The New York Herald Newspaper, October 7, 1849, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. Borthwest corner of Fulton and Nessan sta. JAMES GORDON BUNNEPT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR '§ 10-MORKOW EVENING. AMUSBMB: BOWERY THEATRE, Rowery— Wan wiex—RrarTsaRe Trem BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway--Tux SrRanozn— Buppes THoucnrs, NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—T ont Buicanne—Jeowo. pe—lravian NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham square—Iimanes 4ne Tromes—Feware Fonvy THieves~Chsnomwe Curry. e MAINTE RNTAL OLYMPIC THBATRE, Broadway—Seran wWance~ Fra DiAvOLO—BRiTANNIA AMD HL MECHANICS’ GALL—Cnairy's MinsrRets—Vovacr MusivdLe—Ersiori An Singing, a MUSEUM, 539 ‘Brosdway—From 9 A.M, to 10 a. ESR ASSEMBLY ROOMS—Ma, Macai.isten’s Macigve. cut Bom WELSH'S COLISEUM, Astor Place. —Equxsrniaw Pem- POKMANCES, RO. New York, Sunday, October 7, 1849. Slavery im the South—"x-Governor Ham mond’s Views, We have perused, witha great deal of interest, a very able article in the Southern Quarterly Review, which we understand is the production of ex-Go- vernor Hammond, of South Carolina. Itisa review of Elwood Fisher’s remarkable lecture oa South- ern institutions, and gives sofe views concerning the sogial institutions of the Southern States, which are decidedly novel, and entitled to some conside- Yation and weight The conclusion which ex-Governor, Hammond draws from the premises which he lays down, is, that the institution of slavery in the Southern States is essential to the production of the staple | articles of thet part of the ceofederaey—cotton, rice, sugar, &e. It does not follow, he contends, that an agricultural people must necessarily be a wealthy people. History proves that no people essentially agricultural have been permanently wealthy; and yet the Southern States are wealthy, although they are essenually agricultural. To ac- count for this adventage in favor of the Southern States of this confede , which forms an excep" tion to all experience in history, there must be some nfluence at work, which an intimate acquaintance with Southern agriculture and Southern social in- stitutions will, after a little investigation, bring to | light. The reviewer possesses the necessary ac- quaintance, and after investigating the reasons why the Southern States, which are essentially agricul- tural, are wealthy, he finds that what makes that portion of the confederation an exception to all other agneuliural countries, is the inatitution of slavery, which excites so much abhorrence from the fanatics of the North and East, who-are igno- rent of its practical workings. How, then, does the institution of slavery exer- eise this influence? Breadetutis, wines, and the more costly raw materials of clothing, are the chief productions ef agriculture throughout the world. The cultivation of these articles, it 1s contended, dees not require continuous labor. A farmer who raises ten thousand bushels of corn, has rest after hie crop is secured in his granary. He can convert it into money nmediately, and his time 48 his own ual the planting season again comes round. When he shears his sheep, he can dispose of his fleeces immediately; and itis the same with his maize, and all the other numerous productions ra agnculture, throughout the world. There is a pe- riod of rest, of cessation from labor, in cultivating those articles; but the system of Southern agricul- | ture is widely different. The articles which our | Southern States chiefly produce, are cotton, rice, and sugar, and the production of these requires con- tinucus labor, from yeur’s end to year’s end. Jaborer on a Southern plantation has no rest—he has no relaxation from toil. No eooner is a crop of cotton, or rice, or sugar secured, than the earth must be prepared for another. It is absolutely ne- essary, when a crop of these articles is housed, that the manual labor oi the plantation should be ap- plied to field work inwmediately; for 1f delay is made, the casualties of floods, frosts, » might jeopardize, if not completely destroy, the next erop, end render the planter bankrupt No one, we suppose, will deny the necessity that exists o | maintaining a constant supply of the staples of our | Southern States. Let us pieture the dreadfal suf- ferings that would ensue, not only to this country, but to the whole world, if, by any chance, the pro- ductions of our Southern States failed tor one year, or for two. And they would fail, were not this con- tinvous labor, this never-ending atteation, bestow- ; ed on their cultivation. | Itis apparent, then, that the system of agricul- ture of the South is wholly ditlerent from any that | hue ever existed in any country. Where can we | find this continuous labor, which is so essential | for the produetion of our Southern staples? | Free whites will not willingly undertake such | continuous work, at the same employment, | without a much higher compensation than agri | culture will afford. They never have done | so, and they never will; and, should slave | labor eeuse over the globe, those staplea would | telapee into the insignificant position which they vecupied two centuries ago. Slave labor, there, fore, is eevential to Southern agriculture, be, ¢ noue other can be had; and, as the Southern States are essentially agricultural—as they form an exception to all other agricaltural countries, in being wealthy—it follows that the ia- | stitution of slavery which prevails there, is the eauce of that wealth and prosperity. The peculiar syrtem of agriculture at the Somh coald not, for the reasens above mentioned, exist without slavery, and elavery would be of no value to the South without it. They, therefore, are mutually dee pendent on each other, and are linked with the very soil of the South ‘This view of the Southern institutions 1s novel ingenious, and important It puts the question of slavery in a new hight before the people of the North, and we commend it to the atteation of the abolition fanatics, wi if they could only carry out their abstract idea of abolition, would do so, irrespective of the consequences that would cer- tainly en to eoclety, #8 well as to the slave po We