The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-09-11
Our New York Corresponde meg .
New York, August IS, 1851

attt-a New YoRK, August IS, 1851.
EDITOR OF THE PIONEER
Every afternoon, since the news Of thu
execution Of the fifty Americans in Havana,
reached this city, there nave been hell ueeJ-
ings in the Park, opposite the City Hall, ~
which there has been good deal OF 'Iali'
speaking.
You must NOT believe the reports Of those
papers, IN this city, that attempt 10 deiract
from the importance of these inee lngs.-
Indeed, 1t IS not only wrong in then,, or in
any one, to attempt 10 misreprssent public
opinion, in New York, on the shilse, die.
cussed at these meetings; but it is aIse ia
tile
The meeting OIL Friday evening, sIihcugh
hastily called, and wiihou. time t. make
preparations for producing the Creates ct
feet, was yet the largest and most en;hus-
astc that has assembled in this city, Tor
years past. There was no nistaking, that
evening, what was The popular sentmentin
New York.
There Was an in,promptu gaiheTiaz, on
Saturday evening, and another on ~ Opday
evening; both of which were well a ended.
! was present at them all; but | paid more
attention To the feeling peryading the audi
ence, (anong whom walked for ui,v ards
of two hours than TO the speeches. was
curious to ascertain the prevailing, and
found ii to he, in favor Of the nOn-interfer-
ence of the Government with those nf cur
citizens who think proper to go TO Cuba
Nj ore orderly, attentive, and earnest hsssH-
ers, have seldom seen, at any public as
semblage.
You have probably heard of ole Ger.
James Watson Webb, and &C his paper,
called the Courier and Enquirer, also Of
IN I
known as the aforementioned Genera bo-
som friend, and tho reasoning editor Of
his paper. You have doubtless hessd. that
the General, not long since, kicked his bo-
som friend and ''reasoning EDITOR cut Of
his newspaperial concern, because, rs tie
General said, he The bosom friend, Be-
went over to the Abolition section Of the
Wing party, contrary to his (,he Generally
express Injunction. This same Gen. James
Watson Webb is row very Why South
ron, If we may judge from he tone oi bis
paper. lie is "dowu on' Sewardisln, Ray
mondism, ScOtlisni, and all that sort {
thing. He goes in strong for The ''gnaran-
tees Of the Constitution, and tells korhern
Wings, plainly, and to their face, and IN
their very teeth, that none hut an ost aud
out Union, Compromise, Fugitive Slave
Law Wing, can have the support o. his pa
q
= friends sympatbiZIug with his aist r 1u-s,
and indignant at his Treatment, haye made
: up Il purse of some { 10000, t. cuuAla hi.l
10 start n rabii Sew ard and Scott IaPas ~
this city, in the columns of which BE cau
. fog Gen. w ebb, and the Silver @ ra}s. ~
one and the satire time. Ia the tne2U;;tne,
Southern Wings come bravely TO The rs
sistance Of Gen. Webb, and Iaud his "ce0-
sistent and manly course and so the game
, -goes on. Now for the denouemem
Vim. II. Seward is at the bottom Of al
u this Webb and Raymond business and
when the Governor reads This leiirr. 30
: will be sorely puzzled what to do. Now,
: that the whole matter Is exposed, scu,e rev
game will have to be played. Nhat the
'next dodge" will be, . cannot say. Saw
arb saw the necessity Of having "a pro-s,a-
very Wing paper in this city, that could be-
used as sort Of drag-nei TO bring III South
into his schemes. SO it was ARRANGED lbat
l. Webb should pretend to kick Kaymoud nut
of his office, come out strong in favor OF
the South, oppose Scott. prior to his hon-
nation, and then wheel round and say 10 he
South: "We have done our best 10 sc
cure u candidate after our own hear, bus
. have failed; we have 'been fairly. baa;eu.
and must yield like men; and We re in
honor bound to support the noiniuoe of he
party" &c., &c. Is not the game ,lsin
enough, now? ] think il is So Rrneii.
Der, also, that Seward gains new paper
r entirely devoted 10 his interests.
The Wings have many keen po,i,icians
in their ranks; but there is no disgu sins the
!, fact that Seward is both the Mas, hiaveA.
and The Warwick of the party. H., sifs-
{ gle banded, il more than a match for WI.
y alore, Webster, and the wiiole Sou hera
= wing Of the " big family; and, when ye
take into the account his hackers, Thar'-.
); Weed, Washington Hunt, General ileo,,
!, and Horace Greeley, with the overshe.iow-
;, ing influence OF the ubiquitous IritsHc,
u need no longer w0n'!er, that the President
; aud his Cabinet, with all their patronage,
are compelled to succanb TO the policy and
!, plans of WIN. II. Seward.
u To use an ordinary, but expressive
Il phrase, Seward has the Adrpinstraiioti Just
e where he wants 'em. They are plea ged t..
the support of Scott That WIS all arrsne-
ed at the Wing Convention of ~. Tho
|; DeIegs ties from New York, Pcnnsy ivania
!, , aud Ohio, settled thar matter, prior 90 cast
ing their votes for Gen. Taylor. Southern
: Wigs then agreed that Scott should I've the
next nominee; aud the Delegates from the
!, three "great States" will hold them 10 their
J, !, bargain. IF Southern Wings refuse to iui-
III lutlT pTofttSc, tDs 1NOitu VIII UotlfltAtH
: Scott Tor President, and VIM. +. Jol,nston,
: the present Freesoil Governor Of pcnusyl-
!, var,ia, for the Vice President, throw lie
! Slavery, and Compromise, and all similar
" questions, overboattl; and make a dead pull
= for the entire Northern vote. fhe Lali has
already been set in motion, in ,Pennsylva-
. MIA, and the entire North viii soon follow
suit.
}, The New York Whig State Conys,,tion
y will (almost, If not quite, unani,nous' }
= recommend Gen. Sect, as the Wtie cen
didate for the Presidency, and pas rtso.J
n tons sustaining the "patriotic' course ei
!. the Administration; and The members sli
:. then 60 home perfectly anderstsnd IN u
'e other. If sSeward thinks 1t -Gdv;s. 5t., q
!, fetc Sitrer Grays may boil. and IL 'ea to
:, cali another Coauestion. for the o e5Sl y
- throWimg dust infhe eyes Of the 5 Go.
~ - no harm ,ciu come OF their blast r. 49,
- The thing is all arranged. Let ths Ds