The New York Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1852, Page 4

—a we NEW YORK HERALD. erics W. CORNER @F FULTON AND NASSAU Od. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, ) wery.——~] Wenmr— Bra Mar Devs Sevens, Se BROAPWAY THREAT ou—His Last Lucs Broadway; Tico aT Gi Born ro Geo mr. WIBLO'S, Brosdway.— Cire or rae Reorent. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street.—Two Queens Minuen’s Marw—CuLonorons. NATIONAL THBATRE, Chatham street—Larp Ur rv Port—Tient Rors—W. ‘roLs rve Pocxat Boox, WALLACK’S LYCEUM.—A Way ro Gar MAnmizo— Beanrine Scuoor. MBTROPOLITAN HALL—Atnoni's Coxomrr. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Aw Wms ArTERNoon AND By ENIN OHRISTY'S OP: ‘OUSE, 472 Brosdway.—Ermiorian Murerkeisy ry Cunisry's MineTRaLs. WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Wood's Musical Hall, 444 Brona- way—Ermorian Minerreiey DOUBLE SHEET. jew York, Wednesday, September 8, 1852. Matis for Burope. THE NEW YORK WEEKLY HERALD. The Conard steamship Asia, Captain Judkins, will Jesve this port at noon today, for Liverpool. The Beropecn mails will close at hsif past ten o’elock this Phe New Yous Weexiy Hxnacp will be pub- Single eopies, in wrap- morning Mehed at half past nine o’elock. pers, sixpence The News. By the arrival of the steamship Northern Light, wo have dates from @ifn Francisco to the Mth of August, being two weeks subsequent to those pre- viously received. There is very little of startling import in the news, more especially as it was anti- eipated by telegraph from New Orleans. We have the particulars of the unfortunate duel between the Hon. Mr. Gilbert and General Denver, which re- sulted fatally to the former gentleman. We also find a votice of another duel, which was fought Boar San Francisco, between two residents of that sity, which resulted, however, in the spilling of lese blood, but with, no doubt, full as much satis- faction The Chinese appear to be overrunning the mew State, and if they eontinue to increase for a few years as they have the last twelvemonth, we shall expect to hear them demanding that the Go vernor of the State, or a member of Congress, shall be ehoten from among their number. The mortality on board of versels, arriving at San Francisco, is truly frightial. We see that one veseel which left Panama with two hundred and forty passengers, after being a, sea one hundred and forty-three days, and suffering all kinis of hardships, finally arrived at her desti- Ration with only one hundred and forty-seven on board ; but what became of the ninety-three missing passengers, we do net learn. The intelligence from the Sandwich Islands do- tails the most terrible suffering among the passen- gers on board the bark Sarmiento, together with an aecount of a murder on said vessel, and the execution ef the murderer by Lynch law. The Hawaiian king- dom has entered into a treaty of commerce with Sweden The election for State and county officers, and also for members of Congress took place in Ver- mont, yesterday. There were three tickets run, so that neither of the candidates will be likely toreceive ity of the whole number of votes cast. The eampaign has net been as animated as on former Oecasions, yet it is calculated that a very large vote was brought out. We have heard very few predictions as to the result, probably for the reason that, as the State has so uniformly given whig majorities, it isa conceded fact that the elec- tion this year will not vary the political com- plexion of the State In 1851, the vote for Govern- or stood as follows:— Wilhems, whig......23.119 | Robinson dem Reatield, freesoil ...:15.062 | Seatcering... It will he seen by the above, that Williams’ majo- rity wae 1,244; but the relative position of the democraticiand freesoil parties is, this year, different « from what it was last, and a much larger demo oratic vote was no doubt polled. The following were the candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Go- vernor, and State Treasurer:— NOMINATIONS FOR STATE OFFICERS Dew Whig. For Governor, For Governor, JOHN S&S KOBINSON, ERASTUS FAIRBANKS, OF BLYNINGTON. OF ST, JOHNSHUKY, For Lirut. Governor, For Lieut. Governor, JEFYERSON P KIDDER, WM C KITTREDGE, @y WEST RANDOLPH. OF FAIRHAVER. For Treasurer, For Treasurer, JOHN A PAGE, GEORGE NOWES, oy Mon TrELAbK oF MONTPELIER, Vermont has now four representatives in Con- gress—two whigs, one democrat, and one free soiler; bot the new appointment gives her but three representatives. The following were the whig and democratic candidates. CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS. Democrats Whigs. Dist 1—P. C. Tue James Meacham. © 2—Hugh H, Henry Andrew Tracy. 3—Henry Adams Alvah Sabin, Mr. Henry was not regularly nominated in the second dietriet, but was recommended to be voted for, in congequence of the declination of Judge Kellogg, who was the regularly nominated candi- date, being made known, so short a time previous to to the clection, as to render it impossible for the voters to’ organize and make a new nomination. The few returns of the Vermont election, yester- day, furnish no clue by which we can arrive at any definite conclusion as to the change in party feeling, although it is probable that both the whigs and old line democrats had great accessions from the free soil ranks. Last evening a whig meeting took place in Wil- liamsburg, which Was attended by about 1,000 perrons The enthusiasm and interest manifested wae very slight; and. in all justice, the affair may be regarded as another failure. If we have room to-morrow, we may give the details of the pro- ceedings According to our Fitchbarg despatch, the dele- gates to the Massachusetts Democratic State Con- vention, which is to meet to day, are in perfect for- mentation. Some of the national democrats do not wish to coalesce with the free soilers, and hence the excitement. How they will settle the difficulty re- ins to be ascertained. But it is not only in Mas- sachusetts that there is trouble in the party, for in Philudelphia a convention bas been in session for many days, endeavoring to fill up a county ticket After an unusual number of ballots and a great amount of bickering, they had, last night, got the ticket filled as far down as Clerk of the Orphans’ Court. Fortunately for themselves, the democrats throughout the country generally manage to settle their intestine quarrels before the day of election. We observe that L A Hine bas been nominated for Congress by the free democracy, or Hale party, in Hamilton county, Obio. They have also put forth candidates of their own for county offises. Had Chase been nominated instead of Hale for the Presidency, this party would probably have