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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1860

,es,less feet the ~ritbing terpent OF Despo is"'
What her laws bave been, we may Judge by toose
uh;cb Petersburg's Common Council no" enaNS
t,o d;eeren,e berg only that those now made are.
ao,htless in the same spirit, only good deal more
a.. than those by which she has hitherto been
governed.
The probability il, not that the ordinances oil
petersbu,g were not as strict as ordinary laws OF
the South in relation TO negroes, hut that tue ne
oroes of Petersburg have become Of late more t'an
ordinarily bumptious. They had reached thar acme
of impudence which prompted them 10 nlre anu
ride in "licen,ed hacks or carriages, ana tna1
acme of insolence which moved them TO keep the
in, ;de track on the sidewalk and to demur to TAX
ing the gutter on meeting white man. low
,Jessant IL il 10 see Common Council alive 10 its
duties That of Petersburg has observed these
evils, and forthwith applies the remedy. They
have recorded among the "Be it ordained oil
their city legislation that hereafter no negro,
whether bond or Free shall, without the consent OF
the mayor, master or employer, ever ride IN mack
or carriage, and that any owner, keeper. or driver
of such carriages who shall permit an Infringement
of the law, shall be punished by fine, if he be
white nan; and il a negro be puoshed also with
strips 1t may seem hard that black man who
Owls a hack or other carriage may not tide IN his
own vehicle without being whipped for it, but such
objections are censorious and out of Place MIG
gers are niggers; or to the PerPhrastlc though
more euphonical phrase of the Supreme Court
"the negro has no rights which the white man Is
- bound to respect"
The second section of the ordinance we copy en-
tire az il is quite as brief and to the point az any
words of ours can make it, Ii is as follows:
NopeCro shall stand on side walk 30 az TO neon
veben,e Jers passing so.g such sidewalk ana u
Iegro meet OF overtake OF be overtaken by %nlte
person on side walk he shall pass or go on the out
side ard if be Decessry 10 enable such white pers'n
TO pass, shall Immediately get off uih sds-Walk or
crossing Any negro guilty violation OF any OF the
provisions ofthis section srs hePunshed with stpes
Let us hope that hereafter pedestranism in Pc
tersbmg may be all that its City Fathers contem
plate, and that no negro shall step of the curb
stone except into the gutter. 1t must be happy
place that is blessed with such Municipal Gov
eminent, and happy Municipal Government thar
has nothing else to legslate about but the riding
and walking of cOlOred servants.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19
HE SPIRIT OF FUSION

