The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-01

.n A pmyuo.1 Cuxs-yhe columbia g. o. SsssA
e0wsliaias says
Asysr an the agitation Of The past few years, bow
~ and uninteresting, politically speaking, w
Wesspt calm. Il u Q calm Enthusiastically, however
feurtanty they who ond agitation themes suitable
0s display Of the peculiar rhetoric may believe M
% rehndle the embers II Cat failure, so far as
agitation concerned ~ was the trial or the Ecnes
: me o. sns p .. snrs ana a. the
SOuh that would snap in train every bond OF the Uhon
fhey thought the eras had been severed and TINS Ease
would give ulcrum SUFFICIENT to pop the tap root lucy
deceived in the fucrum and the prediction was NOT
realized Next the Wanderer case Greeley ana ns
hoet thought they would get from breeze 20 h
&w days since Senator lverson, OF Georgia, mane VI"
INT sectional speech Senator trumos, easer o s,rse
md attracted little or attention either North or SOUTH
calm reisns and until some other exciting topic arse'
eur politicians will be without stock in trade
Polxrcs IN RHODE IsLAND-Some time since the repuo-
ucans and straight out Americans Rhode Island tried TO
patch Up fusion but failed. The republicans have now
p0bitshed an address, which they cndeavor 70 throw
ne of the failure tho Know Nothngs, and assert
Seir determination TO go alone, on the Seward pat
esrm.
TaE DOUGLAS AND FITCH CoRRESroNDENcE-t ID quite
hkey that The late correspondence between senas'rs
Douglas and Fitch Gays the Alexandria va Gazette will
10 far break up the custom of obtrudng such things
beore the public. The Of laughter and ridicule
vb ch h. greeted the affair from end Of the country
10 The other have the effect of lettering others
ss.m experiment. upon the patience Of the nteli-
gent people of the country.
GOVERNOR MISSISSIPPI Hon. John A. Orr, brother
of the present Speaker of the House Of Representatives
spoks Of in the Mississippi papers as the democ attic can
tsta,e for Governor at the approaching election.
PRoFrAME LEcrURE-At tho close of the sitting Of the
House Representatives at Springfield, Ill., last week
che Clerk read the following
I an requested 10 announce that Rev. DR. Mcfarland
viii deliver lecture this evening this hall, on The
skAuCaton idiots" Members of the Legislature are
invited to attend.
GOVERNOR MEDARY AT LECoMProN-Hs Excelency went
into q barbers hop nj Lecompton to get shavet. The
barber black man. and belongs to Judge Eimore. Az
soon as seated the following dialogue occurred
Gov. M-Tn shave by the month.
RAKBER -DOnt know Massa about that.
6O,.-Vhy not, TOmY
BARBER Case, Massa, you Gubunurs stay mighty
short tine in Kansas.
The PRisIDENr.-The Lynchburg (va) Republican says
mat Mr. Buchanan decared with much solemnty of tone
longer ago than Saturday that under no circumstances
whatever would he be candidate before the Charleston
Convention and if the nomination rendered him b
would not acceptit.
IowA-rhe next (October) election in Iowa is quite i'm
povtant and probably will be sharply contested by tn
republicans democrats. Legislature for two years
spOD which will depend successor to James Harlan
Vnted States Senator, Governor, Lieutenant Governor
three Judges of the Supreme Court to be chose
NJ that time.