Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-02
CORRESPONDENCE.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK

1oSAANSP0'uSAi0S va eiie bdiiy OOmmerclal.I
New YoRK, Oct. 81. 1s65.
Wendell PhilliDs on the President-Ho,o he furn;sbe5
gris's for the Copper mill Of Ben Wood-Tbe CONNER
sation of the editor Of the "Commerciar, ,,;,L Mr.
johnson ttnetv and important in the Die,c of our co
responden-A nouel question of lar IN this countr,,-
Voter seeking lightthrough prayer-The anniversory
OF SaUe'y Emancipation IN Moryland to be celebrn-
ted IN Ne,o York
The onslaught of Wendell Phillips in his lecture
ast week. made as 1t was with his characteristic tact
and power, had done much to cause an unfayorable
reaction in the minds of his audience which was an
immense one. upon the impression left upop the pub
Tic MIND generally, by the favorable presentation
OF the case by Major Searns Nor was this effect of
Mr.. Philips eloquent diatribes confined to his
auditors and such as they might communi-
cate his utterances to. The journals of all
parties here had their reporters on hand and what
Is worthy OF note, the News had brace of our abes
reporters In their service. (Messrs Burr and Lord
VINO are Doth Republicans, by the way and gave a
much fuller report than the Republican journals
Inc cause why no accurate observer of the course
of events dscerner of partisan motives will fail n
detect. One would think Mr. Phillips scarcely tool,
pleasure in furnishing such grst for Ben Woods
copper mill as he did
AS 10 the reporters, it was simply their business"
to become the packhorse who carried said rr;sts =.
the ready hopper of the News, and of course T will
not be understood making any complaint of their
so doing. Nor indeed. do complain of Mr.. Phil
lips. have an undying faith in truths getting
the best OF error through freest discussion
Inc editorial account given, in your issue of Sat-
urday OF the interview with President johnson, is as
tlmely' as lmportant-not only as confirming the i'm
preston made on these more radical Unionsts who
have desired to confde in and sustain his admins
tration, by the exposition of Major Stearns-but as
rendering assurance douby sure that the President
mas not the purpose, charged upon him as you so
properly and kindly notified him. of throwing himself
into the hands of his enemies where he would he
bound hand and foot for the slaughter in the house of
his selfish and pretended friends In the name oftruth
and justice which have long seemed to hang in the
Daiance thank you for this fresh revelation of Pres
idential will.
The Supreme Court of this city has just decided
case OF novel interest and perhaps widely extending
and frequent application, involving as it did. the
question: how far the Interruptions of war should be
allowed to excuse delay in fulfilling contracts at the
specIhed time. 1t grew out of contract to deliver
ready for sea on day fixed with twenty
nVe dollars as forfeit for every days delay The
plaintiff delivered the boat with tubular instead of
return hue boiler. and hundred days later than
the specified time The defendant accepted the boat
ana the plalnuf claimed about two thousand dollars
as due on the contract. Against this defendant set
machinery. The plaintiff, as builder claimed that
the delay was occasioned, in part by Interruptions
to the labors of the iron men of Pennsylvania, on
whom he was dependant for materials by the raids of
Lees army, in 1863, into that State This having
been ruled out by the Court Judge Bacom), as too
remote, the plaintiff claimed to have the uly riots of
that year. in this CITY, considered as Interruptions to
the prosecution of his business-a result which may
readily be imagined by any person who is familiar
A..
which shipyards. along with workshops in other lines
were virtually under the control of the rioters who
as they proceeded compelled employees to drop their
tools and join their bloody ranks, or fly for their
lives.
This suit in which these were the chief points ter
minated under the rulings, and the Judges charge,
in verdict for the plaintiff for two hundred and fifty
dollars. The doctrine of Public Enemies" here
found novel application. owing to the enemies
which American business transactions had to encoun
terduring the war; being in scriptural phrase those
of our own household
The common notion is that religious duty and po-
tica action have little or no relation whatever to
each other There is story told of one of our most
enterprising and successful business men (Thomas
Faye, the paper hanger), an Irishman by BIRTH who
came here poor orphan boy, and worked his way to
deserved fortune and influence, which indicates that
at least one man in city took and acted according
to very different view of politics. Being an enthu-
siastc admirer of his adopted country its welfare
was everything to him, and he appreciated the op
afforded to him by its Free Institutions
Hence, throughout the late war; Mr. Faye was an ear
nest supporter of the Government His feelings had
sometimes been painfully wrought upon, during the
struggle, by the conflict of his old party-the Demo-
cratic-with the policy of the Administration cf Pre-
sident Lincoln
Before the last election he was sorely perpexed as
to his duty in casting his VOTE Old associations and
affections pointed to Mcclellan, while duty to coun-
try seemed to Lincoln. He thought of the matter
constantly. and at length when the hour for decision
came at his bedside he knelt in prayer, asking God
to direct him in the matter-thus making his vote n
solemn act of conscience vote, he felt he must
one way or the other As he rose from his knees his
doubts rolled away from his mind as the mist from
the face of the mornings sun, His duty seemed clear
and, doing it, he gave his vote for the martyr Presi
dent
Tomorrow evening the society of the Loyal Sons
of Maryland residing in New York and vicinity,
will celebrate the anniversary of the emancipation of
slavery in disenthalled State, at the residence
of their President, Mr.. John A. Kennedy. Dr. Snod-
grass. the Corresponding Secretary, is expected to
speak. As / have been honored by the Recording
Secretary, Mr.. VIM. B. Hayward, with an invitation
to supper on the OCCASION you may look for special
letter giving report of dongs in which your readers
Will not fail to take a lively interest. ORION.