The New York Herald Newspaper, August 26, 1851, Page 2

Our Philadelphia 7 Puitapetruia, August 1S, 1851. Pennsylvania Politics—Demoeratie Conventions— Incidents of the Campaign—County Legislative ‘Tickets. ‘Lhe time since | last wrote you has been princi- pally taken up in mustering the forces and clearing the deck for action; and now, we may safely say, commences the action. At the previous meeting of the conventions, nothing was done save the preliminary organization, and settling the disputed claims that were preferred from many of the wards for settlement. The only interest that was mani- fested on any of these questions was in the adjust- ment of the comtroversy from the Third ward, Ken- gington, andthe Second ward, West Philadelphia, ‘The first, in the location of Hugh Clark, who is gomewhat famous in the local politics of this eoun- ty, and who has more than once been the hero of a political episode that has materially affected the prospects of the democracy in their race for the mastery. Some years since, he was nominated on the democratic ticket for County Treasurer, but was defeated, owing, as his friends said, to the fact of his being an Irishman; but on the other side, it was hinted that the opposition was from the countless enemies he had made by his ceaseless interference in the political prospects of all who were ambitious of distinction. He was, however, defeated, and eursed bis wrath until Mr. McMichael was no- minated for the office of Sheriff on the whig side, when i; is alleged that the sudden and wysterious diminution of one particular branch of the demo- eratic vote was owing to the revollection of old wrongs, aided by the fellow feeling that will eling to the home ofour infancy,’and the men who were iden- tified with it. This was the gossip of the time, and it has eome down to these days in the memory of those who felt the blow, though they could not gras the hand that dealt it. Sinee thistime, Mr. Clar' hhas had « thorny path to travel, and though he has given blow for blow, still the tide hs incroased by tbe additon of each year, until, at the last election, he was defeated in his best stronghold, | hird ward, Kensington, the ward where he has s,and where be now officiates m this defeat be appealed and for the sake of peace and harmony it was referred back to the people; but the gods have ed him, and on the second trial he was again beatea. On the first view, this is but an incident in a rticular locality; but, when it is remarked that Xr Clark bas rankling in him the remembrance of old injuries, it may arsume an importance that will entitle it to consideration, in view of the close contest that is to take i ; county, for judicial officers. Mr. Clark was, wita Mr. ‘Tyler and others, deep in the mysteries of the repeal movement; ani, though that organization is not visible to the naked eye, at the present time, still the old feeling and connection has beea kept up, and it is capable of being made a dangerous weapon, in the hands of a skilful master. Whether it will be used or not, depends, to our minds, upon certain contingencies. tren “ In the Second ward, West Philadelphia, the ecntest was understood to turn upon the nomiaation of Judge Kelly to the bench of the Court of Common leas, as he isa resident of that ward. The eas> as Alderman to the convention. ern terminus of the S:ate road from Columbia is in | this precinct; and, as the office of the Collector of | State Tolls (Mr. Canning) is situated here, who is ‘a bitter foe of Judge Campbell, and a warm par- tisan of Judge Kelly, and a host of men are em- | joyed on the works, and by the Central Railroad ‘ompany, the contest was a Both tickets claimed the victory, and then the er came up before the convention for settle it. Apart trom the merits of the case, the opinion got abroad that the vote on this contested feat would afford an indication as to the feeling of the convention on the subject of Judge Ke! Aq pomination, and thus it was clothed with double importance. But, when tke vote was taken, the party who are said to be anti Kelly men were ad- mitted, by a most decided majority. Whether this is a test vote or not, we are not able to decide to a certainty; but one thing is fixed, and that is, that all the known friends of that gentleman’s nomination were operating in favor of the party who were defeated, and this is an item that may indicate the direction of the popular tide. Another incident of the campaign that has more m in it thau you know of, or can see, is the election of the Hon. Charles Srown, President of the convention, over the newly ousted District Attorney, Horn H. Kneass, Esq. At the com- mencement of the canvass, it was tuought that the Jatter gentleman would gallop over the course, and take seat, without a touch of the whip or spur, ‘as he was underztood to be the choice of Mr. t and Mr. Tyler, and, in addition, bad the care of the Sherift’s office. But, as the time drew near, it ‘was evident that a screw was loose, and that the faithful had to be relieved, or the day was lost. This was attempted to b> done, but without success, ‘as the result shows, for Mr Brown was elected, the delegates of the district of Moyamensing—the par- ticular home of Mr. Tyler, and the hitherto sworn friends of Mr. Kneass—deser! him in a body, and ‘voting for his opponent. When the result was announced, it fell like a bomb into the camp of the allied oem, and those who had before fancied themselves firmly seated on the woolsack, and dis- justice aud law with an equal and impartial oe suddenly saw the ground slide from beneath their feet, but could not see the agency by which it was effected. But one solution can reasonably be given to all this, and that is, the first and qier party, after using the democracy ef the northern part of the county in the fight, now had attempted to form the judicial ticket without their concurrence or aid, and ‘overlook all the men who were offered from that ‘litt was to be the b resident mn Pleas, and Bradford and the face of the facts that all , Where the majority will be ed from boston yjeet Ithe county members insist that they are to be ‘d upon this question, and if the ear of the just cannot be gained by reason, the more reliable battery of force will be resorted to. This is the real question that was at the fouadation of the defeat of Mr. Kneass, and the attempt to patch it up by the eleventh-hour forcing in of a new for the President Judge, will be to vate the evil it is intended to cure. ‘I pg that are floating on the politic time, and rumor whispers that still more racy ions may be expected if the joint can- insisted on. Mr. Brightiy’s friends are nor to be despised in the fight; and if the is to be a death one, they will not be idle, he ties that have hitherto held that set of meu, shows that the e effected this change are versed in the science of political strategy. hether they will trim their sails for the couin, it in the spirit of defiance, aad it gale, remains to be seen by their actions in the futore The Knesss struggle for the county ticket is going on with energy and spirit, aided, as the ques tion now is, by aslight sprinkling of I’resideutial feeling. The fight between Mr. buchanan and Mr. ‘Case, in