The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-11-29
r. II. SEE g. CO.,
\ Philadelphia.
CORRESPONDENCE.
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE
} THE EDITOR OF LEDGER.

New YORK, Nov. -, 1854.
DEAR SIR AS you have before learned.
Myron II. Clarke has been elected Cover
tor of this State. The election of Clarke
to the Govcrnorship, clearly indicates the
triumph of abolition principles. Clarke is
also IN advocate of the Maine Liquor Law,
brit It is not owing to this feature in his po-
iitical creed that he has secured his election:
The popularity and extent OF abolition dog
mas may be set down as the cause Of his
success. But six, out Of thirty three mem.
bers TO Congress from New York, are free
from the t"int Of abolition. In fact the
election OF twenty-seven nbolitionisis is con-
elusive evidence that the Free Soilcrs are
the dominant party, and is the main caus.
Of Clnrkr's election t" the Governorshp.-
Whatever the abolition party may strive to
accomplish in Congress ! feel satisfied the
propagation Of their principals. the efforts
Of the party to enthrall the South, will tend
more to the injury Of Northern interests
than to the advancement Of the black popu.
lation. The South has borne the contume-
ly and abuse of the North long enough,
she has submitted time and again, but like
n mouldering spark which a little agitation
will ignite into an extensive conhagratioI :,
so will the people Of the South, like one
mar repel these insults if persisted in. and
-dissnisn be the result. Congress will ns-
semble in few weeks, and 1--WE win see
that which we will see"
Suicide appears to be quite fashionable
at this time. Mr.. William North Of this
city committed suicide the other day by
taking Prussic Acid. Mr.. North was main
Of some attainments. During his life he
had furnished many illustrations and carl
catures for the press In his room was
found prospectus Of new paper in Ms.
Probably the reflection Of the difficulties
and righteousness Of an editors life, together
with the problemutical success Of the un-
dcrtaking induced the fatal act. He died
penniless.
Mr. Redfe1 TIE Publisher Of Barnum'.
hutob ogrnphy has had orders to ;he amount
of 100000 copies. The forth coming of
the book has been delayed f.om the accun,u.
lation of orders. They average FIVE or six
hundred copies day. No doubt but I5o,- :
900 copies OF this book will be sold. De.
eidedly is It one OF the greatest humbny.
Of its humbugging author. 1t is question.
ed whether it contains truth or fiction some
Of the incidents strangely remind us Of simi :
lar incidents We have before read in the lives
OF others.
You have seen the account Of the loss
OF the New Era. She had on board some
400 passengers, about $50 Of whom are
lost Six thousand dollars have already
been contributed in this city for the reii T
OF the survivors.
Since last wrote IN you, we have had
another destructive FIRE on Broadway, near
Trinity Church, which destroyed Judson's =
Hotel. There were only about fifty board.
ers In the Hotel at the time, and no lives
were lost. Several gentlemen when the
alarm was first given, hastened TO their
rooms to save tleir baggage, and narrowly
escaped. Some were completely cut oil
from the stairs by tho fire and smoke, and
descended from the upper stories by lad
ders. One gentleman threw his valise from
awindow in an upper story, and then jump.
ed after il. Several persons went mp TO
him. supposing he was badly injured or kill.
ed, but he quietly picked himself up, gath :
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