commend it to them, because they boast ro much ued eo loudly oftheir philanthropy. Will those distorbers of the peace of the country—those fomenters of difficulty, ill-feel- ing, and dimension between diffevent sections et the Usion—mointwn, for a moment, that if we had a system of egneulture inthe North e@milar to that of the South, which could not be pursued except by clave labor, they would be in favor of its abolition in the North? We can answer that they would not. There is as mech philanthropy in the South usthere i in eny other part of the confedera and .we feel peifectly confident that if slave labor bad not been unproductive, the ineritution would not have been abolished in the North to thie day. When tlavery exited here, it was employed as it the Scuth, in egriewlture; bat the ays. of sgricuiture here is net of that pe- @ulinr kind which preveils at the South, and which, ae has been demonstrated, r tinnoos labor ell the year. Hence it w Mf cotton, rice, and sugar were our staple produc. we are perfectly confideot that the imstitae tion would never aboli The people of the North are not a whit more philuos thrapic or holy than thore of the South; and if they tmoginet y Let us take a glance of countries whose a have been ned are, we deceive ourselves eto eu ails at the South, and in which slavery has been abo- liehed, and eee what wae the consequence. We meed not vo farforan stustranen If we cast our eyes to J Hayti, and other West tadia lwlancs, where slavery baw been abolished, the tore was of the peeuliar eyatem whieh p amsion, The | result is apparent. Not only have the agricultural productions of those islands fuilen off in a most extraordinary degree, but the slaves themselves have been debased and degraded. The tie which united them with the soil, and which conferred mutual benefits on them, and on their masters and society, has been severed; and the consequence is, that they “have become reckless, idle, and aban- doned. While they enjoy abstract personal liberty, they are the slaves of their own worst pas- sions, and are reduced to a state of degradation that they were tree from when slaves. RarLRoaps anv Banks.—Among the numerous evidences of the growth and prosperity of the State of New York, as well as of the spirit of enterprise and speculation, which characterize our citizens, is the activity which marks the extension of our railroad interest. There are nearly, if not quite, forty mithons of dollars invested in railroads in this: State—the property of numerous widows, or- phans, and others. This is as great a sum as is in- vested in banking; and the indications are that the amount will increase, trom year to year, until it exceeds that of banking to a great degree. Now, when we reflect that this vast sam of money is placed in the hands of boards of directors —in some instances responsible and entitled to all confidence; in others the reverse—we think that it should be fenced in with safeguarde, as much as possible. It is no more than due to those who risk their funds in such enterprises, that they should, atall times, have the privilege of examining the hooks of each company, and ascertaining, for their own satisfaction, the state of its prospects. Asthe matter now stands, a stockholder in a railroad knows no more of its business, of its receipts or expenditures, than a person who has no interest 1n it, and all the information which is within his reach emanates: from the directors, whoge statements, in @ great many cases, are not worthy of confidence, and who frequently circulate stories for the pur- pose of raising or depressing the price of the stock in Wall street, to suit their own purposes. ‘This practice is so common that it is unnecessary for us to give any instances of it. The history of the last year furnishes abundance of evidence of the truth of what we state ; and any one of common in- tellect, can satisfy himself in an hour on the sub- ject. The necessity of such safeguards being placed around the railroad interest in this State, for the protection of stockholders, being evident, we think the Legislature should take the subject into con- sideration, and pass a law compelling all railroad companies to publish, at etated periods, returns, to be substantiated under oath, by the president and other officers, exhibiting a detailed state- ment of the condition of their affairs. There is a law of this kind in existence Cobeaiae banks. Every moneyed institution in this State is bound to make such return periodically ; and its bene- ficial eflecis are apparent. In addition to being 1n- formed of the aflairs of banks in this way, the steck- holders have the right to inspect their books, and lock into their affairs personally, whenever they choose to do so, It would be well for the Legis- lature to extend the operation of that enactment to railroad gompanies. The quotations in Wall street are the only criterion of the value of rail- roads, which stockholders possess, and at best they are but po#r guides towards forming an esti- rosie. Let railroad companies be compelled to | make returns, and all will be weil. We hope to see this matter acted upon when our Legistature meets. ‘ Mr. Ewine anv Jemmy Maner—Tur Burcense aND THE Garpenkr—A Suocking Bap Specutay tion. —What a wicked and horribly depraved world is this, and what a want of Christian principles ex- ists, even in the cabinet at Washington—the very fountain of fasting, humibation and prayer! If Beelzebub sits cross-legged in the cabinet, in broad day light, the head-quarters of the church, what hope have we for the stray sheep and the back- sliders% For example, Will such a disclosure as the following give any brother in good standing an appetite for prayer, or even for oysters in the shell? A newspicker at Washington has sent thi$ | precious paragraph through the country :— | to each party its proportion of the free soilers, the Tux Next House or Reraesentatives—Waar’s go nx Doxx *—The whig party, m the late elec- tions, has been nddled into rags. Virginia, Maine, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Georgia, and Marylund, tell the same story. The cabinet is ‘* stove in,” and Truman Smith 1 out at the elbows. What's to be done? How shall we