The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-08-25
Our New York Correspondence.
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BY the last steiner from England. A friend
writes me, from Paris, that the rejection. bv
the Assembly, of the scheme for the yey;s.
ion Of The Constitution, is not the oolv btas,
which has befallen the ambitions Prss;Jsn,
Of Ersnces His financial Arrangements have
never been OF the most satisfactory nature.
Recently, a crisis in the money marLet
threatens to disturb the serenity ofbis fano;'
y circle (; the young English Lady, who has
for SO many months, been uiSitine at ne
Elysee having barkedimextensise specu.
ulations at the, stock exchange, one fine
morning, she found the market falling. her.
self a loser TO the tune Of $50 ,00O, without
a cent wherewith to pay it. CONSERVATION
filled The Presidential domicile, and the de-
parture Of the fair defaulier for the land Of
her birth was only prevented, BY his Excel
lency, Napoleon the Little, submitting To-
9 an excruciating shave" ? s
A few days after, the Paris paper. La Seic-
Gle, was seized for making the following as
sertion, which appeared in an article entitled
La Seance !: "Ihe President is much ern5ar-
rassed in his pecuniary affairs, having 10 nav
large debts contracted at the Boruse which
VI % HVb Hto UWH'
La Sicale is to be prosecuted for the Of
fence Of exciting the people to hatred and
contempt of the Government, and for the Ii.
belous publication Of false intelligence. J,
am afraid that we are hardly active
enough in ourprep eparations for the ne xt pres
idential campaign. Indeed II lis prett,,,
general fault Of the Democracy, torely too
much on the righteousness of their princi.
pies, and the good sense Of the people
while the wings, who command more wealth
and are less scrupulous, use it in perfecting
their town and State organizations, long be-.
fore the period arrives for going into active
warfare. We work well, when we 90 at II.
but we don't begin soon enough. s,'
The present policy of the leading Demo-
Gratis Of this ciiylis caused, partially, BY the
excitement in the Whig camp, In favor OF
General Scott. These Democrats think. thai
if we display careless insouciance, on the
subject of the next presidency. the now wa
vering Clay and Webster Wings will be in
duced, by their brethren Of the availability,
school, to take up Scott; and will have so
far committed themselves in his favor, asto
be unable to withdraw their support from
him, at the Whig National Convention
This is contended TO be the best policyato
pursue; as there,i scarcely man in the Wbig
party whom II would be easier for us to beat
than Scott ); while, il We were 10 show our
hands, at once, the Wings would immediate.
ly select strong man against whom lit
might be difficult to hunt up successful an
tagonist. : @ .g @u q
This, ! say, is what majority Of our lead
ing Democrats think; but am entirely op-
posed to the policy Of non, PREPARATION for
an enemy, however despicable; and, | trust
to see, ere long, more life, energy, and, above
all, concerted efforts Ia our ranks. LetIus
Danish all sectional questions, for the pres
entail questions foreign to The. main issue
the triumph of Democracy Or oligharchy.
1t is time for us,1 say, to banish ailminor
questions. After the presidential campaign
shall have terminated in the election, by the
people, of President who will faithfully
discharge his duties, as chief magistrate of
a republic, instead Of catering to the wishes
Of the monarchs Of Europe thu n, but not
till then, let local questions be revived BIZ
the Democratic Press Of the Union. But.
for Heavens sake, let every Democratic.pa-
per drop them nolu, and help to keep us
from the grievous inhietion of anotherWhig
administrations curse visited on us, I
doubt not, by the Almighty, for his own
wise purpose, as punishment for our. sins.
as nation, in neglecting 10 cherish more
iondly and gratefully the precious boon he
had accorded to us-but yet curse the con-
sequences and repetition of which, it is our
bounden duty to endeavor to arrest. {
A great theatrical festival was held at
Castle Garden, in this city, on Monday last.
in honor OF Mr.. Marshalb the lessee of the
Broadway Theatre. The performances were
in English, French, German and Italian, and
lasted from 10, A. M. until IL, P.M Com
edy, Melodrama, Farce, Opera, and the Bal
let were each supported by the first talent
in the country.
Talking Of the Drama reminds me, thatit
is rumored, in certain quarters, that Bene-
diets object, in going TO Europe, is, to en-.
gage first class operatic com pany; and that.
on his return with his "happy family,swe
are to have series Of operate performances,
with Jenny Lind, as the Prima Donna SO
that we may expect to not only hear the mu-
sic Of La Sonambula," /" /" La File du Reqi.
ment," and Robert lie Diable," but also 10
see the heroines Of those pieces portrayed
BY the Nightingale. However, as Mr.. Dick
Swiveller remarked to !" the Msrchioness."
when she first tasted London porter, mod.
crate your transports" Y
A most interesting letter appears in one of
the English papers received by the Africa,
from which am led to hope, that some clue
may be gained of the fate Of the Intrepid Sir
John Franklin and his hardy followers. In
The latter part oflast March, the whsle ship
Flora, YVES visited, in Lancaster Sound, by a
party Of Esquimaux, who by slight knowl-
edge Of the English language, and by dint of
signs, asked whether that ship belonged to
pChief Frankiin."' The answer being af-
they evinced wish 70 conduct
the crew toa spot where some Of Franklin's
party were buried. Accordingly, twelve of
the crew, equipped for the purpose, accom-
panied the natives; and, afteraten DAYS
weary and arduous iourneying, across noun
tains Of ice, and amidst falling ayalanches.
they reached d large amphi hitheals lse amonS he
icy mountains, where they deserted staff
with a black flag waving fromit. On ap-
it.,it proved 10 be black hand
kerchief lied 10 stick Immediately, thew
set to work and, at about two feet below
the surface, found four men, dressed in sea-
mems attire, and whose emaciated frames.
still perfectly free from decomposition, told
too plainly the, sad tale,.. that they had per-
ished from starvation. The bodies were all
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