The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-24
Political Intelllaence.

| Political Intelligence.
LoUmIArA VINO STATE CoSvENrroN The wings
i4h inst and appointed the following named gentlemen
act delegates to tho wing national convention to be
held at rhiadslphis in June viz Hon Wm Brashear,
Allen Pierce Charles M. Conrad, Jr Felix Labatut,
ESQ., Phily Mshsr, Esq, - winchester, Esq
Peters, Egg Hon Preston W. Farrar Hon. o p Jack
on, Hon. s. Prentiss, Hon q. b. Duncan, Joseph M
wray, Esq J Person, Esq NJ Hurley, Lafayette
saunders, VIM Sparks, Cuthbert Bott, and Or James
Richie During the evening II was resolved that the
| the national whg convention.
| LOUISIANA DEMocRArIc STATE CONVENTION "A mest
OF Louisiana assembled at the Hall of Representatives.
| New Orleans, on tho 18th inst. and appointed the
tioSs Convention Frat District-JoSn sdei, Emile
| La.Sere, w Wilder, p Augustin Second District -
| DR.. Crockett, Samuel Locke, Clark Woodruff w.
Kendall: W palfrsy, w; x styles, Edmund Ran
dolph, J. N. Carrigsn Third Dstrict-J. @. Besttie,
John E. Labrauchs, T. NJ. Williams, James 5. McFsr
land w G. ventress James J. Pugh, Gustsve Leroy,
| Thomas l.. Randall Fourth Distriot-Augustin Du-
Planter, d. Fluker Dr. + NJ. Hentord, w b Robert
son, Zenon Ledeau, Jr. Martin @. Penn, Montgomery
Soar, w. X. Cowgirl Felix Huston T G Davidson. B.
se rn1 Fifth DistrctuJ Bryce ?, Berry ho-
Moore, W. B. Prescott B. c Dase G D Moulton L.
rexads, l. Brousrard, Brousssrd. Sixth District
r. ,n EssiSni n a. spaG 1 G.a pr ors5Sn
| 8. w. Downs
ftom the Austin Democ Several gentlemen met in
| the Senate chamber on Wednesday evening, the 23d
Mt, and nomins ed General Zachary Taylor for the
Presidency and passed resolutions highly complimentary
to the old hero and recommending him to the people of
sxss as an independent no party candidates. for that
high and responsible station Electors also chosen
to be supported by the friends of Gen. 7 In tho ap
preaching Presidential election consisting Of Gen j.
Henderson, Hon. John CALDWELL Gen VIM l.. Cazneau
Hon Is. Epperson, aud ---.
| DELEGATES TO BALTIMORE CONVENTIONAL the loco
| foco convention held at Concord Mass, Wednesday
frederick Robinson, OF Charlesown was chosen dele
gate to the Baltimore convention, and Bowen Buckmsn
| Of Woburn, as substitute
WHIo MEErINa AT New HAvEN.-There is to be
| wing meeting at New Haven this evening, Mt which
| Thomas Corwin and X. w. Thompson, Of Ohio and
Dudley solden of this city to address their political
brethren
cratic convention at Dedhsm, on Monday, nominated
Levi Woodbury. for President.
| THE DIsUNIoNIsrs.--The Boston Transcript Of the
18TH saysThe champions of the petitioners for dis
solution of the Union had hearing before tn, Legislative
committees yesterday The Post says:-Mr Phillips
really made a credtable effort int Ally; but we
thought he scarcely succeeded in producing many Of
his auditors the conviction that the interests If either
the white colored race wou be best by the
sscviace of glorious Union. Mr. w l. Garrison fol-
owed but in few moments he obliged either to
audience dispersed sud enly If contribution box
had been passed round MIR q more violent than
his friend and Massachusetts more guilty in
spect TO slavery than South Carolina Alabama; call
ed the wings hypocrites and liars in just about many
words and said other things abeut equally astteriog
He closed ut few moments before O'clock where
upon tho meeting adjourned
THE New CONSTITUTION OF ILLINOIS Among other
important changes proposed in the constitution of
Illinois, in relation to the salaries of public officers
II cuts down the salary Of tho Governor from So 900 to
Sl500 Secretary aud Treasurer Of the State 900
each to $780, and the pay of members Of the legislature
So per day to So per day tor tho frat forty days.
