The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-04
INTELLIGENCE Nv THE NAILS,
Our WILMINGTON Corr.spenaenes.

Presidential Norrments- TIE North, Souta awd the
IPest--Mr. buchanan Bodisco, AID some things
coneerwing hinr-Narai News, &c, &c.
| Several weeks ago we alluded to the fact thai
| the Hon. John G. Calhoan's friends were at work
tor him in South Carolina, preparing the way for
| his nomination as a Presidential candidate. Since
that PERIOD the newspapers of Georgia have taken
| up the subject and the Macon Messenger, a whig
paper, expresses the opinion that, independent Of
all other but the constitutional adjustment
and final settlement of the slavery question:" the
wings and democrats of The South, with the aid of
the lovers of the constitution, North and West,
elect him. Enthusiastic the friends of that dis.
tingulshed statesman are, they will discover that
the principle of free SOIL, instead of being COM
promised, will extend in the North and West, the
people of which sections will not adopt pro-
slavery man for their leader, nor will they be Ia
chned to make direct issue the negro question,
because they value perhaps, more than the South,
| the blessings conferred by the union OF all the
States, and will NOT care to hazard dissolution OF
| the confederacy. The South, IT We believe their
spokesmen, prefer separation 10 the prevalence or
the Wimot provlso "herrsy !" but we have lttie
| In Former letter we spoke OF The Benton move
ment and the aims and designs of tn free sellers,
who prefer Benton for their leader. That account
cannot be questioned and II may here be added
that il contemp lated, If rhe Democrats re ad him
out OF the party, tn establish or engage presses to
| defend him on bIs individual aud political merits.
The free soilers in the next House OF Represe0ta-
tives. some suppose, Will have the b.lance OF pow
er. Upon their success will depend, ~ some de-
| gree, the birth OF a newspaper IA Washington;
| probably, with Francis II Blalr the editor, and
| Messrs Van Buren, and Benton as contributors.
| MIR. Buchanan arrived in the c,ty last night, and
TO. day was In the court end. visit TO New Or
leans, and a call on his bachelor friend N Alabama,
the Hon. VIM. Il. King, may reasonably excite d
Suspicion as 10 has lstenuoas. Mr. Polk Was the,
last democratic president from the Southwest Gen.
Cass, of the West, was the last democratic candl-
date defeated Gen Taylor j. from the far South;
and now what section has better clam to the
next presidency than the middle states Penn
syvsnia lately had avce-president,lt Is true; but
the luck OF John Tyler dd not attend hun. Buck
and king would not be bad ncke for the demo-
Gratis provided Messrs Calhoun and Benton die
before The fall of 81 They could not, however,
| calculate on the votes of the lades-they being
Miss Nancies; and this might be great objection.
On the 18th Of September last, d few days alter
| the departure of Mr. Bodisco and has nephew tor
! Russia, we stated that he may have been ordsred
| home to give account ct himself Tor having
sed property and invested tuUds IN this coun-
ny, while the Cars exchequer was so roubleess,
and that the SHOWS OF siberia were not so pleasant
rs the atmosphere Of ST. Petersburg aud Washing
ton We spoke what we Then had reason 10 be-
eve was true; and when The report Of his ba-
nishment appeared III the newspapers, we were not
| surprised. There rs no question that, within the
last year or two, his cosduct IN Washington was
| watched by spies. On one occasion, two young
| Russiars, who were "mere travellers in the
United States" made cautious and cret inquiries
| of former officer in the United States service,
| with regard to everything peraining TO the Rus
sian Minister; and on subsequent day, previous
10 their departure, remarked III foreign tongue TO
| The gentleman, that what they had heard was SUI
| kcIent for their purpose; aud Cossack gentle-
man, now IN New York, II is coDjecuured, has been
senti this country TO make inquiries ia relation to
| the same business. lie was at Wizards hotel, in
| this city, for several weeks. Bodlsco was APP
| pointed minister about thirteen years ago. He is
represented as being, by birth, a B,saratian, and
naepg 10 Neboas Of the
Indebtedness to him, the emperor sent hun TO thus
| country IN his present capacity. Bodisco has not
invested money in funds and property IN the United
| Stnies in his name, il Is asserted but that
| three or four hundred thousand dollars have been
| placed 10 profit by member OF his family and 1t
is sand that he derives handsome income from
| property in -. Petersburg. We do positively
assert that NJ. Bodisco was ordered TO ST. Peters
burg to give an account, II his public and private
conduct and TO expsiu why he did not constantly
advise the emperor OF the At affairs in this
country. II he escapes banishnrUt 10 Siberia, and
returns to the United States. we predict that he will
not long thereafter continue to be Russla's Minis
| ter PlenipoteDilary.
