The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-11

lrtioD,sts, were not srnalgatonsts. What kind OF
pigger Lecompton. Some free State men proposed
to embrace it, and necessarily the child, would be
lao Now III behalf Of the people we protested against
not prepared 10 ssmaze ourselves advocates OF
amalgamation so ltby A. this The speaker proceeded
TO show that the people Of his section intended 10 stand by
the consttuton being framed and prevent the Le
compoa constitution becoming OF force though admitted
FIRE and rapne rife, they had faith belief In
them-they mere iDoOnshine. The threats Of . dis
solution OF the Union with which Southern Bobsds regu
Arly regaed the country, amounted 10 nothng-such
thing couldn't be did. 1t put him in mind Of green hand
being sent by fassner INTO the woods to cut down
chestnut tree and split II into rails Well, ho went, cut
down trce and worked all day trying to split IT, driving
wedge after wedge but entirely failing to accomplish his
object The fellow had cut down a gum tree. So with
these fire eaters. They put in as wedges Pierce and
Douglas and Old Buck Calhoun, Henderson and host of
others, yet the old gum tree Of the Union s remains
Dr. hopos, of Leayen worth Mr. Walden editor Of tho
Quindaro CAindopan; W. +. NJ. Amy of Hyatt; Mr.. Aus
the meeting, which, after passing resolution calling upon
the Free State Central Committee TO call q: early day
convention 10 nominate State officers adjourned 1t late
hour. The meeting showed the preaominance OF
dcai portion Of the free State party at tho present time.
A LITERARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cry1RAIzAroS
BooE BrsISEss- Decline OF PHIApEpMA TRADR-
The publishers and booksellers United States and the
Canadas have been In Uon in this city Pha
delphia during the past fortnight, holding their semi
annual trade SALE These sales originated Phadelphls
At time when the entire publishing interest Of the coun
try centred that city. With the extension Of the trade
sessions Of the sales also established In New York
and at Boston The experiment At Boston eventually
abandoned after protrsced pander 10 the pro-
vncal ambition Of that locality, the expense Of the
trade at large The trade SALE which closes here
this week. marks important epoch in the literary pro-
gress Of The country will be probably the last
sion Of divided session Of national literary fairs
the entire business is about to be concentrated
vention only, be held semi annually in New York The
eIpediency Of this change obvious in point of
nience, and 1t is only the intriguing pertnacity tho
Philadelphia booksellers, in their effort TO maintain
the de'usion OF An ascendancy which has long since
disappeared, that has forced upon the trade the
embarrassment and losses attending the sales in that
city for some years past.
The commercial and social tendencies Of the whole
country with respect to New York its unequalcd facilities
for trade, and is rapid achievement Of merop pre-
cedence, would inevitably compel the Capitalization o.
literature and the book trade sooner or later The
abrogaton Of the Phihdelpba trade sales is but Of
the significant signs OF the times, like many similar
ments now developing, little forced by the pressure OF
the recent revu'on Purchasers who reach here from
the remote towns In the interior refuse be humbuKged
and put 10 weeks extra expense and delay for forced
sale OF duplicates Philadelphia which they buy In one
LOT by waiting for the New York sale The priority Of
time has been considerably allowed the Philadelphia
sale heretofore, and the New York commenced
only the close OF rival In prospeyou sea
this dodge had effect Of collecting An attendance
OF buyers and gave the Philadelphia prologue chance
be heard Now when economy Is the order Of the day
the buyers determined that the paying OF bill
and saving Of . weeks tne must be Needed, and with
this idea in view they pretty generally waited for New
YORK catalogue The books are usually the both
catalogues. The assembace OF full competition OF the
buyers Vita ooect Of course, where the conduct
ed at auction O the small number who attended Pha-
depha sale many acted upon the economical principle,
and did not come 10 New York. thus defeating the object
of both sales and causing additional damage and dscour
%ement al time when every onort should have been
braccd sganst the depressing tendency of the
best that be said OF tho sale just closed In this city
s that realized ne expcc ations Of the contributors; IN
other words. fully vorined their fears The sezsiou
held at Philadelphia conceded 10 have been the seyerst
affection which the trade has endured there.
