The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-09-29

The Elections In IN. u,,,,s s,.,..


The elections In the United States,
From tns London D .ly N,v,1
one OF tnose pseioiet r,vusoAtof o1o,,,r ,,ljo,i,
the United Satea by which Ia, snrt..,,,k AZ n,;,,,
power is banded from TO the on IN >,
Ing parties appears to he =. prsssat ia pr,r. rn,
general opinion throughout tina Unioa IA th,t ~ o.
gressional election, q. p-sssat In por,,1, ~ "a S1a
cided majority to the was federal p,ry Ia a.
in this mood TIL the se Ito, mon
round another step Ia the transfer OF p1s,r 70 osse
hands will probably be then made.
In the Senate, however, the democrats party rstn,
powerful majority This stats 81 sdiirs rsnni, eae
how little the actual working OF po''csl constitutions
corresponds With the theoretical yisws Of thoi, who
frame them The founders Of ths ,itsd States govern
ment looked upon the ssnatss upper houses Of la
cpitaney Of popular legislation. They TO be ths
tempered arbtocrac, conservative elensat OF the
State aud Congressional legislatures Howit may be In
the state governments prepared to say; but
IN the Congressional the Senate at present the demo-
way Of becoming the g9asi-oonservatvs body. Amsr-
eau conssrvasm Is so nearly aka to European radical
the claim of the whg federal party to thu formsr sp
met but In the United States 1t 10 considered and con-
is not difficult discover how the utraradicai party
comes to prsponderats in the Senate and the less
beers 10 the latter In proportion to their population
In the former State has equal number OF repro
ssntan,es Consequently the opinions which prsponds
rate In the densely peoped States of New England New
YORK and Philadelphia lin the settled parts the
ste with their large capitalists and highly eduostsd
.ses are represented ia the House Of Assembly, the
opinions which most favored by back
me among whom self reliance and equality
der OF the day are entertained by the ma
orty OF the Senators As CONSERVATIVE body the SEN
ate m, mas been failure Its real the constitutions
VI he mon 10 To maintain the equality and indepsn-
dence OF the smaller States against the greater
so lar as the general policy of the United States Is
democratic to whig party produce little effect Roth are
IN reality democratic republicans In principles are
loyal to the Union, and take for their motto-~Our
country right or wrong whg President, even were
he backed BY whig msorites in the Of
Assembly at Washington would find for per-
sevsring In the policy Of the present government
wards Mexico Indeed, If the next President Is to
be chosen from the leaders Of the present opposition par
~ he will have to DEAL In all likelihood the
Mexican question: but with its results upon the
organization OF his own country There scarcely be
doubt Of General SCOTS reaching the city Of Mexico
almost unopposed aud there debating a peace. The
United States will obtain a cesson Of California and
New Mexico, which the United States emgrants
VIII make good The arrangement which will be adopted
respecting the coast towns the Gulf Of Mexico at
present occupied by American troops is more probsms
tica But the difficult questions the next presden
tia government will be those which relate 10 the orrsnj
xaton Of the new territory The peculiar Of
southern States on the one hand and Of New England
atons n not indeed TO break up and entirely change
those which ut present exist.
