The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-09

| Hunt, perhaps the most popular Wing in the
State, has fallen behind the Wing ticket, because
the silver greys of Mr. Granger could not approve
the especial compliment 10 the arch demagogue of
Abolition, the Wing senator, for his course at the
last session. There was perhaps as much love of
the officers of the Executive Government at Wash
ington, in this detection of the silver greys, ov.
! of the Union while the cooperating movement of
the National Wings of this city, had much of
cotton in it as patriotism, and more too. The
merchants here are enlphatically ..a .....N
''-----Busy in the cotton trade,
And sugar line" ..a.a .. .5.
A disturbance of the good will of the South,
dlstur5s this trade, in cotton AMI sugar the
ghosty appartion of disunion is awful TO think
Of Fifty millions of Imports, thirty millions of
public revenue, and hundred millions in domes-
tic trade would be diverted from New York, and
other Northern ports to the South, in the event
of disunion, and seperate Southern republic
That's something to awaken the mercantile patri-
otism of New York. She is the commercial EN-
| porum. Commerce is king, as Carlyle has il;
and u Southern confederacy would despoil this
king ofNew York of the best halfofhis dominions.
The vote, then, for Governor in this city, is ex-
planned easily. Mr.. Hunt falls 5000 behind his
ticket in this cooperation. This is the cotton
vote. 1t was given as in opposition to Seward and
his abominable doctrines, and as an earnest ex-
preston of the good will of New York city to the
South, not forgetting the cotton. Take away
your cotton, and you may go to Jericho. ''Coui-
! merce Is king In the city of New York, and New
York is the king Of our commerce, and cannot
submit to dsunion. The South ought to be salts
fed New York is capable and willing to take
all the burdens of commerce off the hands of the
South. Surely the South ought to be willing to
hold on to the Union, in consideration of being
} entirely exempted from the troubles of trade.
But the cotton vote OF 5000 in this city is ex-
planned. What of the INTERIOR Mr.. Granger,
Mr.. Duer, and the silver greys are attached to the
Administration, and we dare say to the offices of
the Administration more than TO the detestable
heresies Of Seward Not that they love Caesar
less, but that they love Rome and its patronage a
little more. Between the cotton interests Of the
city and the Granger Administration interest of
the interior, MIR. Hunt is probably defeated, as
an act Of Cancellation to the South. We say pro-
badly, because the vote Is close. And such is the
result of a combination of the National Wings,
with the whole strength of the Democratic party;
Van Buren, men, Free-soilers and all, TO rebuke
w. II. Seward.
What victory, to be sure Let Us try the
boot upon the right leg. Suppose Francis Gran
ger or William Duer had been nominated the
Wing candidate for Governor, upon the Admins
traton platform, fair and above board of sustain
ing the Fugitive slave law and suppose that upon
that issue, boldly declared and indicated, he had
been run against the non-committal Democratic
candidate, what then? Why, gentlemen, the Ma
tiona Wing, upon this National platform, would
have been defeated by 1000 majority.
w. II. Seward has the mass of the Wing party
of New York with him. If Messrs. Granger and
Duer could have made even respectable show
before the world, they would have put up sepe-
rate Administration ticket-but as there was no
possible chance for them to raise more than cor
poral's guard ,athey prudenty declined u separ-
ate ticket, and adopted the guerrilla system of
fighting behind the bush.
The Wings have carried the State Legislature
by large majority, according to the partial re-
turns received, which being elected upon the Sew
ard Syracuse resolutions, will doubtless return n
ard ms n in &c
Daniel S. Dickinson, whose only home encour-
agement for his truly patriotic course is the sym
pathy of his friends for his misfortunes. Such
is the history OF real practical friend to the
Union, and the shts Of the South. He is sacri-
feed as one OF the unholy instruments of Southern
shareholders. He is unclean, and is avoided--a
traitor to negro freedom, and is ostracsed The
Wing ma ority in the Legislature is the result of
the Free-so abolition sentiment in the State In
every case the vote IN electlng the Legislature
q vote for Dickinson, against him on the sla-
very issues. He stands condemned for having
supported Ciay's neutrality-suspicious. for
allowing ten millions to Texas for her appropri-
Y ated territory-for allowing governments for Utah
and New Mexico withoutthe w Imot direct, and for
supporting the Fug tive bill. Here is the true ex-
preston of New York State on the slavery adjust
ment. Like the horse leecb, the cry is give
"gve," and the South must continue to give till
they have nothing left or they must give the
North to understand where they are to STOP
speeches, If nothing is to be done.
Is there nothing upon which they can stand to-
gether-no ground Of self defence they can occupy!
Or, is continued division to aid in the work of con-
tnued usurpation till the enemy is in the citadel:
VIII not the Nashville Cony do something
more than the adoption of the Clay Compromises
and something more practical than the re-atiirma-
ton of the surrendered ground OF $500, surrend-
cred beyond recovery Or, are we 10 be satisfied
with empty gasconade?
From the .Ns,c Orleans Pica,mne.
JoHN McDoNoGH.-ln December, 1874, soon
after the adoption of my plan by the Council of
the Second Municipality for the establishment
of the Public School Lyceum and Library, gen
tleman called on Inc and expressed his cordial
approval Of the project and his warm wishes for
its success. lie told ne he was DESTROYS to aid
in the good work, and handed me bank note
of one thousand dollars, requesting ME to have
it applied to that object. He at the same time
en)oined on me never to mention his name in
connection with the donation. promised to
comply with his request, and have done so to
this time, although have often heard this act of
| lberality attributed to other persons, none sus-
pecting him.
handed the amount TO Mr.. Sloo, at that time
Treasurer of the Second Municipality, and ca
| GGicio Treasurer Of the society, who publicly an
| nOunced its receipt from me, as donation from
a person unknown.
The injunction of secrecy conceive 10 be re-
moved by the death of the donor; and | also
think that after SO much has been said, written
and printed, TO create an unfavorabe opinion of
the deceased, should be derelict in duty to the
memory of one whose character indicated his
nets, were to withhold from the public the fact
that that early and liberal friend OF our Lyceum
and Library was John McDonogh.
SAMUEL J. PETERS.
POPULATION OF New BEKNE.-Mr. Marshall
the census talter for this county, has furnished
MS with the returns for New Berne, complete A
comparison OF the present with the census of
1910, is us follows:
1910. 1850. Inc.