The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-08

500 for loss sustained by the rrt h, rn;ny If snr
,iture, bed and bedding on "a vassa IN accoun If
'eaths having oocorred bcard Of yellow fever
The EXAMINATION INTO I'd facts of the case win De
mace to-day ~ spec ~ committee of the Board Of
Health apposaaed ior the purpose. statemcrs OF
tne grounds q the Application will be found else
where
The ksAtucs ~ Eclectron-sIr. FiIImcve Out
Of the Fight.
According, te the returns thus fa~ reported
her, the Presidential candidate OF The Know
Meetings. mas received his deathblos in the late I.
hentuck 2 election. We apprehend That it is not I
necessary 70 wait for more precise information, 4
because the scattering figures thai have reached
US indicate a sufficient general ree.tion to give
the State to the democracy by ehandsome ve.e.
That fact is ali we want, and, considering thas TO
be ascertained, we shall deal win the subject ac-
ccrdiBesy.
The first Question, therefore, suggested is. what
are the causss which have resulted in thedoss of
Kentucky 20 Mr.. Fillmore? And the second is,
what viii be the effect of this significant Know
Nothing defeat upon the Presidential els' don?
In answer to the first inquiry we may say that
various causes have contributed to crush out the,
Know Nothings in Kenta ky. The backbone of
the party was broken in the election of Speak er
ecr Congress. and its brains were knocked out in
the nomination Of Mr.. Fillmore at Philadelpl ia
fhe bloody scenes at Louisville in the local lee
tons of year ago, and similar scenes at o. her
places in which Know Nothingsm and ruftiai ism
we're made Synonymous terms, have done y ,uch
to drive respectable men from the camp, to 50 no
thing Of their disgust AT the dark lanterns paths
end mummeries of the Order, which mad il q
savage despotism. But, above ALL the pra cticr!
matter-of-fact wings Of Kentucky, fully bel ieyiEg
in ths opinion OF Nh. james B. Clay, the ION of
Henry Clay, that Mr. Fillmore has OF tie
ghost of chance in this Presidential ee cticp,"
and there being no other parties in this la State
| contest but the Fillmore and Buchanan parties,
these old line wings had otter alterna tive ttan
to vote with the democracy or to allow the e,ec-
! ton to 90 by default,
60 much for Kentucky considered by his
friends as certain for Mr. Fillmore against all
contingencies. Having iost it in the first brush
| with the enemy, what chance is there to recon-
! quer il in the impending pitched battle? The
ca &c Is Just as desperate to Mr.. Fillmore ss was
that of tie Russians in Sebastopol after their lose
| of the Malakof; and tbs only remaining thing
the Fillmore party r s-eetreat like that @. the
Russians 10 the north SIDE, or surrender a. dis
cretion 50 the allies. Harslglost Kentucky. what
chance has Mr.. Filllnorc in Marylands Mr..
Senator Pearce. Of that State, q distinguished
old line wing, and warrc personal friend Of Mr..
Fillmore. substantially repeats tho language of
Mr.. J. Il Clay. that the 5-now Nothing nominee
has NO. The ghost Of achance and 80 Mr.. Pearce
being on the wrong side Of Mason and Dilon's
line TO psn the great l.orthern movement for
Fremont. Is con strained to 20 for Buchanan,
though he does il with tears in bis eyes.
We are entirely at liberty. therefore, witt the
loss Of Kentucky, { o conclude that Mr.. Fillmore
is dead cock in the geographically defunct
Tie collapse OF Kent cky leaves him not achsuce
for any other State in the inion. North or South
--"not the ghost OF ohSnce." His supporters.
therefore, after q coTon re inquest over the body
Of their favorite, have uly this simple question
to answer Shall we = 1Ig0rt Fremont or d.
chanan?' This iuterrog stary, however, is sag
gestive Of others, and am ong others it may Be
wen for our bercsyod Kno Nothing fellow ciii-
gers to consider the follow o. questions to wit
What ere we to gain 10y 50 porting Buchanan
Have not his party put a max upon u.s. Have
they not al the Offices Of the 'cn ernnent already
tiled, and with good democ ts@s? And If any
changes are made. can Know Nsthing expect to
be slipped In anywhere over the leads Of the old
democratic clique o. Colonel Forncv?"
We have pat tie spoils first TO The consideration
Of our Fillmore partizans and We hope without
offence. ITO the yictors belong the spoils
Is Marcy's old maxim .buf If the democracy
are the viciors there VIII he no room for
eleventh hour outsiders. On the mere inn
portant matter Of principles, we presume that
there are thousands Of conservative Know No.
things. even in The South wlss are not prepared
to gulp down at a mouthfal, Tie sectional. seees-
sion and flibrstering Cincinnati platform. with
the 0stend candidate annexed The matter Il
now open for consideration.
The fret brush Of the campaign has knocked
Nr. Fillmore out Of the ring. Henceforward his
party must choose between Fremont and Bu.
chanan, openly or as tush-fghtors, for even a.
bufh-fgl,ers the Fillmore men must fght for
Fremont or Buchanan. No chance for Fillmore
--- rot the ghost Of a chance" If he can't carry
one State, he cant goupto The House The cleo
ton must he by the people and II must b. Ere. |
mont or Buchanan. Clear away the rubbish.
THE Posr OFFICE must he moved m town Il |
i said: we do not think 20. For rnanv vaars a. |