BY common consent, the Hon. Fern sndO Wood:
speech at Cooper Institute on Tuesday night wa
the "great effort of the Fu,ion jubilee. Hehld
the post of honor, as Mayor of our City, and he
spoke right to the point, is his habit. His organ,
The Herald, prOnOunces his efiusO1 " statesman
" like view of the crisis" " no narrow partisan
speech" but prominent for its comprehensive
" and statesman-like views" rising " to the hight
" Of the occasion with mastery analysis" &c., DC.
The following passage is the keynote Of that ad-
n.irable speech:
Rightly understand and fully comprehend what in my
opinion constitutes the vital principle involved permit to
premise that the great adg idea of the age In which live
IS Commerce. lCbeers Commerce rules aH Based on the
industry Of and the bounty Of nature CONNER sits
tLIobed in the Of the hshes. dyiJu and dies the
trade in Obedience TO the Of kind is
true that hes always existed but o. period c)ud be- said
in the wide snihcance e tue present this Is com
mercis Commerce gpygrI' thr NO d. II shapes the
policy the powerful ions supplies the and
the requisites the dissemination o civilization and Christi
sriy and me yiHg p,nci u ohieh 0N Other c9HsideT
os bond and yife roy II makes and concludes treaties
lAPplau.el"
OF course, fine inference is plain as the nose
on your face Justice is myth, Liberty hum
bug, Hu nanity Joke: for Traffic is God, and
FernaI DO is his prophet. So, instead of an cleo
ton, let US have an auction; instead of Conven-
ton selecting candidates to represent valued prin
cples, let d sub. Committee of bankers and cotton
brokers make up an Electoral Ticket on strictly
commercial principles, putting on those who will
pay down their tens of thousands each for the Ell
gencies Of The canvass, aud let nobody ask for
whom they will vote if elected VINO cires whether
they be D. mocrit or KnOwNnihiIg Douglas,
Bell, or Breckenridge, so that they be plethorc 10
purse and sound on the ose
Such meetings in defcatiOn Of Commerce as god
used TO be held here and hercabOuts almost nnety
years ago, and were largely attended by the
wealthy and trading, to protest against the vile
demagOgues who were embroiing the colonies
with the Mother Country, thus exposing Commerce
to certain ruin. Those who participated in them
gloIied in the name of Tories, while their grand
sons call themselves Democrats and UniOnists.
The change is in name only-the spirit is the same.
The result will carry out and complete the
parallel
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Next to the fact that Gen. Scott took part in the
great Fusion demonstration of Monday night, per-
haps the most striking event of the occasion was
letter from the abest politician and journalist of
the Bell-Eyerett party in New England the Hon.
George Lunt OF Boston. OF course We do not
mean to be understood as approving the sentiments
Of Mr.. Lunt, for We think them not Only generally
mistaken, but Oiten detachable; but at the came
time, there is one of the enemies Of the Repub-
lican party HhO states lis views with more clear
ness, OF eDforces them with NOR, vigOr, tina the
brilliant and sarcastic editor of The BOstoa Con-
rer. If there is anything rejoice in, next to an
honest aud intelligent friend, it is frank aud
manly antagonist.
Mr.. Lunt concludes his letter BY invoking gen.
eral fusion among the foes of the Republican party.
His words are as follows:
Thi. not the calculate the points party
citation obsionto past issues of policy keep
up the forms the numbers Of this party that Our busnes
is country from csames which believe to be
impending through the sehh ambition reckless fanscm of
who have got admission to the public only to abuse It,
We who detest their doctrines aud their fatal consequences
to and to all have the power by the simple and peaceful
precision Of wishes and dett rmaon render those mis-
cheyous doctrines for general and evil both
We tihe with good and rational judgment when
neglect to the proper Believe there not sim
ceTe wewher to the country who does not Tx his anS
ous City and State and such hrm league of
defense and ohense Union forgetting party shall
make the Union the States aud it'll their future glory aud
prosperity great Republic and perpetual they
then win b. illustdous."
1t will be seen that Mr.. Lunt does not mince
matters, nor deal in any affected delicacy of Ian
guage. He believes the Republican party is com.
possd of demagr CUES aud fanatics, and he says no
roundly, and we like him all the better for IT, But
what is most remarkable is the fact that be has
hanged his views concerning the election within
a m' nth or two. Formerly he was cosident Of
the success of the ell-Everett ticlet, which he
was sure would have handsome majority in Mas.
sacfu'ets. Now he desponds, and evideotly be-
lieves that Llncoln will be elected OF the thou.
sands who iorete'l that result, there is not one
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BOOHOO.
The Hon. Henry w. Hilliard OF Alabama toid
the assembled FUsionists in Cooper Institute on
Monday evening that


