The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-10

The Mails-Offce Seekrs-Ta Sxrveyoyship of the
Port = State Politics - approaching Election :
Ertensive Faiiurs-7ns Herald agent, &c.
Since my departure from Gotham, have been
ruralsing about here, and between magnetism, the.
atricals, concerts, and maeicians, have spent the
time pleasantly enough-the inner man being pro
vidsd for by mine host Of the Pavilion Hotel who fur.
nishss his intellectual guests, through the Herald
whsrswh to give gusto to their provisions and CONVEX
saion at the dinner tablefor be known to you that
our Northern nail, when II does reach us, IL Hxsd by
the schedule to be hand at II o'clock A. NJ For the
last four days however, has been blowing and raining
20 much in the Wholesale way that retailers Of North
receipt with this letter Of something less than hall
dozen southern and Western mails that have been lying
10 the Post Once under the magnetic influence Of
Of Professor De Bonnevils doctrine and like the
gallant Colonel in command of the Arsenal here has
suffered extraction without. pain, Will. in he sse .p
produced BY the Professor.
The only item OF political gossip that we have is the
the PORT the previous incumbent having "shufad Of
this mortal coil" after holding the office thirty
y:s', hal IN; breath howsvsr was .csrcsly out q
batten on the spoils. Some went to Washington -
some drew up pstitions-and Ill the usual mancu
sorted to but alas for human hopes one who went
to Washington returned with the sad that
person never dreamed OIL vas 70 the snug sum OF
81 $500 per annum. Every body pleased however
a. many imagined there would be ! worse selection
The successful candidate was formerly purssr in the
navy. and 10 fat, hale and hearty body which leads
one to believe at least in his good natures quality
with which IT least Of his compeers were not over
endowed The Collector 10 getting popular, although
quasi wing, and he would do we'll to keep true wing
or two about him. instead Of certain nondescrpts whose
position - where nobody knows and nobody cares"
Tho state Of politics here would be dihcult to give
to New Yorker; and after various enquiries give up
the job Of exrsinng II bad The next election
takes place IN October and Il 10 thought that the pre-
Hence his successor talked about, and two or
three have been mentioned -smong them the Hon VIM.
Aiken the present Governor Of this State, c. O. Memn-
ger, Esq and Ker Boycs Esq am told, however. that
pend much tho Corner clique" which il supposed
to be headed by the President Of the Bank Of the state
Senator and members Of the Legislature to be
going 10 relative to the once Of tar collector, for
which there about six candidates already and the
cry il still they come Tho prominent candidates are
Henry L. PDckney, the incumbent Of the once, pro tenn
teman. The latter stands highest the betting sf 90
far.
Failures have been as plenty as backbsrss here this
winter ard spring; and half million Of dollars at least
will b. required to square the yards As consequence
there 10 but little business doing except in cotton and
rice Tho dry goods men, they sell any thing, must
do At loss, from the vast quantity thrown on the
The banks apply the screws tightly. and man can.
not como up to his engagements, he IL closed up in
quick time This will account to you for the numerous
assigumsnts noticed IN the papers am told that the
place 10 going to the old Harry In consequence the
population are going 10 the West
MI. Amos Head, your agent here, Ii very gentle.
manly personsge, and 10 getting on swimmingly, AZ
body must of course, do, who acts on your sys
III. r.t Of this literary city, Of which, he small
specimen himself