The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-17
Political Matters,

| TROUBLE IN PENNSYLVANIA Democratic
Mate Convention at Harrisburg adjourned sine die
Monday evening OF last week in great confusion.
Aelegraphic despatch in the Philadelphia Bulletin
avs
resolution was adopted setting forth that Gen
| aS was an exalted patriot and statesman and
sahe The Convention express their convictions that
r democracy OF Pennsylvania decidedly prefer
rfo"n James Buchanan TO any other candidate,
@y proclaim to the world that the choice of the
allm0re Convention, when fairly made, shall be
heirs.
The tariff of 1916 was highly lauded in a resoln-
m Delegates are instructed to vote against the
| sclhlrds rule. The Convention adjourned amid
Utmost confusion. Reah Frazer. Lowry and
NAmot carried the day.
| Mn. CLAY AND THE PREsIDENCY.-Th Wash
which was submitted to the Kentucky Convention,
from member Of Congress- does not represent cor
nely his views. We have no hesitation in saving
hat Mr.. Clay does not design to withdraw from the
unse-and that such is virtually the purport of a
liter which was received from him this day in
Washington"
DENocRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION.
Ill., Wentworth, NJ. c. from Illinois, in writing
rom Washington to his paper, the Chicago Demo-
raj, thus classes the chances of aspirants from the
Iemocra,ic ranks:
Hoe1bHry--All New England and Alabama
lass--Ohio, Indiana, Michigan. Louisiana and per-
AF Maryland. .Buchanan-Pennsylvan Geor
Aand perhaps Maryland. :. Benton-Missouri..
Mississippi. r.. NJ Johnson-Arkansas
fn@k-Iennessee, Virginia, North Carolina. -.
fasOn-Texas
New York divided between Polk, Cass, Bu-
ganan, Van Buren,, Benton and Woodbury.. The
"sf States have not yet settled upon preference.
MI wentworth gives South Carolina and New
,AnShlre to the Wings, and expresses fears for
New York.
hR. CLAY AND THE L. S. SENATE.-The Gin
| salnah Chronicle of last Saturday has the fol-
"Sng We learn from reliable authority that
"'efhor owsley will probably appoint Henry Clay
- ue successor of Mr.. Crittenden in the U. S.
Faa'e No man is authorised to say whether he
'O4u Or would not accept such an appointment. "
lhe correspondent of the Philadelphia News
%s.-As The [. Vanderbilt came up the bay good
%'a greeted us. A large eagle poised high in the
%an floatng with equal and steady wing, sailed
1Fslcally before the boat until within a very
! aun VI Nh>tlc NfuIutii. With, liIg uulS
r aalOed Henry Cays approach, it wheeled off
~ W elI Inc people to give him greeting
ID. we reached the pier at one o'clock, and regret
n %s time will not allow me to speak of the
LA, aSs reception in detail which greeted
a ~, Chy Such countless throng never saw,
eh IN New York. Broadway was a jam-the
r''eSSlon was the most magnificent ever saw.
! ~ public dinner has been rendered to Mr.
m I' IAN Buren, by numerous eminent citizens of
ADA'y' OF all parties, as an expression Of personal
s4u oh The occasion of his contemplated remo-
E Ip New York city. The letter of invitation is
II! complimentary 10 him, and sets forth that
-. NC arshhess of political controversy has never
,r ~" suffered to weaken in the least the social es
~ A0l IN which you are personally held by our
chs, Mr.. j. V. declines the dinner, and pro-
n,;, . less formal mode of meeting his friends in
'caI intercourse.
Having OF THE GREAT HAVANA LOTTERY
a. 'A'ANA.-Ihe great lottery was drawn on the
II, INST The 100000 fell to the number 5l26
nrs give The lucky numbers which drew $1,000 or