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From, the Republic of the 86th. INTERESTING POLITICAL DEVEL OPMENTS. .Th New Yorfc correspondent of the U ion di votes s large portion of bis letter in yesterday's impression to reflections on an extensive coilectioo of letter recently pub fished in the Uctnld, purporting to be s cor reapondence betwn Mr. Greer of Iowa, Mr. Donaldaoo, of Tela, and other members of the National Democulic Committee, iu regard to the coming Presidential election. Tbess letters' are rich exceedingly rich ; and w shall tare occasion to recur to them from limsrto time for the entertainment sjd edification of our readers. The correspon dents are sufficiently mitc-Usaeoos, and the experiment of bricking together Giddings, Chase, Woodbury, King of Alabama. Gen eral Commander of South Carolina. Clark of Vermont, Van Buren. and B. F Hallet, to co operate for the re-eVablisbmentof the De mocratic party on a satisfactory basis, and with satisfactory candidate, is to say the least uncommonly enterprising. It would seem that Mr. Greer and Mr Donaldson, being both members of the De mocratic General Committee appointed by the Baltimore Contention, addressed their distinguished brethren throughout the coun try a series of fishing epistles for the purpose of ascertaining their views as to the time and place of holding the next Democratic con Tention. To these letters msny of the gen tlemen adretsed have sent replies, which do not seem to have been designed for pub licationbut which have been given to the world as curiosities, we presume, by the De mocratic Committee. As well as we can understand the Union' correspondent, he believes that the real key to these epistles is to be found in the letter from Mr Donaldson to Mr. Greer, which seems indeed sufficient ly to exp'ato the objects of these gentlemen in their scheme of correspondence : Philadelphia. Aug., 13 h. 1851.' Dear Gbkeb : I received a teller from Texas to-day, argeotly demanding rr.jr return to m y plao tion, and also one from H. Toakum, responding to our plan. 1 had hoped to bare a further coo fere nee with you in relation to i be consummation of our plans for thecal! of the National Democra tic Convention, but you may as well issue the call at once for the first Monday in June. From the tone of our correspondence we bare ample assurances ibat tbe couveittion will be with us, and Decomposed mosily of Houston men, who will overawe all opposition, and secure our ob ject In regard to platform-; avoid all new tests especially land reform. Partly re-affirm the Bal timore platform, without offending our Free-soil allies, who have pledged thetnselvre in god faith to us, as their rote will be moat formidable, yon may depend upon it, and we can afibrd to make a few sacrifices of the South, where so irascible a disposition is shown. If you could but prevent tue passage ot land re fonn resolutions in tbe State Conrention of Iowa and other portions of the West, then Walker, ol Wisconsin, could easily be kept to the back grounds, sod Houston's change greatly impro Ted. In slopping here, I regret to learn thai Buchanan is rapidly gaining ground. I think, however nr well digested plans for the call f ih convention wrll destr y all his chances, the South- era Right facuon to tbe contrary notwe hstand ing. Van Buren and Cr swell's influence se carea New Yoik certain, and their friends every, where. Chat' and Giddings tnsru be rehrd up on to the tmost in Ohio, end tec mrt in hope to handle the wires (ten in Massaehus Us. General Houston, I have the best means of knowing, will be on himself shortly to take charge of the wires. A word to our Kew York friends : Make no miss-etepe, little allustVn to "oiggerism," and let the State Convention not go beyond tbe Ohio plat form, and tolerate differences of opinion ia regain to minor questions. Should it be dVemed adri sable to gel p a mass bone and sinew demonstra tion at Tammany Hall, ia the city of New York, for tbe purpose of helping along all our own, and old 8am'a plans, do so, provided it cn be done by both sections of tbe party, without a possibil ity or failure. I shall proceed to Wsshingion to day, on my way home, and I may noy berefore, soon see you. I expect to be in Washington next January. You have my address; keep me well advised ol your proceedings and prospects, and bow things are working. Meantime, I remain yours, in lue cause, C. H. Dohaldsok. P. S. I shall write you upon my return. home, should Houston not hare already left, and keep ou advised of his departure, movements, ace. C. H. D. m With this light upon tbe nature and ob jects of the correspondence, we propose to republish a few of tbe most remarkable specimens this morning, r serving for some future occasion equally interesting letters not quite so germane to our present purposes. And first, in view of the testimony that the Union has rec ntly adduced, with regard to tbe entire "i.ationality" of tbe Democracy of Massachusetts, we select tbe letter of Mr. B. F. Hallett, tbe author of the 'Compro mise resolutions recently adopied by the Worcester Convention, which we commend to the special attention of our metropo'itan contemporaries. Let us see in what aspect Mr. Hallett regards the coalition Democracy - of his State, and to what extent he is willing to Touch for their acquiescence in 'Mr. Fill more's and Mr. Webster's Compromise,' as the Free-soil end Democratic Coalitionists of Massachusetts are pleased to style it. Ii will be seen that Mr. Hallett considers that tbe Demociacy of that State are 'about disbanded and merged in Free-soihsm,' and that there it only a portion of them leu to stnrro ibe national principle. But it is bardiy neces aary for us to accompany this letter with comments wbicb will naturally occorto any one who has read tbe long editorials of tbe Union, designed to demonstrate this 'nation fity' of the Massachusetts Democrats: B&MJMIK F. HALLETT. Bosto, July 2, 1851. Deae Sib : I hasten to answer your favor the earliest moment after its receipt, f having been out of town. I was not aware of tbe death f Mr. Clarke. Tbe executive committee have power to t& vacancies, and I wish you to authorize me lo fabarStute your name, or some one approved by tto&ate committee of Iowa. The National Con vcmrien, I presume, will be held in May, 1850, at jjsJtisnore. W e purpose u nave a meeting ei me sjyjtifpaal commUf e at Washington, in January atari, soon alter tbe berinaioj? of the next Con fisjss, to confer as to tbe time and place of holding SAh convention. In the mean time I am deetr as, as chairman of the committee, of obtaining from ret ia Die