Monday evening that
9th, d,v that witnessed. the election Mr Lincoln thst
csan ity Is be visited upon viii wres Sonyo.s, n
which shakes the Institution; Of tbs county 70 co T Iii
exPirestocks will go dowDpoPey % ese ocI :, storm
had swept the and rent the sails of mighty ana .D
grand republican sysemtis glorious conederacy 81 nee @
bb he SorSeous ensign of the republic streams to-day the
~ nbo II peace union aud Of " unoe' 'n
throes Of an earthquake &c. &c ,
The congegated traders and brokers inside
the hall, who heard and shouted responsive 70
this, were perfectly aware that 1t was on
electoneeriDg sham. Their acts prove this be-
yond mistake or cavil. Had they believed
ore word of the above, Stocks would nave
fallen at least FIVE per cent. last Tuesday,
which was the day after the Maine Election. Did
they fall one fraction2 Did our Fusion bankers
and brokers rush to sell out or sell shortF All
know that they did no such thing. When the De
mocracy split with crash at Baltimore, rendering
Lincoln's election nearly certain, did United States
Fives, or even Virginia Sxes, fall one per cent.
Have not Stocks generally risen steadily and Large
" all Summer in the face of an increasing and adj
mitted probability of Lncolns election All know
that they have.
If even ten Of the hundreds of Wall-street opera
tors who shouted their approval of Mr. billiards.
scsrecrow had any faith 10 it, they would long since
have put out short" lines of Federal and State
Stocks TO the amount of Millions, making their
cont acts to mature right afte7 the Presidential
Election. Then, i Lincoln should be defeated,
they could lose little if anything; while, If he should
be elected and the results predicted by Mr. Hiliard
should follow, they could not fail to gain enormous
ly. Never before was there such an opportunity
for bearing the market with moral certainty OF
realizing immense profits, it Nh. Hlliard ID to be
believed But the cOngregated brokers and out
side operators know better. They could not be
tempted nor goaded TO sell u. S. Fi0es nor any
other sound Stocks, at two per cent. OF
current rates, deliverable the day after Lincoln's
election shall be aseertaned. And in declining to
make such operations they plainly confess that the
BoohOO dodge is an impudent fraud, in which they
are conscious co0perators. They yehementy ap-
paud slayehOdDg threats that the Union will be dis
solved in case of coins election, for they trust
there are fools whom those threats will appall; but
they have no idea of being themselves duped by
them. The diabolic mask does not Brighten them,
fer they know the tOysh'p at which it was bought,
and their money helped pay for it,
1t is now given up that the People cannot be ar
gued nor cosxed from their purpose of electng
Lincoln and Hsmlin so it only remains to t'y If
they can be bullied or dickered out of it, Go
ahead with your blue fire and cup and balls,
gentlemen
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-0Testes A. Brswnson, the editor of wel.knc~a
Quarterly Review published in the interest OF the
Catbclich Church, and who was always radical
Democrat has out for the Republicans He made
thorough going Republican speech at EhraosLPort'
New'Jsrsey, on Thursday evening. He not Only
recommended the policy of the party in regard to the
freedom of the Territories, but he eulogissd the
hoLest baUkwot dsman Of Illinois,"
The Germsn Republican Club Of che fit'h Ward
held we'll attended meeting last evening, at No. *
Leonard ,tree,. Fred. NJ. Hexamer, Fred. Wohh
mann, Henry Klein. and JcSs Nogel, wsTs elected
officers for the current year
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whose prophecy il more worthy Of regard: fos
Mr.. Lunt would not come to such a conclusios
without the most decisive evidence. On this point.
too own convictions perfectly accord with his.
We will also do our distinguished opponent the
justice to say that the advice he offers TO bis party
the perfection q practical wisdom. II Is plain
that there is 70 possibility Of beating Lincoln OK
ctpt by thorough combination of the Bell, Breck
nridRe and Douglas parties in the great States Of
New York and Pennsylvania That ia what Mr..
Lunt urges; but csndor compels US to add that We
fear his coupsel' shrewd and timely as they ara.
will not be obeyed by the selfish political managers
to whom they are addressed. However, that is
not bis fault; and Whatever happens, he has GER
tanly done all that his duty to his country and biz
party could demand of him.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19
A HAPPY COMMUNITY.

Petersburg, Virginia, must be charming place
to live in. In Petersburg, they preserve the amen.
ties of good manners which in less favored places
have fallen into desuetude. In Petersburg, pa.
trisrchism is preserved in its pristine purity;
and that order which is Heavens first law knows
no exception. Such, at least, is Petersburg now,
made so by ordinance of Common Council. Before
the first day of September current, however, Pc
tersburg has been place of shocking license,
where negroes rOdein hired yehices-the possibility
OF payment being pre- supposed-and persons Of
that order "took the WALL of whites in the street
with impunity and without tax. The fact that
such a state of things existed in Petersburg, and
that il has had to be corrected by ordinance of
Common Council, reveals TO us the probability of
this being the ordinary condition of society at the
South, and prompts the reflection that there is one
place now in Virginia where social relations are,
at length, absolutely perfect.
They have had heretofore ordinances 10 Peters.
burg in relation to negroes, though what they may
be it is not our privilege to know. Doubtless they
we're wise; doubtless they were Christian; doubt.
lees they were Democratic, as becomes a Demo.
cratic people whose motto is sic semper fyrannis,
as the genius Of her liberties brushes, with her
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19

The Working Men of the WITH Congress District
with, Xth, and XIYth Wards) have presented the
name o. JOHN COMMERFoRD for Congress. He
was run for the Assembly last year, and re ,eiyed
very large vote-larse than any other man in the
District could have obtained while running against
Tammauy Hall. The Land Reformers of our City
know JOHN COMNERFORD, and will vote for him
regardless of party. We trust all the Republicans
in the District will concur in the support of Mr. C.
The District is by far the worst in the Free States.
but there will be several Democratic candidates,
and bis election is far from hopeless.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19