the county, may be a close one, or may not, © to the very peculiar class of friends that it the misfortune of General fell in with when be was in the ci nd by a nopolized. He is, undoubtedly, a great fav with the democracy 0 the city and county of P’ ; but ther alarge portion of them not be ssared y from him 6y thet puriqus acd picious democrats, who are bie particular champi , Temains to be seen when the time cou that the advocacy of any , by men and papers who c the party, is he party, and neral Case amon, te with the demecrat« bat thea, he not euch ie the present position us. Mr. Buchanan is no fave of this locality, ner never will aney carry the delegates fom the man upon whom the great mass rally. in 1847, Mr. Dallas was cus! a large majority, and would be agai 6 a candidate, the will be between Mr. Ba- ehanan and Mr. Cass. Some of the symptone are to be detected in Uke manwuvring of the candida: for the Senate and House of Reproeeatati though neitser party are willing to make thi limited issue at the present time, though the fri of beth Mr. Buchanar and Mr. Cass are anxious to have 4 majority of their friends oa the ticket for futute use, if tke cevasion should require it. Mr. Tyler, and ‘hat particular branch of the demoeracy, ere said wo be intevor of Mr. Buehaoan, and it is whirpered tha: Mr. les!, though presidant of th: Dallas Association in 1817, is uow a convert to the claims of the favorite son of Peaneplvania. The latter influence will bea valuable auxiliary to the Buebanan interest in the city and eounty, es; cially if Mr a bis deputy, can be mounted, Damarcue. [n other breathed vengeance on the prospects of Mr. B ny but then «* what is past, is past; but there is a future for all Like, on hie road to lace in the city and | pirited and lively one. | ive and Talloyrand- lke | same district for two years in the Legislature, and Jooome Mallay, from Moyame' was & member of the House in ; but who beaten on nomiuation in 1850, by Mr. © ly, who represented that district last session. ir. Oakford is @ man of considerable experience in political life, having beenan active mam in the rty for four years in Seathwark, aad bas been in the Board of local commissions. He was @ warm and decided friend of Judge Campbell; though his enemics say that this is the only iastance on record | in which his position has been cloarly defined and understood. This may be a slander; but it is used by them for the purpose of showing that his friend- ship for the Judge was not so disinterested as his friends wish to make it out, and tha: in his worship of the gods, still he had an eye on the flesh pots of Egypt. This, if a fact, will make a decided differ- ence in his support from that pee of the demo- | cracy, for though they may be grateful, and dis- 4d to reciprocate; still, they are not likely 0 be hoodwinked and laughed at by the opposition. Still, Mr. Oakford stands fair with the party, both in his own immediate distriet and in the bottom of the county, and will be no mean or unworthy an- onist with whom to shiver a lance im the politi- cal lists. He is understood to be @ friend of Mr. Buchanan, though this fact is covered with the same mysterious fog of doubt and uneertainty that pabeteoasely rests on all the likes and dislikes of Mr. Oakford. The democracy may, however, get @ worse candidate than him; for, with all his faults, he is a man of unblemished moral character, aad high social position. His chief aa lies in a ecmbination of the strength of the other candidates ainst him. ‘This is the rock he must overleap. ashington J. Jackson has been a member of the House of Representatives for two sessions, and has borne the character ofa respectable silent men- ber. He is a quict, easy, gentiomaaly man, and this ishis chief recommendation, if we may credit the tales told of him by the frieuds of the rival can- didate. They accuse him of want of decision on points that involve the necessity of some sacrifice of self to the great principles that he professes to fol- low. Whether this the newly elect: true or not, the frieads of ator of the United Statee Mr. Broadhead, wa atisfied with the course be pursued on this subj Harrisburg last session: and it will not be @ surprise to tae initiated, if ot from this quarter whea he Tais may not be of war, aad be he cumpaig. st not grumble at Jackson may be nominated—he has | fore; but we think the chances are ssent time, though that is no uncertain things, @ political stable. “He is claimed as one of them; but t seen ither for nor forthe | contrary. As to h tion in the coanty, he claims to stand ween the two rival parties; but this is a p danger, as he is liable to be | struck by the missiles from both. A majority of | the delegates from his owa L district are un- | derstood to be in favor of bis rival, which will have some effect in determining the voters from other parts of the county. But he must abide his cLanze, and bow, with the best possible grace, to the decision. Joseph Malloy is dubbed by the boys as the register’s candidate, owing to his close and con- stant connection with that office. He was origi- | nally attached to the Campbell party, ia tae county, and was sent by them to tha Legislature ; but when he was defeated at the next trial for the nomination, he blamed the result to the faithless- | ness of his friends; and in the event of his disap- pointment, ho allied his fortunes to the irregular rtion of the party, opposed the nomination of Jigs Campbell, and is now said to be the especial candidate of that faction. He is also accused of | having acted with H. M. Philips, B. F. Brewster, | T. T. Deringer, and others, in aiding W. B. Reed to dispossess Mr Kueass from the office of District Attorney. His familiarity with the district of Moyamensing, and the people, is said to have | been made use of by the whigs to effect the resuit ; | and the party who make these charges will put them to the interest against him in this contest. He will, undoubtedly, be pee. beaten unless he manages to pick up enough of che stragglers in the convention to hold the balance of power—a result that is not likely to occur inthe present case. He is no favorite with his own district, and will not receive any support from them; but must rely solely on the industry of the register’s office to ring him what a he may nave in the con- vention H: is a gentleman of considerable shrewd- | ness and ability ; but it is not of that high tone | that is calculated to render him qualified for a po- — in the Fanaa hg hapten Mi ‘ S is the ition of parties at the presen time, and euch the means that have been, and are, working to produce the results. The present week will be one of trouble and anxiety, as, on next Mon- day, the final nominations will be , On Thursday night, the great democratic meet- ing is to take place in Independence Square. Col. Bigler, Commodore Stockton, of New Jersey, Judge Woodward, of Luzerne county, and several ocher distinguished men, are to be present and address the meeting. It israid thatthe Hon. George M. Dallas will preside; and, from the enthusiasm mani- tested and the prepa: making, it is expected that it will be the ——_ democratic demonstra- t’on that has been beld in the city for