The New York Herald Newspaper, September 22, 1853, Page 2

MANIFESTO OF THE HARD SHELLS. Torridle Onslanght on the National and State Delegates to the Syracuse Convention, ., &., &. Address of the Democratic State Co vention © the Democrauc acpubitcoan Eil.cters of the mate of N w York. Tt @ our duty anders relation pasved by the Demo- oratés State Convention which rat at Syracuse on the 13th pret Fn po you oa — poutcal oan, Tslly orgsptzstion permanency o ace tm this Save, Acd we proseed to discharge ‘this wth s fire ¢ avic oa that in appoaliag as we Go te ydbr wander, your winlligomoe ond your patri aged may Is o% your Kiving & pal ee ey ie ey. Ando" just verdict atter you nave Taturely consideres i¢. itis _K pomay oct id to recall psat events further than te takes brief gipoe at ibe circumstances which have Jed, by matural grada ions, to ths srewat attitade of things and te the poriioa woich the matioma! democracy Of the State have felt ita high and incumoent duty to peruse. It te eGgroely aserssary to atluds te the well kaown historical fs0', thst uoder ol the agitations of the past fore long reries of years tas democratic party has sdher- €d with fidelity to the com prouires of the constitution and the imtegrity of ‘be Urivo and has resisted, with feariess emergies, oll the ate apts of ‘action and fanaticiam to im ‘both = Nor te it veows-ary to claim that it staads uow eet! cust as cred meme taronae of ring ples »! 5 res eet tsere. deat this moment precicaly 0% ‘etood tm 1847 woee s faction ta this State resisted and pplitedl (c.m the cecular dawoaratis Sta’e uo.ainetions, pecsase the Cooreatiou refu 61 0 recognise the Wilmot Proviee as an in'egra! pertof the democratic creel = It ptanis upon the platt« a of 1818, shore it stood whon the Fame pS) tisen- raise? the mauderd of rebellion, aut with Reset eboliic np egsoesciva and with sbvlitioa ow- lates, 0; Stet ed aod defeated the democratic os isaal ? aad State tick: Aad we encounter now the same poli- tisians, partielly dinguised aod with a few accessions of interested or ambitious fadividasis, who, from personal Objects, have prove) t to their matioual democrs- fic aencciations eC sffilisie) with those they demounc:d oo from vo cause of the democracy aad tne Comstétution, but the same in essence, in spirit, and in Overborne by the vervading love of union and the high pviregl na) which animated tbe democratic masses of tne ‘and petion, the adoli'ion faction eought, in a Ghange of tactics to recover position and comtrol over a party they bad labored wo dismember and defeat. They Aflected a sudden ‘ove of ‘harmony end anion.” They Gemanded readminsioe into the democratic ranks, not a6 Returning prodigas reoounciog their errors, but as So far from any @quats. nay, a8 capteias ano leaders. nishment o their hereries of opinion and course, and their sisted on every pablic ooxsion, in their « tion ané hovalicy In three aucos: they resisted acd voted against an ition of the Compromise measures, pproval at acts fer toe n0jusiment of the slavery agi- was their cour in all the legislative proveediags tm referemoe to these waterial measures of the oational ~ Theiec most prominent lesder assumed this Qttitude im usequivoral terms at the free soil gathering im Vermoct tn tne «pring of 1851, andoaa like occasion fm Meamachu-ctts. In the last Baltimore Convention they esisted the ad>ption of the national platform, aad their @anaidate fer A:torney Geacial now, with several of his poll arsocistes voted against tt. And it was at a no later distant thac the Jast regula: session of State Legisiature that they refi to sustein the Hite crorvviog of tho national ‘atfaran, ths ts’ apprivipg of the natio! form. ‘eddrees of Pre-ident Pierce and the Fugitive Slave law. Led on by their free soil Speaker, they re- @isted the adoption of thove resolutions by every legisla. tive artifice and by oper avd determined opposition, and @uccesded in throwing them beyond the session. And, , when at the aucoseding extra session the resolu- tious wore brought at last to » vote, they fied from their (eather the Chamber, voted in the nega- Gell more recently. at the a of the Democratic Btate Commitee convened im the cit; duly, for the purpose of calling tae annual Stave Cony, ‘tion, such of che free soll members of the co-umitiee were im attendance repewed the attem pt, sometimes with- im the room, apd at other times hovering without, t> pre- ‘went the adoption of the cane resolutions. And again,at the meeting in Albany. in August, of “the Youag Men’s Democratic State Executive Jommittee,”’ it was apparent ‘the proceeding» that thece cardinal doctrines of the were not less repugnant to these than to other friends of * union and harmony.’ _ Here a dis- of opposition, very aimilar to that evinced in the Committee, was exhibited by certain young men. ofver exheurting yi corm of parliamentary tac. their sfforta to svaie « vow, when excaps from it Lomger porsible, imitated the insincerity of their and voted ‘aye’ upon the very resolc ‘ions they ‘opposed and Iahored to defeat. A few only of th-ir yamber bad the courage and frankness to avow their real q@entiments and to vow in the negative upon the resolu- tons Other significant occurrences at the prim district + heid in different parts of the St dicated a like apuit of h tility to these express sound democratic sentiment of the country. Tt may well be asked, whence this uviform aad unceas. ition 10 rewela ions the transcript and sffi-m- ‘acoe Hrereily of the sound national doctrines of the in address of Presidert Pierce, te which mo true could healtate to subscribe? Im our judgment from a design, deep and dange-ous, which it is lorg cherished, to abolitionise the demo- ak i i I i FETE i it E ie deen of the North, and, by o>taiaing the control wtion, to convert i: into “the great sati Jobo "Sa : jobn This design was bol Van Buren, the ablest and most alrendy alluded of Vermont; Ope moment to support and enforce ‘et another has been in furtherance of this object, he has bent all hisenergies. With it he hopes to up. Northern confederacy strong enough to over- vide asd subvert the rights and institutions of the and to secure his own personal elevation. these resolutions of the democrats of the Legislature ard of the State and Executive Comantiees, (for they were identical,) prodacsd much ing among the abolitionizing politicians. ‘The members of the 5 ate Committee opposed to them, letters to the Albavy Atos. their appropriate orgen, ly dimented from the ection of the committee ex: Cept 20 @erned; and many of the newspapers professing to be de- mooratic but secretly abetticg this abolitioniziag move- ment, and covering their purpose under the delusive cry ‘anion and harmony,” apd a pretende zeal for the wational admixisiration, steadily refused to publish the For three successive State elections the national @emoorats, not without mirgivings, acquiesced in the pretended reheme of ‘union and harmony.” not unwilling to make an experiment ia political acti for an assumed public good. ho vever contradicted by all ‘pest and by the lessons of experience in judging of the sims of ambitious, interested or fac tious mea. They wore not uawilling to make sacrifices Of feeling and position if by ~ such act of liberality they could effest « codisl and united sapport Of the great principles acd platforms, to maintepance of which they had long devoted their But was a falve cry of “union and armory." It was an upreal sod rizister cry It was founded not in a sincere eurrendor of past hatred and old avowsla, but a cvs ition between thoce who sought a re- turm to power apd control. sod s few national democrate aided by the combina ion, aimed at place andee- . The ieopards of free soilism had not changed spots nor had nature so far reversed its eleweats ‘enalogws as to change the character and qualities of At no time heve the a-saalts apon prominent aa democrats ceared of New York the Evening Post, has not ‘ow its envenomed and malignant, bat impo in that direction in terms of the gro.seat per- Its alty and associate, tne Albaay Allas and been scarcely less lavish of m. Throughout the tro lave ture. their jove of “ Union and harmony’ hea been «ignalizeo by one of the most Gious acta of politics! per-eeution known in the anz this or any other commonwesith in aa atiempt to peach and cegreds a democratic State officer The func tions of uhe chair, the forms of iegislation, all jasties, aad Even & dectat regard to appearances, were pervarted or Gietearded. eno thrown into the snale of tia‘ hac- mouious’’ persecution very powibie engine has besn brought to the sseanit and every means employed io acoomplich their puryow ; and the treseury of ths State been neavily drawn upon