The Bell and the Douglas parties of California
held their State Conventions simultaneously, and
talked of fusi' g but concluded not to. Reason
Lincoln w0s mo'e likely to beat them together than
separate. They have shrewd politicians out in Cal
ifoJnis but there is one New-York dodge they arc
not yet up to: That is to nominate the same Elect
ors, but assure Democrats that they are certain
for Douglas, and Americans that they are sure for
Bell. That may possibly combine the advantages
of Fusion ard No Fnson but We don't warrant it,
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MIR. HAnIsN ON FREE HOMES.
We do not often turn aside 10 expose partisan

We do not often turn aside to expose partisan
fal.ehoOd but the following is too gross;
HoNgs PoR THE HOxBLEss.-Wben Black Republican ora
profess be IN favor Of giving Homes to the Homeless
they should requested explain how their party came to
nominate fo the Office Vice President Hannibal hanln The
only u s. Senator from the Northern States h0 rod ogdH
The Homestead JM at the Lost sessiOH IF CoHs'e'I
Buffalo Courier
We beg every honest reader to compare the
above reckless assertion with the following record.
ed facts
The emily thorough Homestead bill OF the late
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GRAIN PROSPECTS.

Our readers interested in the prices of Grain
will perceive that our last European advces report
a very decided improvement in the weather, both
in Great Britain aud Northern France The rains
had ceased, and been succeeded by dry, bright
days, which were of course being improved to the
utmost in harvesting the outstanding Wheat and
Oats. The crops will of course still be deficient;
but to no such extent as has been anticipated
Tbis news is not calculated to enhance the prices
of American Grain; but we give it as we find it.
1t is not yet known that the Improvement ex.
tends to Hops yet it may. If so, the high prices
at which our hop. growers have of late been con-
tracing their seasons yield may come down peg.
Cotton of cOurse looks up as Bieadstuffs go
down
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19

The meeting at the Cooper Institute on Monday
night was vast and an imposing demonstration.
hough we think our neghbOr of The E1press
draws it rather strong in setting down the num-
bers present at fifty thousand However, great
meeting it was, and it did the greatest credit To
the wealthy merchants by whom the money for ths
expenses vas so literally, We may even say 30
layshly contributed. But while the conservative
Southern traders thus covered themselves with
honor we lament to say that the politicians of the
city are not entitled to any credit in connection
with this manifestation. Except His Excslleocy
the Mayor, and the Hon. j. Cocbrane, not single
political man of any note, belonging to the city,
took part in the proceedings. Mr. w. ID. Ken
nedy. Mr.. John Clancy, Mr.. Hiram Ketchum, Mr.
]. T. Brady. Mr.. James Brooks, Mr. j. A.
DIX, Mr. S. l.. NJ. Barlow, Mr. Jerry Laroque,
Mr. Robert J. Walker, not to mention
hundred others - all Of them leading
politicians resident in the city. aud all OF them
eloquent orators were silent, and gave place to
LOT of disclaimers from abroad. IL is true that the
pames of some of them were pat on the bills, and
SOD of Them were mentioned as Vice Presidents
of the meetings but the fact rensins that the
regular leaders OF the Democratic and American
organizations exhibited strange Indifference to THIS
great exhibition of public feeling, and this recon
structop Of parties on a new and broader basis.
We mention the fact to coDdemU it. These lead
ers are much to blame. But they will be pun
ished. In the forcible language of The Express,
I" if the POLITICIANS cboose to wrangle among
/" themselves, thGs giving Lincoln chance to con-
"quer, through their divisions and personal dis
" likes. the PEOPLE mean to unite-nsy, are al
" ready united" Let the politicians, then, look
ont They viii neither be forgotten nor forgiven
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19

1t seems the managers Of the Great Fusion Meet
ing on Monday night made an unauthorized use of
respectable in their hat of Vice Presidents
Messrs. Daniel Dew, Shepherd Knapp and VIII
son G. Hunt were thus made to appear as partici-
pating in the meeting, while the two former are
Lincoln men, and Mr.. Hunt has determined TO
have nothiog to do with the projected fusion;
though he will probably not vote for Mr.. Lincoln,
he agrees with Mr.. Buehaaen in regarding HIS
election as inevitable.
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the Countess Of Desmond on whose tombstone it