mend the broken crockery ? The cabinet, and the cabinet organs, have made the next House of Representatives a test question— aquestion of life and death. With the organs, there was the prospect of the Congress printing — with the cabinet, there was the prospect of filling the offices of the House with their retainers, aud ihe more important object of a popular verdict in support of the doings of the cabinet. The results are gloomy enough. The organs are left aground, and the cabinet stands condemned. The election of Colonel Polk was. followed by a majority of sixty in the House. How is it that the more triumphant’ election of General Taylor, carrying with it almost the entire New York delegation, in- cluding Master Brooks, is succeeded by such a disastrous caving in? The reason 18 as clear as daylight. The cabinet have committed nothing but blunders, and their paltry and selfish intrigues have disgusted the country. They have pot ooly united their enemies, but have divided their ‘friends. Jealous of each other, and distrustful of popular sentiments—advocates of monarchy, and agents of ubolitioniem—the tendency of their do- ings has been to break down the admunistration, and to place this government in the attitude of a mere subseriber tothe Holy Allianee. ‘The table given in another column of this day’s paper, exhibits the results for the nex; Congress, thus far—the probable results of the elections yet to come—and the probable division of parties an the full returns for the House. From theee figures, it will appear that, allowing democrats may count with some confidence ona clear majority of one. The free soilers hold the balance of power; and if a single free soil demo- crat can be persuaded to go for Winthrop for Speak- er, he may be re-elected, as the whigs, North and South, and the free soilers, can more readily unite upon Winthrop, than can the other side on Cobb, of Georgia. If, therefore, the contest is narrowed down to these two leading candidates, the chances are still in favor of Winthrop, and a whig forma, tion of the committees of the House. Everything, however, depends upon the free soilers; and there is reason to fear they may dictate such terms of cempounding, as will aggravate, in their adoption, the sectional feeling on the slavery question. The offices of the House, including the Clerk and his deputies, the Postmaster and his clerks, the Sergeant-at-Arms and assistants, the Door-keep- er and his messengers—some thirty or forty in all— are a nice batch of fat places, ranging from $3,000 (pickings extra, and very fat,) down to $700 and perquisites, are worth some log-rolling. Among the candidates already in the field for Clerk, we have Major French (formerly clerk), Colonel Forney, editor of the Pennsyloanian, and General Welbridge, of New York, and others. Jesse E_ Dow, the poet laureate of Father Rutelue, is up for his old pest of door-keeper; but as nothing can be done without the free so:lers, we must know what sort of bargain is to be made, before we can count upon the profits and loss. ‘The whigs are powerless without a surrender to free soil; and if they do surrtnder, the party 1s de- | stroyed in the South. What's to be done? The ! spoils are rich, but the terms will be tight. Who | will sell out? Let usgeep a sharp look out upon Masea Greeley. City Intelligence. Tremennovs Gate.—The wind blow a huzricane last evening. and rain fell in torrents. About half-past 7 | | o’eleck, the staging on the row of houses neatly finished | | in Twenty-Third treet, came down with s crash, and was blown across the track of the Harlem Railroad. | ‘The New Haven cars had just passed—if they had been two minutes later, one or two would have been «mashed | _ Lheard « good story this morning, of Secretary Ewing: | and. from the source, ! cannot question its truth. M. ‘a house; the house at low revt, make the improvements, &e., he should bave an appotntinent, | Mr. Donglas asked | what appofotment? Mr. Ewing told him he should have Jemmy Maher's place as gardener and superin- tendent of the pubile grounds, The bargain was made, the improvement was made, and Secretary Ewiog moved in, Jemmy Maher heard that Douglas was to ed bim Jenimy wrote to Mr. ¢ Woree and worse! What shall we have next? If euch things are done im the green tree, what shall we have in the dry 7” The story bears intrinsic evidence of truth. Bat it goes back to Father Ritchie ; and how delight- fully he relis it under his tongue! He claps his hande—he rubs them—he Tanghs and chackles in his glee. He goes into particulars—he brandishes hie wrath like a sword over the head of the salt boiler—and butchers “the butcher” without mercy From his minute statement ot the case, there is no doubt the facts were furnished by Mr. Douglas | himself. Father Ritchie say The e simply this. Ewing wanted Dougiay houre, and went to him, with » friend, in order to rent it. Afterwards that friend came to Donglas, took him to Ewing, and on the way soggested to him that if he | put the rent lew, be would get the offied of public gar- | dener, worth $1200 per annum. Douglas, desiring the office agreed to lake $400, after making all reqaired alterations and Mr Ewing agreed ive it; kaowing that {t was not more th: would rent for, He y. by | wbich have be but for which we hi pot room, ¢o ntiy held out the idea to Dongias tl thovid base the office Oa the 4th of June, ing Rergonal interview with Douglas, he promised to tarn | Maher out and urged Lougias to get the names of embers of Congress. in order to fortify his appoint- ment. And evea en the 7th Say of July, his son, Tho- | was Ewing. jr, wrete to Mr Douglas as follows “Dean Sin Father says that he thinks he will more Mt he ting of Conger: Th ‘tter did not preclude the idea that he (Doug Ine) d not be appoiaied. but it postponed the time fo far as to convinee bim that be was trifled with: and hence bis determination to compel Ewing to vacate the houre. whieh war d. With the papers before as, aud with the facts in our possession, no candid man enm doubt that Mr. hwing indueed Douglas to consent to tuke ball the by holding out to bim th if of the consideration. receive the office of pubiie gerdever. Whether he really intended to office to