The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-10

ear washin gtsn Correspondence.
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The Cswfesf for Speaker in the House.
The House 10 now balotipg for Speaker, with very
little prospect In my opinion. of sectipg There
are distinct factions Of dsgsusers Wis the ultra
South Carolinians, controlled by MIR. Calhoun, who
will be satisfied with nothing short Of crisis; and the
aboticnits, free sosrs of the North, who are de-
termned to let the country know that they hold the
balance Of power "Massa Greeley, as you call him,
IL here, with his pale face bald head and nasty
rage to drill the latter, and to give Them sm day to
day, their cues do however that beyond his
paper he has the least particle OF influence hers and
his paper has ased to command the attention
of readers MIR. Greeley has succeeded in shelving
himself most com pletsy by the pettifoggng he
pursued during the last session, and is absolutely
avoided by every body. u Greeiey have any eomnu-
MON with b. You'd his immediate small clique
he must them for they are 10th to recognize
In hlm even speaking acquaintance This Is q Just
tsson,un ysup,rfafis gave himself, when he whom
the pewsboys siigms'izc rs "a philosopher" -" the
champion Of labor the socialist with the
toilipg miliops conceal his utter innccrity and
the abespce Il evory Ugh mental faculty necessary to
probe ana be for the evils the neartesc snd vu-
gar expost OF which forms the daily burtheu of his
edtorials, pour ed upon The mileage Of members
the theme OF liz parliamentary eloqueuce Beyond
fpecious moi n Tor committee manufactures,
@Nsssa Gree eysn philaDthropio heart did not rse
his love for ia. sboring classes would have been
tented with higher duty calicocs.
Ma Grs.le, stiil retains his tloucb gait, aud the
habit q look ng nobody In tina face presume h. is
ssbsmtd OF h~ing called tie apostle Of doctrine
which hint. II not believe in and which he only
uses az gudgeoU 10 entrsp numbers Of honest labor
into the rapport II his paper Massa Greeley 10
neither ph' soph-r nor III the better sense OF the
word, ssocalst; he is nothing but dsmagogue, with
just enough display IT liberality and frsnkness
TO act his par. tie is neither profound thinke.
to the text Of his political sermons His principal
stock in trade consists IN tolerabis acquaiotancs
with the passions and OF men and the vices
and TEN ptstions ~ poverty What with catering to
the former and offering his qusck medicines to the
latter he bxs IL sde a hsparome little fortune aud
Ind REM 70.
nechng potion OF n. community, II his mind were
sufficiently comprehensive to form logical deductions
from established sxoms and his heart sincere enough
to devote iu'h teriouly To the ameliorsion OF the
condition OF the industrious classes rather than to the
increase If The sub ERUPTION list TO the New ork Tn
Nara Greeley IL Of the smallest technical
poIi icisps this OF other country ever produced,
and just equal the making of returns for
the Of be- 'irg p'luciaas There returns for his
multiplication able and the only scientific basis
Of bis philosophical socialist, and political specu'a-
tions
Well, II the Northern nulliners are marshsled BY
Aiasss Greeley O. influenced by him. We shall have
organization Of the House till public indy nation will
drive Ii, ditolgsDlzers out OF the House. and Masss
Greeley with hue ps.r do philanthropy socialism and all
back to the cit, Of Gotham Mean while, trust the
country rot feel alarmed after the histories
son IN regard to iuprscvcsble psriisGents furnished
by you in yestsrdays Herald The press aud the couu
Try FAR sound In every respect than the part
politicians in Congress Let the press do its duty,
and the public mind will in that calm digni6ed,
heattful state which will in the end que the fac ous
fIirit of Congress There is great deal OF manufac
tured excitement here in Washington produced by
Pies; but tongIss can assure you /, epitome OF
the na,iors mind Let us get nd Of the Northern
snd southern nuilihers, and rely Ga the good
and virtue 81 tb. right and left centre. :
lfIt thi, letter spen ill four o'clock. The House
Is st in ses,ion and you will from is proceeds
that tho srkr 10 my last letter not made at
random MIR. Potter is she strongest democrat noa on
the list; Mr.. Winthrop consider a dead man.
Kentucky Constitutional Convention.
FRASrroAr, Nov. 20, ls4o.
