Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-09-08
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New York Politics Tho condition Of poll.
tics in New York, ct this moment, il being
watched With great curiosity and interest by
the public men Of all parties now in this city;
| for 1t will be remembered that business, in
connection with public affairs, always draws
to this point many prominent men of parties
| adverse to any general administration that
may be in power. Never before did We behold
| the politicians 30 completely unable to raise
| even plausible speculation as to the result of
an approaching election as in this case. None
| OF them even profess to be able to divine
light in the confusion and uncertainty resting
| on the immediate political future of New York
But few fixed facts, in this connection, are
| known here. One is, that tho Know Nothings
will refuse to support who ever may be nomi-
mated for Governor by the friends of Senator
| Seward, who will control the approaching
| Convention at Auburn. It is also considered
settled that they are equally hostile to the
Softs, who, as q party, have taken the most
| vehement grounds against them and their
| allies. It is further conceived that, at pres
ent, Judge Bronson, the nominee of the Hards,
| has quite chance for their favor, the result
depending on whether they shall fancy them-
selves strong enough to carry in candidate
of their own order. If they make nomina-
ton, it is highly probable that Bronson will
be left in very lean minority, the rank and
file Of the Hard party in tho rural districts
being anxious, az far as possible, to settle their
party squabble with the Softs in this election
1t is certain that the nominee of the Softs,
Governor Seymour, for re election if he runs
which is thought highly probable, will be sup
ported by all the lager.bisr and other anti
Maine-law influences of whatever political
party, which alone will amount to a very
strong vote It is taken for granted that his
friends will compel him to run, however much
the prospect may be against him. The Fill
more wing of the Wing party there, is evil
IDENTIFY most anxious to avail itself of the Know
Nothing organization, and is at the bottom of
all the efforts being made to induce them to
nominate a candidate of their own, who shall
also, of course, be Silver Grey Wing
Under such circumstances and with q full.
blooded Abolition ticket also in the field, what
sensible man will dream of trying to puzzle
out, in advance, the probabilities of the result
of the approaching election in New York.
Confused Legislation. way of showing
the style of some Of the legislation of Con.
gross, we have to say that the act of May 80,
1854, to organize the Territories of Nebraska
and Kansas, as to the salary of the District At
torney, refers to IAN act to establish Terri
torial Government for Utah, section 1O,'' ap-
proved September 9, 1850, which refers to Gan
act to establish the Territorial Government of
Oregon, section TO-" approved August IA,
1S4S, which refers to "An act establishing tho
Territorial Government of Wisconsin, section
TO-" approved April 20, 1886, which refers to
Gan act to divide the Indiana Territory into
two separate governments, section 3d. ap-
proved January i, 1905, which refers to can
act to divide the Territory Of the United States
northwest of the Ohio into two separate gov
ernments, sections I'd and 3d." approved May
z, 1850, which refers to can act to provide for
the government of the Territory Forth ives. Of
the river Ohio" approved August T. 1891,
Thus, in order to find out what the fees or
the District Attorney Of Kansas are to be-, the
searcher must wade through all the laws above
named. This style of legislation arises from
the indisposition Of Congress to take the trou.
BILE to state, in SO many words, just what those
fees are to be. 1t will be perceived that the
OF of1 81 lott IS
been perpetuated-re-enacted-regularly, in
the formation of the judicial department of the
several Territories as they we're organized.
Tho St. Domingo Tempest in Tea Pot
Many months siuce We came to tho conclusion
from signs around US. that the present Admins
| tration felt anxious to obtain peculiar rights
and privileges for our commerce in some first
class West India port of easy access and advan.
tageous commercial position, where an abun.
dant supply of coal for American steamships
| could be had at the lowest possible West India
prices for that staple. And, further, that their
eyes were fixed on the great port of the Domini-
| can end Of St. Domingo, as not only Offering all
the advantages desired, but as most easily to
10 ooGdineu, 81 luz Us We mlSuS want ~. AS
| strong as was the temptation to be first to an
nounce the fact, our great desire to see this
| most important national advantage secured,
| was a greater temptation not to publish a
line on the subject, when by so doing, We might,
perhaps, embarrass the negotiations to be had
| In refutation Of the thousand and one bugaboo
| stories concerning the efforts of the Govern.
| ment to obtain the desired American footing
in such port, we have only to call public at
| tention 10 the fact that it is highly probable
| that our commerce is soon to have secured for
| it by the Executive, all the immense advan-
| tages to follow in the train of having in the
] West Indies in the most convenient position, a
| harbor Of American refuge-a stopping place
for our ships of all sorts, wherein American
| influences are to be paramount in comparison
| with those Of all other nations foreign to the
sovereignty Of the flag that waves over it. A
port, too, within few hours by railway of as
| fine coal mines for the purposes Of navigation
as exist anywhere. Although these most i'm
portant objects stare all in the face in connec-
ton with the alleged current American nego-
| tiatons with the Dominican Government, there
are hundreds of thousands among US who, OF
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