The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-08
Political Intelligence.


convention asserting thai the accusation that the de-
mocraey OF New York are in favor of extending slave
ry to territory free. is libel upon truth JUS
tce But we have the resolution in full 1t is as fol.
lows AMI is sent to us as having been adopted
the s se s Il that
New York Is IN fapor Of erteadig sarery e territory
upon be well ettied Of the we Accord
the States each for e entire and dsPuted control the
Teritor the right determine it for themselves right
the right interference by Congress allowed believe with
m n. urs Of our STATE that not srrrea
ssnS wss There NO law to SnS II not
question like that Of the Missouri question which Mr. Jefferson
Of party leaders 70 effect objects or to crafty
egy strength Of tie democratic party hostile to the best
Of the country and dangerous the peretuy the
false artaes Of the designing or ds.ppsine have
country pause and return 70 their old principles and fellow.
ships
Hon. William +. Johnston, the whig candidate for
Governor, is stumping the State to promote his own
election, and that Of Taylor and Fillmore. This
be popular there it is at the South Longstreth
the democratic candidate for Governor being quiet
man, doas not inclined to follow Johnston
through the State; but the democratic leaders have
sent Colonel James Page, of Philadelphia and other
prominent speakers, to answer Governor Johnston.
The Philadelphia Ledger says:-"We should certainly
like to the issue upon the stump between two such
capable perfons as Johnston and Longstrsth. The
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and would put the other to his bravest mettle, not
withstandng his greater experience There Is no i'm
propriety to our view of canvassing fer his
election II he cannot give good reasons why the peo
pie should elect him. nobody else can II the John
sonian maxim be true, that Ia justified in speak
ing well Of himself when nobody else will speak we'll
Of he certainly may with proprety claim the
privilege of speaking well Of himself Of whom every
body else speaks we'll" The free soil convention is
to come of at Reading in Berks county, next week,
and may prove of Importance in its bearing in the
election The wings and natives will probab bly, unite
in phadelphia county on county officers and members
OF Congress, in consideration, presume, of the
LIST Congress District the natives have nominated Mr.
democrat. Many whgs it is said will refuse to vote
for Levin and if there should be whig candidate
Florence may be elected In the I'd district, (com.
the democrats have nominated James c. Van Dyke,
but he stands chance in that strong whg district
clned reelection the wings will probably nominal
either Joseph r. Chandler, late Editor of the u S.
Gazette, Morton McMichael one of the proprietors
and Editors Of the North american.
In the third district, represented by Charles
Brown (dem) the democrats lave nominated VIM.
s. Hallowel and the Taylor and Fillmore men, Henry
d. Moore. In the fourth district, represented by
Charles j. Ingersoll the Taylor and Fillmore candidate
is John S. Ltte and we presume the democrats will
four districts form the city and county Of Philadelphia
and are capable If the wings and natives thorough
~ united Of giving Taylor from eight to ten thousand
majority without such an union, the wings cannot
elect their Governor, or give the electoral vote to
In the 9th district the democrats have renominated
William Strong for Congress, and the wings Peter
Adams In the 18th, the democrats have nominated
Joel B. Danner and the wings Joseph M. Quay: In
the 18th district, the democrats have nominated Hen
drick b. Wright. In Wilmot's district, (the 12th)
tss Of b battle going In one Of tine
county convention recommended r. g. White, for
Congress- after baloting eighteen times The friends
and Pardon Damon Is. Bradford and Susquehauna
counties, however, considered sure for Wilmot.
NEW JERSEY.
The following is the Cass and Butler electoral ticket
hiah Godfrey wiliion N. Shinn, William H. sloan,
Henry A. Ford, Richard r. Pauleson.
Governor Vroom made powerful speech at the State
convention, In favor of Cass and against Van Buren,,
his old friend.
1t is curious that the Jersey democrats, although
supporting Cass claim to be free soil men, and OPP
posed to Southern dictation, and the extension of
southern slavery" as expressed in one OF their hand
bills now before us.
Hon. Ely Moore, of this city, has been stumping in
New Jersey, for Cass and Butler.
free soil State convention meets at Trenton on
Saturday, 10th inst to nominate Van Buren, electo-
raj ticket
C. X. Watson, of Lower Sandusky, is out for Con-
gress in opposition to r. Dickinson the present demo-
cratic member. Mr.. Watson has been liberty man
for years past and will probably be the only opponent
Of MI D., as the wings are in hopeless minority in
John Fitch, of Toledo, has been nominated as the
barn burner candidate in the Lucas district in oppo-
sltion to f. D. Potter, Cass democrat 1t Is expected
that the wings will not nominate, and the war between
the Castles and Van Burenites in this district
ng warm.
ARKANSAS ELECTION.
The Banner published at Little Rock, Of August 20,
says From the returns published, there will be
in the Legislature % wings upon joint ballot, which
makes their strength equal that Of 1916 There is
possibility that the wings may have one more to add
to this meagre minority but do not calculate that
the wing vote in the Legislature will exceed 25 The
majority OF johnson (dem) Newton (Taylor
whgO in the 3S counties heard from Is 1850. Gov
Drew has received in counties the entire VOTE
wing and democratic, and generally has kept in ad-
far as the vote for governor is concerned cannot be
opened until the meeting Of the Legislature but
have counted up what Is represented to be the official
vots of IL counties, and 1t amounts to S,752
IOWA ELECTION.
From the Des Mones Valley WING
b. IT is now rendered certain that Daniel F. Miller
whg is elected to Congress from the first district of
IOWA. beating Thompson about 100 votes. The
lection of the poll books of the Kanesve precinct by
the clerk Of Monroe county and the subsequent
steallng OF them by ssme one of Thompsons friends
VIII secure to Thompson the certificate of election,
Dut Miller will get theseat in Congress- without Doubt
ported. is as right as we can get 1t, and gives
thompson more votes, if any difference than will the
official returns
1oe eofBo,.D Tho% 1Sgs Miller
Jefferson, (ofRciaD ............ 3S
Van Buren,, (oficiaD. .......... 50
Davis (reported) ............. 81
Appanoose, (reported). ......... 81
Keokuk reported. ........... IS
Wapello, (reported). ......... 90
Henry, (of1cia) ...........,. 170
Mahaska, (oficiaD. .............. 80