him. er to inveigia bim along antil he got ® lease for the house, Mr. bwing best knews Where is Diogenes, with his lastern, to hunt us vp an honest man? After all our hopes of the Home Secretary, to think that he should stoop to a epeculation upon the bread and butter of Jemmy Maher! It is shocking, positively shocking. And Ewing said to be so rich, too, from those alleged «culations in broken bank paper and bounty land | q warrants! Worth his thousande—yet a dealer in small potatoes! Selling out an office to save house rent! “He does not think be can remove Maher till afier the meeting of Congress!" Who ousht then to be removed, the Secretary or the gardener? Ten to one in favor of Jemmy and Harry Clay. What next? Seniove Fine i Newarx —An alarm of fire war given | about 74 o'clock om Friday evening in Newark, whieh proceeded from the new bulldiug of the Newark aad Korendale Lime and Cemeat Company, near the gu Forks, which were soon entitely destroyed perty is fully torared, as follows:—Ow Newark Micehanics! Inearanee Company, one-third ia the Howard, of New York, and one-third iu the Actua, | of Hertford, Conm. The beautiful new engine was not | seriously injured. The origin of the fire is unkabwa | The operations of the company will not be suspended. an they bave larve milin aud kilos im fall blast at Whitesport, Ulster Co NY. The building will bw rebuilt with the lraet possible delay; the cooper’ shop aod sheds were not injured, a also @ large portion of stock, oopsisting of barrels, staves, ke The book ud papers were also 4 m what | enn learn $20 (06 will barely cover the 6 tntively nem, amd tie eormpeny hed uly ranean tas Fr » operations, Groat fears were entertained for the sebooner Cinderella, U. Seutl, the bei fous Of reper, but @ short distanoe from the baruing b ing; but she was got of without any damage Ge fears were sivo felt lest the fire should extend to tie ae works, whieh were in elore prostalty to the fire; bot, throvch the great efforts of the Bre ae ariineat, the fire wee confined tothe eooper batlding. The | Hight OF this fixe was distinetly sven im thts oity. | w rough night,” ‘The gale inereasea in violence towards midnight, and | howled fearfuily through the shrouds of the shipping in | | the East River, At halt past 11 o'clock, a whole dock of | vessels were blown adrift together, 4 it was feared | they would go ashore on Governor's nd, In the majority of them there were either no hands, or only one or two, 60 that they could not cast anchor | Two of them hoisted their jibs, and getting detached from the rest, ren before the wind, till they were abled to cast anchor on the lee side of the battery; two then eucceeded tx casting anchor, and the re- ng five narrowly escaped Governor's island, pass. quite close to the ong we drifting in one mass i rda the Jers y #hore re di y men on board, or any service, If they go ashore on the Jersey Flats with ee high a tide the probability is that they will never be got off, as ench atide may not be in twonty y: j | There hae pot been so bigh @ tide for the last ten | years So hich was it at baif-past eleven o'elock, that the Fulton aud South Freres ceased to ran for two or | three bovrs. as the pilots feared the guards of the 8 would get over the bridges, and become fast, or Kes at either ride ‘he Outer part of the appear to be be waived to wo angle of 4 degroes. Tha there can be no doabt that it ig the fe v At a quar. | ter past one o'vlook. as Lishard Avid was passing throwgh Park Row, the Uherty pole io front of the | Park theatre fell und seriously injured them. We fear we rha'l room hear of wreeks on Long Irland. “© It wae ‘Tue Fine in Wasniotow Street ~ Axoruen Sacan Reviseny Bornen Vy time, before going t ounces ficoia © one o'clock, wad continued to bure til Ol and 93, re ell, more of less. damaged by the flames. Nos. #1 and 93 are a engar refinery, owned by Mr Smell; No 8% ix tenanted by a Dutehaan named Mayers; and 87 by Joseph Preity. who keeps a paplic he There is come difference of opinion as to the Duilding in whieh the tire orietoated The tenante of 87 buildings 87, 89, and £9 which He south of Ol and ® it was in the euyar refinery, in building OL Ajoins 89, ont and then spread to 89 * "i 1 to 93 on the other. ‘The watetman in the gar refinery, om the contrary, «tates that he dle Unetly raw the flames istuing out of otack in the wali, from £9 to 01 and subsequently throagh two windows; and one of the men employed in the refinery # m that the bage used tn the es. hanging oat of the windows to Gry. and caught the flames (ron No 89 The neigh. fler about it too; bat this ty owing to a prejudice against sngar redo count of the emetl erteing from which in boiled for the por: the steam engines teed wh probably on as. h they think dacgeroas. and also the tremendous heat kept up. which fe ro reat that the employed bare to strip make it in, that the fire was first cern between and 47 ‘The three upper stories of both baildinga eopatituting the refinery, were eoapletely ¢ me tet and med fire, al! they contained story that wan naved The sugar fn t 0 damaged by water sth be worth very litte, The part of No §9 was considerably burfed and the roof of No 87 The Atkaneas = ante suffered @ good deal alen by having theiefarnie Als 2 tore tosted into the sitet aod broken The fire was 1 cpaof ben subdued about a qtarter before 6 o’clook Theda. Del eto er Tage te the eteck in the enger refinery le covered hy im — Floria i ae be furenes. The buildings wre wisn insured by the owners, Ceorgia ye hee Biupben Whitney owne No WS, and Robert Kermit 1, Hlivele eR iaiBong It is equally difieult to account for the origin of the fm i ” = 1 fire. (olees by iveendiari«w,) in ehickever building it = a oe orcurred. The up rt ot No so (the Bie eee which was burord and was phat ap; 8 ae eee ard in the sugar retin re extingnished hee ean (i Cw'elock. when the men were going home from work, : SA one | The watchman remained In the building and wasen. Mirrouri.... — ‘5 - saged in “ronwing’ ugar through “black” (orehary NewYork......98 Do — 2 when the fre wae discovered | New Jorrey a: Poi won " New flampebire.. 