New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-29


He heard of various men intending 10 remove to the
Free States az soon as they could sell and save
something frvm the wreck. No debt could be col
lcted now vet Ill every case the debtor ayowed his
firm determination to pay, disuniOn or not. WIN
such result as this the house referred To had no
remedy but 10 ask On extension. Hence IL Is uat
those most heavily compromised by Southern cfe1itS
are now suffering severely than any other class
of operators. :.
More than 300 hands have been discharged from
Norris's locomotive works, AS large number ny
Merrick & Sons, while other machine shops have
dismissed men in the same proportion. The large
fnncy lamp and gas-fxture establishments havo ma
teriplly reduced their forces; 80 also with the
wkolefae carriage makers. The sho3 trade IN
especiay depressed Some cotton mills are entirely
stcpred Much of this Stacking off is owing to the
political past, with apprehension OF the future; AS
10 secessioD il was discounted ut the STOCK boaro
some weeks ago, for from the day the ordinance
was promulgated, shares of various kinds nave
steadily advanced, money has been growing easier,
and the community breathee more freely. Coakand
-four have both adyancc1 considerably No doubt
the Just developed Who'll, sale theving at Washington
will give new shock to public confidence as II ~
already viewed as only the forerunner OF other ON
ci3l pluHder even yet more astounding In shon'
no return OF confidence need be looked Tor under
this Administration. The new one must be inaugu'
rated, ard the world assured that fraud has had ts
day. and that the reign OF honesty has begun, peioo
this incubus can be removed.
The author of the 'Annals of Philadelphia ana
"History of New-York," John L. Watson, died on
Sunday. at Germantown in his Slst year. lie was
U4rbaps the most labOrious collector OF iofgotteh
iacts and local incidents which this country mas
ever produced. As a searcher up OF revolutionary
lore lie has equaled penny-a-hner. III nc couiu
have accompanied Washington IA historian OF the
war. bis narrative would have been perfect to the
last point of minuteness. He had collected vast
muscum of revolutionary relics, in manuscript ana
in print, pictures maps, pamphlets, letters, &c,
and of facts illustrating the foundation OF this CITY
His Annals of Philadelphia have passed through
several editions. :.
The Rev. II. w. Beecher has maniully yindicated
in II city the right of free speech the lace oi
the muttrrings Vi the same mob which 40 recently
sent terror to the heart Of Mayor Henry. His lee
tnre lat week was threatened by disturbance but
the lessees of the building Identified the owner
against damage and the lecturer went ahead IN
peace, coming out without sign OF m0Iestatlon
Truly, this mans heroism reminds us OF the tn
umpbant stand made by John Quincy adams In
Congress for the right of petition. II Mayor Henry
would take lesson of his bravery, il would be well
for his reputation and ours. Mr. Beecher, with but
a handful of unarmcd friends, but plenty OF pluck
faced and eyercame the mob. The Mayor, with 500
policemen, and no pluck whatever, ANONYMOUSLY
ouaed before the same element and permitted tree
speech TO be stranged. We have done with hun.
The complication of villainies to which Mr.. Bucha-
mans administration have given birth and currency
il now fastening itself on him personally. He Is
openly cursed in our streets, denounced at the ho-
tells, repudated in the cOunting-roOm, and at the
Preside The public execration of his conduct, his
miserable cowardice especially, is loud and deep.
Men even talk Of not permitting him to again set
foot in Pennsylvania. Money has been offered by
one to buy the rope with which to hang him. An
other has volunteered to pay for erecting the gal
lows A third proposes to buy Wheatland, that he
may never again show himself in Lancaster His
own psrtisans repudiute him, and by all but the
oice holders he is literally spewed out. Neither
Burr nor lrnod experienced greater fall in public
estimation than be. AS backer developments ap-
pear now about being made in his Cabinet-the
stealing Of million from one Department-with
unmae ned looseness and confusion TO say the least
in the 'Treasury-this old Public Functionary may
find the public indignation poured in yet more con-
sunni,g Vengeance his boary head Certain II Is,
that az Washington retired from office, cheered by
the plaudits of his cOuntymen, 80 will Buchanan
sink away from his followed into whatever obscu-
rity he may covet by the of exasperated mill
ions monument of human frailty, dishonesty, and
cowarGcc, on which impartial history can launch no
other bolts than those Of consuming vengeance.