The New York Herald Newspaper, November 17, 1848, Page 1

~ * ere = oTHE NEW_YORK HERALD.) | reas NO. 5280. MORNING EDITION----FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1848. TWO CENTS. ADDITIONAL ELECTION RETURNS: New York State. POPULAR VOTE FOR PRESIDENTIAI. ELEOTORS. (WET URNS AS FAR AS RECEIVED.) bio » Cass. V. Buren. Albany. 7, 4,002 2,408 Columbia. 3,997 2,128 2,118 Chnton. +» 1,943 1,472 1,214 Greene. 2,707 1,551 1,425 Cenesee . 2,812 1,063 1,040 lo mroe...... 6,439, 1,443 4,571 New York City......29, 19,198 5,116 Oneida..... 6,030 3,582 4,816 4,437 2,515 1,405, 2,924 1,285, 1,602 1,272 2,627 2/229 4,942 916 1,725 1,005, 419 2,726 654 1,069 Add Bue Lad 1 eS 482 Total, 28 counties. 128,443 Taylor ahead ot Cass . ahead of Van Buren. Cass aheud of Van Buren... ‘Taylor over both Cass and Van Buren 5,154 ©OMPARISON OF VOTES WITH SAME COUNTIES, IN eae Total...... (252,082 Total. Decrease ot votes...-s+e+-.++ ++ ++17,069 Majority of Polk and Birney over Clay, in above counties........... seeeease sees 6,299 Majority of Taylor over Cass and Van juren... ‘Taylor’s net gain over Clay and Birney.... 11,453 ‘he remaining counties of the State voted as follows, in 1844: ee Polk. Birney. In those counties from which returns are not yet Feceived, (exclusive of ten towns in Erie county, also to come in,) John Young, the whig candidate BOtale. d3\.560iaassiaeve 3 for Governor, in 1846, received 88,065 votes; and Dayton, the hunker candidate tor Lieutenant-Go- vernor, received 66,355 votes, leaving about 42,000 barnburner votes not polled in the same counties. It is probable that Tayior has received about the same number of votes as Governor Young had in the counties to be heard trom, which, added to those returned, would swell his vote in the State ‘to about 220,000. There are then about 108,000 votes to come in, mapposing: the vote to be a tull oney,-or making a reasonable deduction for pro- (por..on of foment mae Oy votes to be divided tween Cass and Van Buren—in what proportion the official returns must determine. The Albany Argus of yesterday, giving the returns from 19 counties, (included in our table,) remarks as fol- WS :-— The full returns from 19 counties, one third of the ‘State, show s reduction in the aggregate vote since 2844 of 18.350. General Taylor’s vote is 8.769 less than Mr. Cley’s vote in these counties. The vote tor Gen. ‘Cass and Mr. Van Buren is 4,626 less than Mr. Polk's. In these 19 counties, Gen. Taylor's vote exceeds the joint vote of Cass and Van Buren, 1,620. But this proportion mot cel not hold in the Temaining eounties. The probability is, that the gate vote will juced in @ greater proportion; that General ‘Taylor's vote will not equal the other two; and that Gen, Cass’s vote in the State will net equal Mr. Van Buren’s, Orriciat. Returns.—We have received officia Yeturns from a few counties in this State, which are annexed :— YATES COUNTY. Whig. Dem. F. Soil. Scat. Electors... 1,483 27 Governor . eo 1,419 16 Congress .. 905 = 1,450 7 ae COLUMBIA COUNTY. . Dem, F. Soil. Scat. Electers 121 2,100 5 2,01 2,222 7 2,107 2,288 1 GA COUNTY. Dem. F. Soil. Scat. 1,034 2,980 58 1,040 «3,990 58 o. o. 121 o 599 . - 3d * .. 133 maj, .. SULLIVAN COUNTY. Whig. Dem. 1 1 7 . 5 Scat. , 3,170 1,434 oe 4,200 3,189 1,455 4,214 3,229 = 1,888 3 75maj. .. a “ Official returns from Cayuga, Columbia, Orange, Montgomery, Ontario, enectady, Saratoga, Sullivan, and Yates, aad unofficial from Albany, Clinton, Greene, Genesee, Monroe, New York, Oneida, Onondaga, Orleans, pete, Conoerie, ‘Washington, and Westchester, give Taylor 115,- $927 ; Cass, 62,589; Van Buren, 53,865; Scattering, 259—toral 282,640. Same counties in iss, 251,074, The election of Mr. Walden, the democratic nomi- nee in the 2st district, is confirmed. Hie majority in Sohoharie county is 380, He falls slightly below hie ‘whig competitor, Mr. Smith, in Otsego, but his major- ity in the-district is about 300. ‘We learn that the official canvass elects Wn.T. Jackson, whig, in the 26th congressional district. The s Pennsylv The Philadelphia Datly News of yesterday gives returns of majorities tor Presidential electors from -all the counties in the State, 36 of the 59 counties tbeing-official, The Taylor and Fillmore electoral ticket has a majority of 13,360, and the free soil vote given is 10,651. Taylor, therefore, has a clear majority, over Cass and Van Buren, of 2,709. ‘The official returne from all the counties (says the News) wi!l probably not vary this more than afew een 1 i ie popular vote is very lai say about 375,000, "or 40,000 moze than the vote polled. for Governor in October, which was the highest vote ever taken in the State previous to that time. WILMOT'S DISTRICT. The following is the vote for President in Mr. ‘Wilmot’s Congressional -district. It will be seen that he worked faithfulyy for the Van Buren or free soil party:— Bounties. Taylor. Cass. V. Buren. poet me 4 139 1 B28 Susquehanna ... 2,563 Ti 1,344 3 Total.. 5,796 3,083 Taylor's plurality over Cass ...... - - Van Buren. Vote of the same counties for President in 1844+ and Governor in Uctober, 1848:— pooh |, pe eI, Wuie. Deu. Clay. Polk. Johns’n. Longst'h. Bradford .... 8385 3,968 °° B2M TAS Susquehanna. 1,802 2,697 1,597 2,416 Tioga ... ; 2193 1219-3077 Total.... 6,206 8,458 8,241 Polk’s majority in the district . ves B,252 SLongutreth's (dem.) do. . 