The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-09-16
NO FUSION IN NEW YORK.

III tne opposluon nave cOhtroi Oh tne popular
branch of Congress.
NO FUSION IN NEW YORK.
Our readers will perceive by our news
columns that the attempt which was made at
Syracuse, New York, to fuse the Republican
and American Conventions, or the parties which
they represented, failed most inglcriously. The
Americans are not yet ready as party to take
higher ground upon the Slavery question than
that occupied by Mr. Douglas last winter, and
the Republicans, we are pleased to be able to re-
cord, refused to give up any of their distinctive
principles, even to gain probably hundred
thousand American votes. The Democratic
party in New York gives evidence that it will
present an unbroken front this fall to the Re-
publcans. The Hards and Softs will probably
unite, in the hope of winning the spoils of vic
tory. With such a prospect before the oppo-
nents of the Administration, we cannot believe
that many thousands of voters will cast their
votes for the American ticket. Those who do
80 will do it doubtless expecting to defeat the
Republicans in that way, and caring little which
party triumphs. 1t would have been delu.
sion for the Republican Convention to have
hoped for the votes of such men in any contin-
gency. But there are thousands of men who
have heretofore acted with the American party,
who will cast their votes where they will tell
against the present Administration.
The "ECHo" NEGROES. - The people OF
Charleston had at one time serious thoughts OF
taking possession of the Echo's cargo of Afri-
cans, under color of State law An exchange
states the history of the matter as follows:
"We learn from the Mercury that, on Sun.
day morning, a number OF gentlemen called
upon Sheriff Carew, of the Charleston district.
and laid before that off GER formal information,
HsSv efs6fad ist ss nBeefrGs e6 u nb4fis6
justice, appeared sufficiently willing but as
otticial responsibilities often moderate zeal, be
thought it prudent first to take advice from
Messrs. Whaley and Lord, his lawyers, and also
from the Attorney General. But these high
sources of counsel did not agree. In facs, they
took opposite grounds--Messrs. Whaley and
Lord advising the sheriff that it was his duty to
seize the Africans, while the Attorney General
decided that he had no business to touch them.
The latter based his opinion upon certain acts
OF Congress authorizing the introduction of the
negroes In question, which acts he conceded to
be constitutional and valid, and ingeniously
lodged the manifest conflict between the Ma
tional and State laws, by eaying that, inasmuch
as the acts OF Congress were made in pursu-
ance of the constitutional powers of that BODY,
they were part of the law of South Carolina;
The Mercury informs us that the sheriff,
being unwilling, under all the circumstances,
to force a conflict of jurisdiction between the
State and the Federal Governments, concluded
to forego further measures In thir, he show.
ed his discretion. But what precious oppor
tunity to vindcate the slave trade has thus been
lost When will tho friends of that traffic have
such another 2"
1t seems, then, that the people of South Car
DINA, after deal of Notification talk, came
near giving the country specimen of the gen
uine article.
sH- John McKeon, of New York, we'll
known Democrat, has come out in letter in
favor Of Haskin, and against Lecomptonism,
whereupon the New York News, Buchanan
journal, initiates the Union of this city in a
small way. 1t says;
1t will be remembered that Mr.. McKeon
was removed from Office by the President as
United States District Attorney, last fall, for
opposing the election of Mayor Wood, then the
regular Democratic candidate. Since that time,
he has been appointed Deputy District Attorney
for this city and county, by Mr.. Peter B. Swee-
ney, the Chairman of the Sweeney General
Committee in Tammany Hall. 1t could not
have been unknown to Mr.. Sweeney that Mr..
McKeon was an open opponent of the policy of
the removal of Mr.. McKeon from Office. Gen.
tlemen Of the Sweeney General Committee
some of you are open Haskin men. some are
svowedly in favor of Horace F. Clark's re-elec.
ton, lothceholders, event. have been hanging
round and associating with John w. Forney
but all OF you, who do not at once and prompt.
~ second our demand for the removal of Mr..
McKeon, will justly be held accountable, before
the State Convention and elsew here. for the of
tensive and objectionable language he uses TO.
wards the President, in his Tarrytown letter."
What slavery is worse than that of party2
VERMONT ELECTIoN.-Returns from sixty.two
towns show the election of fifty Republicans
and eleven Democrats to the Legislature-a
Republican loss of one member. Seventeen
towns return the following vote for Governor.
viz:
Hiland Hall, Republican 1888
Henry Keys, Democrat Ais
This vote is a Republican gain of 22O votes
The returns thus far received indicate the cleo.
lion of the Republican State ticket by an in, |
crease of 5000 majority over last year.
The Union has laugh over the member Of
ne republican Convention at Syracuse who
wanted the ballot to be taken vioa cOce,p and
I calls it Black Republican classics" As the
Union is collecting those curious things from
he lips of politicians, would it not be well for
t to copy the celebrated letter of the Hon. Mr..
Foley to his constituents last winter {? It might
De headed, Administration Orthoeraphv and
Syntax."
he Wilmington DELL municipal election
ook place on the 9Th inst. Mr.. Young, Dem.