The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-20
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10 be exposed.
With this prodigioas catalogue Of respond
bilities In hand, thsre viii be work enough for
years to ccme f'r the independent people and
the independent press We are enli with
the people for the war for the Union the con-
stitution, and against all corruptions and swind-
ling in high and low places We have holy
duty and high career thus opened before us.
First among the obligations thus devolving upon
the independent pres. VIZ regard the task of
clearing the track Of the remains Of tie al
ministration, Of the whig aud democratic par
ties of the past, Of the holy ane-slavery CO.
ali,ion, and of all the disorgan zing factions Of
the day, for the triumph of Q new national
constitutional Union party in 1856. Scrub
race or no scrub race, there Can be no reliance
in any existing fragment Of party against
the sed,tious coalitions that are taking tue
field. The New York HERALD az an indie
pendent press, will continue to stand--as 1t has
stood, and now stands-the uaainching advo-
cate Of the integrity Of the Uaion, the consti-
tuition and the American people, and for
party competent to hold this broad platform.
The RESURRECTION IN SPAN.-Old Spain is
following the example of her colonies in Aneri
ca and becoming prey to constant revolu,
tons. The Spaniards have even better cause
to rise in rebellion than the Colombians or
the other Hispano- American races. Their
Queen is q loathsome proaigate; and following
her example, the whole court has sunk to q
depth Of debauchery seldom paralleled in the
wort ages. The financial condition of Spain is
familiar to every one: open bankruptcy would be
more straightforward and not more humiliat-
ing than the policy at present pursued by each
successive Spanish ministry. For years the
population of Madrid have been on the eve of
revolt, and have availed Themselves of every
opportunity to come into collision with the
authorities. In this last attempt, some sort of
success appears to have attended their first eff
forts; we must wait for further advices before
we can speak with any confidence of the ulti-
mate result. The government has resorted to
the old Spanish course Of seizing the telegraph
and robbing the mails, so that we are without
our usual information from the seat of the
movement. These measures however can only
retard the receipt Of news for brief period,
and week hence, we shall probably know what
are the chances Of the Queens dethronement,
and what the prospect Of successful over
throw ftbe present government. 1t would be
interesting to know by the way what NJ. Sonle
is about in the present conjuncture. The last
we heard of him was that he was hand aud
glove with the Queen: is he ON her side still.
The RIVER AND HARBoR BILL AND THE HOME
STEAD BuI~-A FAIR WARN1NG.-The House of
Representatives az Washington have lately
passed bill making very liberal appropriations
for the Improvement Of the navigabie rivers
and harbors of the United States, from Maine to
Oregon, and from New York to Texas The
bill is now before the Senate, with every pros
pect of the concurrence Of that body In the
measure, and some additional appropriations,
too. The Presidents organ, however, admon-
isl es honorable Senators from the seaboard, the
great lakes, and the mighty rivers Of the West
not to be too enthusiastic on the subject, for
if the bill goes up to the White House it will
be vetoed. Pierce 8 inaugural, and the messages
of jackson and Polk on the subject, are repro
duced to prove the inevitable contingency If
veto, If the Senate persist in the folly of pass
ing the bill. This is a fair warning that the
Senate need not waste much time in discussing
the subject, and we hope they won't.
On the Homestead bill, the Union says -
The debate yesterday ia spoken of as having been
characterized by unusual ability The speeches Of sena
tors weer and Cass In favor Of the BILL Of Senator
Bsnjs%n against I, have r,csyei much Communication
min is represented to all hands of the 6uest
efforts 4 his Senatorial We know that the heart
Of General Cass is in This measure he ards II the
of the times; hence prep red to give
ready and full credence to the high compliments which
are paid to his eloquent and AMI mated vndcson of the
measure yesterday.
Can anybody tell where the little joker is in
this case! Is it another veto? Perhaps
The GIFT ENTERPRISES AND OTHER SwNDLEs.
We see that Judge Ingraham has refused to
discharge j. Woodman Hart from arrest in the
suit which the Governors of the Aims House
brought against him in consequence of his
alleged infraction of the statute against lot
teries. Whatever may be the merits of Harris
particular case, it is clear that the most strin-
gent measures ought to be taken TO suppress
these gift enterprises, which are nothing better
in fact than the mock auctions of Broadway
and Chatham street; and on this ground we
rejoice at Judge Ingraham's decision. By the
law of this State, all lotteries are pronounced
Illegal and we can conceive nothing which
falls more properly within the purview of the
statute than many Of the gift enterprises which
bave been recently established in this city.
They are got up not for the city but for coun-