The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-18
Our Savannah Corrsspondisrcp.

-Rs0so NOtkingism Dead-St0% ana C0nsvce-
sionul Elections Democrats Carrying the Day
Ben Hi and Judge Brown-J. L. 8 tcard and
his Opponents-Savannah and its Political Edo
tors-An er-Mayor's observation-disclosures =
Ofce-Maaers Tergng TO a North AND SoS&
Qusstson- City Trade-A Crlmcon Cass--SOs6k-
err Trade, &C., &c.
In political view one may assert, with plausible
confidence. that Georgia is fast achieving progress
in demonstraite efforts to
Take EsSre's path and mad Opinions leave,
by becoming by degrees thoroughly democratic and
utiiitsrisn. A ideaed, bigotted and Ignorant
democracy is curse any whore, while democracy
Of the THU king rightsnd actingwen school. viii
personal and State advancement continually in Vsws
forms powerful check upon all the mad isms Of ~
age VI this latter democratic school Of natisaA
and personal utiltarianism Is tho great bulk Of tbs
people OF Georgia, with the exception of 70 men
tally aud b0 lilly unwashec followers Of little
clques. among those may he ciassed some issGher-
NAL democrats, upon whose ignorant fasatscian.
prejudice and individual intererest can sway 0pinr
ion 8 win. Hence such, though they may Compose
fes enpg thorn in the great democratic party az
this State are, nevertheless impOent to tawsrt the
toe of progress in the great dsmocratce masses of
Georgia.
Know Notbingism as party in the South. has
ev0en Iy been killed by the efforts of the men ~hs
Undertook to prop it up. In starting it az Bationa
party" they only took sma local view OF its
sway; they judged Of great effects by small think
ing that the spirit which ruled majority in some
little anttlrish and anti Catholic community in New
England, could similarly rule the United States.
And the old line wing crew just then being ia .
condition to catch at stca~, joined issue with
"Ssm,' and soon the whole anal "a nstion became
wates-ogged iu the sea of public 0pGion. Now one
nsy see the HER.LDs prophecy fulfilled, that ere
long, through nHTowDess and republican Ignorance
in is views, Know Nothingism was bound 20 beoons
painfully "smsli by degrees and beautifully less.
The Knos NothiOgs no Y feel II, and rue he day
that anii-Irish and anti Catholic SAM was o0u-
ceiped. In this State they have made themselves.
80 far. ridlculousy conspicuous ia tue Mark rapely
school, Of being jolly gnder the most adverse cir
Gums ancts. Not ole OF them believed that Ben
Hill could be made Governor of the State aad while
openly they kent Jolly in his favor secretly they
we're Swapping hin OIL tor some for 5ed-O0 pet 70
Congress or else to the Legislature Judge BrowR.
the democratic candidate, Is elected in place Of Her
schel " johnson, Esq IS Governor, Oy ab0ns Ia O0e
majority; yet bIown is oaiy a second rate mas in
the democratic ranks, and Carolinian by brso.
In the Fust Congressional district all the fus Of
the campaign has been concentrated. The Hon.
James l. Sc YARD goes again to Washington. notwita-
standing all TIE Know Nothing trickery and Chinese
rs well as Greek iuggiery brought into play agaisst
him: He was opposed by the pet OF the :. Ameri-
q la~yer OF Savannah; who has been seeking
office" during the last seventeen years
He had also against him Col VIM. Batdoipa
Gaulden, OF Liberty county, "a an independent do
have made a decent run had ne not killed himself.
like GeLefsl Scott, by speech making He started
an "orsan here, Ia the shape OF campaign ps-
per- to support his claims, out the Colonel plsSes
out OF tune, 50 he got no votes worth c0anang. In
Georgia the people are opposed TO lufnc0a 8, aud -
Seward came over rom the wings he is no. gene
rally admired, aud Consequently his majority is iess
tba1 might have been expectet he may thank the
Savannah Georgian for his election, as Barton cay
lament the oaDging of the Rputtican for his defeat
by minority.
