, 1860-07-16


Last night Hou. Charles Sumner. at the inyi- !
tation Of the New York Young Mems Republ1-
can Union, delivered an orution On the "History,
Mission aud Permsuence of the Republican |
Party" 10 an immense audience iu tha Cooper |
Institute, An cntrancc fec of e5 cents usually |
il most efIectual limitation 10 The size of any
political gathering hereabout, but last evening,
as when Mr. Lincoln spoke, it only served TO
whet the edge Of the desire felt among the peo-
ple 10 see aud hear great champion Of liberty, |
face to face with themselves. Four years agoit
would have been impossible to get together
such q representation OF the numbers and intel
reence Of cur party in New York. -Four thou-
sand persons we're present, one-quarter Of
whom wero Indies; all listened With bre1thless
attention, broken only by such applause as
never before heard, to Mr. Summers two hours
Grafton.
say oratiop; because, though professedly a
sp<ech, md though. delivered without notes, it
was rothing else thsn Charles Summers grand
est efforts, yet, in the way Of an elaborately
written harangue-in the preparation OF which
weeks have been consumed, aad all the rich re-
sources Of his scholarship drawn upon. lie has
more than Mr. Eyerett's style, rhetoric and dra-
matte grace CT delivery; be has, also-what Mr..
Everett never had-orgiDal thought and deep,
earnest, heroic purpose, in every sentence that
he writes. However formal and unimpass'oned
the preparation and delivery Of such an oratiou
mar seem to those who justly admire glowing
ssstump Speech" spoken fresh from the elo.
cn11ofhfuU nhnnf Inst
evenings performance, that more powerfully
enchaired the audience and seemed to reassert
tha ancient maxim tLat l" Labor cnriches all
things" Mr.. Sumner, as he stood upon the
platform, WAS the handsomest mnn in the ball.
| lie wore loose black coat with white pants
| aud rest, and his tall, graceful figure seemed
taller, broader, manlier ihan ever. His speech
WIS committed to memory with an exactness.
and delivered with IN nrt Of voice md ges!icala-
tion. that ret Ut rest all doubts as to the CON-
plete recovery Of The speakers mind and
bode. It was q great performance
one Of which you would not miss a
sentence or gesture, and seemed to reaf-
firm the wisdom Of the Classic method, BY which
Tue best orators studied for months how to en-
chnin the people for single hour. oae could
think only Of what is told Of Demosthenes, as
lie listened to that tremendous Philippe against
Slavery: the speech may hare been intempe-
rate and impo1itic-it may seem SO to those who
read it calmly this morning-but last night II
seemed convincing, and not word in it was toe
strong for the taste Of the audience.
To-day is issued from the New York Iri1un
press, simultaneously with its publication frcn
} ! your own Office, The thirty.two page Campaig1
} Biography Of Abraham Lincoln" which will IN
= aucstionably supersede ali others, with the pop
, | ular masses who wish to know the story O
"uonest Old Abe.' Those here, rho have seel
+ the proof sheets, say that its accuracy, bresit
, and clearuess, make it emphatically the docu
ment needed for The people, aud predict for
m enormous circulation. Tie price is go chea
II see you issue it at $50 per thousand copie
. that it certainly ought to reaeh every doub
i FIJI voter north of Mason l. Dixon's line.
The annual Summer exodus Fl ON the heate
CITY to tie shores Of Sea. lake and river, seen
I. fairly under way. New York is becoming d
). atrtsd Of her wealthier residents, aud full
strangers journeying North and East The p'
: lit,caf war does not deter rich Southern me
nj chants sud planters from bringing their fam
!, lies hitherward in search Of eooler skies. q
their way to Newport or the White Mountain
10 they dawd!e awaJ fortnight At the st. Mich
Il las aud Metropolitan hotels, sallyirg out Of o
I" tefuoons to rejoice the hearts Of Tiffany, Geni
+, and other caterers to the extrayagant tast
n bred in the seusuous ttopic cllme-
But what resoEt gan y be e. moIe .e; appropriate
" Of Manhattan? We hare beautiful river {
one side-aa arm OF the sen on the olher;
10 he south stretches wide Ehite-capped Ne
IS. York Bay; within twenty miles the billows
i. tile great ocean itself surge md thunder for 4
A0 delectation Of all who chooee to pay sfilli1
y, for an hours aall to Coney Island. An
al though the streets are foul and suitry enouI
W by day. in the evening Just such a wind
The .tSoirit" that brcathcd through Brian
,c. | lattice-one that !" has been out upon the de
- Ut p!ay,"-bIows refreshingly oTer the islau
oo making the nights as cool for s1nmber as
ry Long branch Of the Eeversink Highlands. B
after ali, change Of scene and Climate is the re-
po' edy demanded for your dropping energies: L
gh ipr inland, you long for the sust to bashe in,
I'D clsbs and Holsters TO eat; living by the ST
shore, you need prairie or. mountain q
lo- Either change seems alike wholesome to man
u.s. the nomadic animal, omnlrcrous in diet, Gosh
uolitan IN residence, and healthier for the ma
MS feuance Of these conditions Of his nature.
in The interest excited By tho Japanese, howc'
ea transient amoug the people at lage, bids fair
es' leave IN inheritance on the minds OF Our sch
''ly srs and sayans, that will not iade out until
ut err inch Of that remarkable island empire ]
SSsan explored, and every one Of Its custo
md noted down. American travellers will SO
nd Tisit japan, with the ayowed intention Of Nj
inr hooks about the country. Mr. D. ". Fis
ol lats Secretary Of the Geographical and stati;
all cal Society, proposes soon to sci out Tor II
-. REGION, lie will spend several Jears in the
~. rious Islands, master the language, and, Il
ind life is spared, publish q descriptive Work,
ino the world full details Of what he sees q
hears Suoh 81 ourn must be an e1per1ei
IS worth the having, TO a man tired Of the mon
& Of ony Of our conventional latter.day life.
..a The rise in the stock market, which | P
seo dicted in my last letter, came noorc sNdde
ind even than had anticipated. 1t commenced
old fact. the day alter That letter was mailed, i
has been progressing with unabated v'gor c
tay. ever since. From fiye 10 ten per cent adra
+ho has been effecled on nearly oil railroad sec'
w. ties-Western fancies taking the lead. As
uth | 1t is doubtful whether this can he conside
rim anything more than brokers' demonBtEati
T., The Bears claim that the general public are
buyers 10 any extent. Outsiders gener
led come II at the highest prices. TO carry tue n
IN. tct still higher, and retire loaded down '
ot stocks. OF late years they remember how
tho quently they hare been sold, and arc :
MIN. chary Of burning their fingers. This timc
cross-prospects would seem TO furniah Al
UGH reasonable ground for high markcs in rec
tied ties But on Wall strest men are !" disco
.,a ing" all the good symptoms and may 10 CO
'pe' Ing their chickens before they arc hatched
rub all events, the advance is too sudden Ia
h. healthy and must be followed BY reaction
1AuSCkLc
LATER FROM PIXIES PEAK
held
Letter from Alderman Ward.