There are many stories in circulation, one Of
| which is, that Gaspafd Tochnlan, an exiled Pole.
has worked In such way rs 10 poison the Car
| against Bodisco. Tochman, IL Is well known, is
the attorney for the hers OF the branches OF
the kosciusko family, and for long time has been
| seeking to obtain the money due Ia them. Bodlsco
| lnieItticd, appointed other counsel and was guilty
OF gross contempt OF court, by writing unior-
tunaIe, aud, indeed, impudent note 10 The Judge
here, n,mating what ought to be done. This
was sent to- the Secretury oi State forthwith. That
was IN Folks time, end MIR Buchanan declined to
interfere. Reverdy Johnson, the Attorney Geaeral,
is the associate OF Tcchman IN the case.
| some two years ago, a strange parsonage sp-
| pssItd in Washington, under the assumed name
II Pieiiicr and the ostensihle business of
aiming the mines Of The United states. He
was a Russian, and, although cautiously disyuis-
ing his move meu,s, and his supposed real ohtrdc-
ter, he was suspected 81 being no less personage
than The eldest son Of Nicholas, the crown prince
| Of the empire. lie WAS frequently seen with Boz
diico, and the mark cd respect ~ the minister to-
| wards this stranger fret suggested the siispicon
oi his real identity. IL sdid that ole OCCASION,
| ct The Russian ministers house IN Georgetown,
while looking around az tue pictures upon IN: walls
he stopped al the portrait Of Nicholas, and SAID,
| ct hats not like HIM. end TUNED the lace 81 IL
| to the wall, like unto "a man having authority
and that, another occasion, this ". Pt-iier was
discovered To- bear striking resemblance 70 q par
ticuar IorIaii OF series of the Eniperor's flmy,
in possession Of Launtz, a Russian sculptor IN
Washington, nj which the stranger was consider
ably Disconnected. Another circumstsnec went
Ear to strengthen the suspicion OF the hgh rank OF
the assumed mine ralugist. He was lavtted 10
dinner the Russian mins ter's house, splendid
setoui, rs n Tor some pnrtcUltry great OCCASION.
Nj. Pftilier did not go bat s-ni h 10 dozen seere-
lance, decorated with royal orders. as the bearers
Of his apology. whoever lie my have beea, this
feaj, man was supposed to be the crown ps,ace ct
luerhi, tsat Ne was mere IA hc ciittCicf VI dtpys
and that he learned good deal of system Of
government, and something 10 the dissdv--
| OF Hodisco. ,ns disniessure Of tho
:. Iha, NJ Bqdingevery reason silli TO believe; that
ne was called home 10 account io. his conduct, Is
generally admitted, by persons Ia Washington best
9u.l fed 10 know; ond u appear. that though 10
mas been for some months ~ 81. PetersonrSh. ne
has not yet been blessed win the ii4nt OF u- I'm,
peToi's counisn.nce; End that. probably alarmed
! ~ the circumstance. n ~ euspected that ne may
hmref have caused the report 20 be cent 10 the
United. States ct his translucent, 10 order to eH-
cite public sympathy IN hls favor before TINS IN
pcpdirg blow should fall.
! We understand that brothsr Of the Russian
minister 10 nov exile, has been fOr some years,
and " condemned for life IN The mnes OF siberia.
What msy he the ultimate tate ut the minister, ue-
/ Iends upon the will Of the Emperor. Ia one thing
| ih.rr nrems To he a cnnrnrrrnt onin Ion--thlt we