The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-18
CITY NEWS.

So,rNL ASp Political ScIES,r.-Tho Hon. Mr.
Mott delivered at the Cooper Institute last evening,
the second Of his course Of lectures on S,sal and
Political Science. About oilht hundred persons
were present. The lecturer BEGAN by a nice dis
tnction Of the subject Of his lecture, explaining that
II was not the Necessity for civil governments
which he was advocating, hut Il necessity for
civil government Of civil governments, the only
theory Of which was tie Declaration Of Indcucn.
deucc and the Inauguration Thereof, the Cpustitu-
ton of the JuitCl States. How lid we yet this
great Constitution It IL proudential,an aud We have
lost Il 10y our false elucatiou-thrpugh misippre-
citation of It's real principles, this Union was dis
slvcd long before It wa practically dissolved IN
secession This, he stii, g. delegated form Of
government, hot federal or couiedoratol ono.
Rights are vested In the people, powers in
the government. How Is constitution franz
ell by an original constituency, AMI We
belong g. two constituencies state aud ma
uonhl. Asa constituency we delegate our agents
to discharge the duties of government, and in ~
doing we merely give them powers Of Attorney
Forthis reason, because our government is purely
civil affair, there Is recognition Of Deity In our
Constitution We have had three revolutions In
this cuuntry-n i17G, -, aud l,dO. That OF 1884,
re urcd NJ religious liberty, which prior u that
time was not allowed In the colonies. Our reyolu-
ton OF 1916 was great, because 1t was revolution
In theory. II in the determination 81 our force
fathers b. have no orginAl government on this
tinent except Gods. They drew the correct dis
tinction between an original and delegated form
Of government. II ours VIVA an original governs
meut, secession would be perfectly proper and al
owable; until ISL II ~, when the goyern-
meni of states, delegated government, was inau-
guraicd. Then the Constitution supplanted the
ticlts Of confederation, proyileutialy forced upon
the convention delegated TO amend those relics Of
European blindness in the articles Of confederation
Then the great principle OF national constituency
was first introduced. This was our second reyou-
tion-a revolution from the theories Of continental
Europe, which the revolution Of lSG0 Is an attempt
to return To.
The IL, turer concluded with patriotic denunci-
ton Of the onists particularly those Of Vr-
ginia.
Curss PLAYNG.-Mr. J. A. Leonard played last
evening" at the Morphy chess rooms, six games Of
chess, simultaneously. Ills opponents were MessrH.
Haycns, o Kecie, Gberg, Maxwell, Gartrell and
Porter. The playing WAS commenced ut hali-past
eight o'clock. Mr. Leonard sat in one eoner Of the
room, apparently viewing the wall with quite mn
unconcerued air, and IN such position that neither
of the boards could be- seen by him. Each OF his
opponents sat at table, which WAS numbered, and
an attendant passing from one table to another
announced the moves on each, to which Mr..
Leonard replied almost instantancou7ly'
In No. l and 2 a miscalculation occurred, and
Mr.. Leonard giving those, turned his attention en-
trely the remaining four, all Of which he won in
splendid style. The play began at half past and
continued . hours and 10 minutes. The play as 4"
whole, was more interesting, even, than any o VT
Leonard's previous bindfold feats'
Aportrr,y MEETING AT THE SnlLou CHrr'H-
Acc,,,iip,, N announcement, meetiug-which was
Won, ,,oll ,ttcn,lcd-was teld in the Rev. IL. H.
Garpett's Presbyterian Church tcoloredl in Prince
street, last evening. Among the audience were
several noted sbotonists Of this and other clneS
who watched the proceedings with the greatest IN
| terest. The l., &. Lockwood I''ely nom '"'
soat or war. presented statement Of the condition
of the "contrabands" in highly ool"red address,
lie WAS followed by a colored man, named Davis,
| who was brought on 70 this city. lie delivered a
very disconnected statement, AL about the unortu'
nate condition ofthe oolored population away down
South, with regard to their mental, moral and ply
steal condition. The meeting broke mp at an carly
| hour, -,
| TuE SCHOONER EcKFoRD wEnn, partly owned az
the South was seized at this Port yesterday ~ Or
| der Of the Surveyor
| DysrnuCrIoH OF PROPERTY FROM CARRLEsSNtH''-
Almost daily, the police returns contain Reports %
stores being flooded, and large quantities OF P'opV'
| ~ destroyed owing 10 the careleSsnesS o' 'e'''u
parties In not shutting oil the Croton water oeior'
leaving for the night. Occupants OF premises can
not 10 too CAREFUL IN regsrl y THIS 'eS''er'