the Countess OF DfsfnOnu ou "up7o pmOsN'nb ~
wns engraved,
"Thst she lived TO a hundred sndten,
And was killed BY fall from cherry tree, then :!
We must say that her ladysbps fate always
seemed to us a natural and suitable consequence
of Der placing herself in position so uooecomlng
her age and condition. And so the calamity that
il to oyertske the Old Gentlemen, though Titable,
is the well.mered punishment of tine prank' so I'M
worthy of their years snd gravity. that they have
beer playing. We trust they will pick themselves
up as well as they can, brush off as much OF the
dirt as will come of, repent Of their envy, hatred
malice. and all uIcharitabebess, fOrsake evil
speaking, and live cleanly like credtaoie we'l-'o-
do old citizens for the rest of their lives and pre-
pare themselves for that change which, IN the
course of Nature, must soon overtake them.
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In his remarkable letter to the Fusion meeting at
the Cooper Institute the Hon. George Lunt of Bos
ton anticipates he dissolution of the Union among
the results proxmate ultimate, of Mr. LincOln's
eection. That we may do him no injustice, We
quote his precise language, as follows:
,cesssry to investigate by which thsl.s
caaoty which could be this Republic light be put into active
They might De- iGmedte, the state Of
btefment between the factions might lead TO violent
outbreaks South and he North ending the array
lbeT Of the county II they do the time
when OF mind stand together dis ord
and 18th anarchy take tie pse Of peaceful liberty deem
better anticipate prevent rather than wait the syl Of
Dig acef to the and the n.cn and which
Al completely within our control
AS it may possibly hereafter be a matter of i'm
portance we should like to know from Mr.. Lunt
what course he and his friends and followers intend
to take in case of an attempt on the part Of
Gov. Wise or any other Southern HOtspur to over
throw the Constitution and destroy the Govern
ment, in the event of Mr. LincOlb's legal aud peace
full election to the Presidency. From Mr.. Douglas
We have bad 'he honorable declaration that he will
support the laws and The authorities constituted
under them; but we have yet to learn what the
party of which Mr. Lunt is a leader means 10 do
ts regards any possible seditiOn and treason. We
trust he will Ob'ige US with the information.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-19

Dean Richmond left the city early yesterday
morning Mr. Csgger preceded him on Sunday
evening. The great responsibility of perfectiDg
the Fusion of all the anti-Republican elements now
rests upon the shoulders Of Mr. J. j. Henry, Of
the firm of Heurys, Smith & Townsend, in the
dry goods Southern trade. Mr. Henry was, by
resolution Of the Union meeting Of Monday even.
irg, empowered to appoint Committee which
pbould present Fusion Electoral Ticket from the
Commercial point Of view. We believe he Is to
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Aemalork DAILY Gribn,re
WEI NEsDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1860.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.

New. YORK:
FOQ PRBSIDENriAL ELECTORS.
WILLIAM C. BRYANT, JAMES o. PUTNAM.
District:
! ..JOHN A KING. 1T..ABLAH BBCKwrTH.
2..EpwAKBs W FIsKK. 10. .HRSRY CHURCHILL.
3..ANDKFw CARDIGAN. Ig..JAsEs r. ALLABKN.
4..JAMEs KELLY. 20. BENJ. n. HUNTINGTOS.
8. .SIGTsNUNp KAUFNASN. 81. SHERMAN d. PHELPS.
6. .FRKDERICK KAPP. 22..JUHs J. FoOTK.
7..WAshINGToN SNITH. 23..HWAE DEWEY
8..MuLlAN A. DAKLISG. "a. JAMES L. VOORHEES,.
e..WILLIAs II. ROBKKTsOS. 25.. WILLIAM VAN MAtTFR.
10. .GEOKGE NJ. GRIEli 26. .JoHH T.. SKEIRy.
II. .RrYUs III. KtNG. n. FRANK l.. JoSRs.
I..JACoR x. CARPENTER. %. JANIS S WADswoRTH
~. .JOHS =. WINsLOw. %. Ezra b. PARSONS.
l4..JACOB II. TKS EYCK. 30. .CHAKLgs c. PARKER.
IS n FnsoS SHELDON. 81. ELISHA s. WHALEN.
Is. .RoBPRT S HALF a.. IOHN GRgISEB, X.
33.,JAsEs PARKsR.
FOT GOte1NOT' RI IN ~ nOhUAN
Fo- Lieafeaant BERT CAMPBELL.
Fov Canal ConNtssicher. .......SAM UEL IL BARNES.
For IHspscfOy Of STATE Pyiions. JAMES r. BATES.
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To Advertisers.

Owing TO the recent great increase in the circulation
Of Tar DAHL TRIBUNE and the necessity OF putting the first
Of the paper press early hour compelled
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Notices the fourth page Of the paper That class Of sdve
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The latest news brought by the Pony Elk press
from California states that it was not deemed ad-
vlssble by the Douglas aud BellEverett State
Conventions TO form fusion. Each nominated a
full ticket.