The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-07


Hall, Calvert, White and others don't die TO- morrow
night They who say there can't be third party are
mistaken There win be one great party.and that
will be the free soil party with two little sections one
supporting. Cas-, and the other supporting General
Taylor. Lsughter) Hereafter, the political test of
test Of ls4si That win be the great question shortly
and mans devotion to civil and constitutional lbsr-
ty in S4S will be his political test thereafter He can
not think that while the nations OF Europe salu
ting liberty the State OF New York. 1T al events, will
not give her thirty six guns fer freedom.
The Williamsburg Gee Club sung song at this
which
Mr.: TrLprr appeared and said he regretted to say
that Mr. White present and that he was there
BY caused contrary to his expectation to speak to
them especially at this late hour when it was necss-
sry for every to be in his district preparing for
the contest Of morrow He would like to know where
the hunkers to IL the State Of New York should
60 for Taylor! friend in the crowd say. to Salt r.
Yer, but there will be scarcely room for them there
becauee the wings will be ahead Of them. tLaughter)
Will they join the flag of freedom will they enrol
counties Of this state, Gen. G." will not get one
vote In ten In every place where the people have
been approached on this great question, they have
been pleased with it, and on all hands, the cause Of
free soil gaining ground If lose this election 1t
will be because Of vote for Taylor to keep
Csss out, and another vote for Cass to keep Taylor
out. remarkable state of things is thus produced
Two parties obliged to vote for candidates imposed
on them by the South: This has been accomplished
by the politicians, and should not be submitted to-
what caused the burial of Henry Clay but this; but
will the feemen Of the North make sacrifices in this
o,
taught to learn different 1t il in the power of this
State to settle the question: and settle it, too in favor
offrsedom. Show that there 200 600 men who
more for freedom than for party for office. and this
question is settled for ever After few remarks
Mr.. Tilden concluded, and the meeting adjourned.
The upper section of the city except the Eighteenth
ward seemed almost desolate. In that ward both par
ties were busy engaged in posting handbis against
the candidates of the other. The friends of Mr. Law
were most earnestly engaged and seemed sanguias Of
success WHILE on the other hand, the friends of Mr.
Brooks felt the same way in regard to bis election.
In the Eighteenth ward, the friends Of the former
gentleman expect majority of some two hundred,
while the friends Of the latter spoke confidently of
majority of three hundred on their side. In the
Twelfth wsrd the wings expect small majority prin-
cpally from the fact that free soil candidate is in
the field. The democrats also speak confidently Of
carrying the ward. In the Eleventh ward, the demo-
and the wings Of the Fifteenth ward say they will give
Mr. Brooks q majority of from 1000 to 200 In the
sixteenth ward, the wings admit that the democrats
will have majority Of three hundred votes. The
wings Of the Ninth ward assembled last night at
the Northern Exchange in Blocker street. when they
formed in procession and moved to the house Of Mr..
small. In this district the democratic vote will pro-
badly be very equally divided between Mike Walsh and
Dr. Haebrouck which will throw the election in favor
Of Mr. Briggs. Should the Fourteenth ward vote in
favor Of Mr.. Walsh, that will very materially change
being very large In Prince street, last night the
friends of MIR. w. had bonfire, and large number Of
persons were gathered who seemed very sanguine Of
the success OF their candidate. There will probably
be larger free soil vote peed in this district than in
any other. In the Third district the friends of Mr.
Phoenix very sanguine of success and the friends
straton, last night was small procession Of Taylor
and Fillmore boy bearing banner and few trans
parences. In the committee rooms throughout the
city, there were several persons busy engaged in pre-
pairing the ballots.
meeting and but very little spirit was manifested.
They adjourned before nine O'Clock. The banners
hung out at all the head quarters and OF them
bers street in front of the Rough and Ready House.
hung in tatters from the effect Of the late storm and
the large one in front of Tammsny Hall, looked as
though it had been treated to coat Of jersey mud
The democrats Of the Sixth ward were more active
than In any other part Of the city At the Of
Centre and Duane streets there large Dol fre
and there was great number Of persons present
They were divided some fsvoripg the election Of Mr.
parties we're full Of spirit and spoke with great conf
dence ofsncoess But all such are only political spa
culstions throughout the city, and it is impossible to
was generally remarked throughout the city that
more quiet election had not for before been
known, and It was to be accounted for in no other
way than that the politicians preparing for the
contest TO- day.
LATER FROM YUCATAN.-The brig Tasso, Cam.
Grey, arrived yesterday from Sisal, having sailed
the 2lst inst Among her passengers was Mr.. David g.
MIR. Wilds left Merida the night of the 10Th lie
comes over here empowered by the Government Of
against the Indians The design is to form p resi.
ment Of Americans. There are about eighty Ameri.
cans now in actual service in Yucatan and $50
have gone thther under Capt White; but full reri.
ment Of at least 800 men is needed.
With MIR. Wilds we have had a conversation upon
the position of affairs between the whites and the d.
ans OF late the Indians have generally been defeated
In their skrmishes with the whites but the latter are
outnnmoered and are unable to make any serious i'm.
preston upon their foes. Reliance must be had upou
better description Of force From Merida the capita
the whites are operating in I'VE distinct lines
patton Of the Indians whose head quarters and eenss
raj rendezvous Tlasuca far in the intsrior
serving, Of whom we have lately heard AZ being en-
gagged with great credit to themselves The ctv of
Vasdolid is in the possession of the Indians 1t
place OF Importance, and formerly of wealth, The
fourth division was pushed directly upon that CITY,
and had advanced within sight of it BY the route Of
reached Pisoy the news Of the taking Of Yaxosbs bs
the Indians arrived and the division was ordered to
fell back Its headquarters at ast sccouts were at
ak, Cinus, and Tenum tIhe last news is that the
Indians were In force in the of all these
but SO far had failed. They are co numerous that
repu]se does not dshearten them, and they are now
threatening lanai With skilful leaders, they would
overrun the whole country at once.
We learn from Mr. Wilds the present position of the
troops on each line Of operations but have given that
of one only. without continual reference TO rood
mape our readers would nd the positions
and would only be confused with the repetition of bar
bareus names. The truth, upon the whol, seems to
be that the Indians in possession of the largest
and most fertile portion Of the country and that thew
viii retain IT until dspossessed by superior to
that which Is now disputing with them the dominion
OF the peninsua-New Orleans Pcayune, Oct. 20.
LETTER FROM Mr.. CALHOUN "A long letter from
Hon. John c. Calhoun, appears in the Charleston
Mercury, OF the I'd inst on the subject Of the pro.
posed change in the mode of choosing Presidential
electors in South Carolins to give the power of
choosing electors to the people directly instead of
argues the question through the columns of the Mer
curry and comes to adverse to any change
lie considers that the adoption Of the ticket
system so far from giving the power appoint cleo
tors to the people In reality would be the most eeo
tua way that could be devised of divestng them of
He prefers the district system to re neral ticket
but thinks neither IL proper as the prese mt mode
In reference to the difficulty growing out of the new
law Of Congress he says:
"Nor an aware Of any formidable objection against
continuing the present mode growing out of the late
act OF Congress-, which may not be met by leQiation
or by an amend ment Of State Constitution flying
an earlier day for the meeting Of the Legislature every
fourth year, so that 1t may be In session to COMPLY
with its provisions and in having a called session for