The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-01
Political Intelligence.
ANOTHER LETTER PROM MIR. CLAY.
From the Richmond Republican,

Of the Philadelphia Con tiop having decided
ny nomination as candidate for the Prssid sncy 1
have written many letters, unif.rmy and explicitly
declaring that would not to any further use
Of my name in Dection with that office and that
would not consent to accept a nomination, II were
rendered to me-. To no person, association OF per-
SONS have at any time, given the least cou ute
or eDcopTagt eDt 10 uSe my name n cnudidntc for
the office since the decision of that convention.
shall deeply lament II have any friends who will not
conform to my wishes on the subject
With many thanks fsr your friendly feelings and
long attachment to me, lam your friend and obedsnt
Coz BAMrHssscK
The above is a extract Of letter to our friend Col
Hantramck, OF Jefferson comfy who in favoring us
with It, accompsn 1t with the following cheering
count of the good cause in his region :"You wiz be
glad 70 hear that not single whig in this part Of vW
iocos will vote with US / know of some dozen, my
self IN ny neighborhOOd who ntsndto vote for the
LETTERS TO GENERAL TAYLOR,
From the New Orleans Bulletin, Sept. Ia
PAss CHRISTIAN, Sept. IL, 1S4S.
General Taylor continues to be annoyed by letter.
wrter from every quarter and section of country,
asking his views and opinions almost every point
country In almost every instance these communica-
lions are from perfect strangers whose he
refpondence may be imagined, when we state he re-.
ceived, in one day. forty such letters Some of them
are really disrsspectful and many Of the questions
absurd we'll az ridiculous though evidently written
In sober seriousness One Of his for
instance, from al interior county in Ind writes
to know II he Is In favor Of national bank, estsb-
lishrd not upon money capital but exclusively upon
the public lands, and he would advocate branch
be established In his county This latter point appears
to be the important portion of the plan In the opinion
Of the writer. judging from the especial manner in
which he alludes 10 and dwes upon It Il is useless
for people to continue to annoy him with such I'm.
called for communications as he very properly de-
ciDes replying to any Of them nor could he indeed:
make the attempt, without dev0ting all his time and
attention to It, assisted by two or three able and ex
pert secretaries
ELECTION OF ELECTORS.
From the " ashington Union. Sept 90
The Baltimore Clipper of yesterday republishes the
act OF congress which we published on "Wednesday,
entitled An act TO establish uniform time for hold
ing elections Of President and Vice President of the
United States 1t states that this act solves the
blem which has excited some discussion In the north
and prevents the electoral votes of Massachusetts,
Maine, and South Carolina from being lost at the APP
ching presidential election, in of the
State laws OF the first named requiring that
jority Of all the cat shsl be to elect
from the fact that the Legsature]of South Caro-
lima, which appoints the electors, will not assemble
until after the day appointed by the act of Congress-
for the election OF electors This act Of Congress-
directs that the electors Of President and Vice Pre-
sdent shall be appointed in each State the Tuesday
next after the first Monday in the month Of Novem-
1t also provides, That each State may by law provide
for the the filing of any vacancy or vacancies which
l.gs meets to give its electoral vote And provides
also, that When any State shnll have held cleo
ton for the purpose OF choosing electors and shall
fail to make choice the day aforesaid, then
the electors may be appointed on subse-
quent day, In such @ manner as the State
Legislature Of South Carolina will meet the fourth
Monday Of November. (the 27thJ which will allow |
ample time for the elt ctors assemb BILE the first
Wednesday (the 6th) If December. The election will
be held the 18th Of November the law uires in
Massachusetts and Mnine when if there be choice
there may be other trials the Legislature may dis
pense with the majority law and require plurality
Of votes alone to elect or may prescribe the mode in
which electors shall be chosen. We have fear
abb ut South Caroina tor We have no doubt that her
Legislature will appoint electors II no provision be
actually made in the electoral laws of Massachus
and Manel the Legislature may be called. TO supply
the omission; but do not very well wherein the
restriction exists that the election must be made en-
any day longer than thirty-four days before the
first ednesdsy of December" In fact, between the
time fixed upon in the last act Of Congress. and the
frst "Wednesday of December we cannot make OUT in
the approaching election many thirty four days
rive have seen 1T stated that plurality will choose
the electors in Maine-ED. HERALD
NEW YORK.
The survivors Of the liberty party to have held
a convention at Canastota, on the 18th inst
John A. Dix accepts the free soil nomination for
Governor
Benjamin Squire is the wing nomi alton for Con-
gress IN the 18th district, and Charles e. Clarke in
the 10th,
Luther Belts is the democratic (old hunker) nom
nation for Congress in the 10th district.
John Bradley takes the place of Charles E. Clarke
on the electoral ticket.
Almiran Fitch is the an'i,rent candidate for Con-
| grcss in Delaware county.
Hora ito Ballard, of Cortland, is the candidate for
Congress Of the free soil democracy in tie twenty
fifth district, comprising Cayuga and Cortland coun-
ties.
The following communication from Daniel Webster
relative to the electoral vote, will be read with nte
rest
BosToN, Sept 30, IS4S
Dear Sir-There lie no difficulty at all regard to
the question propounded in your letter IL those who
write about would be at the trouble Of reading the
| law, they ing hit save themselves labor.
The net Of Congress provides that when any State
shall have held election for the purpose of choosing
| electors and shall fail to make choice on the day
| aforesaid, then the electors may be appointed on
Subsequent day, in suoh manner as the State shall
| Inv law
The standing law of Massachusetts, does provide
that, II the electors be not chosen BY majority of
votes, they shall be appointed by the Legislature.
| Yours truly, DANIEL WEBSTER
" The Augusta Age gives IN all but FIVE towns
| and fourteen plantations, rs follows
| FOR GOVERNOR.
| Dana (dem .....'..''. ......... 800. Seooa
Hamlin (~hig) ................... ... So,lZi
Those not head from, gave last year democratic
4o3; wing, l05; others, 100
| Maine, on Wednesday. Addresses were delivered by
Charles Sumner, Of Mass, John r Hale, of New Hamp
shire, and John Van Buren, Of New York, which were
received with eDthusiasm. The following electoral
ticket was put in nomination
Electors at Large Manly b. Townsend w ashingt
| County joseph Adams, Cumberland county
District Electors. LIST, John I. Perry I'd, General
James Appleton; Sd, Ezekiel Holmes 4th, Calvin
| Gorbam 5th, Drummond Farnsworth 9TH Franklin
b, Mussey 18th, William A. Crocker.
Five OF the electors democrats and four wings at
The last Governors election, three Of them voted the
democratic thrt whg, three the liberty tick
Its From one to two thousand electors were In At
enhance at the convention and the best spirit pre-
vailed. On Thursday night, John Van Buren, addressed
large and attentive meeting at Portland. The
friends of free soil in Maine, who numbered IL OO(
at the last election, mean to carry the State in No
vember.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Free Soil State Convention met at Providence
on the 9th Dr. Hiram cleveland President. The
liberty party electors appointed in March last with
drew their names Joshua Leavitt and Others OF Mas
sachusetts, severally addressed the convention The
large, joseph Veaz!e, John De Wolf District l. Asa
Sisson, Jr.j district 2, Geo II. Church.
| MARYLAND.
The Free Soil party have completed their eectora
ticket, placing upon it the follosng gentlemen fol
the Stat ut large, David Gamble of Free county
and John key nolds, of Cecil county aud for the Con
| gIehsionaI Di.tricts. Darius Thomas T. D. Cunninl