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THE PRESIDENCY, | THE UNION MOVEMENT. THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION. THE RESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS. THE PROBABLE PLATFORM. SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES SOME OF THE DELEGATES. The Popular Vote at the Last Election. (QMENSE RESERVE VOTE TO COME OUT, &e., &e., &e. | We bave already published extended sketches on the ensuing National Presidential Conventions, to be held at Charleston and Chicago by the democrats and re- | publicans, giving all the data that would interest the gene- | ral reader, including brief biographical sketches of the aspirants for Presidential honors. To-day we publish the last of the series of these sketches, by giving an ac- count of the preparations for the National Union Conven tion, to be held at Baltimore om the 9th of May next, aud biographical sketches of Desides giving the natn those candidates who bave been named fn connection with the Presidency for consideration by this Convention. ‘Among our list will be found the names of eminent men, who have done good service on less extended fields than that of the Presidency, but who, nevertheless, are not less qualifed for promo- tion to that, the highest official station within the gift of a great nation ; but it is apprehended that the leaders of this Union movement merely use the names of the men whom we shall hereafter mention, for the purpose of covering, for the time being, a concerted movement in favor Edward Bates, of Missouri, ag the nominee at Baltmore. The chief movers in this Baltimore move- ment are self-constituted delegates, deriving no au- thority elther directly or indirectly from the people whom they claim to represent, and consist chiefly of “‘ machine smashing’ Americans, departed Know Nothings, old line whigs, disappointed office seekers, and the odds and ends of the remains of all the “ isms’? of etill-born political partica, many of whom are up for ‘Cowes and a market.’” Tu a number of the States quasi conventions bave been held, long-winded speeches have been made, and resolu- tions adopted, embodying stereotyped ‘‘hifalutinisms” and meaningless generalities, which have heretofore cha- racterized these Union (7) movements. The Kentucky Unionists have declared for John J. Crittenden as their first choice for President, the Tennessee faction for John rth Carolina for Wm. A. Graham, and Missouri for Edward Bates. But the great secret force is at work, body and soul, for the latter candidate. We gavoa his- tory of bis public services—which was necessarily brief— in our ist of republican agpirants for the Presidency; but sh betow his political views (tnade public by his , which must be taken for what they are worth: — He is wedded to the cause of free labor both in opinion and practice He denies that the stitution extends slavery over the Territories: he declares that slavery shall not be permitted to enter any Territory which was free soil wocn acquired by the United States, or which besame free at any period subsequent to is acquisition; that no power but Copgrees can plant slavery on such soil; and that tbe Dred Scott decision merely defines the’ con- Stitutiona! status of the megro—the discursive | essays of the Justices which accompanied the ren- cerpg of that decision being, in his opinion, mere leather and pranelia, possessing no intrinsic weight, and entitied to no extraordinary consideration, either legally or politically. He rejects the motto “No more siave States.”’ He argues that netther public policy, recedent bor the coustituuon authorizes Con; or the ecutive to discriminate between free and slave States, ia their applicauon for admission into the Union. The Policy wbich received the sanction of tne founders of NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, doctrines. Mr. Botts was, in other words, in favor of @ highly protective tariff, the distetbution of public lands «id internal improvements. He occu; ® position in Cia grems untll 1848, wan re-elected to ho. Thifuets: Cone e’ 68, and wee Chairman of the Committee on Military Al irs. So strong was be ia his devotion to the doo” ts da as Sa Re carro Be disayy y ij that be and Mr. Tyler bad been friends for years, at once terminated the friendship, Mr. Botts ‘was opposed to the Kansas Nebraska act and to the pas- fage of the Lecompton bill. He is @ eslaveholder, never- thelees, and a deteader of the * liar inatitation’’ as it exists in Virgipia; but be is nota believer in the finality of the present system He has identified himself from time to time with the Know Nothing party, and is consid- ered by them as one of its defenders. JOHN J. CRITTENDEN, KENTUCKY. He was born in Woodford county, Kentucky, in Sep" tember, 1156, When quite young he entered the army, and during the war of 1812 served as an officer under General Hopsins in his expedition, and was aide de camp toGeneral Shelby at the Battle of the Thames. After adopting the profession of the law, from 1819 to 1835 he continued in its practice In 1835 ho was again elected to the United States Senato, and continued to serve in that body until March, 1841, when he was appointed At- torney General by President Harrison. In September, 1841, he resigned, with the other members of the Cabinet, ex- cept Mr. Webster, and retired to private life, from wi he was eoon called by the Legislature to resume his seat in the United States Senate in 1842 Ho was also elected Senator for another term ot six years from March, 1843; but in 1848, baving received the whig nomination for Governor of Kentucky, he retired from the Senate, and | was elected to that office, which be held until his appoiat- | mentas Attorney General in President Fillmore’s Cabinet, He was again elected to the United States Senate in 1856 for the term