to satiate the veo | oe] apd yretify the maligoity of these clamorons riende of “union andharmony ' The parsuit of a ‘vic tim’? was ccntiqued, with unabated vindictiveness, the prevent year, aad daring all the straggle of ql ten to the Sate Convention: and aithouzh it has resulted aa the friends of Joha©. Mather were is Ps a petite : 4 : Orofident it would, in the triamphsnt viadioa‘ion of that | inwepid cemccrat ard eavabdle public servant and nas Covered bin enemies with confasion aod disgrace, it is not ‘the lens @ mont significant illastration of the bypocriey | to desire | which usder such circumstances cleims ‘anion’ aod fravernizstion io the democ atic ranks. More than thia—at the very thresbold of the Conven tion the Washington Union the metropolitan adjuact of there effiliated premes aod politicians, following up ite gttack upon the Albany Argus und others, among the @blest and ms! consistent aud ucitorm of the democratic , threw in its provocetvs ro unin aad Darmonr,” d disingenuous, directed against our din‘tn iizen and inflexi>le os tional democrat Daniel S Pickincon charging him the intrepid, earnest aud unsow p-vcotsing o ponent of frae- poiliam Im ali ite sepects, wito an afilliation with ne Wilmot proviro. And we ask your atteation to soother prominent exhi bition of the peealiar minper ia which thee professt of “harmony acd ap have been realized. At the Legislative sersion of 1851, 0 dil! the noose of Aw gpeombly, providiog for the «pr Iergemens of the Canals of thie State the basis of whieh wos 09 taxa'ion, but the completion of tnese creat works by an iveue of Btocks, tobe repsid from thet surplus revenues Oontributions aole'y of tne oroducte of the Far West and ‘Of the altizens of this aod otber States who employ end fuse the canals. Ia the Senate it enevuatered the active ‘of the same po ivictans thet proclaimed the Wamet, Proviso and origiua.ed the impeachment. Tevive members of that body —some of them from « be- Vind to the ovopemd enlargement itself, resigned Whole nents, and thu: by o-eranting he prewenss of & Oonstotions! vote defasted the act A’ a apectal else (om bald ia (he ensuing month, the popular disapproba :y of New York, in | ad | own patriotic career; and who, whatever may be their * the Fogitive Slave law. and by cenunciations of its pro- | far sa tke call for the State Convention was con- | the | for a moment Their chisf organ | the | the law wa: unconstitutional and others from | tion was manifested dofert, of five of there Seastors who were election; the de sixth election of bare majority of three four. To the five there ios, Atan extra pesclon ‘of the in the summer of that year, the canal! bill became law At the ensuing fall election, the prevent State officers "es on the ‘united’? democratic ticket Such Was their resorct for the popular seotimeat or eu32 their desire of success. that oa the eve of the electioa they v lupteered » public circular, avd scattered it througbeut the State, plediog themselves to carry out ‘the provisions of the csnal law. This performance and this aleve. resoved them from defeat But they were scsroely invested with the seals of offixe whee they com- menced the labor of procuring a judicial decision agatast its conetitutionality. In thi- effort they were successfal; apd it beceme vecesrary to accomolish this importart | public object throngh ad ior nt to the constitation, At the late sonusl sersion ap amend uent in couformity to the constitutional provis‘ou, avoiding agata, the im- ion of & 18x upon the people as urged by the ene. mies of the enlargement, and relying for the completion of the public works ugon their own revaones-the yolua | tary tells paid by the great army of growers and ship- pers who, through ths-e noodle channels of intercourse and transportetion, enr ch our 5! ad enlar ce ite re- * propored ia the Seaste by Messrs Cooley ‘bit. and it passed that body >y « very large | House, 380 ny’? resisted its passage by sll the arte and efforss of parlis- mevtary obstruction, and the session ciosed leerwg it urdispored of on the general craers At the ex’ sion, also, the same exhibiions of hostility y action uron it until the pepular expression became so unequivocal and the fear of conieqieaces #9 strong, under a natural sensibility to the pro eedings of ae .m- | ing State Cooven‘ion, from which they hoped to secure a revowivation or their friends to obcatn coutrol, and to | the reeults of @ trial at the polls. that the State offizers [rade tigual, and at ovce a change of tac’ics in the | mbly passed the propoved araendment substaatislly Tt is’ a MRE from the Sevate withont a dissenting vor, ter obliquity Phe history of parties to witnoss the union of all ‘ue demiaBezeriotion | Hab, | trearaction of t We ask. feliow-demoorats, for = candid and unpreja- diced considerstion of the facts we bave eet forth. All Sefecuns pee our oat yore i Pag e by a due our person ty a pre servation of our political rights, ‘The seogts of the democratic 5 ae decided pregonderance in the Stave, was tly with ue. It was la’gely and emphat- a ala the city of New ae Se Loiabeags or noe a eponderance, two raordivacy bat c! acteristic modes were resorted to—the introduction of spurious contesting Colesatigns; ond the employment of ysisal purchased force Ei or both ware to be Drovght into requisition, ae a derperate emergency might require, machinery 60 effrct tnis object. to which we have alluded in apother part of tnts add ¢s4, was bet io motion in December last in the city of New York The regular Democ atic General Commities, r8p re-enting three fourths of the democratic electors of that city, were thea in possession of Tammany While engaged in the usual aud pesceable political duties, they were broken in uroo with violecce the members of the commitres Qsrsulted, their chairman s ruck down and bis life en: davgered, and all were driven out by au ermet ging of hired Cesperadoes, employed for that puroove oy the awe partitavs who brougut them tothe iatented per- formance of like acts of violeuce and outrage ut Syra ouse. Tne Temmany Scciety, comprised of the same par- tisens and their susiliaries, witout authority or prece Gent, and sholly without respoasibility or the pretence of rigbt, arsumed to determine the claim of regularity; eid this ‘the sele warrant under which a faction—a 8 1n'O sects which belonged of right to the duty constituted Democrasic Cowmities. Toe game was pursued in tae selection of sixteen spurious delegates. who appeared st fo sepance with an armed force fuch. in some instances the rame. as that which invaded Tammany Hall. Cop it be imagined tha ch preparation and such su iliaries were intended to promo e concord or secure union amorg democrate? If they had desired the har. movious action of the democratic party iastead of gangs ot hired fighting men, they would have brought to tae cere grounds of priseiple and even sa howdiel aud oe position, when demanded by thy pudlic good ia an Bt7P! of jmiraticn, But when old hatred opinions are all alive and apparent aod when actire Tavccrous Dostility assumes ® sudden attitude of acqut +ecenoe. we bave a right to suspect the motives that yrompt both, and to rely upon the siveert'y of neither, when the object shall be attained. No intellizeat oltizsa, we think, wil ve deceived by these occurreaces. No oné will believe that tne hostility of these politic‘ans to «he enla:gement and completion of the canals, so long and #0 uni ormly manifested has become extiuct or tnat its vurvlex ce is abs ed No one can doubt that if they cao eneceed in eufficient numbers in the Senate and Assembly districts at the e oproacning election they will be prompt avd active to defeat, in the next Legiasture. the coasti- tutioval amendment they reluctautly precended to aid in passing, when its passage was beyond their power of pre vention. Such fellow democrats, were the occurrences and in- dications under which the nationai dewoorats preceeded ‘witbim the pa-t month to she choice of delegates to the recent State Convention. It is well known that ia fairly coptested eiections in the several Assembly districts, they carried » decided msjovity of the delegates. Buta fact which cught to have confirmed their preponderance, ia- duced in the defea ed coalition only a stronger.de\eral- pation and a more unscrupulous effort to frustrate the popular democratic will Steps were at once teken in reveral of the districts where they had suffe ed cefeat, to witbho’d, by fictitious contestants, seats from cearly chosen delegates It was_well understood that to the ex tent required to annul and counteract the majority of the rational democrats unquestionably chosen, this game would be pushed. Thus, at rhe opening of the conven- tion, some