aud 81 per day for the remainder Of the session. In
staad of annual sessions of the leg the
will meet, under the new constitution but Ia two
years
Tho democratio convention held at D.dbam on Mon
day, nominated Edgar Whittak to fill the vacancy
in Congr' So cssioned by the death Of Mr.. Adams
BRooxLYr- Francis B. stryker has been unanimously
rsnoninstsd for Mayor Of Brooklyn by the whig
ton. Charles J. Taylor, David b Bays Barnet John
| son, George w. Princes and Nicholas d. Rhodes are
the whs candidate, for supervisors from the
| wards.
the 9Th congressional district, Massachusetts besides
propoundng questions 10 the whig candidate have
Quincy Adams
NEws FROM THE CAPE OF COOP HOPE.-The
VIM II. Smaller, Captain Holmes, arrived at
this port this morning. IRON the Cape of Good Hope
has thus made the passage home in the short run Of
anet s days Her pass v out was we bseye
Baptist Mission his wife and iwo ch IL ,ns
Mr.. Robert Mckenzie wife and child Mr. Reed Cape
Town. and two native Christians, are passengers In the
| VIM Fl Smaller. She also has board two tigers a
badger and jackall Captain Holmes reports that the
ship Zephyr, of New Bedford, was blown to sea from
Cape Town on the 25th of January, while the captain
was on shore She was passed on the 2sth by the W.
s. returning to port
By this arrival copies of the South african (Cape
TOWN. advertiser to January 26th have been received
They cAiehy filed with the details of tn paccation
of CafYerand news of which came by the last steamer
from England and which is of particular interest here
The following extract will show how the matter stands
$50 far as thu system on which Ceferlsnd is to be
and notices It sppears tia the people are to be
naged through their chiefs, and the chiefs to bold
teir place and authority directly from tho Governor
the Colony. The whole country is regarded n.
quered and the complete sovereignty of it invested
the Queen Districts or locations are to be granted to
chiefs with their people, in such manner az may be
judged most beneficial for them and likely pro.
moc peace aud good order. Th. tenure of these dis
riots locations by the chiefs will depend their
loyalty to the Queen Dsobediencs will be seditien;
resistance, rebellion; and the punishmeut with Other
penalties will be forfeiture it is in England other
civilized countries. Seven forts and posts enume-
rated within British CanIaria, where sufficient force
Will overlook tho progress OF settlement after the
storms and hold in check all ress spirits till society
has ltruck its roots more firmly into fixed property and
justla
Sir Harry Smith, the governor of the colony is on
tour in Caerland receiving the subsection Of the chic E
ara into counties named after the of Englsnd
such Middesex Bediordshire Sc, and at the mouth
of the Buffalo is the rising town OF London The Rev
H. Cottonwood has been appointed Civil Commits ner
Of the Division OF Victoria The Kalics are still com
hitting some acts OF aggression, and a number of cases
of murder of English farmers reported
As an evidence o. the value Of the inland trade,
count is given OF the sale at Grahams Town, ofivory,
curosties, &c, collected by trader only from the
interior The proceeds of the sale amounted to nearly
$4,000, and consisted of over 5000 pounds OF ivory,
eleven tiger SKINS six lion skins eight rhinOceroa horns
The crops are said to be excellent. The farmers are
looking ansously for an outlet tor their superabundan
| grain crops
The whole number Of houses at Cape Town. accord
ing to directory just published there is 35O Num-
Der OF inhabitants, 1890 Value OF landed property
| IL 905,0s7.
The papers complain Of great increase of intern
perance and consequent decrease of steady hlbits
caused by the numerous capteen shops az Caps
| Town, for the sale OF spiriiuous liquors. The pa
| pers are urging the propriety OF increasing the
prics Of a Incense, and thereby decreasing the evil
An account is given of the meeting of Kar chiefs to
hold talk with The Governor, which worry closely
! Sembles those OF government with tn lndi
ans One old chief spoke Follows My advice is,
| must bow to ths Engish can fight no longer.
Our nation is broken up"-Boston Traveller March ~
A BR1rIsH OUTRAGE OVER THE AMERICAN
| BORDER The ST. Laurence Mercury gives the
following particulars OF An outrage which occurred