Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-08-19
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW YoRK, July 81, 1852.
MEssRs. EDIToRs.-

NEW 40Rk, july Il. 1919.
MEssRs. EDIToRs.-
Every body knows the fable of the shepherd
boy who cried wolff wolff when there was no
wolf, and who finally acquired such reputation for
lying, that, when the ravenous beast really did
tack the flock, the boys cries for assistance
utterly disregarded. So it is with the Locofoco
party. Their leaders have been crying out, upon
the stump and in the halls of Legislation, for the
last twenty years, that British influence was at
work. interfering in our elections, for the benefit
OF the Wing party; when they knew the charge
was false; but their followers believed them, time
and again. and rallied to the polls, as if they
were thereby going TO annihilate this much
dreaded British interference
1t would seem, however, that there has been. all
along, some reason for dreading foreign influence
in our elections; for tie thing has at length be-
come reality. But, strange to say, it is thrown
into the Locofoco scale, and that makes all the dit
ference in the world In vain does the honest
press OF this country point out TO the Locofoco
rank and file, that the London Times. the London
Daily Netos, and other leading journals OF Eng
land, advocate the election of Mr.. Pierce, whose
triumph they are assured will contribute to the
triumph of British commercial interests: in vain
II is pointed out to them that the British
now harrassing our hardy fishermen by the inso-
lence of their naval officers, in order to intimidate
the United States into the adoption of the Demo
cratic doctrine of entire free trade The wolf is
now upon them but they have been so long hum
plugged by their leaders, that they turn deaf ear
TO the alarm and submit themselves like lambs to
! the slaughter.
England is opposed to General Scott; and mill
ions Of her money al the service of the Loco
foco politicians to defeat his election because she
bears him grudge for his victories over her ar
mics, in the War of lSl2-14, and because she re-
members his letter in favor of the annexation of
Canada. Gen Scott is, therefore pre- eninentIy the
.4Daercan candidate; and. as such, he cannot fail
| to rally the vast majority of his countrymen to
his support Nothing has done him as much good,
as the abuse which has been, and still is poured
out upon him by the English and Canad ian press.
| 1 am not partial TO the nomination of military
men 10 the Presidency but, if there ever was a
time when it seemed advisable TO place man OF
great military reputation at the head of the gov
eminent, it is now, when we are threatened with a
war with England war which, once begun,
will never terminate short of the entire expulsion
of every shadow of British power from this con-
| tnentl
There is also a terrible Indian war looming up
on our Southwestern frontier The telegraph has
conveyed information to this city, this morning,
of the massacre of eighty soldiers and FIVE officers
of the U. S. Army, by the Camanches Fort Ar
buckle is threatened, and a general Eruption OF
the Indians the white settlements is apprehen-
! ded
Under these circumstances, it would be folly
not to place at the head of the nation, -he great
est soldier in the nation, "the noblest Roman oil
them ALL" Place General Scott in the Presiden-
tal Chair, and the people at home will be inspir-
/ ed with confidence that their freside will be pro-
tected from the ruthless invader; and the enemy
viii hesitate, before he dares TO make the assault
| A marriage extraordinary" took place here
yesterday, being nothing less than a marriage b,
prory 1t came off at the office of the Spanish
Consul, where Wesley Smith Esq. Alderman OF
the Eleventh Ward, united Don Juan A. Barreras,
of the City of Havana, through his attorney Jose
BarTeiras, in the holy bonds of matrimony with
Miss Ann Eliza Rapp, of the city of New York.
Don Jose will, of course, 'do the gallant until
Miss Rapp arrives in Havana, when she will be
bodily transferred to the connubial care of Don Ju-
an, and the rites will be solemnized according to
the rules of the Roman Catholic Church Mar
riages by proxy frequently occur between royal
personages in Europe but the above case is prob
ably the first instance of the kind which has ever
occurred in this country.
While marriage is on the taps, 1 may as well
mention that Edwin Forrest contempstes mar
rage with of the belle, of Philadelphia; and
that Mr. Nehemiah Denton and Miss Louisa A
Frisbie, both deaf nltaes married on Satur-
day last, at the deaf and Dumb ASYLUM in this
city. Cupid. blind god leads troops Of willing
victims, daily, 10 the hymenial altar. Isn't it aw-
ful!
Yours Truly