The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-08-13
NUMBER I9,
Our New York Correspondence.
NEw YoRK. August 3, 1859.

Ncssrs Editors:
know not how II may be with You, but
in this section Of The country, politics are
uncommonly dull. The wings are sullen,
and the democrats quietly confident Of sue
cess. Serious appretensions were entertained
Of the result III this Siste, until II was ascer.
tained that John Van Bnren. John cochrane.
and the other leading Bsrnburners had sin.
cerely determined 70 sustain General Pierce,
with all their strength But, as soon as il
became known beyond peradyenture, that
such was their honest intention, New Yolk
was SET down for Pierce and King, By all
sagacious, conlmop-sense men Of bo.h par.
ties. - z gs.fsl
Even with The powerful personal popular.
Iity Of General Taylor, to aid them iii l648,
the wings ofNew York were far from obtain.
ing majority-they took the electoral vote
of the State by their plurality; but, If the
votes for Van Buren and Cass had beenu uni
ted, there would have been democratic ma
jority of at least $4,000 That union has
been effected; and with the votes Of 10000.
Barnburners thrown into his scales Pierce
may rely upon the vote OF New York.
"Bets prove nothing" tits said; but they
certainly do prove the confidence Of the bet
ters. Politicians viii frequently say, that
they have no doubt Of this Thing. that thing,
or the other thing, when in fact they have no
hope whatever, but The man who stakes bis
hard cash is always sincere in his expecta-
tions of winning. have been led to make
this remark, by observing an advertisement
in the Washington Union, from "a gentle
man who, having 81 800 to dispose Of, pro-
poses 10 invest it on terms which, 10 the
sanguine supporters of General Scott, must
appear liberal. He offers 10 wager $3.50,
| that no person can name three slave
states Of which General Scott will obtain the
electoral votes; $3.50, tina he will name three
northeastern states that will cast electoral
votes for Frank Pierce $3.50, that no person
4 can name ten states in the Union that will
60 for General Scott; $3.50, that he will name
eighteen states that will 60 for Frank Pierce;
and $500, that Frank Pierce will be the next
President Of the United States Any anx.
| ious young whig, who is green enough to
take either Of these bets can do so.
4 Most of your readers will probably remem-
Der the celebrated 0gle speech, which was SO
widely circulated by the wings, in l840;set
ting forth the gold spoons, the number OF
chairs, pos, pans, and kettles in the White
House, under the administration of Martin
Van Buren, The 0sle that made that dirty
speech was then member Of Congress-
subsequently, he abandoned himself 10 drink
5 irg and other low vices; but his friends in
: duced him 10 live cleanly for a few weeks,
!. and then, with view of sustaining him,
r and rewarding him for his infamous political
r services, President Fillmore appointed bim
American Charge d. Affaires to Copenhagen.
0ge drew the $4,000, allowed BY law for his
outfit, and then reapsed into the most de-
grading dissipation. The whole amount Of
his outfit has been squandered in the dens Of
prostitution, and on the faro tables OF the
city of Washington. Under these circum.
stances, the President has been compelled, By
a'sense Of decency, to revoke the appoint
ment eri8 . sl
It's said that Daniel Webster has receiv-
ed snug douceur out of the secret-service
D fund Of the Canadian Government, in con-
sideration Of his stirring up the public mind
a about the fisheries, so as 10 force on the
: question of reciprocity Of trade with III,
K British American provinces This rumof is
the more readily credited, Irom the fact thar
: Webster is we'll known to have accepted
> fees from the same source, for his official SER
vices, before. se
The refusal of the President 10 conmuni-
cate 10 the Senate, the correspondence se-
a cretly had with the King Of the Sandwich
Islands, strengthens The opinion that nego-
tiations are pending for The annexation ol
g that archipelago. Plant the Yankees secure
, ly there, and they win soon be grasping for
4. ward 10 Japan and China. Perhaps, the do.
minions of the United States may yet meet
those of Britain, in the East, before the Rus
W sian Bear surmouns the Caucasus.
r A few weeks ago, the project was started
le of constructing a railroad on BroadWay.-
lie Some ingenious fellowgnow proposes to tun.
mel that tboroughfare, and lay the, railroad
e under it. He says that there would be nc
d necessity forroofs to the cars; that there cous
Or be no objection TO the use OF steam and tha
g passengers might be conveyed cheaply anl
= swiftly, A city editor. commenting on thil
y scheme, says: Sensitive people may hay,
- objections TO such underground Improve
~ er nlei,ts; but they should remember that the,
have all gotio come TO something similar {
e. it eventually; and that there can be no harm
W in becoming accustomed to the change.
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