The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-24

connection with the fact that the delegates longer
receive So, but 50 day, will have great tendency to
during the week 1t has been no unusual thing to
have the previous question called for and applied at
The reseS question As to what should constitute the
basis of representation has been referred to select
committee Of ten, with Instructions, II possible to
agree upon compromise. ! think from the feeling
that they will recommend the present basis-that is
"qualfed voters"
The question as to whether clergymen should be
eligible to office still remains unconsidered We shall
have wordy fen de oie upon It, when 1t does come up,
.eversl gentlemen are cooked and prmed and ready
to be discharged at the moment the word Is given.
Several Of the clergy Of this city have pstoned the
convention to have the unrestricted right to the
public share In the spoils allowed them In
with the rest Of their fellow citizens. do not think
1t will be conseded to them however, as the politicians
of the apostles might be able bring against them by
neppeal to the prsjudices of the people in political
est There Is some reason, confess, for this 81
kehenson, in the religious feeling which generally
the people, and the consequent influence over
them of their spiritual teachers which has been memo
Iably evidenced more than one occasion.
The reports in the Herald OF Mr.. Clsy's triumphant
progress In the city of New York. and the ovaons In
his honor there have greatly
etatesmans friends here and at the same time have
wonderfully tckled the State pride OF the kenuokians
generally. In this latter class | must include even
the Tsyl whgs and there are not few in this Sec
tion, Of what are styled the 4" originals "
The correspondence between Messrs. Foote aad
Clpgnan has been received here with great satlsac
ton and to be concurred in by the pro-sayery
OF both parties. AS have told you before there
be no longer any doubt H. indeed there ever was
ground tor any, to the position which Kentucky
will in the contest that is to bs had ia Con-
gress the coming session 1t is true that she is repre-
eeLted in the United States Senate by the gen.
tlenen who regarded here as ncpationists
but IL is to be doubted II, with their know
lecge Of the clearly expressed and defined wishes
and will OF an overv hemiDg majority OF their con-
stuents they will in any wise act contrary to the pro-
slavery movement The idea put forth in the North
erp AID Eastern papers and by pocisns that 1t ths
West-t Ohio river and Mississippi river interest
which prove The sa guard to the Union am salts
fed is most unoundea Precisely the feeling and
in scarcely more mitigate form which existed
between tbs people on the Canadian aud American
banks ofthe ST Lawrence is to he perce existing
between the people on the banks of the Ohio. The
keDtuckian regards the Ohioans and Indianians, en-
as set OF people who continually striving to
deprive him OF his property or AZ least in the light OF
receivers OF stolen goods Scarce kentucsian on the
border but has made forsy nto of there States
in pursuit If rubaSay slaves. aud who has not had
personal conflict with somt of their citizens the
subject The is that most bitter feeling
prevails and do not remember OF having heard resi-
dent Of Of those States spoken of by Kenucksn
therefore, that the border position OF Kentucky has
rendered her, in any degree sympathiZer with the
free States the other side of the Ohio is most idle
No man can live here month without coming to that
conclusion. Kentucky, in her traditions, sympathies
institutions and interests Is with her sisters Of the
South, and they will find in her most powerful
Hilary when the time of need shall arrive. believe
there are facts not generally understood in the East
and Worth but here they evident that he must
be blind indeed who does rot observe them.
This Is the Governors Sunday or Thanksgiving Day.
and the convention is in session 1t Is very gene
rally observed so far and
far as the inner arrangements ar. concerned have
the most irreagibe evidence that the festival is duly
remembered The day hs. been coel perhaps the cold
est Of the season, but still Ii Is pleasant enough
Young Benton, who was engaged ia 3 stabbing case
here has been convicted and sentenced to u nne Of
SEQ, and imprisonment for ~ hours There Is some
complaint this part OF bis friends that he did not
have a fair trial.