The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1852-06-04

NEW YoRK, Nay 2O, l6Os.

Union 10 nOlu tneif IthNVndA OOHfSnsl0A -
Baltimore. Every eye is now turned anx,
iously that way, not fearing the result Of
The contest in November, but sdesnous II
nossi6le. Of ioreseeing who will be designa-
ted tolead the Democratic hosts 10 victory.
! Il Is understood here, that great Preparations
are being made in Baltimore for the accom-
modation of the convention, contributions,
| Ibv Ire inyariable usage Of both parties, be-
| ing levied upon the principal merchants OF
! he CITY. TO delray the expense Of htting up
ths hall 10 which the delegates are TO hold
their sessions.
Business men, OF course, are sensible Oh
the Advantages which must accrue 10 them
from The increase Of trade and other conse-
quences Of great assemblages; hence, the
EBaltimoreans have always endeayored 70
make their city an agreeable and economi-
cal place for public gatherings. For any
man to refuse his reasonable quote OF the
expense Of convention of any kind, when
called on forthat purpose, is considered an
evidence Of such total want OF public spir-
| ii as must render him obnoxious 10 his fei-
low citizens. No wonder, therefore, that
the publication of letter from Frank Gal
lspher. Chairman OF the Committee Of Ar
range ments in Baltimore, 10 Mike Walsh,
| in New Yolk, requesting bin to purchase
five hundred yards Of carpeting for the hall
| in which the convention was to sit in Balti-
more, on the ground that the carpet dealers
there refused to coniribvte TO the expenses;
| say it was no wonder that Che publication
Of such a letter created terrible panic
among the tradesmen Of Baltimore. paSticu-
arly the carpet dealers; and that the news
papers Of that city have since been filled
with cards from different merchants, at
testing their willingness 10 contribuiewhen-
ever called upon.
Isee that the Committee ofArrangements
have promised that, after the Convention
adiourlis, the names Of all the contributors
shall be published, with statement of the
purposes 10 which the money shall have.
bee q applied. Under the influence OF this
Iinducement, the prospect of such a capital
advertisement, the most close-fsted may be-
expected to fork over literally. and the
members of the Convention will doubtless
be received with splendid hospitality.
4 Some difficulty is anticipated in reference
to the admission of delegates from Georgia;
1.-TWO sets, the Constitutional Union and The
States Rights, both equally Democratic.
having been elected. / presume the result
will be the admission of both. And the
. same may be anticipated with regard 10 The
two sets Of delegates from the State Of Mis-
sissippi. Such course would be consistent
with the precedents established by the ad-
mission Of the Mechlenburg and Wolf dele
gates from Pennsylvania in 1910, and OF the
,Barnburner and Hunker delegates from this
State, in l84S; and it would probably be
true policy by which TO effect harmonious
and united action in support Of The nomina-
tion.
The wings are watching for the result Of
our Convention no less anxiously than we
ourselves, althoughI presume there is little
doubt now 10 be entertained, that Scott will
be their man. They are watching, less for
the purpose of determining the selection Of
their candidate by the consideration whom
he is 10 oppose, than in the hope that some
| immediate dissensons may arise from which
they can profit. They know full well The
value OF the maxim "Divide and Conquer
The controversy about the constitulionali-
ty or unconstitulionaIity Of the Canal Law
passed BY the last Legislature of this State
by which the future revenues Of the canals
were pledged for the repayment Of loans for
:heir improvement, is SO familiar 10 mos [
readers that il would be superfluous to speak
of it in detail. II is generally known ths t
the Court Of Appeals decided the law 10 hc
unconstitutional, but few are aware tho t
! that deeision as made by bare majort, OF
the Court-four Judges out Of the seven
and that one Of those four was Judge Ed :
wards, generally esteemed a very learned law
yer and cxcellen: man, but who, having re-
Gently become believer in spiritual knock
ipgs, elairyoyance, and other novelties, is
thought by many persons 10 be no longer
suitable man for the high Office he fills.
There is little doubt entertained by sens-
BILE men Of all parties that the Court of Ap-
peals decided rightly, but large interest have
been blasted BY il, justly perhaps. but still
painfully; and the sufferers are looking
about for some means of escape. II has oc-
Cured TO some Of them, who have the pros
pect in contemplation, to take out writ
de lundtico inqHirendo against Judge Ed
wards, 10 have him removed from the Bench
on the ground Of insanity. II they can ei-
feet that object, Of course, the decision,
which was barely made by bis concurrence
will fall TO the ground, and the law will still
be in force by which they expect to win for
tunes.
Mr.. G. P. Putnam, one of the publisher rs
in this city, issued, some time ago, work
called "'rhe Worlds Progress" bearing his
name on the title page as the author. Thi:
book he Afterwards made one of series oI
volumes called the "Cyclopedia,' w, Parke
Goodwin, OF the Evening Post, assuming the
authorship of the volume on Biography,
and Messrs. Bayard Taylor and George Rip
] Hey Of the Tribune, assuming the authorshiy
of the volume on Literature aud the Fins
Arts" Some copies Of these very usefu
books found their way to England, but III,
booksellers who attempted to sell them thert
have been since prosecuted, and the ssWest
a minister Review has opposed the affair q,
wholesale plagiarism sm-Putnams "Worla'
Progress being almost bodily reprint O
q Hayden's Dictionary Of Dates" and III,
o other volumes mentioned being similarl,
E stolen from publications Of Longmans & Co
!. The three other volumes OF this Cyclopedi,
-one by DR.. Antisell, (already published
on The '..Useful Arts" one by Prof. st. John
u on Geology" &C., and one by Mr.. T. C
Callicot Of the New York Commercial Ad
vertiser, on Universal Geography" III,
last two Of which are still in press-hav,
been more faithfully and labonously written
9 and embody much valuable information no
/ to be found in any other publication. Tht