The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-07
PHILADELPHIA.
Correspondence of the Herald.1

PHILADELPHIA, May 8, ls45.
promised to say nothing about the late meet
ing in the State House yard but article have
in the Union at Washington, has induced depart
for this once from my resolve. The Union seems to
consider the then enacted contest between
rival ciques Of the democratic party In this the cd
tor is entirely mistaken. 1t was attempt the part
Of acque to take the lead in the meeting in oppos
ton to appointments made by the people 1t was an at
tempt the part of desperate few to acquire prom
hence for themselves, with view to Office against the
entire voice Of the people. Messrs Ingersoll Page,
Scover and Others refused to embark in the contest but
the Of the people not to be thus rodden down
by the faction whose prominent members had impudently
thrust themselves forward, and they with difficult
ty restrained from actual violence. 1t in fact
test between the body of the democratic people, the
rank and file and the leaders of clique, whom they
sras
GLE and yet the first have in this city to-day is
that George +. Lehman, who, though good man him.
SELF is intimately connected with the clique that made
the disturbance has been appointed Postmaster This is
authentic, as have his letter of appointment but
it is accompanied by scmiohcial rumors, that Henry
Horn has been appointed Collector Of the PORT Henry
WEIGH Naval Officer, and Hendricks D. Wright Of Luz
zcrne President of the Mint 1t is by certain
that those reports true but they sufcient to
give the numerous applicants for these Offices If these
really the appointments it will exhibit a curious
spectacle indeed and will cause considerable disc onent
All those gentlemen were applicants for the Collector
ship and will look if in the appointment Of one the
others by distributing the remaining offices among them.
This may be all very well far these gentlemen
concerned but how he will conrive to quiet the indig
nant camors of the Others who have thus been
tremendously thrust aside to provide for those who
not applicants for the particular Offices remains
to be seen. Among the appointments announced with
the above is that of the Hon. T. Mexican Petit, late
Judge Of the District Court of the city and county
Of Philadelphia, rs United States District Attorney
for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania This, If
true, throws overheard Horn r. Kneas, Benjamin II.
Brewster, and Henry NJ. Phillips Esqs The appoint
ment will receive the unanimous appreciation OF our
citizens including the other applicants for the situation
The excitement in the political circles by these facts
and is intense and left but little opportunity
of looking about in other directions for news.
State stocks are down and little no transactions
took place. The fact is the market is fat with fair
csance of dying altogether Of inacton. The apprchen-
sons Of war has played the devil with stock operations
The May term of our criminal court is now in session.
and number of burglars, pckpockets, Sc will be dis.
posed of.
Davenport supports Scott at the Walnut AT the Ma
tiona or Olympic. Freer and Common producing
sensation in melo-dramac performances. Murdoch is
in town, and gives his evenings with Shakespeare COM
mencing on Friday night II is said that he plays Claude
Melnoe, incog, on Wednesday evening, at the Ches-
nut for the benefit Of Mrs. Knight.
The stock quotations for the day look extremely sli
dcnoting the fears of the operators