The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-25
The News.

The News.
twenty-five minutes before three o'clock yesterday
noraing This lamentable event, at the present
nsment, is uppermost in the minds Of the larger
portion Of the American people. general gloom
Dsrvades the land. In thus parting with the last
u the illustrious trio Of intellectual giants
Clay, Webster and Calhoun-whose craftsmanship
md oratory overhadowed all their colleagues-our
sentrymeh keeny feel that vacuum is left in their
hgislative and administrative councils, that may
never again be filed. We elsewhere give mi
nate account Of the last moments, together with
correct biography, of Mr.. Webster. OF his emf.
nsnt qualities have spoken at considerable length
- another article. The peculiar construction of
eur rotary presses will account for our non COM
pkance with the general custom such occasions
that of dressing our paper in mourning
In our columns to day, will be found the electoral
tickets, which to be voted for the I'd proximo
Of each party in every State Of the Union, except
Eouth Carolina, whose electoral college is selected
ava
ly by the people, as in the other States Through
these electors the voters of this great country cast
their sufrages for the individual they think most fit
ting to Gil the highest Office which can possibly be
bestowed upon man by any country. The electors
are presumed TO entertain views corresponding with
those from whom they receive their support, and it
Is supposed they will cast their votes, when elected
TO elevate the for whom the Of the party
. which they belong have announced their prefer
ence; but there is no legal restraint upon them-no
thing obligatory except their own sense Of honor
to prevent them from voting for whoever they may
think most ct. We believe there never were hut
two cases, where individual has proved recreant
to the high confidence reposed in him in this parti-
sular-ons Of which was in Pennsylvania, in 1896;
.nd another in this State, in 1924 which proves
that the trust has been very generally confded to
light minded men, and Of sterling integrity
and honor. And we know Of only one inst lance
where electoral candidate has refused to acknow
ledge his preference for any particular individual,
for the Office Of President, and that is the case of
one Of the present free soil candidates in Massachu
setts who publicly stated after his nomination, that
elected, he should vote for either Of the candi-
dates without regard to the preferences Of the party
by which he nominated; but as there is little
chance Of his succeeding, no fears need be enter
tanned that any bad precedent viii grow out Of the
peculiar notions Of this eccentric free soiler. 10
c0nse quence of the death of Mr.. Webster, the va
Sious tickets put forward in support of the great
statesman for the Presidency, in number Of the
States, have, of course been withdrawn, and the
ontest is no directly between the candidates
Of the democratic, whig, and free coil parties. A
Southern Rights movement vas begun in Georgia,
with Governor Troup at its head but its existence
was ephemeral, and it mover gained sufficient
strength to form full ticket, but three names hay
ng been presented Of the ten electors to which that
State is entitled
A despatch from Baltimore announces that q
rather curious nsre-up took place at the whg bar
becue last Saturday. The Hon. Daniel T. Jenifer,
formerly membtr Of Congress, and afterwards
Minister to Russia presided in the early part Of the
day. Eventually, to the utter amazelnent Of the
Scott men in the assemblsge, Mr.. j. arose and re.
marked that he '''' wished to make known why he
could not vote for Gen. Scott" This enough
the chairman was not allowed to proceed further but
was Immediately hustled from his position. All
attempts at explanation proved abortiye, and he
gentleman was finally compelled to leave the ground.
By telegraph from Baltimore, we have accounts
OF disasters to two three vessels, by the no.
cent storm on the Southern coast.
u. Sperry, young fireman at New Haven, was
yesterday killed by the falling of the chimneys of
house that had been set on fire by an incendiary.
According to our telegraphic reports from New
Orleans, pretty brisk business appears to be doing
In cotton, at steady prices, willie at Charleston,
prices are declining.
The presentment Of the Grand Jury, which we
publish to-day, should be read by every citizen. 1t
will be seen that the patients and children now
being taken care Of at Bellevue Hospital, Randall's
leland, Lunatic Asylum, and the Almshouse, number
3 l persons, and the convicts and Migrants in the
Pcnitentary amount to 49, One hundred and
seventytwo true bills found during the session
Of the jury. The majority of the jury make many
suggestions relative to the regulation of municipal
Affairs. which lie protested against by the minority,
but which nevertheless should meet with the prompt
consideration Of those officers whose business 1t is to
ioek after the moral and sanitary interests Of the
city.
by turning TO our inside pages, the reader win |
ma an interesting review, by q Southerner, Of |
Mrs Stoves work entitled "Uncle Toms Cabin |
Letter from our Boston Correspondent. giving an |
outline Of political and other events in Mas.aohu.
sets; Statement relative to the American SQUADRON
IN the Mediterranean ; Extraordinary Letters
from the Black Politicians Of the North to Presdent
AlmoDte during the Mexican War; Letter from |
General Pierce during the war; Affairs in the
Haytien Empires Seducer Shot by his Victim, in
Milwaukee; Decisions, SC in the Court Of Appeals;
Address to the Citizens Of New York relative ID the
Preservation Of the Public Health, and numerous
local and other parsgrapbs-add to all which,
there are many columns Of advertisements which
sontain great deal Of valuable as well curious
Siorms,ion VI every description