The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-11-07
Our New York oorrssp0ndenos.

LII"
continental news brought TO Halifax, by the
steamship Europa, yesterday morning, does
not differ materially from that brought by
the previous steamer. Europe remains in
an unsettled and disturbed state; and all the
powers and potentates thereof seem 10 dread
some secret, and tremendous republican con-
spiracy.
The tenants of Ireland are playing Of a
new trick upon their landlords. An Irish
paper says: "No less than forty tenants of
one noble proprietor have decamped within
the last fortnight, carrying of the money
realized by the sale Of their crops; and,
what is worse, placing in possession of
their farms, persons who must be proceed
ed against by ejectment." One agent in the
City OF Cork has acknowledged that he had
received more than 9l 900 in one day. from
emigrant passengers in chartered vessels.
The rece ptions Of Kossuth, at both South
ampton and London, were expected to be
the grandest and most enthusiastic ever
given in England, upon any similar occa-
sion. 1t having become known that two
females had left the Austrian Capitol, for
the express purpose Of assassinating Kos
suth. Immediately upon his landing at South
ampton, the Authorities Of that city have
taken great precautions to prevent the ac-
complishment Of this blood thirsty design.
learn from friend that number Of
plans for the foriifcation OF the Island of
Cuba, have been submitted to Gen. Zarco
del Vale, Director General of Engineers
for his approval; but according to still later
advices, the President OF the Spanish Coun-
Gil had proposed 10 his colleagues to sell the
Island of Cuba and Puerto Rico to England
for the sum of one hundred and fifty mill
ions of dollars.
An incident has lately occurred here, in
connection with the nominations for the
judiciary, which forcibly illustrates the cor
ruption of the whig party. Their city con-
vention omitted the name of Judge Mason
in the list of candidates for the Bench OF
the Superior Court. Judge Mason was
elected by the wings, two years ago, and
has performed his official duties with tolera-
BILE satisfaction to the public. There is no
objection to his personal or Judicial chat
acter, and why he should have been drop
ped, TO make room for Mr.. Charles P. Kirk
land, comparatively new man in the city,
became matter Of much speculation. The
Herald, which often processes 10 know eve
rything when in fact it knows nothing, ac-
counted for it on the ground that Judge Ma
son had become obnoxious to his party, by
refusing to concur in the removal of the
Democratic Clerk Of the Superior Court, and
by deciding against the legality of the ap-
pointment Of certain whig TO the office OF
Commissioner Of Jurors. These reasons
are ostensible; but the real secret of the
matter was that Judge Mason declined to
contribute the funds Of the whig Committees
for electioneering purposes. He had hon
esty a1d decency enough to abstain from sup
plring the whig Committees with money
fol the furtherance of partisan intrigues,
while he occupied a seat on the bench, and
so they determined to throw him over, to
make room fora more supple and compliant
tool. Public opinion, however, was so
outraged, that every decent journal cried
shame! and Mr.. Kirkland, perceiving that
his election under such circumstances was
hopeless, declined the nomination. The
convention then re-assembled, and under
the rod of necessity, nominated Judge Ma
son with the best grace they could. 1t was
bitter pill to swallow, and will not proba-
bly, be of much avail after all.
If ever there was city cursed by the
presence Of unprincipled rascals, more than
any other, New York is that identical place.
Not day passes, that some act of villainy
is not perpetrated in the open light of day,
by a set Of desperadoes aud fighting men,
So fal has this organization of brute force
been carried, and to such an extent does il
now exist, that the city is, in fact, entirely
under its control; and its hurtful influence
is felt throughout all the ramifcations Of
society. Our courts, our elections, the
press, and almost every kind of private in
terests are affected, more or less, by it,
Their actions are controlled, and their regu-
lations set at defiance, and made 10 depend
upon the will and forbearance of these reck.
less beasts, who recognise no law but their
own power.
And such is the corrupt political organi-
zation Of the city-organized, in effect, by |
these very people-that the la,o, in their
case, is perfectly powerless. They are arres-
ted, to be sure; and the formallties of the
law, up to a certain point, are complied
with; but, when the trials come on-if. in.
deed, they ever do-they are managed in
such manner, that the culpri.s, in nine ca
cases out of ten, are allowed to escape No
one is safe; any one is liable to be attacked
at any hour, or in any place; yet, peaceable
citizens are obliged to put up with any out
rage these rascals may choose to perpetrate,
and must keep quie. about it. How long
this will all last, Heaven only knows!
For some days past, numbers of strangers
a.