ending in 1862, but will be succeeded by Jobn C. Breckinri¢ge. Mr. Crittenden is now 74 years of age, and the oldest member of the Senatorial body. The whig Party generally throughout the Union consider him ‘as one of their champions. EDWARD EVERETT, MASSACHUSETTS. He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, April, 1794. Re received bis early education at Boston, and entered Harvard College when alittle more than thirteen years old, leaving it with Orst honors four years later, undecided as to @ pursuit for life. He turned his attention for two years to the profession -of divinity; but in 1814 he was | invited to accept the new professorship of Greek litera- ture at Cambridge, Massachusetts, with permizaion to visit Europe. He accepted the office; and before entering on its duties embarked at Boston for Liverpool. He passed more than two years at the famous University of Gottingen, engaged in the study of the German language and the branches of learning connected with his depart- The ment. He passed the winter of 1817-18 at Paris. next spring he again visited London and passed a weeks at Cambridge and Oxford. In the autumn of 1818 he returned to the Continent aud divided the wiater be tween Florence, Rome and Naples. In tho spring of 1819 he made &sbort tour in Greece. He came bome in 1819 and entered at once upon the duties ot his professorship. Shortly alter bis retarn he became the editor of the North American Review In 1824 be delivered the aunual ora- tion before the Phi Beta Kappa Society at Cambridge, Mass. Up to this ume he had taken no active interest in politics. but his editorial articles had evinced his acquaint- ance with the wants of the nation, and in 1825 he was elected a member of Congress, which position he held for ten years; and on his retirement from Congress was elect- ed Governor of Ma-sachusetts, which posidon he held for four years In 1839 be was sgaia a candidate for the same office, but was defeated. In 1841 he was appointed to represent Un‘ted States at the Court of St. James. He returned to the United States in 1845, and was chosen President of Harvard College, which office he resigned in 1849. On the death of Mr. Webster ho was appointed Secretary of State by Mr. Fillmore, which office he re- signed for aseat in tho Senate; this position he also re- signed, since which time he has devoted much time to literary pursuits. At the great Union meeting at Boston a few months since he made a very eloqusnt speech, advo- cating the perpetuity of the Union, and rebuking sectional agitation. He is a conservative whig in politica. WILLIAM A GRAHAM, NORTH CAROLINA, He wes born in Lincolnton, Liocoln county, North Ca- rolina, in the year 1804. He was educated in his native State, and, after the usual course of preparatory instruc- tion, he entered the University of North Carolina, and subsequently graduated. He started for the legal profes sion, was admitted to the bar, and afterward removed to Hillsborough, Orange county, N. C. He was elected a member of the lower branch of the Legislature of North Carolina in 1833, and was continued, by successive elec tions, down to 1840. At the session of 1838 he was chosen Speaker of the lower House, in which station he was re- tained until 1840, when he was elected to the United States Senate. During his career as a State legislator the con- sideration of currency and finance, arising out of jthe ex. pansion of the charters of the first banks of the State; the adoption of a system of internal improve. ments adequate to its wants and exigencies; the the ‘republic, and which was carried oat by Jefferson bimseif, needs no defence, and may Oispense with eulogy. Such are his’ opinions on the relation of slavery t the ‘Territories, from thelr orgapization to their admission as States into the Union. For the rest, bis opinions are such as it be interred from his former political associations. He isa protectionist, in favor of the improvement of lake and river Lay’gation by the general government, emphatically in favor ot a railroad to the Pacific on any route which Cor gress may chooee, opposed to the consolidation of the opuiation of Spanish America with the people of the "a ted States, and in favor of governing our international relations by the principles of public law. He has all that horror of slavery agitation and ajl that devotion to the Upton winch distinguish old whigs who bave not turned national democrats. e But here is a list of those talded of for the Baltimore couree:— NAMES OF CANDIDATES. 1—Bates, Edward, Mo. 7—Houston, Sam, Texys. 2—Botts, J. M, Va. 8—Hunt, Washington, NY. 3—Bell, John, Tenn. 9—DMcLean, Jno., Ohio. 4—Crittenden, J. J., Ky. 10—Rives, Wm. C., Va. 6—Everett, Edward, Mess. 11—Soott, Wintield, N. Y. 6—Graham, Wm. A., N. C. ‘The following is a list of delegates to the Baltimore Con- vention, 8o far as they have been appointeo:— NAMES OF THE DELEGATES. KENTUCKY. ORTH CAROLINA. At At Large. L W. ancrewe, J, M. Morehead, Leslie Combs, K. Rayner, Charles 8. Morenead, R. 8. Donnell, Jchn M. Johnson. N. Boyden. istrict Delegates. TRY SESSER, 1—J. D MoGvodwin, At barge. Thos A. Duke W G. Brownlow, 2—Ben. Berry, John S Brien. Jonn C. Morton. District Delegates. 3-R, C Boiling, 1—R D. Scruggs, duo. W. Ritter. W. D. Williams. 4—8. G. Sadaith, 2~0. P. Temple, A. H. Saeed, WwW. Y C. Hames. Phi B. Thompson, 3—A. Caldwell, 3 W Forman. J. W. Gillespie. 6—C F Burnam, 4—J. G. Pickett, oO P Bit W ?. Hickerson. 7—Wm F Builock, 6—Jordan siokes, W oC Whuaker. Jo. B. iaer. 8—J K. Govalo, 6—A. 8. Colyar, S. F Geno Heary Cooper. Dunean, Jao. ©. Brown, L J. Miller. W. P. Keadrick. 10—Jno Ws 8—Jno F. House, W.C Marsbat, Jo. C. Stark. MARYLAND. 9—R. 8. Saunders, Al Large J. D. Porter, Jr. Joba ! Keavedy, 10—R. G. Looney, Kaekie! *. Chambers. R. B. Hart VIRGINIA. Distrvet Delegates. 