done better in Ohio. The whig candidate having withdrawn from the contert, the House of Representatives of Missouri managed to elect a Speaker upon the forty sixth ballot. With regard to the other offices, the Ben- amount. Only three million three hundred and thirty thousand dollars were bid for. All the five per it ty 3.00 per cent, except ton Lelie par. The best bid was for ten housaad cent bids were at premium ranging frem 153 theasan , which Aollars» four per cents, at par, The Governor will only ccep' an amount sufficient to pay off the mau vd abs por poet, see preven vias a new proposals for the balance It w a wiser po icy to have issued proposals for smaller sums, instead of putting ‘he whole in 2 lump upon the market, particu! arly when tho whole was not immediately required. It is our im- pression that the Governor of Pennsylvania will fin that the terms offered by the bidders, of the five million loan, are as favorable as he will reeeive at apy future time. The five per, cents of that State, now in the market, are selling below r. gr Hunt has offered a reward of five thousand dollars each, for the apprehension and conviction of any five of the anti-renters engaged in the receot attack on the house of Mr. Shaw. The Governor says that it is high time to bring these offeniers to justice. Other people said the seme thing long ago- The letter from our Washington correspondent confirms the news brought by the Arctic, that the fishery difficulty has not by any means been settled The information detailed by the letter is highly in- teresting, and may be relied on as coming frof an authentic source Utica is said to be overran with visiters to the State Fair. The number of entries of every de- scription is very large, the display extremely fine and the whole promises to be one of the greatest af fuirs of the kind ever held in this country. The telegraph is so rapidly becoming a great medium of communication between the chief towns and cities of North America, that the time seems to be not far distant when, in the extent of its ramifi cations, and the amount of its business operations, it will be 2 searcely less important feature in the country than the Post Office Departmentiteelf. Any radical change, therefore, or extension, or improve” ment in existing lines, or any projection of new ones, must, necessarily, be a subject of great im- portance te all classes, but especially to the mercan- tile and newspaper interests. It is with pleasure, therefore, that we Jearn that the Nova Scotia Telegraph Line, heretofore owned by the govern- ment of that province, has recently passed into the hands of a joint stock company, at the head of which is the Hon. S Cunard, a gentleman whose world-wide renown as « business man, is a sufficient guaranty that the now eompany will be managed with energy aod skill, and that all its details will be well and fairly at- tended to. The new company, we understand, nct- ing in concert with the New Brans#ick Company bave commenced their administration by reducing the tolls on messeges of ten words between Halfax and Calais, in Maine, from: 75 to 60 cents; aud on each additional werd, from 5 to3 cents, which is very liberal. We also learn that the Nova See line is to be immediately placed in the most thorough repair. This it greatly needs, having been ty many months past, in a state but ill-adapted to meet the wants ef the publie. We trust that the company may meet with abundant snecesa in its operations, and we have no doubt that the wish will be fully realized. V It will be seen, on reference to the report, that the Coroner’s Jury, in the case of the explosion on board the steamer Reindeer, finished their iavesti gation and rendered their report. We shall speak of this matter hereafter. A meeting of the citizens of New York opposed to the Broadway Railroad scheme, convened }ast night in Layfette Hall, and adopted a remoustrance against the project to be presented to the Common There were few property owners present, and the meeting was by no means so iofluentially The ebair was filled by a lawyer, and the two principal Council. supported as might have been anticipated. speakers belonged to that profession. The legal opinions given by them will be read with much in- terest and instruction, and we would especially commend them to the attention of the bench and the bar, to see whether or not they are in conso- nance with the new code. <A few pious old gentlemen deprecated railroads for their im- moral tendencies, and traced a great deal of the vice abounding in the community, to their Sabbath breaking habits. The opponerts of the railroad, in Broadway, have strong and powerful arruments to bring against such a monopoly scheme as is sought to be carried through, to the detriment of that noble thoroughfare; and, if they rely on the justice of their cause, they ought to sneceed in stifling the project. But they should not descend to such base, unworthy means, of carrying out their views, as the endeavor to bribe the reporters of the public press to swerve from their strict line of duty, as faithfal chroniclers of events. The attempt to do so is humiliating to themselves, unjurt to the public, and insulting to the re orters. We regret that such an attempt was made iast night. If the memoers of the Commin Council are open wo corruptioa, the attachés of our office are gentlemen, and, as such, scorn, despise, and denounce all such insulting offera, as were impudently made to one of thom last & night. In the Board of Aldermen last evening, some very interesting debates transpired, on resolutions for the special appointment of proper persons to inspect and remove all buildings that may be considered unsafe; for the removal of nuisances and obstruc™ tions in the shape of building materials in the streets; to prevent the driving of cattle below Mour- teenth street, &c. We regret that we cannot make room for our special sketches of the proceedings what transpired from the official reports elsewhere given n interesting debate sprung up in the Board of Assistant Aldermen upon a proposition to alter the landing of the Jaekson ferry, at Brooklyn, The Board acccepted the resignations of Mr. John Conkley, and Mr. Anthony J. Bleecker, as inspec- tors of elections in the Sixth and Fifteenth wards. Mesers. Reuben & Moss and John Lalor sent in their resignations as Commissioners of Deeds, which were also accepted. The annual report of the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, which is append- ed to the official reports of the proceedings in coun- cil, will doubtlees attract the aztention of all who are interested in the welfare of the city. A meeting of the land reformors, at which there wore