1 2 i = Twrire Miya Anounn New Yous North Cazeitn ee ae shown a new and bematitul map (ba Obie s 5 made, of a region of country of Reaturky'«: EE eh Rae ce New York efty, exeonted in Ph Penveyivanie. “68 ar ee 1 ney. Ubiemap bas been mate from Rede inend Tepe De .' ie particularly valuable. ae showing the relative poe 8s A a a eed 7 tion of thie elty to ell the earr-unding eountey, “Th, Seda 6 6 Bevery proprietor of lands in the acighborhood te inte. ~ 2 -_ - - rerted in thie map, for every farm wad hotel Jneas 1 w " « lity, within thie range of twelve miles is designated y 8 ou - ’ ners. Tt ao convenient fi 1 1 i - sireets, rhy aye. rn a a ee a property calities of all desoriptiona, 104 * 4 | It te an exceedingly bemntifol may (a! $3), and is one | ofthe cheapest ever published in thie country ‘The | | | outlay has been great; but the males will andoubtedly Justity it Tne Power Law. —We learn that petitions are now | throughout the city, for th term of office one y A San Accipee? — The Cotoner yeaterday held an tn- eet at the foot of 42d street. Fact River on the body’ aged 26 «born in Ireland, who ing in biaating some rocks, It appears that the deceaced was « labort engaged in the binating of roe’ strewt, Fact River Yesterday morning given and apiece of the rock blown into the ir to a erent height, On descending syatn tt fell apon the hand of deceased, whe wat standing near the iver, break. ing the tep of his #@ull toa terrible manner, and eaus- ing instam) death. at the same tine kaooking bin iato the river, where be was fousd. The yerdiet was ren- red scoot ding to the above incte. | 10—Andrew J. Harlan, THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, Term commenced March 4, 1849, and will end Mareh 4, 1851. Senate, President—Mutann Fitimonn, Secretary—Asuovny Dicnsna. Natives in Small Capitals; Democrats in Roman; These marked F, 8. wn Free Seiters. Term Term ALanama, Expires, MiowsGan. Expires. Bentamis Fitspatrick i Doubttul Whig: a K, Sebastian, Beriand. Conneorrour, Koger 8. Baldwin. Truman, Smith. DELAWaIe John Weles. Prestey Spr a Ww. Solon Daniel 8. Piobinsa Williom H. Seward ‘anee. eb x ORIDA, N * Dovid L. Vulew 18OL Wan, Le Dayton ene Jackson Boren 185 Jacob W. Miller, , wONGIA, N JARO John M, Berrien... 1853 withe P Manpun Wm. C, Dawson... . Inpiawa, JeoeeD, Bright, dames Whitcond, (BR. George B. Badger On Thomas Corwin... Salmon P, Chase: (#/S,) 1355 LIANGLS. PRN NSVYLVANIAL Stephen A. Douglass... . Daniel Sturgeon, Democrat James Cooper Ruove iscand, Albert C. Green Join ii, Clarke Sowrn ©. Augustus € Joseph R. Henry Cley .. Lovrsiawa, Tess Solomon U. Downs. Hopkins L. Turne: Pivrre Sous. John Beil... MAINE. Texal Hannibal Howlin. IS Thomas L Kuk. James W. Bradbury, 1:63 Sam Houston. , MAssacnuseTrs, Venn Daniel Webster 181 Samuel 8. Phelps John Dagte 1863 William Upham. 4. Vi Benjamin C, James d. Pearce Total number of members. .. *The Legislature jnet elected is whi, d, of course, Senator will be chosen, to take theseat of Reverdy 40! (whig), now occupied by Bevjomin C. Howard, (dum.) ap= pointed by Gov, Thomas, House of Representatives. 18—Preston King (7 8.) Dist, | ABKANsAs, T--Robert W. Jehnsoa, 19—Charles B. ALaraMa. 20—0. B, Mattison, 21—Mirain Walden i BWitivm Dery Daniel Gott, B—Aarman 8.’ Conger, 'N. Cobb, 26— ‘Jackson, 7--Vrancis W. Bowden. 2—W:. A. Sackett, CONR "r. 28—4.M. Schermerhorn 1—Lorene P. Waldo, 2)—Kobert L. Rose, ZrWaltcr Booth ong, Da puntd Ramee, Chauncey F. Clevelan —, sley, Thomas B. Butler, BE. G. “Spriulding, DELAWARE. 33—Hervey Putnam, 1—John W. Houston, S4—L. Burrows, 3-Jumes Wilsor 4—Harry Hibbur b—Thonas ©. Dac! €—Bowell Cobb, T—Alexander H. Stevens, S Robert Toombs, ILLINOIS. 1—Wm. Bi. Biseell, 2—Jobn A. MoClernand, 5—Thomas K. Young, 4—John Wentworth, b—Wm. A. Rich rd D. B Deber'ry, 4-4. N, Shepherd, BoA. W. Venable, 6—W. 8. Antu TI. R. J. Daniel, Edward Stanley, David Vutlaw. in, 5—Kmory D. Potter, —Vacaney. 7—Jonathan D. Morr S John L Taylor, a . Ol, 10—Charles Sweetzer, 1i—John K. Miller, 12—Samuel F. Vinton, 13—W. A. Whittlesey, M—Nathan Evan William B.Hunter,(P.8.) 16—Moses Hoagland, 17—Joseph Ca} 1s—Pavid K. Carton, w, 1—*Williom Thompeon, I—bhepherd Lefer, INDIANA. 1--Nathaniel Alberteon, 2—Cyrus L. Duna B—John 1. Robin: 4—George W. Julien, (F. 8.) 5—W. J. Brown, 6—Willle A. Gorman. Edward McGaughey, Joseph E. MeDonald. 9—G, A. Piteh KENTUCKY. 1—Linn Reyd, 19—JoAn Crov J.B. Johnion, 2—Joreph Rc oF. B. Bi—Joseph George A. Cala John. B. Thompson, 5—Daniel Breck, BA. Morshall, 7—Charles loseph Re 3—Heary D. Moor $F leln, Robbins John Freedley, 6—Thomag Rose, Fofenge: Dickow, Thoddeus Stevens, £—William Stro AIRE. ‘ i-%, M. Digmic 1—Elbridge Gerry, Thesier Butler, 2—Nathaniel S. Littlesela, }2—David Wilmot, (F. 8.) 8—John Otis, 3—~ Joseph Ca K. Goodenow, 14 —Charles W. Pitman, er, MakvLann, 1--Richard J. Bowie, 2—Wm. T. Hamilton, Edvard Heamond, 21—Mores Hampton, 2 Ww. ~Kobert MeLane, Howe, (PF. 8.) ~dlevanéer Ryans, Jam "a, John B. Carr. 2—Alfred Git serta. nthrop. « 1--George G. King. 2-Nathan Diron, #OUTH CAROLIN 1—Daniel Wailace, 2-1. L. Orr, 3—J. A. Woodward, James MoQuesn, wart, MASHACHT 1—Robert ©. Wi 2—Duniel P. King, ames H. Duncan, 4—¥ acaney. S—Charles Allen, (F, 8.) 6—George Ashmun, J—Juline Rockwell, t—Horaee Bann, 8—Orin Fowler, We Joseph G rogue (P.3.) am. 1—Jamer B. Howli 2-—-Williem V.N. Bay, Andre tes 4. Green, d—John G. ", 4—Willerd P. Hall, 10—Predorick P. Seanton, S—John 8, Phelps. H=Cariiopher 1 Williame. MissisniPer, texas, 1 veRMoNT. J—Willirm Henry, 2—Williom Hebord, n 1 Andrew KB Moy, B—George BR. Meveham, 2—Williom A. Newell, 4—Luneius BL Peok. S—Inane Widriek, VIRGINIA. 4—John Van Dyke, 1—Jolin 8. Millsen, James G, hing, NEW YORK. 1~ Joke i 2-Dert’ 2—Richard K. Meade, $—Thomas ¢ A 4 oree Brings, 6—J.mes Brooks, FW idem Neleon, R Hallevey. | m" Hor dd, W—Kichard Parker Dowell 2—Thomos Me Jo— Herman D. & 1 H—George R W—J.&. Ther 16—Hueh White, WH. P. Ales andes . 4 by Daniel F. Miller, whig, im eonse~ of the poll book of the Kaussyille pro~ t Beat to be contested by eeunt of alleged fraud im district of Pen. 1 Delegates. Free soilere. ... ‘To be eleated, Aspeet of the Sew Congress, THE ELACTIONS TO TAKE PLAUR. OLD CONGRESS, Tvme Dem caeesMonday, Nov. 6. f Menday, Nov 5 . .Thoreday, Nov 8. Maseachiueeite. Monday, Nov. 12 Total to be elected. oe ese ese ee Elected, exeluvive of free svilers .. , Total. Demecratie majority withent the free rollers. . Majority of whig over demoeratic free soilers. , Actual democratic majority, ,... 