The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-20
Political Intelligence.

Political Intelligence
ONO AND THE UNIoN-A petition was recently in.
troduced In the Ohio Senate praying the
to declare the Union dissolved and referred TO the
since reported the proposition trstorous disoy
II 10 not thing to be entertained reasoned upon
garded ss nied fact not to be debated or
Attachment to the Union should be feeling ssnti
ment, In every American breast IL should be instnc-
tive. The American should imbibe 1t with his mother
milk IT should grow with his growth and strengthen
with his the confidence of his youth the
pride OF his manhood and the solaoe Of his old age
Next to the duties which an American owes his God,
are the duties he owes to his country The first Of
Union the third preserve the Union. fhs vsl.e Of
the Union cannot be calculated II it could Ohio could
show how vastly important that Union is to her When
the first President Of the United States the father Of
his country about retiring from that high Office
which the partialty OF his grateful countrymsn had
an sectionate ktter prompted only by the great
he bore to the people he had saved, and containing
.entimsnts sen which should be perpetuay cherished By
ths American people This paper, usually styled
Ws.Linetons Farewell Address, aud bearing date Sep
temesr ~ 1926 should next to the Bible be the daily
reading OF our people His warning voice must be
gotten, bic counsels contemBed and dsre ardsd before
any one can be willing to raise psrricidal haad
aeaintt the Union OF these States The committees
with this report presented resolution that the me-
moislists have liberty TO withdraw their memorial and
directing he etary state to cause to be
an edition Of was.ngton's Farewell Address. co be dis
trbuted TO each scbooi district in the STATE.
NEw JERsEY-THE WiLMor PRoyso AND THE UNION
Legislature on the 18th inst expressive Of the at
tachment Of that State TO the federal Union and
precaipg any action in Congress elsewhere which
may tend 10 endauger Its perpe.ui rba. whe they
opposed to the extension Of slavery and desire eli
the constitutional power of Congress exerted
strict to it. limits doubtful power should
be assumed for any purpose however TO the
wishes Of the dominant party and nstructng their
presenativss and Senators in Congress to vote upou
all questions Of sectional character consistent with
the rigid construction Of the Constitution aud in such
manner as will tend to allsy any geographical anmosi
ties which may exist.
Messrs Dninny, GODDARD, n. J. Allen Root and Ford,
are the democratic committee Of the New York
House Of Assembly.
The whig State convention, OF Rhode Island. Assem-
bled at Providence on the 18th inst. The following
nominations were made.-For Governor. Henry An
thony, OF Providence; Lieut. Governor Thomas Whip
Robbins, Of Providsnce; Attorney General Joseph NJ.
Blake of Brsto General Treasurer Stephen Cahoone,
OF Newport.
Domestic slisceiIany.
8. NJ. Catching, wealthy planter OF Pike county,
Miss was murdered on Christmas day, by one Of his
slaves
The steamboat Dolphin was sunk near Camelton, KY
en- the 18th inst by running into the bank of the river
I'M fog. Three passengers were drowned.
Thomas C. Mcdonnell, late U. S. Consul to Brazil,
has been elected State Librarian Of Pennsy lvsnis
The Common School Convention Of Psnnsylvsnis
met 81 Harrisburg on the 10th inst
Lupdy Burns was murdered in . riot at Evansville,
Ia on the 1st inst
The Maryland State Bible Society held its anpiyer.
sary meeting at Baltimore on the 11th inst The
ceipts for the year amounted to S7Sl2 ~, and
psn,es to 81 s25 S. The whole number Of Bibles ami
Testaments sold and distributed was SOLO, being an
Increase over 1s4s of 3s3 copies.
Two prvates Of Colonel Ringgolds Artillery at Fort
McHenry fought duel on the 18th inst, with ssbrss
broke st the hit, Another was procured, aud both
were drsadfully cut when the combat terminated
At New Orleans the sth inst IL 600 bales Of cot
ton weresold at quarter OF . cent. sdvsncs.
The new telegraph line between Albany and Buffalo
Is now in course Of construction, and viii bs ready
operating In May next
One Of the cars the Boston and Msine Railroad
burned near Nerth Bewick, Me. on the 10th inst
Several Of the passengers were severely burned
There were s5 deaths In Baltimore during the week
ending the fth inst, Of which sixteen were Of con-
John Richards was instantly killed ct the Belviders
(Mss) paper Mill on the loth int by being caught.
In the water wheel.
Patrick Nsly was arrested BY oncer J. Brown, for
stealing mason's hammer from Patrick Williams.
Rev DR. Alexander Young vas the nth instant,
elected Secretary OF Harvard Univernity n place Of the
late DR. Fierce, and r. II Allen elected Prof ofLsr.
The New Jersey state Prison, the LIST inst, oon.
tanned lT6 convics los received during the year
1s49, and 90 were discharged.
The Board Of Canal Comm mssionsrs have allotted the
eastern section, including the Erie Cans east OF the
Oneida Greek feeder the OneidsLsks the Black River
and Champlsin Canals, 10 the charge Of Frederick
Folett the rewly elected Commisstonsr.
The State agricultural Society assembled st Albany
the 10th inst The discussion Of the propriety Of
holding two fairs annually instead Of one, was the
principal topic Of consideration.
John Watson, Q lad recently from this oity,
ci6entay ahot at ST Louis the 9th inst by OF
q company Of boys with whom be WAS hunting.
The whole number OF paupsrs in the State Of Masss
chusetts, II "a ,lte.
Joseph Barker, the Mayor Of Pittsburgh Pa, was 10
augurstsd on the 18th inst He conducted by TIE
Sheriff from the jail, aud the same Judge who sen.
tsnosd him 20 prison for preaching In the street, ad
minietersd the oath ~ oce After delivering his I'D
dress and sppointins his ocers be taken back to
jail to await the Governors pardon
Up to the sth inst, 327s5 hogs hsd been packed at
Cbilicothe, Ohio.
A suit "a nov pending at Sc Louis, claiming about
forty Of the western portion OF the city va
lusd at $4,000.
-Four persons. D. Churchill =. Bates, r. Leach, and
A. Cook were drowned ~ plymouth, Mass on the 1sth
inst by falling through the ice.
There were SO deaths In Boston, for the week ending
the 18th inst.
capt connor Who died ct Erie has been In the
service about twenty years. At the time OF hts
though when twenty years ofsge be vas small .spars
stephen w Foster. on trial at Boston for passing
counterfeit bills the Broadway Bank, has been so-
quittes.
There are 22s -four mills in Michigsn, which. during
the year lsle pfactured 4s6 400 barrels Of -four
During the year lsls four hundred and t~enty.t~o
emisrsnts were 10 Liberis BY the the American
Colonization socisy The receipts Il the society for
AZ ST Louis Mo ON the 27th uit there we're siI per-
sons shot one stabbed, and one forcbly drowned
neral city that.
List OF Deaths st the Hospital OF San Fran-
cisce, from Nov. tst.