thir'y-fire contestants entered the field. In addition to this mode of reversing or overcomtog ® mojority, most extramdipary efforts in every form of persuasion, inducement or iutimidatioa, were re-orted to. A vast array of official isflueacs, the force of station, the auxiliaries of wealch aud the ap plisnces of power, were throen into the arena. We were called, indeed. to witnes markable spectacle— one hitherto uvknown in the history of our political conventions. The Chief Magistrate of the State a »pesred on tne ground. not by proxy, but in his own proper per son, and consented to enter the lob»y foremost in the active expedients avd appeala deemed essential to para- lyze or overcome the rational democratic msjority, aod to control and cirect the movements of the convention. That high functionary was secompanied by Uomotrolier Wright, Attorpey Genera) Coatfield, and other Stave offi cials, and by officers of bigh station under the federal | government in the city of Ni York—the Surveyor of | the Port, the Naval Officer, and the Postunaster; and | from the inverior they were assisted by the Post- | master at Hudeon, the Cojlectors at Rochester and Oswego, the P. stmaster of Buffsio, and otber official auxiliaries. Everything was promised and everything Threatened that the emergency seemed to demacd. | Mr. Cochrave krown 88 8 prominent leader in the free soil movements and in the employment of free col | suxiliaries, assumed to «peak by authority and to de pounce. with summary veugeance, all who should vea- ture to decline their ae ociation, or resist their dictation. Bat le: it noc be rupposea for a moment, because promi. | nent placeholders under the general governmeat ap- | gece among the contesting ites, and were active | im bringing all the power of their official positions to control the organization and action of the conveation, thet the resvonsibility of their course rests saywhar+ but upon themselves and least of all upon the source of their appointment to office, The distinguichad head | of the rational demccracy, the Prevident of tne United | States, can have no sympathy with the course of the de | signs of men whose antecedents sre all at wor with hs pb: ofessione for an immediate opject, are antagonists in feeling and purpose to all the current of his political life, past and for the future, aud the avowed principles that govern hie puolic action. But we will no: detain you longer by any referense to | otber events. bat proceed directly to infurm you of whet xe 4 Gid at Syracu e, and the causes and consid | tions which induced us to take the course and assume aviitude we felt it our duty firally to adopt. Whea re-ched that place, all the imfuesces, official and per- sonal brought to bear upon delegates, to overawe thair aciiop or to seduce them from the sesncistions and friends by whom. in the several districts, tney had been elected, were obviously, actively and uascrupulously at work; and it is pot too much to say thet. upon the timid or interested, such influences were pot without effect. But there war soother aud a new element broaght | into the arena—one which ne'ther the deapsratioa oor the audaci:y of polities! partizans, however faniliar with such associations in their localities has ventured before to introduce for practical performance at a demo- cratic State Convention. | A®umerous band of bullies and fightiog men, chiefir from the city of New York, with some slight additions from Albany avd other places, were brought uyon the | ground. Among these were no Jess than three of the | miscreants who were indicted and convic‘ed for the mur- derous and unprovoked as-auit made ov Augustus Schell, | Eeq., whilat presiding as chairman cf the regular Damo- atieg General Coumittee of the city of New York. at Tawmavy Hell, in December last; and one or more of them were prominent in the New Scotland riots a few | years since. in which some of the free soil leaders, now | on the ground, made such s figure. Several of thesemen | | hold appointments under Mr. Cochrane, tue Sarveyor of | the Port. aud Mr. Fowier, the Postmaster, of New York | Messrs. Cochrane and Fowler were both present to con | test the seats of nghtfal delegates, with suadry other | spee'mena of the ‘Sechems” of Tammany Society, a se | cret irresponsible and self elected corporation. over ym | the Cemocracy have no control, who seek to preseribe | democratic usages, and usurp the right to decide ques. | tioms affecting democratic organization, witn which they | bave no warrant to intermeddie, and over which they | have no conceivable authority. | _ Some of us are advanced io years, and have been democratic State corveations before—nay, many. mi | times; but we vever yet met at Syracuse or elsewhere such an sseembiege a4 was drawn there this year t> par- tierpate in the Hogs of that body, It boded no convention en earnest spirit of conciliatioa, and woud have propored the withdrawal of their spurious Tam-naoy {rf B*00n, aod such @ division of the represeststion pombOe City as would accord with the prepou teratiag derive to},.the nations! democracy. But harmony, ora. no part of rhe"then the national administration, formed lest was to carry s2@em. The chief object, first and administration, 10 whig? ndorsemeat of the Stare the ‘democracy of the {rae,vell Koon & majority ll. the tachinery of “ehtT®, Opposed. | To this armed _ bullyin : wee to be obtained by. Lrovekt mises of cflice, menace, « high official functionaries, at Permonsl aolisttat bired interference. If unnteaingwg 2,0 aa armed midable p:eparation, they would ‘Liroue all thie fo convention. Harmonious co ooera:ioh Prok+m up on it was obvious was an impracticapility ‘his bt there was left to the national democratic delegart- a9, of two alternstives—eivher to yield their rightful po tion iu the Convention to force or fictitious claimauta ard acquiesce a the endorsement of the State adminis. | tration, or to avoid farther exposure of their parnoas or their rights, and act, in the selection of candidates and the avowal of principles, for the democracy, by whom they were delegated, unmolested by violeace or extreze- ous pressure. They chose thelatier, They preferred a fairly constituted Natioual Democratic Convention to a tyrannous or incongruous associetion. We have now given you au accurate and truthfal re- cita) of the proceedings of the Deacoratic S:ate Coaven tion, the entecedent reoccurrences, aud the events imme- diately connected with it. sought t>dotnis in a plain manner, without any attempt to arouse or atiau- late apy feeling of anger or animosity at those who ia- cited the brutal couduct we have described Oar appeal is to your judgment, not to your parsions We have made uo s tieket entirely worthy of your support, and we en fidently ack for it your suffrages. Hore itis. Read it over cavefully, make up your minds deliberately, and then G0 to tra polls avd vote:— For of State—George W Clinton, of Evie. Fer Comptroller—Jamea E. Cocley, o Richmond. Fir State Treasurer—Winslow C Watson of Es-ex. For Attorney General—Jamen T. Brady, of New York Fur Canal” Commissioner—Joha C, Mather, of Rensse- Jaer. ee State Engineer and Surveyn—John D. Fay, of lovroe. . For State Prison Inspector—Miles W. Bennett, of | Ovordega. For Judges of the Court of Appeals—Hiram Wanio, of bel a os term); Charies H. Ruggles, of Dutchess ‘all term). For Clerk of the Court of Appeals—Samuel $ Bowne, of an tidus delegation sad inte requisition It ny meens, by applyances, pro, of Otrego. Tae gentlemen who have been p’aced on this ticket are all weil known to you for their high personal character, and abundant competency for the poritions named, aud | we do pot mean to enter upon any Isbored vindication of | their principles. With the excegtion of the Justices of | the Court of Appeais—an office in our judgment not striotiy within, the arena of party polltiod, and now #0 ably filled by the gentlemen we have re-nominsted and the feivbful and fearless democratic ttate officer whom faction and perscnal hatred have labored to crush and whcre pomination was an act of justice and duty—they | are ali what are called new men. But they are all sound democrats free from any taiatof abolitionm. [ey wre hovert men The promises they make will be kept. ‘The interrets of this grenv trate. acd more then all, the inregrity of the constitution, will be sate in thei: hands. The can: fivished. and economically fuished. gee, the organization of tne demosratic party will be contirued in tne people; a rebuke will bs adainis- tered to those who have brought ci-grace on themeelres by the employment of brute force; abolitiouiam will be forever silenced as an element of policical agita:ion, and the result will be hailed with delight by all good citizems throughout the length aud breadth, not only of our own glosious State, bu: the whole of our camcon country. MINOR C. STORY, President, Vice PRESIDENTS, Jobn Dimon, Joun Roger, Nathon Barrott, Jaicus French, nonert McCleland. ‘Thomas J. Reynolds, Daniel D. Campbell, Robert H Shankland. SECRETARIES Gideon’ J. Tucker, Pliny M. Bromley, James H Hutchins, Abram Vernan, Johan S. Nafew. United States Circuit Court, DECISION IN ADMIRALTY. Be Chief Justive Nel-on. Espr. 21.