forty-seven individuals present, was held last evening at Military Hall, Bowery; but up to half- past nine o'clock, when our reporter left, in conse- quence of a threat of personal violence, there was no business done for the ostensible purpose of the meeting, the speakers being occupied in framing and discussing a resolution abusive of the Henan, its editor and reporters. The report of the City Inspector, given in our paper to-dey, shows an increase of twenty-six deathe, for the week ended on Saturday last. A very severe type of dysentary prevails amongst the lower classes at the presont moment, and a large amount of mortality exists in our infant population. The dysenteric affection is partly accounted for, by the free use of the various fruits, with which the markete are glatted since the late storm, and tho deaths of many of the children is certainly attribu- taple to the gorged state of the rooms and lodging houses, in which the parents live. It is probable that the health department will soon receive that efficient eupport to which it is entitled, at the bands of the city government, and then our mortality bills will go down ‘There are thirty-four cases reported by the doctors as having died from cholera. Chronic dysentery frequently aesumes the appear- ance of cholera suddenly. We have not heard of tonians and anti Bentonians compromised mattess by selecting men from each faction. Tbe bids for the five million loan of the State of Penncylvanin have been opened at Harrisburg, and the State authorities do not appear satisfied with the offers made. In the first place, it does not appear Ay the despatch that bids were made for the whole any decided case. Owing to the large number of ad ertisemen' and the vast and varied quantity of poche pen n he qeciel felerences $0 all thet to any porn Beats, snd the wisdom of the Baltimore matter inserted in this sheet, we have interesting The inside columns contain much that is to tho tastes Of all classes. Gen. Webb om Gen. However, the reader can gain a pretty good idea of Olay and Gen. Sayler—Very Interceting. King David, the Lord’s anointed, it is well known, for a portion | Joab said, **Art thou in hoalth, my brother!” and Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand, to kiss him; but Amasa took no heed to the sword tbat was in Joab’s baud, so he smote him therewita in the fifth rib, * * * and he died ” Tbat was a shocking piece of treachery; but we fear there is something very much like it in the present attidude of General Webb towards Gsueral Seott. The whig purty have promised to miko General Scott captain of the bost, in civil as well us | military affairs. General Webb protested against it, before and aster the thing was resolved upou And now, like Joab, we find bim, in a very frientiy way, walking aloog with General Scott, and asking him, “Art thou in health, my brother?” and siab bing bim under the fifth nb. Here, as in the case of Joab, there is a rebellion in the whig party—and at such atime there should be harmony inthe king's | rapvks. What motive, what object, but dowarigut assastination, can there be in bringing to light the following extraordinary letter of Heury Clay, iu reference to General Taylor’s uniitness for the Pro- sidenoy. It is the sword of Joab, applied wader the fifth rib of Geneneral Scott. Only read this remark able letter:— EXTRACT FROM A LETTER WRITTEN BY HENRY CLAY TO THE WHIG EXECUTIVE CUMMITSER OF THis ciTy. Ge “And here gentlemen I would stop, but for your reqnest that I would communicate my views. This [ sbail do briefly end frankly. but wilb reluctance and regret “Coneurring entirely with you, thal the peace pro perity,and huppiness of the United States depend ana Pially on the preservation of whig prmctoles [ bouid most happy if 1 saw more clearly than [ do, that they are Likely to prevail, “But U cannot help thinking that the Philed Convention bumiliated itself, and. as tac as ic placed the wbig erty ina degraded coadition. Geo ‘Taylor refused Co be its candidate, He professed, mdved to be a whig: but be so enveloped Dimseif in the drapery of qualitication and conditions. Unat it is exiremely (ii- heuit to discern his real politics te was, and yeu is Willing toreceive any and every nowinacion, no matter from what quarter itm ght a, Tv his letter to the Riebmond Hep blican. of the 2Wth of Apri last, he de clared his purpose to remain evn tidate, no matter whist pominstion might be made by the Whig Voavention LT know what Was said the Lousiana deleza tion'in the conv » is a veil about tia? matter which L rated. The tet of that, delegacto : anda letter om tt ASHLAND, September 20, 1848 . + ee ee phis a ject. addre: has, ot bis insta quite patural w snoula approve the means by Which he odbsined it What I should be glad to see is, some revocation of ui declaration in the Richmond Kepubléoan lutier before (ae Ti mination Was ma'e On the great loading national measares whieh have so long divided parites. if he bas { opiatoas tte ere net publicly known, Exclusively military maa without Une lest experience i affairs —Dred up and always jiving in Uhe eomy. with bis sword og bt ride, ava his epsuteites on his shoulders— to trapefer him from his setnal position command of the army to the Chief Magistrary of thi great and model republic |! If cannot come out in the active support of auch 2 candidate I hope that those who know avythiog of un opinions. delibe y formed. and repeated y avowed will excase me, 2. with inerrased inst denee, and I think that my friends ought to be reeoociled to the siieno which I Lave mmpored on myself from difference to thew as Well as from strong objections which L entertain to the petitor of General Taylor. I wish to lead, or mis Jead no ene: but to hk il to the unbiaased dictates of their own jndgment T know, and feel all posture of the present T entertain with you the strorgest apprehensions from the election of General Cass but Ldo not see enough of hope snd confidence in that of General Taylor w siimulate my exertions and animate my zeal. I deeply fewr that his success may lead to the formation of & mere personal party There isa chance, indeed, thut he may give the country @ better adavinistration of the execu tive government than his competitor would; but it is no such a chance as cam arouse my enthusiism or induce me to assume the responsibility of recommending any coure or offering any advice to others, ’ * & * * * 9 With great respect, I am your friend amd ob’t servant. , CLAY. To James Lynch, A.W. Bradford, Charles Chamber- Jain. Henry U. Merritt. &e , &e. Was there ever anything more pointed, more deadly, and more terrible written against Gen. Tay- lor’s nomination and his pretensions