Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-06-03

patton, yesterday was truly !" sreass dsY in Go thxm. Fn,m an early hour ia the morning until the arrival of inc President andsuit, about 2 I'M, ihc whole Of the lower Fart v tte city was crowd cd with thousands of citizens, arranged in fheir holiday suit, all eager to ohiaaR ssght ef tae great men who we're expected to arrive here. to grace the opening ceremonies of the Erie Rail road.
 At2.r.H., the President and hts distinguished companions arrived at Castle Garden. under na- rional salute from the Battery. Major Kia-slaad introdnced the President to the assemblage. aud. after moderate amount Of speeding, the l" head of the nation" was escorted from the Battery to the City Hall, by a coscoarse of sone fifty thousand persons, including about nine or ten thousand military, which latter made very brilliant and orderly appearance. From the City Hall the PfeS- dent retired 10 the Irving House, where private lunch had been ordered for l2 s., A member Of the Common Coancilmen insisted upon the Presi- den. and Cabinet joining them al a sort of hR- pron,pt dinner, which was served up at :, P. K. The necessity of carly rising on the following ing, induced inc President to retire to rest al an early hour last evening, but about midnight his slumbers were pleasantly broken by a beautiful serenade performed by ihe Young Gaurd Henry Clay Association, assisted by D1dworth band.
 Grand displays of fireworks took place in yari- ous parts of the city, during the evening and the and without accident.
 This morning, at <. H., our distinguished visit ors departed in the Erie steamboat, for PierfnoHt. whence they will take the cars for Elmira. There they will rest for the night, and in the morning, they will continue their journey to DunkHk, the terminus of the road where extensive preparations have been made for tlteir reception. respecta- ble z feed'' has been provided for the President and his suit by the Dunkirk villagers, and the for nal ceremony of the opening of the Erie Railroad will be finally wound up by eating and driking, speechmsking. and pyrotechnic displays as at New
 York.
 All sorts of ramors are afoat in the city today in relation to difficulties in the Cabinet II said that Mir. Webster will resign in a short tme.-- There IS but little reliance to be placed in any of these rnmors, especially those relating to Mr. Webster.
 In this city politics have come to be regarded nuisance, and it IS exceedingly difficult to awaken the slghtst interest in regard to them. Our mu- neipal elections have degenerated into mere gam bling speculations, and the persons who have the biggest piles invariably win. It costs a man from $S,0oo, to Sl5,00o to be elected Alderman. and twice these sums to be elected Mayor, in this city, although the salaries paid these officers amount to very little. and the honor attachted 10 the offices ispositively nothing Why do they ex- pend so much money to secure their election thenl you are ready to ask. will tell you.
 Every Alderman in New York annually makes fortune out of his office. How By selling his notes, and by all sorts of official raseality. The Mayors perquisites are ilimitabie. There are sir thousand gaming saloons in this city, every one of which is kept open in direct violation of the law. Their locality is known to the authorities and why are they not broken upl They pay too liber- ally. There are nearly -four thoxsnsd liquor shops kept open every Sabbath in direct violation of the law. Why are they not closedf They also pay literally for the privilege of deating out their h quid poison on Gods Holy day; and consequent ly they and the gambling h--ls are allowed to pursue their uefarious callings andisturbed. So IS Wtn kHC Ot uuuStS Ol III f&tiG tHat scattered all over New York. They are all known to the authorities their precise locality s earthly marked down. in big book, kept for that sepcial purpose by the Chief of Police. 1t IS convenient
 for the authorities to know the direct route to them, although they never visit them in their official capacity. A candidate for the Msyeraity in New York is -L- amount of cash he can and sciH expend during the contest iiS said that Dr. Mofat IS to be the next candidate on the Democratic ticket. l hardly credit the report however, both parties have been coQuettng with Mir NJ. for several years, and have used every art6ce to get him to accept the nomina- ton for Mayor. He has millions of dollars and in caseof his beiug candidate would " come down. any such municipal baubIe. As he owns sev, ral blocks of buildings in the upper part of the city where gas and Croion water have yet to beIntro- dueed, aad where considerable grading of the sirees has to b. done, It may Le he will consent to
 let his name be nSed kefoys fAs asnnaton just long enough 10 get ali these things dene Fs rate style, when he will again ' reluctantly deehRe the honor sought to be eonfetFes upon hlass" &c. &e. h strikes me thai pr. MoiIat should accept the nom ination, he would certainly be- elected and hls position would enable hun to increase the sale of lss Life Pills and Phenlx BitierS indefhniteiy.-- He could supply all the Hospitals, immigrants and petty office holders with them at almost any pEiee He ought to accept.
 l will conclude this portion of my letter by Sta ting most humiiIsiiag fact, namely, that the pro prieioes of the Saraous gaming shops and iiquor saloons control our municipal elections, and no man caB De elected 10 any commanding station ir New Yoxk who is known 10 Dc ipimicai. praeiieaE- E. to their interests.
 A fire oceaued in the eastern portion Of tilc city yesterday morning, by which two children and oae ma, la4t theiF vta if hr.La caf Ia tha stsrsa ef