Year: 1860

From Our New York Correspondence
NEW York, May 10, 1860.
Editor of the Progress The breaking up OF
the Charleston Convention without accomplish
| ing the purpose for which it assembled, although
/ not wholly unexpected has produced marked
effect here among business men, 1t seems to


them a good deal like the first act OF tragedy,


the catastrophe of which may be dissolution of
the federal Union. Some newspapers affect to
regard the inability of the Convention to agree


upon platform as mere pretence, and affirm
that the only real point at issue between the
tending factions is the nomination OF the man
who if elected, would divide the spells OF victory
in satisfactory manner. / am conrdent that
that view of the subject is erroneous, and that
its PRONUNCIATION will be productive of mischief,
by lulling the public mind in some parts of the
Union to unsuspecting Indifference to the critical
and precarious condition of the relations which
bind the States together. Of course, selhshness,
private friendship, personal enmity. revenge, ad-
miration and all the other passions exerted their
share of influence over the delegates to Charles
ton. All men are and ever will be more or less
Influenced by their passions, but incline to the
belief that the disruption of the Charleston Con-
vention was really caused by an 1rreconcilable





to emigrate to a Territory with his slaves, and
there hold them as slaves, protected III his own
ership by the federal authorities against all en-
actments to the contrary by Territorial legisla-
ture One section of the Democracy claims, as a
constitutional right the active Intervention of the
federal government to protect slave property in
the Territories, and contends that majority of
the voters IN a Territory have right to interfere


IN L
been admitted into the Union a sovereign
State; while the other section of the Democracy
contends, on the contrary, that it is the federal
government which has right to interfere, but
that the majority of the people of Territory
should possess the exclusive right to determine
whether slavery should exist among them or not.
Whatever minor influences may have accelerated
the disruption of the Convention, there is no
doubt, repeat, that there is principle involved
in it which deserves the serious constellation of
the people. I do not see how this schism can
operate otherwise than disastrously to the Demo
cratictic party and to the country, unless it be
agreed, at the second Convention, in Baltimore, to


leave the disputed question of slavery i'll the Ter
ritories to the decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States. If that course be pursued,
and if it be remembered by the delegates that
either the South or the North is politically power
less alone, and that triumph is impossible to the
Democracy without candidate around whose
standard the conservative spirit of the whole
country may and will rally.-we may look for a
nomination that will be equivalent to election.
If, the contrary, these considerations give way
to those of private ambition local strength, the
government will certainly pass into the hands of
the abolitionists.


One of the most gIaring illustrations of the cor
ruption of our municipal government is the pas
sage, last week, by the Common Council, of a
resolution ordering 5000 copies of the report of
the Atlantic Cable Celebration to be printed in
pamphlet form. The idea of taking pains, at this
late day, to remind the world of our having acted
like asses in giving that premature ovation to
CYRUS w. Field, would be supremely ridiculous
if it were not villainous. Every body knows that |
the pamphlet will only be read by proofreader,
that three times the regular prices will be paid to
the printer and that the overpus will be shared
oy one or more of the Common Council. But
we are used to this sort OF thing in New York
that no one is surprised.


The entire first floor of one of our most fashion
able hotels has been engaged for the use of the
Japanese Embassy, and $30.O0O have been ap-
to defray the expenses of the reception
hoped that committee of private citizens, gen
tlemen of education a I'd culture, will be entrust
ed with the duties OF entertaining the Prince of
ales who may be expected to pass through
New York, shortly, on his way to Washington
Our Aldermen will do well enough to receive the
gentlemen from Japan, provided few experience
ed detectives detailed for the protection of the
Oriental visitors from the light-fngered dexterity
which one or two of our city officials under
stood to have acquired during their long and
friendly associations with the eheualiers industrie
IF New York: but the Prince of Wales, who is
said to be a young gentleman of education and
tastes, should be waited upon at least
by men with clean teeth and nails, able to speak
olerable English without too much Of ap-
parent effort, and somewhat familiar with the
1sages and requirements of good society in Amer
ca There are hundreds of men in New York
Who would represent the city cre1itably this
occasion, but the members of the Common Coun-
Ill, w ith few exceptions, would be much more at
nome with the under servants of the Prince than
with their royal master.


Correspondence of the Daily Progress


TRENTON, N. c., May 10, 1860.


Dear Progress THE young ladies and gentle
nen of Trenton had grand time of it on Satur-