The Savannah Georgian in last July was sold out.
and in the moment OF danger was ignored by Tho
party who should have upheld II. young man. e
one OF the best Georgia families, named albert A.
Lamar, bought it up and EDITS is now with ndepen-
dence and energy. He Is of fighting stock, and
descended from the great Lamar, who, in duel.
having had his tongue and jaw shot of by the first
shot, wrote on the ground, More fight 5"
The Republican Is edited by 6. X. Snead, whom
Csrolinan. He is q man Of medium, decent s,iity:
he got into duei-a fighting ft-last year, with La
mar, now editing the Georgian, and doubtless would
have fought, only for his friends, VINO spoiled tho
sport by settling matters amicaby oct the parties.
In this, Chatham county, especially In Savannah.
there are at present too many wirepullers amoag
the democrats, and really sound, disgraceful boat
ing would he wholesome benefit to them, as such
would make them row better in same boat. Why.
some Hibernians here have been rying to get up Z
secret Irish political society the X N principle
To represent this county Ia the Legislature The
democIstio party SGT up Mr., John Z. Ward for the
Senate, with Gen. c. Il. Harrison the tallest uan in
Savannah, and Mr.. George A. Gordon, young law
yer OF promise, for representatives In the House.
The Know Nothing party did not run ticket. Mr..
Ward, lawyer well gifted vita the "gsb," wsS
Mayor during the yellow fever time In Savannah.
No man who aims a. high office should ever accept
that Of Mayor, because II he does his duty Mayor
he becomes unpopular 70 certain claS, or rather
to class who ale very uncertain in party matters.
Mr.. Ward, as Mayor. is accused Of fnng all people
al the maximum sum. lie started the police to look
after In al aud Dutch Sunday grog lers giving -
thu malice half the m al
lac also favored negro labor against white, ana thus
has become so unpopular with a certain class that
John Cooper, OF this city, has been started to run
against him for Sen AtJrshp; but the run wa .
miserable abortion and rcproof 10 presumption-
The people begin TO feel they capnos do without
lawyers IN Office, and here In the South the 6rsk
thing man who aspires officially does, Is to a 'mps
consequence by becoming lawyer; after this be u
ready TO fill any Office.
Indeed, l may say that politics are fast verging
into Northern and Southern democratic party
which will form the first step u wards building .
great Chinese wall on the imaginary line now called
Mason and Dixon's. People here do not want TO send
men TO Congress, where they have no party ascot
ates Wha. can be done by the fag end OF tbe party
who kicked up such dust witt Fillmore and only
got one State OF eight votes for their troubel
There are In this city at present but lev mates
OF interest legend politics. Next Monday tue mum
cpal elee ION takes place. As DIR. Screvea, tia
present Mayor, has his hands fun in progressing Ne
Savannah, Albany and Gulf Rairsad-a pet sonem6
OF his-he refuses 9 denomination from the do
mocrats. DR.. K Wayne, man OF decided popuan-
ty, has been nominated, and will be elected. Sa-
yannsh business Is now very brisk with M fear -
failures, and 30 far with only q all qnt trepidaliou
In one Of our banks OF the Savannah banks l shAN
talk hereafter, daily such institutions all over ths
country are becoming objects Of interest to the oon
nunity.
There numerous slight cases OF bilious fever
and chls in town; out on the whole, notwithssaad-
ing The existence Of about sixty doctors in this city.
the year has been one OF unusual heallhfulres
South.
The well managed steamers Alabama and An
sus,a now arrive st this port laden with freight and
passengers from New York to o degree hitherto UNI
cquatd. The Augusta, witch arrived today
fussday) brought 240 10 Storage. oil 1.-The makise
o. s,alsorth democracy ss little Douglas
won say. Toey are mostly Irish laborers gong "
winter out South.
A Grim con case, involving one OF the Savannah
old bucks As defendant and a New York lady,
dry goods merchants wife, a. plaintiff has recenny