2ia4 1 and #lorida. _ Montoomery, Nev. 15—6 P. M. ‘The latest intelligence received here trom Lou siana and Florida indicates that these States have gone for Taylor. His majority in Louisia a, the returne indicate, will fall but little short of 3,000, Florida has gone for Taylor by a largely increased majority ovér the recent gubernatorial vote. North Carolina. Forty-three counts’s heard from—gain over August election, 4,508. The State will give Tay- Jor about 4,000 mayority, Virginsa. The following statement and remarks from the Richmond Times, of Wednesday, 15th instant, gives, ina condensed form, a view of the Presi- dential election in Virginia. The ten districts, from the Ist to the 10th inclusive, are in Eastern. Virginia, and the five other districts are west of the mountains. Taylor’s greatest gains have been in the Westera counties, and had the whig coun- ties of the Eastern part of the State done as well as the democratic Western counties, he would have carried the State handsomely. As it is, Cass and Butler have, probably, a small majority :— The good news received, yesterday, from “Little Tennessee” was almost enough to revive the hope of Virginia’s having voted for Taylor and Fillmore. But, according to our additions, the gain yet falls too much below Mr. Polk’smajonty to allow us to expect that the returns still to come in will cancel the remaining excess. re The following table exhibits the majorities as far as ascertained 1n the Congressional districts: — Districts. Ta: Districts. Cass’s majority, sofar.........- The following counties remain to be heard . 225 from: Districts. Clay. Polk. 7. Lancaster - 40 = 10. Morgan - 33 12. Logan. - 54 Boone, e WB Teas catosekacaiee sy oo 341 14. Ritchie, Jackson, jason, Braxton, Wood, Nicholas, Gilmer & Putnam, new co’s). 101 - 15. Barbour, Randolph, ler, (Doddnidge, Weitzel and Wirt, NEW COUNTIES)... ..ee cece eee 309 14 BT 141 Polk’s majorities in counties not heard from. .596 Cass’s majority, 80.far.... 2.6. eeee ee BBS 5 Stllto be overcome............ -821 In the counties still to be heard from, the popu- lar vote in 1844 was about 7,000. A gain of 822 in this number is hardly to be expected. , REMARKS. The seventh district which now gives, accord- ing to the Times, a majority of 508 fer Taylor, is the one formerly represented by Mr. Wise, who is on the Cass and Butler electoral ticket, and took the stump tor them. The district elected Bayly, democrat, to Congress last year, by 240 majority. In 1840 it gave . majority of 1,522 for Harrison, and in 1: Mr. Clay’s majority in the district was 447, The ten districts East of the mountains, give Gen. Taytor a majority of 1,560. In 1844, Polk’s majority in the same districts was 497—showing a gain for Gen. Taylor in the Eastern section o| the State of 2,057." His gains at the West are in a much greater ratio. According to the most accurate returns that we are now in possession ot, our net gain 1s 5,001. Ne- cessary to be gained in the following counties yet to hear from, to give the{State to General Taylor. £93; or an average of 52 votes to the county. We here name the counties from which no returns are to hand, to wit: Barbour, Boone, Carroll, Dod- dridge, Gilmer, Lee, Logan, Mason, Morgan, Ni- cholas, Putnam, Ritchie, Scott, Tyler, Weitzell, Jackson, Randolph, and Braxton.—Richmond Re- publican. VOTES OF THE ABOVE COUNTIES 1N 1844. Count ies. lay. Polk. Barbour. . 221 463 Carroll 268 . 237 578 +1233 17 415, 363. 183 216 . 158 135 Ritchie... - 104 254 Scott + 276 531 Tyler. + 441 511 Jackson... 203 265 Randolph... 227 199 Braxton... . 186 156 Total. .....0scesspeesesees s «2,605 4,121 New Countres.—Boone, Doddrige, Gilmer, Pat- nam, and Weitzell. Total, 18 counties. LITTLE TENNESSEE. This is the S. W. corner of Virginia, and is composed of the counties in the thirtieth Congres- sional district, now represented by Mr. Fulton. The tollowing are the returns of the majorities at the Presidential election :— Counties rags Coss. Clay. Polk. ythe + 1 maj. .. ++ maj. 244 Russell +166 . oe 2 y 18 Ke ies 96 Carroll aoe os a 17 ‘ 6 o. 181 ¥ : 350 ing ae Washington. 194 « 352 Scott.. eee 119 255 Lee (estimated)... .. 200 oe 341 Total... 0... 196 869 2145 196 .673 Do. Polk. .2,145 Maj. for Cass. Taylor’s gain in the district, 1,472, _ ; Van Buren’s majerity over Harrison in 1840, in this district, was 1,407, in 6,651 votes polled. ° Baxtimone, Nov. 16,1848, In Tazewell county, Taylor gains, 195; Scott, 105, and Carroll, 90. “9 The vote of Virginia continues to be, from various considervtions. an object ot great interest. We con- eider her safe, and such is the opinion of the demo- crate in Richmond ; but our vote is cut down in the j and the Richmond Republican estimates the gain at so high a figure as to leave us little more than 800 to go upon in the remaining 19 counties. ‘We would advise our friends not to bet upon its ma- jorities.— Was ton Union, Nov. 16. Alabama. Montcomery, Nov. 15--5 P. M. The returns from all parts of Alabama indicate Jarge Taylor gains, but the State has undoubtedly gone for Cass. +Montcomery, Nov. 16, 1848, ‘We bave now returns, reported and official, from forty-six counties of Alabama, and Taylor's clear ain in them eivés him ® majority ef 844 votes over Cass, There are five counties yet to be heard from, viz Blount, Dale, Fayette, Jefferson and Wilcox. These counties, im 1844, gave Clay 1,296 and Polk 3,500— leaving & majority for Polk of 2,105. This, it will be seen, is & heavy majority to overcome The State is still considered doubtful, when it is taken into con- tideration that Taylor bas been gaining 60 largely. The majority will not vary much, one way or the other, from 500 votes. Cnanuestox, Nov. 1 M. Returns from Alabama come in sl » and show oopsiderable gains for Gen Taylor, ering the re- sult in the State doubtful, notwithstanding Polk car- tied the Stat jority of 11,462, in 1844. ‘Adespatch just received from Montgomery, states thet official returns have been received from Cham- bers, Coosa, Dallas, Lowndes, Marion, Montgomery, Mobile, Macon, Sumpter, and Tuscal: eounties, the mojorities in which follo Taylor Cares .. Taylor's majority. . . In 1844, there counties tu Clay... | This shows a clear gain for Taylor in these ten counties of 2327, The whige regard the result in th Slate as doudtful, but the democrats clain tae certain for Cass. There are but 50 counties in the State, and it would require nearly the same proportionate gainin all the counties to overcome Polk's majority of 11,462 Moaire, Nov. 13, 1848. Verbal accounts from 39 counties give a T. gain ef 7,000 om Polk’s majority, In the 13 to ard from, if the gain be 4,000, the State will probably be lost for Cass, Te w tox, Nov. 16, 1848, The Union has « despatch, giving the returns from four counties, (not named,) in which the whigs have a small gain, (On what ?