The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-12
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delegates, as well the outsiders, seem TO have
some together with their minds fully made up to cut
adrif aud hereafter remain alosf from, the two old
parties Of the country and to do the latter all the
injury in their power. Not satisfied with con.
vention merely for the nomination of n candi late
for President, the outsiders held n mass meet
ing, in which they could give free expression
TO their feelings upcn all matters aPpertain-
inc 10 the interests Of the country, Conspi-
euous among those upon the spot were Fred,
Douglass of the New York delegation, Mrs. Swiss
helm. Joshua r Giddings. and Lewis Tappan.
Senators Hale and Chase remained away, probably
from modesty. as both spoken Of in connection
with the Presidency, although the former has writ
ten a letter declaring that he is not candidate
IL viii be seen that of the speakers was ex-
tremely indignant at the vacilating policy pursued
by certain wing journals in this part Of the country
said papers at one time being strong advocates
of anti slavery but going the whole figure for
Scott and Graham. The whole proceedings-show-
ing as they DO the strength Of the bitter opponents
Of our sy stem of gOvemment-are very curious and
important just at this time.
Our special Washington correspondent states that
a rumor vas current last evening that the breach
between Messrs Fillmore and Webster had been
certain that the President cannot afford to lose the
services Of his Secretary in the present crisis. The
fishery affair, which is really assuming a very omi-
nous shape. and the guano difficulty with Peru,
mat ers that require all the diplomacy of which
Mr.. Webster is master, to bring them to an
amicablc adjustment. Both branches of Con-
gress seem 90 be rather rnfiled at the recent pro-
ceedings of Great Britan-the House Committee on
commerce, il is said, delaying to report mea-
for reciprocal trade, which has been matured.
Senators freely descanting on the consequences
Of an appeal to arms, and to-day may expect to
have strong speech from Senator Soule on the
subject; SO that viewing all things it is, perhaps,
better that Secretary Webster should be retained.
The President, after consultation with the At
tornsy General, has pardoned Drayton and Sayres,
who, two years ago, were convicted and sentenced
to City years imprisonment, for attempting to run
of fifty slaves in the schooner Pearl
The United States Senate, yesterday, refused to
strike from the rules the proviso preventing the In
PRODUCTION of private claims into the appropriation
bills After the transaction of some other prelmi-
nary business of no special interest, the Indian p
preparation bill taken up in committee, several
amendments were acted upon, and then the matter
wa reported TO the House.
In the House of Representatives., after the pre-
sentaton of petitions asking for the passage of mea-
for the better safety Of the lives of passengers
on steamboats,, and a discussion the fees and
costs allowed to judicial officers, the body went into
Committee on the General Appropriation bill.
Among the amendments agreed to was one giving
additional salaries Of twenty per cent to all the
Executive and Legislative employees who do not
receive over 81 200 per annum-provided said en-
poyees do not I'll two situations, not engag
ed in prosecuting claims against the government.
This despatch Of business the part of the Senate
and House indicates that the members are striving
to get through with the work before the day of adj
joumment arrives.
From the British provinces we learn that the
o. S. frigate Mississippi arrived at St. John, n. B,
last Saturday. II was presumed that Com. Perry
would meet Vice Admiral Seymour at Halifax. The
St. John papers express the belief that when
the Commodore nscertains the true nature Of
the fishery controversy he will be fully i'm
pressed with the fact, that all the protection
he can afford the American fishermen, will
be to advise them TO keep within the strict
letter Of the treaty. Aye, the letter Of tho
treaty'-that is what has caused all the trou-
BILE. Our provincial neighbors understand it to
mean one thing, and our Yankee fishermen another.
Minister Champion, who appears to have had doubts
with regard TO the Interpretation Of the treaty,
ordered Admiral Seymour to suspend further cap
lures, and for this he is strongly denounced by the
st. John papers, and his recall demanded. Our pro-
vincia friends very DESTROYS Of obtaining reci
procity in trade; but from their present policy, they
are not likely 10 accomplish their purpose in some
time, unless they do it with the Portuguese, who
have made them a very magnanimous offer TO repeal
the duties on British fish, il they are allowed to
catch and cure fish on the banks Of Newfoundland.
The treatment Of our fishermen by the British
officers, as detailed in despatch from Boston, if
true. warrants in expecting to hear Of some
work in that quarter shortly The Yankees will not
tamey submit to unnecessary insult. Commodore
Perry will doubtless attend to this, and, ii possible,
prevent our fishermen from causing general rup-
ture between the two governments.
Judge Nelson has ordered that the Kainc extra
diton shall be heard before all the justices Of
the Supreme Court, in bank, at the commencement
Of the next term. In the meantime, the prisoner is
70 remain in the custody Of Marshal Tallmadge.
The cholera appears to still hang on at Rochester
The cases and deaths, however, ore very few
A despatch from Calais, Me, states that three
men were sufocated by the gas in a foul well in
that vicinity, yesterday.
The telegraph furnishes one two interesting
items relative to the effects Of the liquor law in
Rhode Island. Ii is said that complaints were yes
terdsy made against all the leading hotels New
port for selling liquor without license. A seizure
is spoken Of as having been made at the Ocean
House, which caused great deal Of excitement
This is probably mistake, the seizure at the Ocean
Cottage, Of which mention has hitherto been made,
having very likely been COMPOUNDED with the Ocean
House.
Counterfeiting upon an extensive scale. seems to
have been recently carried ON in the interior Of
Pennsylvania A gang was broken up the other day,
end all their apparatus captured.
BY dispatches from the West we ara informed
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