The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-15
THE Fusion euSyENTIss At sAEAToGl.

THE FCSiOH COKyENTIsN At SARAToGA.
Our spsca~l Correspondence.
6ARAT0GA, August Ia, la6z.
Whof nil the ComrcnfiOn he Co,sS,sed of - Taus.
ioW Weed and his Paticy-- The Kaatc lvaxassxs
IN ths Cmvsation-- The Bssx Hsnde-- Ts~ Bsk
ofMe Cify--1xe Cang,rss Spru,ss-A Psssute
1sofffng Mosch. as eef
The approaching cenventiou has rot csuss I 60
grsss an excite meut here was ut rss sup Jsses
TIE people generally look upon it wita disray ..
and The prevailing opinion sppears to 30 tast ts
will T. <ruaDate 10 sraBi fare up. hear come
talk of counter movement, with tho view If .sa0w-
u that the Sarstcesna havs nc sympa by yita ths
sbiitionssss, although they have chossa th " city
- u Q scene Of their Operations. his intcafcd. I
understand, either dunngo or after She co.veatLsu,
70 call meeting Of those IL favor o. t1e bin, ss
which series Of resolutions will be passed dsassio
CHG this new assault upon the rights of Jsax,.
AS yet but q vro few Se esxt-s have arrived, INT
b+iwe "Wednesday we sili don o,less hove thrss srs
four hundred here. Among these Will be Fred
pougiass, who will Vt ID as delegate from sohr
ess John Jay, from New York, and Others o.
that tlk;" so we expect To have motley sather,nc
ia supposed By some that ther~ vii b. no
division among the delegates. but i is hwk'
y probable tia; they will agree, at least IA
their yominations, when We corscer ths
great diversity Of opinion and principles which
prevail among them rhe maj ,rity ave wigs, hut
understand that there viii be strong rep esenta
ton Of Know Eothisgs, auo that It is their ioteu-
tion to control hs action Of the oosveuSnu. 70 =
to secure Tie domination Of their own nembenA
In this, however they are pursuing their axed ,tne
Of policy. which Is 20 enter every co. veSscn, With
out regard to It's pols Ca haracser to have their
OWE men aelecreo as the cancidstes and Ut the CLOG
ticDs 10 vote for tbem to the exclusion ef all woo
are known to be ethsr inc .fent or uufsvorable to
their principles so secret they IA their mosc
mepts, that Il will be to impossible to distio
guih Them among the other dsls gates, ulless few
who msy avow their opinions too warmly in the
heat of discussion. se e
The Alba,y Clique, at the head Of which sands
Thu 'e~ Wesd, art using their utmost endeavors 10
prevent the nomination Of any candidates. This
my appear somewhat strsage, when 1t il
considered thht they commenced the movement
and that it was at their insugaiion that tne
convention has been called; but 6nd,ng thst
u Is Gkily to interfere With the whig COZ
vention to be htld st Syracuse next mouth,
they have now dete mined ON undoing the work OF
their own hands. Toey have no objection to -
30 psion Of platform, no matter how extrems MAJ
te ITS principles, but sooner than permit the noak
ration Of Candidates they would have It dissolved
IL general row. Four or five OF Weeds strocg
political adhssen.s and r,ghs-band men are hcrs
laying their plans already anc il Is their in1ention
TO place Fred Douglass In the most prominent pod
tion, SO Y is not imprQhahl. a.. T. n. -,
cent Of tho convention. This would be bold
which 10 to produce division among the extreme
abOiitsoniAts and the mCre moderate anti Nebr4sks
mel. Wte0 miscslculated Toe x;tual ssleugth a
the new party and foncly believed, uotil re ent de-
yfl0pemt hts bave lrUved other ~se, that it would
be tbe lca0ing party at the ncxt eivction. Toe
uiserable failures which have atteuded toe meet
logs ia New York and elsewheIe, have disar
bused his mind Of this cnor, hpwever. Be
knpw Nothings- IL is ex ect d, therefore. that
there VIII be qaite an exciting time in the convrn
zion. u Is nnA known who ars tho cansidates out
ttat, Horace Greeley viii be nominated for Gvver
ror while q ere il another that john JAY will be
the Dcminee for tiat Office. give you these, of
ccnzte. only ss IN dts without 10 the least vouch
iIg for their accuracy. Indeed y Is utterls i'm, IS
sible 10 ,eIl, from present appearances, what tho
resUlt viii be, tho general prediction Of its euc-
ing in row sho uld not bs fuhIled.
Tbe,c will be q TEMPERANCE Convention here N
the 18th inst that both it and the aptt Neb.as
c.ceyp ~i be in tut. blast at the same time. What
fortunate city this is 70 cave two su b gatherings Ia
one week, anO what psrfs CT q ID send for the NJ
t.is ana boarciag houses, excepting, Of course,
those who sell the ardent
The fashionable worlo s not so fully repre- sented
berc this seasoD as IL has been il former ars, but
fbe town has lott loDe ot i's gayety on that ac.
toGrt. Every oIe rushes to Saratoga to drink OF
its 5evvitying waters, and To See tne beauty that
flock to IL from Ill parts Of the Uoion. Touching
beauty, bayo Tot seen So Innch of IL here 10 ode
day ss hav- 10 an hours walk tarough our Own
fashionable thatoughfares. Some people are i'll
Laturd enough 10 say that Is ouIy those who dad
II difficult 10 form engagements else where, VINO
come here az d7niey stsorf. tut this IL slander
OD the well Known Indifference OF the fair sex in
this particular. IL Is tJus, have noticed great
many al xious lU KING rnamnts. but their soici.
fude might with more Justice be attr,bated to
other ana mnye impmtant causes. II Is refresh
ing TO sec the ease with which they throw oG
sll the restraints Of city life. and adopt the
fee manners II the county. Young LADIES' who
would not ds'e to walk baif . block IA New
Yolk, in their hair thiuk nothing Of walking
qusiter Of mile here Without nat. or even OK
cusc for one. This s the Iext thing that snfprses
stranger IN this city after ne las recovered from
the ast0nisbment into sbich be IS thrown BY their
great =. p.epondersnce the vsiters Of toe ot1ur
sex. l I'm safe in soyiDg that census Of this
place, II taken nov, sOuio sho that there ara ut
least three times the DnInber 0f women here than
thee aIe Of muD. In tae evening they crowd the
ra2zss IN i,ont Of the hctcs, and whea tho shaacs
ofhiE'.t fsye slopsly cobceat'd their charns tn ,
huck tn The drawing fovIn., aud there psss the
time III dr1cDg ald singing ard conversation, tffl
their weary o. e,ids VAN them Of the approach Of
Sounue. Some ladies, not sutislcd VITA tlc g,fts
which bsturt has bestrwed upon tBom, sall la the
aid Of psint 70 beighton their as:rS 4 ons. Il may
% pleatibg To sonse To sec fair faco rot on With
ct' cbs VI fcsy hue ; out am slways su.p'cious of
them, and fear that the larry allows i.er Artistic
taste 20 Garry her too Ter. One. had arrived at
that stage of bse when female age has Lost oil iLs
IN eitaifty. exhibited "a LAVISH expenditure OF
rngf, in tho cn bellisment Of her face, Ms 20 AZ
tract iLe attention OF the un0bservipg. II s,s
lsic Gu with yecklsssress Of economy Tat wouli
tavs required smsll f,tnnc sor this department ~
lev boueoir alone. Among the belize was one who
mgs, 9Th truth, b. called the observed Of oil Oh
sefvcrs. She was, f7inAnce add poetry aside, one
Of Nc moss beautiful creatpres have evov seen.