to the Presi- dency than this? Did Mr. Clay himself ever write anything or say anything possessing such prophetic tagacity? It is astonishing. And how remarkably his apprehensions were verified. It was a wise pre- caution on the part of the Whig Committee to with- hold that letter sacredly from the public in the campaign of ’48; but what else, we repeat, than the stabbing of Gen. Scott under the fifth rib can be the object of its publication, in this crisis of the can- vass of "52% Mr. Clay thought that in nominating a mere military chieftain, the whig party placed itself io ‘a degraded condition.” Mr. Webster only said of Gen. Taylor, that ‘it was a nomination not fit to be made;” but Mr. Clay wrote it down, that he could not ‘help thinking that the Philadelphia Convention had placed itself in a degraded condi tion.” He was not satisfied with Gen. Taylor's principles. Old Zack had studiously avoided show. ing his hand before the convention, though “it was quite natural that after receiving the nomination, he should approve the means by which he had ob- tained it.”” How it cuts, like a two-edged sword, the nomination of "48 and of 52! Then, again, it was “*a mere chance,” a mere matter of accident, that General Taylor’s admicistration would be better for the whigs than a radical democratic triumph. Was not Henry Clay, also, one of the prophets? «[ deeply fear,” avid he, “ that his success (Taylor's success) may lead to the formation of a mere por- sonal party.” Was not the orator inspired? Even now, in the production of this dreadful letter, we can almost fancy that we see the tall and imposing shadow of Henry Clay standing before Gen. Webb, and with his long skeleton finger pointing to Gen Scott, as our cotemporary reads this awtul letter of September 20, 1848. In fect, Gen. Webb stands before Gen. Scott, invoking the spirit of the dew against him, as the Witch of Endor did against King Saul. (1 Samuel, ch. xxviii ) “14 And he sal@ unto her What ferm ishe of? And she raid, an old man eometh up. and he is covered with amantie, And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed ‘him: “15, And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou diequi- eted me, to bring me up? And Saul (how forcibly it applies to Gen. Scott!) answered. I am sore di-tressed ; for the Philistines war sgaipst me and God is de- irene ines Leas a to me no more, neither by *, nor by dreams ; therefore I have called that thou mayest make known to me what I shall ‘on Like the spirit of Samuel in behalf of Saul, so has the spirit of Henry Clay been invoked in behalf of General Soott. And the response in the one case, and in the other, is utterly crushing. The agency of the Witch of Endor and the Wizard of Wallstreet j8the same. The parallel is perfect, but too awful to follow it throngh And yet our wise neighbor argues that because Henry Clay entertained euch opinions of General Taylor as late as September 20, 1848, surely Mr Webster may be excused from holding similar opi- nions of General Scott as late as September 6, 1352. Indeed, it is contended that Mr. Webster is less to blame than Mr Clay, because he has said nothing half so frightful against mero military nominations But, most curious of all, this letter of Mr. Clay is published in justification of the ‘‘ armed neutrality” of Mr. Webster. The pretence is amusing It is the sword of Joab under tho fifth rib of General Scott. Now we believe, if the trath were all kc: that Mr Clay’s opinions of General Bott's nomi: that cam be urged in the actual est And 00, on the first test, . Webster and the Presi¢eney—Pellcy of an Independent National Coavention. ' The policy which the friends of Mr. Webster in | wasalwaye fearful of General Joab, the chief cap- New York intend to pursue, in this Presidential con- tain of the hoste of Israe}. opportunity, the King said to Amasa, “God do so bat to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the call for | bost betore me, eontinually in the room of Joab.” have been | But Joab heard of it, and by 9 masterly coup d'etat says:— loan in | made short work of the couspiracy to supplant him amount | There was a rebellion among the Israelites—a eom- mon thing during David’s administration—and Joab pis friends to vote for him and Amasa were despatched to quell the revolt a | The two generals were walking along together, 2nd gr jyvuvetly, encouraged any m.vement in favor of & becoming & very interesting question. They still sufficient time for efficient action, but they bave no time to spare. Upon this subject, the Couriey and Enquirer ‘We repeat that Mr. Webster haa neither said mor writ- ten ove lime de:ogatory to Gen Seott; and long before the 20tb of September, he my for aught we know, =p ‘tis equally certain that Dus prither asked for. nor acoepted a separate nomina- tion, nor 1 there the loast evidence that he bas, directly thisdticket, Whatever may be said of bis eoarse, it is. mort assuredly, less liable to censure than was that of Mr, Clay under similar circumstances. in 1848. In reply to this, it is only necessary to say that | Mr Wobster is waiting for his friends here in New York to act. He has publicly said that “ the time has not yet come” for him to epeak upon the Presi- dential question; and it never will come, and he, probably, never will speak, until his friends in New York sball have acted detinitively, either for him or | against him. Let Wall street, then, come up to the | rescue, and strike while yet the iron is hot. We are within two months of the election. the parties in the struggle bave appointed their leaders, have laid down their platforms, and have taken their positions in the field, excepting the great National Webster Conservative Union party, avd the Woman’s Rights party. The Seward branch | of the whig party have Gen. Seott as their cham- pion; the united democracy, North and South, are reliied upon Gen. Pierce; the free soilers have en- tered Jobn P. Hale; the Fred. Douglass abolition, agrarian, and amalgamation party, have brought outa certain William Goodell. Yea, in a few days we shail probably have, also, a Woman's Rights icket in the field. In addition to all these, the Union whigs of Georgia, in the most formal manner have Lomipated Mr. Webster as their man, and a strong Webster electoral ticket ; the independent Webster whigs of North Carolina have been moving in @ similar direetion; and the protracted meetings of the Webstermen—* the solid men of Boston”— have, 2s yet, resulted in nothing decisive, because there has been no co-operative movement in New York. Now, why should not the friends of Mr. Webster bere in New York—the great conservative commer- eal metropolis of the Union—why should they