Worcester daily spy., 1859-05-19
POLITICAL.

The Washington correspondent of the Phil
adelpha Press states that confidential orders
have been issued to all the United States Mar
shals in the free States to be careful in the Sc
lection of their jurors, and to make all due use
of the patronage of their respective Offices in
reference to the taking of the census of 1860,
with view to sustain the Administration in
its war upon Democratic principles.
The war upon John Letcher, Democratic
candidate for Governor of Virginia, has become
so hot that he has been compelled to issue an
address to the people, in which he defines his
position as follows:
Gas Representative in Congress, have on
all proper occasions defended the institution of
slavery from the assaults of the abolitionists.
Upon all questions relating to slavery. my
votes will be found recorded with my South
ern colleagues. Not measure has been be-
fore Congress, during my service having ref
erence to the institution of slavery, or the
rights of the South, which has not received
my support. To my colleagues in Congress
for the past eight years, without regard to their
politics, appeal, to yindicate me against the
suspicion that have been unfaithful to the
South-her institutions, her rights, her honor"
The war of the Hards and Softs in New
York, in spite of the attempted pacification,
bids fair to break out anew. 1t is the old feud
about the method of choosing delegates to the
National Convention the Softs, who are the
majority, insist upon choosing them at the
State Convention the Hards asked to have it
left to the Congressional districts. AT a secret
caucus of the Hards al the Astor House-the
headquarters of the political intrigues of the
Empire State-the following scene took place :
Mr.. John G.. Mather moved a committee of
one from each Judicial district, to confer with
the Democratic State Committee, (Softs,) and
request that the delegates to the Charleston
Presidential Convention be ordered to be
chosen by Congressional districts, instead of
by the State Convention. This, of course,
drew out debate, which lasted until dark, and
which branched into Presidential preferences,
broadly deeply are
lamentations from the Astor House or else
where, In the hope of driving the Hards into
open revolt and out of the Convention, even at
the risk of losing the State in November. las
last year, but it was voted best and most ex.
pedient to try fair means with the Committee
first; so Mr.. Mather's motion was finally
adopted, and committee appointed to wait on
Mr.. Dean Richmonds State Committee.
In reply to request for his views upon the
subject ofslavery legislation for the territories,
Hon. VIM. W. Boyce, NJ. c., of South Caro-
lima, puts himself right upon the record:
~ utterly repudiate Judge Douglass idea
that Territorial Legislature may discriminate
against slavery, and nothing could induce me
to support for the Presidency any one standing
on this platform. 1t is but too probable. he
continues, that hostile sectional party North
will soon acquire possession of the government.
In that erent, the South should not remain a mo-
ment Longer in the Union. Then | 90 for South
ern independence at all hazards, by a single
State leading off if necessary To make this
movement successful, the South should be
made as much as possible one in sentiment
10 accomplish this, in my opinion, the three
great requisites of South ,rn craftsmanship are
moderation, moderation, moderation"
Ex-senator Foote follows the example of
many other illustrious statesmen, and defines
his position He declines running for Con-
gress, and disclaims with Jealous Indignation
Having any connection whatever with that
wretched, confused, and fragmentary faction,
ostensibly acting under the lead of John Sli.
dell and company, and yielding disgraceful
support to that unrighteous, corrupt Anti
Democratic, Anti-States Rights Administra
ton now in power, of which James Buchanan.
the ''bluest and most bIear-eyed Of federalsts" is
the chief, which has utterly broken down the
strength of the Democratic party revived
and strengthened sectionalism in b 9TH quarters
of the Union, and almost extinguished the
hopes OF enlightened patriots everywhere as
to the perpetuity of our free institutions"
Advices from California state that Senators
Broderick and Gwin are mastering their re.
spective forces for the ensuing campaign.
There will be two Democratic tickets in the
field, Leccmpton and anti-Lecompton The
State Convention is to be held at Sacramento
June Is.