New York Aug. 8th. 1856 Dear Sir I had a letter to day from Dr. McCracken suggesting the immediate adoption of new signs & passwords to be forwarded to him as soon as possible. I would respectfully suggest the following for your approval. 1st sign. Rub the left hand across mouth three times. Answer. Rub chin twice with right hand. 1st question. Shall we soon succeed? 1st Ans. We will in the fall! 2d. question. What fall! 2d. Ans. The fall of tyranny. If you approve please inform me promptly so that I can apprise Dr. McCracken. I am and have been very sick lately; the filthy state of this city has placed me fairly hors du combat. were it not for the glorious news from Kentucky Missouri Iowa N. Carolina Arkansas etc. which has in fact served to revive me I would soon be "down among the dead men". The returns from these States have made the Knownothing niggerworshippers here shake in their shoes; [?] of the Fillmore men say that if they see that Fillmore has no chance they will vote for Buchanan. The course of the Herald is able but infernally unprincipled and thoroughly ungentlemanly. I feel confident that a most outrageous article against Buch. about a week since has injured its receipts as it has alluded to it several times since in a half apologetic manner, justifying itself by stating that the Dem. papers have also abused Fremont. The principal aim of the Herald seems to be to sophisticate and falsify the issues pending, in an air of candor & frankness beautiful to behold; particularly to create division at the South. I regret to see that the