years. The Union feeling is strong in tbis section, and Gov. Johnston mu: a to be deserted by some thou- sands of his friends on this question. sent game the democrats have the leading cards, and they are using them zealously, if not at all times peaceably. Among the merchants, the feel- ne ee any further agitation is increasing, and this must thin the whig vote, if it does no: increase the democratic. Hust. Our Boston Correspondence. Boston, August 23, 1861. The Democratic Comvention—Mr. Winthrop’s Pros-_ pects —Cula, § Well, we have got through the first act of our political drama, and it is difficult to say whether, thus far, it is a tragedy, a comedy, or a farce. Several eminent tragedians were engaged for the cecasion, but failed to fulfil the terms of their re- spective contracts, and so the audience were dis appointed, and had to take a considerable amount of fun, and not a little display of hysterical passion, in lieu of downright bloodshed. As I told you in my last would be the case, the convention contained @ large majority of coalition iste, but the other side had the best working ma- terial, and so succeeded in having things pretty | much their own way. The leading hunkers went up resolved mot to allow anything to be done, ex- cept in their own way, at the penalty of dissolving | the party; and, as what they bad determined upon | demanding was something which they knew no | other branch of the party would assent to, they | were filled with most cheerful thoughts, seeing, as they did, through the eyes of the mind, a politieal organization just large enough in the future to oceupy all the offices in our Custom House. There was to dieguise of their purpose affected by the bankers. They were resolved upon giving to the world a practical illustration of the doctrine of “secession” From the effect of such a movement the democracy were saved—partly through the predence of General Cushing, but more tarough the imprudence of - ego a latter entleman is oa wer of doir hat has a8 éssice to do, Ryend that fi tician mentior in history. In @ sort preliminary meeting, beld Velonel Greene, 1 ett aid down his plan of operations, which sbased onadesign w make as much “noe ani confusion,’ as possible; it, much te his sur- price, he was resolutely encountered by ¢ ral Cusbirg, and, by tha: gallant soldier, was com- + The General, like id not insist upon t gentleman wore eny p a ee @ *pread abroad that Mr. Havett bad been beaten, the coalitionists were as asthe bunkers were depressed, as 1: pected that the two champions both on the some side, and hostile to the coalitioniew. As if what be haddone in the secret ebamber was not enough, Mr. Mallett got ap in the convention, and avowed his “ secession ’ ductrines, remarking that he cared nothing about Stave pelitics; teat the convention was a natienal convention, and de- manding that before thet body iteelf was org ized, there showid be # declaration of national ti | made | another meeting, in case that it should be vould that the Fugitive Slave law was not the reawit of divine inspiration. lie real object to get Mr. Penke biack-balled by the “wationais,” as be had already proposed that. secede, in case that gentleman elected Pi ent. His remarks ofemded every man in tho and from that moment be apd bis party were doomed to defeat, only that the abolition's pad no one to arrange and | theirs forsee. in sovtber respect they were # Whether the coalition Gemocrate are right or it ig certain that they a and orderly portion ot the party—ot farmer: cha d men in boeiness, no! admit i very letge range of action. ‘I beso men rar eoetanity to get oll another inealng 3 had done os effort would have i fs ual Sidmouth. ‘The ike that of the great contest at Atlantic Ocean would have beaten ton. Me ‘or President is no criterion of the state of s in the convention. If the first place, Mr. ‘ker received, certainly, not less than fifty | votes, and as he is, personally, oneof the fellows in the world, and, for that reason, was made a candidate, he was voted for by many coalitionists. Mr » too, Was known to have voted for Mr. Palfrey for Congress, when the de- _ mocrats had as good a candidate of their own in the field, and this had disgusted not a few of the coali- tionists, who have no idea of having anything to do with the free soilers in the election of men to national offices. Of the whole convention, I think it is no exaggeration to say that nine tenths were in favor of continuing the coalition, co far as State affairs are concerned. It was feared, by some democrats, that the free soilers would take Offence at the resolutions which the convention passed; but no indications of the kind, of any marked importance, have yet made themselves ‘visible. The onl t who has objected to the resolutions, thus far, is Mr. Keyes, member of the Senate, from Norfolk county, who says that the coalition can’t go on; but all the other free soil leaders laugh at what be says. Mr. Palfray is in favor of the coali- tion going on, so is General Wilson, and so, in short, are ‘all the free wolf leaders with whom I have conversed, or from whom I have heard. Indeed they must, if sensible men, come to that conclusion, for it is now slear that Mr. Winthrop has almost acertainty of being the whig candidate for Governor, and nothing but the continuance of the coalition can prevent his elec- tion. Let that fail, and Robert C. Winthrop will become Governor Winthrop, just as certain as the year 1852 shail prezent itself. Coalition or the day of judgment alone can prevent that, and I don’t know which is most feared by the whigs. I ought to mention that among the proofs of the advance made by the Winthrop party, is the fact that the Daily Advertiser came out in his favor on Tharsday last. The Advertiser is one of those slow, steacly, “respectable” journals which remind one of the antediluvian press, and which are never before public sentiment, but generally about one thousand Years behind it. it is known as par excellence, the ** respectable daily”’—the word “respectable” meaning, in Boston, anything uncommonly stupid and dignified. You may ask of what import- ance ean be the opinions of such a jour- nal on any subject? I will answer by telling an anecdote of Caarles James Fox. Fox one day met a friend, who asked his opinion of the chances ofacertain measure succeeding. ‘+1 must waituntil 1 hear what Lord Blank thinks of it,” said the statesman, ‘before | know what to say of its chances.” ‘Lord Blank!” exclaimed the friend, “why, he is one of the dullest of all mortals, and quite incapable of telling you anything.” “You mistake,” replied Fox ; ** his lordship is dull, | ad- mit, but he is the representative of a large class of men, who are slow but sure; and as he goes they will go.” The Advertiser is the representative and organ of a large class of our slowest and dullest of whigs, who have come to the conclusion that Mr. Winthrop is the safest man for the present crisis, and so they are going for him—and they are quite able to turn the ssale in a much more unequal eon- test than that which is now distracting the whig party of Massachusetts. The two or three days that have passed since the convention was held, have been turned to good account