The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-02
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sew York, Thursday, December 2, 1854.
The News.

The News.
In accordance with the act of Congress passed
nearly sixty years ago. the duly chosen electors
Of the people of all the States of the Union, except
South Carolina, yester day assembled at their re-
pective State capitals for the purpose of casting the
vote for President and Vice President of the republic.
AS regards The actual result of the ballotngs in these
different colleges, that was pretty generally an.cioa-
Ted throughout the length and breadth of the land
Abe day after the Presidential election thus rendering
it quite superuous to repeat that 254 of the electors
were for Pierce and King, and AZ for Scott and
Graham, being a majority of PIP for the former
didates. 1t is the duty of messengers from the
several colleges to deliver, signed, certified, and
sealed, lists of the votes for President and Vice
President to the presiding officer of the United
States Senate, or at the Office of the Secretary Of
state, before the first Wednesday Of next month;
and said lists to be opened in presence of the
Houses of Congress on the second Wednesday of
1t will be seen that some diff guilty oc-
CURED with regard to the wording of the certificate
before the electors of our State; however, the
document was at length perfected. James H Sher-
nil was appointed to convey it to its proper destina
ton at Washington, and then the body adjourned
and partook of most sunptuous repast, prior to
returning to their homes.
Senator Clemens, of Alabama, states that he re-
Gently had an interview with his colleague, Hon.
VIM. R. King, the Vice President elect, at which
time the health Of the latter gentleman had greatly
improved AS yet, We have been unable to trace
out any foundation for the rumor of his death. 1t
must be q mistake.
According to our Washington despatch the demo-
Gratis, especially the young ones, seem to have had
quite jollifcation at their festival the other
evening The principal speakers were of the pro-
gressve school, who, as Senator Douglas remark
Cd, are totally opposed to the founding of a new
ooleDy upon this continent by any European power
whatever. The Judge declared that !" the time had
come when every American citizen should be pro-
tected in the enjoyment of his rights everywhere"
This was evidently uttered while the speakers
thoughts revertng to the recent outrages upon
our flag by the Cuban authorities, and the trucking
policy relative thereto pursued by the present i'm
beetle administration a. Washington. The single
sentence there quoted forebodes stirring times during
the Congress which meets next Monday. It will DO
short, but very hot sessonoo hot, it is feared for
the comfort Of Mr. Fillmore and his cabinet, who are
now in about the predicament of rabbit tnat has
sought refuge in hollow tree, and which the boys
are preparing to smoke out. Senator Weller, OF
California. too, has word TO say that will rather
astonish some Of the old fogies. However, nothing
Of desperate character will receive the sanction Of
either branch Of Congress. Some of the members
belonging to both parties may be little rash and
impetuous, and others, again, may be disposed to
follow the example Of the executive department. by
faltering, wavering, and lodging but everything
will come out straight, through the good sense Of
the great majority. Our foreign policy needs
little rubbing up, and our mariners require protec.
tion from insult and aggression by other nations
That's all. Wait and see what Congress will do.
The democrats of Syracuse celebrated their great
national victory for the second time, Tuesday
evening. Cuban annexation is said to have been
the chief feature in the speeches made on the oc-
casion.
Judge Evans has been elected to the United States
Senate from South Carolina His term will COM
mencc on the 4th of next March
We understand that the publishers of one Of
the Syracuse papers have hosted the name Of
pard Fillmore for the Presidency in 1856. They
Ieem to be in somewhat of hurry.
An unlucky whig, of Phiadelp hia, who had
agreed to saw half cord Of wood should Pierce and
King be elected, yesterday performed his task in
the open street, to the great satisfaction Of
rous bystanders
The voters Of Mississippi have decided not to pay
the old Planters Bank Bonds, by a majority of
nearly twelve thousand.
The official correspondence between Secretary
Everett and Senior 0smar, Minister from Peru, con-
firms the statement exclusively made in this journal
some time ago, that the Lobos Islands or guano
difficulty had been settled to the satisfaction Of all
concerned except few of the owners of the vessels
that were in rather too much Of hurry to load
their crafts free Of expense. However, even they
viii not be apt to lose much.
By adespatch from Detroit, we are informed that
the miners Of the Lake Superior country were get
ting along prosperously SO far regards the pro-
curement OF ore; but they were suffering consdera.
bly, for the want Of provisions
Junius Brutus Booth, the veteran trapedian re-
Gently died on board a steamer bound from New
Orleans to Cincinnati.
A decrease Of s226,577 is reported in the canal
tolls Of this State, this year. as compared with the
receipts up TO the same time last year.
Bishop Doane's case was again up before the Epis.
copal Convention, which met in Burlington, New
Jersey, yesterday. See the report Of the proceed
ings in another column.
Last evening Mr.. Wendell Phillips, o! Boston, de
livered lecture ct the Tabernacle the Lost Arts
in which be showed that the ancients knew arts
that We do not, and knew more Of those that we
now know. Among the points adverted 10 we're
antiquity Of common jests and fables, Egyptian
glAss, the sacred dish Of Genoa, pictures 800
years old, ancient steel, Indian novels, tsrring
end ftathsEing, gurporder a thousand years ago.