The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-24

With the exception Of the melancholy intelligence
from MaIshfelo- to which we have referred in the
preceding artielt-ihe telegraph wires have sup
pied US with but little matter this morning.
This scarcity il, nevertheless, more than overba.
larsed by the great quantity Of local, POLITICAL re-
lgious, and commercial news which diyersifes our
pegs.
We elsewhere publish the official vote at the re-
cen. election il P,rpsyvanis for the Offices Of Canal
Commissioner and Judge Of the suprame Court,
Gcu hich il appears thst the democrats now have
. majority IN thar State Of Il 1fS-beirg gsin 10
their favor Of over u eco votes THIS is decidedly
one OF tie most extraordinary political revolutions
that ever ,rsrtpusd 10 the hs,ory Of this couutrs,
and he beauty of it is that this almost unparalleled
revuls.on in popular feeling was altogether made
manifest through the peaceful but decisive medium
OF the ballot box What remarkable illustration
this is Of the burrnoDous working Of our republican
institutions, when conpsled with the sangeinary
struggles that generally precede and follow change
sf rulers in most other countries.
Our specia arlington correspondent reiterates
what las hitherto appeared IN tue HERALD, con
csIDiug the petition Of he admin strstion on the
Cuban question Lieutepspt Porter had an inter
view witt ibe Secretary Of the Navy last Friday,
~ bir, with the expectation that he would govern
himself sccordipgly. In other words, the Pres-
dent and hi, cabinet simply disapprove Of
the position Cap.sir Porter assumed Mt Havana,
and uphold that Of the spanish authorities. Under
these cIcuus, ances the Captain is 70 return to
Georgia, from sbico steamer he was temporarily
absent wien he got into the difficulty With the
Cuban government, a. commanding off ,er Ct the
rt,, nh, h. nH igfa ia
thus evidently erdesyorirg to gloss over th. Cres-
ceit City affair, il and It's organs eeem 20 have
altogether Loot sight of the outrage upon tho bark
CorDelia except so far Us the sendiug of Judge
Conkng 10 make inquiries IL concerned. Tue mlils,
we'll tbo private pcpers in the Csptains desk,
were oyerlaultd vita iupunity, and toe Captain
was bmfelf Drrts.ed end oatechised by the Spanish
police cfhctr'; yet, Notwithstanding all these
kansaciioDs, the Warrington Newspaper organs
sarttuiiy AVOID saying anything about this lnaj,er
A to tie case OF the big Lucy Watts, at Sagus Ia
GreBde, ia May last, that affair appears also TO
have been perfectly buried in obliVion-at least
We hest no more about il, although three Of tho
crew were taken from board and lodged in pcson,
on the plea thst one Of them-enly one--sas q de-.
seri.r hom Spsui,h man Of ~sr. The Captain
ON aid tssirs letter - the authorires asking for
nm explanation Of this extraordinary proceeding.
wss Imply informed that "the authority which toni
these u,n sas competent 10 take nep fso,n any ma
tioD;" ard further, THAI ifhs made any protect ).
would render hims II able TO te also PLACED undor
arrest and cent to Havana" Can il be possible
that our government lie perfectly inert and inoe-
ellie TO remain quiet under these repeated oatraxes
sTon the national 6ag3
A detpstch from Now Orleans inforras US that
Cortpl shmkey vii leave that place for biz posi-.
- Havana next Tuesday II is hoped that be may
b. able, in some MEASURE, to strasbte Up our nc
counts In that quarter.
From Albany we learn that he Court Of Appeals
lave decided that tho quArtsy salss rsssyved 10 u