihed remorse for vio-
lence past. The slave Burns had hardly left
the shore Of Massachusetts, before the leading
abolition ORGAN bppon tn rave afraeh Re,is-
tance-armed resistance-was its cry. The
law had been executed in the case of Burns, it
was true; but it should not be executed again
The constitution, the legislation of 1850, en-
phatically declare that slaves escaping from
servitude shall be surrendered by the free
states; but the Hon. Horace Greeley pro-
claims, on behalf of his party, that slaves
all not be taken on the soil of the free Statesn
How far this is an idle boast the sequel must