The New York Herald Newspaper, August 19, 1851, Page 2

INTERESTING LETTERS. Our Boston Correspondence. Boston, August 16, 1851. Political Mectings— Mr. Winthrop Favored by the Whig State Central Committcee—Whig Appeals to the Free Soilers for Aid—Proposed Webster Whig State Convention, ee, etc. There have been numerous meetings of. the de- mocracy held the present week, for the purpose of choosing delegates to their State convention, which will meet on the 20th. At some of these meetings, resolutions hostile to all coalitions, except those which shall be attended with the pleasant result of bringing the resolvers and coalescers into the Bos- ton Custom House, have been passed. At others, the existing coalition has been praised up. At a third class, astute men have refused to adopt rezo- Jutions of any kind. They belong to the same or- der of people as did the worthy man who, in a time of rebellion, declared he should wait and see on which side the hangman should be, and then join that The number of coalitionists chosen, by far exceeds that of the hunkers, but the latter have the most skill, tact, and powers of management, and may prove too much, if not too many, for their more unsophisticated foes. “Thrice is he armed who bath” the knowledge that he is omnipotent for mis- ehief, and that, though he cannot do any good for himself, he can do a great deal of harm to his neigh- bers. Of this sort of good Samaritans, (over the left,) the Massachusetts democracy appear to have quite a number; and the effect of their patriotic public spirit may be largely experienced at Wor- cester, for the especial benefit of the whigs, who are patting our “ hunkers” on the back, and assur- ing them that they are the nicest, the sweetest, the most beautiful, and most virtuous, of all known monster’—quite worthy, indeed, of the attention of the late Mr. Trinculo, who must have been a bit of a Barnum in bis line. It has not been generally supposed that the crow who gave the fox her cheese, because be said she was an absolute Jenny Lind among birds, and begged she would sing “Coming through the rye,”’ Was @ very wise spec:- men of tne feathered creation. The cheese which | our whigs are after, is th ite government, and they think it per Pari n, and are as eager for it as would be a whole cover of foxes. _ The democratic Stal vention will, it is sup- posed, contaia three These parties differ as to the best way of ques- | tion, which will come e con- ties. ling with the — gitumately before tl vention in consequence of the choice of delegates to | the State convention being one object of its meet- | ing. The first and largest of these parties is com- posed of men who would gladly give the whole question the go-by, if they could, but would consent, | as an alternative, to simply reaffirm the old creed put forth at Baltimore by several national con- | ventions, but without specifying won Re 9 These | men are indifferent, generally speaking, as to who | should be chosen delegates, provided the persons selected shall be respectable democrats. The second party is compored of men who are willing to approve of (he compromises of 1850, ia gross, but object to specific mention of the Fugitive Slave law. } The third party is made up of gentlemen who consider, or rather affect to do so, that the fate of | the Union, and the welfare of “the rest of man- | kind,” depend entirely upon the action of the | Maseachuretts De tic State Convention with | reference to the Fugitive Slave Law. If thatcon- | vention shall be caggrooene | pleased to endorse the | action of Congress, thereby giving to it a sort of | validity tbat it now must be supposed to lack, then all will be well except what shall not be so. All, in the sublime language of the old gentleman | be “ rs. Nickleby, then be “ gas | } who made love to M and gaiters.”’ Huckleberriesywill fall a cent a quart to the purchaser of that prime Massachuse:ts staple, and rise two cents a pint to the seller thereof. The hills of Berkshire will dance a stately minuct dela | cowr with the sands of Barnstable; and misery, | disunion sentiments, and the extravagant increase in the price of putty, cease out of the land. Bat should the convention refuse to confirm the work of Clay, and Cass, and Webster, the consequences | will be dreadful. The moon, in a sudden fit of | temperance, will refuse to ‘*fill her horn;” the equi- noetial line will snap in twain; and the Cuba m- | vasieo, and the Caffre war be ou: ruin. The Union will be smashed as Bonaparte did not smash the vase of Count Cobentzel ; and the North Pole and the South Cross will come down and act as chief mourners at its funeral. In view of these thin, reat efforts will be made to get a special resolve Brough the convention endorsing the Fugitive Slave jaw, ard pledging the whole democracy of busetis, oe Naushon and Tucker Buck, and other isles of the sea, to set all manner of man traps, spring guns, wires, nets, and other admirable devices, to catch Quashee, as he may be legging it for the cool and salubrious land lying on the other side of the St. Lawrence; and, also, to the commencement of excavations to find and destroy the “underground railway,” which can be effected at a trifli cost, not exceeding, by many millions, of mak e Hecese Tunnel. What will be the fate of such a resolve, should it be introduced into the convention, it is impossible to say. The truth is, that there is no sincerty in all this gabble about the compro- The very men who are foremost in this zeal for the Union have been either rabid abolitionists, ‘or are such at this moment, with a few exceptions. ‘They care no more for the roive Slave law than they do for the game of England. What is ir motive of action, nt Simply to deceive the South, and to prepare the way for the spoils that are to be given by the democratic administra- tion. 1 look over one of the lists of delegates ebosen at a hunker meeting, and | fiad prominent therein a man ho went about in Boston, in 1544, endeavoring to get up a free soil Van Buren pap:r, because Morton, who was then our Collector, was a free soiler. In another list, I find a gentleman who used to publicly denounce all men who voted for | those resolutions in Congress to put down abolition discursions, as ‘ doughfaces,” and he is the great writer among the bunkers, and furnishes articks to the Post by the rod, pole or perch, proving that the coalition isa very bad concern. In the