The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-12

(sccond Congressional dstrct) yesterday elected q
majority Of Scott mon, select representative in
the Baltimore Convention.
The telegraphs give some interesting items con-
corning the appointments of delegates to the Balti
more Con ventious Scott is in the ascendant IN the
Ninth and Tseny fifth districts of this State; Fill
more in the Fourth district Of Alabama; Buchanan,
in the Second district oil Virginia; and webster, IN
the Eighth district OF Massachusetts The latter 10
decided victory over the free sellers who elected
Horace Mann 10 Congress.
Our specal Washington correspondent furnishes
an outline of the position of Gen. Scott and the
Southern wings, with regard to the compromise.
II is minated that he intends to be guided by the
action Of the Baltimore Democratic Convention. In
case that body declares for the compromise, so will
otherwise he will remain silent. Silence will
defeat him in every Southern State, not even ex-
ccpting North Carolina, where nearly every person
il mortified and astounded at the recent maneuvres
of Senator. Mangum. An open declaration for the
compromise at that late day will as certainly defeat
the General in the North; so that, upon the whole,
he is in peculiarly unenviable predicament He
must come out plainly, and let the people know
where he is to be found prior to the holding of either
convention. They will not countenance any watch
ing for chances.
Great excitement was produced at Rochester by
the announcement of the decision Of the Court Of
Appeals, which declares the canal law unconstitu-
| tional The democrats Immediately issued call
for meeting tonight, which will request the govern
or to convene extra session of the Legislature, in
order that the canals may be completed in con-
stitutonal manner Nearly every voter in the State
is in favor Of having the works finished in accord
ance with the letter and spirit OF the constitution;
but there must be competition, no fraud, no
Seward intrigue practised. The democrats were on
the alert and by moving thus quickly in the matter,
have taken the wind out Of the whig canvass.
Com. Stockton made long speech in the United
States Senate, yesterday, in favor Of the joint reso
luton autho rzing the construction Of war steamer
Cor habor defences, in pursuance OF the plan recon-
mended by Mr.. Il. l.. Stevens. So long as the
worthy Commodore remained on the salt water, he
was in his element; but when he rowed ashore, he
became dizzy, and unable to steer clear of snags
He endeayored to steady himself upon the demo-
cratic platform, but met with less success, even than
he did at Trenton, n. j., few weeks ago. The first
part Of his Speech where he spoke Of the nefciency
of our navy in case Of foreign war, was decidedly
correct. Like practical man, he severely rebuked
those boosters whose patriotism generally all runs
out of their mouths before there is necessity for
action-meaning, evidently, those Eighty ind-
yduals who pretend that they would assist kossuth,
Kinkel, and other foreign adventurous. He highly
compmented the skill Of American mechanics
and who has not! But when he began to talk Of an
al raioyem tariff, democratic principles, &C., Jack
was ashore. These the rocks which he
struck, and soon went to pieces.
But little was done yesterday in the Senate upon
the question of giving additional aid to the Col
Inns steamers. That body refused TO transfer the
contract from the Naval to the Post Office Com
mittce, by n vote Of Is to 10.
After wasting great deal of time, the House of
Representatives yesterday agreed to take recess
from tomorrow till next Tuesday, in order to have
the hall thoroughly cleansed and prepared for sum
mer service 1t is highly probable that week will
also be lost during the sitings of each of the Ma
tional Conventions. Never mind, Uncle Sam pays
for it. Several proposed amendments to the free
farm bill were voted down.
Ex-Governor Toncev Yesterday n,n"4~a ~
states Senator by the Connecticut Legislature.
In the House he received forty majority over Roger
S. Baldwin, the whig Senator Of the last Congress.
The regular free soil nominee, Francis Gillette, only
received eleven votes in the House. Mr.. Toucey
filed the office of Attorney General during the last
few months ofPresident Folks administration, ha-
wing been appointed in the place ofMr. Clifford,
who was sent out as minister to Mexico.
The Daniel Webster and Cherokee their
way from San Juan and Aspinwall, with two weeks
later news from California.
The Fillmore Mass Mceting-Gsen. Scott
Prospects Of his Nomination and Election.
The Fillmore meeting, of Monday evening
last, was very respectable affair, in numbers, in
orators, and in the principles and policy laid down
in the speeches and rcsolutions-much more 50
than The Webster meetings. 1t will doubtless
exercise some degree ofinhucncc through the coun-
try in favor Of Mr.. Fillmore, and may result to his
advantage in the wing primary elections of to-mor-
in this city, for delegates to the National Wing
Convention. But, in all that this mass meeting can
possibly effect, see no probability Of its weaken
ing the position of Scott in the great North, where he
is evidently strong as to command the nomination
at Baltimore, against the undivided vote of the
South and the few scattering Fillmore and Web
ster men from the Northern States, combined.
1t is little singular that the Oldest and most
respectable Of the wing journals of this city should
be in favor Of Webster, who has not the remotest
shadow Of possibility for the Presidency; that only
one or two of our least influential wing papers
should be the advocates of Fillmore, who has really
the Of the compromise and conservative wings
Of the city his side, including the patronage Of
the Custom House, Post Office, and Navy Yard !;
but it is most remarkable, that the only city
organs Of Gen. Scott should be the two abo-
lition oraccs Of w II. Seward, when it is pal
pably manifest that Scott-excepting, probably,
half.a-dozen delegates, at the outside = will
carry down the entire wing State delega-
ton to the Baltimore Convention. This curious
! classification Of our wing contemporaries is the
result of the peculiar influences Of the compromises,
1 the government patronage Wall street, the cotton
trade, and the higher law" But is all mere by
play and deception, with the exception Of The Seward
organs who in earnest, and who will, after the
| sixteenth Of June, find that their mel ghbors, who
most lavish in their praises Of Fillmore and