The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-05
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Our Washington Corrospenden ee.
WASHINGTON, June 2, 1851.

VAShiSSToN, june q AoOi
The appointment of Mr. Spencer.
The Republic of this morning copies the following
from the Albany Register
HoK. JoIrn c. srENcER-A correspondent Of the Nev
York Herald writes that Mr. Spencer has been appointed
member Of the Board Of Commissioners to adut Csi-
ne L. BY his great legal attsinments could Do found Tor
that post But he has not been an applicant either d
rectly indirectly for that or any other once and Is
certain he would not accept the appointment In question
If rendered him. but no has knowledge OF anything OF
the kind and the report probably without foundation,
most II the rumors coming from Washington letter
writer are-.fpary (N ID Register.
The slur contained in tho two last lines Of the
paragraph, is fair specimen Of the way in which
papers too poor to pay for Washington correspond
,ence, but not too proud to steal it without credit
in the habit Of speaking of the correspondents of
other more furnishing and more honorable papers.
The regular correspondent of the Herald telegraph
ed the fact Of Mr.. Spencers having been appointed
q co mmissoner to adjust California land titles aud
he did so the authority Of the Department Of the
Interior. MIR. Spencer was, on this day week, in
cabinet. appointed to the office, and notice Of his
appointment was Immediately forwarded to him.
From his published card, it Is highly probable he
has declined the appoin .ment; but his having done
so, In no degree affects the truth of the statement in
Not only most of the New York city papers. but
nearly all the country papers, copy the special tee-
graph dispatches to the Herald without credit and,
l. VI
ter almost every day, is thus indebted to the Herald;
Md yet it does not hesitate to libel the from
whence it obtains nearly all its information, in the
ungentlemanly manner Of the paragraph above
quoted. II the people throughout the country de-
pended upon the Washington papers for nforma-
tioD, they would be about year behind hand all
the time As to washington letter writers" As a
class, they are gentlemen, fully as much so as Mr..
any statement a. being q fact, they do 50 Knowing
1t to be true. At least such is the course of the
correspondent referred to by the Register, and he
shfliengss the R,g, 2, any Other paper ia the
TIN he sends to the Herald, to prove that any Of
his statements have not been strictly and literally
correct.
WASHINGTON, June 2, 1851.
-Ravrn from the So,th-Rspiar Of Southern Politics
The Southern States and the Presidential Qnes-
tion-Ihs Wings, the Democrats The Unims Par
ty andthe Seceirs-.Slim Chance for the BIAimors,
Philadelphia and Bu6alo Iickas-7he Island of
Cuba, &c.
visit into the cotton States during this armistoe
an political affairs, will considerably enlighten any
Northerner DESTROYS Of understanding the real con-
dition Of the politics, and the position of party po
liticians, aud platforms, and candidate ir liza
Southern country. From observations r-
nation derived during your correspond recent
southern journey, We are constrained 4 follow
ing conclusions
That the first question in South Carolina is Sc
cession; and that, whether the Legislature next
winter shall resolve to secede or to wait little
longer" there is no prospect, in any contingency
of South Carolina having anything to do with the
Baltimore, Philadelphia, or Buffalo Conventions, or
the ticket the platform Of either OF those con-
yentions.
South Carolina, then, in any event. even in the
best that happen, will be absolutely out of the
question in the Presidential election as far as
any national nominations are concerned. Nay,
more; she will not only refuse to take any favora-
BILE notice of the national whig or democratic
tickets, but IL she remains in the Union, her policy
will be to throw the election into the House of Re-
representatives., with the distinct object OF provoking
u rupture between the North and South, in the
contest for the man and the spos.
such Is the policy, We believe, of South Carolina.
If she submits ii il only for better opportunity
for secession. Heart, and mind, and soul, her
alienation from the Union Is complete. The editor
of the Richmond Wing is correct when he declares
that there are scarcely five hundred men in South
Carolina IL favor of the Union, or of continuing in
the Union, under any compromises or concessions
that Congress can make.
Ii she does not secedc next winter, 1t will be, not
from any expecta ions of peace offerings from
Washington, but because Of warnings from the
other cotton States, that they are not ready yet
awhile 10 ccmc up into he allinement. She will re-
main until the other cotton States ready to join
in act OF revolt, if she remains at all aud she will
labor, if she does defer the day OF action, to turn
tho Presidential campaign into the occasion Of .
rupture between the North and South
Georgia is revolutionized, The wing and demo-
cratic parties have ceased TO exist IL Is the Union
aud the Southern rights party. And wnen the
Union men of both parties have had to league to-
aether to suppress the secessoDts it very safe TO
assume that, though the so1eders are in u minority,
il il n formidable minority. But IL the wings have
Union ticket for the Presidency, aud the demo-
Gratis another on tie platform OF the compromises,
then the elements OF the Georgia Union party will
be divided between them and thus divided, they
will be defeated, and the Southern rights party
vii, carry the State VI the Union party does not
diyiGe, how are its elements OF wings aad demo-
ms's TO compromise IL who is to get the support
81 he whole party, the VIII !, or democratic ticket
ihey will not DO able to make terms; there will be
split and the secession party probably will
march in between them. la Alabama ana III Mis-
sissTpi, there will be n similar division Of parties;
ifa Baltimore candidate aud q Pniladelp hIa candi-
Stto, on n Union conprt mise platform, run
over the course together the wing Unoa men will
support the 1hig ticket, the democratic Union men
viii 20 for their ticket, aud the secoders or ultras
whig and democrats, will, BY combining upon a
southern rights ticket, carry OF the result
Where we theni The Wigs at Philadelphia
win put up a union ticket--the democrats at Bal
timore will do the sanie thing aud unless they put
IN the islsnt Of Cuba, the whigs wall have the adj
vantage OF them in the South, because the main
body Of the southern rights party, over all tho
south, Is from the ranks 81 tne democratic party.
democrats will make the island OF Cuba an item
for 1852, just as Texas served up in l3tI And
il is the only question VIII lch could carry the South
from Delaware TO Texas, other things being equal
ized
II neither the wings nor the democrats will ven
ture 70 take hold of Cuba, tor fear of losing by it
in the North, Southern rights ticket, we suspect
win be run IN the Southern states, with the motto
a Southern rights aud che annexation OF Cuba"
Ard the Southern coniederacy party of all the
south viii cooperate ia the movement, not much
Tor the mere acquisition OF Guba, as from the ex.
ptctation OF making tho cause of a final quarrel
and breaking up between the North ard south,
resulting, oi course, in the establishment Of a
Southern coGiedcTacy.
improbable as the sche may appear a party is
now m existence, from Virginia around tho coast to
Mississippi, and across into Arkansas whose object
is a sou bern corfedersey. They are tho Camariila
Of the Soutb-they are In for the war; and their or
ganizaton will be maintained till either the u mon
or slavery IL destroyed. The Presidential contest
will DO uade ins rumcntal far possible to this
GRIND object Of n ION and IA thera IA No