The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-06


We have received Santa Fe papers up 70 the glst
January, but they contain no news of great mo-
ment The gold news from the Placer mioes and
from the CHA was encouraging. Major Vaughan
bed sent in several specimens of gold from the
Placer one lump weighing three ounces, and ssve-
raj ether large particles. The news from the ella
fully asserts the existence Of the precious metal,
the external signs of which are abundan. for miles
before coming to the Placer.
The trial of the alleged Cuban expeditionists was
positively set down for Monday morning next. A
novel motion WAS made by the counsel for the de-
fence, to prohibit the interference Of Mr. Hoffman,
as an associate with the District Attorney as eoua-
sci for the prosecution 1t was contened that GO
verpment official, Secretary Of State or any other
individual member of the government, had the
power by law to employ private counsel in poll
tical trial For the government, IL WAS contended
that the President, who employed Mr.. Hoffman,
had the power; and several presidents were cited by
Mr.. Hall, where the prosecuting officer had been
assisted by other counsel employed by the Execu-
tive The decision on the point ia reserved.
Our readers will find, with other matter, in this
mornings paper, letters from San Antonio, Texas,
California, Belize, Honduras, and Montreal; inte-
resting political "reminiscences; notices Of two living
centenarans the return of the Baltic; the Lola Mon
tes cemmoton at the South literary review; foreign
music and the drama; meeting Of the American Bi.
BILE Society; ocean seaming; proposed international
meteorological observations; the mineral resources
OF New York; sketch Of the last Of the Tea Party;
law reports; the Mexican boundary commission;
and several columns Of interesting intelligence in
the form Of advertise ments-the real city news.
Thc Great Meeting Last Klght-sIr. Web"
ater and the Presidency.
Well, the affair has come cf, and ii has turned
cut s failure. Read our report of the meeting
the great Webster meeting. The signers to the
call exceeded the attendants at the meeting by
three to one-at least three to one. 1t was like
the call OF "spirits from the vastly deep-th did
not come. The affair was tams-the speeches were
prosy-the speakers were ordinary-the enthusiasm
was flat-fat and heavy as a cold buckwheat cake
the whole concern, which everybody had conclude
would be splendid. from the vast multitude expect
ed, was meager, fimsy, chilly, and threadbsre
and went off like dull play, badly performed to
thin house. If such movement rs this, backed
up By the combined forces Of Wall street, and
intended SIS coup d'etat for the Presidency, thus
ends in stale abortion what are the prospects of
Mr.. Webster against Scott and Fillmore! Seri.
ously, it locks like the finishing stroke to the
distinguished Secretary Of State.
The history Of Mr.. Webster's rise and progress
towards the White House is a history of patience,
perseverance, and bad luck. He has now been pro.
minently before the country as Presidential can
didate for seventeen yeas. He was first egularly
brought forward by convention of the wing men,
bers Of the Massachusetts, Leg stature, of both
ha fret NJ
They unanimously nominated him as the favorite
candidate Of Massachusetts, and there were four
hundred and fifty members in the Convention Out
of Massach usetts, however, the movement was
coldly received. There was meeting at Bangor,
in Maine, on the 18th of August, another at
Pittsburg in November, and Q third in this city
in December eff the same year, in addition
to very enthusiastic meeting in Fansuil Hall, on
the 2Sth Of May. The Presidential election of
1876 revealed the real strength Of these demon.
STATIONS. Martin Van Buren,, with the mantle Of
General Jackson over his shoulders and his letter
Of recommendation in his pocket, received 10 Of
the electoral votes; Gen. Harrison, 30; Hugh L.
White, 26; Willie P. Mangum, IL; Daniel Web
ster, H-that is, the vote Of Massachusetts. The
whole vote which Mr.. Webster received in 80,
when there was sort of free fight among the
wings, and several candidates were run upon their
own bottom was the fourteen votes of the State OF
Massachusetts,.
The Harrisburg Convention, Of $780, made short
work of Mr.. Webster, the whole contest being be-
tween Harrison, Clay and Scott Scott made q
respectable exhibit of strength; and the tears
which were shed by honest John Tyler at the
defeat Of Mr.. Clay, were truly distressing
JJo rteIv bic Nd Ia
terly that WING cupidity upon mere availability,
should adopt such man as Harrison, over
the head Of such man as Clay. The convention,
however, dried up the tears Of the mortified Virgil
rian, by putting him second en- the whig national
ticket This ticket of "Tippacanoe and Tyler tco,"
swept the country worse than the cholera. "Little
Van" was emphatically ''used up man" The
Swartwouters and that standing army of 100000
men, and the depression Of busine,s from the grand
financial explosions Of 1887 extinguished him. Out
Of twentysx States he received the vote Of seven,
or an aggregate Of 60 votes, to 234 for Harrison.
MIR. Webster was appointed Secretary Of State.
A hare-up took place with Captain Tyler, on the
bank question--the wings in Congress read him
out Of church-the Cabinet resigned, all but Mr..
Webster, who stuck fast to his Captain, in spite Of
the whig manifesto, and in the teeth Of the vilest
abuse and scurrility, poured out upon him from
day TO Day, through the columns fthe Courier and
Enquirer lie was called to account In Boston,
and then it was, that he asked, "where an I to
co." for a. that time he seemed to be out Of house
and home among the politicians. At length he
deserted John Tyler, returned into the bosom Of
the whig church, and was sent back 10 his old
place in the Senate, to take fresh start for tho
Presidential race
In 1874, the wings were satisfied that they lad
not treated Henry Clay exactly right. and they
we're satfied tina. he could be elected as trium.
Ihantly as " Tippecanoe and Tyler, too" At their
Baltimore Convention, be was "the Alpha and
Omega-the hrst and the last" and vas nominated
by reclamation. Mr.. Webster was remembered so
far as to be called upon, at mass meeting in the