The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-08-14
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NKw YonK, August II, 1857.

NKw YoRK, August H. 1857.
Judge Ingraham, OF the court Of pleas has
released Mr. Deyln from jail and restored him to his DO
sHon street commissioner You win recoect that on
the death Of Mr. Taylor the governor of this State in
defiance Of law many believed filed the vacancy by
appointing Mr. Conover 10 the Office made vacant by
Mr. Tayors death. The common council of the city in
due process OF law elected Mr. Devlin, and installed him
in his Office. Conoyer got out mandamus and Judge
Peabody, sitting supreme court commissioner sent
Deylin TO the Tombs Conover only took the Office
but reisted and dced the order of the court served on
him. Upon writ Of haJaa corpus tho was brought
before Judge Ingraham, and he decided that Devn
upawfuy in the ToInbs that Judge Peabody had no
jurisdiction of the that the Office of street commits
sioner city Office, and that State officer had any
authority it at all that Devl was the street com
missioner, and that Conover not. And the lat
ter gentleman is having his trial for contempt court
aud the end is not yet.
Mr. Justice Davidson has decided to commit Mrs Cum
ningham to the Tombs and not admit her to bail.
But the clearly bailable and upon the rendition of
this Judgment denying ball. the brought before
Judge DAILY, and he granted writ of review and the
comes before him to why this woman--bad,
bold she isshoud not have her legal rights and be
admitted to bail rather than be in close confinement
There be doubt that Mr. District Attorney Hall
Is resolved to push this with vgor If injustice
be done. He severely and think, justly
sured for the in which he tried Mrs Cunning
ham at the last trial. that he is resolved to push the
along severely When Justice Davidson announced
that he should commit the prisoner without trial. Mr.
Stafford her lawyer gave notice that he should apply to
the Judge of the supreme court for writ of crora to
reverse the proceedings. This was Monday p.
On Tuesday m. the order Of the court given.
Upon the service Of the papers Justice Davidson he
said the papers in the hands of Mr.. Hail. the dis
tic attorney On application to Mr. Hail. he said they
had been placed In the hands of the clerk of the
of sessions. The writ Of course fell through and
other writ was obtained But in the mean time it is
said that Mr.. Hall has had the presented to the
grand jury, and before the question of bail can be de-
cided this woman may be indicted AS Mr.. Hall has
shown that matters in his department can be pushed
along with tremendous vigor, it would answer the
ends of public justice and give general satisfaction if
some two three of the thousand criminal
hand in his Office should be sent along the path justice
with like accelerated speed.
Ex-Governor Myron III. Clarke has removed from the
beautiful residence at Canandagua to this city, and has
taken law office at No liz Wall street When he was
in his rural home he kept hardware soreand quite
good one he kept too When he learned the law, and
where he practised know not Perhaps his two years
In the execution of the laws of State enabled him to
practise lawat any rate he is soon to hang out his
shinglc and saw him this morning in hsnew place of
business arranging for his signs sc. Unless Mr. Clarke
shows vgor in the law than he did in the chair
ecutve he will not consume the North River. On his
going Of Office he sgnazed himself by an indscrim
mate pardon of set of despcradoes Many of these have
been rotaken and sent to the Tombs for trial He
find much employment by being retained on their be-
half.
Mr. Gerrit Smith, of this State, has been long and
quite celebrated phlanthropst and rcforner He
was decidedly religious man, and being man of
wealth. he contributed literally to the great objects of
Christian benevolence The American Board the Ameri-
can Tract Society and sia ss~i-l.--- asjaued his
bs.rrty. His found on the rolls of these
Citations, and his porty person the platform
great occasions In evil day he took the hydro
phoba of abolitionism all his tastes became vated
his moral sight impaired, and his were dull He
abused the church sluggish, inhuman institution be-
cause he could not abotonze it, He joined himself to
the infde crew led off by Garrison and Phillips. lie
elected to Congress to end slavery by some egsa
on and did nothing but complain that the dinner hour
of Washington did suit his health. He gave away
immense tract of land to negroes to prove that they
could equal the whtcsf they had fair chance and
he awakes to the sad fact that they indolent and
lazy as race and have allowed their land to be sold for
taxes while not fifty Of them continue to hold the pres
ent having sold the land and pocketcd the money.
MANHATTAN.