sowes Meach State tbe position of be Democracy en tbe aWte which we must distinctly meet ia the next fTTfin ff sustaining tbe Compromise of the isaw- Congress at the adjustment o: sieve agiuujua m Coogrese, , Tfcis must be made tbe test issue, and un' th Democracy of each rateean cone us to tf. Iher wiC only embarrass ine bsuomi pmny. us Ms Stare the Democracy is about distended, tod Mired In Free riism ; botaporuoo win be left whefsrlB affirm the national priaciple, aad when this is done the rest wffl hyntitkeny pretend to t with sts in order to resume their national rela tsoos is the next admiuistrarion- Bat Massaebo sMts is a mere cypher in tbe next election. Her TjcBHeMcr eaoactf give an elec total vole, and the most we hope to do is to prevent their oeing any mischiet, But in sjl the States where a vote may be given, it is of the utmost importance that the platform thou Id be laid down broad enough for tbe Union. It wOl give me great pleasore tehear f Oji you. B. F. Hallktt. Chairman National Dem. Com. NarnAjnu. Okber, Tbe next epistle to which we would invite tbe attention of our metropolitan contempora ry is that of Mr. Senator Chase, the repre sentative of the Free-soil Democratic party of Ohio, in the same sense and by tbe same token as Mr. Sumner is the representative of the same body in Massachusetts The Dem ocrats and Free-sowers united in both States to elect these gentlemen. Both claim the Democratic party as "their party." Both, hy ell the usages and all tbe laws of party, are the representatives of the "Democracy" of their respective Sta es. It will be seen that Mr. Chase has been especially gratified at the kind and courteous treatment which he has received from Gen eral Houston; and no doubt he is relied upon by M'. Donaldson as one of the "Houston men" who are to "overawe" the Democracy t per in the next Bal imore Convention. Mr. Chase would "wish" io support General Houston if be should be nominated for the next Presidency. The expressions of regard for Mr. Donaldson, and ol an extreme dis position to render his visit to Cincinnati Ma greeable," evince very clearly Mr. Chase's predisposi'ions, and give us every reason to believe that, V he can find any excuse for such a course, it will give him the greatest pleasure to support General Houston as tbe "coming" Democratic candidate: HO 5. S. T. CHASE, OF OHIO. CiHcisa&Ti. August 22, 1851. Deas Sir : On my return home, after an ab sence of some six weeks, 1 found your letter of July 15th, for which I beg yon to accept my thanks. I am not prepared t.i express any opinion at present in relation to the next Presidential elec tion. I can ouly y that, while I greatly desire the union and harmony of the Democracy. I shall act, when action becomes necessary, as my pnn cipies require. I w.sh that Democrats in all parts of the Union could return to the simple platform of the fa hers of American Democracy, and be content to leave slavery and the extradition of slaves to the several States, to be acted upon under the obligations ot the Constitution of the United Stales, according to their own discretion ; thus severing the Nation al Government from all connexion with the mat ter, and leaving to it only the duty, so far as this subject is concerned, or maintaining all persons, whereits jurisdiction is exclusive, in the enjoy ment of personal freedom. This, however, is hardly to be hoped for at present. The next best thing would be cordial toleration, in Congress and out of Congress, of differences of opinion and ac lion on slavery, among Democrats, lei ring, in good faith, the decision of the questions in con. iroveryy to the peop'e and their representatives, after untrammelled discussion. But toleration, perhap., is as little to be expected as agreement. I entertain for General Houston a very sincere regard. His kindness and c- urtesy towards me during our association in the Senale could not fail to win it. Should he be nominated I jt the Pre sidency, I should wish to support h'in. Whether f should do so or not, however, would depend upon t!e position wkich he anJ the convention making the nomination should think proper to take. Should you return to the South throngh this city, I shall be happy to see you ; and if you will remain a few days with us, will endeavor to 4iake yonr stay as agreeable as poss.b.'e. Very respecifu ly and truly youri, S. P. Chase. C II. DOWALDSOK, E.-. It is exceedingly interesting to observe the style in which Mr. Chase cottons to the "De mocratic" party, and the position of Mr. Giddings himself is hardly less equivocal. Mr Giddings would make as good a "nation al" Democrat as any of them, provided only he could succeed in what has always been tbe favori e desire of the Abolitionists axd Liberty men, to defeat the Wbif. They de feated Mr. Clay in 1844. They did their best to defeat General Harrison in 1840 and General Taylor in 1848. Indeed.it is worthy of especial observation, tint these men have always combined with Democra ic minor-ties to defeat Whig candidates and the Whig par. iy: and yet tbe Locolocnsof the south con tinue to insist that their harmonies and as sociations are with the Wbisrs. If this bt so. they have certainly pursued a very extraor dinary mode of manifesting it for the last twenty years They have joined with the Democrats in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, Ohio, Rhode Island, New York, to defeat the Whrgj, and jet they are repre sented in the South and by 'metropolitan" organs as the allies and associates of tbe party of which they have been the most bitter ene mies. We annex tbe "sympathizing" letter of Mr Giddings: JOSHUA R. G1DDIKCS. JErrcasoN, July 31, 1851. Mr Dbas Sis: Permit me to sy that I am unable to decipher much of your letter, but, far as I understand your views and objects, I ap prove them. You appear anxious to bring the Democratic parly to tl.e support ot truth and free dom. In this I can bid you God speed with a beany good will. I think Samuel Meuarr. ol Ooiumbus, is fa vorably inclined to your vii ws. He is, perhaps. the most influential Uemocrat of our Mate. Mr Myers, ot Toledo, has been a State Senator for some rears, and is inclined to bring the Demo cratic party to tae right point Jacob Brincker- hool, of Mansfield, is another in w!iom you may confide. Hon. R- P. Spaulding, Akron : Hon. J. Cab' e, Carrolton; Henry K rum, Cherry Valley, all may be conndou in tor that purpose. 