—The Steamboat Niagara vs. John Van Pelt — This is @ libel tor # collision by the owners of toe sveam- boat Cleopatra against the steamboat Niagara Tae col- lisicn took place in the East river, opposite Cherry s wrest The Cleopatra was coming dowa the river, on tht York side, with pas on her trip from Norwich to her berth in this port at about half: past seves o'clock in the morning of the 30th December. 1847. The Niagara had left her berth that morving with passengers for Bridgeport: had rounded Corlear’s Hook ,audjwas straight- enipg up the river, also on the New York side, when the collision occurred: it was a clear morning, aad abaa- éapce cf reom for the vessels to paes each other without danger. It is quite apparent, therefore. that there was gross fault in the navigation of one or the other, or ef both vesrels, or the collisien need not have oc- curred. The Cleopatra was struck on her larboard | side, some cne hundred feet from her bow, by | the Nisgara, the blow being a git one. It is clear upon the evidence the Uleopstra at tae tins she first Cescried the Niagara as the latter wa: round ing the Hook. ported ber helm to pass oa the right and that if the Niegara lad ported hers, as was her daty ec cording to the estab! general rule, both yesels would have ed feee, They were from four to five hundred yards from each other when the Niagara opened on rounding the Hook, and each vessel could be seen, end of course at sufficient distance for each to have good to the democratic party, when the executive of the | Stave. the sole dispenrer of the pardoning power, and the | ferocieus vieages of convicts and their na-oietes loomed | | im the same gas light. Bat we trusted that fatquity itself would shrink from apy attempt to overawe or mleace | the rightful members by brute force and won'd leave the convention to the poser of rearon und tae moral strength the votes of the msjority would necessarily exert. fa | this we were disappointed. j On the morning of the 13th, a room was provided at | Brintnall Hall, for the u-e of the convention, avd uotices | or bendbiilr posted up. signed by the conirman and ee | retary of the state Committee i: forming members of the fect" The delegater wore assembling there in an orderly and in the asuai manner—many of them had asvembied 4 sbort time before twelve o’ciock—when ao orgeatzed gang of tighting men, variourly extioated a: from fit to | seventy five. rushed up the staircase, entered the hail in | & fur ultuous and violent manner, aud, ina pody, forced | their way to the platform, on which stood Mr Story, the chairman of the State Commities Mr Madden, of O'ange | and some other delegates. C vapicuons among thee | | rvGisne was William 6. Ladlow. of Su . Spesker of the last Assembly, Surveyor © chrane, Po tmaster Fow- lew. and Sachem Dovlap. Chey hurried towards the olat- form ed some of them mounted it Many of the fight en also jumped ou the platform, one of whom hed udac'ty to ve'ze hold of Mr. S ory, but was qaiokly him A seane of iadianrisnble confusion ersusd. Yella, hooting, shouting, and cismor of every kird were beard When order bad bren tempovarily restored, Mr. Story | called the convention to order, #ad proposed ar Barnes, | of Chenango, as temporary chairman At ths seme ta: | rant Mr, Maddeu named Mr. ckioner, of Wyoming. Both put the question and both declarer carried; aad | each atiempted to take the chair, Toe fih*log’ mea burried Mr. Skioner up on @ chair wnd Me Cassidy. of the Albany Alas with the vie of unseatiog Mr Barnes, knecke@ the cbair from under him. Geo Ward of Wes\chester, distinguished for his loog associa'ion with | the democracy of the State, and respse ed for his virtues, rove to get a hearing, and implored the persons not deiegates to retire to the further exd of the room Two of these fighting men stoed nex: him one on either side, prepssed—for they were armed—ts repent the same ope- | ration on him that had previowly heen «tvempted on the chairman of the New York General Comittee, dat co signal was given. und they fordore the asswole Tk was then proposed tha, both Mr. Barnes and Me Skinner should act as joint chairmen; and secretaries baviay been named the roll was called aud the delegates aa contestants in attenéwoce | voted, A motion wag immediately made and eairied, that the convention ake we left the ball ame afterooon, at 2 ck, a Inege number of gates met for consultation at the Globe Howt, after a full Interchange of opiuion, having ascsr ned that the Brintna!l Hall was pre oempied by the fighting men and desperadoes, concluded chat it way un | vafe and improper to return to the ccene of the mora tng’s outrage. The roll being called, aad amjoriry of | the delegares anawering to their na «e+ it wan decided to continne the procseings at that place One delognte only Mr. Grant of Orwevo, recommended that we should go beck to Brinwall Hall, and * Gght te out” But as | the majority were anured 'o och movemerta, the provo- sition wa» declined, and M-. Gran’ lett wi to be reeard ec an we fterwards lvarned by beirg mode Preataent of there who rtill kept porreseion of Hontnad Hell mod | whee pertizana in Oxeego covoty bad oa the dey pre gecing the State convention, got ups sperious mooting an | peer to the satisfaction of the Court that th made the proper mancuvre to paes tothe righ: Bat tne Niagara instead of porting, rtarboarded her helm to pars inside of the other vessel, aad this. ia the answer, is claimed as a right, founded up the custom aod usage of vestels navigating this stretch of the river—that vessels comirg cown in ebb tide are bound ty keep off ia the mid dle of the river snd in the true tide, giving to ves-els going up the bevefit of the eddies and slack waters upon the New York shore, The evidence in the case fala to ¢ateolivb apy euch custom. the error of tae Niagara Jed to the collision. The steamboat Traveller hud eft ber berth that mcrning on her trip up the Sound, and was abend of the Niagara on the New York side, some tive or mx bupdred yards. She was hugging tne shore nod persed the Oleopatra on the inside. dome witness have been examined for the purpore of es'ablishing thst we Qceopetra was ip faalt in porting her hele after she yparred the Traveller, ua the Niagars was then in the wake of this versel and so far ip puore that toere was not time for her to change her course to the right to avoid vhe collirion, But na caretui ation of this evidence, Tam not entivfied that the position taken can ba main- taioed. The weight of the whole evidesce in the cuss tx that the Traveiler was clors in shore at the tim parred the Cleopatra, aud that rhe bad -heered i Tee ebing her tor the purgowve of getting the inside; ther thet ax 600 she paveed, the Cleopa'ra helm to take the right of the Niagara, crossing the stra of the Traveller ae she inclined vewrer to the shore Tis bronght herona line with ‘he coarse of toe Ninzara, and indicating to her at the time that she tatexded parting ber oo the right, and this io season for ber to bave ported her beim #s wes her duty, according to the ests bliched nautical rule, In order to estsdlich fault is the direction thus teken by the Cleopatra, it mast ap: agera at the time @as ro far east of her aod within so short a dia taLoe, aa the two vereela ware approaching each ovber, thet there would nor be time for tae Niagare to port her helm avd pars to the right wichout dacger of coming to gether Under the circumstance», the Cisopatra would vot be justified in persevering % pass on the right. The evidence, in my jucgment, varrauts no soch covciusion, It is mpperent that the Yingsra per- revered im her supyored right to pass up the eastern tide of the river after her pilot saw the | direction of the Cleopatra, until it wax too late to cor- yeet ihe error, ard that the management of hor uniler tai mistaken right of the vescel led 10 the catastrophy, The testimony of the captain of the Nixgera was offered ia evidence op the part of the appellecs fo thie court, and wae objected to on the ground of interest. He was part Owzer of the vessel. aporared as claimant and put in the snewer, He hoe sicce aesigned his interest, and been ra lesred from a}l contritution by hit seanciste, aud indem- pitied against any damages ande sts thet may be reco vered [bave not looked into the qnertion, as ia my jodement, if admitted, his testimoay would not chacge tbe revult. Tem rnatirfied the decree of the court betow | ip right and abovid be affirmed The decision of the Dis- trict Court wae in favor of the libellant for $2,170. Srate CoNvENTIONS.