The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-21

line is working 10 flttsDuTH.
A young fellow, named M'Canna, was this
morning convicted in the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions of rape committed upon the person OF a
married woman, Catharine Callahan The Of
fender is about 20, and the woman at least double
his age.
Mrs. Woods, an elderly female. residing in Ken
sington, was struck by the lightning last evening,
and instantly killed. She was in the yard at the
time.
Robert Snowden,. young man employed at
killed last evening by the fall of piece of iron.
John Kelly, workman employed on the St.
Augustine's church, was taken to the hospital this
morning, with his skull fractured by the fall of a
brick from the tower building upon that edlfice.
BosroN. June 10, 1Sis.
Increment IN Politics IN Massachusetts, tending to
the Presidential Election.
The papers will give you a full account OF the
Taylor wing meeting at Faneull Hall, on the even
ing of the 18th. 1t was fully attended by men Of
all parties-old wings, new wings, democrats.
aboitionists, DC. The weather, too, was superb,
which was in its favor. l have never had much
doubt of this city going straight OUT tor lay
lor; but visit to the country has convinced me
that the integrity of the whig party in the rural
districts, and in the small towns is sadly da-
mayed The address published by Henry Wilson,
who represented the late Mr.. Adams's district In
the late Philadelphia Convention, expresses the
present opinions of at least one-half the country
-, 1
lection in the wing ranks, ! know of nothing in the
democratic party unless il be true, freely said
here that the officials in our post office and GUS
tom house, are for Taylor Several OF them, It Is
true. did sign the call for the Taylor meeting; but
this is a mere drop from the ocean, and cannot be
held to Indicate much.
Whatever may have been the character OF the
recent ant-Taylor wing. meeting in your, city, |
can truly you that 1t has had no small effect
in this State already-or rather should say, in
this The w 1 works il thls MANY ut
our wings, who are dissatisfied with Taylor's no.
mination, are, at the same time. not satisfied TO
throw their votes with mere faction, as the bolt
ing wings of new England would be, If unsupport-
States; but if they could become convinced that
they would be supported by some thousands of
undoubted wings in New York, OHIO, and else
where, they would bolt forthwith They wish to
preserve their consistency, and, at the same time,
avoid ridicule. They see, by the movement in
your city, and by accounts from Ohio. that there
is chance, at least of General Taylor being vgo-
rously opposed by some men OF undoubted wing
gerry IN influential States, and they hope to make
their united opposition tell. Ihave heard this sub
stantialy said by score of men who voted for
Clay in 1874, within the last twenty-four hours;
and il is a note worthy fact, that it comes from
men who are either members of the g rotten" or
conservative branch of the party, or who have, at
any rate, never been Identified with the con-
science or radical branch of their political organ
izatlon. You can draw your own conclusions, as
can your hundred thousand readers. | only state
facts
The split in the WING organization, If it come to
any thing serious, will extend far beyond the
Presidential question. II may not affect the go.
vernorship Governor Briggs Is so generally, and
| must add, deservedly popular, both as man and
officer, that neither faction will venture to
throw him over. But it will affect the Con-
who supports Taylor, told me that he was prepared
for the defeat of six of the ten wings now in Con-
gress from this State. There are thousands of
I" conscience" wings, abolitionists, and liberty
men, in the I'd, Sd, 4th, 9TH, Sth, 9th and 10th dis
tricts, and they are by means scarce in all the
others My own opinion is, that II the wing dis
affection should come to head, and II the democ-
racy should come out in their full strength-the
first very probable event, and the latter as much
of certainty as any human thing of the future can
be-there will be choice OF member OF Congress
in only one district, and that the lst, which is Mr..
Winhrops (Sutlolk) 1t requires majority to
choose all officers in this State, condition of
things which throws prodigious power into the
hands of voters, and which enables them at any
time that they can get hold of a good solid
grievance-or what Is supposed to be such-to
break up the strongest political organization. How
these probable vacancies will ultimately be filled
up, will depend upon the result of the Presidential
contest. Should General Cass be elected they
will gradually be recovered by the wings, with one
exception, or perhaps two; but should General
Taylor be chosen, they WILL in all human proba-
bity, be carried by the democracy with two ex-
ceptlons, or perhaps three. The success of Taylor
would be held as virtually extinguishing the whig
party in New England, in the eyes of a sufficient
portion of its members to render their opinion a
certain fact. In that event, the bulk OF the demo-
cratic party in these States will engratt on their
original principles those now held on the subject OF
slavery, by the conscience wings; while the
latter will adopt-lnost OF them have already
adopted-those of the democracy on the tariff,
currency, &c. 1t is fact that ought to partcu-
larry mention, that as body, the g conscience
wings are not opposed to an extension OF territory
but only to the admission OF slavery into such
ACQUISITIONS as the nation may make. There is
nothing to prevent cordial union of at least four
ftths of the democracy, onethird OF the wings and
one-haf of the liherty-men, at the first important
election held after Tayor's triumph
The position of the democracy is just this -
they say, that, If Gen. Cass should be beaten, il
will happen from the "comlng in of the South, -
which voted for his nomination at Baltimore,
against New England man, of undoubted talent
and availability and that, therefore, they shall
hold themselves absolved from all obligation to
stand between the South and the full effects of the
spread and final ascendancy of the abolition senti-
/ ment. They are determined not to permit the
| South to play over the game OF 1910 with impu-
nifty, when so many of its States went against Mr.,
| Van Buren,, whose popularity AT the North had
been seriously damaged by his supposed undue re,
gard for southern principles. This state of opiIi
ion ought 10 afford matter for the gravest reflection
on the part of southern men and mention It's ex-
istence in the Herald as being likely thereby to
| draw their attention to it. Ny remarks hold good
of all the New England States, and take the Yam
kee privilege Of guessing that they might be not
| naptly applied to New York and Ohio.
Brooklyn, June 20, 154S.
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| Company Dusty Travelling - Scenery - Mci
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