1—Samuel Wate. 2—Travis H. Eves. 8—Wm Martin. 4—Eiward 0. Christian. 3—Frederick Sebley. 4—H_ W. archer. 5— Whiliam Price. 6—A Ranoall 5—War. 1 Goggin. NEW JERSEY, 6—Marmaduke Johnson. at Large. 7—George I. Yerby. Jos. Randolph, 8—B T. Tayloe. Jas. Bishop 9—Robert E. Scott. 10—N. B. Meade. 11—A. AL H. Stuart. 12—Aliea T. Capertoe Instrict Delegates. 1—Jesee Hutson. 2 Joseph W. allen 3—Hete J. Clark. 13—Wa. J. Dickinson. 4—semuel A Van Lann. 14—Georgo W. Summers, S—Jas. H. Wiliiameon, — 16—Waitman T. Willey. SKETCHES OF THE CANDIDATES BEFORE THE CONVENTION. EDWARD BATRS, MISSOURI. We gave a sketch of Mr. Bates ia the Hxratp of last | | Wednesday, March 7 JOBN BELL, TENNESSEE. Be was born on the 18th of February, 1796. He com- menced his studies at Cumberland College, now the Nash ville University, and graduated at the latter in 1814. He Studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1816, but had Some difficulty in this, on account of his minority. In 1817 he was elected to the State Senate; declined a re elec- tion and devoted the next ten years of his life wholly to bis profession. In 1827 he was elected a representative in Oongress, and continued to be re-elected until 1841, offi. ciating during ome term as Speaker. 10 1841 he accepted JOHN MINOR BOTTS, VIRGINIA. He was born in Dumiries, Prince William county, Vir- September 26, 1802, but removed #ith his father to Fredericksburg, and subsequently to Richmond. In 1811 he lost his parents at the burning of th) Richmond thea tre,amd was sentto a boarding schon! At the age of eighteen he was admiit-a to the bar; pructised for six years, and then retired to a farm {9 Heart connty. As early a8 1834¢he joined thy whe 6 ant in 1889 he ‘wrat to Congress. He was known in the House of Rep- Tescutatives a6 a foliower of Mr. Ciay and his peculiar 3 calling of a convention to revise the constitution, with a view cipally to equalize representation; a revision of the whole body of the local statute laws; the estab'fshmeot | sey bara importance, came under the consideration of General Assembly of the State during this period. Taking his seat in the Senate of the United States in De- cember, 1840, the youngest member of that body, in which were Clay, Calhoun, Webster, Wright and others, Mr. Grabam deterred to the superior age and experience of his associates, and participated but little in its general discussions. Having much experience as a pr of. cer, be fillet the sbair of the Senate asa substitute for Mr. Southard, the President (then in his last iliness), with acceptability. The democratic party having elected a majority of members to the Legislature of North Carolina, in 1842, for the first time in mauy years, Mr. Graham was not re elected, and retired from the United States Senate, March 4, 1843, and resumed the practice of law. In 1844 be was clected Governor of North Carolina, and was re- electe 1 to the same office in 1846, from which he retired January }, 1849, being no longer constitutionally oligible. A few months afterward be was tendered the mission to Spain by President Taylor, but for reasons of a domestic end persoval nature be poneey: declined. After the death of President Taylor, he was appointed by President Fillmore to the post of Secretary of the Navy. At the National Whig Convention beld at Baltimore in 1852, Mr. Graham received the nomivation for the Vice Presidency onethe ticket with General Svott, but was defeated. He has always been identitied with tne whig party, and is regerded ag a conservative man on all the exciting politi- cal questions of the day. WASHINGTON HUNT, NEW YORK. baving been elected by the whigs. In 1844 he was unani the revenue laws of Ofegon and California were passed. Comptroliersbip of the State of New York. upon his farm near Lockport, dividing his attention be- | ture. He is now forty-nme years ol1, a man of weal extensively engaged in railroad and manufacturing in- terests. | . SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS. We published a brief account of Mr. Houston’s public | services in the Herat of Saturday, March 3, in our list | of the democratic candidates that will be brought before the Charleston Convention. JOHN M'LEAN, OHIO. March, 1786, working on his father’s farm. He improved ali the ad. vantages offered in obtaining a common school education, and made such proficiency in his studies that at the age | of sixteen he was putunder the care of a neighboring | clergyman that he mig study the languages, and as his | father’s means were somewhat limited he supported him. | self and paid his tuition expenses by his labor. At the | age of eightecn he engaged himself to an eminent lawyer | of Cincinnati, as clerk, in order to maintain himself by de | voting @ portion of his time to that labor, while engaged in his studies. In the fall of 1807 he was admitted to the i eiebase Rai asabacg Fei § i = i fi i : - Tetarysbip of the War and Ni } upon the discharge of hie jadiced a | term of the Court in 1830, and bas continued to | sition until the present time. Some years since | friends of Judge McLean were awace that he very deeply with the anti slavery reformers: and that he did not approve of Le il on this subject. He may be safely setdown asa conser- vative oppovent Of begrosiavery and its extension into the Territories of the republic WII LIAM © RIVERS, VIRGINTA. He was dorm m Newoa county, Virginia, May 4, 1798: was educated af Bampdcn Sy.ney and William and Mary Colleges; studied law and politics the direction of ‘Thomas Jefferson; was ald-de- im 1814-15 with a body of militia and volunteers, called out for the defence Of Virginia, and wase member in 1816 of the Staunton Convention, called te reform the State constitution. He ‘was clected to the Legislature of Virginia in 1817-18-19 from Nelson county. In 1822 to the same position from Albemarle county In 1823he was