The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-16


There are recedents which may be appealed 10
support Of IT, and especially that Of the Admission Of
county would powerfully tend TO tranGu,s :, the
public mind alay sectional jealousies, and bring tho
great mass Of The people TO the earnest support q the
The South would have no Just cause 70 complain Of t.
and indeed ought freely and generously TO yield upon
tuition as many slave States as free States have ZEN a.
mitted into the Union; and the slave States while they
country, embrace much larger extent of Ssrs s.rro
ry with more genial climate than the free Stasees x
ao NO Intelligent observer can fail 70 see that ne Ton
and all history and experience show that free gov
eminent, with such tendencies, was arrested ia
its declining without o revolution, either by q
peaceful change OF It's policy and rulers or By ~ bloody
arbitrament Of the sword 1t is an axiom h ssvssnmcn
as clear any inuitiye TRUTH that free governments
can rest upon any other than sound moral lasis. In
this must consist its strength How much Of M ounda-
The people, yet virtuous and enlightened 70 psndsr s
season. If they do not see appreciate their danger, ~
I've With the greatest respect am very y troS ycurs.
Hon. J. c. HoRNBIowM. JOHN MCIEAN.
Reception Of AIillard F1llnsers.~
The Aldermen and Councilmen oommistees on the ros
cepton of Ailard Fillmore met Jointly Friday, a az.
p p, Councilman Van Ripper in the chair. Tho Commit
tee on Carriages reported having engaged with M Achee
10 furnish the carriages needed.
Councilman MERRITT asked the price TO be paid.
The CHAIRMAN Of the Committee stated that price
agreed upon but that the charge would DO reason
able.
Councilman MERRITT wished that the committes be In.
sructed 70 engage only carriages necessary for the
veyance Of Mr. Fillmore and the members Of the COM
mittee. There was he added, OCCASIONS lire this,
always hand large number Of inveterate suckers In
the way Of old members Of the Common Council and OBJ
soete city nconaries ready 70 apprspriase any amount
OF carriages and entail burthcnsome expense upon tho
city. s
q n m of nrriuR no Wuar mt I'D
Alderman SIxzRs, from the Committee on Engaeemop6
of Steamboat TO meet Mr. Fillmore Staten Island re-
ported having had promised them the NoFwalk for 0tT6
which was twenty per cent less than any previous
proposal Though this low . stcansbcaa could
diversity Of opinion existed among the committees es 10
the feasibility Of engaging one at all for the purpose in
tended.
long discussion arose as TO the engaging of steam
boat.
Councilman MERRITT pronounced It foolish 70 furnish u
fine but totally unnecessary ride TO political strikers aud
Alderman BRIGGS stated that large number Of Fill
more and Doneson Clubs in the city had already en-
gagged private boats TO Staten Island 10 the
President. He thought the city should not be behind
hand feet Of boats pushing up the bay 70 extend
their combined greeting to MI Fillmore he pictured as
spectacle too magnifcently grand for description
Councilman TAYLOR computed the expense
The CHAIRMAN suggested that the Atlantic might arrive
of Staten Island at the dead Of night.
All these threw doubt upon the willingness Of Mr.
presented the possibility of want Of suitable accommoda
tons at Staten Island The matter was at length tempo
rariy settled by the appointment of committee 10 pro-
coed to Staten Island inquire this latter point and
report 1t the nezt meeting.
The Committee on Firing sautes reported having
engaged Colonel D. Shay Of the arsenal 70 supsrntend
the gun firing Of which there to be- ono hundred
fred In the Park and hundred at the Battery and q
many more on the steamboat should one be engaged.
The bell ringer at Trinity church offered for SO to
have Ginning Of the bells Trinity steepIe whom M.
Fillmore passed up Broadway The proposition WAS id
the table till it settled 10 the landing place and
route Of escort of Mr. Fillmore. $50
:, Populations from the Brooklyn Common Council and
the American General Committee OF Brooklyn addressed
the Committee, and expressed the desire Of the bodies
they represented to unite with the municipality Of New
York in meeting the exPresident.
The Committee adjourned to Tuesday 10 complete fur
Their necessary arrangements.