—Henatp.] Seika Taylor's majority exceeds 15,000, Iilinot ‘The following wan received by Speed's Western tele- graph line yesterday forenoon ;— Onicaco, Nov. 13-~10 P.M. 50 counties have been beard from, Whig gain 9,386— 40 counties to be heard from. Taylor has pro- bably carried the State. Mississippl. Cnarceston, Nev. 15—4 P. M. _ The Baltrmore Swn has, received the follow- ing returns a es — ylor. Cass. Clay. —~Polk. Claiborne. 108 ~~ if = 278 -- 303 = 164 - 86 _- 412 _ 415 _ 66 - — 95 377 = 2 -— —_ 37 aad 149 . 173 band - 38 Tishemingo.. — 362 - 524 Tippah..... - 254 - 483 Yallabusha. - 3 _ 176 Lafayette. — 30 _ 9 Panola. » 234 _ 31 ~ Total,.. 1,812 676 1,124 1,560 The gain for Taylor in these counties, is 1,572 Mr. Polk’s majority in the State was 5,780. There are 52 counties in the State. Wlinols and Towa. Cnicaco, Nov. 11, 1848, ‘The returns from Illinois and Iowa indicate that both States have gone fer Taylor. New Hampshire, ‘We have the returns from all but a few towns. Cass’s majority is 6,000, He basa plurality over Tay- Jor ineveryeounty, The voteis smaller than last year. Massachusetts State Election. Bosron, Nov, 16, 1848, Brigg?, the whig candidate for Governor, fails of an election by the people 500 votes or more. The Legia- lature is whig by an increased majority from last year Delaware Congressional Election. Battimoag, Noy. 16, 1848, In Kent county Houston’s majority is 131, and in the State 340, The democratic majority in Sussex is 75. South Carolin: ‘The Hon. A. Patterson has been elected president of the Senat nd J. J. Middleton speaker of the House. THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Whigs in Nalics; Natives in Small Capitals; Democrate in Roman; Those marked F, 8, ere Free Soilers; A. Ri, Anti-Renters, Dist, ARKANSAS, 1-1 ‘W. Johnson, New Yor«, 2%6—W. J’. Jackson, DELAWARE. 2—W. A. Sackett, 1—John W. Houston, 28—A, M. Schermerhorn, Fiorma. 29—Rov't L. Rose. IHE. C, Cabell. B—David Rumsey. Gronara, 3I-E. Risley. 1—Thomas B, King. 32—E. @. Spaulding, 2—M. J. Welborn. 33—Harvey Putnam, 8B Allen T. Owen, -L, Burrows. 4-H. A. Haral New Jersey. 5—Thomas C. Hackett, J—Andrew R, Hay, 6—Howell Cobb, '—Alex. H. Ste 5 -Robert Toombs. Furano, 1—Wm. H. Bissell. 2—Jobn A. M’Clernand. 2—Wm, 4. Newell. 3—Ieaac Wildrick. 4—Jom Van Dyke. 6—James G. King, 10. 1—David T. Disney. pe! 3—Thomas R. You Lk rs 4—Jobn Wentworth. S-R.C, Schenck. 5—Wm. A. Ric 4—Moses B. Cor S“Bawara, D. Baker, 5—Emery D. Potter. }—Thomas Rodolphue Dickinson, I 7—donathan D. Morris: 1—* Wm. Thom; 8—John L. Taylor, 2—Bhepherd Lefiler. $—Edron B. Olds, Mamex. 0—\Charles Sweotzor, 1—Etvridge Gerry. 11—John K. Miller, 2—Nathaniel 8, Littlefield, 12—Samuel F. Vinton, S—John Otis. ‘W. A. Whittlesey. 4 -Rufue K. Goodenow, 14—Nathan Evara. 5—Culen Sawtelle. 15-Wm. F. Hunter. F. 3. Charles Stetaon. 16—Mosee Hoagland, F—Thos. J. D, Faller. Te—Sonoph Onble, Marsacuuserrs, 18—David K. Carter, 1—Robt. C. Winthrop, 19—John Crowell. F.8, 2—No choice. 20— Jos. R. Giddings. F. 8, 3—James H. Duncan. Bl—Joreph M. F. , hoice. ENNSYLVANIA, 5—No choice. 1—Lewis ©, Levin. 6—George Askmun. 2~Jos. R. ler. 7—Juliua Rockwell, $—Henry D. Moore. 8—horace Mann, 4—tJobn Jn 9—No choice, ns Br 10—Joseph Grinnell, oe Rosa, NCHIGAN, T—Jense C. Dickey. I-A. W. Bi &-Thaddeus Stevens, 2-Wiktiam 9— Wm. Strong. 3-8. 8, Bi 10—M. M. Dimmick. Miso i—Chester Butler. a—Wm. V.N. Bay. Joseph Casey. siamo. Green” 14—Charles W-Pitman. S—Joha 8. Ph i¢-Jee 2 Netanaban, by 17—Samuei Calvin. 1 ln 4, Kin 1-4. Juckion Ople F 9—Job Mann, SJ. Phiddepe Phoenix. WK. R. Reed. 4—Walter Underhill. Jo! . F. james Thompson. ‘Alfred Gitmore. Sourm Canouiwa, 1—Daniel Walince. 2-14. L, Orr, r. . A. Woodward, 12—GideonO Reynolds. AR, Alex. D, 13—John L, Schoolscraft. bas Bart, 1d—George R. Andrews, 6—Hleaao B. Holmes, 15—J.R Thurman, TW. F. Colooek, 1G—Hugh White, ‘ERMONT, feoceees 8» beemen aton King, F. rr 19—Charles E Clarke. 3—Geo. P. Marsh. 20-0. B. Mattison, 4—L._B. Peck 21—Biram Walden. ‘Wisconsty. 22—Henry Burnett. 1—Charles Durkee, F. 8. 23— Wiliam Duer. 2-Orsamus Cole, ‘H— Daniel Gott. 8—James D. Doty. 25—Harmon 8, Conger, * This eat is to be contested by Daniel F, Miller, whig, in ecnrequence of the rejection of the poll book of the Kanesville Pry lected as Taylor men; they are democrate, ‘This seat is to be contested by John 8. Little, Jr, whig, on 20- count of alleged fraud in the from Richmond and the di acme teat is to be contested by Mr, Duncan (whig) for alleged THE RES@LT IN FIGURES. New Conoress, Oun Concresa Dem, ‘ig. aa al ul Beat] onl oamel S silnccsatven| cannl Ve sl nen Dawl awe = al aul ot Seet) onl wernt Whig majority thasfar.... 23 Total rumber elected , = bee old Congress. , Tnerease in number, (Wisconsin)... Curiosities of the Election. A Puivapevrnta Carcuiation OF Loss ann Gaix — ‘The funniest thing we have seen for a long time among the numerous curiosities of election returns, is the following, from the Philadelphia North American :— The Taylor gain in this State is as large te: Our telegraphic despatch atates that in 46 counties he has overcome the ay for Polk in 1844, and runs 841 votes ahead o Cass. ‘There are 5 more counties to hear from, which stood thus in ’44 Poik ratio of gain bas been 268 in eachecunty, which would make 1540 in there five, leaving Cass 120 majority- Clore work indeed.” After thir, Dilworth and Dakoll may be laid aside. A Reat Roven axp Reavy Counry.---Stanley county, in North Carolina, voted unanimously for Tay- lor and Fillmore. The same county, in 1844, voted for Clay 580, Polk 48 Wno First Nominaten Generar, Tayrorn?