Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-11-20
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New York, Nov. 3, 1851

New YORK, Nov. 8, 1851.
EDIToRs OF THE HAwK-EyE:
1t is still uncertain whether New York State
has been carried by the Wings or by the Demo-
Gratis. Such a quintangular contest was never
rentism, Abolitionism, Unionlsm, have all been
stirred up to their very depths. Everywhere,
the regular nominations have been scratched; and
as those who lose in one county, frequently run
ahead of their ticket elsewhere, the result cannot
be satisfactorily ascertained until the official re-
be that, as at the last state election some Of the
candidates on each ticket have been successful {;
but, whether more Democrats, or more Wings,
have been chosen TO stay at home, no one can yet
determine. In this city, we have been routed,
''horse, foot and artillery; and locofocoism is
high in the ascendent. We still hope that the
general result in the State may compensate for
this local defeat.
The preservation of the Union is a good thing,
and believe that nine hundred and ninety nine
out of every thousand persons in the United
States are in favor of it; at any rate, the whole
Wing party is. There are number of dry-g goods
jobhers, iron-mongers, cotton-brokers. and other
useful gentlemen in New York, however, who
know how 10 turn political excitements to the
benefit of trade. For some days before the cleo
ton. large pacards were stuck up, at the doors
of these people, in Broadway and other streets,
headed "Union Safety Committee Ticket; and
every possible manner of displaying their loyalty
was resorted to. This proceeding was, no doubt,
calculated to bring custom; and why should not
politics be made source of profit in this way,
as well as in graspiag the fees Of Office?
The Wings of Massachusetts are maxim. a
gallant attempt to rescue that State from the un-
holy coalition of the Locofocos and Frec-soilers
They have much TO contend with; but Winthrop
is their candidate for Governor, and his name is
ga tower of strength The very fact of the
Free Sellers and Abolitionists combining with
the Locofocos, TO defeat Winthrop, ought 10 con-
vince candid lovers Of he Union, everywhere.
that the Wing party are the true Conservatives
OF the Compromise of the Constitution. The
Massachusetts election will come of on the 10th
inst.
1t has been favorte theme for the Locofoco
press to harp upon, that President Fillmore was
eSerting his influence for the defeat of the reru-
lar Wing ticket in this State, because it was COM
posed of gentlemen who were not personally
agreeable to him. Nothing could be more false.
Nearly two weeks ago, Mr. Fillmore addressed a
letter to the State Comptroller, in Albany. ex-
pressing his ardent desire for the success of the
entire ticket And who that knows his devotion
to The Wing cause, would ever have suspected
him of entertaining any other feeling?
Little worthy of notice has occurred i'm the
commercial world, for some days Money, al
though somewhat more scarce, is easy; and loans
are made, on call, at per cent, without difficult
ty. Stocks are remarkably uneasy; Exchange
is still scarce, and command, high prices; and
the shipment of coin abroad, is the more profita-
bic mode of making our payments, notwithstant-
ing the increased rates of insurance, which, as is
usual during the winter months are Tow charged.
1t is said that the Pacific, which sailed to-day. at
noon, took out nearly S1,ooo,o0o. In Boston
and Philadelphia, money, see, is more scarce
than in this market; and several failures. in those
places, have been announced, within few DAYS.
II may interest your readers TO know some
thing of the operations Of the Banks of this city.
during the past three months; that their connex-
ion with the "scarcity of money!" and their
claimed 'benetica! effect on the monetary affairs
of the country may be examined. On June 81, |
1851, they reported their condition, under oath,
to the Comptroller of this State; and on Sept. ~.
similar report was made; abstracts from both |