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The Northern Democrat Press-Its Inem-
sltnry and Impudenre.

We have frequently alluded, Of late. to the
incffoiency, stupidity and impotence Of the
Northern democratic newspaper press, and to
the deplorable consequences which from this
polluted source have fallen upon the party at
Washington and throughout the country. 1t is
to this incompetenoy. laziness and supreme sell
fshness Of our Northern democratic journals
that we may justly attribute the crushing disas-
tiers suffered by the party. from Maine to Mis-.
soun, with the downfall Vi poor Pierce; and to
tie same cause we may as justly charge the
present demoralizations of the democracy. and
the present factious squabbles and sectional
wrsnglings which environ the administration
Of MI Buchanan.
In reiterating these opinions today, We must
repeat our specifications of such Northern demo
cratic organs a. the Washington Union. the
Philadep his Pres the New York Baily .Neacs.
the Albany Argus and the Boston Pos. The
first named Of these papers, il is true, is pub.
lithed south Of Mason and Dixon's line; but il is
none the less a Northern establishment, for Mr..
Wendell. the chief proprietor, and all the lobby
gang concerned in T. ownership, are, we be-
lieye, Northern men. All these pretentious
Northern opponents Of democracy, then. from
Washington TO Boston, and all their newspaper
echoes and satellites, from New York to Chi
cago. belong to the same school Of selfish spoils.
men and Unsuitable Office beggars. The princi-
pies which govern the whole batch are the
seven cardinal principles as enumerated by
John Randolph TO wit the Eve loaves and the
two fishes. In this view their rapacity is only
surpassed by their pulled up self suficiency,
their ignorance and their brazen earontery.
We submit conspicuous editorial from the
Washington Union in confirmation Of this iudg-
ment. Read
THa fTw YoRx BRaALD AND THE DEMOCRATIC rRgss.
There never a fortunate endowment titan that
which conferred upon the NEW YORE HEEAID. II IL
not often that all the capacity. sagaciiy and odesty
whole city and country bestowed upon the conductors
otssngle Journal RI, n hss been with the HvP.ID
u thai PAPER entitled TO the least credit for i decars
tons "a this regard Ecr disposed 10 quarrel with
our colenpcfsty upon tbs point But we 10 think II a
Eite remarkable that the democratic press enlightened
~ y every Cay, Including Sundays. By Tie Luminous
prooGss0as q e HSaA4B, should remain ssocxioslT
nehcio u uIP1 te s'e PASSIONS w1b ~ sls ae eovp-
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TBE INEBRlATE AsYLUs.-We have before us
a letter from tie Corresponding Secretary of
the New York lnebriate Asylum to his Excel
leucy the Governor on The subject of an appro-
prietion for the purpose of carrying out more
ef'ectuolly the objects of that institution This
document is clear, brief AID 10 the point We
concur generally in it, views. and are salts
fed that the establishment Of such an asylum il
amongst the most imperative Of the demands
pressing upon the attention Of an enlightened
philanthropy. The spectacles arising for, in
temperance that are so frequently - NC encoun-
tered in the streets OF our large cities are too
disgusting and painful to be witnessed with pa
thence, and II the effect Of the new institution be
only TO withdraw from under our eyes these
distressing sights, great public benefit will be
accomplished. Whether drunkenness be caused
by hereditary faint or otherwise. there can be
no doubi that even temporary moral and physi-
cal treatment in a properly appointed asylum
will be in the highest degree advantageous not
only to the unhappy sufferer but TO his family.
friends and the public at large. five differ
from the writer at all II is in regard to his idea
that drunkenness is commonly the result Of in
sanity or Of hereditary transmission. Doubt
less very many cases arise from these causes,
but the majority are contracted by habit, evil
associations and inherent vicious tendencies.
Intemporance is aud must always be regarded
as vice, aud merits not the indulgent conside-
ration that il ia an involuntary affection; it is
the faint of immortality, rather than of heredi-
tery indisposition. With this single comment
we dismiss the subject hoping that it will meet
with that favorable confederation from the lie.
gislature TO which ia philanthropic claims en-
,stIo "a
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There "a q Land Of pure delight,
Where saints i;rEorta. reign
Eternal dag excludes the night,
And pleasures Danish pain.

