The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-29
Oar Philadelphia Correspondence.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 26, IS49.
Rnmored Resignation Of Cor. JOhnst0n-JV Where Is
he gong TO ?-Hon George Dpsie- Coai Ship
ments-Ihe FdT--Another Splendid Packet Ship
Death of Mr.. Potter.
The rumor gathers Strength every day that his
Excellency Governor Johnston, is about to resign
the cares of government, and his $500 per
mum, not like the Emperor Charles, to go into a
state of monastlc secluson, there to bewai the
madness and mlsiortunes Of the great wing party,
but to be indicted into an office of greater profit,
under the federal administration. In the same
breath, rumor assigns him full foreign mission,
and the post of Secretary of the Treasury, winch
is TO be made vacant for him by the translation of
Mr.. Meredith to the SHOWS of Russia. Governor
Johnston may resign, and General Taylor may ap.
point him to some office in his gift; but venture
to predict that 1t will neither be foreign mission
nor cabinet appointment, for the good and slffi-
clent reason that he lacks the necessary qualtica
tons. The Governor is a hne-ooklng, Joyia fell
low-democratic IN his feelings and associations
an excellent Judge of Monopgahela-and, at a
pinch, or punch, can make pretty good stump
speech but he understands as much about dipo-
macy, the law OF nations, and the general prlnci-
pies Of political economy, Flat Head Indian,
and so he would frankly tell any one, IT asked the
question. No! no! II the Governor Is to wax fat
on federal pap patronage, and power, II will be in
| the customs or IN the Land Departments or, 1t
| may be- that he will be sent as a commissioner to
am Indian tribe, although, strange 10 say, he pro-
fesses utter ignorance OF the Winnebago and Kick
apOo dialects In case OF his exceencys resgni-
ton before the meeting OF the Legislature, tbs
Hon George Darsie, of Allegheny, will have to
sign veto bills, pardon conyicts, and appoint the
$50 per annum Judges, until January 1851. MIR.
Darsie is the Speaker pro tenn OF the Senate, an I'M
ihnchiDg wing, and most amiable and talented
gentleman He has been member OF the Leglsla.
lure for some ten years. and is well known through
out the State for the zeal which characterized his
efforts ObroUgh the direction OF Col. Robinson, Of
Pittsburgb) to secure the right OF way through
Pennsylvania for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
efforts which resulted in notifying tailure-and
which so ncensed the citizens of Allegheny in
general, and Pittsburgh, IN particular, that they
came raising the standard OF notification,
far as our good, old, be-devilled commonwealth
was concerned. -
Navigation for the week ending Oct. %, was ls,-
Us tons-tota for the season, 3Ss,S1l tons. by
the Reading Railroad, for the same week, "a ISL
total FOR the season, 92l ,593 Total shipments
frem the Schuylkill region, thus far this season,
1910, 474 tons.
The Fair OF the Franklin Institute closes to-mor-
row night The awards Will be made in the Alter
noon.
The keel Of a splendid packet ship has just been
laid at Vaughan " Lynn's ship yard, keDsington.
Her burthen will be about l 300 ions, and she is in
tended for Cope's line OF Liverpool packets.
Quite gloom has been thrown over our COM
muni,y by the intelligence OF the death Of the We
nerabe John Potter, Esq at Princeton, N. j. lie
leaves immense tstate--a portion oil which Is
landed properly IN Georgia.
Mr. Hudson concludes "a brilliant and profitable
engagement at the Walnut this evening. The bulls
OF tins establishment are underlined with the
hume Of Miss Cushmau, who is announced 20 ap-
pear on Monday evening Great will be the rush
for teats tomorrow.