elected a reproseuta- tive ii id be served three successi ve + Onezems pone for . ve Minister to France. On his return, in he was elected Senator in ) aad in 1886; was re-elected in 1685, and served to the end of the term in 1839. In 1840 he was clected to the Senate for @ third term, where he remained until 1846. In 1849 he was a time Becond France, whence ho returned rere ty retired from political life, and bas since devoted himsoi to literary pursuits, delivering lectures on popular eub. jects, and he is now en, in editing the “: of Medi- fon.” His last effort, w! Partook of a political natare bee Drage written by him and published Hear of Feb. 8,on the ‘tate of the Uaton, He tendencies in the bited in a very clear manner the true of the political elements which are into strength every- where, and that will operate wit Overpowering force against the fanaticism that engulf our political would fabric in ruin. He reviewed the ‘irrepressible conflict’’ doctrine and the Joba Brown raid, “5 ite inati- gators, aiders and abetiors to that okay fig richly Sues He reviewed pie new ries of e 8, as cnumerated by Senators, doctors apd demagogues, and gave each its 2 —— io Lat us be Eoulent with the noble structure whieh they four fens content w: D wi (our bequeathed to us—desire no AS ) botch it, nor a sectional Convention to subvert it.’’ WINFIELD SCOTT, NEW YORK. He was born on the 13th of June, 1786, near Petersburg, Va. His father died in 1791, and his mother in 1803, leav- ing Scott, at seventeen years of age, an orphan, in the very outset of active life. At this time his character is described by one who knew him as distinctly formed. He was ful! of hope, and amimated by @ just sense of honor and a gencrous ambition of honest fame. He was intend. ed for one of the learned professions, and pursued the uoval preparatory studies, apeut a year in the High School at Richmond, and thence went on his own accord to the College of William and Mary, where he remained one or two years, and attended a courge of law lectures. He finished his legal studies, and in 1806 was admitted to tho bar. In the autumn of 1807 he emigrated to South Carolina, intending to practise law at Charleston The failure to procure from the Legislature a special exemption from the general Jaw requiring practition. ers to bave a year’s residence in the State defeated the object of his emigration to South Carolina, and not improbably turned the current of his life. Disengaged from business, the political events of bis country—then rapidly moving towards the crisis of 1812—soon transfer- red bim to another and a more active and brilliant scene. In the summer of 1807 he had specially volunteered as a member ‘of the Petersburg troop ef cavalry that had been calied out under the proclamation of the President, for- bidding the harbors of the United States to British vessels of war, in consequence of the attack on the frigate Chesa- peake. This was the bumble beginning of a career which placed the name of Scott upon the scroll of fame. Oa bis return to the North, after his visit to Charleston, the country was in the midst of the political excitement which attended renewed oifliculties with England, and the enact- ment of the Embargo law. In the winter of 1807-9 a bill 68 introduced into Congress for the enlargement of tho army,and Scott applied for a commission in the new regiments about to be raised. The law passed in april, and in May, he became captain of light’ artillery. On the 18th of June, 1812, war wag formally declared against Great Britain, and dur- ing the following month Scout received the commission of Lievtepant Colovel in the Second artillery, and arrived in the Niagara frontier, taking post at Black Rock, to = tect the navy yard there established. “The <xpedlion Plapped st Queenstown Heights was carried into ex- ecution cn the 38th of October, 1812. Early on that morn- ing Scott arrived at Lewiston wit his regiment, by a forced march from Black Rock, having offered his ser- vices in the proposed movement. They were declined be- cause the arrangements were already completed; but per- mission was given him to post his regiment at Lewiston and act as circumstances might permit. The American attacking forees crogeed the river, but their gallant efforts, as is well kpown, were quite unequal to the superior num- bers and ciscipline of the enemy It was just after every commissioned officer of the American forces had fallen dead or wounded that Scott arrived on the Heights and took commanti of the troops, whom he drew up jm a commanding situation to receive the en- emy and cover the ferry. In ¢: tation of being of asystem of common schools, with many other subjects of He was born at Windham, Greene county, New York, August 5, 1811. At the age of eighteen he entered upon the study of the law, and was admitted to the bar at Lockport, in 1834 In 1836 he was appointed firat Judge of Niagara county, and was a representative in Congress in 1843, mously reelected. In 1846 he was re ejected for the third time. During 1848 it was through his efforts that Th was in this year that he succeeded Mr. Fillmore to the In 1850 he was elecioi Governor of the State of New York. Since ‘that ume he has lived ia retirement from public business, | | | tween his triends, his books and the pursuits of hortioa! It | ’ | He was born in Morris county, N. J., on the Lith of Four years later his parents removed to Morganstown, Virginia, and subsequently to Jcssamine, Kentucky, and still later to Warrer county, Ohio. Here the subject of this sketch devoted his principal time to xpec: reinforced by the whole of the militia at Lewiston, battie ensued, but the overpowering forces of the British troops caused Scott, after a severe fight, to surrender with the honors of war. Scott, as prisoner, was sent to Quebec, thence to Boston, bul