66.5 TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, We expected to receive by telegraph, for publi- cation in this morning’s Herald, a synopsis of the news from California, brought by the steamship Faleon, (which arrived at New Orleans on Friday last,) but are disappointed. It is probuble that the severe storm yesterday and last night prevented operations on the Southweetera wires, as well as elsewhere. We are indebted to Charleston and Baltimore telegraphic correspondents for an asnouncement of the loss of the British bark Flora, during,the hur- ricane on the 17th and 18th of September—~full par+ ticulars of which were published in the-Herald en Monday last. A despatch from New Orleans makes some allu- sion to aflmirs i Caumpeachy and Yucatan; butit is neither intelligible nor important. VERY LATE FROM CALIFORNIA, . ARRIVAL oF THE AT NEW ORLEANS, Sailing of the Ohio for New York. FALCON New Onreans, Oct. 5, 1849. ‘The eteamebip Falcon, Ceptain Hartstein, arrived at this port, this morning, in five deya from Chagres, The steamship Ohio, Captain Schenck, sailed last night for New York. She met the Faloon and received from her fifty-nine passengers for New York, who had come from Chagree,iathe Falcon, Most of them are undoubtedly from San Francisco; they probably lett that place on the Ist of September, in the steamship Panama, Captain Bailey. Thentrieal and Musical, Bowrny Tazatux —‘* Warwick” has been the attrac, tion during the past week. and it has been powertul Diin bas spared no expeuee in this piece, aud the event Las proved that really well got up dramatic spectacles will be patronised fuliy by New Yorkers, In order to secure this petronaye they must be got up in the lavish: style of “ Warwick’ Nething in the shape of second band tinsel will gu down; if spsotacle and scenic dis- play are to form the attraction, they must be of the moet wiflcent kind. vt Casor aut mullus ia ap- plicable enough to the getting up of Wit! th ly excellemt company now at the Bowery, we hope soon to see rome more of the sterling dramag which they ean do ro well, During the coming week the entertuinments will be of the most interesting na- ture. The new serious diame of * tivarts are ramps”? Will be played to-morrow evening. Broapway Tuearae.—Last evening, Mr Hudson took bie benefit and farewell of the people of New York, his performances being Major O'Dogherty Im St, Patrick's Eve,” and Morgan Rattler in * How to Pay the Rent. The house was far beyoud what could have beon rea- sonably expected from the incessant Inclemency of the weather, aud Hudson sud bis brother actors sustained their parts with spir'tand efvet Mr. Hudson's songs were, as baye they been on every night enoored; but the {* Widow Machree’’ was called for with enthusiasm, aod given @ third time, At che conclusion of the interiude, arty eatled for; and,on appear- . be said. that in obedienes to thelr kind ex] he appeared » the andience, and assored them nothing could afford him greater pleasure han thus constantly to receive sneh substantial proofs ot their regard. With aigh London reputation, he sovgbt for fame on this side of the Atlantic. The en- thusiastie reeeption accorded him on his opening night, and the brilliant crowds who have so yveacrously re- rponded to his benedt appeais, were to him gratifyiag proots of their npproval. He was fortuaate enough to gain thetr good opinion. but he had formidable ordeal to encounter the publi Now that this fight is fairly fought, thould he say to them! They (ihe pres#) are not easi- ly satisfied with « tovob of the “blarnay,”? bat be, (Mr. Fiudson) hed none to give there was wone expucted— none required) Unksown to @ single writer for the publie prese on the eveuing of his debut, thelr appro- bation stands ip biaek letters. while tohim itis writters in cheracters of gold. He thanked them with the warwth of @o Irishman’s heart; aod he felt assured that. etamped with their approval, it would carey bim through the cities of the States but be hoped to re- ‘The news from California is probably one month later, Nomination for Shertit, Atnayy, Oot. 6-8 P.M, ‘The Demoeratic Convention have agreed upon Law- rence Fenner as their eandidate for sheriff of the coun- ty of Albany. Death of an Editor. Cuanceston, October 6, 1849, Mr. P. C. Guieu, late editor of the Augusta (Goor- gia) Constitutionalist, died a day or two since. The Southern Mali—The Weather. Baxrimoar, October 6—P. M. The Southern mail has arrived, but we can gather no news from it. It has been raining here all day Health of New Orleans—Business, &c, New Oareans, October 5, 1849. The health of our city is now excellent, and the bustle of business has returned to us with an Increase, kets. bd w ObLEans, October 5, 1849. The cotton market, yexterday, was without change though «# fair demand existed About 900 bales we: sold tor France und the North—middling at 97 104e.; middling fair, 103%. a Te. Burrato, Oct 6—6 PoM. ‘The receipts since yesterday were:— 8.000 bbls. flour, 85.060 bushels wheat; 88000 do,cora. Theinclemency of the weather ch oks operations in flour. and the mar- ket. with a moderate demand, tends downward. ‘The rales do not exceed 1000 bbls. of Michigan, at $4 423¢ or wheat there is but litele inquiry, though priceware steady. Corn is firm and in good demand; sules 3.000 bushels flat yellow. deliverable at Tonawanda, at 530. Freights are unchanged. Avmany, Oct. 6-6 P. M. The receipts of by canal since yesterday ‘were:— 10,000 bbis. dour; no wheat; 2.500 bushels corn; 11,000 do. barley, In flour there is no change worthy of notice, aod the sales embrace about 1,500 bbls. There isa good demand for corn, the sales reaching 13,000 bushels, including Western mixed at6lea6lyc. The juquiry for barley is scarcely a9 active; some 10,000 bushels changed hands at 62¢ @ (3c. for four rowed. City Politics, Tue Democratic Nominations. —For the Assombly Nicholas Quackenbos has been nominated candi! date for the 4th district ; A. B. Davis, tor the 12th dis- Tyiot ; and Russell Smith, for