The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-12 00:00:00

LATEST FROM AMERICA.

By the packet-shin Garrick, Captain Palmer, which
arrived at Liverpool yesterday, we have received New
York papers of the 26th ult., being five days later
than the last arrivals. The Garrick made the passage
in less than fifteen days, being one of the fastest ever
made i,y a sailing vessel. The election contest for the
Presidency continued, but the impression was that
General Harrison would certainly fill the Pres.dential
chair. Frauds the most scandalous were said to be
resorted to by the friends of the rival candidates to
carry the election. It is with a feeling of deep humilia-
tion, resu:tin, from our respect for t;:c tree institutions
of the United' Stares that we copy the following
leading article from the New York Herald of the 26th
ult.—a journal neither the most influential nor the most
moderate certainly, but one which contains official docu-
ments 'or which we have not space, which impart the
k:liar.:cter of authority to its statements :-
4A FITL STATE OF THE COUNTRY—THE
ELECTION FRAUDS PRODUCED BY "I HE
BANKING SYSTEM.
We b,,win to fear that this unhappy country is on the
etc, of a bloody civil war—a final dismemberment of the
U.lion—the destruction of the present Government—and
the, ruin of al! tree institutions. Do you want our reasons ?
'e they are :
The revelations recently made, and daily making, of
the „gross frauds upon the ballot-hox, committed by both
uuries, gives a picture of demoralization that makes the
horie.it heart sick—sick—sick of human life It really ap-
pears. to us that whichever party succeeds at the next elec-
tion. it will be by fraud on the ballot-box—and if so,
the defeated faction will not submit, but resort to physic ii
force to revenue themselves I The frauds at Baltimore—
the l'rauds at Pailadelphia—the frauds in Ohio—the frauds
in New York, are revealed and revealing—and in spite of
explanations, disclosures, oaths, and affidavits, by the hogs-
head, we must believe that the political leaders of both
parties are guilty—guilty—guilty of grosg and terrible cor-
ruption,. . .

According to the best calculation, it arpe Ars, that in the
Artc-at Atlantic cities there has been for three years pail a
slisposab:c force of 5,000 awn, distributed in New York
Plailadelfshia, Baltimore, Albany, and other towns, who
were up to the highest bidder, and driven about from town
to town like cattle, to the polls, voting as often as they
could, and "laying pipe" in every city and in every ward.
Sometimes the democrats bought up these Hessians, some-
times the Whigs, but they were always to be had by those
who had the most money. It appears also, that this horri-
ble system of fraud had its origin in Philadelphia, and was
cotcmporancous with the struggles of the United States
Bank for a re-charter.
There can be no doubt, therefore, that the system of
tltctior, frauds originated in the vaults of banks, and that
it i 2 the legitimate offspring of the corrupt banking system,
which has twice suspended specie payments in three years,
and cheated the country out of $50,000,000.
The demoralization of this unfortunate, unhappy country
has been produced by the banks—and if a revolution of
blood and carnarge" is at hand, these corrupt institutions
will be the first to be razed to the ground. We are afraid
of the future. Unless the honest men of all parties unite
and put down equally the corrupters and the corrupted, the
glory of this republic is gone for ever. We are on the
_ie of great events.
(From the New Haven Palladium.)
HORRID MURDER AND SUICIDE.—A most horrible sour_
the, followed by suicide, was committed in Wallingford
on Tuesday morning, the 20th inst., by David Hopkins
Hotchkiss, on the person of Mrs. Harriet Jane Allen.
Information of what had taken place was early given to
Justice Pomeroy, who summoned a jury of inquest at the
house of said Hotchkiss; and when, with others, we re.
paired thither, a scene indescribably shocking and pain_
feeling of humanity was presented. On a bed ful to every
in a small bed room at one end of the kitchen, lay the
lifeless body of Mrs. Allen, with her arms, face, and head
horribly cut anti hacked with a sharp axe—the instru-
ment used in her destruction. On a bed also, at the other
end of the kitchen, lay the lifeless body of Hotchkiss,
with a great profusion of blood on the floor. He seemed
to have been sitting on the edge of the bed, when he
thrust his large pocket knife into the side of his neck, by
which he opened the jugular vein, and poured forth his
blood upon the floor. Rising up, he walked a few steps
towards the door, as the bloody tracks of his bare feet
re-
turned id indicate but probably finding himself faint, he re-
and threw himself backward upon the bed, where i
he soon expired.
The murdered woman about two years ago, left her
husband, and since that time had lived chiefly with Hotch-
kiss at his house, it is
i mStueppposeerdaieomn
atne.rills of cohabitation.
Hotchkiss was a very intemperate
A shocking accident took place at Redding, Conn. on

Friday last. Mr. Stoddard J. Frost, of New York city,
and formerly of this county, while on an excursion with
his wife, and a lady whose name we have not learned, was
thrown from his carriage and instantly killed. Mrs. Frost
was slightly and the other lady badly injured. We have
no farther particulars.—Bridgeport Standard.
MAINE ELECTION.—The votes for Members of Con-
gress have been counted by the Governor and Council,
and the result is, as has been stated before, that
four Whig and two Van Buren members are elected, and
there are two vacancies. On the popular vote there is a
clear Whig majority of 237.
COURT-MARTIAL.—Lieut. Watkins of the U. C. Marine
Corps,-who was recently tried and cashiered at a Court-
Martial, at the Navy Yard, but recommended to mercy,
has been pardoned and resumed his command.