The tac conclusion Of both publishers aud booksellers
thereffe " dscountenance further division Of the
sales The principle which the current sale been
Publisher satisfied with the price, allowing him TO du.
pcaiebas saved tbs seler from ruinous sacriaces
than blocking the wheels Of the business for six
months longer the publishers boarding their stock In col
lars and the dealers Eong home 10 tend their empty
book shelves or pedde stale novels and the wooden vol
umcs OF their shops In competition with the gt,ering
clanor Of the gin enterprises.
There seemed 70 be no exception to the unsnmlty or
The trade during M present session hero regard 10
inevitable doom OF the phadelphis incubus II was
oeptcd settled thing that the last general Convention
OF buyers and sellers had met there this spring The
Pbiladephians themselves were slcot or absent ne
supporters Of the old trade sae establishment of this city
had wrely dspenscd with any rival saIe Every item
they had ever coniendcd for, the management OF
the sales has been frankly conceded by new orgsni
"
book trade next fall, upon United liberal and national
basis and metropolitan plster in which the interests OF
the whole country viii bc represented with fairness and
equality
The Hotel Walters q strike-Meeting az
the uiberni.n Hall.
Between three hundred walters from the various
hotels Throughout; the city, held meeting on Friday even.
ing at Hbernan Hail. AZ Prince street, for the purpose Of
making arrangements 10 general strike for highor
wages The price received paid by majority Of the
botcls $40 and si2 per month but wsters deemng
this insufficient TO support their fames, have decided TO
al for an increase of 81 per month The price which
they have always received has been fi6 per month but
during the money crisis The hotel propric.ors
pecd 70 reduce the wagoe 10 sl2 and slI Among those
who reduced the WAGES their employs, were the pro-
pretors OF The ST. Nicholas Hot tsey agreed, however
to return 70 the old pTicc tas 1T o. April large
number Of the waters according asked GA he above day
for an advance, which, at The nic u was agreed they
shou1 nave but unfortunately for those vhD struck
the following evening ihoy from the hotel
and obors put N Their places st the rsus wages There
were thirty eight IN al charged. yto feeling ag.
grleved called meeting az toe ab1 hall TO the
matter into consderalioa.
The The meeting was called to order, whom the following
oihcers were elected President Tllaa Henry; Vice
President, Robt @. Grecr Secretary James Mach and
Treasurer, Sctscl Kilnles
MT HINEt, the President then stated the call ef the
meeting and object which Ne supposed was 10 be carried
oul He teh Nat The duty OF every water m the
city TO aid IN Commanding an Increase OF wages moro cane
calv those having families 10 reerass ,ha' ,n -
who had been discharged from the ~ Nicholas rote
were NlcumHco ior the benefit OF others but was show
ing INC great Importance OF the waters uniting together
and aesnanding body their rigts Tie men q, the
81 NcAos, he relaarked had worked faithfully during
the winter months for the reduced vaseg and he re-.
ereed that men like the proprietsrs OF the 81 Niooas
Hotel did not adhere 10 their aud give the mon the
wages they promsed--sl6 per month Wv
jaws f9DmY, o. TOE - Nicholas Hotel. was then
called upon, and addressed the meeting IIe tbongM
" there vns any sct OF men who should have thelr
wages increased u was the waters lie could no,
how q with family could support then, n,
twelve dollars per month the price paid He krev
the proprctors o the hotels would resist their efforts but
they came out in body their efforts would be realized
They had also wealth oppose them but the combined
force OF their employees would result in He had
always been urgent advocate Of the walters cause
and was among those IN the strike Eve years ago He
looked with disgust upon the advertisement OF the 81
Nicholas liete propretors, for thirty English waners
Where, be would Like 70 know, vM there an Irshman or