The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-02

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acquitted himse0 With credit and saved money. Arriving
q certain ass George felt Irresistible desire to fu
all tho scdptnrs command, and casting hia eye on
buxon and tnAbtDg cham oermsid 1T Of tho hotels
where he happened to STOP he married her and went TO
teePipS house &c soon after procured contract 70
build bridge; and from that moment he rising and
His indomtable energy and active business qusiaea-
lions soop built him colossal fortnne he became dis
tnguished railroad contractor and ,mbost owner
ana ~ even offered c,aps Of ago, to take WAT
mons or so Of United sssses money Besides this, tho
Other prominent pubic acts Of his life have been tho
purchase o. hundred thousand old muskels from
government and an attempt to sell them to Kossuth at
small advance Unsuccessful however, and tho send
ing " the Grape Shot after Baser the murderer Of his
Know Nothing brother Poole He longer hvea In tho
humble Gyis Of l.borer. but has purchased him a
splendid mansion the fashiona lie New York
s .ieps an sstse,ahuen. Hs letter Of which We
which fact OF itself the most significant index mis-
rise to grsstness iez years ago, il he
would have been compelled to have written . door
| step.
Seriously speaking George Law Is man Who deserves
great credit for his success In @ and bat for pard
bic desire DOW to act ths part of Fifth avenue arsto-
efss h snd 10 It, besides would oaa
81, ing illustration Of that peculiar feature Of American
socsety tns success that waits industry, economy
snar.x business tact- In other country probs.
Siy e. tse, TO be fund such men as George Law
The parasite atsrers who have deladed him into the
ston ra prsnss for the rdicule that must ineyits
bly, fan upon rim The friend who should rssd 70 Nj.
Law Mr.. ThackerAy's adm. rsGls BOOK Of snobs with
vice than the Live Oak Cubs and hsrtess politicians
who have taken him subject t. wk their nercenay
From the Louisville (Ky } Jouraal-K. NJ
GEORGE LAW.
It Is too much the fashion Of papers, even
George Law-to represent him an ignorant with
hing but his largo fortune 70 reccm1Ront him to hin
In connection with the Presidency or any other Office
yet he L. vt least entitled to justice the hands OF
every Amsricsn for he has been and is most active and
nausn ial member party By Legitimate expen-
diture large pecaniary and his prudent and
ssgacous counsel and wise and active management he
undoubtedly did far more than tea other private c
in New York tn the glorious triumph
ct the late election in that State Va acquainted
with him, ana We know few mtn, Amoag
country statesmen who have stronger than hs
or Ia ger information, or VINO discussion grapple
I'm important subject more vigorously.
DOWN ON The HINDOOS.
From the Albany Evening JculnaL-Seward orgsu.l
Law sss $ % h s Ts@ YORK 1s
Sysnss and SaSy Gas r to ian Ct z IN
party -Ala.y ESpve@
Esss to peru reputation prophets by oonseutipg
to tho nomination Of any real live Hndoo for President
sso IL to WIN" The aordss orsiusssd and c,sm u
TO exist, independently of old parties The sivery gen.
tiemen with folded arms locked until the cloud
it for their purposes. Mr. Fillmore still doubt
tat OF its strength, took the oath in his library and
might back resp. Original Hiadooism therefore
low working at less tina days. wages for Fillmore
doom and slavery the DYNASTY Of partners brothe and
cousins hope for revival. The rank and file Know No
things to do the work and the oliver
to take the ofcesor rather to take chance get
ting them. This we long snos predicted, aud pre-
dic s to be tho end ami fate Of Hindo ism. Neither
Gov. Pollock nor any other original Know Nothing,
stand 'ethe ghost Of CHANCE for Presidential nomina
purpose of reviving ths pgorous reign y-two This
anticipate and desre-oecause tor such evil there
Is 3 certain and edicacious remedy.
From The New Orleans Crescent TX. MI
Observation-Disclosures FILLMORE.
Movements OF the people, entirely disconnected from
the maneuvring Of trading politicians at Washington
elsewhere becoming frequent in different sections Of
the contederacy Weregard these outgivngs with
than OF binary satisfaction, for they to strengthen
instruments In the hands of political trcksters-ds
gusted with psmes whicn mean nothing and with prn
they read and sound almost invariably perverea by
their authors 30 as to further selfish and corrupt
schemes Of personal aggrandizsment without any re-
gard whatever to the interests OF the citizen the Cha
racter OF the nation.
exclusively the hands of the people. fhey have
only to resolve that they will govern the poi.
the baleful custom the past twenty years. For
81. bsse f sesa VI, as &c
tiful idea that they were the source Of Political
authority Ct the United States when toe actual fact
been that they had nothing to d. with the selection Of
rulers further than to vote for against the candidates
designated by the mausgers of the opposing parties We
are ware that such truths these viii paaa
BILE to have been led iu the pursuit
Of q ittering yet worthless baube; but truth, how
bluntly spoken 1t matters not opeaes like bitter but
wholesome medicine, and usually brings about good
suli.
For our part If the people conclude to dismiss the
traders in politics from further service and t, take their
own government into their hands, shall be
then satisfied BY all MEANS let us havs q dyuasty
spyioging from the people more.
We have. on previous occasions, noted the OF
distinguished Brought forward ia connection With
the Presidency oy meetings Of the people, Among these
nent and We hsvo no in expressing our belief
that II the politicians would let this people alone,
Ge e1ec'ea mex. November ~ an over
II the futne 10 to 70 but realization OF the past juse
likely as not some mere partisan without charac
ter intellect with the aid Of political
succeed Ia attaining the chief msgistracy WHAT has
been dome may be done again and probably will be done
unless the sovereign ole assert their supremacy and
show to the world that they the masters ot the
tools and ins truments ( their servants.
Among the ovenents spoken Of, we have noticed
important emana,ing from the Thirty second Con-
gresson district of New York-Erie county. The
mept favored Mr. Fillmore ana as the absidonists hate
Mr. F. more than they do any saveholier In the land
the fact oud not be destitute Of weight With the
OF tn south. The convention was American, and
held for the OF app ntiog delegate to the M
tional American Convention. Solomon Haven repre-
sentative to Cotgrs from t,at district CHOSEN; and
lofty paona' American sentiment prevailed throughout
From he wytherville virgiaian *. MI
Bolts AND THE PRESIDENCY.
political sse that 81 tee Rchmond C,nae upon 10 c sne
Meeting the of J. VI. Bolts with the Presidency of
the United States is decidedly the eiliest and
sickeniDg That there could be found in Virginia forty
out ide the Lunadl Asylums utterly void Of
sense. as to entertain for moment the possibility
Mr. Bolts nomination for the first Office in the repub-
lie by any party, Is fact as much beyond the comDre
hension country people as the egregious vanity whih
has kept that gentleman stalking like ghost upon the
political stage anti he has ceased to excite any thing
dsRust. We venture to say that outside of Richmond
Bolts couldn't poll hundred virgina votes. Yet,
notwithsts nding this well known ct these Richmond
jurcts OF his Wiling for the irpose graft
flying his morbid vanity to sacrifice not only their
feelings but the interests o Virginia and the SOUTH The
resolutions o. the Richmond Councils utterly and
papby at variance wish the sentiments the American
party Of Virginia. that 10th Weld the courtesy
passing notice We dismiss the subject with the
hope that we may never sgain hear Of the Bolts.
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