third list figures a leman who aided in electing Mr. | Sumner, but who has, sinse, bad all the patriot and Unionist aroused within him by his failure to get 1 af bt an office under the State government. give you fifty more instances of the 4 patriotism, all gong to show that the lo resolutions that some of our people are the veriest “sells” that ever South will act very unwivsely if it saa! fidence in these valiant talkers, are talked | just as valiantly on the other side, and who will do | the thing over again to-morrow, at the call of iptercet. It is supposed that ifa resolution in favor of the Fugitive Siave law shall be rejected, the hunkers wil er holt, and that will lead to the running of buok: Senatorial tickets, which will destrey the o lition, in all probability, and restore the whigs to power, though the latter party ii nority of from ten to fifteen thou condition of wore? distraction than even the coali- do with the quar who are just as ridiculoas as it opp’ bepts in their taik about aes, &e The pros; f eadily im- provieg. wo tha’ ery member of the i 7 ral ( favor of bie nomination, and toat b nflaenoe When it was cleo ster organization Webrterites and tof Should Mr Mr. Palfrey may be placed in o him by the free suilers, which would giv al liveli- ness to @ contest that withou be of a most dashing and exciting chara: e has been @ story in circulation that Mr ps mill be | nominated as a candidate for Sona Eevex | county, and Mr Palfrey be piaced io nom nation | for Governor; bat] am not ioclined to place much credit in it. The stand of the democratic prees in favor of the coalition is significant of the determination of the buik of that party to sustaia ite continuance. l:very | democratic paper in the State, but three, has, in ome form or ovher, expressed ivoif favorable to n. Thethree exceptions are the | n Harnstable Patriot, end the Pittsfield *e papers it may be said, with truth, e ability, but no pluck; the Putriot and the Sun neither st allowed the coalition to lean vy nd heartily supported the free svilers who w 0 ted ace Senators and town reprerenta at ry gentiemen who after sted Mr n to the United States Senate. ‘Ibe Sur " 0 the coalition, and he!ped to elect at seller 4 nate, which is agrest deal for ¢ The Por: sands pure, reason that sume people ar modes of life, circumstances did wt necessary for the cvalitior jore no one ever thought or Barnstable « is just as sure to as Boston iteels. Tho majority resemble those excellent foiks on Long With most admirable consietercy, «till rt Andrew Jackson and Da entand V’ President : . Forty thousand coalitivns could not suake ir fide to the principles of whigiem he whige have been given to derstand, through the Lowell Courter, ore » their “hunker” organs, that if their § , tion shal! not “ compliment” Mr. Webster in some way, » Webster convention, composed of the sign- | of there bungry aspirants. } from all sides upon every co of the “spontaneous” nomination, will proba ty be called, and “bolt” be abut on the a party’s C18. The compliment that is ex- 2d is the great man’s nomination for the Predi- a aa the endorsement of his public course, ineludi Wil- ing, | presume, his endorsement of the mot and the Fugitive Slave law, of free trade, and # high protective tariff, of a specie cur- rency, and @ system of banking under which six shilling bills ‘are issued, and sundry other lit- inconsistencies, not to be thought of in thee enlightened times by liberal men. The chances of a whig demonstration in favor of Mr. Webster will be greatly increased by the occurrence of any quarrel inthe democratic conventien, as it is hoped pong coalition (not ‘*wicked,” of course may be effected between the ‘“hunkers” of bot! sections; and | havo the best of reasons for assert- ing that some, at least, of the democratic ‘ hunk- ers,” are en, in carrying out certain move- ments that they have “covenanted and ” to ved from ory for certain “considerations” leading Webster men, and the promise of more. The number of these men is not 3; but as the mother of mischief, according to the saying, is no bigger than the midge’s Rage ase ee be founi quite equal to doing harm to their old associates. Speak of it as fact within my own personal know- ae, that overtures have been made, from some of the highest financial quarters in this city, to per- sons connected with the democratic press in the State, to pursue sucha course as should aid in build- ing up a Webster democratic yy. Every ef fort, leed, bas been made by the Webster men to odtain a position that shall enable them to place themselves at the head of a formida- ble political organization in Massachusetts, and thus, in any event, be able to have a large political influence. _ As | have told you before, they have small hopes of making their great leader President; but, if they are powerful at home, and General Scott shall be chosen, they will receive his ‘most distinguished consideration ;” but, if they shall be weak, they will be created as all weak par- ties are treated—either with cold neglect, or studied contempt. Should the democrats obtain the na- tioval government, then the Webster men, if strong bere, can control the State, and distribute Senator- ships, &c., until better days for them shall come about, and place large prizes within their reach. You may be assured tha: all the game that is a ing bere has the good of some others besides Mr. Webster in view. A most lachry mose appeal his been made, through the Boston Courier, the chief Webster organ, for the free soilers to come back to the whig ranks, and take a share in the privilege of making Mr Web- ster President—I mean a share in the defeat that such an attemp! is certain to meet with. Thus, even the most zealous defenders of the Fugitive Slave law—on paper—are ready to beg, like mendicants, for the help of those whom they have, until lately, char; with being disunionists. They beg of them, as the sinking Cwsar begged of Cassius; and if the free soil Cassius should aid them, it will be only to put them to death in another way hereafter. ALgoNA. Our Philadelphia Correspondence. Puitapecruta, August 16, 1851. Political Movements in Pennsylvania, &c. Governor Johnston is now among the abolition- ists in the western counties, upon the stump, work- ing himeelf into their affections. He will postpone visiting Wilmot’s district—where he expects to make the greatest impression in the ranks of the