Daily American organ., 1856-04-14
North Carolina.

The American State Convention assembled at
Greensboro on Friday, and nominated the Hon.
John A. Gilmer, of Guilford, for the Office of Gov
ernor.
Mr. Gilmer Is one of the ablest men in the State,
and personally of great popularity.
The Wilmington Herald of Saturday evening
thus refers to the American candidate We hail
his nomination as a sure omen of victory. Mr..
Gilmer is well known throughout the State. His
long service in the Senate Of North Carolina-his
uniform and jealous support of every project of
internal Improvement and of everything calculated
to promote the interests and elevate the character
of North Carolina, has made for himself troops Of
friends in every county in North Carolina. His
course as a legislator has been liberal in the
treme There is no section of the State which has
not received his warm, effectual aid With talents
of high order, and heart full of patriotism and
overlowing with benevolence, he is eminenty
qualified to administer the affairs of the State gov
ernment."
THE OLD LINE WHIGs.--The Old Line Wings
of Albemarle county, Virginia, thought it advi-
sable to postpone the meeting called for Monday
last to later day, probably to be held at May or
June court. We observed, says the Charlottes-
vile Advocate, in town on Monday, large num-
Der Of the Old Line Whigs who had come in re-
sponse to the call made through the last number
of the Advocate So far as we were enabled to
ascertain, there was not one of them present who
did not endorse the nomination of Fillmore as
their first and only choice. Whenever the State
Convention of the Wings meets, there can be no
doubt that it viii bring its whole strength to the
support of Mr. Fillmores nomination. No other
action can or will be taken by that convention, IL
we may Judge of the sentiment Of the Wings at
large by those of the old Whig county of Albe
marie. @#.
THE ALBANY BRIDGE Qu EsrIoS.-The New York
Legislature has granted charter for bridge over
the Hudson river at Albany. The State having
previously granted jurisdiction to the United States
over the shores of this river for several miles above
and below Albany, for the purpose of enabling the
War Department to improve its navigation and
the city of Troy, six miles above Albany being an
United States port of entry, it may well be doubt
ed whether the recent charter for bridge is con-
sttutional.
At West Troy, also above Albany, the United
States has established one of its largest arsenals of
construction access to which for transportation by
water of munitions of war is now wholly unob-
structed.
These are serious considerations which the Uni
ted States government will doubtless entertain,
when the subject shall be presented to its notice.
One thing is very certain !; il New York has the
power to grant a charter for bridge at Albany,
across the Hudson, then have Virginia and Mary
land the power to grant charter for bridge at
Alexandria, across the Potomac. The cases are
precisely parallel.
We will add to the above, that the charter for
bridge at Albany was not requested by the citizens
Of that place, large portion Of whom its erection
win ruin, but by the New York Central Railway
Company, a gigantic corporation, with capital
of $36, ,000, 900. The stock Of that company is at
present depressed and it is sought to elevate il in
the market by connecting the Central with the
Hudson River Railway, by bridge at Albany.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRK IN Bosros. The Gerrish mar
ket building, at the junction Of Portland and Sum
bury streets, in the North End, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon II was
large brick structure, six stories high aud was oc
cupied-the lower floor az domestic market, the
second only to the Fansuil Hall market. The up
per stories were occupied by Messrs. Sanbern, Car
ter, & Bszn, book publishers, who employed sixty
hands and whose loss Il 100000; Bernard 4 Dill
lngham, furniture manufacturers A. x M. Lane
piano forte makers; Mrs. Ballet sewing machines ;
Boyce, Shore, 4 Co., painters and Others. Geo