the 10th district. We bave already announced Peter L. Feirty as nominated for the first district, Henry J. ANen for the third, and Alexander Ming for the ebghth distriet. | Nominating | for the Arrembiy have been held in other | ‘4 The w commit. | ‘Second j —— Haley, Aw | turn to New York. previous to bis departure for the South. He respectfully took bis leave of the audienve in the words of bis own Tommy Moore- No! never shall my soul forget The ‘riends | found so cordial bearted; Dear shall be the day we met, Aud dear shall be the night we parted.”” But the management here will not give us time to feel the departure of the baeh hero; fer, ever anxtout to cater for publis amusement. they usher to our notice the appearance of that bright tar, Misa Charlotte Curhman, the rich vative of America: |, who, after & lapse of some years of tofl, but profit eed renown, ia the old eawntry. comes before her American friends to claim at their bands another laurel to the wresth she Das alr vias Cushman appears at this house on Monday night, in the charscter of Mra. Haller, in the play of “The Stronger,” sided by & gentienan named Gouldoek, who. if he have merit, nved not fear approaching the people of New York as “ The Stran- ger.” Nisro’s Gannen. ~The benefit of Mr. Haokett, and his last appearance at thio fine resort of theatrieal enjoy- ment, last evening. was not witnessed by many, ou ac- count of the shocking bad weather. Mr. Hackett ap- peared in threo of his best rdles, viz: asa Yankee (Solo- mon Swop, in the laughable enmedy of © Jonathan in England”); asa Frenchman (Monsieur t), in the domentis sketeh of: that name; and, finall¥, as Colonel Nimrod Wiiddre. in the play of the “ Kentuekian, or = Trip to New York in 1815" In the first aud last of these plays, Mr. Hackett gave a very true snd pesuliar elineation of tl wn Kee ‘acter; but we must say that he did not realise cur expectations in the part of Monsieur Mallet. which was, to our taste, @ bad eari- cature of French temp: weil as Anglicised French gibberish. Mes ippendale, John ‘Sefton, €. Howard. Dawson, and others, assisted Mr. Hackett, Signor Agostino Robbio, a violinist from Brasil, made his début in New York, and was warmly reevived bye small number of claquewrs. Benton's Tuesree —This house was not well filled last evening, on account of the storm, and the per- formances began with the excellent eomedy of Poole, entitled “Paul Pry,” which ia, at each of its representa- tions. a real triumph for Mr Burton. It is well known intrudes upo Of those who visit lace of apurement, and thus be makes them igh, even pite of their wishes. The entertain- ment concluded with the extravaganza erlled “King- craft 1ni1852," of which we have already spoken In our notices. We cannot refrain from saying again that the introduction of the character of the French Ambassa- dor, William Tell Patsy, ig not only ungenerous, but alro unneceseary. ‘ Nationat, Tunatee.—C. Burke's now drama of the | “Revolution,” and Mr. W. Wood's pantomimie pieces, Lave heen tbe attractionsthere, aud have kept the house ‘eirly filled every evening. The * Revolation” is o national drama, and is quite an interesting pleee. Of course there ts @ wioked tory exptain tn it, aud a funny down-caster, though, contrary to the usual rule ia these pieces, no © Nigger’ or Irishman figures in it, Burke plays the comic part in his usnal funay style ; and Tilton played the part of Major Braxley, the patriot, iz it Alderman Fourth Ward—Jacobd F. ley, | for Alderman; John Fagan, fer Avsistant. ‘Teoth | Ward—Joseph Marsh, for Alderman ; William Fraaois, | for Asristent Fourteenth Ward—James M_ Bard, for Alderman; Robert A. Sands, for Assistant. There | have been no further nominations for the Senate since | that of bi lor, for the fifth dietrict. and it is understood that will decline, being content with the honor of the offer As the demeorats are pot strong in | that district, a stronger man will be necessary to win | the bacu ‘Tue Woe Nomixations —The whig primary moet: ings will commenée on Tuesday next, the Whig Geaeral Committee, of which Alderman Haws is Chairman, | having given the eail, from the Broadway House, f that evening, aud iteied « programm: +i to that of Tammany Hall | pretty certain: that Dr. White. the pre: popular City inspector, | Will get the nomination for that office. Kine Arts, Towsns’ Srarvany,—The Lyooum Building, No, 563 | Broadway, contain: of marble soulpture, exeouted by oar native artint, [Mir ram Powers, consieting of the Greek Slave, the Fisher Boy, Proverpine, and General Jackson. Tho name of Powers is now most tully established throughout the | world as @ reulptor of the highest talent; ands glance at the abore named productions from his chisel whil, | abroad, is suffisient to convince the most prejudieed bile as one of the first setiptors of the present age. The Greek Slave we noticed most faily absut @ year ago, while on exki” trip to New Orleans and is now returned, looking as eub- | Lime and bewutiful a+ ever. attracting al wdmi- Tation from all who behold her It {4 certataty, to uae | the pares & living statue, Beride the Slave stands | the Fisher Boy ‘This is an exquisite work of art; ex. | hibiting the same talent as shown in the execation of the Greek Siave, This atatue represents boy of beaa- tiful. delica'e form. about 14 years of age, standing ia | ear, ition. resting on the left Ley fh his teft ™ raised holding to bis ear @ sew shell: aod appears teving mort ja bis right haod he fishing net.) everal sorall rbells conveylog Co The beautifal drawing. and eave (hrown into this figure, together with the high Anish aud rpiritual expressi: countenance given to the features, are really beyond description and must be wit. | nereed to be reclated. The idea reems to | « retition commen among fivh- | that the conk-rhell gives warning of an ap- | ng rtorm, The besuty and symmetry of the | ¢ think are rather jariance with oy. We should expect to see a more p Mis form as here indi would for the drawing room thaa pulling the sem comet | ust of General Jackson is another specimen of ? s, and no doubt, at the time it was Wat @ correct representation of the old hero Oa locking at the face you cao scarcely tmagine