democracy—till the heel of the campaign. It is the general imprestion that he has the secret sympa- thies of, if not a private understanding with, Wil- mot. The latter is anxious to obtain the nomina- tion for President Judge cf the Thirteenth Judicial District, and he has pledged himself to support the democratic ticket if he is nominated. But should he not be, it is said he will throw his whole weight with the free soilers, on the side of Governor John- ston. What has given rise to this assertion, or rather belief, is the fact, that the Gevernor has postponed visiting Bradford county, that strong- hold of abolitionism, till the last moment; and, also, the circumstance, that not a word in writing can be extorted from the proviso man himself upon the subject. Ifthe fears of the leaders in the demo- cratic ranks be well founded, in this respect, John- ston will gain some 3,000 votes in the counties of Bradford, Susquehanna, and Tioga. This will make upa part ef his losses in the city and county of Philadelphia, which, from every indication, will be very hee Considerable anxiety was manifested here amon, the democrats, when it was whispered about that several of the State Whig Central Committee had arrived in town, and intended holding a grand council. The tocsin was immediately sounded, and runners were sent out to discover, if possible, the object of this co: of the great leaders of the whig party; but the whole movemeat was zo silently conducted, that the pursuit for in‘ormation was on up almost in despair. This morain, however, the whole object of their visit escaj from one oftheir leaky veesels, who bad scarcely recovered from the effects of the night's debauch. Our inton County Moorrs, Cuinton County, N. Y., August 11, 1851. } Plattsburgand Montreal Railroad—Interesting Cere- States by those political cords which hold together the several States of our Union or not, it seems | quite probable, from present appearances, that it is destined soon to be tied to this country with iron bands, which will tend, perhaps, ag much to assimi- | late the two countries, and promote their mutual | interests, ay real annexation, This kind of annexa- tion has already commenced in good earnest; and to the enterprising citizens of Northern New York, and those of Montreal and vicinity, must be rendered thecredit of accomplishing this glorious result. The Plattsburg and Montreal railroad is now fairly in process of construction, and the enterprise will be actively carried forward until it is com- pleted. It will cross the province lineat Mooers, dis- tant twenty-four miles from Plattsburg, and tweaty- eight from the northern terminus opposite Lachine, on the St. Lawrence river. From thencea railroad is already in operation to Montreal. The country through which it is to }» particularly that in Ca- nada, is very lev labor and material are so cheap that it will at @ comparatively low price. A sufficient amount of stock in eac! t of the road (that in Canada and that on this side) has been subscribed to warrant the un ing; most, if not all the work of clearirg the track and grading the road has been contrasted, ‘nd it is contidently asserted that in one year from this time it will be in running order. To-day, there was a union meeting of the presi- dents and directors of both roads, and a large nun- ber of citizens, at the spot where they unite on the boundary line, for the purpose of breaking ground; and it was interesting to see the pioneers of this work meet on the li hich separates their respec- tive countries, and, pot remote in the forest, congratulating each of on the ogcasion which brought them together, and striving to show which could evince the most spirit and enterprise in the project. The Canada part, designated the Mon- treal and Province Line Railroad, was represented W. F. Coffin, | president, and Robert Anderson, iam Murray, and John Seriver, directors; the Platisburg road by Hon. Wm. Swetland, ae - dent, and William F. Haile, Gen. St. J.B. L. Skinner, Col. Amasa C. Moore, and Charles Cook, of Plattsburg, and James S. Shedden, James Fitch, and Abel Knapp, of Mooers, directors. On each side of the line, as designated by the boundary com- missioners under the treaty of Washington, wa3 a small clearing made on the line of the road, and after the preliminary arrangements were made, Mr. Coffin was introduced to the company, and made a few remarks. He said he was not prepared to make a speech, but he could not help congratul them upon the occasion. The people of Canada were awake to the importance of the work, and ab- sence from Montreal was the reason more of the directors were ore He hailed this meeting as an evidence of the kindly feeling Cage, | be- tween the inhabitants of Canada and thore of New- York. After thanking the ea? le of New York, for the zeal with which they urged on the enter- Re, he concluded by asking for three cheers for Yilliam Swetland, president of the Plattsburg road, which were heartily given. Mr. Swetland being called on, said, that he most heartily reciprocated the kind feelings of his Cana- dian ds, and their efforts to accomplish this object. They likewise had shown a noble zeal— they had met obstacles, and had overcome them. He could not but reflect that “great events from would be the result of this movement? Look abead. Soon they will be able to pass here undcr very different circumstances. The road is com- menced, and when completed, will bring Montreal and New York close together; there will be a more complete union of their interests; they will feel that they will be citizens of one country instead of two. After which three cheers were heartily ive for Mr. Coffin, President of the Montreal and Province Line Railroad. According to the order announced by General Skinner, then, each President stationed on his res- pective side of the line, threw, simultaneously with the other, a shovel full of dirt on the track, and the directors then set to and wheeled up each a load of more for the Queen, Col. Moore, of made a very clever speech, and the eg es left. oores is miles west of Rouse’s Point. The Opsenaburg, Railroad througk here, and wi the road from Plattsbarg to Montreal is com- Presidert of the United bemag oo ‘ann tsburg, And what was the object of this fed moc ting, think you! Simply to coreoct and carry outa scheme to get the native ticket off the track—unite its friends upon Governor Johnston, to appease the diraffected \_ ye the Custom House dnd avti-Custom House cliques, and bring them ia Po geod at the political communion table! ‘hen this news was announced at the democratic head quarters, it elicited the loudest and longest shouts of laughter from all present, and, as they sepa- rated, it was remarked that they had got rid of a very heavy load of fears! The democracy of the city and ig in the highest powible state of excitement. ‘he preliminary organizations of their nominati-g conventions have been settled, and, on Monday, comes the tug of war among the candidates for the different offices. For some twenty offices of honor and profit, there are some 200 ready servants of the people, 150 of whom must pe gr go without acrumb of t spoils, and retire, leaning upon thei philosophy, and bearing their disappointment with calmness coveted | and nation. The scrambling tor some of these laces, among the hungry, is not much to be won- ned at, when their value is considered. Few _ kcow the ning A rough, but reliable ure, I will give you of the power uf some of these offices to replenish the bankrupt exchequer of most There is, tor ins! the Recorder of Deeds office, worth about. Cor ner tee Prothonotary of District Court . County Treasurer (can be made worth) County Commissiouer, do, do Clerk of Court of Quarter Sessions Auditor (the only poverty stricken officer)... 500 Some of the other cfc s of the “ row,” which ae notto become vacant this year, are even of more value, and the facilities of * picking ” still greater. A man of an easy conscience, in posres- tion of one of these offices, ia three years geaerally becomes a very heavy real jestate owner, or retires upon asnug income derived fom investments in | Laited States Sixes, or Pennsylvania Fives. j Mayor Gilpin is out again for re-election. He was beaten the first time by Mayor Jones, a demo- erat, in this uneonquerable city of whiggery, but | was last year elected by the application of the whip | ard spur, and the employment of a coaple of thou- sand laborers and scavengers by the city council Gilpm, who is anything but popular in this com- muvity, and who has ever been a seeker after office, be oppoved in convention by Col. John Swift, raid, our late popular and excellent Mayor In all buman probability be will obtain the nomi- thould he choose to run, notwithstanding | Gilpin and the majority in the city councils are ng to make extensive street improvements! Col. Bigler is announced to speak pere on the } 2ist inst., when, xpected, he will unbosom himself of the que # he has not yet to } upoa. Interroga will no doubt be put to nt ceivable subject of | public import, and I have no doubt all of them | questious which blend religion with politics, snd will be promptly anawered. Tho North American | thich, therefore, involve tectarian animosity as | and New York still keeps op @ galling fire upon the Colonel and | wei] gs ordinary electioneering partisanship. It | of his organ, the Pennyvanian, charging th: h | will bea pretty hot time, in all directions; the | ‘ and Wnt ty apy churchmen striving for a conti rood Devil” playing a double gar tionem On Col stump here, the estion of ab t arance upon the nericon will have it ands foll; for | understand that he will take o answer fally all the questions put toh paper in regard to his course in elewhere on the subject o provieo The city is very merchants from th » have come fo F r fall goods ‘Two or three heavy failures have occurred here within the last few days, ) pprehend- ed. The money market, too, ia very tight . Civitas Our Syracuse Correspondence. Syracuse, August 16, 1451 Railroad Accident « the first express train, from Rochester, was coming down this morning, about seven miles wost ie town, it came in contact with a pair of One of the horses was killed, Afully mangled; the other was but slightly © wagon was completely smashed up. r wee an old man, who appeared to be market with a load of water melons, Was somewhat hart, but not dangerously a me el te y over the loss of one of his orses, saying they wore all the property that he bad. ~~ B D and a wagon | vessel of state out of impending difficulties. | political suicide, and therefore no longer stand in | new combina | lat "e'ed, it will possess advantages for intercommu- E Aber enjoyed by few inland towns. F. make the ¢ will come off victorious in the law courts of Canada or England. abound with trout and other fish, tities of game are to be found in the woods. torious. Indeed, that a large proportion of the Northern population, who find wil editors, particularly in one or two in — neigtborhood, have long reg whe common tecurity ference to our resolutions amd acts on the subject, vi : Reporte and Rerolutions of 1848, p. 147; of [349, pp. 312, 313, 314; acts, 1950, p. 55. r getevacred and to maintain his right, Thave before had occasion to speak of Mr. Shor wood’s scheme for a Federal Union of the British mony of Breaking Grownd on the Boundary Line— | American provinces. Every post brings evidence Speeches, &c. that the roe mind is ripening for some great Whether Canada is to be bound to the United | chapge ofthis sort. From Montreal to Sandwich, pers of every i inable hue are lamenting bo manifest neglect of Canadian interests by the mother country, the inability of Canada to hel; | herself, and the absolute necessity of a change whic! shall secure to her a larger measure of res; at home and abroad, than she now enjoys. The o1 night, Mr. Merritt—lately a member of the go- vernment, and whose name is inseparably associated with the Welland Canal—brought forward a series of resolutions having reference to the ing out of this federative scheme. He proposed that the people of the provinces seed oak leave Then the perial parliament to hold primary conventions, to Consider the propriety of federation, and, if re- solved upon, to carry it out. The resolutions were rejected by a large majority, although not a single valid argument was alleged agaist them. Merritt and Sherwood—radical and tory—joined in declar- that the provinces have but one alternative— ration or annexation. Many Americans are now viding: this city and neighborhood. Amongst them is Mr. Carey, your great protectionist champion. He was present in 0 Lagidlative Assembly last night, and received marked attention from the ministry and members ner: . ii am glad to see that the route from New York to Toronto, via Rochester, is much travelled this year. It is a very agreeable one, for it enables tourists to view the magnificent scenery of the Ge- nesee river, and see a great portion of Canada West. The steamer Admiral leaves Rochester on Mondays, Wednesdays, an for Toronto, stopping at Cobourg, Port Hope, lington, ard other places on th an opportunity of seeing these places. She is not a large vessel, but she is a good sea open Kerr and the gentlemanly purser, Mr. Schofield, are well known for their urbanity and politeness 10 those who entrust themselves to their care, and have the faculty of making the trip very agreeable. Rice Lake, about fourteen miles from Cobourg, is be- coming a favorite resort for American sportsmen. ‘The la and the streams which empty inte it, and great quan- thus giving ANGLO-AMERICAN. South Carolina and her Politics. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. Cuarueston, S. C., Aug. 12, 1851. Will you permit a subscriber from this part of the world to offer a few comments upon your editorial of the 9th inst., with regard to our politics. I think the editorial in question is calculated to give a somewhat erroneous impression, and as your in- formation has been generally so correct and fair on this subject, I presume you are not unwilling to be set right in any occasional inaccuracy. The conclusion to be drawn from your remarks would seem to be that the formation of what is called the co-operation party here, opposed to sepa- rate secession under present circumstanyes, is a re- action or counter movement, the secession party having previously had control of the State, and be- ing in possession of a secession convention and legis- ture. That this should be the opinion of those who, in a hostile omc, aligns to confound the harangues of individuals, and the irresponsible sentiments of young gentlemen, on festival occa- sions, with the action and position of the State, is not surprising; but as you have never evii any disposition towards usso much at variance little causes flow.” A small opening is made inthe | with truth and fairness, | will call your attention forest for the purpose of connec: Montreal with | tothe true condition of things. That a pectoand ‘lattsburg, and opening a new channel of com- | sentiment of dissatisfaction has existed for some munication between the former city and the city of | time past bay any the whole State with the New York. Looking at this spot, he would aak | course of federal legislation and of the hostility of what is to grow out of this beginning? What | the Northern and press towards us, is no- e conviction is very general here, ing organs in many ofvour brother ur imme- the South hatred which they were anxious to manifest er it could be done without injury to them. In conclusion, he hoped that the interest would | selves. But as this indicated a condition of peril not be suffered to flag—that they must all feel that | commonto us with many other Southern States, must use their best efforts to complete the | the opinion and position of our State, hitherto, has work, and success will not be doubtful. been that united action was most needful for our This will at once appear, on re- In @ desire to resist, there was almost entire unanimity, ani this, coupled with several recent events, might ver termination, on the part of the State, in favor of garth. Ther, afwerthree cheers were given for the | separate recession. On this latter point, however, there always bas been, and is now, a great msgeny J of opinion. There boing this unanimity of senti- ment on the general treme reluctance was asto when and how this resistance effectual. The peg TO the different South ra Rig! May last, was the first occasion on which any gen- naturally be mistaken for a de- A ergmpe of resistance, an ex- felt to separate on the question would be most of the delegates frem its associations here, in —.-___ -— — eral manifestation was made on this point. At that Our Canadian Correspondence. juncture, the se; ite se sessionists thought that the Toronto, August 10, 1951. t me had come for some pes indication of the Canadian Politics—-R. ed Coalition——Federal course which the State it to pursue, and, having Unicn—The Route to Toronto via Rochester— | j Captain Kerr— Rice Lake, §c. Our politics are just now ina state of great con- fusion. Old parties and alliances are tumbling to pieces, and complete uncertainty overhangs the result. Chaos cannot endure long, however, and a few days will therefore probably determine whether the change ends in the temporary restoration to a decided msjority in that body, adopted resolutions in favor of separate eecession. This step rendered it necessary for those who, agreeing with them on the general question, differed on the point of secession, at a a todefine the ground which they oc- cupied; a which maybe said to date from that period, shoul: be properly regarded rather asa separation or di- v been tion, or counter movement, resultin the formation of the two parti pce among those who, up to that time, had travelling together, than as a change of posi- from a change power of the old obstructives, or whether a combi- | in political centiment on the part of either. nation of the more liberal ministerialists and the | it ee think secession being a more moderate radicals be formed, to guide the ‘The break-up of the present cabinet has long been foreseen as certain. Their constant disregard of the principles which bore them into office natu- may. ry wy of expedien t eo and there being no hope of redress i rth, it would be in- uences of dissolution be what thoy The other party think that secession boing a as well as right, prepara- ion for the permanen' ‘condition of Stbte After rally a ienated the confidence of the Upper Canada | the shall have left the Union, is a consideration of liberals, and prepared them to witness ministerial difficulties without surprise or sympathy. Messrs. Baldwin and Price may be said to have committed the way of better men. Lafontaine has repeatedly proclaimed his own intention to die at the end of | the session; but, somehow, we Upper Canadians | ments upon your editori: and no; to enter u on anythi will conclude by requesting you to give a plice to the above remarks La . feel by no means eure of 80 felicitous an event. He | has long enjoyed the reputation of being the Dic- | tator of the Province, and is unquestionably the | head and ruler of the French party anything in the man that can