by the democrats, who wish to press things quiet, and to prevent the whigs from returning to office. A much better feeling prevails be:ween the two branches of the party, wao are fast agreeing to forget their little differences of sentiment, and coming to the conclusioa that it would be wiser to expend their powder and ball on the whigs. The latter are proportionately crestfallen. The prospect of a fight in tha Worcester convention was 89 very encouraging, even up to so late a moment as Wednesday afternoon, that the whigs considered it the same as a certainty. That quarrel not taking place, their disappointment was great, and has taken away their spiritsto an amazing extent. In one respect, however, the renewal of harmonious re- lations among the democracy will work well to the whigs; it will vastly decrease the chances of their quarreling. Had the coalition been condemned by the democratic convention, or had that body broken up without uniting the two sections of the party, then would the success of the party have been certain. Such cer:ainty of success would have ‘made the contest for the gubernatorial nomination 80 fierce that a fight could not have been prevented, and the effect might have been disastrous, even in the face of the Eivided coalition party. As it is, there will be nothing forthe whigs to quarrel about, and so they will not quarrel very savagely. Taere will be, in their convention, the annual display of humbug on the subject of slavery, but there will scarcely, | should thick, be a downrigh: “rough and tumble” fight. A great deal of ill feeling was manifested to- wards Governor Boutwell, at the convention, but rather in private conversation among the delegates, than in the convention itself. The hunkers dislike him for having aided so strenuously in the election of Me Sumner, and consider,his endorsement of the Fugitive Slave law, in his inaugural message, as a mere piece of deceit. The coalitionists are dis- gusted with what they call his cowardice and pomp sey eae upon his —— as indi- cat a tot of sympathy any party, and as showing a coldners of heart very discredita- opel a — a et been iy to ove Ba party, an the public genera! orgetting that it is caly to menol his descrip:ion that the world shows much faver. In all the troubles that the party has had, his Excellency has neither — a word nor lifted a finger towards doing any thing in the work of reconciliation. Provided he came out all right, he seems not to have a straw whether bunkers or coalitionists were at the top of the heap. Yet it has been in his power to do much to reconcile his party, and to stren, nit for the war. By keeping in the office of Attorney solely because he is afraid of him, and fears that he may be the whig candidate for Governor, he has offended many of his old friends. The only thing that he did toward promoting harmony in the con- vention, was to eeud one of his aids to Worcester, for the purpose of preventing Mr. Banks’ electioa to the office of president, the sagacity of which pro- ceeding may be inferred frem the fact that there ot another sided half to we Even those who opposed bis e! mently, now declate that to bis conduct the harmo- — result of the convention's labors is mainly ow . The intelligence from Cuba, that has been pour- i in during the laet two or three days, has ex- cited considerable interest here; but, | am sorry to add, not of that kind which animates the warmer hearts ofthe people of New York. The horrible masacre of two score Americans does not here excite that fec ling that should exist i onthe receipt of such tidings. the upshot of the Cuban busine: nothing to do with fair, except to much aa, by it can. Her * law-abiding” citizens will not raise an arm against the Spaniards, and they would see Lopez andail his men garrotted before they weuld give them a penny for any pur- pote; but if the patriots (bucaniers they are cailed im this puri ready to trade with the old bucaniers as ever were the honest residents of Port Royal) wish for excel lent rifles, warranted to kill as hs as would have been done by an Lnglish long bow, or an unlimited number of bowie kuiver, sharper than razors, and of immetre rippiog power, or millions of xed ammunition, or, indecd hing in the nature of e¢ contraband of war, | chink that | could ly recommend eny of our pious Christ jane a: capital persons to trade with. Our piows traders we ve like that highly re- epectable gentleman, Thomas Turnpenny, who declined serving the devil, “except in the way Of business ;* and in that way | would undertake to match them agains! not only the said Turnpeany, but against the devil andall bis imps, giviog the latter the odds at ing. Let Cuba be freed, and she will be overrun Bostonians, most of whom late wholesale murder of Americans at was a just ard proper act. So it was with Texas, which country our Boston men declared that our ernipent hed picked out of Mexico's pocket. but bo sooner had the “lone etar” been merged in our constellation than these moral gen! rent to work aad made money out of the affair © are a great opie, and also a cunning; “ devilish ir’ —s whole city full of Joey B's, whose sagacity ie shown by our uniformly going dead in the face of the pub- lie sentiment of the Union, cursing the ite obstinacy, aod then making a few m of the very things which we have lanier. ber: is nothing like lib: ity in thie world—I mean kberality towarde oucrelves. Our well- conditioned Phariseet, sleek aseo many enakes, and veritable whited repulchres, thank God, at least once a week, that they are not like ‘he inhabi- tante of the cities of Sodom and (iomorrab, mean ing ail tae other places in the | nited tee; and ana, | then £2 about sending new rum , ard other barbarous regions, so poom the epread of civilization and religion @ ehall, it ie probable, get christianized cureeives in time ALg@oma Our Carthagena Frespondence. free soiler of note | will be men who are now ready to swear that the | | mar, to proceed forthwith. From what | is not looked on with much confi | view of strength, and that the government is marching an overwhelming force against them. The other say the contrary, and that it is daily gaining acces- sions, and have defeated parties on the side of go- vernment three times. The President has issued a proclamation, in which he talks confidently, and calls on the people to sustain him, ashe meaas to sustain them, with firmness and confidence. The steamboat company of Carthagena, who have a boat on the Magdalena, decided to stop their boat for fear of her being seized by the iupargenis; a | a cod a | detained at Calamar since the 13th inst, but the in consequence, our Charge, Mr. King, company have to-day decided to send her up, and her captain leaves here in the morning for Cala- 1 can ga- think fie enera! (Horrero) nee, and his se- pig, #1 having several persons shot, already, has done him no good in public estimation. He is a man of some sixty years of age, and, they say, too old for euch an enterprise. ‘The authorities are busy here enrolling the pore ny giving them uch exciteMent paveill. ther from the best informed here, Ido not revolution will succeed, as their arms and officers. Another excitement is the gold fover lately