— sident elect of the United States, it may be an inter. high office’ According to our recollection, this dis- tinction is indisputably due to James Gordon Bennett, of the New York Herald, who brought out Genersi lors name simultaneously with the receipt of the ofthe first battle on the Rio Grande, Under e clroumstances. the editor of the New York Herald derexves to stand high at court, A foreign mission would mall reward for his services. — Lancaster Intelligencer, Nov. 1A. The New York Herald and the Boston Herald are claim, 0g respectively the merit of prior declarations in favor of General Taylor. If our memory serves us right, they ate both correct, one having been the first to declare in f f nomination, and the other the firat to pro,’ etion.— Syracuse Democrat, Nov. 14. _ Deciprpry Quax'e® —The Danbury Times, speak- ing of the late elec.“ion in that town, saya, “There would have been mor® soil ballots cast in thie town, had it not been fo* the impression some seomed to bave labored under, th *t there was no box for that of ticket.” So the p.%0r fellows had to vote for Taylor,—New Haven Register, le 11,462 | Now that Zachary Taylor is certaimly the Pre- | esting inquiry, who first proposed his name for that | The Anticipated European Revulsion In Commerce, From the London Morning Chronicle, Oot. 26.] he vicissitudes to which trade is liable are more extensively felt as the ramifications of mer- cantile intercourse spread themselves over a wider and wider area. The commerce of the world 1s not now pent up in a multitude of lakes, each sheltered by its isolation from the operation of the local disturbing causes which may from time to time ruffle the surfaces of the rest ; it 1s an ocean, the waters of which are everywhere at the same level, and the ebb and flow of which leave their tide marks on every coast. Drop in a stone, and the undulation runs off in widening circles, rip- pling even the land-locked pools which indent the remotest shores of the vast expanse. The failure of a merchant in New York may occasion the bankruptey of others in Calcutta, Rio and Arch- angel. The ae ee Denmark cannot come to blows with his Majesty ot Prussia without taking money out of the pockets of the shipowners of Sunderland and Dundee. The dishonesty, and unthriftiness of a single paging in a single com- mercial house may involve the ruin of half a dozen other houses in different regions of the world; and the revolutionary frenzy of the inha- bitants of one great country, whilst it causes their trade to stagnate, their prosperity to wither, and their wealth to evaporate, extends also its blight- ing, influence to other lands, where the reign of social order continues undisturbed, and the poli- tical atmosphere is unclouded and serene. The melancholy reflections in which a New York contemporary is pleased to indulge, touch- ing the depression under which the trade of the United States is at present laboring, are but the echo of complaints which, owing to the cause to which we have been alluding, periodically arise from every quarter of the commercial world. ‘¢It 1s our intimate connection,” says the New York “in all financial and mercan- tile matters, with the old world, that 1s destroy- ing our presperity, and inflicting upon us evils from which we shall not recover very soon. Our domestic affairs have, for a long time, been in a healthy condition; our productions have been unusu: abundant, and all the elements of wealth have been properly husbanded; but the state of affairs in Europe has tended more to de- ress prices for our products than anything that as transpired within our own limits. Whatever affects the consumption of our products abroad, de- preciates prices for all that we haveon hand. Our products and manufactures are valued at about $2,000,000,000, of which only about $100,000,000, or one-twentieth part,Jis exported; and whatever affects the value of the portion exported, affects the value of the nineteen-twentieths reserved for domestic consumption. Weare thus at the mercy of foreign countries. If anything of a political nature transpires abroad, calculated to unsettle the public mind, and destroy confidence, we feel it ierotny its influence upon prices for our pro- ducts. If a financial revulsion spreads over the whole or any part of Europe, the markets for our potas are injured or destroyed, and immense losees fall upon our merchants and producers. We have to bear the brunt of every political, fiaan- eial, or commercial disaster, which occurs in any and Stel pare of the world. : “Great Britain is connected with every country on the face of the earth, of any commercial im- portance; and, consequently, through that country we are nearly as intimately mterwoven with the commercial operations of the world. Great Bri- tain 18 such a large consumer of our staple pro- ducts, that we are deeply interested in her pros- perity; and it is, therefore, highly important to us that everything tending to her progress and ad- vancement becomes settled upon a sound and healthy basis. We have long deprecated the posi- tion we occupy relative to that country. It is hu- miliating and decidedly injurious to our most vital interests. With greater resources, with more elements of wealth within our limits than any other nation in existence, we are absolutely de- pendent upon the preservation of peace in even the smallest power in Europe. We are rapidly extri- cating ourselves from this thraldem, but until we marked our progress.” tressee of our transatlantic brethren. We are hear- tily sorry, not more for their sakes than for our own, to hear that their prospects are so gloomy; and if it be true, as it doubtless is. that their pros- poe follows on the heels of our own, we fervently ope that their difficulties may speedily disappear, and that they may (with one exception) be the richest, busiest, and most thriving people on the tace of the earth. We can assure them it is net our fault—bating, perhaps, a little over indulgence in not be our fault if they do not become so in fuiure. railway speculation, of which we are duly sensible —that they are not eo already, and it shall We will Ce very utmost to be as prosperous a3 we can. ‘e will do our best, in the regular