make him formida- ble as an antagonist of r-form, except his dogged obstinacy intellect, and I fancy that his whole power has hitherto been, and still is, of a negative character. | He is the nuge log of the Parliament—the ¢; the inert mass—over which our slow coaches have go far been unable to pasa. us bi hities The idea of a coalition between the fragmenta of the whig party and the tories doned on both sides, and the has ref t pe to a junction of Hinks and his fr giite—the radicals » been going on, on this subject » butar yet they have produ Unless ethiy g of the eort be accomplished, lear t at the ensuing elections the minis+ candidates will go to the wallia ail direc: In this pcrtion of the province, at any rate, the elections will, io @ great measure, turn w for a fortnight d nothing deei- | t and fiebes; the Ro: Catholics straggling to give the supremacy to priestly power, and toe multitade of diseenters battling agaiwst both Everywhere, thé question will be, Shall t'e clergy reserves and the reetories be allowed t \# jt |» debate on @ proporition of a tury member to throw the first importance although tbey bi thirg trom the 5 action smong sich of - il alive to | langus, | needful He is massive in all respeots, except | Ppl ha t , " g | epee . opp In idlpereabe esses | filroeds connecting the Gulf States with those of * ban- | the interior. Weinih concerning | the Southern States, in order sore fully to under- stand the systems of work projected or being carried ds with 4 section of the clear | Out by them, and to co-operate in the construction of the colony. Negotiations | of any which may have a mon to them all to a Inrge Iilingis, but bad been engaged, for two or three years | Past in some commercial or other operations, which com- Pelled him to reside during that period in PLiiadelphia gaged as civ in coming to a conclusion, and 01 ince ceased to hope any- believe that concert of ¢ Southern States as arc ‘ib rights, honor, and safety, is, ia tue of our Jamented Calhoun, “tre one thing for their prosperity and security. ie to offer some com- toa question o° fact, i like discussion, if orth, As it was only ny the columns of your aoe 1. r Great Ratinoap Convention tx Tur Sovrn 4. committee of planters of Louisiana and Mi: srued a ci lar, in which they propose from the States of Texas, tkansas, Teanessec, Ken- , and Ohio, to ith the people of Louisiana and of New Or- leans, to deliberate upon such measures as will ly influence the construction of a system of he West and North, and radiating throughout all They invite dele from others of terest joint and com- It is proposed that this conven- ion rkall_be beld on the first Monday in January next, at New Orleans. How. M et Ryaw —Col Ryan, who was well known le of friends in this city, was a resident of Col Ryan was a young man possessed many noble and generous qualitivs, of eminent ability, lly dictinguithed for sound judgn He emigrated from this State nd erpec nd Fagaeity ngineer upon the [linois canal, until this reat work pended He was then elected a mem- or of the Se of that State, im whieh positio layed ability of & high order Among the measures founda- | whieh he advocated with great foree and power, was the | tion, or nucleus, of a do hati they | set for the completion of the canal. ile was anxious be wholly alieonted from ecel purposes | | that the credit of the State should be relieved from the The recent riots in this city, on the on of the Y ment of the interest « anti-clergy rererve meetings, foreshadow the cha racter which the con est will aesuwe in sume quar. | ters. It can hardly end without bluodshed. le Last night, the Assembly was occupied with a | eit was the re than fifteen years sines and wasen. | opeti tae navigation of the St. Lawrence ele | Col, Ryan's eenntorial carver. ‘The bith wn of ail nations. Government resisted action in the | ® loan authorized to be created. To carry into eifectthe | matter, onthe ground that it is intimately acao- | ptovielome and intert of the bith Col, Hyan was appointed ciated ¥ ; roe: egoci . | one of the commissioners to Eugland. by the Governor of od ceatnces Witten ae which are | timoie, to negotiate the loan—a work at that time of no still pending at Wash'ngton. Hincks said thatthe | t intelligence th. nce is highly eausfact pect of obtaining the long-sou contended that it would b en the St. Lawrence until s e bas been the m bers insisted tha is am city remote y of the } id ap . 1 ¢ United Sta | o> wie noe, be and bh t we may b felt tive cit have Lawr tence; rdinary difficulty b. by reason of the fiw The eflorte ot interested £ much from I e would wit detained bir Jin that State y y unlities will ever be frreh to the frien te who ut the epdden close of bis weful carepr.—Ilome THIRTY- SECOND CONGRE: TERM COMMENCES manor 4, 1851, AND TERMINATES MARCH 4 ‘The First Session opens on Monday, Dec. 1st, 1861. Benate. ‘The Benate consists of two Senators from each Btate Bince the admission of California, there are thirty-one Btates, represented by sixty-twe Senators. The Senators who hold over from the 4th of last March were forty-one; viz: eighteen whigs and twenty-threce democrats. Of the twenty-one new Senators, three are yet to be elected, from the following States:— Connecticut—| chosen SalgennieLeetiotere means gg Haepesionen Tennessee—Legi: lature whig. SENATORS HOLDING OVER AND ELECT. Whigs in Halic; Democrats in marked F. S. are , Free Soiler: if '8 or Abolitionists, HI B micmiaan. Expires. fishers Felch. INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA- James Whiteomb.....1855 James Cooper... Jesse D. Bright.......1857 Richard Brodhead,j TLLINOIs, RHODE ILAND. Btepben A. Dougias...1853 John H. Clarke. James Shieids.. 11855 Charles T. James. SOUTH CAROL! R. Barnwell Rheti A. P. Butler . LOUISIANA. Solomon U. Downs.... Pierre Sould......... MAINR. James W. Bradbury... .1853 Hannibal Hamlin 1857 TEXAS. Sam Houston.. WIsconsix, Isaac P. Walk Henry and those holding over. thirty- four are democrats, twenty-one are whigs, and four free . Of the free soilers, Hale and Seward were elected by a union of bens and free soilers—Sumner and Chase were elected by democrats and free soilers combined. Dodge, (democrat.) of Wisconsin ; Fish, (whig.) of New York; Foote, (whig,) of Vermont, and Wade, (whig,) of Ohio, are also put down by some as free soilers. House of Representatives. The House consists of two hundred and thirty-three members, and four territorial delegates, These dele- gates, however, have no vote. Annexed are the names of THE MEMBERS ELECT. serssount NEW YORK. 1—Joln F. Darby. 