afterwards exchanged. We cannot stop to detail Scott’s brilliant achievements in storming Fort George, on the 27th of May, 1813, when he pulled down the {tish, flag with his own hands, and completely routed the enemy, taking large numbers of them prieoners. Among other engagements in which he was a prominent and successful here of that year, we can only upon York (now Toronto) in July, 1813, and the capture of Fort Matilda, on the St. Lawrence. On the 9th of March, 1614, he was made a ier General. On the 8a of July of tbat year he led bis brigade to the capture of Fort Erie, apd on the following day moved towards Chippewa, Keep'ng up a running fight with the British twoops during a march of sixteen milee, and driving them across the Chi,pewa river. Oa the Sth he poet the bicody battle of Chippewa, and on the 25th of jaty the still more senguinary battle of Niagara, or Landy’s Lane, th which he was severely wounded. In iber, 1814, Philadelphia and Baltimore were threaten attack of the enemy. On the 16th of October he assumed command of the Tenth ee cat whose headquar- ters were at Washington. In meant he had been again promoted to tbe rank of Major General—the highest Years of ago; appointed, too, by tho wise’ aud peule ears 5 e Ic Sedieon. “ty February, i815, aher pesce was deciared, he was tendered the post of Secretary of War, which he declined. After assisting to reduce the army to the peace eetablisbment, he was ordered to Europe by governmen' both for the restoration of his health and for professiona! improvement. He was also entrusted with diplomatic functions, the duties of which he performed so well as to receive a letter of thanks from the State Department, by order of President Madison. He returned from Eat 1816. Want of H of wronged and outraged Cherokees; his calm and pa- triotic conduct while commanding the United States forces in Charleston harbor during the crisis of “nullification,” in 1832-33, when one rash, irritating word from him would probably have South Carolina in blood; bis pru- dence during the patriot troubles on the Canadian frontier; his firmness in the boundary diapute between Maine and New Brunswick, which threatened to plunge the two eatest free pationsinto one interminable strife; his ruliant efforis and success auring the Mexican war, are al! matters of history, knowa to every schoolboy in the land. The recent dispute as to the ownership of the Islard of San Juan de Fuca, Washington Territory, which caused so much active speculation, and at one mised a speedy rupture between the United States Great Britain, was not settled until Scott was clothed with ¢iplomatic authority and sent to the scene of disvurbance. Having eflected the settlement of the vexed question he re- turned home quietiy, without show or ostentation, and has jlaudits of his countrymen. He has proved himeelf a skilful general, a gallant mimes ebook = par the greatest men of whom the nation can boast. In 1852 he rap for the Presidency of the United States, but was Bince received the p' S'atesman, a judicious negotiator ; he stands on a defeated. THE PROBABLE PLATFORM. the Baltimore platform:— an attentive ebserver of passing events cam fail to per- dread of impenéing calamity, arising not more from the the rems ef government and directs wer to perpetuate is ewn supremacy. blaueR leaders are active abettors of the oy solve the glorious confederacy vi eee een ef ths Umid hopes wiees, and which commenly serve te nerve the arms ef the brave and be at war wita the spirit aad gevius of oar government, cd Bubsesave Of the caste of constitutions! libort Niath—To the aysteruatic and studied attempts of the par- Wy now in power, by artfully arrarged piatforms, with ime pro- fod Proceeding on the hypotheses that the great movemeat, sud rosa, is to secure the nomination of Madame Bates, the only probable approximate idea of what the Philadelphia platform may be can be gathered from tho following plat- form of the the Missouri Union Convention held last week, and which undoubtedly will constitute the framework of 1. Whilst we are not dispesed to exaggerate the character of the evils which threaten us in the tuture, mo ene whe is ceive that the beart ef the pation is throbbieg with the Ditterness of sectional animosity than from the and lawiessnces of the politice! which new holds per of official Ite of ty HOY Wily MARCH 10, 1860.—TRIPLE SHEET. thelr double readings end dofreud am and studied j to decei and coafdiag peopl. THE CONCLUSION. ‘We have thus exhausted the Conventions. Now wo ‘annex an analysis of the popular vote of 1856 and 1859, which presents come very curious results. With these date the people are prepared for the great contest :— VOTES OF THE STATE ELECTIONS IN 1858 AND 1859. is ty ® = me & States. > = Fe i 1 1 10,110) 1 “ Hs si bi 1 en 104/898 pee 66,040] oe = tae 50,861 oe bia 50,780 1 3 65,016] es 21,335) he = ta —| 7 36,308] we 251,139) y= 65,315 y= 184,602 eo 5,201 wd 1d 181338 i] = 8,038 ae pa - 1 be ee =| “332/056 Ae 31,367] _14%499) a= Virginia...) —| 148,655 i Wiscousin,.:| 63,405] 69/516 qc Total...,...! 1,947,004) 2,407,712| 163| 440] 15] 18 Popular majority against a republican President 1,119,808 Majority of States against a republican President. 3 od of electors in favor of a republican Presi. dent........ Total vote, allowing 40,000 for South Carolina, 3,187,507 ELECTION OF 1856, Total vote, alllowing 40,000 for South Carolina, 4,004,453 Presidential vote of 1856... 4,094,453 Estimated increase in 1860.. 1,000,000 Probable vote next November... 5,094,453 Votes cast in the State elections. 