The Legislature Article City Representation Basis Of
R7resentshtn- E!eeGoa Dishseis- Creation Of State
De6isDirorees- giJiiity TO 0Gc, Of CLergymea,
and Of Members Of tie Ccnuen;on M. Clay sni the
CABINET Col X. NJ JotasoR-N,g York Election
ChoLrc, &c &c.
Dulness has resumed her sway again The slavery
question has been dropped again in discussion aud In
place Of elegant defamation, fcryd eoluence, and
bitter sarcasm most of the time since lsst wrote you
has been devoted dry expeditions Of statistic detas
with prossic deductisns therefroin. Fer instance
one county has az voters therefore she is entitied
60 men Der II the House, and fraction You
representation In the Legislature under cousidea
IL has not been finally dis posed of bat has
been passed over ~ 1t ss'yed
This Iassirg OVER IL queer they have adopt
ed here 81 eetung rid for while. Of perp-xing or
exciting question. when the slavery question was
nrst brought np early In the session after tso weeks
stormy oiscu.,cn 1t was passed over" SO has been
Amost sNeiy question that has been discussed any
length tnc- the opening Of tbs session. TIE impor-
tsLt qusti,n whether cities should be entitled to an
equal approximation, In proportion 10 their
10 the r,t o. The state was Then "
TO its being pess.d over" ssveie votes had been
tsksn. BY which 10 WAS determined that although
the ciies should be entitled TO their fall repre-
sentative districts, with view, II possible, TO
excite conhicurg ip.eIe,ts, and thus prevent
tSst unity and combination CT influence in the
city APPROXIMATION from which 30 much danger was
aPpt.btnded. Then Proposition was offered, chang
iDg the basis OF from what IL 18th
qualified voters q the State TO the number Of free
white population thus including women and children
Ibi Was nodgced ktil fur her guard the interests
and secure The eg.latNe prrpondersnce of the rural
districts; aud statistics produced and Mathus
aud other NTitcU on population quoted TO show that
the Increase OF children w the country would be far
greater Ia proportion 20 the whole burs than in
the cities Jbis sSorbsd 20 ths fact that in the
cities froni variety If causes that were hin
at but not fully sxpaio.d less inclined to marry
than IN the country ard that there the air less
pure, and the women hkesse, than Ia the rural dis
tricts 10 anu iug dr cusson, and Of the
statistics Il contrasts between various counties In
the batter OF cna breeding aud raising singular
enough. The proposition was ntAliy adopted. Next
day however motion 10 reconsider was made and by
consent tbs subject passed over Tor the present
When the passover thall have terminated we may
expect o. couIte. a renewal II the discussion
Then We had GiscUssion ON The proposition to os-
tsbllfh election dittricts. In New ork snd TO
hre the voter o. bic election precinct and requiring
residence th,rtiD "a tixty days previous 70 the election
Develop me nis were made. shosiDg clearly that the
science - pipe lsyrg and the Of coopIing voters
fully uLdsrstsod sud pcas.sed in Ken ky as
In the city ~ New Nofs ttssf The proposition was
nnsy adopted 80 that hereafter should his c0ntltu-
lucky vii be hela ON day, aud under the election
district syftsm
1bsIe viii be consiisrsble discussion and much op.
portion to he ttctH rstTetpg the Legislature the
creation oi state debt. and the borrosins Of money
aud in yeW Of that fact aud in sccOrdancs with what
teens g. be The estsbhsd usage vas passed over"
The teetoD prohibiting the Legislature from passing
special scts graSting divorces VAS agreed to. The Lee
gissture ho~ever were To pass general Ia
regulating the subject Ihi. a decided reform, aud
was Loudly eai.a for BY the people Kentucky will
no longer tbe. be refuge tor dissati sded hul-
bands ard wives, seeking TO get Iii Of unconsenal
partners
The section prohibiting clergy men from being eligi
be TO ttHts Ia the Lsgilsture when Il came at
tackled by MIR Waller, clergy man, aud IL being evil
dent that &c give ite TO discussion and Opposi
tioB u also passed over Mir Waller IL the gem
tlensn sho beat tn. celebrated rom r. Msrshs ia the
contest for delegate to the convention lie elected
on account ~ his strong prosavefy sentiments tom
being regsfd.d a all susneipst0otst. An animated
ana ihtciestinE discussion may be expected this
section
This article. the organizing the legislative de-
partments 10 nov nearly gone through with, in form
at least But Ge all IN. questions that likely to
siVe iise to dscussun Lave been laid aside for future