1 think that both parlies are progressing, not withstanding all their enorts to prevent the pro gress of truth. With great respect, your obedient servant, J. R. GlDDIM. C. H. Di'SiLDson, Esq. Among these precious specimens we come to a letter or two from the Old Line Dem ocracy. Among these one of the most inter e sting is a letter from Mr. Levi Woodbury formerly Secretaiy of the Treasury, now i Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. This letter is not only interesting, i: is characteristic and amusing. Il points out very dearly the "duty of the Democracy The "ancient" pla firm which it recommends is that of General Jackson s time undou btedlr. Men "long known" must necessari ly be men of those days men of the school who were in fashion fifteen or twenty years ago "all which 1 saw, and part of which I seas. men ine reason sssigpea ior not actine "ungratefully" is so adroit and cle ver, it draws such a nice distinction, that it coald obviously have occurred only to a n nA mnr nmnlv iiitM-ial " Tht rMim ! that ingratitude may lose "votes and victory." a u. f ..... w pw .. . w .vwwwm V, It is not that ingratitude is a base and miser able exhibition of humanity, which excites disgust and abhorrence, but because il ioses 'votes and victory." Tjx Fixst or the SitAson, Tlie first Bloomer exhibition io Fsyetteville tame off yesterday, at tended bv butlutk excitement. Thedaiiisel pasv eed op Hay street, we learn, accompanied by an JmiriBgsrowd of three Utile negroes.- j From the Republic of the 57th. THE FREE-SOIL ALLIES' OF THE BALTIMORE CONVENTI0NISTS. A recent reviewer, in remejWtJg on epttK tolary correspofdence, says, verf happily, that "letters opeta.toarihe exigtaU$oflife and the differences of character, in the most unstudied and incidental manner. By means of them our knowledge of life, as it actually exists, with all its hopes and fears And sym pathies, is as much enlarged al in the most successful fictions, and necessarily with a stronger conviction of truth than any fiction, after we are ten veartold, can possibly com mand." We have been struck with the truth ol this observation in running our eye over the correspondence recently brought to hirht by the National Democratic Uommutee now very one seem ine -exigencies m me which bring together a committee of gentle men to canvass for the elevation of Genera Houston to the Presidency.through a corres pondence with Mr. Van Buren, Genera Commander. Mr. B. F. Hallett, Mr. Justice Woodbury, and Senator Chase. The unstu died letters of such a constellation of politics worthies certainly enlarge our "knowledge of life" very materially, and furnish us much matter for useful reflection Wi"h regard to tbe publication of these letters bv the Democratic Committee, it does not appear whether or not they were origi nally designed for the press ; but it is to be presumed thai such distinguished gentlemen as n?ure in the coiresnondence betore us knew to whom they were writing and would not communicate with srentlemea who would pub ish their letters without their leave.' For this reason we are bound to presume that these letters appear with the con sen' or acquieseence of their writers ; and as ibey are all upon public topics, and written appa rently with the view of diffusiig useful in telligence, they furnish very appropriate sub jects for public comment. Dr. Johnson said one day to Bozzv, "It is now become so much the fashion to publish letters, that, in order to avoid it, put as utile into mine as lean" To which Bozzy, as in duty boiyid, replied : "'Do what you will, sir, you cannot avoid it. Sh uld you even wriie a- ill as you can, your letters would be pub lished as curiosxties Some of the letters to the Democratic National Committee now before us seem io have been written on the princip'e of Dr. Johnson, and co train as Ut ile as teir respective writers could well put imo them, but they are all well worth re publication, notwithstanding, as "curiosities." Of the character thus described i the let ter of Mr. Van Buren tj Mr. Donaldson, which is as non-committal as could well be expected. We apprehend that it gives no substantial encouragement to Mr, Donaldson for believing that he was to have the aid of the Magician of Kinderhook in 'oveiawinz the convention,' iolavorof hit friend Gene ral Houston: MASTISI YAK BURtSt. LlSDEHWALD. JulV 22, 1851. Dear Sir : I have io acknowledge the receipt of your letter upon tbe subject ot the next Presi dential election, and tbe future harmony of the De mocratic pany. Altltough 1 hare not the pleasure of a personal acquaintance with you, I need no assurance other than that which is derived from the character of your letter that your motives are entitled lo my respeet or con6dence. My voluntary participa tion in party politic has long since b-enconSned to the regular exercise of tbe right of suffrage, aod nothing could be further from my in ten ton or de sire than lo change my pneitioa ia this regard. My reply to your friendly letter mast therefore be limited to aa approval of the liberal spirit which you seek to infuse into tbe masses that compose the Democratic party, aa not only right in itseir, but well adapted to toe exigencies of our cau-e and country. I am, dear sir, very respectfully your obedient servant, Mastis Va.i Cube. C. H. Dosaldsow, Esq. Here is a letter, now, that is a letter. Mr. Van Buren contemplated tbe probability of . I - . la ..I a us puoiicauon; and ne me re lore looic good care that it should show on its face that he has not the pleasure of Mr. Donaldson's per sonal acquaintance, and that be writes merely on tbe faith of what appears in his letter. He takes occasion, moreover, to put on record that be was not voluntarily a Presidential candidate at tbe last election, and that he has no intention ol becoming any other than an involuntary candidate at any future election. We regard this le.ter of the venerable ex President as a pattern letter for all gentle men who are addressed by correspondents with whom they have not 'the pleasure ol a persona' acquaintance." We now reach a letter of a different des cription, that of a man who wears bis heart on his sleeve, and does not care who knovs of his whereabouts. Some one of the critic has said ti.at though the letters of eminent men make very choice and curious reading, be should except the letters ot celebrated warriors; which, for the most part, should on. ly be published in the Gazette.' This is rather a sweeping exception, but our readers can judge whether or not the epistle of Gene ral Commander falls within it Tbe General, it seems, thinks that the days of the Federal Union are numbered, and assails the Admin istration here as a 'Free-soil Government,' with as much fervor as tbe Democrat c Coa litionists in Massachusetts have denounced it as a 'pro-slavery Government.' He propo