, 1860-02-08


C!2:fn sh< -nefropo1is-~ I8Rrso~ the Eomedfam.
Correspondence OF tie 1'1ess aud Tr!bEne.1
NEw 1oEK, Satu,day, Febtu2.yl, 1860.
II any doubt existed IN tue minds Of nepub.
licans bcrc rs to the complet1tts Of a Congress
s'onal victory, only gained after tue withdrawal
Of t"o.,nonths' candidate for Speaker, all dis
content was removed last night by the iutclli-
gencc OF the election Of John II. Forrey os
Clerk Of the House. No mau can be more dis.
tasteful TO the Administration or to the entire
Southern interest. Add to This the fact TINT
weeks ago the New York Htra1d announced the
Editor Of Tie Ertss as the t:.Seward, Weed s
Co. candidate" md agonizingly called upon the
faithful to arise and overthrow him, and the
triumph is still moro evident aud complete.
After enduring the jibes OF his enemies for the
last two years; Forney may well he pardoned
for the sclfgra.ulation displayed in his last
niqht's speech.
As your readers are probably afyare, George
Briggs, The member Of the House by whose
vote Pennington WAS finally elected, represents
the District comprising the Ninth, Sixteenth
aud Twentieth Wards in this city. This is one
Of the few strong Republican sections III the
town: Briggs; though IN American. was elected
BY the Republicans. under the distinct
pledge that he would support Republican
organization Of the House. During the two-
months contest just closed, bis false and vacl-
lating conduct hns intensely iuccnscd the con-
stituents Who elected him, and although desire
not to male him IN open enemy until Speaker
could be secured, prevented any strong public
expression Of opinion, and though now his final
rote for Pennington has sealed the lips Of our
people-there is bitter, smothcred contempt
for him felt throughout bis district. Even now
the men who elected him arc with difficulty
restrained from passing resolutions Of censure
in public meetings and if he should again be
nominated for Office he would not get ten Re-
publican votes in the city Of New York.
To learc politics for the "fresh. fields and
pastures new" Of the book and newspaper
world. Publishers. complain that the trade has
been very dull during tue present season. With
the exception Of Bculah and the ubiquitous
'Impending Crisis ''-cart~loads Of which pass
my window daily-scarcc1y shit has been
made this winter. Rudd d Carleton, however.
young and rather shrewd Grand street firm,
manage to secure d.ceut sale FIR almost anv.
thing they publish, by skillful appeals 10 The
strongest popular emotions. Hardly Lad they
flooded the country with The questionable
L'.4mour of Nicbe!et-said to tc raus1ated By
Dr. Palmer Of the atlantic Aoath1v. hut really
more than half done by Young Frank Wood,
tie bohemian editor Of Tdrity Fair-than ,l,ey
made quite as striking success by frightening
timid Culv1pists with DR.. Cummings prophecy
Of the near advent of tho Judgment Day, yc1ept
Tie Great IF;Juldt;ou. Now thev announce
In Fx1.mr, also by Michclct, also TO be trans
lated by Ur. Palmer. Derby & jackson arc
preparinc work which, fer clccaucc mud good
taste, is intended to excel auy,hinc Of the kind
vet produced here. il is to be twelvc-dol1ar,
illustrated volume, entitled Tie Losfs Of tie
Poets, aud is to contain the most famous love-
poems addressed hy celebrated poets to their
,nis.rcsses, with portraits and biographies Of
tho latter. Richard Henry Stoddard, the poct,
i. cpcaccd in editing it. md bis nsme il n ruar-
urty TINT his duty will not lc suyerGc;a}lv npr-
formed.
The Inst two 1avs hnye becn n re;cn of terror
in lis citv t}or citizrns are mi f,;y,v recov.
cred from The shock accustomed by the details
Of The rcmbertoa Mills catastrophe. when tl,cv
a,c called to MD The victims Of coua1,y fa.,f,l
thouo} mt 81 cxtons;xe c,,,m;,;os !, 4hn,r
midst T,ursdav morn;nr two ,ncn we're s;,,ed
md ,nonv ;n;r,cd ,,v , l,o;,cr ,,,1os,o, :,
,yi,1;au,brrrh d;.ti1,orv G.brrsd,r ,,;,,+ q
,rncncnt hou % m Elm .trcct xrea co,snno,;1
md e.c1,tc-n human be;rrs ro,xtcd Il, ,,c-.h