broke out. Samples are being exhibited, and stories told of its abundance, which, if true, will! make this country a second California. Americans are al- ready gathering for the diggings. An American hermaphrodite brig yesterday an- chored off the town and hoisted a flag half-mast. The captain of the port sent a boat off to her, which reported her from Navy Bay, with every soul on beard sick with fever. He has sent a crew off to bring her in the harbor. [ could not learn her name. American vessels are much wanted here ; a large amount of freight is waiting for them. American enterprise is waking up this so long silent city. We have an American hotel, (a fine house, by the bye,) and three American India rub- ber ScAEAnis besides sundry speculators in hides, woods, dye woods, balsams, &e., &e.; but still room for many more. ‘lhe place is healthy, the climate is delightful, and, for a few months, a so- journ here is decided’y pleasant in every respect. To those of oar young men who have never visited ** foreign strands,” this is indeed another world, so entirely different are customs, habits, and people. Iwill only add, Americans stand decidedly first both with the grave signore and their “dark eyed daughters,” and the lnglish last. AMERICUS. The Watering Places. OUR FASHIONABLELE CORRESPONDENCE. , Suerrite’s Lake Hovse, Lake George, August 20, 1851. : Comforts at Lake George—The Steamer— Paroli— Glens Fails, §c. ‘This charming resort bas still a large number of visiters who linger here to make the most of the season, which only just begins to wane. did not fill up quite as early as usual this season, but when business was once fairly begun, i: con- tinued good, and the proprictor of the house seems to be satisfied with the summer campaign. There is rarely a summer retreat to which the visiters be- | come so much attached astothisplace. The beauty of the scenery, the historical reminiscences of the vicinity, the pure atmosphere, the fishing, fowling, bathing, sailing and rowing, to say nothing of the means of entertainment, on the grounds and in the parlors of the hotel itself, combine to make up a round of such agreeable recreation, that every one is desirous to prolong his or her visit at the Lake House. The little steamer John Jay comes up the lake every day, laden with a goodly number of passengers from the North. They tarry fora short time, and often for several days, while the stages from Moreau station arrive twice a day, bringing numbers of visiters from Saratoga, who come up to spend one or two days at the lake previous to re- turning to the cities. This transient business is very good one; but Mr. Sherrill is by no means de- pendent on it for the support of his house. There are alarge number of gentlemen, who, with their fa- wilies, make this their regular summer resort, and have their rooms engaged from year to year. Psrodi is still at Bolton, a delightful spot, about nine miles down the lake. “It is said that she is so much pleased with her present residence, that she proposes to build a cottage ia the immediate vi- cinity, and make it her summer residence. She has made many friends since she has been here, and the residents express a hope that she will become a regular summer resident. A grand moonlight cursion on the lake was given, a few nights Parodi joined it, and, during the evening, san; veral of her choice airs, thus pedir wer lar to the enjoyment of the excursionists. But | am informed that you have received a full report of the doings on the Agcy referred to. . ; n our way hither our stage stopped for a time at Glenn's Falls, affordin, portunity for the an tiene to view the fells other wonders in the neighborhood. The numerous mills and fac- tories the river, the piles of lumber alon, the banks of the canal, the new dwelling houses buildings in course of construction, were all evi- dences of Prosperity. The bridge crosses the Hud- son river, just below the fall, so that a full cataract is be obtained from it. The water is just at present rather low, and conse- quently the pieture is tame compared with what it is when there is full stre: at even now it is The fall has a descent of seventy feet, and | when the water is high, a sheet nine hundred | feet long is precipitated over the brink of | pic | jo s with tremendous force down three General one of the stiflest whigs in the country, | | a view of the scene from below. | this way, madame—this wa; i¢ place, whose founiers were as | | the \- t the present time the sheet is divided end r chanrels of several hundred feet each. It is, in- deed, an imposing sight. The bridge was bioken away at one point, anda gang of men were busily d in repairing it as we passed over. Just as we had passed the break, our driver _ae to afford an opportunity for the passengers to view the falls. The coach was instantly surrounded by | balf a dozen youngsters, who offered their ser vices as guides to show up the sights and won- ders about Glenn's Falls, One,little fellow at tracted much attention by the energetic man- ner in which he applied himself to the task of raising the curiosity of the passengers to the pitch necersary to induce them to leave the stage, and undertake a journey down the rocks, in orderto get on to ste ,” said he, “ 1’! take ye down the easiest way—want to go down aud fee the place where Hawk Eye shot the two lngens in the cave! Show ye the wildcat down there, sir, and the rattle snake, in the hard rock. Want to ree the wild cat and the rattlesnake, at the place where Hawk Eye shot em! This way, if ye do; here's a good path. Come this way, sir, I'll show ces. 6 tM best road. | know all the His obo quence finally prevailed, aud the pi ed him down a flight of stairs, and nd arounda stoney promontory, table rcck, where the little fellow pointed o: curious petrifactions; snakes and worms we: common, but the of of the was what cur young guide called the outlines in the rock ye semblance to the animal name: legs, and tail, with the entire spinal column; in fact, the ouclines of a resembling that of a large cat, were clearly perceptible. The journey to t' was rather a toilvome affair, and did not pay very well for the trouble. It is simply a fivure in the rock, worn out to a considerable extent by er, which flows through it in times of freeh- fter viewing all these wonders, we regained coach, and proceeded to the village, where W. Perive, Leq.,a member of the 1 profess port us up in rel to the ero’ of the village, etc. There is at present building a ood tized concert hall, and quite @ number of oures for private residences. water power gaincd by the fall is turned to account, and made to preel a number of mills, among which are gi mills, caw mille, stone mills, and fulling mill Atter calling © tention to the mille, ete P. conducted us over his own grounds, really beautiful. His residence is very near t river, and overlooks falle. By the aid of wali ected of faced stone be has hich are mach higher ti Bonde me piece of terraced work, ded, presents a beautiful view to t ler, and highl: ted house. Several never ing eptings, in few rede back of the house, are made to supply water for @ large fish pond, upon which is a very pretty beat. A ine grove of young forest trees