1—John G. Floyd. 2—Gilchrist Porter. 2—Obediah Bowne, 3—John G. Mi 3—Hmanuel B. Hart. 4—Willard P 4—J. H Hobart Haws, 6—John 8. Phelps 5—George Briggs. 10Wa. 6—James Brooks 1—ineoln L. Clark, 7—Abraham P. Stevens, 2~—Bernhardt Henn. 8—Giibert Dean. VERMONT. 9—William Murray, 1—Ahiman L. Miner, 10—Marius Schoonmaker. SCaph ion tte pee aI eB. avid L. 3 4-1 Bartlett, Je. (P.8.) 18—Voin L, MAINE. 14—John Hi. Boyd. 1—Moses MeDonald, 15—Joseph Ruseeil. 2—John A ‘ton. 16—John Wells. 5 Robert Crosence, 17—Alexander 1. Buel. 4—Charles Andrews. 18—Preston King. (¥. 8.) 5—Ephraim K. Smart. 19—Willard Ives 6—Inrael Washburn, Jr. 20—Timothy Jenkins, '—Thomas J.D. Fuller, 21—William W. Snow, OHIO. 22—; it. 1—David T. Disney. 23—Leander Babsock. 4, D. Camplel(2.8.) 34 —Daniel 7. Jones. 3 Hiram Ball Thomas Y; How, J S-Aitted ®. Bgertom, 27 —Wilfism 2. Sackett. sor Mt iisooy 20—Jedediah Hos 8—John L. ’ 30—Reuben hob 9—Eadson B. Olds. 81—Frederick 8. Martin. 10—Charles Sweetzer, 32-5.G 11—George H. Busby 33—Aug. P. Hascall fohn Welsh. Fry Burrows. 15—James M. Gaylord, EW WAMPaniNg. dlexander Harper. k. 15—William F. Hunter, 2—Charlen 1 Peaslee, 16— B—Jared Perkins 17—Jeseph Cable. ¢—Uarry Hibbard. 18—Da MODE 19LAND 1—George E. King. 9—Benj Hi. Thureion. —I MICHIGAN PRRNSYLVANIA. 1—Ebenezer J. Penniman, 8—Henry D Moore. MASSACHUSETTS. 4—Jobn Robbins, Jr. 1—William 6—John MeNair. 2—Rodt. ir. (F.8.) 6—Thomas Koes. 3—James H - 7—Jobn A. Morrison. +s. 8— Thaddeus Stevens. 9—J Glancy Jones. T. Davis 10—Miles M. Dimmick. 2. 1l—Henry M. Fuller. 8—Horace Mann. (¥. 8.) 12—Galusha A. Grow.(F.8.) 9—Orin Fowler. 13— James Gamble. 10—Zeno Scudder. M—T M. ILLINOTS. 1—Edward C. Cabell, 4—Will R, Smith. DELAWARE, 5—George 8. Houston. 1—George RB. Kiddie, 6—W. K. W. Cobb. ROUTH CAROLINA, I—Ales White. 1—Daniel Wallace. KENTUCKY, 2X L, Orr. 1—Linn Boyd. 2—Benj. E. Grey. 3—Presly Ewing. 4—Wm. T. Wood. ‘William F. Colcoek. CONNRETICNT, 1—Charles Chapman, M_ Ingersoll. 3—C. F. Cleveland. 4—0. 8. Seymour, Inptawa. wisconsin, 1—James Lockhart. 1—Charles Darkee. 2—Oyrus L. Dunham. 2—Benj. C. Eastman, 8—Jobn 1. Robinson, 4—S ml. W. Parker. D. 2—Charles Skelton, 3--Isaae Wildriek. 4— George H. Brown. 6—Kodman M. Price. 9—Granam N Pitch. 10—Samnel Brenton. NORTH CAMOLIWA. 1— Thomas L.. Clingman. 2—Joseph P. Caldwell, B—ilfred Dockery 4—James T. Morehead. 5—Abr W. Venable 6—John RJ. Daniel. 7—W 8. Ashe B— Edward Stanley. 9—David Outlaw ANKANSAS 1—Robert W. Johnson. RECAPITULATION RY FIGURES. 1860-51. —1848,.——, 6—James H. Thomas. T-—Meredsh P. Gentry. William Cutlom Whig, Dem. Whig Dem. | New Hompshire. ce a a 2 Mireouri 3 2 = 5 Towa... ad a 1 i Rhede Irland i 1 S..) a 8 i cy a 1 ~ 1 - 2 6 a 6 - 7 - 7 * 2 ® ® > ££ 2°s or 2 i 4 4 1 - 3 1 a | - i i 2 | Massachuretts.. $ 1 19 - Connection 1 3 1 3 a 8 1 9 5 5 6 4 2 6 2 6 1 6 1 6 = 1 i Arhaneas, = 1 - a Pennerree ... 6.4. 5 6 4 7 North Carolina... 6 8 6 3 ‘Total thus far 110 (10686 Democratic majority thus fer Pa] Whig majority im 1849 2 | Demoerntic gain... #38 sescesecseeee OD A majcrity of the 117 members The returns from Texas, in which an election hae taken place, will not, probably vary the political divi- sions of the delegation from the State, compared With the last electionr, whan the members, with those from the other States yet to elect, « Tie Trunry- Finer on Last Texas ; thin a Mary land a rive 1 Geer H Levirinne 3 Mirtinwippi 1 Totals... es vevevevessevecevevees 22 | severe wound in the forehead. A youth bj | strances of the oflicora. | them frem fighting another company. Democratic majority in last Congress in the States te elect, and to be heard from, 24, It is certain that the democratic majority in the next. House of Representatives cannot be less than 40—bus. whether this majority will act together, is doubtful. There will be @ few free soilers from the Northern Btates,. and perhaps 15 or 20 secessionists from the South. With regard to the vote by States, which only cevars in case the Presidential election is referred to the House» of Representatives, the following is the result thus far:- Democratic Stater—15. Whig States—6, Maine, (Union.) issouri, Iowa do, Vermont, Obio, ‘ & pa aa Pennsylvania, x lassachi Bouth Cotolina, (Bemalon.) -Mesth Datoting, South Caroling, ( ‘ G Arkanras, do, Divided—4. Wirconsin, (Union.) New Hampshire), New Jersey, do, Rhode Island, Tinea, do, New York, Connecticut, do. Kentucky. Alabami do, Indiana, e Texas, do, Tennessee, do, There is no doubt that the democrats will secure a mes Jority of the delegates of seventeen States at least. Political Intelligence. ) Sourn Canorina.—The results of the late eleo~ tions in the Southern States do not soem to havo- had the effect to cool downthe ardor of that portion of the people of South Carolina who are favorable to a dissclution of the union of the States. It is ap- parent to the most casual observer that there is » marked change in the feeling entertained in the State, and there is nearly, if not quite, an equal portion who are opposed to immediate secession, and) to secession at all, without the co-operatien of some other of the States which occupies the same politi- cal position as does South Carolina. There are very few people in the State who are not favorable to the ultimate formation of a Southern confederacy, and all agree upon the abstract right of a State to secede if the conditions upon which she became a part of such confeder«tion are not strictly complied with by theotber parties to the compact. Tho Charleston Mercury, the organ of the secession party, is still unwavering in its devotion to the cause which it has espoused, and calls upon the authorities of Charleston to p:chibit those connected with the United States army from entering that city, as their purpose of hostility is no longer doubtful. This Inovement grew out of the refusal of the commander of Fort Sumter to allow persons to land on tho island on which it is situated, and which has owas heretofor been free to the people in its vicinity. In the western part of the State there is a greater feel- ing of moderation, though it is not to be doubted that a a portion of the people would at once prefer a dissolution of the Union. Kenrucky.