PRoGREsS or PUBLIC OPINION IN FAVOR oF A
GENERAL BANxRurT LAw.-It will be seen by
our reports from day to day that the number of
petitions which are being sent in 10 the Legis-
lature and to Congress in favor of a general
bankrupt law is rapidly on the increase OF
these we only hear of a small proportion as
only chance reference is made to them by the
Congressional al Legislative reporters From
all that we can learn an active movement in ia
vor OF this measure is beginning to pervade the
mercantile community throughout all parts of
the Union. Ii has as yet only found expression
in the independent action of individuals. but
there is no doubt that it will speedily assume o
more definite and imposing form. II is now
generally acknowledged that without some gene
raj law applicable to all cases Of commercial
delinquency, il will be impossible to carry on
the mercantile affairs Of the country without
the recurrence of periodical shocks like that
urier which we are now suffering. Ouch being
The feeling, it is the duty of the merchants and
others whose interests are the most deeply in.
volved in this question to call meetings to dis
cuss the expediency Of petitioning Congress on
the subject II the measure is likely to prove q
beneficial one, the sooner il il carried through
the letter. II, on the contrary, there are well
founded objections TO IL, discussion will only
serve TO place them in a clearer aud more I'M
answ,,ablc light.
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The FINE ARTS IN New YoRK.-The British
and French exhibitions the collection of Mr..
Belmont and the Murillo of Mr.. Aspinwail,
have caused quite revival among the artists
and connoisseurs Of this city. Mr.. Aspinwalps
picture especially provoked great dea! of dis
pute, first as to what it was intended to repre-
sent, and second as to its genuineness, The
pundits on either side never gave up point, we
believe. Since then we have heard of more Mu-
rillos; in fact, they are growing to be, as Jack
Falstaff would say, as "plenty as blackberries T"
The young man who told an Italian connoisseuv
that his fathers gallery in New Yofk was COM
posed chiefly of Guides and Raphaels, With
here and there Leonardo da vinci" is not
without imitators. The last gallery advertised
is composed altogether of the ''old masters and
engravings' and purports to include many
originals, with Raphael, we are told, among
its treasures An enthusiasm for the fine arts is
a good thing but let be properly placed
There is good deal Of humbug about some OF
these cold masters"
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would be emancipated from subsection to the clergy
political reaction against the government was
commencing in Montevideo Provisions were scarce
at Buenos Ayres bur plentiful harvest was hoped
for. Hides had fallen in prices
We have files from the West Indies dated AZ
Kingston, JAM. on the 10th of February, with later
news from most OF the other islands, Generally
speaking the weather was good and the prospects of
the sugar crop encouraging The labor supply ques
ZION engaged the attention of all parties Whilst the
importation Of African slaves, according to the
French plan was denounced. it was acknowledged
that the plan Of cooe emigration from India did not
promise any decided relief and the hopes of the ar
rival of convict sepoys were fast diminishing. The
public health remained good.
We learn from Washington that caucus of demo
cratic senators was held yesterday at which it was
determined to proceed at once with the considera
ton of the question of the admission of Kansas
under the Lecompton constitution. II was further
more agreed that Minnesota should be admitted at
the same time with Kansas. The debate will com.
mence on Monday. and the next weeks Congress
sonal proceedings will therefore, be more than ordi
narily important.
By the proceedings of the Legislature yesterday it
will be seen that Mr. Mather has introduced bill in
the senate providing LOT inc erection OF new City
Hail. It is proposed to erect the new ed6ce in the
rear of the City Hall, and to make it of sufficient ca.
pacity to accommodate the public business. In the
Assembly bill was introduced declaring the Office
of Street Commissioner vacant, and giving the Mayor
authority to fill the same.
fire occurred at No. 63s Broadway on Saturday
morning, about one o'clock, and spread with such
rapidty that. before assistance could be rendered,
three men, named Michael Madden, John Riley and
Hugh O'Bren, persisted. Full particulars of this
melancholy calamity, together with the proceedings
of the Coroners inquest and the verdict of the jury
are given in another column.
According to the weekly report of the City In
spector there were sos deaths in the city
during the past week-an increase of 80 as
compared with the mortality of the week previous.
OF the whole number 335 were of ten years of age
and under, and 81 inmates of the public institutions.