way of busin to fill our pockets with money. We will take advantage ot every symptom of the re- vival of commercial activity on the Continent, and avail ourselves of every opportunity,of extendi our export business, and tempting our alarmed aad impoverished customers to lay out their hoarded francs and florins at our shop. We will undertake to La every ounce of cotton, by the manufacture ot which we have a fair prospect of turning a penny. We will take care to swear m a sufficient number of special constables the next time that there 1s any danger of our being burnedfin our beds. Nay, we think we are entitled to some hittle credit on that score already. Have we not uproar and hurly-burly that might have set the coolest heads ina whirl? Has the revolution in England gone further than the pillage of a baker’s basket, and the ee of a plate-glass widow ? Have we not sent our red republicans to the hulks, and snuffed out a rebellion in Ireland? What, we may ask, would have been the consequences to American trade, had the cargoes which in March and April could find no buyers at Havre been as ruefully and hopelessly declined at Liverpool ? ‘What would fave been the value ot this year’s cotton crop, if Proconsul Magee, armed with un- limited powers by Citizen Cufley, Provisional Mi- nister ot the Home Department, were now presi- ding over the Chamber of Commerce at Man- doubt, in the counting-house of the American trader, but who knows how far its numbing force was lessened by its being transmitted, not Rirecti from the disturbed countries, but mediately through its effect on the Englieh markets ? But whilst we admit that the American jour- the Atlantic and distress on the other, he will per- priate remedy. If we do not mistake him, he | would have his countrymen withdraw their raw capital in creating a market for it by the exten- sion of their manufacturing system at home. The | cotton grounds of Louisiana are, according to his oe to be no longer employed ia feeding the looms of Manchester. He wants to cut off the countless threads of commercial inter-dependence which knit his country to its European customers, and tomake the broad expanse ot the Atlantic, in place of being, as it now is, the great highway of international trade, a veritable gulf of separtion between the Old World and the New. ‘The that itis simply impossible. It cannot be done. | America can no more cease to be dependent on Europe than Europe can do without America Trade will find its natural channels ; and if their course runs outwards, out it will flow, in spite of all the reasoning in the world. People will send their goods to the most profitable market ; and ba fib ak! them about the possible evils of | dependence on the foreigner, will be about as ef- fectual as trying to persuade a basin full of water poured into acullender not to tickle through. As long as one country differs trom a.sother in soil, climate, and density of population, so tong will it be profitable to export and import; and the less restricted the traffic, the more steady and abun- dant will be the demand. Individual traders, in- deed, are bound to be on their guard against en- tangiing themeelves in indefinite liabilities, and will do well to beware of mu!tipiying their trans- actions or extending their connectious beyond the lumits of their legitimate business, to toster the collective industry of a nation—aye, | and to secure It, as far as may bey from those flac- tuations to which all industries are more or less liable—is to throw open to it as many markets as possible. Be it remembered, that the failure of a cotton crop was, in a great measure, the source of those embarrassments in this country which have reacted upon America. Would the cotton grower be better off, had the whole loss failen, in the first | instance, vpon American manufacturers ? Navi@ation Laws —A petition tora public meet- ing 1n favor of a repeal of the present English navi- gation laws, #0 far as Canada {a concerned, bae deen pumerouely signed in Montreal. The President aud most of the members of the board of trade in that place Hood in favor of the change, are completely removed froin the influence of fo- reign affairs on our internal commeree, we shall periodically experience all the fluctuations in prices, &e , which have, so farin our history, ‘We most sincerely sympathize with the dis- remained sober and orderly in the midst of an | chester?’ The shock of the revolution was felt, no | nalist has accurately represented the connection | which exists between stagnation on this side of | mut ws to doubt whether he has hit upon an appro- | produce from the export trade, and employ their | strongest objection to what he recommends is, | But the way | Our French C orrespondence. Panis, Oct. 24, 1848. 7 The Constitutron—Presidentral Electren—Extra_ ordinary Scene between Generals Lebreton, La. morecire, and Cavargnac—Socialists and their Banquets. The articles of the constitution, one hundred and twenty in number, have all been adopted. It re- mains now to transfer the Assembly into a legis- lative body, to act as such under the constitution, as soon ag a President shall have been chosen; for now the Assewbly is supreme—then it will have parted with a portion of the power; and to move the machinery in accord, it will be necessary to convert itself into a single legislative chamber, and in enacting the 01 ic laws, as they are now called, to act under the provisions of the constitu- tion, and 1n accord with the President, so far as they have gta him any power in the matter. [ is now said that the government has recommended, and the committee adopted, the 10th of December as the day to vote for a President, and it remains for this Assembly to decide when its own body shall be dissolved, and another one chosen in its place. I sce no provision in the constitution fixing that period, and therefore it isa matter of great uncertainty how soon, or when, the men now in power will abandon it to their successors. The only names