not or- ganize and carry out, in this city, and in this State, an mependent Webster movement? Nay, more—a= though it is very near the eleventh hour of the day for efiecrive labor in the political vineyard—what is there to prevent the calling together of a grand Na- tional Conservative Webster Convention, in this very city, ond the formal, independent, national nomina ion of Mp, Webster forthe Presidency? It wants but the thirteen thousand men who signed the call for a meeting of the friends of Mr. Webster at Metro politan Hall, favorable to his nomination over any o'her man, and all other men. We are informed, too, by Mr. Webster’s leading organ in Wall street, thet 2 large portion, if not a majority of these thirteen thousand Union whigs, are determined, in any event, not to vote for Gen. Seott. In the abserce of a Webster ticket, they will remain at howe, or vote for Pierce and King. It isdug, then, to the Union wkigs of New York, that they should act for themselves, and, in co-operation with the Webs’or men of Georgia, North Carolina, and Mas- sochusetts, put up their own national ticket, in a nat 1 convention of their own, and upon the broad national principles so splendidly illustrated by Mc. Webster in these latter days. It is idle tosmy that Mr. Webster cannot be elected over the heada of Pierce, Scott, Hale, Goodell, end the Women’s Rights Convention. Of course he cannot be. He can hardly be expected to ran ahead even ef General Scott, let the Webster mea do the best they can. But a great moral victory can be gained, searcely second in importance to Mr Webster's election, by an independent movement. The demagogues of military glory, abolition, nuili- fication, and the higher law, who controlled the Baltimore Whig Convention, and dragooned it into the nomination of General Scott, will receive a wholesome rebuke, which will last them for many a long day. Tt will he the last timd that able and tried siatesmen—true to the constitution and the Union—will be kicked out, because they are offea- sive to Northern incendiaries. This, too, will be the last experiment of mere gunpowder and aboli- tion availability, and the last occasion for the nomi- nation of any man because he is the choice and the champion of the free soil, nullification, and abolition cliques and factions of the North. Let the friends of Mr. Webster achieve a moral triumph like this— let the “fixed fact” be mads manifest, that the compromise measures are too strong to be shaken by the wily tricks and intrigues of Seward and his traitorous faction—let it be proved that even here in the North the constitution overrides the higher law—and the name of Mr. Webster, and the political eourse he has pursued, will be vindicated before this generation, and for all posterity. The two platforms laid down by the two great parties at Baltimore, are good as far as they go But bere in the North the leading orgaus of Seward and General Scott “execrate and spit upon” the whig platform, although they work with the energy of desperation for their Baltimore candidate. They take him as the representative of their own princi- ples, which go fur beyond the limite of the consti- tution and the Union. On the other sids, the Eve- ning Post, aa organ of the late barnburner wing of the democratic party, continues as violent as ever in its assaults upon Southern slavery, and pub lishes, in a few days, the abolition nullitea tion speech of Sumner in the United States Sonate, as an electioneering document fur General Pierce In its unscrupulous incensistency, therefore, the Post is on a par with the Tribune; but while the former is almost left standing alone on the ruins of the old Buffulo platform, the latter, as an organ of anti-slavery, abolition sedition, aud all the most abominable schemes of modern philosophy, socialism, andinfidelity. is still an organ of the controlling branch of the whig party of the North Thus, while the democratic porty is substantially nation- slized upon its Baltimore platform, the Northern whig party is infected to the very bones with the leprosy of anti-slavery, nullification, and all the other revolutionary radicalisms of he day. Let, then, the friends of Mr. Webster, the conserva- tive Union whigs of the great North, cut themselves aloof from this dangerous piebald whig party im the support of Seward and General Scott—let them organize here, not only a State electoral ticket, but a national convention, in behalf of Mr. Webster, The time is short, but still it is propisious, and tae work may be done. There is siili time enough to rebuke the Seward demagogues and fenatics, and still plenty of time to give Mr. Webster a great tri- umph in vindicating his course, and the cause of the constitution and the Union before the world. Tae Wate Primary Meetincs —Tho primary meetings in this city, have been called by the Whig Committee for tho 16th of September, between six and nine o’clock in the morning. Heretofore, these primary meetings bave been just aa disorderly and rowdyish as those of the opposite party were at any time. We do really trust, however, that the good sense of the community is beginning to prevail over the whig politicians, in relation to this crying evil. We understand that many of them have already engaged fighting men and rowdies in some of the wards; but we hope and trust that the honest Mayor, Mr. Kingsland, and the honest Chief of Police, Mr. Mateell, will keep # good look out to preserve order, and cage all the rowdies they ean lay hold of viola- nation were not @ whit more flattering than hig objections to General Taylor Buch were his views of military chieftains from the time of General Jackron Cannot our neighbor of the Comrier give us now some authentic statement of Mr Clay's di- rect opinions concerning the nomination of General Con There is nothing to be saved now by holding it beck. ting the peace, and after they are caged see that they are indicted, and watch the progress of the District Attorney in prosecutingthem. If the whigs can get ups series of primary meetings, without rowdyism, and elect good men, they may give the public such nominations as will make the hearts of the spoilsmen of Tammany sink within them. All | Tue Close oF THE FasHIONABLE SEagon.