3,815,616 Reserve vote... ae 1,278,837 The Tragedy im Syracuse, 4 FATHER POISONS HIS TWO CHILDREN AND THEN * COMMITS SUICIDE. (From the Syracuse Standard, March 8.] Yesterday afternoon we gave a notice of the polsoning of a valuable horee by Peter Tinker, and the attempt of Tuker bimecif to commit suicide by taking laudanum. Farther and much more horrible details of this terrible tragedy came to light this morning, which we give below. Although Tinker appeared to be’ improving last night, and like1y to recover from the effects of the laudanum, his symptoms became worse this morning, and died about nine o’clock at the Park Hotel, where he was first taken. On taking off his boots several letters were found in one of his stockings, one of which was directed io his wife, and another one stated that his two children, girls of six and cight years of age, would be found asleep in the Medical College building. As the childron were mis- sing, copsiderably anxiety was felt for their fate, and Dr. Green proce immediately to the College building, where, in tne northeast corner of the lower floor, a horribie sight met the ¢; The two beautiful little chiidren, named Flora and Lucinda, lay on a mattress dead, with the froth about and bearing every evidence suppoee to be the most excited ran t sound the fire bell, but apy disturbance. The of into custody for the purpose of areault. He was taken to the penitentisry by his own ae we do not learn that any charge is preferred ‘The dead bodies ofthe children and the father were ta- ken in charge by Coroner Didama, and an’ inquest will bo held as soon as le. ‘This tragic has created the most intense feeling squevowlah petanrlat wean the pee Goast ore we are bt as “bore tse blame should rest, "We heve known Peter }, and al 8! , Ober, well meaning man, but not over intelligent or weil calculated to make a good liv. ing for his family. ‘haker ever confessed that he destroyed his children or poisoned Dr. Searles’ horse, but yet there can be very little doubt-but he committed both offences. He was seen with the children about five o'clock on Wednesday morn- ipg, and must of course have poisoned them after tbat time. He persisted to the last in saying they were alive and well. The room in which the little ipnocents lay when they were found was formerly occu- pied by Tinker and his family, but of late bas been unoc- cupied except as a storeroom for a portion of Tinker’s fur- piture. Achair or two, an old desk,and the mattress and bedclothes on which the chil*ren were lying were nearly all the articles in the room. It presented a melan- choly picture of death and desolation. The girls were fully dressed and looked very beautiful as they lay in eee ‘They had evidently Pretty and intelligent ren. : ‘The body of the father has been removed tothe room where the children were found, and thousands of persons have visited the premisesto louk upon the sad spectacle. ‘The Chief of Police and his entire force havo n On band to preserve order, and the Coroner is using all possi- _ jam Th co era = his tes ot duty. e will pu coumony an further partica Jars elicited by the inquest. i! ie ee STATEMENT OF MRS. TINKER As there is considerable excitement among our citizens in relation to this tragedy, we have taken some pains to collect everything that come poly interest the public. ‘We therefore called upon Tinker, and obiained a statement from her in relation to the affair, of which the eRe eng re. says, that dur! e past seagon 5! abd ‘unwell, and Dr. ‘les ring her long fllne io was circumstances improved. She at frat in- tende: ‘a lady friend’s residence and remain, but The lady for some reason could not receive her, and Mrs. Dr. Searles gave her an invitation to make that Place her home until she-could do better. As she was in debt to Doctor Searles, she con- ted to do such work H ee?5 beet i i Be A Ze : rl i ! Taker is nt BE fae i E ea | g i 35 = 5 § i with Mr. Tinker, and bis wife since ber r ae at the house g this a 2 3EE & Ey 3 | ®gainst public policy. R is not claimed that THE BROOKLYN FERRIES. One Cemt Ferringe Movememt—Applica- (lem fer an Injunction. Ausasy, Marob 7, 1860. In the Bupreme Court, general term, a motion was argued by Mr. J. W. Gilbertand ex Attorney Genera’ Tre- maine on the part of the people, and Mr. William M. Evarte{ for the city of New York, for the purpose of ob- taining © perpetual injunction, restraining the corporate wuthorities of the city of New York from carrying out the proposed sale, which they have advertised, of a lease for tem years from May 1, 1861, of the five ferries now ran by the Union Ferry Company. Much interest is excited by the case, and a largo delegation from Brooklyn has been two days in attendance on a committee of the As- sembly, before whom an adjourned hearing was had in the afternoon, on Senator Spinola’s bili, for the establish- ment of a one cent rate of ferriage. Mossrs. Glibert and Tremaine asked the court for a perpetual injanction, on theee grounds :— If the act sought to be restrained ia illegal as to all the férries or any of them, or if it ia the result of collu- sion between efendant and the Ferry company, or if it would be an abuse of corporate powers or a violation of the impiied conditions upon which the trust is . proper case is establisbed for an to be iasued in an action bi it in the name of People, by thelr At- torney General, against the Corpor: ‘of Now York. The lease of the five ferries would be illegal and thould be restrained by injunction, because, as to two of them which were established by the defendant, viz: the Hamilton avenue ferry, in November, 1846, and the Wall street ferry, in May, 1863, the defendant has no title or authority, auch ferries having been illegally established, and po subsequent baving given them legal existence. The law of 1845, was a valid and con- of the governmental power which had Corporation of New York by sncient charters apd laws, to establish ferries; and any ferries which the defendant has assumed to esta- blish, while such Iw was operative, were illegal. ‘Ibe power of the Legislature, to resume the