These are matters which concern the United States
Alono any other nation could be conceived TO have
any interest affected by the Mexican war all of Thorn
have tacitly waived Its consideration And the
aiter-consequences Of that in domestic politics
OF the Union they are no concern Of foreigners
~ win all these doubts and objections, not hos
TIE 10 the principle which the land company Processes
II would be we'll II larger number VI persons had in
terest Ia the land for many economical we'll
towns would form the most cottage ysomsn
or that lottery is the best method Of procuring the
means OF settling ~ freehoder. On future occasion
we may take An opportunity to enquire whether the OBJ
ject OF the various schemes which referred
may not as FAR as practicable desirable
RED out by simpler and more eficacious means than
those or political associations
INCREASE OF SHEEP HusBAypKy IN THE ONO
VALLEY-We have read series Of very interest
Ing communications published in the National Infeh-
gsncer and also interesting articles in that yslua
Die agricultural work of Mr. Skinner the Farmers Ii
braryeach set devoted to the subject sheep
ry In the southern portions country These srt
ces ndaativeof attention being given to this
branch OF business than hitherto and demonstrate too
that larger profits are to be realized from ais
farther south than those OF northern ATTITUDES Of
our country, where hitherto the attention has
bssn bestowed the subject by our farmers Several
years past attention first attracted this subject
and 1t appears that the pertinent tried
further south 1t has proved successful and prontsb
prontabie not only because proceed south the
warmth Of climate lessons the
to be given to the sheep in the winters the
North and where the expense Of feeding Is great
on the profits but also because lands found eminent
~ adapted to the business at twentieth the ut
which they can De purchased In Vermont
&c. We are informed that some few past atten-
ton was directed to the hills and valleys Of the Ohio in
kentucky anu on carefai examination large bodies Of
land were found which but little used OF very low
price, and were deemed much better suited the bust
ness OF sneep husbandry than those lands where
most exclusively carried on farther north The climate
was found SO comparatively mild that the sheep would re-
qurs but little or no In winter the soil covered
with uxurian growth grass and vines nearly all the
yenr ana protected from the winds and weather by
IDe experiment was tried, and proved successul. A
number OF extensive sheep husbandmen drove their
focs OF sheepfrom Vermont and have been fully salts
fed As these facts have become known In Yankee
Land, and among our people, large DO lies land
have been bought up, with view OF being converted
into sheep farms and quite number OF persons are
arranging To drive their hocks the KEN hills on
| the valley or the Ohio We informed that
lands have been found peculiarly suited to the business
| and having ali the advantages above limited at for
which the farmers have paid not 81 acre and
sold their land in the north at $40 to SSOhu beyond
the advantage Of position deriving ia the difference
price, sum large enough 10 greatly their
locks Some sheep farms learn, in succs ass
full progress and stocked with sheep Of csss equal IN
quality to any IN the world Indeed we learn that lb
stock Is sought after every whore. The farmers n
gagged have, the product Of woolincrrase Of 6oo.
savings Of expensehad their most sanguins exp.cta-
tons realised. The consequence has bsen that a. the
above became known, more farmers OF the North
have directed their attention hitherward, and are
preparing to drive their sheep to this valley
Our city under r, this ms influence 4. likely 70 have
What Is rather singular H. that lands should be found At
such low price, contiguous to the Ohio, with
In q day run Of steamboat from Cincinnati With
other knowledge 1t would be supposed that tim
Der alone lands this river for present prospective
use, would commands much higher price The increase
of steamboats, number will never be- less
than now The demands fuel for these steamers OF
the West making sad havoc with the forests along
the rivers careful calculation Vi skfu engineer has
made this demand equal TO l022000O cords per anuum;
large forests lessen the supply, and increase very
the value progressively OF tho timber lands any
the streams We are pleased to learn that many the
sheep farms in operation preparing for same,
our city This being the best market for
wool and accessible will reap advantages largely from
this Of business in this valley whist the fact OF
its being 30 good market and accessible, will probs-
by increase attention TO this valley for this purpose
| Cincinnati Gasere.
The SroRM-Thc line storm, as il is termed,
which had been brewing tor some days, com.
wind IL rsined In the afternoon, continuing all night
and weather not at all improved yesterday when
the rain subsidized into cold drizze. Signs Hwnipes.
and window blinds, yesterday morning. bore testimony
to the severity OF the storm. We have had NO mails
Al. lat y,nr
by the way New Haven due Saturday evening and
three night lines from New York due yestsr-
day morning behind hand Some passengers arrived
in the city yesterday afternoon, from Hartford and
Springfield by special train he severe at
Hartford Saturday the rain fell In torrents after
twelve O'Clock the wind very high Some Of the
passengers bound east left that city in freight