now spoken of for the office of Presi- dent, are General Cre Louis Napolean, La- martine, and Raspail. There will, probably, be others; but these are now the only ones upon which the public mind 1s dividing. _ A remarkable scene occurred a day or two since in the Assembly, which drew out the most raptu- rous applause upon the head of M Cavaignac. General Lebreton, in speaking of the army, said, n reply to some remarks, that it was never dan- gerous to hberty, except when advancements were made from choice, favoritism, or companionship, alluding to the appointment of Gen. Lamoriciére by Gen. Cavaignac, as Minister of War; and to such appointments as General Lamoriciére. The Assembly were astonished at these remarks; for General Lebreton is a brave and _gallant officer, and was wounded 1m the days of June in Paris. General Uavaignac, sitting in his seat, remarked, “what does all that mean?” When General Le- breton had finished, General Lameniciére repelled any accusations against himself of the character charged, and demanded an investigation by the Assembly. As soon as hehad left the tribune, Gen. Cavaignac ascended it, andsaid, Gen, Lamoricitve has done only his duty, and has my full ap- probation ; and, turning te General Lebreton, he said: “And lam astonished that you, sir, who have been an eye-witness to the conduct of Gen- eral Lamoriciére in Algeria, for the lastfive years, should see, in his advancement, only chance or favoritism.” Here there was tremendous ap- plause; and then General Cavaignac further ex- claimed—“ And I am most astonished, that he should be 1n the second range, while I am in the firet.” At this, the excitement exceeded all bounds—the apprebation was immense, and the Assembly adjourned. It is necessary to under- stana the character of the French, under the preseure of the present state of public affairs, to appreciate fully the force of such events. | ‘he son-in-law of Nicholas is still in Paris, as a special envoy from Russia to France; but the urpoee of his mission is yet a State secret. The Emperor has a great regard for General Cavaig- pac—the manner in which he fought the insur- gents im June, and lus etraightforwardness in his diplomotic relation, please the autocrat, who never was on good terms with Louis Philippe ; he never would trust the latter. The banquets, democratic and social, are getting to_be very fre- quent in all the different divisions in France ; and the socialists and red republicans generally at- tend them, though sometimes they differ between themselves, and one or the other party refuses to attend. Were these men to come into power, they would fight among themselves the first hour, and blood would run in their own ranks. The elec- this party, and per! its fiirst great test ; is spared, [think that he has the capacit, it will be made the occasion of much blood-shed, ae them; but they wish to break down, by side bi its successor in the streets. the state of siege. three legions of the National Guards are review: ed on. ance. Some 40,000 men are there under arms. Panis Oct. 25, 1848. vernment. Ledru Rollin is a formal candidate for Presiden. cy of the French Republic. his nomination will embody the force of the red republic, but will not include the social- ists, who will give ep as to Raspail, the man in the dungeon, ‘am not certain that Proudhen will not be a candidate, who is one step more in the extreme doctrmes than M. Rrs- ail. He finds as much fault with the red repub- re and the extreme left, as being too f.r in the rear, as do the left with the right for the same offence. There has recently transpiredja general separation between the leaders of the red repub- lic,and the socialists, and Proudhon separates him- selt distinctly from both. I consider Proudhon insane. His pamphlet, just Teall indicates in- | samity too clearly to be well mistaken None but | a deranged intellect could write such a jargon of ideas. According to his plan, society would be worse than anarchy. It would be a Babel. Sa- | tan himeelf could not devise a more glorious state | of confusion and crime to preside over. Raspail has more sense, I believe, and has some respect for the existing state of things. 10th of December, and the diff | paring to bring forward theircandidates. It is now the absorbing question in Paris, and soon will oc- | cupy, exclusively, the public miad in France. No | man can be elected by the people, unless he has 2,000,000 of votes, and the majority overall. Na- poleon may reach it; at present his chance ap- pears to be the best. The right can give General Cavaignac a large vote, if they will; butin the preeent state of the foreign as well as domestic affairs of France, a single developement, ora day’s debate, may change all his prosyecta. A recom- mendation of war, four weeks hence, against | Austria, for the aggrandisement of Italy, sup- orted by the fact that Austria refuses to give independence to Lombardy, would carry General Cayaignac into the Presidential chair, probably; while a developement of the correspondence upon France, would crush him instantly. Possibly the | determination to elevate Napoleon may be strong~ erthan I anticipate, and sufficient to elect him, | under any circumstances. By the decision of the | Assembly,.yesterday, M. Marrast has made his soirées at his own expense, or those of his credi- | tors, rather than at that of the State. The mein- | bers have danced by his music, and drunk his wine, and now refuse to vote the money of the State to pay it; they even refused to consider the question. Then the committee had reported an extra sum of 6,000 francs per month, when the ori- ginal is but 4,000—four months, at 6,000 extra, is a | question for M. Marraet’s extras. M. Marrast and his fnends have lived and grown fat under the republic; and I think things are about to take a turn somewhat against them. M. Marrast’s accounts, as Mayor of Paris, are not yet audited, end lexpect never willbe. Ledru Rollin de- manded yesterday the most minute examination, by