The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-10-08
Political InsclIigence.

DEMOCRATIC FoRnGNK.s. -Madawaska district in Maine
is almost entirely settled by French Canadians and AGA.
dians 1t has just selected democrat named Cyr TO
represent it in the Maine Legislature.
No NoxrSAroS.-lhe Congressional Convention OF the
Second district Of West Virginia resolved to make
nomination for representative but to leave the field open
10 all Corners
Nor In A HURRY.-fhe Democratic Committee OF tho
Third Congressional district Of Massachusetts, have
solved lot to nominate delegates 10 the National Conv
ton until after the call has been made.
Missouri Tmkp CONGRESSIONAL DIsrscr.-The right Of
Hon. John W. NOEL to represent the Third district Of
Missouri in toe United States House OF Representatives
VIII be contested by Col Lindsay. Mr.. Lindsay is
publican, and ran rs Lincoln elector in 1860.
iHR UNION CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR Oh GEoEGIA.--Hon
Joshua HILL as our readers have already been informed
the opponent in tho canvass in Georges
the 5h instant Of Joseph f. Brown the present
tive, and Of the most bitter secession rocvities
and practices Mr.. Aill member OF Congress when
the rebellion broke out and refused 70 60 with his col
leagues when they vacated their Seats but he subse.
quenty formally resigned His sentiments will be
found in the following extracts from his letter defining
his position -
Since my resignation OF my seat member Of the
Congress OF the United States which occurred immedi
ately upon the withdrawal ormy colleagues have taken
no active part in politics. had often expressed my
honest convictions that the destruction o the Union
would DO followed BY long and bloody war disastrous
beyond presidents in its results to every
ton: and that the idea OF dssovipg the Union
with the hope Of reconstructing it, on oasis
more permanent and protective Of the rights II
the slave States, fallacious absurd. compared
the effort to accomplish such impossbity 10 the folly
OF taking the most delicate glass and crushing it 10 atoms
in the vain hope OF collecting the scattered fragments and
by reuniting them makeing the shattered vessel
conely and durable than was before. IL strange
dei'islon, without which the Union could not have been
broken believe hat said of the npossbility Of
construction Time and events have dcepened these con-
yictons.
felt little comfort In the nippant assurances
rune orators tbat the Yankees could fight f they
would aud would not ii they could knew the time
was when they had fought, and believed that, by COLI
-ion with brave troops, they would learn TO 10
again IN war as in politics, IL is unwi-e TO underrate
The war with all its affective train Of suneriug priva
ton and death. has served to eradicate all idea Of
construction, even with those who made it the basis of
their arguments in favor 81 dsuuion. always regarded
II as impossible except BY the success othe Northern
arms aud then only the Union III name aud not the free
government Of our fathers. want no such Union
that. and will not accept Il.
The bes, argument in favor OF disunon, and the one
most relied by ts advocates, apprehension for
the security Of our slave property II wa not then
danger 1t vs. IN extreme peril now
orcupying the position did, did not think becom
ing TO atcmp, outstrp the leaders the reyoiu-
their Efforts TO stimulate the youth OF the country
patriotism but denied them noe my aid and my sympa-
Thy IN their trying adventure imprcs sed with the
idea that example was superior TO any power OF words,
and since declined to volunteer, did feel willing
urge Others to DO what failed 10 do myself
TW wRcNo MsS.-Eytracts from letter purporied to
have been written by General Lewis Cass the de,noc.
raoy OF Washington county, Pa have been going the
rounds Of the parsan papers II appears that the letter
written by General Cass OF yvaus and not by
General cass, OF Michigan A letter was also recently
written by iiorato Seymour IT. Of uralo TO the de.
mccracy Of WISCONSIN, and from II snndry extracts have
been made ma published and attempt made to tasteu
The authorship upon Governor Sey mour
dine N
million SIX hundred Thousand persons hevcsended
vallandighan meetings in ohio since the commencement
OF the present About the number Il We
believe 'he republican papers have been present 81
the Warriors gatherings Of that Party.
No coNGRtssnN D,sroN, Srarts.--Tbere will
be representatives the Congress from the die
10y al states, except Virginia The given that
the new aportonmcni destroys the old districts, and the
legislatures or the rebel States have OF course mAie
ones. except TO suit ica Davis Congress III Rich
moRd.
CosSscilCur To~S Hrs1loSs --forty.two towns have
gone for the republicans and iwsu,yssveu Tor the demo
Gratis