right to catab- sh future ferrics after the power has been granted toa ounicipal corporation is affirmed in the recent opinion of Judge Stropg in the Oourt of Appeals inthe case of Ad- kins et al v8. The Western Railroad Company. That por- tion of the act of 1845 which resumes the governmental power to ettablish ferries, and repealed all charters and conferrmg these powers upon New York, so far ag they were unexecuted, is not repealed by the amended charter of 1857. Section 11 of chap. 852 of laws of 1845 is in the following wor. All provisions in cbarters and legislative acts conf pub- Ue powers ana privileges upon the Corporation of the city of New York which are copa: ‘ent with or repugnant to the pro visions of this act, 90 far as such powers remain unexecuted by the said Corpcraton, are hereby repealed. The familiar rule of construction as to repealing statutes, is this. Repeals by implicationare not favored. If the two statute can be 60 cops‘ruad that both may stand, they must reocive that conetruction, but if the lat- ter etatute is only partially repugnant to the former, only #0 much of the former is repealed as is clearly inconsis- tent with the Jaticr. Full effect may be given to the law of 1857 without restoring in apy manner to the city of New York the governmental power of establishing fer- ries, which bad been 0 carefully resumed by the Legisla- ture in 1846. Conceding that the entire act of 1845 was repeaied in 1857, what are the Iga! consequences of such repeal? It would undoubtedly confer anew upon the Cor- poration the power to establish future ferries. But how would it aflect ferries that had peen illegally established, prior to such repeal? It could not by mere silence legal- ize the existence of such illegal: creations. It fol- lows from these premises, that the general words of the act of 1857 do not embrace, nor were thoy intended to embrace, illegal creations, which were not legal ferries, nor the property of the corporation. These two crossing places were, in no legal senee “‘ferries.’’ They were not nor bad they ever been franchises. The right to charge and receive tolls at them, had never been conferred, and did notexiet Any assui of such a right was an un- authorized exactionfronfthe public. The city of Ne York actually owned some twenty-five or thirty’ ferri and full effect can be given to the act of 1867, by confinin, its operation to these. These two ferrics have been estab- lished, while the power to establish them was vested solely in the State; they would, if legalized, become the property of the State, and the State would be entitled to receive the rents and emoluments accruing from them. While, then, it may be true that the plaintiffs are in error in claiming in the complaint that the right to regulate these ferrica is veeted in the Commissioners provided for in the act of 1835, by reason of the repeal of eo much of that act a8 create) such Commissioners, £0 it is equally true that the ferries themselves were illegally estab |, and there- fore the defendant should be restrained from leasing them. The assertion and apparent sanction of the doctrine that notwithstanding the purpose of the Legislature to resume theee governmental powers in ferries as manifested in 1845, yet by the act of 157, the power has been restored to the city of New Vork to create such ferries at all places within its jurisdiction and for all future time, seems not only to magnify the imyortance of this controversy, but it furnishes an additional reason why this lease should be restrained until this claim can be carefully examined by the General Term and the Court of Appeals, This can only be done with safety and propriety upon the final hearing and decision of action upon the pleadings and proofs. ‘The should be granted Rcmaat the proposed Bale and leage would be the fruit of a combination and agreement between the defendants and the Union Ferry Company to vest in the latter a monopoly of the ferries between New York and ‘Brooklyn—a which would be detrimental to commerce, injurious to the in- terests of the inhabitants of Brooklyn and New York, and there is any “corrupt agreement in the of the transaction, if ultimately esuiaatin bya = But the agreement to sell and lease upon terms as must exclude (rom the competition the great mass of mankind, and secure the ferries to this compauy, is proved by the following facts:—Thie company having been incorporated for the purpose of pu: the leases of these and other ferries, with s capital of $800,000, ants to sell and lease in one parcel pired in May, 1861, and the Catharine and Wall street fer- ries in and July, 1863. The defendants assented to these a) and the result was shorten provided the new gale consummated. The defendants also assent to put the whole of these ferries up one parcel, and have them covered by one lease. By the terms of the sale thus agreed upon, no persons can become the pur- chasers unlees they have sufficient pecuniary an ability OF ed epee to this ferry company $600,000 for the property owned by them at all these fer- Ties; to pay down the sum requi a8 rent; to give secu- rity a be — be yo tee eae to iy. rent quarterly. agreement provides, b: Fadiication, that, the sent’ high rates of toll may be charged and col under the new while men of ample means stand ready to the ferries and run them for one half of these rates. In reuance of this collusive agreement the defendants re- ct the authenticated offer made by the Corporation of Brooklyn, to secure to New York all the rents they asked in their notice of sale, if they would reduce the rates of tolis one half, so-as to conform to the old and rates, thereby totally di the unanimous wishes of the Common Council of kiyn, their sister city. In ordinary cases it would seom that the tics of interest bo- tween Now York and Brooklyn would be than between