a special committee, of the accounts of the Provisional Government, and of his own in par- | ticular, as Minister of Foreign Affairs, which was awarded, atter a keen debate. He puts on a bold front as to his accounts, whether the result will, or will not justify it. But it 18 to the credit ef the Provisional Government that they carried on the government ninety days, during the whirlwind of a revolution, without any torced loans, issue of pa per money, or substantial deniai of payment. ‘The treasury was nearly empty when it came to their hands; and I believe they left it quite as well as they received it, though the public debt had pro- | bably been increased. Complaint is made of the million expended in the grand military review; but that cest less than would a fight in the streets ot Peris, whieh this review did much to deter, if net to prevent. The Minister of the [nterior, is to-day fo be interrogated in reference to the ban- quet which took place in Passy, at which several members of the Assemby attended, and where the toasts were pretty violent. These banquets will yet meke a page in French history, and, possibly, abloodys, e. in Ni ad fabyom , or in effet tion of President will develope the full strength of haps put the Constitution to yet if the life of the President and force to meet the occasion ; and I doubt whether for the socialists do not want again to loge either the field or streets againet the present head of the government. The lesson of June is not yet lost lows, the present administration, and then fight Several new presses were announced to appear since the removal of Each Sunday morning, two or Jace Carousel, who make a fine appear- Presidential Candtdates—M. Marrast and his Soi ées—Democratic Banquets—Provisional Go- I consider that The character of Raspuil 1s mere important than that of Proudhon ; and he will probably receive more votes than even Ledru Rollin—perhaps more than General Ca- vaignac himeeif. The election will take place the u ifferent réunions of the members of the National Assembly are pre- that subject, should it not meet the expectations of Common Council, Boarp or Assistant ALoenmen—Speoial meeting— Nov. 16,—Present, the chairmaa and a quorum of | members. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved, so far as printed. Petitions.—Quite ® number of petitions were pro- | sented, and referred to appropriate committees, Reports of Committees.— Report of Joint Committee on the Fire Department, in favor of buying lot and | building a house for Engine Company No. 40, at an expense not exceeding $2,350. Report accepted, and resolution {nm favor of carrying Out its provisions charged from the further co of altering the grade of 41st mittee were discharged as they mittee on Assessments, with resoluti mitting part of assessment on lot, §. E. corner of Whitehall and Pearl streets. Resolution . OF the Committee on Streets, asking to be discharged from further consideration of the subject of the open- ing and widening of Trinity Place. The report was received and committee discharged. Papers from the Board of Aldermen —Report of the | Committee on Markets of the Board of Aldermen, in favor of appropriating $600 for repairing Washington market, Coneurred in, Report of Committee on Wharves, Piers, and Slips, in favor of granting the exclusive use of the bulkhead between Montgomery and Governeur streets, to the owner and lessee of said bulkhead, fer the use of tow- UT Notions Concurred in, eport of Committee on Roads and Canals, in favor of constructing a sewer in Oth street, west of Avenue D, to connect with sewer in said street, near Avene C. Concurred in, Resignation of R. W. Lawson as Commissioner of Deeds. Concurred in. 1. New Pavement.—A report of the Committers on Streets, of this Board, upon the proposition of Wm. C, Perrine, to test anew kind of pavement Mr. Per- rine proposes to pave Broadway, between Anthony and Pearl streets, at an expense not to exceed $1 8734 per superficial yard, if it do not answer the object propored to be obtained, viz: d and $2 50 or yard Af the 0 the square block pavement, Mr. Perrine proposes to lay at the bottom a layer of flag stone, of Suitable thigk- ness, to be laid about 18 inches below the surface of the strect, after the same js made even by rolling; then a sixinch layer of breken atone; the of fine gravel ; th thick; then cobble stone, paving and disgonally, with broad ends downwards; broken stone wedges placed between the cobble stones, by hand, and driven down to a level with the same ; then emall broken stone for filling between wedges an cobble ; then the whole flooded with sand and matted by heavy rolling. The committee reported in favor of trying Mr. Perrine’s pavement, according to his pro- onition. . Marrietta Smith,—Ald. Suvitz offered @ resolution suthorizing the Mayor to offer a reward of $500 for euch information as may lead to the restoration of Marietta Smith to her parents, and an additional reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of aay persons engaged in her abduction. A debate arose upon the resolution, which was finally amended, by substituting $250 in place of the first mentioned $600. Williamsburgh Ferry —The report of the Finance committee, on the subject of the Grand atreet and Peck Slip ferries was then taken up by a resolution of the Board. Assistant Alderman Franklin being called to the chair, the President of the Board, Assistant Al- derman Small, arore in his place upon the floor, and oppoued the concurrence of this Board with the acti of the Board of Aldermen—which uested. Of Com~ mn in favor of re- e 2 Xosistant Alderman Small spoke at length, and warm- ly, against the report. He intimated that the old Ferry Company had endeavored to tamper with mem- bers of the Common Council in order to get them to advocate their cause. ‘Acsistant Alderman Miture hoped snd expected that members would vote upon the merits of the o viewed in the light of law and justice, If it appered that the old company