New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-11
Tariff Convertioa-,ir. Clay y-Impertinent
Letter Writer--Amu-emenIs- of
The Town, &c. &c.
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Corres7 0n1elee % TIE Ir -ne
Ocr.N HorsE. NEwFoLr. A-gs.I-4g
T ere Ts.a Convent called some tine silce
by some friends o.. tae Ts-.1 .- Phlalelpli1 O.
meet ir ..is town % tie ON inst The circulars
were mostly addressed 70 the .esdog Ta-4 men
q, the Souih. sud tie avoEed intention of the
meeting vas % consult upon what measures
should be pressed upon the next Congress ID re q
ton 70 the Tsrlf. 1t was thought by the pro-
lecto1s # the Convention tnst. by consultation
between delegate. from the North and South that
some middle ground miEh, De adopted oy which
the interests a b0tn sections oi our g-t-v might
be s1bseryed. a. ncIGc Dtal pratecti1. be All rfel
- the mGnaisctlres O.. zoe North without interf-r
ence with the iltustry and products % the gtf. .
| am afraid the m0vemest has failed. tr although
I have made inquiries. cannot learn wl-r- the
Con.ent.ln was % meet, OF tEa' sry de egstes
from the south ave made tfeu appearance
some o.. tie pn.a1e iphians are here, and IS ;ne
matter was % be kept as quiet as possible, Il may
be that secret session was yesterday held. Al
Interchange oil Oqiaion on tns subject between
tne int. gent an patriotic politicians of these
two sections of tie country, would be productive
Of much aood aud although no acton might come
H. should be sorry 20 know inst the attem pt o.
get gether and exchange views had failed --
We have at tbs house Mr. D. : Brown, Mr.
COiweli and Mr. Lesnig oi Philadelphia, v ho
were the gent, men who called the Convention
ad also Messrs. Lippi0c0tt. Jr Davd Milne.
" b. Lewis krd J. X Davis oi Philadelphia
Mcs.rs. Abbott Lawrence, snd Nathan Appleton
OF Boston. AMI Hon. John Davis o. Worcester.
Who are probably here on this business
snsll eldeavor 10 teep Iie I'ubnHe uh rmei Of
the progress o. the moveu ent. if possible. This
suh ect of tie dee lest interest T. the ilf5 5stra
sni agricultural interests and all the light rossbe
q obtain i highly fe'.-sb'e. With Wh- Ad.
minlstrati7n 20 pow 2, the people might nsta-s ly
look Tor l1flci0us disposition Oi the vexed cues
uoo, and the wisdom Of Congress " sll tind ample
exercise upon this question next Winter but as
tie Executive VIII probably be unfortunately ban
pered by an adverse majority IN the House and
the Senate - known 10 hold siorIty opposed O.
Protection, 10 Is not 10 bc supposed thar anything
can be Effected, excepting BY compr3mise one
% the reforms 70 be discussed by the Convention
here. was the changing oi the basis Of the Tariff
from al va.orem % specific duties, whe reyer
practicable.
We are looking with snx ety for the advent o.
Mr. Clay a considerable number of vs sitors have
already arrived for the purpose Of paying their
respect. 10 tais venerable Statesman. and morr
are daily expected. All the hote-keepers have
EXTENDED Invitations o. him and are making iu-
terest 10 secure his acceptance. am told, how
ever ths be- viii not % q hOtel but will accept
the hospitality Of his friend, Mr Sears oi Boston,
who has neat, charming cottage here, a short
llff ffNCC from fNr ocean ana Atlantic tlutfr htN
commanding fac view Of the ocean. Should De
io so it wili he a great disappointment 70 the VS.
itors here but no one can ceusure Mr.. Clay i1r
consulting his own wishes and comfort in the
matter.
notice IN your Saratoga correspondence that
a neU spsper correspondent from that a-e, who
had violated tie prlniees of social Intercourse by
describing the dresses aud appearance oi the lady
visitors and dragging them before the readers OF
the paper BY name. had been elected from the
hotel where be had taken up his quarters AZ t1e
request Of the guests This was inst rebuke oi
impertnence, and should be precedent Tor otlrr
| motel keepers similar case ccurfcd this sea
son 90 one the houses here where the nests COM
plali et tus perso. silcs o. one q t'- ehd"r'rr
let eitef-writers, who bai set up his Tabernacle M
| the house. aud the gentleman was unequly0csl4!
invited to carry his patronage elsewhere.
There IS 40 deG-th Of amusement among the
pleasure-seckes this caravsnsasy. hop,
which IN the waterine-plsce vocabulary means b
sort Of impromptn unaress bal takes place a. ouf
Dr other OF the Houses two or three times a week
Sometimes they are given by the proprietor. free.
| and sometimes tickets are sold AT 81 Then W.
nave the music of the Geruaniss for TWO or three
| hours IN tie afternoon and evening. Two or thre
| rowling alleys and as many shooting galleries D.
| tho immediate ueilhborhoOd 81 the house 1--WE
the guests an opportunity to Kill time and eujp,
heslth-givIng exercise Al the same time. Hudson,
Vell known 10 Boston formerly asa teacher oi poei-
ism. has very fine shooting gallery here. and ths
Nas the scene Of Count Smiths triuInpns last year.
when he Int the bell every time even when blind
| OlGed. or firing at rl.ht angles with the the
| target. 70 the amusement II not sstOnlshment o.
| tie ladies' Who crowded TO witness his SKILL
Once, however, the boy pulled the string attached
% the bell when only the cap OF the pistol burnt.
hich * ploded the Joke If It did not the pistol.
| Then there Is a new whirllgig Just set up whct
may teach some OF the aspiring politicians gathered
| - . s|Ik Itf F4.
young folks get ride in air rising aud sinking a.
rernsiely some thirty feet. Then the drives abour
the Island delightful. aud the hours good-the
| fishing all that amateur fishing usually is-the
sailing delicious, the bathing magnificent, the eat
Ing sumpiuous, ard the sleeping splendld-to use
AZ Americanism applied 70 everything.
| The house is filing up rapidly, and some 400 or
| $50 people now dine here daily. After the fancy
ball at Saratoga there will b0 great rush Of the
G tie of the fashionable world from Saratoga, to
= ind up the season here. All the leading people
are expected, snd Newport will then he crowded
% the extent OF the capacity Of all the houses
| The question will not then be which house shall
| % "a ?" but what house will take me N r. Ia
two weeks there will be no chance for new
corners ulless they stand qusge, as they do Al
the Banks snd Custom House. and take their turn.
No Cholera has occurred here, or II the tow o,
| although the guests Al the Ocean eat OF al tn
good things prepared by Mr.. Weaver, without
stnt and without the slightest apprehension OBJ
illness following. have seen person az dinner
eat freely of several meats, OF two or three kinds
Of vegetables, including raw tomatoes, and WIND
lp with three pieces OF pie, saucer OF zee cream
aud raisins and almonds al iib. beside drinking,
mean nile, port, Madeira champagne aud brandy
and y ster, certainly forming altogether a mess I
breed Cholera In the stOmsch OF a rninocefos Yet
here the man escaped. IS lar es | could learn
without any III effects :
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| Letter from MIR. James +. FOss.
| NEw-loRK AND BosroN TELEGRAPH OFFICE