The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-04

a majority of one. Two democrats, Aldermen
Clancy and HoffnrEe, were absent. One wAig-
Alderman Moser-was absent frsm illness. The
Board resolved to meet on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday of each week. In the Board of Coun-
cknen resolution was adopted rendering to Hon.
Edward Everett the Inequalities of the city, and
Offering che Governors Room for him to receive his
friends N, also appointing committee to carry out
the objects OF the resolution.
In an article in the Paris Constt,ltionns Of Feb.
s,we find the following remarks upon the differ
ences between alis country and England:-"What
we cannot too -en repeat is, that the American 60
vernment is wrong in form. 1t is not wise thus to
multiply provocations and defances; it is Eot right
to pretend to impose humihstions on nation who
are SO proud and who have such just consciousness
of their strength as the English Isl reasonable to
suppose that she representatives Of the American
people al present in session would mediy
he attitude of the Executive, if they could only
succeed in organizing the House and in commencing
the discussion of business? But for the last seven
weeks they have not been able to form majority
for the nomination of q Speaker. However this
may be- war cannot result from such subjects OF diff
ference. 1t would be war against nature and
without 1t is only the enemies of the United
States that could counsel them to embark for such
trifes in sach fearful conflict
From Bermuda we have files to the 5thof Feb
ruary. The Royal Gazette of that day says:-At
late hour last night we requested to draw the
attention OF the chartaby disposed in this commu-
nifty to the circumstance of eight SardiniaRs dest
tute and ignorant of language, having arrived in
this town yesterday evening. They are indebted to
the hberaiity Of H. 3. Brown, Esq, United States
Vice Consul for their board and lodging last night.
These me2 are last from s.. Georges, where they
had been landed with some thirty others, equally
with themselves the objects of charity, from the
American bark George Allen, which vessel put into
that port in distress about fifteen days since, on
voyage from Leghorn to Boston. These unfor-
tunate people, we understand, had engaged to find
themselves with provisions for the voyage, and
had put on board three months supply, which was
deemed ample, but they have already been on the
voyage four months, and are now entirely without
food, and have not the means OF obtaining it. The
same paper of January 81, says:-The temperature
of the atmosphere is now at its customary range,
but the weather seems to be in very capricious
mood Five winter gales, Of greater or less severity
have "a. ed here within the last four weeks, and
from present appearances another storm may break
over these islands in few days. We need not re-
sort to the American papers for evidence in the
counts of the multitudinous wrecks, that on the
American sea board, as well as in the vicinity of
the Gulf Stream the weather has been terrifcally
severe
The special committee of the Aldermen appointed
to investigate into the complaints brought against
the Eighth Avenue Railroad Company, for Obstruct-
ing the sides Of their track by throwing snow out
side their rails, met yesterday afternoon. a large
number Of parties doing business along the line Of
the road appeared before the committee,
and testified to the inconvenience experienced
by vehicles in attempting to pass through the
streets which This road traverses, well general
detrlment to their business. The President Of the
road Mr.. Char.ock, stated that the police captains
of the Ninth, Sixteenth, Twentieth and Twenty
second wards had been instructed to employ men
to level the snow, and that over one hundred men
had been thus employed. This is a matter of some
interest it is important to know to what extent
city railroad companies may be permitted to block
ade the public thoroughfares through which they
pass.
The delay experienced yesterday in the receipt
and delivery Of the Americas letters ha the effect,
10 some extent, of checking transactions in some
branches Of trade. The sales Of Gotten reached
about 5000 $500 bales closing at an advance of
&c. since the receipt Of the Americas news, which
is about all it had previously lost Flour was more
active for the lower grades, and prices rather
frmer. Wheat was quiet and nominal Corn was
heavy, with moderate sales. Chicago oats sold at
AS cents, which was lower. cargo of Manila
sugars sold for resning at "a cents, time Coffee
quiet, and dealers waiting for the approaching
large auction sale thu 7th inst. Freight engage
xnents were limited and without change of moment
parties had not had time to read their letters by
the America.
Our Political Parties and their Dirty linen
rs not the denomination or Gen. Pierce
the Policy OF the DessaOcracys
The great Napoleon once remarked that
''every family, every people and every State
has its dirty linen; bat decent people will
wash their dirty linen at home, and not exhibit
it at public fair AS q sound maxim of
truth, decency and Cleanliness we think this
NapoleoDic apothegm may be usefully applied 4
as the basis of brief lecture upon our politi-
make such an oetentatious display at every
public fair, Legislature, convention, Caucus or
town meeting throughout the country.
Niggerim, for example, is the dirty linen as
well Of the demoralized democracy as Of the
Seward Holy Alliance. Niger driving with
the one party has become what niger wor-
shipping is with the other, the great para
Mount object, The main question, the dirty
linen overshadowing everything else in the
administration of the efairs Of the republic.
In the South, niggerism threatens ls With
separate confedecacy, and all its Unreasonable
calamities to both sections, if the demands OF
our fiery secessionists are not obeyed; while
the adverse niggerism of the North is urging
general crusade against the South and the
bloody dissolution of the Unicn, in order that
Southern slavery may be extinguished, right