Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-05-21


surprised, while going up the Bowery, street
parallel with Broadway, at the number Of
places Of business open and as brilliant as
gas light could make them. Perhaps every
other house, for three or four squares was
thrown open-sope Of them crowded. / OBJ
served that those were the quarters Of
foreign population, mostly Germans and
other Europeans who keep Sunday in New
York, as it is kept on the continent of Europe.
as holiday. The German theatrical enter
tainmen,s, we're in full blast, and In some
places transparent sign hung out, announ-
cling the usual Sunday evening entertainment
Most Of those are opened only, for this pur.
pose, on Sunday evening. The excuse is
that the poor or laboring class, have no time
for amusement and recreation, except on that
day-those, with the lager beer saloons, segar
shops, drug stores, groceries and hotels, gave
to the street as much Of business air, as any
day in the week.
On arriving at the Academy OF Music,
found that immense, but beautiful Hall, al-
ready crowded with visitors, and with hur-
dreds Of others, took a standing position
The sermon was good and practical one
and was distinctly heard in any part Of the
building.
The past week was ono Of great excitement,
being the week Of the usual anniversaries held
by the Auti.Sluvery Society, Bible Society,
Womaps Rights, and other conventions
VIM. Lloyd Garrison, and Wendell Philips,
OF Boston were as usual the leading spirits
of the Anti iSlavery Society. DR.. Chesver,
and Henry Ward Beechcr, deemiug them too
radical, have set up a new society. This
brought down q torrent OF abuse from Philips
Pellisbury. opd others. These noted abol-
zionist individuals, though men Of superior
abilities are practically insane on the subject
of slavery, as was evident from Mr.. Philips
speech, in which he actually invokss q seivile
insurrectiou, Mr Philips, said
"The Anti.Slavery Society began at the
root. They said that the negro was man
and being man, if he cut bis masters
throat be would be Tell, he would be q
Washington q hundred fold. (Sensation.)
They said that, first because it was the truth,
and next because it was the method of edu.
eating people. He had no doubt that be
could easily get any New York gentleman
to admit that the negro was q man, but the
American heart shrank from language like
this ; it would so home to day and tell its wife
that it heard bloody fanatical speech, and
would repeat the substance OF it. Perhaps
the little boy who was present would be read
ing the battle of Bunker Hill, and he would
ask if white Bunker Hill was right, why
not black? (Applause.) But his father
would say-"Oh that would make bim a
man." Well, did you not admit that be was
a mani "Yes, but didn't mean it," Did
you ever stand, said the speaker, in black
smiths shop and see restive horse shod
W When he has kicked down the box of tools
and the blacksmith, tine smith takes a piece
of cord and lies up his nostris until the
blood almost starts. If you as!: him why he
does So he will tell ynn that it is to give him
something to think Of Now, ] think that
the South, having kicked through the con-
stitution, ard the whig party, and the demo-
cratic party, | would like to see an insurrec-
ton there to give them something to think
Of"
1--WE stand here to day not merely dnimum
Hberor, meum, but TO free the souls OF other
men, and their bodies, 100. W. Fl. Seward,
in reply to some remarks on o speech Of
Stephen A. Douglas, recently made use Of
the witty remark-"No man." said Seward,
will ever be President who spells negro with
two g's." (Grest laughter.) Sueh men as
these, indeed, could never be separated from
the foul system of which they formed SO in:-
mate part. Any oneU these may sit in
the Senate, but his place is the kennel. No
he corrected himself-his proper place was
10 Senate of slaveholdipg consprstors
whom people wrongly called a government.
The present war in Europe lie Of course the
all absorbing topic Of conversation. The
probability is that this war will become gen.
eral and there is no telling what the effect
may be upon this country. That vast
amount of foreign capital will be invested
here, lie, most likely. The various Cover.
-ments ere now groaning under their heavy
public debts.
Louis Napoleon asks for loan of $780,.
600, 900 francs (Sl0O ,OOO) to carry on the
campaign in Italy, 10 which he is to take the
command in person. The loan put in the
market by Russia, is 100000 900. The loaI
Cor Austria of s30,O00,oO0, which she has
been unable to sell, but has seized instead the
gold aud silver Of the Austrian banks a loan
for Sardinia of $25,000,OO0, which she has
succeeded 10 obtaining loan for Prussia of
S45,o00,0o0 aud loan for EpglAnd in be.
half Of India for $30,0o0,0OO.
The total amount OF new loans in the mar
kst is s290,000000. The effect of the war
may be to make them oil bankrupt. The
annual interest Of the debt OF England
alone is sl2o,OOo.OOO. The annual expense
of her army and navy is Sl57,50o,OOO.-
Her whole annual expense is $40 900, ,OOO.-
Russia owes S9sO.oO0,O0O, and the arnual
expense other army and navy is S73, 800, 900.
France is in a similar predicament.
failure to pay the interest would
shake all Europe. The great demand for our
agricultural products will add greatly to our
wealth.
II is also hinted, that 10 this complication
Spain may be induced by France to part with
Cuba, in order to raise funds for Napoleon
who holds . controlling influence over Spain.
g. TEE physicians Of Alton and vicinity
have formed themselves into -Northumbsr.