The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-05

DIRE ssed the meeting - did slss several other dis
Speuisbed gentlemen from various parts of The
country. Another large meeting Of the same party
was held in Pittsburg on the previous evening,
smoog the orators at which we're Generals Houston
and Shields. Judging FRI m the numbers and en-
thusiasm manifested at these assemblages together
with the general working Of the party throughout
the State, the democrats are doing all they oan 70
carry Pepnsy lvania ON the I'd of November.
Bat while the Democrat arc thus busiy occupied
in Pcnpsy lvania, the Union wings of Georgia
not idle by any means Mr. Stephens, in recent
speech, reported 70 have strongly advocated the
claims of Secretary Webster, and two Of the nomi-
Bces for Presidential ell oors of that branch Of the
whis party. have accepted In Virginia, and, in
deed in almost every other section Of the couosry
the excitement is becoming very high among all
parties. The politicians Mt last waking up,
and every thing nov bstokens warm, stirriag,
vigorous and slashng campaign.
Several items Of interest are contained in our
despatch from Washington Hon onin Fowler,
wing member Of Congress from Massachusetts,,
died on Friday evening after few days illness
President Fillmore has gone to recuperate his over
worked energies NJ the Virginia Springs.
BY the wey OF New Orleans we have On account
OF tne eueett Oi u mOot S1ioHluhhV, "hso"
occurred At Santiago de Cuba on the 2osh ult.
large number of buildings were Totally demolished,
the streets were blocked up by the ruins, and
nearly every house in the city was injured.
We publish some additional inform alton from
Havana, including despatch announcing that the
publisher Of the Voicc Of ihe Peopie-the paper which
has given the Cuban authorities 80 much trouble
Of ate-has escaped, and is now in the Uuited
States.
Late accounts from Martinique state that the
French troops were being thinued off by the yellow
lever.
The determination Of England to remain on
friendly terms with this country, notwithstanding
the Efforts Of her colonsts to create dispute upon
the ehery question: appears to have greatly aroused
the indig nation Of the latter. meeting assem-
bled at Halifax few days ago, and passed strong
resolutions praying the Queen to suspend all nego-
tiatiops CD the subject II is more than probable
that, ifthe whole truth was known concerning this
matter upwards Of three fourths of the coonists,
who are DESTROYS for Great Britain to adopt au
extreme policy, really tired of her dominion
over them, and, by creating war between the
United States and England, they hope to have an
opportunity OF either coming in among us or else
setting up independent government Of their
own.
Considerable maritime news is furnished by the
telegraphs day. the most interesting Of which Is
the announcement that the bark Yorktow n, from
this port for Quebec, los. Point Trinity reef,
op the 26th ult.
The Missouri House of Representatives, after
orty-thIee ballots, are still without Speaker
The details which we elsewhere give relative 70
the recent storm in the South, fully confirm the
telegraphic reports of its disastrous effects Tue
number of lives and amount Of property destroyed
cannot be estimated, and viii probably never be
known. As an evidence Of its extensive ravages
among the crops we have only to refer to the fact,
that it has already caused rise in the value of
corn in Georgia from forty to seventy.fSe cents,
and Of wheat from sixty cents to one dollar per
bushel.
As is customary the Sabbath morning, we
devote column Of this sheet for the informatio
of Christians Of all denominations. The steady
and healtbful progress Of the cause Of religion on
this continent should make the hearts of all true
worshppers rejoice.
The WIG NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MENDACIry
OF THE PARTY PREss.-The wing meeting Of
Friday evening, held at Constitution Hall, was
one Of the greatest failures ever witnessed in this
city; yet the unscruFulous wbig press, even that
portion of 1t which processes to be respectable,
represents it as completely successful and enthu-
siastic. The Tribune outstrips all the other jour
nails in mendacty, and says that SO great was
the crowd inside the hall that it was necessary
to erect platform outside. 1t SO happens, however
that ct halfpast seven O'clock the time appointed
for the commencement Of the meeting, there were
only thirty two persons present. including the re-
porters, and the platform in the street erected
hours before that time The Times, sustaining its
"puf preliminary" exalts "the whg rally" in
most magniloquent strain. The Courier insinuates
that it was the storm that prevented the meeting
being ms large as otherwise it would have been
But the storm consisted of a thunder shower at
half past Eve o'clock, which was all over
two hours before the meeting commenced The
E1yress, strange to say, shows more decency than
any of the other three journals in reference to the
character of the meeting. 1t abstains altogether
from describi it, conscious that the less said on
the subject the better. The masses were absent-the
leaders wore ohsentsnd even the committee were so
ashamed of the failure, that they make their
appearance on or about the platform, which was de-
serted during the evening. There was q total want
Of enthusiasm.
And this is exactly the character Of all the wing
meetings that have been held. 1t was the same
at the ratification meeting at the Broadway House,
the same at Niagara Falls, the same at Tompkins
square, where the veracous Tribune stated that there
were 1000 persons present. 1t has been the same all
over the country. Notwithstanding Greeley tracts.
Robinson pamphlets Lives of Scott, an the daily
datribes Of thousand wing journals, extolng the
military and civic virtues Of their candidate, it has
been found utterly impossible to get up the steam.
Whatever enthusiasm there has been. has been mo-
nopolised by the democrats, whose ratification meet
ing in this city the greatest held since the days OF
Gen. jackson But even with them the enthusiasm is
dying away, from the very opposite cause which has
extinguished it among the wings. The whig party
hnra lnstn ll hocauae they conscious of