is at the back of all. [in the garden is a magnificent strawberry bed, and we)! selected vin bushes are disposed in proper order. bas been reclaimed from gly eand bi brovght to is on by well applied utiful grounds, and greats! inte: the wild cat; and bore a striking re- toad. A we left for Lake Ge visit at @lenn’s ful, perba nce the lees lelight t ol for thin clothing, but be enjoyed on that account. P The house | . The head, neck, | werved his | those who the virtue to improve it ary part fp politics, beyon Caninacena, New ( Tne Roent or a Pare To nis Cr Inte wae aoeate ene ia entitled to three ard tbe 1 For the fir The Revoluticn—Gold Ex | pestine De ¢ J adi ‘ourt, Senators, one of whom is elected each year. Thie | ¢ of them came out this y As these are times of excit " ustive Shaw disposed ! year the choice comes from the southern portion of net eation. They knew u ae t the halxos corpus act. Eben Poole, the county, Mr. Savery, the whig and native » except when the vote for Presid you @ few lines to tell of what petitioned for a writ of hateuw ber. MR yond nelect- © a8 much at tem ae a - 4 in this most ancient city. corpus, etting t * dangbter, Meria Lydia, their mem » it will bem called in to eesint at ac) lodian pow wow o- palaver. it 7 nee i revolt now in proar | 13 yeare of ag®, wae) ving with ber nd parents, one. The cholce for the nomination will Like Sir Fracis Wrong head, they not uufrequeutiy | » hit in no 4 thoeinbepeingttherd c.f Keckportane thet they refeoed J give ber op between John Cakford of Southwark, and fai “Aye, when they should bave said No,’ | 12 the interior. Conflicting rumors reach us daily | 1) big when he applied for her, with the view of Moachington J. Jackeop, who bas sepretouted the ‘They bad uy leaders wy macehas ubgus vg Uae quar | Ob ite progeyss, URS wide fey Hh is nyt gaia (abing ber te his bomy a Bangor reyou | tho dled wed Maria At that time the petitioner was in embarrassed cumst and the respondents, as an act of relief to aswell ag from natural affection for the a ‘their deceased daugh‘er, took the child to Up as their own, with the consent of the peti- tioner, and for the period of ten years have done so faithfully and jonately, the father never having contril 1d nor offered ‘to contribute anything towards her support; bat, in the meantime, has mar- ried twice, and is now living with his third wife, and has a family of three children other than the one now claimed by him. And, further, during the ten iw’? he made no claim to the possession of the child. He is now, however, in better circumstances than he was when he gave her up to the respon- dents. On the other i, the respondents are better able to make provision for the child, and fall the circumstances tend to show that they will con- tinue to deal with her as their own, as they always have done since she lived with them. The child is also much attached to them, and regards them a3 her parents, in fact. Although both parties are respectable, and no q arose as to the fitness of either party to have the custody of the child, the Chief Justice was clearly of opinion, upon a consideration of all the facts, that the interests of the child would be best secured by allowing her to remain with her grand parents; and he was farther of opinion, that they had acquired some right to her, while the petitioner had, ia fact, waived his arental right to her custody, by having abandoned ber to the respondents, to be maintained and sup- ported by them for solongatime. He had left her to form new ties, which had proved to be of advan- tage to her, and would prove permanently so, and it was within the discretion of the court to recognize and respeet the force of those ties, coupled, as they were, with her comfort and interest. Looking, therefore, to her welfare and happiness, his honor decided against granting the application of the peti- tioner for a decree requiring the respondents to give the child up to him.—Boston Post, Aug. 22. Marine Affairs. Nover Batzast ror Sies.—A new method of ballast- ing vessels has been introduced into Newcastle vessels. It is a tier of waterproof bags, filled with water, and placed along cach side of the keel inside, and one or two forward and aft. Thus a vessel cam both cheaply and quickly discharge or receive ballast, the expense being merely in the first cost of the bags, and the labor of pumping the water in and out. THE SHIP YARDS. The present appearance of most of the ship yards of this city could not fail to arrest the attention of aay one who had not visited them since the spring. The large yards located between Stanton and Twelfth streets, have now not mere than one-third of the number of ves- sels in hand they had at the commencement of the year. Large spaces of ground which were then covered by huge frames of splendid ships, swarming with workmen, like bees clinging round a hive, have now a bare and desolate lock. The impetus given to this branch of industry by the demand for vessels for the California business having somewhat subsided, together with the low rates of freights which bas prevailed for seme time back, have caused the falling off in the business of the ship yards, The race for clipper vessels seems to remain undimin- ished, the whole pumber of ships and barks now on the stocks being thorough clippers, with one or two excep- tions, and they partake of the clipper ferm to a consider- able extent. * The amount of steamers going up is also very large, in Proportion to the number of vessels constructing. Of the twenty-six vessels on the stocks, twelve of them are steamers, and, with two exceptions, are of a large class. The number and classes of vessels on the stocks are 12 steamers, 6 ships, 2 barks, 3 schooners, 1 pilot boat, 2 ferry boats, and 1 iron barge—total, 27. Our list commences with THE CITY Mr. T. Collyer, foot of Tw street, is advancing with Mesers. Jones & Johnson's steamship, for the New York and New Orleans trade, This vessel is 236 fect long, 33 wide, and 21 deep. Her machinery is building at the Morgan Works. She will have a single vertical beam 60-inch cylinder engine, of 12 feet stroke. The hull will be soon ready for launching. She is now re ceiving her outside planking. Mr. Wm. Collyer, foot of Nineteenth street, has nearly finished the two steamships for the Guiftrade. One of them—the named the Texas, and will be ay in om two eos te ge irconge re ‘exas are: length, ; bread! it; 7 Soci cl ibe miher Wonath' 100 toot, breadth, 2 feet, depth, 10 feet. They will have side wheel my oe which are also being manufactured at the Morgan Works. Mr. J. Simonson, foot of Eighteenth street, will have Com. Vanderbilt's steamship Northern Light ready for launching in about five weeks. Her outside planking is nearly completed. Mr. 8. is also ing « steamer at his yard, in ‘Twelfth street, for Com, Vanderbilt, to run om the Staten Ielandferry. ‘She is 180 feet long, 29 wide, and 11 deep. lier machinery is being made at the Allaire Works Mr, W. H. Brown, foot of Tweifth street, will launch in about a week, the mate to the steamship Pacitic, now in the Pacific, and built by the same gentleman: She will go off the ways with the steam up. ler ma- ehinery wi supplied by the Allaire Works. Mr. has