New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-21
FROM PHILADELPHIA.

STOCKS AND TARIFF-CATTLE sALgs--A
QUICKSILVER wRECK-THE JAPANESE PROF.
TABLE
From Our Own Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, June IL, 1860.
have been at pains to learo how public opinion
Gets this quarter not Only 10 the wide circle Of
readers of THE TRIBUNE, but outside of it, touch
ing Mr.. Greeley's letter to Mr.. Sewsrd, and the
moral to De drawn from that remarkable personal
episode. have met with no sne who does not
think that Mr.. Greeley has been treated very
bsrshJy. and that a. h. right in the beginning,
20 has be come cut right IN the end. No ono
doubts his perfect ght to so express himself to Mr..
Seward, while every one condemns the latter for
his sec etly using that letter among parties known
to be hostile to Mr. Greeley. Their hostility was
made apparent b, the haste they showed IL publish
10 the world their guilty knowledge of tie contents
If private letter. On the other hand, it is seea
that Mr. Greeleys public course toward Mr.. Seward
has uniformly been open, generous, and honorable
Indeed. the communications put forth in The
TRIBUNE in support Of his claims were 80 numerous
and pinted that many times heard grave regrets
at the liberalty with which those recommendations
we've published. Mr. Seward had a full aud iair
hearing know that the outside delegation from
Jig for the very purpose of neutralzlng what was
believed to be the overshadOwiDg influence Of these
communications in The TRIBUNE The PREVALENT
opinion is conclusive as to the honorable attitude
maintained by Mr.. Greeley, at least before ths
public and there has been no charge OF his having
acted differently IN private. As to whether M.
Seward could be elected not, he had as perfect
right to his opinion any OF us, and an equally per-
feet one to act upon it, Moreover, it was not in the
e IN def.sa r.
Greeleys individual efforts, but the united urgency
OF hundreds of true men, coming from all quarters,
and impressed with similar CONVICTIONS elected
that result The struggle was honorable Tor all the
candidates, and was hOnorably maintained and de.
cded. Censure cannot with PROPHECY, De appned
to any one As to Mr.. Greeey's longer ariiiation
with Mr.. Seward he had an undoubted right To
choose his company. He had just reason 10 dis.
crimnate as be did All other generous minds
would have thus acted and he loses nothing OF po-
sition by his candid sturdiness. Ii there be any
loes We think it is the other way.
A remarkable character died here on Saturday,
John Buns famous as political editor many years
ago, aud author of what was known as the cofnn
bandbills IN Gen. Jacks0ns canvass for the Presl'
dency He was an Irisiman by birth, and was
tried in England for treason, with two others, one
If whom. with Binns, was acquitted, the other be-
INC convicted and Hanged. He then came Ia thus
country and plunged ferctly into politcs Ia thii
State reminding of C0bbett and Others OF tha
school Of foreigners who once controlled the press,
but he was never possessed OF utne OF CooDetts
ability with his pen, while he at no time undertook
public speaking. During his publication OF Ihs
Democratic Press, his enemies accused him OF all
sorts If Otenses, domestic as well Us public. Among
others. tLey cl aged HIM with having caused his
c, n panion and friend, O'Coigley, TO be hanged bt
slipping into the pocket Of the latter the treasonaos
documents ntrurted t. his own care. These docl-
~ 4 III 81 H.. lama
ton. MIR. Binns was bitter opponent OF Gen.
Jackson, and a warm supporter of John QuiScy
ADAMS. Appointed alderman by Gov. Hester IN
1919 be served IA years until unseated by the new
Constitution when the Native Americans defeated
HIM in hls efforts TO regain the office. Since that
period he Las lived retired as to be almost forgot
ten, ard reached the extreme age of So The death
OF such man invites the mind to a comparison Of
what the political press in bis day, with what it
LOW. Much OF the low slang that then predomi.
mated has disappeared, aud a higher standard Of
journalism has succeeded. But while this purihca-
ton has been achieved, the Government has retro
lraded. Willie small men have taken Possession OF
The Presidency, great men have taken possession of
the Press. Presidents now the creation Of the
newspapers and the lastei have become the ruling
power Of The STATE, from which both GOyerRment
and People take their opinions.
The killing off Of tie 1arit has had discourage
ing influence oil business prospects among us. But
tie democracy Oi ills State die with II. OF thls
fact netting can be more certain-our very enemies
aomt ii. Somehow hope was entertained that the
I'LL would 90 through and the general feeling as
sun,d a tone 81 unwOn,cd cheeriulness. Ii showed
itelf at the Stock Board ye.y plainly, where
IlCes ct all stocks IN any way connected with coal
and iron Went up quite buoy anIly But the defeat
| as tlaitened tLen cut again, some of them reced-
ing, and ali Of then dgll. Preferred Morris Canal
a,Ee went up, selling last week at Ia, the highest
tguIe it even reached. Now there il as much dis
ostiOn 10 Operale III stocks as there ever was.
NoEty is ll,hiler than ever, and people seem To
ave iOeoiteL tie LOSSES aud her horrors of 1851
Dui Willie this incubus Of Frre-irad sits on the
raton, the active spirits OF the Stock Board and
the public generally ale afraid ~ move. Let it be
once removed, ana everything VIII go M at
bound. Yet, in the midst Uf this stagnation, there
ale indications OF ahotber run in Copper Stocks
BENG started. now ole, the Bohemian, igures
cahy IN the reports, having started at 81 few
weeks ago. aud has now got up to IS so. This luck
las hi,d tie ontnion OF Other copper colored pro-
tt'rs, ard several new concerns are about being
JruELt cut Should the House prove firm insist
IN TIE Tariff, aud thus achieve it, these fancies
vii Ilay tx high Old game over again.
lLeir was IA large audience collected last week
IT Mount Airy 10 attend the sale of Mr.. Governs
-eid OF imported cattle. The bidding was quick
inG animated, bat the prices obtained not extraor-
.naI!. The stock was Durham short-horn. A
hor'ueLircd Cow brought sos, another S95 with
lileis within he same range of prices, the highest
CURE for COW beng SI25. Many fine Young
ielieIs wee solu, ranging fiom sou up to Sl5,
liter which cane The calves These, of three
ltn'ls old, brought $35; four months, $40. A
un r.net.en months old, brought BIAS, and 500 s
DIS bid aud refused for the famous bull Prime, of
ioIthun beiand. q
AL one OF our wateringp places, Atlantic CITY,
cry cl,ver attraction has been got I'D 10 draw via.