The following table exhibits the number of deaths
during the past two weeks among adults and chill
dren, distinguishing the sexes
Men Wor>n. Boys Girls 7oa,
Week ending Feb. 2i..7t 81 iai 1855 sos
Among the principal causes of death were the fol.
lowing
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York are like the pigs at the upper end Of the
Fifth avenue, near the Central Park. They are
always fighting over the same tub of swill
When these patriots are tired Of squabbling in
New York, they go to Washington and quar-
rel there, by way Of variety. They quarrel in
Tammany-they quarrel out of Tammany-
they quarrel in the street-they quarrel on the
railway-they quarrel at the hotels in Washing
ton-they quarrel in the White House-they
quarrel in the lobby Of the Senate--they
quarrel in the Captol-they quarrel in the
gambling houses-they quarrel in the grog
sbop-they quarrel everywhere. The President
should turn them all out, aud put in a new set
every six months.
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PRoGREss or THE OPERA SEAsos.-The pub
lie nmusements Of the city generally, and the
Opera particularly, are beginning to feel the
reviving influence of the spring arrivals The
present is never good season for the Opera,
but the Academy is, nevertheless, well sus
tanned. Many Of the fashionables have returned
from Washington. and the Opera house pre-
sented on Friday an array Of brillian. cos
tunes that could not have been excelled in any
of the continental capitals. Ii seems probable
now, that the Opera will be continued to the
first OF May which will give continuous sea
son Of nearly nine months This is nearer to
permanent establishment" of the Opera than
we have before approached, and this is but the
beginning. Under Mr.. Ullman's energetic
management IL ia probable that the Academy
will not remain closed more than a month OF sir
weeks throughout the year. The public now ia
awaiting the production of The Huguenots,"
and the opera by Mr.. Fry called "Leonora."
The excitement about the last named work in
musical circles is quite equal to the quarrels be
tween the friends Of the administration AND tae
foes of Lecompton in the political world. One
side holds that the opera is good for nothing,
and the other that IL is a splendid work; 20
everybody Is anxiocs TO hear il and settle the
question for themselves
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JUDGE KANE's SUccEssoR-A good many
names are mentioned for the succession to the
Judgeship in Penn ylvania rendered vacant by
the death Of Judge Kane. The most prominent
amongst these are Mesrs. Dallas, Sherwood.
Brewster, Cadwalader, Sheppard, Wharton and
Kelly. In any case the selection is likely to
prove satisfactory, n the President has declared
that nc will nominate no one who Is not {. cad
ing member OF the bar. There are strong
reasons for believing that Mr.. Dallas will be
offered the vacant seat As regard personal
qualifications, no man is better fitted .or this
legal attainments his long experience in his
profession, his well known integrity of charac-
ter, and his polished aud amiable manners, all
pointing him out o. the most suitable successor
for the able magistrate who lately presided in
the District Court. From this to the Supreme
Court the step will be an easy and natural one,
and we will venture to say that no Judge has
given more satisfaction than Mr.. Dallas will he
likely to do in both capacities, A man of such
enlarged views and 80 distinguished rs a statcs-
man and politician cannot fail to bring TO the
bench an amount Of knowledge, experitlcc and
tact which are vainly to be looked for in the
case Of any ordinary trained lawyer. Doubts
have been expressed as to the probability Of Mr..
Dallas accepting the vacant Judgeship We see
no reasonable grounds for anticipating refusal
ON his part His fortune is small--he is ad-
vanc,d in years; but his desire to render him
self useful to his country isss strong Us ever.
There is no post that could be offered him which
will so fully reconcile this laudable ambition
with the case and independence to which his
long and useful career entities him, as this scat
upon the bench Of his native State
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THE NEw MoRsoN REPuBuCAS PApr.-Mr.
Senator Hale, of New Hampshire, is at the
head of this new moral perty--sec his efforts to
defeat the army bill in the Senate. Brigham
Young will probably have a revelation from the
Lord of Utah, comforting on Hale the mantle
of zone Of the Twelve" with the special privi-
lege Of having thirty wives. Think Of that,
Rev. Mr.. Kalloeh, and lick your lips How
many wives would Mr.. Senator Toombs like to
have for bis services Ia defeating the bill?
Brigham Young i'''iu 80 vN't sort Of n
man is uatcr lHl" a. mgt l-a No.
MUCH d !. t-e.a l,.l..a.
