The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-28

| the wings ~ less imam a majority IN the House,
i and less in joint ballot. The discrepancy arises
through some free soil wings being counted as for
TAYLOR by the one, and for Van Buren, by the other
| The Legislature meets on the second Thursday in
October and the vote for Cove rnor will then show
who is right.
ILLINoIs-At the late election in Illinois, in the
| Chicago District Wentworth, (dem) received. for
| Congress, 1857; Scammon, (whig,) 1902; Love-
joy, (aboitionst,) 3I3O-makirlg Wentworth's ma.
jority over both Scammon and Lovejoy 425 votes
| ARKANsAs.-Ther returns of the vote for Congress
in all but five small countie give che following
aggregates: 184s 1874
Newton. J9bTson. Clay Polk;
Fo Bsm 6 SSE%ss 0e6 g7 RjBS a o4a 1916
VANBUREN ON LAND Ell oRM-The following
letter was received by tn Businesses Committee OF
Rochester National Refor mers in reply to one sent
some days previous to Mr.. VanBuren:
LIND ENwALD, September T. 1s48
tanning able exposition of the principles of the Rochester
Ds 10 them om mVs For yonT 6sa and
expressions in regard to myself beg to accept my
you feel and the eeveng forts You making to advance
the interests labonng classes Under
geous to the Interests Of the ma es but little can be done for
me particular aGvanage Of Sc Pa[ae classes by the lega
has been loo long neglected VVhe Corporations and
cated wealth in innumerabe forms seldom if ever fail to
find Jealous and able advocates Legislative halls the
separate interests of the laborn classes nave certainly not
in fault this regard for otber determine But be thai
you rest assured that at least the
forth in late letter, which you have seem am sincerely
DESTROYS for To the position have assumed in
questions feel It my duty to adhere But epes 70 VoS
what have already said the engaged the same cause
circumstance viii not in the slightest degree change nv per
so1al feelings toward you o. abate my soc
FEUhn fnfr
you are abOnng.
am, Gentlemen peetfuly Okedent servant
To VIM. Fowler and Others of Business Committee.
Do Alexander Wurts, of Pennington, Hunterdon
county, NJ, long pill and ornament of the de-
mocratc party has writ letter to the Van Buren,
Committee of NewBruns wick, declaring his oppo-
siton to Cass, and avownng himself in favor of the
Buffalo nominees. He has been speaker of the
House of Assembly, Vice President and President
of the Convention to rev Use the Constitution and
three years a Senator fron Hunterdon county.
New JERSEY FREE Soil CONVENTION. The
State Convention of the free soil party in NewJer-
sey met at Trenton on the 10Th. John W. Stout, of
Somerset, was President J. NJ Cooper, J. Mum.
David Ryerson, VIM. Durham and Isaac H. Will
liamson Presidents F. Mills and Jacob Stout,
Secretaries. The following Electors were unan-
mously chosen
State at Large-Aex. w urs Hunterdon; John Tonnee,
Hudson. District EtectorS-Jacob Howey Gloucester
B. Mum, Morris; Samuel Baldwin, Essex.
1t was decided by the Convention that it was
nexpeCllent to nominate candidates for Congress-
John VanBuren was present at the Convention, and
addressed the citizens in mass meeting for the space
of two hours or more. Considerable enthusiasm
prevailed, and the Convention adjourned in great
harmony.
DEFINING PosTTIoNs.-Mr. Mangum (of N c.
and Mr.. Berrien (Of Ca contradict most positively
in a letter to John S. Pendeton, rumor circulat-
ing in Virginia. thai they had returned home deter
mined to support the election of Cass and Butler
They both avow a cordial support of Gen. Taylor
Mr.. Mangum favoring him g not only with ZEAL but
with undoubtng confidence"
HENRY CLAY FOR GEN. TAYLoR.-The Pough-
keepsie (N " American says:-'A recent letter
from Henry Clay, dated and post-marked at Ash
land, is in possession of gentleman of this village
In this letter Mr. Clsy says that he yedsa cheerful
submission to the &C ton of the Philadelphia Con-
vention We have seen the document" Il
Do The Martnsburg Va.) Gazette learns that
the free soil spirit is rapidly extending itself in the
counties of Shenandoah and Rockingham.
OF DIR. Wither has declined to serve as Taylor
Elector in the Eighth Congressional District, NC.
o. Messrs. Edward Stanley and Asa Biggs, of
NC discussing national politics throughout the
Second District-the former supporting Taylor, and
the latter Cass
o. At Detroit on the 9Th inst. Ex-Governor and
Senator William Woodbridge presided at Taylor
meeting, and made brief speech.
o. Col Gentry and Senator Turney held po-
litica discussion at Pelham, Tenn, on the I'd inst
GE- A Clay meeting was held at Little Falls, Her
kimer county, NY, on the 18th inst Benz Lever
son presided. Messrs. Belknap, Trask, Ostrander
and Briggs were the speakers. The NewYork reso-
lutions were adopted, and Clay Club formed.
o. Joshua Baldwin, Recorder of NewOrleans,
has been a visit to his friends in West Chester
Pa, where he formerly resided. The Register and
Examiner says the Recorder is in favor of free SOIL
and withal Taylor NANNY. Tribune.
SPEECH FROM GEN. BUTLER.-The Cleveland
Times says that Gen. Butler was expected to be at
the Young Mems State Convention which was to
be held at Dayton on the 2lst of this month.
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THEATRICAL.-The Steyermarkische band gave |
concert at the Boston Melodeon on the evening of
the 10Th inst. Young Herr Alexander was at |
Pittsburg, performing his feats of magic, on the |
18th inst. There will soon be seven theatres in
operation in Boston, viz:-the Boston Theatre,
BANDS Lyceum, National Theatre KimbaIl's Mu- |
scum, HamiltOn's Theatre, at south-end Towards |
Athen@um, and Adelphi. Two circuses will also |
commence there soon, as well as numerous concerts
and panoramas. :. The Viennoise children closed |
their performances at Rochester on the 18th inst,
and started Immediately for Boston, Murdoch |
was well received, in Hamlet, at the National |
Theatre on the 18th, at Cincinnati. Prof. Morse,
and Pitt the tragedian, are at Cincinnati. Mr..
Wall, the Blind Harper, is giving concerts at Lex
ington Kentucky.
o. Mrs. Mowatt, the estimable and eminent