Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-09-27
Our New York Correspondence.

NEW 1okKs oeP. IL 1901.
EDITOR of the FREEMAN:
The English papers by the last steamer gen
orally ledge. with much good humor,
their defeat in the great Yacht Race. Some
of them make the occasion the subject of long
leading articles on the prospects of America,
her progress in the useful, DC, DC. Even
the London Times, which has hitherto seized
every shadow Of chance to have fling at
everything American, has a very long and
fair article, from which make the following
extracts, as specimen of its general bearing:
"On the other hand, it is beyond all denial,
that every practical success Of the season be-
longs to the Americans. Their consignments
showed poorly, at first, but come out well, up
on trial. Their Reaping Machine has carried
conviction to the heart of the British Agricul-
turist. Their Revolvers threaten to revolu-
tionize military tactics as completely as the
original discovery Of gunpowder. Their Yacht
er qVo1a none has been. so traascendaIat as that
/ Of the New York schooner. The account Civ
en- of her performances suggests the inap-
lproachable excellence attributed to Jupiter by
the ancient poets, who describe the King Of
the Gods as being not only supreme, but hav-
ing none other neat to him. whats first 2"
l-"The America 'Whats second ?"-
'Nothing.' Besides this, the Baltic, one of
Collins line of steamers, has made the fast
est passage yet known across the Atlantic.
and, according to American journals, has been
purchased by British agents, for the purpose
of towing the Cunard vessels from one shore
of the ocean to the other Finally, as if 10
crown the triumphs of the year, Americans
have actually sailed through the Isthmus con-
Meeting the two continents of the New World; !;
and, while Englishman have been doubling
and grudging, Yankees have stepped in and
aoon the day So. we think, on the whole, that
we may afford to shake hands and exchange
congratulations; after which, we must learn
as much from each other as we can"
There is much ll-feeling among the "ierce
democracie" of New York, in regard to the
result of the Democratic State Convention
that has just come off at Syracuse. The
Dyed;in-t -the-wool- Hunkers feel, that they have
been remorselessly "sold." Ned Cros-
well, of the Albany Argus, has always been
considered the embodiment and soul OF Hun
kerism. Indeed John Van Buren has more
than once averred, that Ned constituted, not
only the soul but the brains Of the Hnnker
party. But Croswell has become an object Of
intense hatred to the genuine Hunkers. He
has gone over, with all his retainers, to Prince
John; much to the surprise Of the initiated.
The reason for this strange manoever, on the
part of the soul and brains of the Hunker par
ty, is simply this: Mr.. Croswellis part-own-
| er and e-puller=in-chiefo of the George Law
line of Ocean Steamers. He wants to get fa-
vorable contracts for carrying Uncle Sans
mail, out of the next Congress The Hunkers
have but one member of Congress; while the
Barnburners have Sirteen. In order to get
his capacious fist into the U. S. Treasury, Mr..
Croswell must secure the votes of the sixteen
Barnburners NJ. C.'s; and hence his coalition
with Prince John. That is pretty smart
game for Ned; but when those contracts
are brought forward in Congress be Will hnd
that the trump cards will be held by South
ern Members
The denomination of Mr. Matsell for the Of
fee of Chief of Police, by the Mayor, is sup
ported BY the entire force OF the Democratic
members OF LO6 COLuL1OA Quinn
|ocratic gentlemen are every day lauding Mr..
Matsell for the exemplary discharge of his du-
ties; but unfortunately, MIR. Matsel has just
presented his quarterly report, which, to my
mind, contains proof of such utter neglect of
duty, inef1cacy, and pusillanimi;y, ifnot of cor
ruption, that although would be sorry to see
politics made test in so important, response
BILE, and delicate post, where an unbiased
Judgment and fair play are SO essential; still,
in face of the proofs afforded by his own re-
port, sincereiy eiy trust he will be rejected.
The total number of bars and drinking dens
in the city, is 5000, of which 1895 are unli-
censed; and 4,185 carry on their abomnable
traffic on the Sabbath. And yet notwith-
standing proclamations from the Mayor, and
other spasmodic symptoms of energy about to
be displayed, only 46 arrests alittle over four
per week. were made out of the 4,185 often
ders who weekly break the ordinance against
their retailing poison on Sunday; and only 8,
I (exactly per monthly have been molested for
selling without license. When we consider
that nine tenths of the crime in this city, and,