New York and this ferry company, but in this case the ‘‘bona’’ stood in the way. Conceding that an agreement which secures such undue advantages to the ferry company, over all the world, was founded in an honest but mistaken sense of duty, it is insisted that it is just as iilegal and just as pernicious as though it were founded in actusl pergopal corruption, Independent of any actual agreement, the + mate tale and iease are a flat and clear violation of the terms and epirit of the act of 1857, under which the defendants profess to be acting: In exposing for eale five ferrics, in a lump, and in re- quiring the purchaser to buy the ferry property at such five ferries asa condition of his purchase. the un- equal which {t places this com and er bidders. The leaecs should either baye ‘been suffered to terminate absolutely or not at all. In preventing that competition at the purpose of the etatute required, In enabling the defendant to designate indirectly ths pur- luding the great mass of community from becoming bidders by reason of the onerous ternid required to buy five ferries, while they were able to buy one. In requiring that the amount did should be at least equal to the present rental (proved to be $56,000); in re- quiring Fone of twenty per - quiring lessees to keep on each ferry boat a fire ap- Pparatus to be used under the order of the Chief iinet ra a y defendants, and it is said to be Someta Pavel re the act of 1845. It resumes the State the entire control of directing the the sale or leasieg of the ferries. the city, and declares that the: sales gio tolls alrondy dollars anounily, a the ensning ‘ grout of our government and the ‘policy of the age favors the has he pr pel EME: ag ge State, rest with the city government. This court has no power whatever upon the subject; yet the whole tala ata lower rate than tbey are propentag todo, ‘The a lower ri ey are complaint presents no case for restraint of the of the city from a corrupt or profligate sacrifice, or di of trust property or tranchises of the city from public uses and emoluments to private gain, nor any case of breach of trust on the part of the city government, or of apy officer or of the same in the premises. The erment of collusion with the Union Ferry (wade only on belief) is an idle imputation, impossible to true, and supported by no fact, but contradicted every fact, im the manner of the proposed public exposition of the franchise in pursaance of the im-., Peraiive requirements of the law. The proposition- of the city of Brooklyn, and its non-acceptance by, the city of New York, furnish no support to the, poe The erate Sagi Eas 0 paws Wii seke GF « perform any stipulation or agreements respecting the con- pennies theee ferries. : echemes Cape yond its corporate powers. Its proposition, in sul is very nugatory. It is not that ina teeraen; leased at the reduced rate of toll, will produce as much to the of the city as leased at the present rates; it is only learned at the reduced rates, it shall rT the old or existing lease produces. If this corporation of New York, still there would be no ground for granting an injunction, notwithstanding bee leasing of ferries in question. Seward's Recent Speech im the Senate. (Correspondence of the Charleston (8. C ) Mercury.) ‘Wasurvaton, March 1, 5 ‘Yesterday morning several of the members Esher the expreeed purpose itenng to he es for the expres urpose to the which Mr. Seward had patenting Sa oes from Europe. He had taken his time, and bis Jabors was an exhibition of doctrines of the ‘‘irre- presrible”’ og egy ac in the most studied cau. e Mr. reserved. tious language. broadly advertised, and the tant State Legislatures showed had vain. Weare not aware that Mr. Dougias by any such concerted He has at all * we a dooce sition before the country at this hour, brought them ‘At an carly hour the Sepate galleries were ibe tata poms aeeen ger toe nearer, mentioned, at the request of the Senators of their ‘The heat was cay within, and unbearable on ordi- ag this was BR Returning to the north wing, the special order +d up, and Mr. Seward, the lean Senator from or, King weighs over three bundred pounds i Pi rag & seat, and with Ai et him, entered upon inj auditory had never heard him before, and have anticipated a speech ooneiets isa; of all the mem! i | tt of rare a. It iano doh of the i Hl i ! j E i di tl i F u Hi il ith ; E f 4 is ill ‘They had no intention of effete pabulum. Still, there was a the floor of the " el Their pot er apreetns ite—rather “2 coup! wi ‘were to know the full extent, lon; or dhort of what ‘was to be said, and bow the man put himself; and to this in- ime they addroesed themselves with commendable pa- nee. As the “irrepressible conflict” has become patent and of special sigulnenan and “labor vocabulary. . ‘The slay bad; but what surface tion, does lis treatment of political is pot, however, the ehallow thinker, but SS only excelled in d m Iinois, His purpose was evidently Glass ofjabor in the iree States which is n¢ elocution, gloomy prospects before workin; that State Ge eighth man is : ges in the eastern a livelibood, But is not limited to the leather shoe merchants aud the cordwainors. Z Cy Southern _ in . Davis had po intention of saying aaything, but the peculiar force of circumstances jested the propriety, tod De partially. responded to Mr. doward’s Kansastical onunctamiento for the Chi a ; after which ears, Donglas and Trumbull delighted Someta, te their personal efforts to prove the other respectively no safe organ tor the party of which they claim to be mem- bers. Mr. D, did not regard Mr. T as anthority of suff cient standing to speak of (he biack repadlicau. party, bavi sot democrat; ant Me. f ght, from de tha Like WOO Maubiaty ane bee vaiv Lvdd Mie on journed. The subject matter of various speeches be canvanced hereatver, Saye =