were legally and justly entitled to the leave, thsy would vote in favor of such @ dispo- sition ; but if it appeared, on the contrary, that right. was with the new company, they would vote accord- ingly. As to any member being tampered with, he could not and would not seriously entertain the ides. It was very well to joke upon such subjects ta the tea- room, but who, he asked, would seriously believe in the exietence of any such thing? Arsistant Alderman Getty stated, that althoegh his name appeared attached to the report as @ monte? of the Finance Committee of this Board, yet bisctgaa- ture was procured without his being faily awero of the ; and, nutwithetardiag thet bis name appeared attached to the ropext, be could not now give his assent to it. Assistant Ald, Wenn followed inedvosscy cf the report. A sistant Ald. Fara called for the reading of the report. ‘This was opposed, and the report was not read. After considerable further talk, the previous quos- tion was moved, and on the ‘and nays being call- ed, it was found that six members had voted for, and eleven inst the concurrence. This board, there- fore,do not concur with the Board of Aldermen in the acceptance of this ruport. Resignation of Chief Engineer —A communication war received from the Board of Aldermen, accompa- nied by the resignation of Cornelius V. Anderson, as Chief Engineer of the city. A vote of thanks was awarded to Mr. Anderson for the faithful manne: in which he hag discharged the duties of his office for twelve years. ‘Move New Pavements, More experiments are to be tried in paving Broaaway. A resolution prevailed ia this board, giving to Mr. Pinkerton a contract to pave this great tl ughfare from the north side of Vesey street to the north side of Fulton street. Ac ra toe plan presented by him, another contract ts to he given to Mr. Perrine, to pave from Reade to Duane street, with granite blocks ‘The Board then adjourned. Naval Intelligence. 4 sloop-of war Albany, Commander Ran- dolph, bound to Havan: towed down to Hampton Roads on the 14th. Master’s Mate Olmstead, com- manding. The frigate Constitution, at Boston, is tosall for the Mediterranean in a few days. Her commander has kindly offered to take any letters or packages destined for that etation, which may be left at the Merchant’s Exchange, in that city. For Liverroo..—The Royal Matl steamship Hiber- pia railed from Boston, on Wednes at 12 o'clock, for Liverpool, via Halifax. She has bi emell num- ber of parsenger: ive for the former, and seven for the latter place—making nineteen in all. The H. takes out no specie Exection Returns —The calculation of the New York Herald is to publish the result through- out the Union, on the evening of the election. This is to be done by means of its telegraphic reports from New Orleans, St. Louis, Nashville, Louisville, Cincin- nati, Charleston, Richmond, Mobile, Raleigh, Wash- ington, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Chi- engo, Milwaukie, Buffalo, Albany, Boston, Portland, Hartford, Burlington, and Philadelphia, ' This is a magnificent acheme, and it remains to be ceon whether such s combination can be carried out.— % Wisconsin, Nov. 7. Nortn Canouina Leawcart3,~Col. John A. Rowland, the whig candidate, 19 lectr? ts the Richmond senatorial district, by «larg 7. Capt. Berry is elected Senator from Orange by a ma. jority of 7 votes—but we have understood that Mr. his seat, upon the grounds of pal- ing beencast. We have heard culare of the result. In case that his seat, the Legislature will be tied ‘aleigh Register. Att Ha!—The democrats have elected a member of Mee ee inthe State of New York. Mr. Walden, in the Otsego District. Success to Wal- den; but as the sick Irishman said to the was rereading asmall mustard plaster for hi 8 mighty little mustard for so much bafe |”? sixpence in a lot of coppers.—New Haven Register. Extraorpivany Case.—There fell under our cbservation yesterday, says the Kingston (Ulster county) Journal, the most singular case of disease we ever witnessed. The subje wged thirty-five years, iding in the town of War- warsing, in thiscounty, Four months ago he had an attack of sickness, but recovered, and was to all ap | pearance entirely healed. About @ fortnight after his | recovery he was seized with drowsiness, and for some time after slept nearly two-thirds of the day This direase continued to increase until he would sleep two or three days without waking. When we saw him yes- terday, he was continuing an uninterrupted sleep of five days, His pulse ie regular, though not very full, hus respiration is easy and natural, and his skin moist and cool. If food or drink be placed in his mouth he swallows it; and he walks when led by the handslightly supported. On Thursday last he awoke from a sleep of two daye, rpoke « few words, struck a lady who was in the room violently with a chair, and almost imme- diately afterward i nt siumber. He ison his way to Danine Rovuery.—A daring robbery was coni- mitted on board the steamboat Troy, Capt. Frazee, on her trip from New York to this city, last nigh ‘The bolt to the door of the office was pushed bac andthe desk broken open, and the key of the safe taken from the money drawer, the safe quietly unlock- ed, and $000 takea. Mr. Wilbur, clerk, deposit the money in t jafe, put tl drawer, and the key of the mone. and left the office at about 10 remained in it till about 12. Abowstwo miles colow Albany, Mr. Wilbur returned to the ¢Sleo for the busi. ccudition ness of the morning, and found things we have described— the door of the safo ¢ .no landing was made a 1b. xamination which continued fe: at boat reached the city, no trace of the money could be yound or suspicion of guilt fastened person or pessons.— 7roy Commerciat, Nov, 1 ‘The Schieswig affair may be looked upon as settled, Denmark bas consented to © modification of the in- terim government, and Frankfort will not press the remainining clouses complained of, so that the main. tenance of the armistice may be regarded as secured,