ses, moreover, to 'expatriate' the Submit sionists, and suggests' as an ultimatum of South Carolina, ibat Congress shall buy back California up to thirty -six thirty, for which he 'has nothing to hang, a hope upon.' But tbe General's letter will speak far itself: GKST. JAMES M. COMMABTDEa, OF S. C South Island, Georgetown District, S. C. July 12, 1861. Deae Six : Your letter of ihe3th June was duly received. The long delay of my anawer was occasioned by my having aa attack of fever followed by the illness of one of ray children, whoe life was long despaired of. Haviug thus shown you that there was no intentional neglect on my part, I proceed lo answer your query. I think Baltimore the m at suitable place for the assembling of the Democratic National Conven tion, and ery in June a proper lime for the as sembling of the convention. I would myself pre fer any time in June to May, did I expect to be a gain a member. But in my opinion, the days of tbe Federal Union are numbered ; the North ern presses aie misleading the peeple, (or they axe themselves deceived) intentionally deceiving tbe people as well as themselves, 1 fear, with regard to the feeling of the masses of ibe Soath. In this State. I presume you sre aware that ninety-nine oue hundredths sre disunionists the only differ ence of opinion ia as to the time and expediency. id ueorgis tne resisting party is growing and in- pressing in niagnituoe like aa avalanche aa it rolls; las same in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi ; even North Carolina is aroused, and prepared to resist any forca that mtj be sent by the free-soil iiavenuneni at wsSQiagton to coeree a Sovereign Bute. I mean tbe people of the States I have mentioned, not tbe leading politicians, The mas ses are rapidly casting off their lead ins; strings: they are beginning to think and act ior themsel ves. Tbs politicians wno bare preacned submis sion to tbe outrages of the Federal Legislature will be compelled at last to Swiss with tne suvnir current of Southern rights, or sank to rise no more unless tobreatbe out a miserabl ex' ice among their Northern allies, forever exatrii!ed Jrum the sunny land tnat gave" them birth. The truth is," tbe people believe thai Ibe institution of slavery as doomed, a a less they strike now for equal rights. We believe that probably no snore outrages will be committed tpl Ibis Onion, if it lasts so long, shall number some 40 ev 60 Stateej then the North having power to alter the Constitut on (now so little res peeled,) wiU o scruple to do so, and in an hour we may be irretrievably ruined. Would to God that the storm ahitost ready to break over our heads, aad scatter into fragments the once glorious Union that I have been taught to love and venerate by my revolutionary ancestors, and to look upon as the beacon light of liberty and equality to the oppressed of the earth, -offering shelter and protection, was dissipated. I pray God loareri what, in my opinion, would be the greatest calamity that could befall the world; but if the hearts of our rulers are to remain bard ened if Congress, at its session, does not buy back California up lo ihinv-six: thirty, and permit us to carrv our slaves to that line through lo the Pacific, and give us sufficient guarantees that the institution will never again be interfered with, but left entirely lo those wno aie alone interested in it, as well in the District of Columbia as the Ter ritories, then one Siate at least will secede. Hav ing nothing to hang a hope upon that Congress will do this, I look with certainty to the secession of South Carolina next year, probably before the meeting of the Democratic Convention ; in that event, as her child, I am with her as long as life lasts. I know we have I r lends and sympathizers among the Democratic party at the North not many, 'tis true, bui it w grateful to our feelings there are such, though lew iu number. 1 am , dear sir, yours truly, Jamxs M Commandzr. Ion. Nathasiel Gbeks. We must frankly admit that we do not see in these letters, nor in those of Mr. Giddings, Mr. Hallett, or Ji dge Woodbury, any thing to warrant the confident tone in which Mr. Donaldson speaks of them as authorizing him to believe tuat bis committee would have the convention witb them, or that it would be compoieU mostly 'of Houston men, who v ill overawe all oppouuion and secure our objec .' The only one ofhis correspondents thus far who has come ou t flat-footed with the expression of a preference for General Houston is Mr. Senator Chase, and his letter seems to deal rather in expressions of person al kindness and good will, and of a general solicituJe to act with the Democratic party, whoever might be their candidate, than ol a fixed and decided preference for the General. The Free sailers in Massachusetts manifest an equally stroog desire to go for the Presi dential candidate of tbe Democracy, but their preference is for Judge Woodbury, and this preference ihey would have manifested at their late coalition convention, had it not been deemed indiscreet to make any nomin ation. We do not think that Mr. Donaldson can expect his 'Free-soil allies' in Massa chusetts to abandon their first choice and follow Mr. Chase into General Houston's camp, though there is no knowing wtut might be done with them on sufficient pro vocation of tbe spoils. We have said that thus far Mr. Chase the only correpondent of Mr. Donaldson who has dis inctly favored his views with regard to a Presiden ial candidate. There is another letter ibat sympathizes with Mr. Donaldson's purpose, from his Maine correspondent, which is in tbe words and figures following, to wit: CH AXLES AKDEEWS, M. C, OF MAl.tE. Paris, July 5, 1851. Dear Sir: Your k nd favor of the 28 in ultimo is before me, and its important contents duly con sidered. I deep'y regret with vou the death of the Hon.D. S Kauirjnian. Iknewlnnasapatri.it and an honorauie rum, i welcome you, sir, as a member ol the National Coinmit ep, and rejoice at tie active course vou are taking I am in lavor of Baltimore as the place of holding the National Democratic Convention; and, as to time,! would suggest to the reason you tfter in favor ot June, that it may deprive "he Whigs of holding after us, which lo them, in 1 848. ws of great importance. I am not strenuous, but would suggest the latter part of Jane. You will please lo act lor ine as to lime. I am bappr to say that I roncur with you in all vou say ol Texas. She is a glorious Stale, anl. at all times. hs shown a patriotism worthy of al: praise. Would that we could say as much for som Southern and some Northern States. The candidate of whom you