— ‘The season may be said to have closed at Saratoga, Newport, and all the fashionable watering places. ‘At Saratoga, the number of visitants exceeded that of any former year, the total approaching to twenty thousand. The United States Hotel ac- Commodated between four and five thousand guests, Union Hall nearly the like number, Congress Hall about three thousand, and the remainder was divided among the other six hotels. Estimating the ex- penses of each person to average ten dollars, the ‘United States would have netted over $43,000, the Union Hall about the same amount, Congress Hall $27,000; and the aggregate receipts of all the hotels would be somewbere about two hundred thousand dollars. Of this sum it may be fairly sot down that one-half was clear profit, as, from the manner in which guests were huddled together, and the mean- ness of the fare allowed them, there must have ac- crued to the proprietors fally fifty per cent profit. This has bean considered an extremely good season to the landlords at Saratoga, however agreeable it may have been to visiters—the hotels being so very crowded, the tables provided on such a very econo- mical scale, the liquors being sold at three hundred percent profit, and the waiters, on their part, being so exacting in the enforcement of blackmail, and the proprietors being pinching to the last degree. | The complaints we have received from all quarters about the short commons could not have been groundless. And such complaints have wonderfully increased during tbe last two years, but they ar- rived at their highest point this season. Indeed, to such an extent have complaints on this score pro ceeded, that we understand several capitalists are preparing to erect one or two large hotels for the next season, to be conducted on liberal principles, without short commons at table, or the levying of blackmail by waiters. Some remedy of this kind was much needed. The fashionable watering season has also closed at the capital of Rbode Island. The fancy ball which, according to custom, celebrated its last days, bore more of the character of a requiem than of a jubilee. In comparison to its former glories, it was 2 gloomy and melancholy affair. To keep up appearances, and perhaps with an idea that they might induce some soft-heads to patronize the ball, those interested in it named some eighty or 2 hundred managers, composed of all conditions and degrees—generals and tallow chandler, judges and shoemakers, governors and tailors, colonels, majors, and captains, with hatters, showmen, and rumdealers, and every other grada- tion of rank. But after all it was simply a failure The soft-heads were proof against the inducements brought to bearon them. The HeRranp even advor- tised that fair and handsome women were sadly in neod of partners; but yet gallant young men feared that confounde | Meine Liquor law, andthe starra- tion proviso. In such a case, and against such ob- jections, even gallantry could not be expected to hold up its head. The number on the floor, we are informed, neyer came up to the number of mana gers, and very few of these officials came to dis charge their duty et all. Woe have no detsils of the statistics of Newport. but the probability is that there have not been more than from fifteen hundred to two thou eand persons during the season at any of the hotels. Ita last days were dark and gloomy, and few who witnessed them would like to live over their experiences again. No life—no fun—no amusement—no chances of picking up a husband. A few romantic young ladies, fresh from the board- ing school, might be seen walking along the beach, and murmuring, in unison with the sad sea wave, on the absence of ali material out of which to select a lover. One of them was even so carried away by her feelings, as to write, with the top of her parasol, in the sand, the soliloquy of Selkirk :— “Oh, solitude! where are the charms That rages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midet of alarms. Than reign in this horrible place.”’ But the final day came, and with it came—uot lov- ers, not admirers, not dashing young men—nothing but Barnum and bis happy family. It was too bad thus to disappoint ali the fuir young ladies of #hom this was the last chance of the season. Thoy didn’t care about Barnum’s monkeys; they would rather have some of their own choosing. The ball was, therefore, a dull andstupid affair. Barnum and the happy family did their best to make it jolly, but the temperence lecturer happened to stroll down toa subterranean apartment, where he saw—what fright- ened him more than the drunken ghost of Joyce Heth would do—a band of convivial souls swilling champagne and cognac, and bawling out that they wouldn't on any account go home till morning—a very unnecessary piece of information, seeing that it was then very near three o'clock A.M. The show- man beat a hasty retreat from the bachanal cavo, sigvalized the happy fumily that it was time for them to make themselves scarce, and soon after, © The lights were fled, The garlands dead, And all but the host departed.” And he was left mourning over the buried prospects of Newport. Within the week, all the fashionable watering places will be deserted, and New York— at present full enough in al! conscience—qill have its utmost powers of cep: tested by the crowds ed into it from the mountain springs, and sea- shore Here we will present to them the most clegant hotels, and the best of ascommodation and atten- tion during their stay, without the necessity of feeing servants. The table, in these houses, is always abundantly supplied with all the delici of the season. In excellences of every description. they are not to be compared with houses in any part ofthe country. Those who remain in New York will have opportunities for the next two or three months of seeing the grearost artistes of the world, comprising some of the finest vocalists, dancers, and musicians Ta facet, New York, during the whole of that period, will be a perfect featival, day and night. City Potttics. THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS FOR TITE ASSEMBLY. ‘The following gentlemen were mominated last evening to fill the office of members of Assembly A convention of five delegates met in each ward, ana selected the gen- tlemen whore names stand opposite, as numbered under- neath Members nominated. Ward 12— No nomination. 18—No nomination. 14—Daniei #, Taylor. Ti—Mauncell P. Field. 18—Solomon B. Noble; Geo. Ward 1—No nomination, 2—No nomination 2—No nomination, 4—No nomin 5—No nomination 6—No nomination. 8 Mitoheil 7—No nomination 17—Thos, B St Jobn; And, S—Barthol'w T. Gilmour, F, Froment, 9—No romination 10—No nomination. 11—No nomination The shove reenit, obtained from the most authentic sources. is up to 12 o'clock Inst night. We waited until the Jast moment to see it jons would take place. hut could not hear of apy, and put the returns in type en. 18—No nomination, 19—No nomination. THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION To nominate candidates for Corporation Counsel and Justices of Supreme. Superior, and ine Courts, meets at Tommeny Hali this evening. September 8. 