New-York daily tribune., 1843-01-02


that he has not utterly discarded the principles
and aims of that bright morning OF his since over
clouded career But, even were it otherwise, II
will be something to have the next Presidential
contest turn on clearly defined and nahtuiiy avo~-
ed principles,-to have plain and unequiyocal
popular yeraic, for Projection or Free Trade, for
National Currency or no National Currency. If
we cannot have q decision clearly right, the next
best result ia one clearly wrong. The good sense
of the People viii sooner perceive the error and
apply the corrective.
~ Maj Noah has retired from The Union
having earned we presume, fat ofice TO be given
as soon as The Wing Senate is out Of the way
The Union has suffered from wre;ched manage
ment, ard wasted good deal of msney TO no PCS
s;ble purpose, except to subserve the selfish ends
Of few cf5ce-hoders and ofice.seekers. The
people, Wing or Loco, would never touch 1t,
unless with the tongs. Mr.. Philips is 10 Try
the ferlorn experiment ct carrying it on while
longer, changing it to a Horning paper Noah
promises to write for it occasionally when he has
He complains that the Tyler men have not toed
the rnark-they ought to have nominated the Ac-
cident for next President, and pushed him from
| the start The Major is evidently in the scar
and yellow leaf He says in an axiom we have
qoted on eur First Page, that politician is good
for nothing till he has tried both sides-like
buckwheat cake, he must be turned before ne Is
| fit for use.' Alas he has been tsrned till he is
DONE and returned I'LL he Won't pass at all There
is nothing in Joe Miller so stale. But we hope
| Tyler will give him an ofHce-it may keep more
efficient inuisuer out of it, and do little harm
any how.
MAssAcHusETTs.-The new Legislature Assem-
bles at Boston on Wednesday. All is yet in doubt
as to the choice of Governor, though think the
chance is in favor of Morton. The Boston Atlas
classes the two Houses rs follows
M, sen9te House. Joint Ballot.
Loee siTioc:.:...HIG Toco. :....H rs rs ls1 ls7
Maj. .Loco....4 whg.5 whg....1
1t this division be correct, the Wings in the
House may send up the names of Davis and Sew
oil or Jackson to the Senate, when the LecoFocos
in the Senate will elect the latter; though we think
it more probable tha! the of Davis and Nor
ton will be sent up, as several Wing papers are
! advising that course, and two or three Wing hep
resentativcs will be sufficient to secure 1t. 1t,
however, the 16 vacancies in the Senate be first
filed in Joint Ballot there will be close contest,
aad we think some Of each party will be elected
| the Wings from Worcester Co. probably, as They
have very large plurality and only fail about 100
| of an absolute majority.
RHODE IsLANp.-The Registry Of Voters for
the mex, State Election in April has closed, and
the Providence Journal claims that the supporters
of the legal Constitution have majority of the vo-
,ers both in the City and the State. The number
registered in Providence is 2,527 The Dorr par
y rallied all its strength and will doubtless poll
in april, Dcrr having advised this course. lie
himself remains in NewHnnpshrc.
NORTH CAROLINA.-The Legislature has elect
ed Col John II. Wheeler State Treasurer. Vote
Wheeler Loco) 81; Hinton Wkig incrmbent) IT.
Vim. +. Collins (Whig) has been reelected Comp
troller BY one majorliy.
Ogio-The House has passed an nAppraisement
Stay Law BY 47 TO ls.
~ SYLVESTER GRAHAM hos arrived ia the
CITY, and will deliver his first Lecture on Thursday
evening. We trust those who already know
the character and yalae of his teachings III regard
to the Human Constitution and the treatment ne
cessary to the preservation of its health and vgcr
will not only take tickets promptly, bat commend
Tue same course to others. There are thousands
in our City who imminently need a knowledge OF
the truths which Mr.. Graham SO forcibly teaches.
while none can hear thsm without imbibing truth
contributing to his neral ard intellectual as well
rs physical we'll being.
- The personal friends OF Mr Graham are invited TO
call Oh him the Graham House, 6s Barclayst tomorrow
(Thursaay) evening.
- For the Tribune
Mr.. EpfroR:-The statements that have been
made in the newspapers respecting the losses by
the late fire have been so very erroneous, that
send you ono below that approximates very nearly
to the truth, viz:
smith IN. wriga s 'a' 20 Ooo I5soo
J. m FiHtia ss5ss Co. Co. is is lsoss S iss HsSsi
Srnjib I56 Water erst..............5 coo 500
swiS Sishois, is wsisIsl locos ,,,.n 10000 {.o
damagedby Water &c, fully insured.
have taken some pains TO make the above
nearly correct. Yours, &c. SUFFERER.
From MApEIaA,-Ths ship Mexican brings
farther intelligence concerning the late gale al
Madeira, which proved so iearfully destructive.
The nuR,her of lives los. is computed to have been
at lcas, fifty, while more than tipo and hall