The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-06
Political Intelligence.

SMALL AFFAIR OF HONOR MoBIIE-rhe following is
the substance Of correspondence which has recently
taken place between John Forsyth, editor OF the Mobile
Register and +. D. Shepard independent Southern rights
candidate for Congress in the First as.rc. Of Ala 5aus
Mr.. FORSYTH TO MR. SHEPARD.
SR-In your Selma letter you tae woris untrue"
ana cot true. Is your nsention I, m9e a6h nly We
rac.tys JOHN FORSYfd.
SHEPARD FORSYTH
SIR-You understand entirely II yol suppose
That desire 70 take course 70 essraoge ne from you
personally. F. B. SHEPARD
FORSYTH sHEPARD.
SR-l make hesitation in saving tlat your vevacty
was not implicated either by design, or as concsve 10
point Of fact. JOaN FORSYTH.
FORSYTH.
SIR--The above s satisfactory 10 me, and withdraw
' '1 '''0 FB SHEPARD.
WISCONSIN STATE CoNvESncN,-rhe Democratic State
Convention of Wisconsin will Madeon the Gath
instant appoint I've delegates 10 the Charleston Con
vention. The Milwaukee Wisconsin, says:-The probabi
lty is that the State Convention will be packed by the
partsans Of Douglas and they will ride rough shod
the administration democracy, and every other candi
date who may be named in our STATE Convention.
CAMERoS.-Fhe opposition papers OF Pennsylvania are
still camoring for Hen Simon Cameron for the Prssden.
cy. Nine tepths of them have spoken.
Do NOT GET FRGHTESED-The Charleston Mercury, in
ference to the idea which has been started by OF the
Northern journals that the Douglas delegates to the
Charleston Convention will be dagger Of being shot,
says:-
The idea OF any member OF the Charleston Convention
let him entertain any opinions whatever-berg IN any
bodily peril from the citizens of Charleston absurd
and groundess that IT s very diff cult to believe that
man is in earnest in expressing it, BE must mean
thing else he must mean that will suit the squiter
sovereignty democrats to have the Convention assemble
In locality where outside pressure nigh. be
available for their purposes But they really have any
fears from the good people Of city, dissnguhhed In all
time believe, for their order and courtesy
beforehand TO assure every man OF them the most perfect
immunity from outrage of any kind whatever from our
citizens The squat'er sovereignty democrats will have
quite Oh in the Convention without being rou-
had with anything out of II.
KENTUCKY -Tne Louisville Democrat, in rejoicing over
the success Of the demo;raMc candidates in Kentucky
says the opposition contemplate getting up party as
soon as they can find new name
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE IN TExAs.-The REQ pentng
of the African slave trade does not to have any
popularity even in Texas The Henderson (rexzs) Sauh
ern Beacon the editor of which s candidate for the Le
gsature, Says
Any reflective must know that under present cir
cumstances, repeal Of the lava prohibiting African
slave trade ia mposshe the would be defeated
by least four ftbs majority in the Southern States
edy could not expect the measure engrated upon the
platform 70 be adopted at Charostsn in 1850 Such
SUCCESS Of the democratic ticket which may DO brought
for ward BY that body
-VouNG IN KENTUCKY. Louisville Journal
saysFrom 20 coo to 900 voters have not been to the
polls in Kentucky since 1885, when the aggregate vote
I4 $780, against 40 in 1867 and l2a 1872 LAST years
election. In 1856 the democrats po!led "a 57 votss
1857 their vote 1850, and Last year 1884 while in
the year the highest opposition vote was 81 372 and
the lowest SO 5i0.