—The Democratic State Convention «f New Je rey will meet to day at tren wa, ‘The cemecrats of Marrachurotte will meet to-day in convention at Worcester, Dr. Trundell @ physician io previous good standing in Usior, Hoore county Ky, who wns arrested Inst wook for erticrg eeny plaves end woiing them io the Southern merket hed @ heariog « fee daverince and was beld | over to the Crcuit Court to the eum of 617,600. JAMKB M. MASON, U. & SENATOR FROM VIRGINIA. {From the Richmond Eaqutrer, Sept 17 } ‘Simultaneously with the inauguration of iresident Pierce the rumor went abrosd that he bad desizns ed Mr John A. Dix. of New York, for the very important oat of iter to France. There was nothing very im- the story; it was mec by no authoritative ; and to tois day it continues to circulate ble of political intorsetion althoagh ne Approval sanctions its currenoy. The delay of the Executive to announce the appoint ment of Mr. Dix began to attrac: the attention of the public press, and to excite some discussion as t» the Gaure and motive of the delay. Whether tne conilasioa be correct or not. it is certaioly very geaeraily uncerss0od that the Pre ident hesitates t> make the appointment on Sccount of the manifest discontent wica which » portion of the party bad anticipated its ssnouncement There can be no dubt that Presideut Pierce moans to make just such disposition of the French mission ad will beet promote the interest of the country end she party, and that he is perfectly competent ‘o distinguish the Policy mest conductve to this exd Hence, although we entertain a very positive opinion as to the course proper for the Presivent to have apstained fron 1a- plying a distrust of m by ab) Sugeestion of our own view. We have made nocomment on the current rumor of Mr. Dix's ypolounent and have indicate? no opizion ay to its pioprivty, Tne mater was with the President and his cabinet, and we were ready to accept their conclusion At this juncture, the Charleston Mercury, a journal of reat influence and authority, eepeciaily in the Seachern tates has come forwaid to instruct tue President the feelizg of the South in respect to the appoinsmeat of Mr Dix w the French cision Its testimony is, that the e@ppointment of Mr. Dix as Micister to Fracce would be Sati«fectory to the democracy of the South ‘This representstion of a joaroal so well entitled to speak the sentiments of the South, bas been received, we uosd scarcely say, with astonishmenc throughcut the couatry. The New York Evening Post, and otber papers in the in- terests of the acoliionists. acce »t the sssacance of tne Mercury with equal surprise and sstisfaction, The whiz press seize upon (*, and wield it asa weapon against the Admiuistravion snd the democratic party. Sucb being the present aspect of the case it becomes the duty of thia journal to rebat the testimoay of the Me cury av to the :entiment of the South, aud to prone agsines the appointment of Mr. Dix to the Freacd mis- siop, We do tais with reluctance President Pierce is @quel to the responsibilities of nis position, and ve would not reem to proffer him our adview; but duty vo bim and duty to the party fordid that we should suffer him to oe misied by o false representation of the feelings of the Southern democracy Mr. Dix is, douotless, equal to the discharge of the duvies of any. even the highest, offica in the government, ‘That he isa gentiemsn of elezant culture, amiadle com per snd much reficement of manner, and a stateunin well reed in the layer hy of government, and uf much experecce im pubic affaiza, is the testimony of sll «ho a:¢ competent to pronounce upon bis quulifestions Sut tha: bis appoiatment to the French mission would bo fatisfectoiy to the South, it is simply absurd for avy man to assert. affir Dix rypbared holde an office of great trust and honor; ‘cient”088, in the commission of the executive, a sulfi- To any evi@tion of the confidence of Presiden: Pierce regiect. OrB¢ither he nor his friends could complain of leva accomplish@lea may be found. in his owa State, not deserving the good sB€ arts of diptomacy, and not leas vrgent occavion for hia{ the party. There is, thea, no siop. either on the secre aatwent to the French mis- tothe public ioterests ~ty service or from re ‘The opposition made to the appo. . the comparatively subordinate positt@eat of Mr. Dix to fills, by democratic Senators from the Sobich he now bet er evidence than the solitary dictum of any ,Afords a his standing in this section of the couptry. 1; ie tt of stood that the disposition to facil:tate the organization of the new administration, could not overcome the repig- pance of Southern Senators to « particular passage in the pubbe life of Mr. Dix and that « strenuous opposition was made by leadirg democrats to his appoiatment as sub treasurer at New York. If we want furtber evidence of the distrust of Mr. Dix S,uthero men, and of the impolicy of sno vering upoa bim additioval honors. we have it in the mepver in which the mere rumor of his api tment to the French mis sior bas been received inthe South Democrats hear the rumor sith doubt and dismay; whigs with exultation, Aside from the personal fitoesa of 1he man, we can plead nothing in apology for the appointment But our evemies find in his past history mush to discredit him in ube esteem of the South. His complicity with Van Buren in 1848—his zealous co-operation with Charles Fravcis Acams and Seth M. Gales in the Buffalo wovement—his furious abolition speeches in the Sepate of the United States, prior to chat period —his famous flourish about # ‘cordon of free Staves surrGunding the South, and compelling scorpion encircied by fire, to sting itxeif to all be revived, with eve-y circumstance of rhetorical ex: ration. to impair the strength of the administration in the South. In vain would we plead, like the Charles- ton Mercury that the treachery of 1818 was but an indis- cretion into which the coxtrolling influence of a ‘‘vene ratea chief” impelled him. We should be met and coa. founded with the triumphant reply that the episode was of a piece with bis political life, and that may again yield to the mitckievous influences of some ‘venerated chief.” and ‘ail once more from his high eata Conriderations affecting not only the adminis ‘ration but the strergth of the democratic party in the South impel ux to admonish the President that the appointmont of Mr. Dix would be # deplorable biuuder. We speak uncer an obligation of imperative duty to our party. acd from an anxious concera for the success of the admipia- vanon. We utter what we know to be the irresistibly preponderant tentiment of the Southern racy —we qecieet against 6 meacure which will inevitably strike & low et the aecencancy of our Lot Sider we deprecats the aypeintment of Mr, Dix to the French miusion. ‘Tne Turf, UNION COURSE, L. I—RACING. Never were turfmen more delighted than on Tuesday afternoon, in witnessing the mile heat race, between the two thiee-year olds—(at the Union Course)—Logan, (the winner.) a symmetrical chestnut colt, by imported Trus. tee, dam by Priam, out of Betrey Ransom, owned by Mr. Monnot, of the New York Hotel—matched by Theo. F. Draper—and » beautiful brown filly, by Zingarse, dam by Lightfoot, out of Canary, owned by W. G. Gidbon, The colt carried ninety, and filly eighty-seven pounds. Logan was ridden by a white boy, dressed in blue jacket avd blue and white cap, and the filly by a little darkey, about the color of an old saddle, dressed in red jacket and cap, The white boy was by far the best jockey, and managed the colt with the masterly skill of a Caifney. ‘The time made was excellent, the track being heavy from the rain which fell previous to and during the race. There wase fair attendance, notwithstanding the in- clemert weather, including a number of the gentler part of creation, who seemed higaly pleased with the sport. Had the day been fine, thousands more of both sexes would have graced the course,,for the feeling in favor pf the wif in e* strong now as it ever wes; and we are sure that a gocd field will always be well attended There isa prospect abead of the formation of a jockey club, which, when organized, will put racing on a proper basis, in which case we may yet hope to see a few more four mile days on Long Island. Amorg the gentlemen present we noticed a few vete- zens of tbe turf from "Old Virgiany,” Mr. 0. P. Hare, Mr. Beloher, &e., &c. First