The Placer herald., 1856-04-05
From Our New York Correspondent.
New YORK, March 4th, 1856


you some scratchings of the pen by to-mor
rows steamer. l shall make no attempt at
news, for that you get through a better chan
mel, but merely give you some glances at
things which concern mankind here in par
ticular and all over the country in general
and first we will open with little political
gossip
One year from to-day a President is to be
inaugurated at the capitol in Washington,
and who the fortunate or perhaps unfortunate
man is to be is the question which the peo-
pie have already commenced to determine.
Before this reaches you, you will have heard
of the nominations made at Philadelphia by
the late Why Convention-I say Whig be-
cause as such it is by many regarded. The
Wings are not yet dead, and the nomination
of Fillmore is one Of their dying kicks. Some
consider it a post mortem convusion pro-
duced by the application of Native Ameri-
can galvanism. Dead frogs, you are aware,
may be made to jerk and twitch when placed
under the influence of galvanic battery.
1t is all sheer nonsense to talk of the prin-
ciples of the KnowNothing party when they
themselves cannot agree upon them. The
abolition of their former platform, the clash
ing between their National Council and the
Nominating Convention, and the beautiful
state of harmony manifested in the latter at
Philadelphia, all 90 to show that thew have
much need of, but little to hope from, good
time coming. The state of the party in this
State still more strongly confirms this.
There can be no doubt Of the fact that Live
Oak George was most decidedly the choice
of the party in the Empire State, and with
him they might have triumphed in the State,
for he would have possessed elements of
strength such as no other candidate can
command. The interests of trade and
commerce are great and afford employment
for thousands; thousands are employed upon
railroads and canals, and upon public works
in course of construction. Now with all
these interests, George Law has been, and is
still, more or less connected. Had he been
the candidate, sailors, boatmen, steamboat
captains, and steamboat runners railroad
men, and those employed upon our western
waters, would probably nearly all have went
bowling themselves hoarse for Live Oak
George" 1t would have been sort of
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too" election. But
thanks to the wisdom () of the Philadel-
phia Convention, the Democratic party are
ination was not made which would have set
to work an army Of travelling canvassers,
who are continually coming in contact with
the travelling community and exercising upon
it a great influence. The nomination was
not made which would have placed before
the people man free from political prece-
dents and in many respects popular with the
masses. The nomination was not made
which would already have set this state in
blaze, but one which has fallen like wet
blanket on all the Live Oak enthusiasm
which existed The George Law men not
only feel bad, but actually appear so. A
good many of them say they cant swallow
Fillmore-they will be damned if they do"
They are, perhaps, as we'll off as those who
will support him, for they will probably be
damned anyway - politically l mean of
course). The Law mon remind one of bull
dogs after a fght-heads swollen and SORE
eyes red and fierce, and generally sullen and
cross. On the the contrary the Fillmore
men 90 about like mastitf who has Just
made some inferior cur turn upon his back
They trot round heads and tails up, backs
slightly brstlng, and their only trouble
seems to be that all the inferior ours do not
turn upon their backs.
In the preliminary contest in this State
between the Law and Fillmore partzans, the
latter called the former some not-very pleas
ing epithots, such as steamboat men,"
'groundngs" DC. to which the former re-
piled in a manner of which they only are
capable.
The dispute about Fillmore belonging to
the Order it seems is settled. In this case it
seems, the mountain actually came to Ma
homet. The Order went to his parlor and
there initiated him. 1t seems to have been
arranged in such manner that Mr.. Fillmore
could be proclaimed as of the Order or not
as the future might warrant
In the nomination made for President, as
in that last year for Governor Of California
the Wings have had an eye single to their
own glory. They are in for No. 1.-The
Democrats can stand back for No. q
But while many of the Democratic Know
Nothings regard the nomination of Fillmore
as one effected by Wing management, there
is a respectable number Of Clay Wings who
remember with bitterness the defeat of Clay
and Frelnghuysen and have the face to say
that Mr., A. Jackson Doneson is one of those
who helped to insure that defeat by crying
out against Frelinghuysen for his Native
American principles and now Mr.. Donelson
steps forward as candidate for the same
office, occupying precisely the same position
and holding the same principles. There is
many Wing who will do his best to make
his (Donelson's) fate also similar.
AS things now appear there are but few of
the party that have any great expectation of
success. This much have heard from their
own mouths 1t will be necessary to pour
large quantity of oil upon the water, before
they can hope to do anything.
1t seems George Law owns several journ-
ais which are now for sale. He will, no
doubt, make money by the operation-some