The New York herald., 1851-11-04
DOUBLE SH HEET.
new York, Tuesday, November a, 1851.
Weight OF the Herald In Wrappers
Summary OF the News.

Summary OF the News.
Politics being the order Of business at the present
time We have elsewhere given complete list of all
the candidates for State and city officers, the various
pisces for heding the polls within the corporation,
and valuable statistics for reference.
Eesidss the election in cur own state to-
day, state elections take place, also, in Michi-
gar, Wisconsin, and Maryland. In Wisconsin,
th' free soilers run separate ticket. In Nj
ryland it is the frs: election under the new const-
tuition, for state officers. An election also comes
CT in Delaware, to-day, on the question, ''Shall
there be convention called to draft a new consti
tutiOnP' And we have no doubt it will be called
Delaware, thougha small State, has become too big
fsr her old breeches.
In connection with other political matters, we
also publish the result Of the vote for Governor in
California, far as heard from, and the Official re-
turns for the same Office in Pennsylvania Upon the
whole, have done considerable for the politicians
In this mornings paps', and We hope they will re-
turK the compliment by rendering speedy account
Of their transactions to-day.
Alas, for poor Mexico We have he mos. sig-
rifcant and mo onentous news from Mexico. 1t
looks like the handwriting on the wall, prOnOuncing
In letters of fire. the end of the miserable republic
For quarter Of a century she has been mockery
among the nations, and now the signs are clear
that she is soon to be blotted out What is to
become of heri What mean those threats Of
England, that she will blockade every port of
Mexico, unless those debts are paid which she is
utterly unable TO pay Read the Mexican intel
EgeDoe in our columns to day, and ans YER these
questions, reader, If you can. And tell us what is
70 be the result Of Caravsjars revolutionary move
nent. Cw dispatches give the outline Of the
ssorning Of Matamoras, and the occupation Of
most Of the town By the revolutionary chief and
his Texan rangers. What next A separate
rsputllc Of the northern provinces, to be annexed
10 the United States-or what other disposition
can be made of
Alas, for poor Mexico She is down in the du,t
Bankrupt, exhausted, degraded, demoralizeI, and
corrupted from head to foot-pundered by official
rogues harassed by Indians, and famine, and revo-
lstions--bToken up, root and branch-what re mains
TO her bu: to submit to the protection Of some Eu,
ropean power 70 beg for the shelter and the life,
sod the revving liberty Of the stripes and sars and
the eons:itstion Of these United States Where is
abe TO got What is the adm nistra:ioa doing
Where Il Mr.. Letcher, about these times Has he
nothing to dc nothing 10 com nunica,e Of the de-
riggs Of the Santa Anna party, and the schemes Of
Her Britannia Eajesty's active Mr.. Doyle We
again call ths attention Of our readers and our
government 70 tie news which We publish to-day
from Mexico, and ask them wha. It all means and
what il to be done
Neve from Havana TO the 3G.h ult., confirms the |
arrest aid imprisonment oi Nc. Thrasher, editor |
Of the late Faro AyfEsrial. Tho alleged reasons
for this step on the part Of the Captain General
are so conflicting that /. is impossible to arrive at
the truth at the present time. Er. Trasher did /
much ;,wards relieving tke distress o. the invaders
after their arrest but we ksve never heard Of his
CT encouraging them Esfore their
caIiurc. II ne ~ lnnootnt 81 any craze against /
the Cuban government, brt was arrested on s1spi-
,or there is 10 doubt but that he will be liberated
We are sorry to hear that anaher serisss gale |
Lss oc;urred Lake Erie, By which several vessels
hsss either been los. or injured
is he trial Of the telegraph case, in the United
ststS Circuit Court, a. Philadelphia, Judge Kaps
has decided that Professor Morse vas the inventor
Ct ~ art Of 'slsgraphing, by recording, at dis
tance, letters or marks which would be perfectly
by persons employed for the purpose;
and, a. szch inventor, the Balm lise infn,ss upon
tis clsins The Court has, accordingly. directed
decree aux Injunction to be issued, guarl1,eoinr
he Professors rights on all points I. isu under.
tood that the ease will now be carried NJ 20 The
supreme Court.
Tie Law courts ksze adjourned over, for this day,
b ccazqasnce Of the elections Nothing Of i'm.
CO vas done yertsrday-the hsst day Of the
ss t.rmj su. te-rorrow !, is expected that
sl begin. The ease Of y. =. Wits
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