it ts cat from mart) ¥hieh Pe ; the mind appeare to develope itvelt, strikes the beholder with profound silences It must draw the at« a of all who ree i, lems This repressots the head and weman, Her head ts encircled by « wreath of wheat, it # one of the goddesses of mythology. She is | the daughter of Ceres and Jupiter. aud one of the events in her bistory is when she &ge earried off by Pluto turn ys rile themes for the poets of antiquity Acee wane engaged | Re ty. b the wom . the earth opened, ¢ in bis golden chariot, aod selaiug the terrified | Kidde arried ber y tobe his queen, Her mo. ther, Ceres, (mother earth) became fraotic with grief, “and a diemal year came upon mankind; the earth Jieided no produce, and ta vain was eart into the « ease.” Pluto, wr allowed Proverpiae to retura of the year Fer. | table ts fall of weaning. the seed corm, which, «hen cast into (he grovad. lies there concealed, wv rhe is earried off by the god of the lower world It re appears, that is, (roeerpine is testoted to her ry. and abides with her two-thirds of the year At the time when Proserpine returns to earth mrain, Mr. Powerr bas drawn bis exquisite imagination, and pencilled out (be bust we now reo before ting form is represented to be it of aeanthur leaves, or ms bi viders of grain mn of her ebode on ers ix both inutructive and beautirul exhibiting that depth of feeling and perteo tion of art also, whieh add stfil more Inurels to the | Drow of thiceminentreniptor there appears to be an Jnfatwation about there erattes that tha tore you look at them the more beantie: you behold wut! yoa subject ® wlinort at in reve We recommend ail who Dave pot yet seen them togo at ones, ard view the prodvetions of thie gront genius, Miran Powers, for exhibition, beautiful specimens | inetant thmuch dignity Mies Mestayer und Mrs. Isherwood Ri y their respective parts very well; aad, altogether, 1 ¢ piece has met with much succers Daring the coming week we are te bave a new burlesque, written expressly for Mra, M: in which sbe will, no doubt, appear to ntaze, Mitcneut’s O.rmerc Taeatae—So tempestuous ® bight as the Inst, does not often oconr, even at this sea- ton ef equinoctials. It would have been no matter o surprise to have found the theatres closed, or shut off with reture tickets, with socha might. It was eo no such night that “ Queea Dido waved her love from Car- thage;” yet Mitobeli bad & good paying house, the at- fractions of * Cinderella” being greater than the draw. backs of the storm. The opera was as charming asever and “our Mary,” too; and it ta not we have a chance to find her defistent. fn the East India faree (real Oriental, of the © Happy M “Te gai yore object. the @ Is to get the thirt of the happy Mr. Nickiuson es Paddy M an Ko-Ket, won the ju Niektr niAKes #6) ly pl aa man" ny, om ise Nickinsom ly deserved encores ot the hou iwi Lashman, wnd Ram Rusti, ini Fum Ski-btand bon Phaster did the dignition of an husterm court in good teste, “See the bill for Monday evening Crntory's Mivsreesa. These philorophers have heen in thelr ural racy style. They are the meof Desrs mlurtrelsy. and no misteke; snd long may tliey continue to delight the New Yorkers with their sweet rounds, Wreew’s Circus ~this great equestrian manager, welt known for a great tnany Joes, om this ome’ pent pabiic amusement, has Astor Place. The per- tablishment are ot the equestrians, comprising Madam werd, the most elegant and Auisbed arriste the profession and the fauous tiraw Franklin, whose extraordinary sie of double somerset is the aarprise of all who have een him. Next t# W. O. Dale, whose wonderfal sebievements on bis magnifieont ateed, are nightly Kreeied by cheers from immeuse audien Adced to these are \icFariand Dunbar, 8. 4 Walker, JG. Cndwsilac ho. "Theee in, elon's troupe ef negro daucers aud Inst, not least. the performan lish pontes, Romeo and Juliet, oe d mirth and appl wure rel Weleh knows % to artance every thing #0 as to suit the comfort and pleasure of bis patrons, and henee his great sue- cree. t9TeA ie rerum w Bie 1 morrow. and. no doubt, hey ® witnessed by many admirers of trickery, and legerdewaly = = Mn. Heveox, the eminent Irich comedian, will give fn entertainment at the Brooklyn Lyceam, on Wed- herday evening next, in Roman Casholis or- phans of thet efty Man. Mato@n Raywovn —Thia delineator of Irish. character. together with bis two daughters, are playing af et epengement at St Louis hike Guys made her frat thie reason « Monday evening the 17¢h at Radler'e Welle theatre, when che «usthimed the shar the play of the ones eclebeated equestrian ie lodgings, Duke stravt, Worlmlaster Toad. on Tusedey. the Iori wit, learing & widow. in an Advanced state Of pregnancy, aud six children, totally ided for, . vaudeville of “The Welsh Otel” wae TpOO!, the bi Ls announced that the music FY, the evivbrated methodiet, instead of wevedent. Kporting Intelitgence. Tur Racrs— Tue Four Muse Trot —This affate, which was to have ome oif at the Union Course yes terday, bas beeu portpowed until Monday, in eonse- quence of the continued inclemeney of the weather: ‘The interest felt in this race is very great; and the proprictors of the horees ente postponement, anti Monday, on! Foation, aud fm the hope (hate a whiel ly after much po may torn wy weather wiil favor the tnrge rene who derive to witnese the conten engened fait, w ope there may be no farther ment light ehine: and we ball on Monday and a large The entries aro—O. Po 1 dan by Andrewette, Jas. Cally'e ch eoit Tally Ho, by Boston, dam by Tom Tonwh, 4 years ld; © Geeene's br. bh! Free ‘Trade. by Mereor, dam by Jchn Richards. 6 years ald a neele pled ine “Lett pidodie aS tendance at the © curse Hare’ gm Bortonn 3 ye A ar deal of nes of these horses, and mone The fri Bost. 2 d tn come fe @'anees, have offered 100 10 70 on their favorite , they are readily taken up. < of Individaats, Ellaworeh, Inte U. 8. Minteter to et ford Ot, om the 6th inet Hon. Neverdy Jobson, U.S Attorney General, ie lll Hon, Henty & Bieckboim wae wt at Wa on, With plearley. President Taylor ts expected, to epend t: ‘s day.) in Bailimore, en vevte for Boston a General Scott ans at vnire on (he Sth Inet. Hoo. Thomas Ccreia was at Ciueinnati, on the tot