Heat —The filly was the favorite at slight odds previous to the eta:t; but soon after the word was given she yen eo fur ahead of the colt, in consequence of hu banging on the turn that 100 to 40 was offered by @ great number, amids: boisterous shouts for the pro- duction of Jersey. The colt ran very steady after ne got around the turn, hie rider keeping him well in hand, ‘Sbiding bis tune for the brush, which did not take place uptil he reached the homestreteh. The filly was tuirty yada in (romt at the quarter pole, in twenty five seconds, Qcd passed the baif iu fifty-one anda half. Sae ran very strotg srouna the lower turn, and seemed to opea the gap op the colt. but 68 8000 ae he struck straight work on the home-tretcb, he was opened, and such strides as he | made were the wonder of ail the spectators, exch mea suring about twenty four feet. He gained so rapidly on the tuly that he took the darkey by curpri-e, and came very vear winnirg the heat. A more styiish aad oeauti- tul run wae Lever witnessed than thia last quarter by the colt Hew very powerful behind, and his movements reminded ng much of the famous old Boston. He laaded ut (be post bead and head with the tilly sod 4 dead heat war precinimed by the judges, Time, 1:61. Somd — Botting even in large amounts, The filly bac baif © lengih the beet of the start, and they dashed round to the quarter pole close together, in twen- x econés, and down the backswetsa pest the half in fifty two seconds, the colt forcing the filly wer uvable to reach her head. Ou the lower auto work his way the home d at etch they bad » deaperaie etruggie, The colt crowded » liutle teo close to the fenea, but pcodab y vot wily. nor enough to complain about; bat atil, it would bave been better for the filly had hekept far. ther off ‘The colt came to tha post ® neck in front, moking the mile in 1:53. The result of this heat made toe only ® grew! favorite, and 100 to 40 was ireely ollered on bin Third Heat ~The colt took the lead st start, the filly bevping on§ bis quarters, where phe lay for turee quarters of a mile. He then ehook her off, and beat her up the bomestretch # couple of lengths. She ran as loug #6 abe could, aad strained every nerve to the end; but the great propelling powers of the colt bore him successfully through. His nawe will rank high inthe anvals of the turf, before his last race is run, or we will be much mistaken. The time of the last heat was two minutes and half a second. And thus cloved this fuely ocptested mateb, The following is the summary :— ‘Terepay, Sept. 20, at 2 P, M—Match, $2,000, mile hens. Theo F. Draper named ch, colt Logan, by imp. Priam out of Betsey 90 Ibs. (otue and # hite) 1. W oH. Gibbons named br. filiy dam by Lightfoot, out of Canar, and wbice).,. 2 Time, 151-16 ‘The race over, rain began to failio torrents, and the reo 10 the city through tne deluge was far from being aureesble Still, thove who were crencbed ‘had seen rhe ynee, and no dovbt would travel sgain mueb farther and undergo @ greater wetting to look upon the like agein. In many places toe Division avenue plankroad ¥en dangerous to drive over, the planks having become loovened by the flord, end were flowing in heaps, endan- gering the limbs and'lives of both man and beast, CENTREVILLE COURSE, L. I-—TROTTING. ” Wennmsnay, Sept, 21—Matoh, $40, mile heats, best three in five, to wagons—wagon and driver to weigh 470 Lbe. (. Carll named ch. m_ Miller's Dama! 3% 7 KJ, beaman named b. m Jenny Li 912% Mave 2:40- 2:69%—9 7 ‘The above was a capital rece, A report will be given to morrow, | Springs for the purpose, of drinking the water awhile; wi Our Newport Artaynio Horm, Nawrort, Tues tey, Sept. 20, amis. } The Cowhiding Case— Wm. R. Morgan Arraigned —Cow- hiding Mr. Isaac Hone—Ctvii and Oriminal Prosecution— The Evidence of Mr. Hone~ Evidence of Mr. Winthrop— Bound Over to a Higher Court—Bonds and Bail Determined to give to the public, fully an1 authentical- ly, all the facts ascertainable im the case of the late as- eault om Mr. Issac Hone by Wm. R, and Mathew Morgan, Jr. 1 have jast returned from the: preliminary examios- tion of the name before the Town Justices of Newport, ‘and give you the facts as I find them, without comment. This asrault grew out of @ previous case which ocour- red a few days since, when Wm.R Morgen, of New York, was summoned to apawer toa habeas oorpus, issued for the delivery of bis wife, a deughier of Dudiey Seldsn, of New York, from his custody acd abuse, it being alleged and proven that he bad brutelly whipped her while at the Touro House, in Newport, fow deys since, I found the court room immensely crowded with anx- ious apectators, who had been waiting the whole morning to hear the exawination Mauay distinguished persons were present, as well as the prisoners, William R, and Mathew Morgen, Jr., aud the complainant, Mr. Isaac Hone, It is as follows:— COURT OF JUSTICES. Case: State against Willssm It and Maithew Morgan. Jr. udpute are Charged with an assault with a da oy ‘Wibiam & Shefield and© @. Perry, for State, H Y aro W.H Cranston. tor de‘endanta. Mr, Sheflel4, on the partof the prosecution, moved thas the defend nia be arraigned to plead to the com- joint egeinet them. Pithe motion wes allowed, and the defendants entered ® plea of nolo contendere. M Mr dbeffield suid it was discretionary with the court whether they would accept the of the defendants Tt was eesentia!ls s ples of guilty. If the defendants elected to enter that plea he should offer show thet tke offevce was an aggcavated sbow the condition of the defendants as this might at fret the amount of bail which the defendsnts might b> required 10 gtve for their appearance to answer tne of: ferce w the Court of Common Pieas, B. Y Cranston objested to the introduction of the testimeny He caid the Court of Common Pleas could only wntence the defends nts to pay a five of five hun- 61¢0 dollare or to rix months imprisonment, and this sees to offer evidence was only got up to makea iaplay. ir "She field said that the defendant’s ocunsel could tels about mabing a dirplay with more propriety than the defendenta themselves, for it did seem to him, thet sfier buving sguin and again committed gross outrages upon the lsw. and upon the common sense of public ju tive epterteized by the community. that when these «cts ‘were to be presented for the consideration of a court, be fore wh:ch they were arraigned as crimianls, and the; were brought to avaser for their crimes, that it was we for them 10 talk about. ‘a desire to make a display.” The counrel upon the other side had said thet the maximum of puni-hment which the Common Pleas could impose upon the defendente was a five of $500, or aa impsson- ment of six mouths, He (Mr.S.) was happy. for the sake of public jortice, in being enabied to inform the court that the statute had provided for the punishment of the crime witt which the defendants were charged with a wore adequate pensity than their counsel sup- pored The act of January, 1853, under which the com: plsivt was drasn, provided that upon conviction of any perton for « violation of ite provisions the offender migat be pupi-hed by two years imprisonment ia the peniten- tiary He reamed she counsel bad not seen the stat: e; if he had be would not have made to the Court the Tingtton. which pete sane in relation to the penalty. art admit! timony. Me. Taher the firet witness called to the stand. He is un Ofd Boe vury yorerable goutleman, aad boars many evidences of Tahun. afier being «ora, he geve his textinony in clear, concIs® —oguage, verbatim, a» follows :— “4 2 Mr. Sheffield stked—How old ate you, Mr. Hone? Mr. Hove- I am two and sixty years old, ‘Where is your residence? I have resided principally in Philadelphia, as my only fixed residence during a few years past Mr Sheffielc—Wili you proceed to state to the court all tbat you know about the case now before the court touching an sesault made on you by William R, Morgen and Matbew — Jr, his brother? Mr. Hone—About twelve o’closk on Wednesday last I was about banding my wife into her carriage. which I intended entering myrelf, for the Purgose of, leaving Newport, and with the intention of going to Saratnga about ten or twelve feet from the carriage I w accosted by s yourg msn whom I did not recollest ever eceivg before, acd whom I have sinca learned was Ma thew Morgan. Jr, aud who asked me if name was Hone. I replied “Ic is.”” He then said ‘When can I have an opportunity of seeing your’? I replied, +] am now going to Saratoga. and shall return to New York by the Ist of Oztober. You can find me by calliog on my brother in-law, Judge Kent, who will know where I am.’’ Morgan replied tome, ‘That will not do; I cannot wait no long to see you; will you remain here a moment for me?” Aa there appeared notbing ia bis manner that was hostile I determined to wait, standing some ten feet from my carriage, and whe'e my wife was seated in the carrisge. After bit asking “Will you be so good as to wait” be :urned into the house and immediately after he entered ir William R. Morgan stepped bastily out from the door- way from where he had been cancesled, and said to me, “You bave called me a monster, and I have come to pay you.” with that he put his hand into his vest, aad drew out a cowrkinof about three feet in length—[here ths identical cowhide was produced to the court]—aud 1fruck me several blows before I could make any re- sis'ance, being encumbered with my overcoat on one arm anda heavy umbrella io the other; I struck two or three times wih the umbrella; but finding it unwieldy, threw it aside, dropped my coat, and ceized him by the throat; at that instant, when I had probably received fom twelve to fifteen blows, the cowskin was wrested from bia bands by Mr Benjamin T. Winthrop, and there toe affair ended “During the affray I heard Matthew Mor- gan. Jr., incite his brother to ‘Give it to him,’’ and after ‘the affray avowed in my presence and hesring that he had incited bis brother to the act, and that it was committed under his persuasion. Mr. Sheflield asked ~Is that all? Mr. Hone replied—Yea. Mr. Sheffiel ed—What was your physical condition at the time of this assault, and what was that of Mr. Morgan? Mr. Hone—My own was a very feeble one; I had been under the necessity of obtaining medical advice for ten years for a disease of the keart; Mr. Morgan is a remark- ably vigorous and robust man, and is aged, I should think, sbout eight and twenty years. Mr.’ Sheffield--Have you taken medical ndvics for any other disease befure thie transaction ‘Mr Hone—Not that I recollect, exoepting for inflam- wa’ory rheumati-m. Mr. Sheffiela—What was the physical condition of Mather Morgan, Jr. ? Mr. Hone—He was robust and vigorous, and one would suppore him four end twenty. Mr. Shefiield— Was there a disposition in Wm. R Morgan to derist until he was interrupied by Mr. Winthrop? Mr Hore—Not the least. Mr Sheffield— Please state what instructions physicians had given you relative to visiting places of excitement, places of pleasure, Ac ? Mr. Hone—I consulted physiciaaa in Paris last summer, who advised me strenuously to avoid all excitement an all violent action, as I would endanger my life, from the diseased state of my heart. Mr. Shefiield said tbat he would here rest the case, and suggested that Mc Cranston the counsel for the defend- was at liberty to croas examine the witness, - Mr. Cranston declined acking apy questions. Mr. Hone being further interrogated, suid that he had nothirp further vo offer at this stage. Lae alo refused to ask the witness any further juestins oie sheffield, calling for the cowhide, returned it to Mr. Winthrop, who had brought it into court, saying that he wished it preserved, as it would soon bs wanted on acother occasion. Mr. Sheffield further asked Was {t in froot of the Bel- Jeyne House, and who was precent? Mr. Hone—1 do pot know who was present; I believa that there was no one there, that is, in the piazza, #0 far an 1 caw during the excitement. Mr. Sheffie.d—What inference did you draw from the convereation whicb you had with Matker Morgan, Jr ? Mr. Hone—My inference was when he left me that he went in to bring me a challenge; it was now that he went in to tell his brother that there was no danger in making he attack Mr Sheffield —Was it your intention of leaving town? Mr. Hove—I: was my intention to take my wife t> Providence leave her there, and take the boatjoa my way to Saratoga. Mr Sbeflield—Did you edvise Mr. Morgan when you would be at Sew York, or of your intentions? Mr. Hone--} mentioned that! would be in New York by the first of October, and thet he would find where I was by inquiring of my brother in law, Judge Kent Mr Sheflield— Did 1 under id that you intended leaving town that ef ernoon ¢ Mr, Hone--1 intended leaving by the first conveyances, not bei g Avprebenaive of apy such attack Me Sheffield We ruppose that you would aot leave ‘a conrequenge of avy euch thing, or irom feart M: Hone-Certainly not The counsel for the prosecution here called Mr. Be ajx- min R, W nthrop, of New York, to tho stand, the counsel sking bim ‘o gate what he vaw of the aifair, and also what be heard Mr, Wintbrop ral’—I was sitting with my wife in my room, in the Bellovue Houre, my room overlooking the street, ard beirg on the front plaza, Mra, Wiothrop stepped out on the piazza, to look after our little girl who wan playing there, when she suddenly and vohemently exclaimed, “Look here;? I rushed out, and saw the eloer Morgan, whom I had never probably en before, he had a eowbide in his hand. and was eogeging with Mr, Hone, who was wt the time encumbered with a hoavy overooat or cloak, and an umbrella, and had seemingly inst hended his wife to the oarriage aa if about to leave: did rot stop to ree if there wns any one prerent but rushed down stsiie from the third story with all the speed posable, determined to arrest Morgan from the evcfi'ct, knowing as I did that the leart violenee, how: ever momentary, would probably endenger Mr. Hone’s life, Limmeciately cought Morgan by tha taroat, jerked him back, and throw him fi; be had gashed his face with the cowhide, and struck him with hie fists; [do not brow whether Mr Hore trick Lim or not, bat be exerted bicselt ina way to show the: if he had beea younger erdlers eoumbesed Morgan would have fared rather bediy, The elder Mergen standing off the younger Morgan said, © You bave done your duty and have token my ad vice,” I turned, eur prised to fivd him a participator in the crime, ond said to bim, *1 am astonished, sir, to find yeu epgoged in this miserably brutal affair; you shoud be ashamed of it od yourself, it is uamanly and dis- puting; you should hide your head, and not dare show free ever again ehore centiemen are’ He lefc, in returned, saying “He hat ac ed under say ad: vice’ Hoe then anid, * Hore te coy card; any one can ses fiom it whol am; that is my rami Lledo re plied “Twin astoonded, sir, to seo you engaged in #0 infemons a boripes “ Mr Winthrop o allnued-i had frequently solicited Mr Hove to nee on doen inne of plow ard ettend cur partios and gatherings of pleneure, and participate: bub be never be eald heart rentored tt tepeiatnte for citement or fatigue, that be was caationed boot; timmedia placed 1) Hone’s ory mulch appeared so ‘wildly excited emi throbbing it it seemed to me to cover al- most the whole chest; I had no concoption Gast the beart could cause euch throes tu the badly, or give rise to suck unbouodea physical }o went. The action seomed to extend to the wrole fraamm Keowee end jag him 9 ex- cited, I feared thet he might die immediately, and not have been at all surprised if be had’ At evem Mr Sbeficldé—What eas his mectal conditiooy Mr. Winthrep—I didn’t walt to see the condition of the parties further, 1 endeavored oaly to asstet the weak party Sheffield—What was Mr Hone’s condition? it Win brop—The condinon of his face wan whooking. He bad several gates from the cowatie on bis face daa were qui eloog [Here M: Hove stowed to tho court these cruel wounds, which Mr Win'hroo pointed out, eng~ fog, You ree that they nave partly healed, and that she ‘yoab’ only ia here ’ Mr W. et hed pretty much csased te uee the whip whey I got to him, acd 4a usiog tie fist. I do not recoect to have seen Mr. Hove aaries hm Mr. Sheftield—Did you notice any blood? Mr Wivthrop— Yes, there was » cut or gash abeuk three inches long. several otherr, from which thm bicod ran down © bisfece There war a luce ged under the eye, well a» one under the ear alo, eri- Gencer of blows of the fist were he was quits mua bruired. 1 ee there brui-es pow uoos him here, (poimt= ing to the bruiser op Mr Hoaw’s face ) Mr Cravs‘on. the counsel for thy defendants, aed, Ie the shin hesled over the wound.?”’ Mr. Wipthrop—No; there is 9 “scab,” as you me. Had Mr Hone been his cotemporary 15 years Le woul not have fared so well. Mr Winthrop, being asked what was done a‘ter the conflict, ssid:—I went with Mr Hone to the magistrate office, and sew his condition as he himseif bas described it to you to-day,and as you now seo the marks ead traces. Mir. Winthrop spoke calmly, yet very feelivgly, with. mrt festaticrs of dirgust sd After the testimony on the part of the government was cloved, Mr. Cranston stated that the defeudanta were entitled to the same rights that any otner person would be entitled to im the same position ; that the court would pot think of exacting ball for @ greater amount than $600 from the meanest man ia all the streets, and his clients ought to have their rights passed upon by the same rule which was applied to others Mr. Sheffiel’ suggested that the object im fixing the amount of bail was to secure the atveniance 0! tby par- ties. These young men had comaitved a c:ime fer which be sincerely thought it would be the duty of the curt to inflict a the defendants the maximum penall- ty of the law. They bad shown nothiog in justification, avd bad not even pretended th.t there was anythivg te be otiered in Grensaton. It #as vifficult to couseive of a case which coule be surrounded with more be cite circumstaucee thau that before the csurt, He with the c upsel upon the other ride. that all mem should be judged by the same law, and all be deult wide alike; but in order to the aucceas’ul application of the principle all men sbould be placed in,the same praidom. These defendants were residente of another State; theg were perrons of large fortune. avd one of them, he wad credibly informed and believed, had stipulated to ge te MIOps. Mr. Cranaton—There is no evidence of the intention of either of the isfencents to go to Europe. Mr. She ffield— Will the councel ray upon his homer that be has not heard that the defeodant, Wm. R Mogum, han stipulated to go to Earoge during the present moata; " he would say 60, he (S) would take buck the sugges- ion. Mr Crapston—I am not a witness If you wantte know anything from me put me upon the stand, Mr. Sheffield—I do not care todo that: but let ns pat these defendants on the eame footing with oihor mam bere. It mignt be more difficult for a poor negro to Dad pail for $56 then it would for there men to got dafl $50 000. and at the same time the $50 might, under sows circumstances, be as likely te secure the atteadsmce of the oze party as the $50,000 would tne other He wanted the defendants to ba bere at the trial. The State Gid not want their m He wanted the satisfaction of feeling that the Jaws of Rhude {sland ware adequate to bring to condign punishment these offenders wno have Du higher sense of justice than to brutally sttack am un Protected and defencelevs old gen‘ieman, and beat him im @ wapner thet none ould best another who was under the influence of the slightest moral restraint. ‘The case here rested. The-court, compoved of Mesara. Shore, Cranstou and Shelcon refured to increase the bail as demanced. but bound thém over in bovds of $1,000 each to keep the peace to vard ali the gnod citizens of tha, State of Rhode I-lana, and especially toward Isasc Homa, and to appear at the next term of the Court of Commem Pleas, to be holcep on the 4th Monday of October net. Robert B. Cranston then became the surety eu the batt for the two Morgans, and with them immediately left the court. The Mesers. Morgan sat still during the whole time, mot uttering one sudible word, or giving yea or ney. ae I heard, to apyjone. THE MAJOR. ArLawnic Horst NewPort, Thureday, Sept. 21, 1853. Where, oh where and Echo answers—Human Procliviticame The Real and Ideal—Ladies and Living—A Gourmand— Our Podt—The Legislature — What about it ?— Tha‘ Conven- tion—Non est inventus, and Admirably Dispensable, Of all the dry pisces in water-dom, Newport is tow the @ryest and most deserted. But a few weeks since you every day caw a “sen of people” by going to tue beach, or met an unending crowd rambling or riding throwgl the streets. But the flood has subsided, the fashion hag gene; there are no more fine dresses to be displayed af the hups ; there are no more hotel frequenting, anxiong mothers, giddy girls, soft sentimentalists, panderers, or Foets. The lovely cottagers alone remain ladies of the land and queens of all they survey in the small kingdoms or queendoms of their own homes. Nor this alone: Newpert yet has, and will, until June next, her “ banquet halle Geserted,”’ her landlords sleepy and forlorn, her fattened shopkeepers, liverymen, and darkies; and last, theaght not least, yet very little, her disappointed, deputy sort of Legislature. Mr. Weaver, of the Atlantic, gave me choice of most of his msgnificent rooms, and invited me to spend the winter. But gregarious man is apt to hibernate * whare men do congregate,” especially, if there he finds alse the “ sisterLood,’’ so indispensable to his fancy all refiesd, while culling summer flowers or lingering in breezes of @ lovely exile. Tell me not in unctuous numbers Ot your beefstesks rare and good, Waile tne love of woman slumbers A‘l because she’s gone abroad. No, it wout do Deprive man of + live like & bermit, with » hermit’s food, ar cell. £0 my friend witi excuse me, notwithstanding be has purchased thet fine house, and is pecaniariiy tm terested in wabizg it the most attracive home. His table is choice, even now, and would admirably suit my friend B., of Owego, of whom the poet Homer wrote one thé other day in the folowing strain : TOB. Ob! may our absent. worthy friend Be never by his God fo: aa, Bat struggle on, and in the ead Save his old Bacon, May gout relax its grievous hold Upon hie swollen legs and body — Esch cork he draws be green with mould, ‘And 6 rong his teddy. May he survive a thourand years, on irout be on his he nily; ipped in nectar to Eat woodevcks gaily. won Bis laugh bas music in ita ring, His love of flech and fow!'s contagious; To drive him from joy’s fountain spring ‘Would be outrageous. Then trouble aot this map, oh Death! Bat, while tne world stands, give him breath. T apoke of the Legislature. The Senate has seventeen democrats; fifteen whigs. The House has two tooae demecra's to whys. So you may expect something of reform if the constitation is not too cramping. Thie ie an adjourned session. The adjourumeas wae mede in anticipation of tae constitational convsation which the vore of the people frustrated and vetoed. 16 was to sit for id of that su ppositious body, aad te centrol aud m: it Italso wishes to elest some mew supreme judges, who were neglected at the jant session, The Legisiature elects ; end failicg to do so from session: to session, the incumbents would retain the offise tif death Anitis however, the Legirleture is out o' time rd place, and has not left to it the visible traces of a trade. The prime objects of the constitutional convention were to abolish the regixtry tax of one dol'ar; for sow any ope cap vote who bas paid or will pay it; wate the mercenary candida6 can thus buy hundreds of votes with ro many doilars. To abolisa the disabul-y of fo- reign borp ci''zeus, who ¢.nnot vote uatil they owm ove buvdred and tbirty-four doilars worth of Property’ to redistrict the cries; to giant veto po ver” the Governor, which does pot now exist, and to grant also to the Governor the ‘‘pardouicg power,” which aew depends on & majority of the Legi#lature; to change alsa the judiciary em; make it elective by the povple, or limit, as now constituted, the tenure ‘This Convention was cefeated at the polls by a combia- ation of whign, Maine lew men and natives, The whigs voted nay, because the call was democratic The temper- enoe men feared some constitutional provision the Maine law; while the natives, comprising boi former classes, feared that foreigners woud de admitted to equal vutin As the present adjourved session fhas no conventom to aid or control none of its imaginary provision: reqalz ing new adaptat‘ons of legislative enuctments it wil be pretty effectually a forlorn hove not worth the trouble of @ correspondent, or the Hera..p’s superintonding case, uplese it gots to work and as soue pugyest, anconsdta- tionally enacts laws in the faca vf the orgaats iaw aboi- iebing the ‘ registry” provision and providing dsmoeratie Gerrymanderes districts for members of the Asserably. But then the State would revolt, This was thy casus Delli in the memorable care of Gor Do r. He proclaimed that the people, in their prims a» emblies, auchorized of law that wax bind'ng On thin prineiple ha csiled a com vention; charged the laws of elections; abolished the re gistry fax, made a new conaritation asked the counties to yield ‘be records to the new officers. leo d under that new constitution, and was not chected and ovecthrowm in bia career, at which the people bad only laughed hith- erto uxtil he demanded the surrencgr of the arrenal aed arms of the State to his party May this Logislatare have a chort existence, and its members be spevdily ead rofely landed at their own hospitabie doors, and be per mitted to ‘sow their whea’.’’ and is all dasicnbia wage pile up ‘the rocks; ard here endeth = THE MAJOR, Aman namod Beaumont. of New Lisbon, Ohio, ab- eeonded on tne 18tb inet with all the means of his ba- pipene fim, ‘bh him the daoghver of one of tae most 166 wome, leaving his own wife tn the poor house.