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THE METROPOLITAN POLICE LAW IN THE LE0ss-
LAruRE-We publish to-day abstractsfrom three
legislative documents relating to the MetropoI
tan Police law, now occupying the attention
OF our Legislature at Albany. These docu-
ments are. first new bill introduced into
the Senate by Mr.. Diven to amend the infa-
nous Police law of last session. This ia q
black republican scheme, got up, we dare say.
as set-off to the bills for the repeal of tha
Metropolitan Police law in the Senate and
the House. 1t is proposed by Mr.. Diven that
the Police Commissioners shall henceforth be
elected by the people, instead Of being appoint
ed by the Governor; and that the counties Of
Richmond and Westchester shall no longer con-
tinue portion of this police district; together
with sundry other amendments, the whole Of
them entirely valueless and unworthy of con-
siderstion, except in as far as they show that
the originators of the law are obliged 70 back
down from some of its most prominent princi-
pies. The other documents reports of Mr..
Weir and Senator Mather, in favor of repeal
of the law-are very good in their way, but they
do not 60 far enough. They only put brick
in the building, whereas we want the whole
edi6ce reconstructed from foundation to root.
Our system of municipal government is all
wrong and mere return to the condition of
things which existed before the noodles of the
last Legislature saddled us with the Metropo-
Titan Police law will not suffice for remedy
All patchwork legislation for our city govern
mept is worse than useless 1t is like extracting
thorn from shattered limb which one may
see at glance must be quickly amputated to
cave the life of the patient.
AS we have repeatedly said, nothing short of
the complete abolition Of all the independent
departments, bureaus and Offices into which
our municipal government is now divided and
placing the supreme authority in one RESPONSE
BILE head, will ever reduce the system within
proper limits, or check the current of whole
sale corruption with which the city government
is rank.
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SATAN WITH MS FINGER AT IIp NosR.-
There is pause in the stock gambling in Wall
street Why 30? Why hesitate? Why parley
with wickedDess? Take the plunge at once,
and be rich at least for q week. If to be a
beggar for life after. Huntington, now in Sing
Sing with his hair cut, enjoyed stock gambling
for Elk months, with all It's side dishes, horses,
carriages, nis.resses, wives, dinners, gambling
eating, high living ending in the State prison.
Don. be afraid, ye victims Of Wal street.
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GENERAL SMASH UP IN THE UNITED STATES
SENATE.-Brigham Young, with his new reh-
gion of thirty wives and any quantity of sealed
concubines, has shown himself more powerful
at the first onset than Garrison, Greeley, or all
the niger worshippers of the North. Brigham
in three weeks has smashed up all the old par
ties and factions in the United States Senate
and made them come up fresh and new, with
Hale, Toombs, Doolittle d Company all ready
for thirty wives aniece
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There were also four deaths of apoplexy, 5 of con-
gestion of the brain. Of eryspelas, OF puerperal
fever, of disease of the heart Ia of hopping cough
Il of smallpox, premature births 46 stillborn, and
10 from violent causes.
The following is a Classification OF the diseases,
and the number Of deaths in each class of disease
during the week
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re- Two democratic meetings are TO he held
in this city this week in favor of the immediate
admission OF Kansas as State The more the
merrier
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GovlmsoR WISE TANNING DowN.-Goyernor
Wise has written another popular sovereignty
letter to Indiana but il is "hat, stale and
improbable" He had better stick to his
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week endng February n, ls5s.................5 sos
The nativity table gives 37s natives of the United
States. 81 of Ireland sc of Germany, of England,
Of France, 3 of Scotland. 2 of Italy, and the bs.
lance Of various foreign countries.
Tie cotton market less animated yesterday, a.
dealers disposed to await the receip. Of later news
from Europe. The sales embraced about 1000 bales
closing quiet al about i2c for mddling Upands and
lc4c do for midoling Cults The -four market continued
quiet while prices without change OF moment and
sales 70 a moderate extent and chiefly confined 10
the home trade Wheat firm and the stock reduced
while prime 20 choce lots Indiana red sold
81 os1s Corn steady, with sales OF abou, is zoo
bushels, included in which 900 bushels Southern
white, supposed to have been 7oo. Jersey yellow
part in the dock, at eoc 0c. Pork irregular. The
market for opened with sale at sic o. but after
warts iell OF with Offers to sell s6 49, and finally about
100 bbs sold for cash, the day a, s8 35 which
considered however rather under the mafke. price
Sugars In fair demand with sales Of New Orleans
and Cubas at steady prices. Coffee quiet, while
prices unchanged Freight engagements were light
and rates without alteration Ct shippers were
waiting for later fore On due by the America before
doing much
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The number of deaths, compared with the cores
ponding weeks in 1856 and 1857, was a. follows:-
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