alco on hand a steamboat for Capt. Sanford, to run between this city and Philadelphis, in connection with the Kennebec and Penobscot. She is 226 feet long, 28 wide, and 11 deep. She will be ready about the lst of October. Her engine is also being built at the Allaire Works. Messrs. Wertervelt & Mackay, foot of Seventh street, have raised the frame of a cli; ship fora Phila- delphia house apposed for the and China trade. She will be 146 feet , 32 wide, and 20 deep. She bs expested te be lonached 1 about ton weeks. They have also se far advanced with Mercury as to beatle her launching for Saturday, the 90th instant. She Boyd & Hinckea, and commend , under the imore. She measures will be employed in the Havre trade, of. Conn, pow of the Balt! of Sixth street, will launch, in Barclay & Livingston's clipper ship Swordfish. She will make one Valitornia, when she will be delivered over to pag + mane es 170 feet; h, 20 feet. i Webb is about laying down the keel efa steamship for Mesers, Spofford & Tileston, to be employed in the Charleston trade. Mr. Aaron Westervelt, foot of Houston street, has on hand a ferry boat ftrthe Connecticut river. She 140 feet om deck, 112 feet keel, 50 feet wide, and 10), feet SR Her machinery will be furnished by the Nc velty orks. Mr. Jacob Bell, foot of Stanton etreet, has just com- meneed of 1400 tons, for his own account, which, togetber with @ pilot boat of 60 tons, nearly ready for launching, constitute the whole of the work at his yard WILLIAMeHURG. Mesers Perine, Patterson & Stack, ha three ves- selscn band. Ceptain Ferris’ clipper ship Stew- art, for the Liverpool trade, is progressing fast, and will be launched at the commencement of October. The bark Olivia, for Messrs. Kiwell & Connor, will be launched directly. She is built for a wee ad aay pas fepgers and freight. and wiil be commanded by Captain Bpull, who is likewise part owner She is 190 feet on her keel, and 140 feet over all; 32 feet wide, and 19 feet deep. The same firm has also just commenced planking « schocuer of about 320 tens for N. L. MeCready & Uo. GREEN POINT. Mr. Jabez Williams & Son. are progressing with the Propeller for a Charleston company. to trade between that elty and Li . She will be a sharp vessel, and will rate the chinery is being built at the West Point Foundry. ‘They are also constructing « ship for . Mumford, haif clipper, and > now of the Wieconsin. She is to be a Will go round the Horn on her first voyage. Mr Sneden has commenced a steamboat for a Charles- tem company, to trade between Charleston and a Florida pert. She is to be ready for launching in 60 days. She Will register 00 tone, and be 140 feet long. Honomes. Coper & Allison are building a schooner for the trade. 100 feet long, 25 wide, and §', deep; owned Falkepburgh They bave aleo up, part of the frame of « pi ler, for Messrs. Phinens 8) ¢ & Co., of Boston, and Mailer & others She is te trade between Merers Vi vey length, 1¢ |, for ~ d intes for the Texas trade. She will be 220 feet long, | pafiord. te Virginia tr ili be 108 feet lon, deep An iron barge. 190 feet long, 27 wide, and 8 dee Whitmere has also just been commenced for trade Mr Tease ©. Smith wil bave ready about the Ist of | tobe ©. W. & A. Thomas's clipper ship Yan. | e. devigned for the California and Cbina trade. | ‘versel is of Maryland oak; she has very 40 inches dead rive. he has « long ulated to carry heavy freight ie 227 feet over all, 40 wide, and 22 for D. ye river dee . Mr. & {is iso buildie: mach+r designed for the gn bark for Pavenstadt & Schu- Thomas trade, She is to be a flat sharp” vessel, and will be launched about the middie cf October. Her dimensions are length, 110 feet, breadth, 25 feet Oincher; depth, 9 feet 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. . August 21 ised by that. part of yo day's Herald. which e of the Savancah to # planned by Daniel by him, at hy ops in Biizabeth- town, New Jerrey, The Savannah received her machi- ery at what ie now called Elizabeth Port, durin, fall ef 1837 er 1838 Sin = T eee much sui ering Affairs ‘Thie engine the bie just Pp jen oo" #tenm Ae applied to navigation, we bare before fb the) Ofverrel edeption of bie plan for river boats ob Wag LG yenues by 4 wim BUG CUOr eopiueere, for sea steamers has been adopted for the Missouri, and Susquehanns, and wi poohedt eae the: lever 5 also Rew O8~ cillators. subjected to as early oe 1914, a screw peapeliers +h a8 was patented many years after as new, ee pat On y jector, to our as ploneers in that easels of the arte,. INEER, TO THE EDITOR OF TE NEW YORK HERALD. jew You ast 8, " Koowing the interest you have siedtanenie che advancement of marine steam na this country, ‘icularly when brought in competition with that of ngland, I would respectfully draw your attention to the ropellors Pioneer and City of Pittsburg. As yet there: oe been no propellor steamers built in this cou which can compete with, or even equal, those of .. ‘The Pioneer and City of Ry ay now lying at the foot of North Moore street, are each of about 2,000 tons bur- then. The Pioneer is from the yard of Jacob Bell. and the City of Pittsburg from that of Messrs, Pering, Pat» terson & Stack. The engines of each have been con- structed at, and erected by the proprietors of the West Point Foundry. On a trial of the engines of the Pioneer, to-day, at the wharf, with fourteen pounds of steam om the , the engines made thirty-three revolutions per: minute. Should these vessels succeed in crossing the Atlantic in thirteen days, as anticipated, it will be the commencement of a new era in the American steaur freight and emigrant packets. ENGINEER gy ‘* NEW METHOD OF PROPELLING SHIPS.” Pritaverenia, August 15, 1851, Mx. Eprror :—An article, headed as above, in your pa» per of this date, has induced the writer to inform you that the above named invention belongs to the - signed, who was too poor to carry it out, My reasovs for thinking sois, viz.: that in the year 1847, I was a passen- ger in the ship American Eagle, Captain M. Chadwick, and during the voyage employed my time in cutting im wood a miniature model of precisely the same invention as named in your paper, The ides had been strongly ay mind, for some years, that vessel might be pro= pelled by such means. It was considered entirely ori- ginal and as belonging to me, and of which I had many diagrams in my ketch book; but being too poor to it out, it fell through. There was, at time, aman b the name of Watson, a fellow passenger, who much ad» mired its ivgenuity. I cannot remember all the passen~ g¢Ts names ut the time, but will mention Captain Chad~ wick, Mr. Collings, of Philadelphia, daguerreotypist; Young Parmely, first mate of the ship; William Morris, wife and brothers, anda doctor, returning from Ger- many. ‘The last named four persons are uow in your city, and all remember the artist, J. A. Currie, (who, during the voyage, painted nine miniatures,) to’ be the inventor of that new mode of propelling @ vessel. If you will please insert these few lines I shali feel rewarded, and very grateful. J. A. CURRIE. 74 South Fourth street, Interesting from Africa, SETTLEMENT A’ HASSA COVE—PROGRESS OF CI+ VILIZATION—PRODUCTS @F THE COAST, ETC. ort Sellowing ae been ertenge to the Boston * Jomgregationalist, Jommodore Gregory, of the African equadron?