The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-25


Politics and the Next Presidensy.
HAsAsHusErrs-Ths present aspect Of political II.
fairs In this State, IL Of perfect oonfusop The
majority Of the free soil party In tho Legisture and
the failure to entirely cosleses with the rem
der than probable that no United sstss senator
for the present or future Congress viii be chosen The
democrats refuse to aid in the election Of one Who Al.
ways before the existence Of the free soil party
acted and voted with the whigs hence after repeated
trials there nov probability OF an election
than the day whom the Legislature assembled This
feeling exists not only in the Legislative body but IL
dinussd among the people throughout the State The
fourth Congressional District has not and will not be
represented in the Thirty first Congress- it n OK
Thirty second Congress At ths regular election for
members to the next Congress, but three Of the ten
days since gave evidence that the parties are 80 dvd
cd that several trials will be had before the whole
every possible means to keep up agitation which
will tend to keep the State unrsprssented. unless BY
men Of their own stamp The course Of Hon !oha
the free soil, or ABOLITION party has messursably
shaken his popularity but not sufficiently to give
jority which il necessary to elect The conservative
portions Of both the odd parties satisfied with the
not majority, and therefore cannot esntrol.
New YoRK.-Thoush there is now very little said
Of national affairs in this State except by the sdvo
Gates Of the Gerrt Smith school, there Is an evident
disposition OF the part OF the whis party In the
northern and western portions the State alive
the flame OF dscord which recently agtated the whole
Union. The wings and abotionists have . majority in
the State and they have the control in the State Leg
allure, but have not yet succeeded in the passage
Of any measure dsreg srding the Law OF the nation
several efforts have been made to express the dissp
probation Legislature OF tho Fugitive Slave law;
but yet the voice Of the State through her repre-
sentstve has not gone forth against the law OF the
common country The chief lesder OF the abolition
htnsd ap~ tara hal uan A..rln
prese session OF Congress which surmissd bid
tor something higher than the post he now occupies.
Hen. Daniels. Dickinson is nov scarcely spoken OF
by the country press and barely alluded to occas"Si-
little doubt but the arrangement has already been
effected; ana in their time the members Of the
sine. been elected in private oonclsvs EI aoyernsr
Fish the one upon whom the Senatorial mantle will
him it Is reasonable to infer that he subscbss to tbs
faith and doctrines Of those who will place him In the
fret branch OF the national council.
SouTH CAROLINA "A mighty change seems to have been
wrought in this State There Is little clamor
for dissolution of the Union. The great excitement
which, few months since pervadsd the whole State,
has subsided and from the quistnsss existing it
reasonable to suppose that portion Of the people,
1T least satisfied with the laws passed during the
last session of Congress Gen Hamilton, one of the
most prominent politicians OF the state strongly
rebates the idea OF secession DISSOLUTION; and Mr.
Berry, q politician Of considerable notoriety, and q
member OF the Legislature has spoken boldly Of the
evils TO result from the course recommended during
the late excitement. There many Of like
stamp throughout the State and their influence
10 have wrought great change in the minds Of the
people. But with sl this there many and prom-
nent men in the State, who would the Union dis
generally has very little to say upon the subject,
though hey watch every political movement 81 the
North Win Jealous eye 80 Tar as the rrsnaenoy Is
result none Of the candidates prominent como
up to the standard the ideas of the State upon the
nna sflnna uffnnft nO ha INIT tnfi nf alnVa
NORTH CaRoLrsA-This State, Throughout the whole
Of the recent agitation maintained conservative po-
son and did not call for dissolution OF the Union,
because Of the passage Of the compromise measures
The people satisfied If the existing laws faith
gully carried out; though, through the Legislature,
they have protested against further asgressioa upon
the messsres passed by Congress which alone,
unacceptable; but with the whole laws they express
introduced in the lower branch OF the Leslsturs to
the effect that the abolition of slavery In the District
Cosmbs or the prohibition OF the slave trade be-
tween the states would be cause for North
Carolina TO join with her sister Southern States in
pIociaimiDg the dissolution Of the Union There 10
the will OF the people, every INDIGESTION OF the
is favorable TO quiet submission to the laws Of the
nation.
MrssrssrpI.-In this State too, an extraordinary
change has taken place In the minds Of the people IL
the press true reflector Of Their views aud w.shst
The Mssissppian md Pieksbug Ssstne the two lead
ing dsunon journals OF the State, have become
parativ-ly quiet and little OF exciting character is
said upon the subject Of the late compaon iss
sures. The course OF Judge ShArkey, upon the qass
lions which recently agitat.d the State has effect
ed wonderful revolution There ars many In the
State who would prefer TO the North and South
separated, but there being very little sympathy with
sueha movement In the other southern states, the
agitation now see ms TO be dying Of itself
wiscossIr -Notwithstsndng the strong abolition
feeling in this State there evident determination
on the part of portion Of the peoplet maintain the
Jaws Of the country. The Milwaukee Sentinel and
Gosse the leading whg paper OF the State has always
stood upon strong abolition ground and like Of
ts contemporaries at the East has not failed to abuse
in no measured terms the Fugitive Slave Law, Ths
Wissonsin,s democratic paper In the place. has
slso occupied the tree soil platform; but IL s doubtful
II that journals . true exponent Of the views and
principles OF the democratic party generally There
doubt but the people OF the state opposed to
the extension OF the institution Of slavery, and
some OF he features OF the Fugitive Slave Law
are repugDant to them; but they are unwilling to
Governor Dewey takes strong ground In favor Of .
proper regsri Of s the laws passed by Congress- lie
that the Law relative to the ]tiou gtivss
frcm labor IL not liberal the people 81 his state
would desire, and they would like mobilization of
OF lite provisions but Il will be regarded 10 Is
nugstory any OF those provisions except By Congress
by which body II was passed. Like the other North
western etst.s whick have spoken upon tn. suhjsc.
Wisconsin ready to maintain the laws at all hazards
Introduction OF Water Gas In Can ada.
Having already Drawn attention to an important
innovation IN domestic economy, namely, the use