spoke, as the ho ice of Texa- . s worthy of his Slate, and worthy ol the exatteJ pusiMioii where Texas would place h.m. I know General Honsior. somewhat per sonally, and have long been a warm admirer ol his public course ; and, without al ihis time predic ing for whom Maine will cat her fcrt vote in tbe convention, i win say mat 1 believe that no niiin in the nation would command a larger vote at the polls tlut General and that he would be entirely certain of the electoral vote of slain. i I azree with you ilat the c-tll for the convention should be made public as soon as may be, and we can be'tcr judge what course certain portions of the South mean to pursue. I wil' ai this lime, give y u only a few names, but will send vou more as soon as I have time to arrange them. I Here follows a list o! names, which weomit.J The above are all efficient working men, and ever ready to do serrice for the National Democ racy, and are not confined to any clique, but go for the great good of the party and country. I hope to bear from you ag tin soon, lielieve me, my dear sir, in tne oontis oi a union wide democracy, your friend aud obedient humble ser vant. CHARLES ANDREWS. C. H. Doif ALDSOIT Esa. Here is bolder speaking than we find in the letter of Senator Chase. Mr. Andrews entertains an exalted o. inion of General Houston, and is indeed his "warm admirer," but cannot undertake to say for which Maine will cast her first vote in convention. Here is substantial comfort for Mr Donaldson ; and if he could pack delegates from all quar ters aa favorable to his wishes, he and bs "Free-soil allies' might indeed be able to "overawe" the convention. We repeat, however, that Mr. Donaldson over-estima'es the Free-soil element, as an element of personal strength to General Houston. When he says, .in in his letter to Mr. Greer, which we published yesterday, that "Chase and Giddings are to be relied on to the utmost in Ohio and we are in hopes to han dle the wires even in Massachusetts" we have no doubt that ibe Democratic party may rely on the individuals mentioned, and on the full support of the Coalitionists in Massa chusetts. But we must regard these asso ciations as general alliances of the Frecsoilers and Democrats, for general political purpo ses, and not as specially devoted to General Houston. The union of these two parties in Ohio and Massachusetts, by which two Abolitioni-'s were elected to the Senate of the United States, was the result of an ar rangement for the spoils, and both Chase and Sumner are now working right easily in the Democratic harness. We all remember Mr. Sumner's letter to Mr liantoul, in which he speaks as com place nty of 'our party' as if be and his immediate predecessor had al ways been occupants of the same political truckle-bed. And here is a letter of Mr. Chase, not one otthe immediate series under review, but so important showing the pur poses, plans, and expectations of the allied forces ot Free-soilers and Democracy, that we cannot refrain from pub'ishing it ip this j connexion. It is necessary, indeed, in order to the full explanation and tlustration oi ine plot which has been developed la the Greer lnj Donaldson correspondencs.7 by which ; the special friends of General Houston ana their 'Free-seal alliea propose to overawe me Rtbimnn r!nn ventirwi aarl ter.'nre their ob j'ectsv We should state friit the letter which follows was wri ten by Senator Chase to a National Democratic Convention in Clinton county, Ohio, in reply to an invitation from that ! National Democratic' body to address them : SE5AT0R CHASE. I-ocxroRT, Ohio. July 7, 1831. Mv Dear Sir: I regret exceedingly that ill health of a member of my family will make it im possible for me to attend the Deruocra tic Conven tion to he held at Wilmington on the 19th instant. Few things would give me more satisfaction than to be present or that occasion, and confer freely with my fellow citizens upon the course of action which a faithful adhesion to Democratic principles now demands ; and it is with real reluctance that I relinquish the hope of being with you. Ceasel 'ss effort sre now made, in certain quar ters, tu commit the Democracy to the support of the Compromise measures of the last Congress, adopted under the auspices and through the influ ence of the existing Whiff Administration. .These efforts may be attended with temporary and par tial success ; but they cannot advance in any way the Democratic cause, or hasten the triumph of Democratic principles; on the contrary, just so far as they succeed, they will, in my judgment, debase the aims, lower the standard, and depress the energies of the Democracy. The Compromise measures stand condemned by Democratic principles. The assumption of ine Slate debt of Texas ; the conversion of the national free territory into Texan Mive 'erritory ; the at tempt to filter the discre.ijn of future Conjresses in respect to the admission of new States; the omission to secure the inhabitants of the new Ter ritories in the full enjoyment of the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, nod the assumption of 'unconstitutional power in the enactment of the odious Fugitive Slave bill, cannot be successfully defended. Who believes that any Democrat would attempt a defence of them,were it not for the imagined necessity of con cilia ting slaveholding support to national nomina tions for the Presidency and Vice Presidency"? But it must be rerne nbered that lh-s support may be purchased too dearly. There is a great body of Democrats who will never consent to sub jugation to the slave power, and iheir number in creases continually. They will, if need be, prefer independent action under a truly Democratic ban ner, and upon a lliorouh'y Democratic platfonn, to a surrender ot Democratic principles for the sake of u.ere partv success. 