1—William Brown. Nicholas Dimond, Frederick Utley. 2—William G Dunlap James Wright. John Shea, $—Clinton Haring, William B Woodrnf, 4 —William Qook, George I Purver, Daniel Denovan. 5.—Emanuel B, Hart, Henry R Hoffmire, William Francis, 6.— Peter B. Sweeney, George W. Norris, William Sinclair, 7.— William M. Tweed. Michnel Staff, James Cushing. 8.—David A. Fowler Clement Robbins, Jas, B. Phillips. 9 —Contested—Eugene MoGrath, George Starr, Wit. ham H. Durenbury—Henry H, Morange. James Cronk- right. John O'Donnell. 10.—-Daniel H. Hunt, Joseph ‘\, Marsh, William Law- Tepee 1) —John H. Houghkirk, Brastas W. Glover, William Fredenburg. 12—AdemC FI 13 —Alexander Stewart, John Dimon, Downing e 14—Daniel B. Taylor. Michael T. Keeler, William P, Powers pei Ateustue Schell, Maunsell B. Field, J. R. Brod. end. 16.—Louis N, Glover, Thomas D, James, Samuel 8, Vanderheyden. ted—Joveph Lux, Anthony 8. Woods, Geo, W achuremaneJohn A. Smith, Robert Gamble, John Vi ter. Von dewiteTosted—Oliver 8 Hebberd. Charles B, Shea, Wiliam Winee—Alexander F, Vaché, Timothy Daly, iam C,H. Waddell. Wiilerionterted—Samuel R Scott, John Pitch, Weary Liebenan—Garret H. Striker, Jr., Enooh B, Camp, —Conterted— Bol: K N. J. Waterbury. 8. B, Noble—Edmund J. "Porter, a Martine, James awrence, Ubristian gan, Charles O’Conor, James od ‘The Proposed Raliread in Breadway—Pubs ic Meeting of its Opponents, ? A public meeting of the citizens of New York, opposed to the project of opening @ railroad in Broadway, wad held last evening in Lafayette Hall, in pursuance of the citizens of New York, opposed ‘iil be held at te Tale iiss eater? iti pointed held ort the 3d A os vill be Presented, Citizens ge are ine vied to attend. By ordels, R. WHITING, Chairman. Joun O'BRien, Secretary. The meeting was small, comprising not more than @ hundred and fifty persons, and. if we may judge from ape pearances, there were few if any, of the owners of read estate in Broadway present. We noticed the attendance of some balf dozen genilemen occupying etores in thatt street, but none of the silk merchants, hotel keepers, of, other extensive traders, appeared to lend their weight and influence to the movement, The meeting was calle to order by Mr. Chester Driggs, who nominated for chair man Mr. James R, Whiting. and for secretary, Mr. John OBrien. The minutes of the lest meeting, held for tha like purpose, was read by the secretary, hie widen’ Mr. Davis, Chairmen of the Commitiee of Twenty-one, appointed on the former occa-ion to prepare a remon= strance against the project. to be laid before the Commory Council. read a very lengthy document, which we may hereafter publish ‘After the document was read, Pauir W. Excs, moved its adoption Senator Brexnan begged to add the weight of his tes- timony to the views laid down therein. A more important project was never eet on foot than this which hak come tocondemn. The obstruction of the ears would be almost equal to a wail two stories high being built through the street. Other streets at the present time ‘are unnecessarily crowded and impassable, and he charged that they were purposely neglected to drive the Bn into this thoroughfare He charged the city Fathers with also permitting this street to be ut blockaded with piles of brick and building materials, Mr. P. W. Excs called attention to the first part of the remonstrance, in which they speak only of the interest of the owners of property in Broadway. He would move that this be altered. to show that pecple in other parts of the city were equally opposed to it. He had another. reason to urge against it. than those put forward in that document. the very strongest indeed, that can be against a railroed in this or any other street. And that is. theapnoyance they give to persons attending ous service on the Sabbath day ‘The residents on Sixth: avenue have already experienced the annoyance of that ine This permistion is rot granted to the omnibuses; and he would therefore urge this point to be added to the remonstrance. Mr Skipmore thonght there wore some other impor- tant matter not incivded in the report, This project hat been knowg among the Common Council, and with the hongers on about the City Hall. for fiteen yoars past. The railroad in Centre street. and other like projects, were carried out for the professed purpose of relieving Broadway, but really for the sake of putting money into the pockets of monopclirts. Hudson street, heretofore one of the finest streets in the city. is also ruined by the railroad. The report took no notice of legal conside- rations in thir mutter, which were very important, He would Jike judges and lawyers bribed or unbribed, to say who shall be given a monopoly of rails. If they lay dowra the rails, then let any citizon Who chooses, put his cara upon the track. Besides, what is the relief to Broadway for? It is to permit persons to go from down-town to up town or fiom up town to down-town—but he would like to know. is the eentre of the town to be sacrificed to to their convenience? Retter remove Wall street uptown and perbaps the time has already come, when Wall street, is not the only place in this city where banks and insu- rance offices can exist, This project was all s matter of dollars end cents. and those speculators cared nothing tor the intereats of the city. Let our citizens look at the actions of the Commom Coun cil for the last ten or fificen years and see whether they have the interests of the citizens at heart, The question: is, shall Rroadway be cursed with a railroad, thy same ag Centre or Hudson strects ? (ro: No!) Let Broadway alone; itean’t be relieved In regard to this measure, he was not particularly interested in it, but he merely related the facts. because they were facts. ‘The repcrt was then moved and adopted, with direo- tions ie the Committee to present it to the Commom Council. Josern T. Simpson next addressed the meeting. He said there wes one point of view not included in Tee port. Having been acquainted with Broadway for fifty= eight years, he naturally felt much intere:t in ite wel and he was, therefare. strongly opposed to the project building a railroad in it The great ent railroads was the immorslity of them, If the railroads were increased. the immorality of the city would increase with them. If the city ix not wrested its present: immoral condition it must be accelerated down bill. The wealthy may pa-s away from the city and see none of ita vice. but they whe remain in it are obliged to endure it. And the fact that emigrants are not more inbwed with moral principles then themselves, should make them even More anxious in the matier. On this principle ha hadop,osed and would oppose all raile in the city, and he had never ridden