The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-31

PORTLAND, Jan. ~, lboo.
Gen. Pierce ia lkasa, TIE Delegates 10 tie National Cbs-
rentoa-Thc Vtotter dc
That crisis IA Maine out which the individual who
site blnofoded In the White House at Washington hoped
to ese cfumb Of comfort like the iass OF March, hss
ccme-aud gone; and the result showsthe utter powoc-
lessuess Of that 6gment of the democracy called tho
Pierce party In Maine With sea coast, I think, Of
twice the extent that Of any other Atlantic Stats-with
fourteen custom houses and with deputy Off convs
nientiy stuck in each and In ienturs-wth
rous reiipus Of postnasters Sc all enlisted to operate
the demo cratic legislative conventon-tour ravenous
antiP Pierce nenregular Maine vivid elected
to the National Convention. The redou btabo chef Of
the Pierce party did al that obnoxious sould do,
and the result Is there is not enough left Of them to
stitute body guard for q country sheriff.
The men elected are Hen. Wm b. Silloor, Hon. J. @.
Talbot, Hcn W. X. Kimbal and D. f Lsavitt, Esq This
is the voice Of Name the only State In New England
democratic nominee (expressed), and the result is
for the South carefully 10 deliberate upon Massachusetts,
and Vermont have chosen Pierce men. The former u
more likely TO go for national Know Nothing than for
anybody ese while Vermont is almost dead certain for
republican. New Hampshire has yet to show what shs
may be able to do In Presidential contest and tbs
South ought to understand that this result in Maine
comes Of Inc insane policy of the President OF paironsing
niggerm the North and at the SOUTH 70
the detIimen OF good and true VINO stand by the
Union and constitution they II the South
imasinss that they can do more for their peculiar in.
tut by sustaining such policy, they will 90 for
Pierce IL not thev will rather 60 for any other who
is true the whole country the rights Of the States
The policy Of Mr.. Fierca towards Msine developed
itself at The Outaet of his admins ration, when he
took into his confidence Senator Hamn whose secon-
aiism we'll known tren now. No the Pierce
papers reading out Mr.. Hanin and his 4otle ~
the Pierce leader IL Maine has fal en- upon X.
Smart collector for the Belfast district blatant
gogne and who his laurels in the fed of Wilmot
proyisoisn and aboiticnfsn.
Pierce will probably have two delegates from Maine.
In the third Cong essonsl district Thursday the 18th
john BabsOn, OF Wiscasset and Samuel Watts Of rhOn
aston elected delegates. Only of the
ties comprising the district represented. Tas was
by previous arrangement But the hurry,ng up of tbs
time CT the convention, to hold IL In mid win or,
.unpr ecedented The district probably not
fourth rep eseLtsd. L. will be clamed Pierce
tory, doubt though Mr. Babson will, when the tins
act with reference to ae side which he thinks
his bread is outteret The influence of three
houses upon This part Of the third rst OF pre-
cluced the ides OF its going any ofner way But the
moral force growing ont Of this result Of Is to be c.a
cd for ierce) will for nothing aside OF the Waterloo
defeat OF the administration at Augusta.
There s pot In the STATE who ina zines that
Maine will go for Pierce if lie is nominated In sectng
the officers Of The Lsesa ure wal ia cho sng thu
delegates the suspicion Of being for perpetuahoa Of
the present admir- is,ration has been fatal
The weather in these
Thrilling regions OF the thick ribbed Ice,
Is singing cold That venerable parsonage, ihs Oldest
iphabtant, has nothing like 1t since the time
lar back his memory rupneth. The railroads have
been cboked no, not much by the 1t fell By
the blowing about of the Between this arrival
OF mails and the pilforrg of postmasters, have not
seen the HERALD for more than y week.
But iress liz oull the banks short OF money tho
numbering interest fiat aud the closed Pre-
tons are making for great deal Of shipsuidiag he
coming season. NORTH.