1 trust that tne Democracy of Clinton will stand by the Democratic faith in its broadest develop ment. They are not the men. one would hope, to shrink from any just application of the principles of Jefferson, (t h:is hecouie f is!iiona'le in some quarter. to deprecate the ft the of American De mocracy, and to diparage the glomus truths which he embodied tn the Declaration of Inde pendence. The Democracy of Clinton, I trust, will follow no such t.ad example ; but, standing together upon (he broad platform of equal rights and exact justice for all, and no special privileges for any, maintain their consistency and their hon or under all circumstances whether, for the time, prosperous or adverse. Consistency and honor preserved ennoble success and digiiify de feat. Yours, very sincerely. S. P. CHASE. W. T. TlLLINGHAST, Esft. It ischarming to l s:en to a man of "senti ment," like Mr. Chase, discoursing of "con sistency and honor." Where were bis consis tency and honor when he succeeded in de bauching the Democracy of Ohio by the par tition of State spoils among their leaders as a j condition of the Senatorial seat to himself?! This "bargain and sale" was as notorious in Ohio as that by which Mr. Sumner was elec ted to the Senate by the Massachusetts Leg islature. By this corrupt proceeding Air. Chase smuggled himself into the Senate ; having managed to identify himself with the Democratic party, he commits the indiscre tion, in a let'er designed for publication, of writing about "honor preserved !" We have not yet disposed of all the letters of the correspondents of the National Demo cratic Committee; there are more of them de serving of commentary, and those we reserve for another day. From the 'Richmond Republican." THE WARRIOR AND THE STATES MAN. We are not of those who would exclude from office all those men who have served their country in the tented field. Such a rule would have deprived the na ion of the services of Washington, Monroe, Jackso ., Harrison, and Taylor, men who, however we may differ from some of them in political principles, and certain measures of their ad minis ra'ion, have elevatedthe national char acter in the eyes of all mankind, and steadi ly pursued that pacific course which is the true policy of our country-. Yet while we would leave open to military men the hon ors of civil as well as miti'ary life, we would not virtual!' exclude civilians from that of fice by exalting martial achievments over the services of the wiss and patriotic states man. We know and appreciate the strong hold which, in every country, the warrior has up on the imagination and the passions of the multitude. The whole world exhibits it in every shape and m every shade, from the admiring gaze with which boys and negroes follow a group of holiday uniforms, to the stern devotion with which the Old Guard of France upheld the sinking fortunes of Wa terloo, and, with their dying breath, cried, Vive Napoleon ! There are associated with the name of so dier qualities which awaken humas idolatry. Courage, disinterestedness, frankness and love of country ate regarded. as constituents of the soldier's character, and if these are accompanied by humanity and mercy tempering the fiery beams of valor, his popularity knows no bounds. The sol dier appears in his noblest aspect when he becomes a soldier, not from selfish and ambi tious motives, but in vindication of some great cause. Such was Washington, who did not select the military life as a vocation but girded on the sword to achieve his coun try's liberty and independence, and when he had accomplished that object, retired lo the congenial atmosphere of private life. It ...... 1 A L. - ' i . i nr. i wuuiu ue sacrilege io ran vvasnington a mong the crowd of vulgar heroes. We would not degrade his lofty name by asso ciaiting it with those who were perhaps his superiors in the art ot war the Alexanders and Csesars of the wor d. The transparent purity of his charac er attracts us no less than ibi colossal grandeur We honor him L. . I l . . me more uegiuse nis great acts were per formed, not in pursuit of ambition, but from the dictate of duty, and because their end was his country's ami not his own aggrand izement or fame. There have been others of equal skill, and who have fought in as good a cause, but few in whom some mixture of self does not tinge the current of patriotism There b ave been those whose warlike shields were as polished and brilliant, but few who oia not keep tbem bright rather that they might gaae with complacency upon the im age of their own deeds, than to reflect lustre upon the standards of their country. xissociaieq irom a good cause . and from unselftsfc motives, there is nothing io milita which deserves to command ex cessive admiration- On ttW contrary, tbe trade of a soldier, if followed frara mere am bition, it repulsive nd inhumari. The love of distinction may be indulged civil life without producing suffering and sorrow - But military famecan only be reached t hrough the grave and the house of mourning. The laurel which encircles the hero's temples is never so green and beautiful as when mois tened and made fresh by the heavy dews of human woe. Nor is there anything: in the brute valoi of the battle-fi Id which can com pare with the calm courage of the physician and the clergyman, who expose themselves to contagion and death in the noiseless dis charge of their daily dutiei. Least of all, can physical combativeness be assigned an equal elevation with that sub!ime Moral He roism which dares to do right under allj cir cumstances, and which refuses to surrender the principle for distinction, station, or for life itself. No warrior, since Washington, who. was soldier and civilian in one, has rendered such 8ervice8to this country as her eminent states men. In all the wars subsequent to the Revolution, our generals have been but the instruments with which our statesmen have carved out our national greatness- If Hen ry Clay had accepted the military appoint ment which President Madison wished to confer upon him in the last war with England, there is no doubt that his foresight, his de cission, his promptness, his fertility of resour ces, and his chivalrous courage, would have made him the greatest general of that war, His wisdom would have been tbe light of the council, and his white plume, like that of Harry of Navarre, the guide in danger and glory. But no military services, however great, which he might have performed, could have equalled those which he did render as as a statesman. He was the master mind and inspiring genius of the war of 1313; it was his breath which routed, animated and sustained the wartpiril of the nation ; it was hi 8 hand which upheld the soul of the Exe cutive, as Aaron upheld the bands of Moses, till the children of Israel, inspired by the sight of their standard, swept Amalek from the field. Nor could aught of military success have crowned Henry Clay with such glory as the influence exerted in preserving the liberties which our fathers achieved. Is there a man or a child in America who is ignorant that this country has just passed through a civil convulsion more dangerous than any foieign war ia which sh'- has ev er been engaged. Even the. American Rev olution is no excepiion to this remark- If that revolution had been crushed by superior force, and if Washington, Greene, and all i s o ner soldiers and titesmen had died up or the scaffold, Hope would