in one of them on the Sabbath: day. but once and that was in acaseof sickness, an@ even then he felt ashamed of his company. (Laughter. It was of importance tothe community that this should be looked at in its mors) aspect. and he would then trust that the Common Conncii would not disregard their re- monstrance That body was more susceptible of good feelings than they were generally sup) tobe. but though he thought that some of them ought never to be hanged for their wisdom, yet he would not brand them with bribery. The tex room he considered to be also very detrimental to the morals of the Aldermen and denonnecd it with equal vebemence as he did the profanenes, of Sab- bath vals b Mr. Jonn J, Morrarr was opposed to this railroad for another reason He was opposed to it on principle—on the principle of opposition to all monopolies, The streets belong to the public, and were not given for the use of tep or twenty epecula’ors to build a railwayon. Ifhe would propore to run a railroad on Fourth street, would he not be regerd+d as med. But if he went to the Alder- men with a * ferler? they would be convinced. If his hearers wanted to kuow what a ‘ feeler” is, it is “ tickle my wrist, and I'll tickle your elbow.” (Langhter.) Some one might think he was interested in favor of busses; on the contrary, he was down on busses; they were ruining his businces in the ice cream line every night, but he would rather have one than two such muleanees The man who would yote for a railroad in Broadway would take his father’s grave stone for @ rumbar, and use his shin bones for muddlers, Laugher) He knew how the Aldermen were mode. They are used as @ cat’spaw by the wealthy continctors. They are, put forward by those who want to use them, and who soft. sawdera them by ussuring them they are great patriots, axd their services cannot be diepeuced with. ‘The maw who will favor this raiiroud has some sinister motive in it, apd nothing honest about him. ‘The Chairman Mr, Wirrinc. was next called on—He did not know that anything could be added to the foree of the remarks already made The report states that this remonstrance fr on behalf of the owners of property in Broadway. but it was thought proper by the committee, that it should berostated, aud that another remonstrance should be presented by the people at large. A gendeman bad remarked on the »bsence in this report. the legal objections to the railcad, but they had avoided entering into that que:tion for wise and discreet purposes. Ha had no doubt that any citizen who choses to build cars, may piace them and run them op the track of either the Sixth or Fight: aveours. in spite of thore who have ille- gally got a contract. The Common Council could not le- ally give @ private corporation a monopoly in tbat whick 18 public property. If they had a right to authorize the lazing down of rails in the street. it must be on tbe principle that these rails would be pubs licly beneficial. and every man have a right to put his car upon them He had no doubt that any man who was incommoded in any street by the rails, would be perfeetly ju tiled in toking his crow. bar and breaking vp ‘be rai He would not. however, advise any one to resor! to this mode, except he was im= welled to it by a sense of public He had himvelf een a member of the Common Counell, bat while he was io, be did not think that any citizen of New York would dare co assail the character of that body; no member of that body would then have dared to stand up in bir place. a has been done of late and declare that he bad received ay vm of money for his influence in forward- ings scheme without at least forfeiting his seat. It Trquires but a+ingie step more to carry such a body to the depthr of degrada'ion re never before was @ time when the Common Covncil could be assailed by the press, and by the public, without resigning their seata, or in-iituting inquiries as to the truth of the charges preferred, avd exp: lling the offend. om thelr body. (Cheers) It hed been said that the best mode for this | meeting would be to buy over the Aldermen; but he Would repudiate any such td: a of tampering with a mem- ber of the Common Council on this eubjeet™ So far frous contributing # dollar to such a nefarious mode of de- feating their adversnries he wonld coment te have fifty railroads laid down, ‘The committee had other remedies to revert tothan ‘hose they bave already divulged; but | they would prefer throw turf rather than throw stones, so lorg w they find turf will have any: fect. The committee” of twenty one woud yet erp other measnres in reserve, They talk of the relie& of Broadway. but Brondway ix ck, and needs 20 physic like thas of three tricks ar 'e Broadway if it was relieved. tor it. The plon deve of ersenic in and rhuterb TY Broadway. iet rom: ‘0 reli ond would be like giving a sick mana .4 of a gentie compound of magnesia ere are too many omolboses im ofihem be taken out; if there ara toomapy carts ovdway aremidy can be easily found. forit Ttisidle to suppose tbat the omnibuses crowd up : they form only a email ingredient in the blocking up of (bat sieet. The difficulty is not there. You might as well strive {o put a full grown man into the trowsers he were when he wae a ebild, as to accommo- date half a milion of people in that portion of a cit; which was not lage enough thirty years ago, Wi street must be removed Hp town The mountain must come toMabomet If you under‘ake to relieve Broad- way in the way propoed. you transfer the business to Fourteenth street, 1. i @ natural relief iteel! thie measure, such charges as bave be can bold thelr places them it looks very quiring who was fieooing the new @ railroad in Browdway et of men in the face of uly preferred against them, t finding the Judas awong . He had been lately in- nymous writer who had Teen his arguments in favor of He found that Mr. Pro Bone Pubvico War the very gentleman who proposed to take of the affaire of abs He oid not. therefore, wish to- adopt the reasoning of Pro Bono Publico for the very Tewon that he never could tuke care of hia own or any. other perron’s affvire The Democratic Review had not prospered under it: management. The speaker again alluded to ‘be legal quesven at ieeue There ia not, he raid. & man in the city of New York. who cannot drive bis vebicle on apy track and. if he choose to walk, he can do +0. and the onrs mut wait for him. He in travel if he wirbes at the rate of a mile an hour, and any rail cnr do him damage the proprietors must com. ate him forit, He is not obli, to get out of the pet ‘way any more than a boat on the N to get out of the Way Of a phramer, ere os motion to adjourn wae made an a ae Fv yay A war ad subject to the of the Come