Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-11-27

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Next Presidency General Scott.
The delegates to the Harrisburg Convention are
rapidlv reaching the city. Several OF the New Eng
land members and many Of the New YORK. are al
r..sv here. On Saturday next the delegates from
the state Of New York meet in State Convention in
this city for the purpose Of electing two additional
members to correspond with the number of senators
to which the state 10 entitled; thus making up the
number Of AZ. equal to our electoral vote
When this business is done, learn that the
State Convention viii then proceed TO inquiry into
the merits Of the several candidates, whose names
are now before the country, comprising Gen. Scott
Gen. Harrison, and Henry Clay On this subject
learn that there is but one opinion among the New
York country delegates. Every member now coming
in from the west, is decidedly and openly for the
nomination Of General Scott by the Harrisburg Con-
vention. In this opinion they are joined by Gov
ernor Seward and the whole state administration,
except Willis Hall, whose comparative ignorance Of
the politics Of New York accounts for his tagging
behind the age. We may also add that every whig
member Of Congress from this state is for General
Scott, except Mr.. Mitchell, who goes for Clay, be-
caRse he plays cards With Mr.. Clay in Washington.
But this is not all; nearly all the delegates to the
Harrisburg Convention from Maine, from Connect-
cut, from Vermont, from Michigan and Ohio, are of
ed this city. Out of the city Of New York there js
little or no belief that Mr.. Clay has the slightest
chance Of being electcd-if the convention was so
infatuated as to put him in nomination.
Now the great question in the Harrisburg body
win be, whether the positive. decided, unaItsrabe
opinions Of the great State Of New York are to be
respected or whether the Ganaticism Of personal
partzans will cause that body to throw away the
only chances Of defeating Van Buren, which now re.
main
In Pennsy lvania, the rotten, gambling, corrupt,
insdious United States Bank and all its deleterous
influences cast for Mr. Clay. This bank has been
for ten years, the the old man Of the mountain" to
the whig party and if they be permitted any longer
to hang its skirts and thrust Henry Clay upon u.s.
what can we expect but defeat and discontinue T.
Look at Mississippi, at the election just closed
The wings routed from end TO end Of the State |
and how! Mississippi has been the scene Of the |
speculations OF the Uaited States Bank. The wing |
leaders would listen to nothing but Clay and the
Bank What is the result9 Defeat and disgrace.
Such viii be the result Of the Harrisburg nomina-
tion il they put Clay before the country-and throw
aside pure, upright, popular, and great man as
General Scott Is it not time for all the politicians
to ponder and reflect what they about3
OPENING OF CosaREss-CoSTEsrED SEArs.-we
party is getting itself into a scrape in the New
Jersey election, it affects the organization Of the
next house OF representatives. With the exam
pie Of the foolish row at Harrisburg last year,
il is astonishing TO see them a second time run
into the same OF the Harrisburg hubbub,
no calm, sound man had but one opinion. The
locofocos Of Philadelphia county had clear majority
Of the votes; and, under such state Of facts, the
special pleadings tricks Of lawyers avail no.
thing against the common sense OF mankind.
We very ~seh dssPcsed 70 beliey s that such is
he csrs with MN Jnss1 seeesbcs- xeSpsalasl'
% thesiesk 81 - - FSsssunss, svs sfthe To- 4
sslts tusnbsssSkd SajSrity Of tks votes OF that I
state: bat ty ssae Improper management, the whigs
received the cert6cates. At the last elscrien the
lsestoeos again received large popular majority in
the state although, BY the arrangement q the coun-
ties the wings have nominal majority Of mem
be nthis state Of facts, the ultnate right 10 with
the ioscfocos-the principle Of the majority on their
side Certificates aad technicalities cannot invali
date a nsthematical certainty.
In such condition Of things. eoamon sense AID |
common honesty would to isdicate that both /
the sets u members from New Jersey should be set
aside at the organizatoa of the house; end, IL the
whigs place their rights technicaiies Instead Of
ultimate principle, they will b. defeated and dis
sraeed as they were in the Harr,fburg affair. Take
care. A
ATrKMrr TO SNEAK AwAy.--Mr. Butler, the /
y. g. attorney Of this district, has ntinaied in a
roundabout way, to Mr.. Ruiz, who is now mpr |
soned in this city, the affidavit Of Jnq -, inst
gated th<reto by the abolitionists. that he (uix)
shoaA procaEs bail for his APPEARANCE and then take
20 his heels and get out Of the way.
We have no doubt this advice is done at the in. |
stance Of the President who thus sneakingy wants
20 gst rid OF the responsibility Of carrying the laws
and treaties into effect, affecting the Amissad ne
groes. BY the treaty with Spain, our government
il boand 70 give mp the Amistad negroes to their
righsfuI ownsrs--Just mach A. IL they were the
property OF planter in South Carona-but as the
President is afraid Of offending his friends the sbo
Itiosss he tries whip the devil round the stump,
and % get rid of the troublesome Amistad question,
like the scoichaaa who caught stealing apples.
"where yea gsnging. sawneyr' !" Book agin,
nasistcr.'' Master pulled Sawney into the
sc~ps-snd 50 shall we, Vans best friend and
q maisses," pail the Kisdsrheek icsses.
Lssx our ron HUNBUss.--It is our duty to call
the attention Of the public to all pcous banking
institutions starting into life and speculation. few
DAYS ago the Wall street papers were busy recon