at least still have been left to mankind. The world would have sem that the colonies failed, not for want of virtue, but from the feebleness of infant strength ; and it would have patient ly waited till time should develop theii pow er and enable them, at some future and more propit;ous period, to strike a stronger and more efficient blow. The spirits of men would stul have been upheld b' the faith At a!i 1 1 S . hi inai ine star wnicn nac set would rise again and that the tree of liberty would acquire new vigor from the patriot blood which wa tered its roots. But if our late sectional con lest bad ended i;i disunion, the calamity to free principles would have been irreparable. The world would have been forced to witness the failure of the experiment of self-government under the most favorable circumstan ces. We should have perished by our own hands, and with us would have perished the hopes of the human race. We cannot con temj late the dangers from which we have emeiged without a thrill of horror - The cri sis which we have passectiwas marked by none of the uproar of the battle-field, hut it was the solemn stillness which reigns on the ship's deck as she struggles to avoid break - : ers which almost grate against her bows. In that moment, when the fate of the country and of the world were about to be decided for weal or woe, military valor and military skill would have been of as little avail to the salvation of th s Republic as the tomahawk and scalping knife of the painted savage to J ' -.1. J- mi a man uying wun aisease. mere was no use for them, and no way in which they could be applied, except to aid the elements of destruction. Then it was that the slates men, the moral heroes, the men of political experience, thoroughly versed in poli ical science, thotoughiv acquain ed with the land-marks which direct the exercise of fed eral power the Fillrnores, Websters, Clays. Dickensons and Casses came to the rescue and saved the Union, and with it, Human Libeity, from a final overthrow. . The danger has not entirely passed. There are evidences that, to keep us on the track of safely, will still require the highest degree of tried and practical s a esmanship. The ship of state, like the ship of war, has men bred to direct her helm and lo control her course, ani others who shoulder the musket and are sentries at her bulwarks . The last are useful in their place, but when the storm rages, we cannot trust the helm in the hands of a man of trie musket. We prefer at such a post a veteran manner, one who is acquain ted with i he compass and the chart, and has carried his vessel safely through former trials. S1 TATE OF NORTH CAROLINA wkli. CotiMTT. Surea-oa (Jouir of Law Spring I erin, 1551 Elizabeth Mtltbea vs Irvin Maltbes. Petition for Divorce. It appearingto the satisfaciiou of the Court that eretBt im this m not n inhabitant or tnissiHte, it a therefore ordered that publication be made in the Raleigh Uegiater and Salisbury Watchman, for the spice of three months, that the defendant be aud appear at tbs next term of oar Superior Court to be held for the County of Uald- wen at ine ourt nouse in Lenoir, on the 5tn Mon-iay after the 4th Monday iu SeDtember nun to plead answer or demur to the allegations set iwna iu me pminiiu a petition ; otherwise tbe same Witt K k.. . . J n v n.irl. n .1 J . - y j buu b uevree pronounced ac coruiDgiy.- Witness, C. C. Jones, Clerk of our said Superi- w. Uv,ir, tun "in raonaay arter the 4th Monday in March, A. D. I5I. . C C. JONES, O. 8. C. July 8:h, 1851. (pr. adr. $5,621,.) 55 Sa3 -TlTATE OF NOKTH CAROLINA w Countv. In Equity. Sorins-Term issi AK George W. Marshburo and Lemuel Marshburn. "gainst Samuel Marshburn, William Marshburn Mathew Marshburn, Henry A Marshburn, Susan Marsh burn, Gray W. Thomas and his wife Esther El len Todd and Alphtus Todd. Infants and heirs ai Uw of Sol. and Sarah Todd Petition u land. -t - ln PPrintT the satisfaction of the Conrt. that Oray W 1 nomas, aad wife Esther, Ellen Todd and bnaan Marshburn, reside without the limit ef this Swte. srxirfiai, that adverti$emeut be made io the Raleuh, Roister., forth, space. of six wccsU?. weeks, for the said Deeodaat to be and appear before the J oge of ear Court of Equity, to be held for the County .f Wake, at tbe Cpqr Hqe" i, Raleigh on th. fine Moaday aft.F the foarti Mini ay to September next, then aad there to plead an swer or derqar to the BlaiqtifF" petition, or judir. mentwiirbe taken pr eonfesm, by them reisot irely, and beard ex parte. - . ? . . p. bvsbee; c m e. July 1811., 18M. (Pr adr ea.eaj) S If AT BEEF AND PORK r ' ' " "U i ' Nvt DAlmiI!ir Bureau of Provisions and Clothirta- T. f3Eal.BD PROPOSAL .-'Wl 15 endorsed for Beef.' . i 1 1, uu r niDiMnu lor f..t '"posai, mav iv wall Ha r.M..,l 1 1. : a the M on Saturday . the 0th dav r,r.s... " UoKk furnishing and delivering,. free of . " J ' - ' 'biiirin in. - . - i rti a!lcost.r,V the United slates r ive mousanu lour Hundred harreU of n ' and three thousand, six hundred barrek ef pork : ' ' r ur Bach arre to contain not leg8 than i, u pounds nett weigbt of beef or poik no Jrrf weight in either article -ill be ,.ajj f0r Jct 4 lirered at the respective nv ysr,iSi as wV Bbbs. Rpff t i i At rhUlwi.'M... , ""01. ra ... - , J.OUU At Brooklyn, N. Y., 1,00 At Go-port, VaM i'g00 5.40(1 Said beffand Dork mnsi H (!'; . 3.600 first dy of January, 1852, and the 3It dy of u"" 1852, unlesa earlier deliveries should be r, the chief of th Bureau. Payment to bem, b in thirtv days after delivery. ae "'Ik- Bidders must specify their prices separate distiuctly in separate offers for the beef and i pork, and for each of the places of delivcrv ' !h a'l expense and all charges. J'tnnj Tbe bef must berom wall-fattened catt'e tered between the 1st day of November I85i 1 the 1st day of January, I8o2, and weigt'.in. not t"d than six hundred pounds, neti weijjbi eacli -iT legs and leg rands of the hind qnariers,'an.liheh and shoulder clods, and at least eigbt pomufc . the neck end of each fore quarter, or ibe parts ked No. 1, 8, and 3. on tbe drawing or delioe"" of the fjre and bind quarters of an ox, which wiut? attached to and frm a part of the contract n,J wholly excloded from each barrel, and the remain of ths, carcass, utUe-xd ofbc.ng cut with a clearer ZZ be cut through with a saw aud knife tuSlce the meat square, neat, aud smooth Appearance, in Vl,c,s 0r , less than eight pounds each. " m The park must be packed from com fed, WeL fat ten A 1 ho. alallrhr.i 1 .L .