The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-26
Summary OF the News.

The intelligence which we received by telegraph
last evening" is varied, curious, and interesting.
The most curious past Of il is in reference TO the
proceedings of a Wing Nominating Convention in
Rochester. 1t appears that the convention met
yesterday, for the purpose of nominating candi-
date for lie Assembly, and that among the promi-
men. names put forward was that of the notorious
Fred Douglass, who, on the first ballot, received
twenty-one votes. We DO not know what to think
or say about this. We can hardly credit it, yet
such, we are inclined to believe, was the case. 1t
may have been intended as a joke-but we must
reeolleet that abolition fanaticsm knows no bounds
Wefrmly believe there is portion Of the abolition
whig party Of the North capable of doing an
thing wiling to 60 any length, and who would
be DESTROYS Of having thick-lipped negro in the
White House at Washington, if such thing could
be MS is The tendency OF the doctrine.
that have been taught and the principles that have
been nstlled into these deluded people, by the two
principal men Of the two old parties, Martin Ya-
Buren and William H. Sc ward We have offer
said that such result would take place sooner Of
later. We have another evidence Of the extreme:
to which these fanatics 60 in address which Ger
Pit Smith has just Issued to the 20 called Liberty
party. In this precious document Mr.. Smith says
he is glad the blacks resist the fugitive slave
law, ard that they must be protected in doing so,
even if they take life Mr. Smith also stigma.izes
President Fillmore, Mr.. Webster and General
Cas-, as murderers. This is a repetition Of the
cid doctrine Of the abolitionists on this subject
When few Of them are hanged for murder, we
think their zeal will be little cooled. Van Buren,
AND Seward have much to answer for, and rigid
account will be yet sxacted from them.
1t u with pleasure return TO the law and order
meeting which was held in Syracuse last evening
A far the reputation OF that city concarned
portion OF the stigma attaching 10 IL on ascoun, o
the high handed and disgracefal outrage CO nmtted
there recently, in the Of the slave Jerry, Is
removed. When the lawless persons who onni,ts1
that Outrage shall, on conyiction, be Punished 70
the extent Of the Law, Syracuse will be entitled
once more 70 rank a law abiding city
We hear Of additional marine disasters, a.telisi
with melancholy loss Of life, on Lake Erie. Tns
particulars will be found under oar telsgr.Dhic
head.
In the same column viii be found a report OF a
brief speech made by the Hon Daniel Wcbster, on
Friday night, from the balcony Of the Revere
House, in Boston, to party Of young wings, wa)
returned from a meeting in salem
We are panied to learn that other awful COLI.
sion has occurred on the New Haven Railroad, oy
which three persons lost their lives, and several
were seriously injured Il Is to be hoped TIA; there
viii be a stris. aud searching examination lat5 this
matter by the proper authorities. These fatal oc-
esrrepces, II seems to Us, are almos. too frequsn.
10 be the result Of mere accident. See the report
OF the horrible affair In another coluzn.