Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1860-05-12
EDITORIAL coRREspoNpENcE.
NEw York, May 9th, 1860

religious and charitable societies assemble |
here 10 convention, attended by delegates, |
from various parts OF the Union, for discus |
sion and the transaction of business, such |
as the American Foreign Christian Union,
American Tract Society, Temperance Union,
American Anti.Slavery Society, Womens
Rights Society, and q number of others
The programme for the week is published in |
advance, and the proceedings reported daily,
Tor the papers. Among the most prominent
oil those. not only on account Of its impor.
tance in moral and religious view, but on
account Of its great political bearing is the
Anti.Slavery Society, Of which VIM. Lloyd
Garrison, lie the President supported by
Rev. DR.. Cheever and Wendell Philips, who
though fnnatical 10 their extreme opinions.
are distinguished for their eloquence and
ability. Garrison and Philips, openly I'D
vocate dissolution Of the Union, denounciBg
the Constitution which legalizes Slavery, as
unchristian aud o compact with hell. This
Society meets to day at the Cooper Institute.
The Speakers announced for to day are Gar
rison, DR.. Cheever, Parvis, Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton and Wendell Philips. Among
the Speakers for the evening, | observed the
name Of Rev. Arthur Il. Bradford, of New
Castle Pa. Arthur Is q Sunbury boy, the
youngest son of the late Judge Bradford, and
as he was one of my earliest companions and
school mates, l shall endeavor to give him q
hearing, if possible, to press my way through
the crowd that is drawn together on these
occasions. AS a pulpit orator he gave early
evidence Of more than ordinary ability, and
hos been uncompromsing in his opposition
to Slavery from the start.
The four political conventions which as.
semble this month and the next, keep our
politicians and Office hunters extremely busy
10 their disinterested efforts to save the
Union and preserve the plunder arising from
place and station.
The Union Convention to be held at Balti.
more tomorrow, mostly by friends Of the
American party will require but little time
to settle upon ticket. The most prominent
candidates are Edward Everett and Gen.
Houston. The Republican Convention at
Chicago, comes of on the 10th. The most
prominent candidates are Senator Seward Of
New York. Edward Bates, of Missouri,
Judge McLane, of Ohio, and Gen. Cameron,
| Of Pennsylvania. Gov. Seward could, no
doubt, be nominated if be desired it, or rather
| if his friends, in calculating the chance, deem.
ed it advisable. The split in the Charleston
Convention, is looked upon as affording him
additional encouragement. The Convention
at Richmond by the seceders of the Charles.
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l think, amount to anything practical, as
some of the Virginians will insist upon them
reuuitng with the adjourned democratic
Convention at Baltimore in June. Judge
Douglas friends express great confidence in
being able to nominate him at Baltimore
The result will bring four candidates in the
field, as it was in 1924, when Gen. Jackson,
Clay, Crawford and John Quincy Adams
were the candidates. John Quincy Adams
was then elected by the union of the friends
of MIR. Clay, with those Of Mr.. Adams
George Kremer of Union county represented
our district in Congress, at this time, and
was challenged by Mr.. Clay, who became
secretary Of State under Mr. Adams, for
words in debate, charging MIR. Clay, with
bargain and sale, and corruption. The fight
did not take place, but Honest George" as
he was called acquired no little notoriety in
consequence thereof.
A large majority, if not all, of the Southern
States will cast their electoral votes Tor the
Richmond candidate. The opposition vii.
be divided between the Union candidate and
the one presented by the Baltimore Conven.
tion. This will give the Richmond ticket a
large majority in the Southern States, but
still minority in the Electoral College,
In the Northern States owing to the break up
at Charleston, the republican majorities, and
the success Of the Chicago ticket may be
looked upon as certain in q great majority. il
not ia all of them. But this will not give 10
that ticket a majority OF the Electoral Col.
lege. The vote of the Central and CONNER
cial States will therefore decide the coming
struggle.
The great fight continues to absorb good
deal of the attention Of the Press, as well as
the people. This is owing to the fact that
the English made it assume national
character. According to their own papers
the English nobility and members of Parla
ment we're present 10 considerable numbers
| An American gentleman Of this city who was
present at the fight says, that several millions
of money was bet by those wealthy English
spor.smen, giving the odds on Sayers, which
taken principally by Russians aud French
sportmen and gentry, whose partialties are
strongly on the side OF the American
Morrissey is denounced every where. He at.
tempted to defend himself in O card in the
papers here, by saying be looked upon it as O
business matter and not as national matter
But even the English papers denounce him
for having deceived them, by creating an
impression that Heenan was q coward, and
whose conduct, they say, has proved that a
gamer man never lived. The fact is, Heenan
told Mcdonald, his second, that be could
soon nnlsn Sayers, after the teDtn round, Dut
as Mcdonald had bet that the fight would
last an hour he requested Heenan not to do
so. The English Journals all speak highly
of Heenans courage and fine proportions and
strength. They admit that SayeIs life was
in peril when the ropes we're cut and loosed,
but justify the interference on the score oil
humanity. The London RepieV, thus refers
to the subject:
But we further have to remark, that il
'Heenan and his friends complain that the
battle was left undecided, the American
champion has chiefly bimself to blame for the
disappointment which he may think be has
Sustained. 1t is certain that he was holding
'Sayers so that b, would have strsnged him
in another minute, and the ropes enclosing
the ring we're cut or loosened by some one
near at hand, in order to deliver Sayers from
what appeared to be the peril of immediate
death. When the ropes we're once lowered
of course the ring was broken, and it is diff
cult to pronounce whether oil the confusion
which ensued was or was not, inevitable"
"Heenan is probably the finest man who
ever stepped into prize ring. He has
shown unfinching courage, and, as he now
knows his own terrific strength, and may be
expected to improve 10 skill. and to feel no
nervousness, neither England nor America
will soon find man TO beat him. Sayers
most amply justified the confidence which
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