The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-03-24

on our Regular New vors Correspondent,

NV York, March s, 1855.
One Of the advantages Of controversy and
calumny is, that man never knows bow
many friends be has until his enemies begin
to attack him. 1t is no doubt the case that
the numerous and constant attacks which
have been made upon the popular preacher
of Brooklyn have done more to acqusint
people in general with his merits than any
amount Of praise that could have been Law.
shed upon him publicly or privately. A
virulent attack invariably creates Q reaction
of popular feeling in favor Of the person as
saulted, however little merit there may be
in the individual. So we have seen that the
public sympathy with SIcKLRs has been
heightened here, if not generated by the VIC
lent onslaught made upon his personal char.
acter by one or two leading city newspapers
SIcKLKs is pretty well known in the vicinity
of the City Hall and the newspaper Offices
thereabouts, where politicians meet to con-
graduate, and whatever has been thought Of
him otherwise, neither friends nor foes have
been disposed to attribute the slightest de-
gree of saintiness to his character. But
men now sympathizs with him who never
did before The Post, which is peculiarly
the organ Of society" or that portion Of
society which centres within certain charmed
limits of uptown, is severe on SIcKLEs for
having enjoyed character which has exclu.
ded him from decent society His char.
acter has not certainly been of the best, but
il is notorious that in the circles TO which
the aristocratic evening journal alludes'
familiarity with scenes OF debauchery and
dissipation, has by no means been considered
Us debsr to intercourse with those who pc
liarly represent the " tou."
In the religious world we continue to be
favored with controversy and scandal. The
Rev. DR.. HIroHooCK, Of the Union Thso-
logical Seminary. and one OF the most pop
uar preachers Of the day, has been deliver
ing series of lectures before the young To-
dies of the Packer Institute in Brooklyn
the same series which is pronounced before
the Junior Glass Of the Theological Semi.
nary. A rhetorical statement Of the lee
turer, referring TO the plan Of composition OF
the first part Of the book of Genesis, WAS re-
ported by one Of the pupils to her pastor, an
Old School Presbyterian minister OF av-
erage standing. who speedily writes letter
to Philadelphia religious weekly, impeach-
ing the orthodoxy OF the Professor, aud a.
fixing the dreaded stigma Of "Germsn Rs-
tionalism." The Professor justifes himself
through the press, and the assailant answers
over his own name both parties have hosts
of warm friends in Brooklyn, and the con-
trovcrsy excites much attention aud some
partisan feeling. The Church Of the Puri.
tans has just rid itself ola troublesome mem
Der who has been hsnging on TO orthodoxy
by a single thread, for q good while--the
Rev. J. L. HATcn, who, after failing to Gre
ate any sensation in the regular way Of pull
pit services, betOok himself to the advocacy
of d" No Sunday and " Free Lager Bier"
He has succeeded in achieving notoriety on.
ly, and it is difficult to see what further ad-
vantage he expects TO reap from it.
Business is rather slack this week a. the
Southern trade, with what is called first
hands" or package houses" has gone
home. The "jobLers,' who sell by the
piece TO retail dealers, are still quite busy
however. The Eastern manufacturers have
very large orders for cotton goods on hand,
and will have more profitable season than
they have enjoyed for long time. Massa.
chusetts manufacturing stocks ought to he.
gin TO pay dividends. Cotton Promises to
keep up in price as the demands from Eng
lish manufacturers is not likely to abate in the
least. Wool il likely TO ial a little 10 the
course OF tt month. Fabrics are generally
bringing good prices. The event in Wall
street, ia the institution Of the Bullion Bank,
which is to give us n new theory Of Bank.
ing--the affair il in strong hands, but can
not probably succeed, ~ !, Is based upon
Impractical IDEAS. -