The daily union., 1846-10-01
From our New York Correspondent.
NEM YoRK. sepI. 30, lslO.

NEw YoRK Sept 80, lsiO'
The "eoBpleis lttsr-lcritern has been at 1t again.
Nothing warned by the results OF has too muen
spistoIiaing ia 1914, the whig 'embodimen" has
sent letter to some manufacturers Of oi-cloth IN
New Jersey. This, presume, is the first mole oI
preparation for the contest Of lS4s, and yet Mr.
Clay's friends will be sorry to hear It is not exempt
from that fatality of laundering, and blundenng
so transparently, that everybody sees through II,
which seems TO beset all his efforts at political cor
respondence. He says;
81 have not the remotest expectation that we shall
be able TO effect payment of our increased lmporta-
tons under the new lawl by additional exporlaton
of the products of the country. We IA the toest do
not bslispe that he relaxation IN The British system o
restriction Is going 10 ersaie any considerable demand
tor the surplus Of our agricultural produce We shall,
fear be constrained TO resort TO the alternative IN
the event Of an excess Of mportations and pay for
them in the precious metals. l need not dwell on
the commercial disorder, the embarrassment IN
every department Of business, and the widespread
ruin which would be occasioned by constant ex-
poftatlon ofspecie in large amounts. We have had
experience enough of these fatal consequences,
whenever protection of our own industry has been
inadequate"
"We in the west" il is to be presumed, then, are
as to know nothing of those great business opera
tions of which they are the scene. For, one has
only to take up any New York newspaper
which pretendS to give the state of the mar
kets, to see, that there hardly ever was u
time when "the demand" on British account
"for the surplus of our agricultural produce" was
so considerable" so marked by every sign Of per-
- tha
British system of restriction" and Of our own. Mr.
Clay could not have chosen more unfortunate mo-
ment for his assertion, when every avenue Of COM
municaIon between the great west and the Atlantic
ports is crowded with the "surpus Of our agricul'
ural produces" so that Of the one article Of grain
alone, (whole and in aour) the increase this season
down the Erie canal over even the great receipt OF
last year, will not fall much short Of On amount
equal TO a million Of barrels Of flour, when almost
every ship that leaves our shores for England makes
up her whole cargo of "our agricultural produce,
and freight commands the best prices; and when
there is every indication that this great business
will rather increase than diminish for many weeks
yet to come. "Remote from cities lives the swain,
Of Ashland, know; but in his shades Of retirement
"hShNN i'S - WV W Shs psiOiN wv BNS''N
ifhc will but look into the business columns oi
those whig newspapers from the seaboard on which
he so much relies, he will find enough 10 restrain
him from committing himself second time 30 deep
ly against the known fact. Much more wisely, had
he confined himself to praises Of "the piece Of floor
oil-cloth," which has drawn from him this letter,
"the solidity of it's fabric and the taste and beauty
of tI colors" or even had he INDUCED in those gen.
eral assertions which, though they may be vague
and unsatisfactory, involve no risk.
The arrival Of the Great Western this morning
has relieved the apprehonsions which had begun to
be felt very generally on account Of the unusual
length Of her voyage. She was nearly eighteen days
on her passage, and encountered the full fury Of the
tremendous gales of the Doth and 2lst. She proved
herself, however, well worthy of her name, as q
staunch ship; and though somewhat disabled in hei
upper works, will sail on the day advertised
Among her passengers (l26 in num1or) is Svon
the famous and much expected violinist. Will he
find the same success as his Norwegian predeces
sori | doubt it, We have but one such harvest IL
long season, and Ole Bull has reaped it, leaving
only the gleanings.
The sixteen delegates for this city went up thu
river last night. From the delegates thus far knowr
to be chosen, infer that it will be body scarcely
if at all, inferior in ability, worth, and influence t
the State convention at Albany. 1t is generally
expected that Mr.. Wright and Mr.. Gardner will bt
nominated on the first ballot, and think by not fa
from 100 ofthc l23 votes. The tales in the Alba
| ny Evening Journal and Tribune of this CITY obou
the withdrawal of Mr.. Wright and another demo
cratic nomination in his stead, are all fudge.
The Episcopal convention of this diocese com
menced sittngs this morning in this city, usual
by sermon and prayers. As yet all is harmony
and peace, though it is apprehended that the scene
will change shortly.
This is the age Of conventions, and the other day
a scrt of extempore convention of the western mer
then in the city was held at Rathbun's Hotel, Broad
way--the object to devise means for the improve
ment Of the western harbors and rivers. As tn,
best means to this end, convention of the west,
be held in Chicago next summer, was determine,
on.
Mr. Bancroft was on Tuesday last, to pay vsi
to the battlefield of Saratoga thence he would pro
ceed north to Lakes George and Champain. Oh
his return TO this city he will be entertained by thu
| common council. Y