—The result of the late election im this State scems to have created a great deal of wonderment and surprise, though there was every indication that it would be just as it is. In Ken- tucky, there is considerable feeling for the gradual emancipation of the slaves, among the whig party, and upon that iseue, as well as spon the compromise measures, was the party divided. The whig nomi- nee for Governor, while a memher of the late con- stitutional convention, refased to participate ina meeting the object for the calling of which was to express satisfaction with the compromise measures. This etate of affairs at once portended his defeat, and the withdrawal of votes from the regular no- minee by the candidacy of Cassius M. Clay, who stood upon the emancipati 1, to the amount of six or seven thousands, gave the democrats @ plu- rality and consequent success. ‘They were well fau-fied as to what the result would be, and so stated. Upon a question on which the whig ‘'y is not divided, it has decided majority in the State; bu: the cause of emancipation is continually gaining ground, which, until it is settled, most se- riously militate against the future success of the whi; y in the State. Upon the question of the Presidency, there seems an evident disposition to favor Mr. Fillmore with the succession, on the part of the whig party. The democrats have not et made a movement on the question, though Gen. Sass would seem to occupy the most prominent position with his party. New Yorx.—The time is fast approaching when the several factions of the different parties will as- sume each an undivided front, or be more widely separated than before. There seems very little doubt now that a coalition of the contending fac- tions of the whig party will be effected, and most certainly upon the platform of the free soil faction. The movement for this end has me: the approba- tion of the whole whig press of the State, and espe- cia/ly that portion known as the friends of the com- promise measures and of the administration has been most loud in its praise. The hostility to the Fugitive Slave law by the main branch of the whig party is not excecded in any State ia the Union. ‘The late fugitive slave case at Buffalo has brought out its most determined opposition. The Buffalo Expres, the chief organ of the free soil whigs in the western part of the State, and the adjunct of the Albany Evening Journal, is most bitter in ite derunciation of the law, and the officers who restore the fugitive to his legal owner. This case, upon the eve of the meeting of the convention te conci- liate existing differences, will have an evident effect, and possibly make stronger and more united the opposition to the law. The free soil whigs have jority in the State, and those who have stood upon conservative ground must coalesce with tho majority or be left inthe minority. With regard to a coalition of the factions of the demoeratis party, there seems difficulty in the way. Tho Albany Argus, the organ of the conservative por- tion of the party, is opposed to an gain with the party standing upon the Van Buren platform, a8 dangerous to the best interests of the party and of the country. It does not think the national dem¢ cratic party should coalesce with the party of asection, with a view to the division of the ‘ofhees but, standing on the high democratic ground of the country, suffer defeat rather than evecersful through an unholy coalition. The Bi falo Courier, the organ of the national democrats in the weetern part of the State, is a stron cate for the measures of compromi: the late surrender of a fugitive was but a just fulfilment of the good faith to Si @ in that city law, and an act of Merprrovs Free Rror in Pa: frontage about 8 o'clock, the Fam Franklin) Hose Com est Mo: ranoutat a falee the alarm was made by themselves, as their bell was the only one that was heard to ring he Famo passed down Lighth street quietly, and just as they turned the corner of Lighth avd Saippen, to go out Shippen street, they were all at once attacked, in the dark, by of some twonty young ruffians, who were in waiting for them, and suddenly made their appearance there A few volleys of brickbats were thrown by the assailants, and one or more — were fired by them. On the Fame side, an dividual pamed White was shot and slightly wounded in the breast; and another man named Moore—a large man—was also shot, receiving # the name of Noble McClintock, a member of the fame, was likewise shot. A bail entered his arm, passing through the limb, and then penetrating the side, between the seventh and eighth ribs, lod edin hie bedy. He was carried to the Pennsylvania Hospi- tal. ‘The patient was alive last night ata late hour, but the wound in his side was pronounced mortal by the attending surgeons. The perpetrators instant: fled. A mob, however, immediately collected, and an attempt was made to take the Swe of the Fame. ‘This was only prevented by the interfer- ence of officer Hughes, of the Marshal's police--tho | only policeman that happened to be neat the spot at the time of the attack. At Tenth and Shippen, officer Donneclift made an arrest, but he was struck @ | Viol nt blow on the mouth and his prigoner reseued. The Fome were naturally disposed to retaliate, but they were induced to desist by the remon- ‘The assailing party wero | members, ruoners, or adberents of the Moyamen- ting Hose. ‘lbie company allege that at an earlier hour in the evining, they were agsanited with brick= bats, in the vicinity of road and South streets, by & porty of the allies of the Fame, called Wayne- towners A story was in circulation last evenin; that some of these Wayn:towners, who ran with the Washington lngine, on Saturday night, in the neighborhood of Eleventh and Lombard streets, shot at @ watchman, who attempted to preven’ None of rosted. he Fame the avsailants in the deadly attack w ‘The darkness effectly screened them. | members thought they could point out te or three to offerr Hughes, at the height of the melos, but that officer bad as much as fe could do to preserve their carriege, ard dieperse the mo! fe was, bevives. alone nd unable to cope gie handed wih the riotors.<«Philaddphia North Americans Avg is Domestic Miscellany. re were Bit in hy phia daring the wees # the 10th instant, of which 110 were under five T Governor Hunt has offered a reward of $200 for the ar rest of dames Slater, who stands charged with the mar. cer of George O'Brien, in Ontario county. 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