—> ont ,_ U.S. Sure Yorxtown, Monrovia Roads. Sim :—I have the honor to report to you, that in obedience to Piao order of the Ist of January, b visited Bassa Cove, at which place | arrived on the Sth of Febi 5 My first object was to seek an interview with Judge Benson, to whom I had been recommended as one whom I should find to be gentlemanly in his deportment, and willing as well as capable to afford me all the information which, in accordance with your wishes, | was desirous to obtain; and in this was not San rpctnesd, having found him courteous and phteing. in all things. I had previously pre« pared myself with a set of questions, from the re- plies to which, I deduced the following fact: The county of Grand Bassa, of which Bassa Cove, although not the most populous, is the county town, was formerly under the protection of the Pennsylvania Colonization Society, and is princi- pally inhabited by emigrants from Virginia and Maryland, and a few from South Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee ; with a very small num ber from New York and Connecticut. The town of Bassa Cove lies on the point formed by the junc- tion ofthe rivers St. John’s and Benson, and almost immediately opposite, at the reunion of the S:. John’s and Meelin rivers, is situated the town of Edina, and seven mules further up the St. John’s is tho town of Bexley. Basea Cove contains two hundred and sixty inha- Edina four hundred and thirty, aad Lexley three hundred andeighty ; about one-fifth of whom in each town are natives—the remainder are emi- grants from the United States. All these places are regularly ‘aid out into streets running at right angles ; and tae squares are three hundred feet, Allowing each building lot to be sixty feet, by a depth of one hundred and fifty. The buildings are chiefly constructed of oes which, in my ontaiin, is bad policy, as the con- THE stant interchange of wet and dry seasons causes them to rot: and, added to this, the myriads of insects which this climate su makes them soon go to This could be avoided by substituting stone or brick, the latter arti- ie being now made in various parts of the re= public; but that which I should’ 7 recommend in jace of either of the above articles, is iron, which, presume you are aware, is now used extensively in a galvanized state, in the United States, for the construction of houses; and although the effects of onsageory Np ten gcd — ae — cli= je, yet 1 doubt not that iron would form the best article for the construction of houses. It gave me much pleasure to learn frow all with whom I conversed, that the moral and religious condition of this F soc of the Liberian republic is = pees tl pase Rs little vice, while rul g religious character is ver; rent, Bassa Cove centains two churches, sae be- longing to the Baptists, the other to the Metho- yh a A three oy one to each of @ denominations, composed of Methodists, Bap- tists, and Presb; ns. Attached to each of these churches is a flourish- ing Sunday school, attended by natives, as well as American children; the ave: attendance in the above three towns be! two hundred and eighty- five—of whom one hundred and twenty-one are tive xoutie. There are also at Bexley two day schools; and Bassa Cove and Edina each has one. At there, however, are taught at present only the nts of aneducation ; but this cannot continue long, as the desire for instruction is too strong to prevent the cause of education foing ahead. The condition of the people at (irand Basse cannot but be considered as high prosperous, as they are slowly but steadily in agricul- ture and commerce. The cultivation of coffee is receiving at this pecial attention—J Benson alone having acres devoted to that object; and there t little below him in that quantity of hs ry there are twenty nino od fice fuan all toe parte Li juces more coffee than all ot! of Libei Pitted, the quality of which is equal to the rr Java. This article can be cultivated to any extent, = it is indigenous to the soil, and is found in great abu - pala By ates BY peony Bassa consist chiefly of im oil, camw vi arrowroot, ginger, and, as yet, @ small ‘quantity of coffee, and amounted last jear from Basra Cove and Edina, alone, to about twenty-five thousand dollars. The imports embrace the usual necessaries of life, with but few luxuries, jount of which I was unable to obtain. ‘The Bassa tribe of natives surround this point of Liberia, and are represented as being now very friendly, and willing to work for a fair compensa- tion when net empluyed on their own farms. It mmay be proper for me to mention ithin a very few days of my arrival at Bassa Coro, a deputation from one of the far, far inland tribes, came to so- licit that commissioners might be appointed on the part of Liberia, to make arrangements with all the mtervening tribes, for a hog om to the sea~ board, for the purpose that might have an op- portunity of brir ging their productions free from any obstacle, which | am told the other tribes have been in the habit of exercising. The commissioners were accordingly appointed. This, az one of the igns of the times, is an indication of the probable verease of the commerce of Liberia. But | have reserved for the latter part of my re- ort that which | cannot but deem to be the most important. The towns of Bassa Cove and Edina, though only a very short distance within the mouth of the river St. John’s, are obstracted by a —, cat times, it is unsafe, and at ible to pass—while at a to the southward, in what is ed the cove, is a most desirable situation for a well supplied with water and every other ite for a settlement, and at which kinds ts land with perfect safety even in the worst, told it is in contemplation to form a come munity on this site; and my only wonder i¢ that it was not selected for the settlement, or, if fist overlooked, why it should have been so neglected. 1 trust the information which | have received of the intention to form a new town on tha site of what is now called Fishtown, and which is at present temporarily occupied by Kroomen, will prove to be correct, as there is no spot that | have visited on the whole coast which | think so well cal- culated for a convenient port; and if | had any in- fluence with the American Colonization Society, L would use it in most strenuously recommending that this point should receive their immediate attention, for it is #0 far superior to any other situation in « commercial point of view, that | cannot bat think that the future will see it become the emporium of commerce on the coast of Liberia; and! hope the American Colonization Society will take the care liest opportunity of supplying the country of Grand Passa with intelligent and enterpriaing emigrants, & — > | whom at least shall possess a moderate capital. i inquired of Judge Benson whether I could be of eny assistance to the people of (rand Bassa, but he could not think of anything, only arking that what Grand Bassa most wanted, wasafew man of enterprise and moderate capital. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient e F i Jonn Marston, Vor Caen om. Fras Grreory, commapd' . val Forege, eves of Aftivn. — i & "