- '. If N o- wotcii lue mi (jay . vemoer, ruoi. and tne first day of January fgss ana weigoing notieas than two hundred pounds eai-k excluding the heads, joles, neck, shoulders, bam les, feel, butU, rumps, Urd, and a:l refu. ,,j,ce(! and must be cut with saw and knife ia pieces weinLin? uoi less than six pounds each. 0 Both the beef and pork must be salted with tt least one statute bushel of Turk's Island I,e of Mav or St. Uies salt ; and the beef mu-t h ive five ounce of fine p.ilreriied saltpetre to each barrel, eicu of a pickle, to be made from fresh water, as strong u alt will make it. 8 The birrelsmnst be entirely nw, and he made'ot the best seasoned heart af wbite oak staves anJ i,rgj. in, lobe not leas than three fourths oi an mrh ihick and to be hooped at least three-fourths om with the best white oak or hickory hoops Each barrel must be branded by burning on it head avy ueer, or ".navy fork, ' as the case mtj b wi-h the contractor's name and the year yfhen pack-' ed, and weight. The Bureau will aUo at the same time recei proposals for thirty barrels of beef and thirty barrels of pork,to be delivered withm tne time specified abott l the Brooklyn yard ; to be subject m all reppctt the condition of this advertisement, wiib the eicp. tion that Onondaga solar salt shall be substituted for either of the foreign salts, and that tbe words -Onon-daga-solar t!l shall, in addition, be branded on the heads of ibe barrels. Tne beef and pork will, unWs otherwise directed by the chief ol this Bureau, be inspected by the in specling officers at the respective navy yards-aforesaid, and by some sworn inspector of salted protisiuiu"' who will be selected by the respective commar.iiin'g uffieers; but their charges for such inspection mUjt be paid by the respective contractors, who must like wise have the barre s put in g od .hipping order, ts the satisfaction of ibe commandants of tbe rerpeciire navy yards a fores j id, after insjeciioo, and at then own expense. Two or more approved sureties in a sum rq.ial to one-haifthe estimated amount of the contract willta required, aud ten per centum in addition will be w.ih held from the amount of ach payment to ie ma.le aa collateral security for the due and laiibful perfor mance of the respective contracts, which will on no account be paid until ihecontracts are complied with in all respecis; and ia to be forfeited to the United States in the event of failure t-j complete tbe deliveries within ibe prescribed period Jn case ol failure on ihe pirt of ibe een raeior to deler all or any of the beef or pork above mentioned, of ihe quality and at the time and places bove provided, the contractor will forfeit and pay to the United Stales, as liquidated d images, a sum of money equal to twice the amount of the contract price lo be paid in case of the aciual de i very i hereof ; which liquidated damages miy b recovered from time to time as they accrue. Pavmeni will be made by the United Stales at tbe periods a bove specified, (excepting if.e ten per centun to be withheld until the completion of the contract, as be, fore suted.) after the sa d beef and pork shall have been insecied and received, and bills fr the same fhall have been presented to the navy agents respec tively, duly approved by the commaudanis of ihe respfctive qavy yards, according to the terms of the contract. The parts of beef to be excluded will be particu larly designated in the eograving to be attached to. the contract. Person interested can obtain them on spplicati.m at this office. Bidders whose on poials are accented land none others) will be forthwith notified and as early ti practicable a contract will be transmitted to them lor t-xeculion, which contract must be returned to ibe Uureau within leu days, exclusive of the timereqiiied or the regular transmission of tbe mail A record, or duplicate of the letter informing t bid der of the acceptance of his proposal ill be deemed a ion-canon laereoi.wiuun me meaning oi ine aci 1846, and his bid will be made and accepted in con formity with ibis undeistanuing. Every offr made must be accompanied fas directed in the 6.h section of tbs act of Congress making ap propriation for the naval service for 1846-47, np proved tOlb August, 1846, a copy of which is sub. joined by a written guaranty, sigued by one or mors responsible persons, to tbe effect that be or mey undertake that the bidder or bidders will if his or their bid be accepted, -enter into an obligation wiihiu 'en days, with good nd sufficient sureties, to furu ish the article proposed. This euaranty must be accomDanied by the certi ficate of the United States district judge, ' r.iteJ Siaiee district attorney, navy agent, or ; "ins officer of the General Government, or isdivnlu.il known to the Bureau, that the guarantors are ablp to make good their guaranty. No proposal shall be considered unless accorcpt nied -by such guaranty. The bidders name and residence, and tbe name of each member of s firm, where a company offers, with the christian names written in full, should be distinctly staled... Extract from the Actof Congress, approved Au gust, 10, 184G. . eo. 6. And be it further enacted. That, from and after the passage of this act, every proposal for na val supplies invited by. the Secretary of the N7 under tbe proviso to the general appropriation bill for the navy, approved March third, eighteen hun dred aod forty-three, shall be accompanied ty. written guaranty, signed by one or more responsi ble persons, to the effect that be or they unJrtake that the bidder or bidders will, if bis or their but be accepted, enter into an obligation i such time S may be prescribed by tbe Secretary of the with good and sufficient sureties, to furnish tbe supplies proposed. No proposal shall be considerea unless accompanied by such guaranty If. a'"e the acceptance of a proposal and a noti$cst'n then or to the bidder or bidders, he or they th"'1 fail to enter into an obligation within the time Pre". scribed by the Secretary of the Navy, with g00"1 and sufficient sureties for furnishing tha supp;!?;' iheo the Secretary of the Navy shall proceed COI) t met with Rnm p nthAt nprtinn fir nprSOBS for fur nishing the said supplies : and shall forthwith cau proposal so rusrantied mud the amount lor ihich he may have contracted foe furnishing: the suid sup plies foy the whole period of tbe proposal, to ot phxrged up against said bidder or bidders, and m or their guarantor or guarantors ; and the saw asy be immediately recovered by the United bwte for tha us of the Navy department in an action debt against either or all persons '' , Ana 09 .SR.! 6 1,200 S e SAVAQU & MBABB& Commission A XII FOSWAEDI.Vij MERCHANT?, WiufrxGTo.v( N.C. August 9th, JSil.
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