Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-14

bat the circumstances are entirely difisren, now
Governor Dudley the most popular man in the state
was elected upon the strength of his personal Popu
l,rty and his connection with the system OF inter
nal Improvement, which question was then asitatins
the state. Still, though the Wings were successful
in their Governor, they failed, and in power
less minority in the legislature. Now, the electi"n
is connected with and turns entirely upon the ques-
ton of the Presidency. Neither Mr.. Morehsad nsr
Saunders has any advantage Of the other, and
each one will draw the entire strength of his own
| party The contest has been very animated-bOtk
candidates have taken the stump, and harangued
their noitical friends throughout the state; the
members of of both political parties, have
the strife but yet the characters and
pretensicns Of the candidates are hardly mentioned
| in the contest Harrison and Van Buren-who shall
be the next President! is and has been the absorb
inc question, and it has swallowed up all others
| And ifthe wings prevail now, they will unqucs'ion-
b,y carry the State in November On the contrary,
! fudge Sanders is elected Governor, by decisive
| majority and the Democrats obtain the ascendancy
in the Legislature, there will be no chance for Old
| Tin there in the Fall. This is a very important
elections only in reference to the vote of the state
on the Presidential question: bat also touching the
preponderance in the Senate Of the United States.
MeSSrs.
pontncnt of two Senators will devolve upon the
present Legislature. The result will be ascer-
tanned until the last Of next week The wings are
confident of success, and we apprehend, from the
gloomy, boding tone of the Globe and some other
Indications that their expe citations well found
ed.
In ALABAMA the election is for the legislature
only But few returns have yet been received. So
far, there is a decided whig gain. Out Of eighteen
members of the legislature, sixteen whig; but
we conceive the Of the to be nearly
certain thstanding. Their majority in 1887,
was 4O47 and presume it will not fall greay short
of that at this election. There have undoubtedly been
some changes, but the causes adverted to above,
have be en- less potent Alabama than other parts
Of the country,
We shall recur to the subject Of the pres ntial
election at an early day, and make estimate of
the probable result with the data which our cal
culation is made.
The American-Removalo of Captain String
ham-PolitIcal Management Mt the Navy
Yard.
The course Of the American and other party pa.
pers in relation to the removal and appointment of
officers at eur navy yard is very much to be depre-
Gated. II is to be regretted that party politics
should be permitted enter at all into the admins
traton of the affairs Of any department of the govern
ment but the practice has now far obtained as to
be considered almost matter of course, and to ex-
cite neither surprise indignation. Ii is matter
of general notoriey that the ocofocos both of this
city and Brooklyn, have been for long time labor
ing to procure the appointment Of plant officers TO
all the responsible stations at the yar in order TO
bring the government officers TO bear upon the cleo
tions. II was unquestionably with this view that
the removal of Capt. Stringham was brought about,
and the encomiums bestowed upon that officer by
the American, become invid Gus and unjust to 9th.
cr. in their present connexion right and proper as
they nigh, be under other circumstances.
The American says
"Captan Strnehan, who is a straightforward,
cons cientious, and intelligent ofiicer-dong his duty
always himself, and causing all under him to do
hkewse-has lepg stood in the way OF the political
managers, who reported to control the navy yard
at Brooklyn He never could appear to understand
that his sion required him 10 prostitute him
self and the business of the yard-so far il was
subject TO his supervision and coatrol-to the ad-
vancement OF any parry; and when therefore, hints
were thrown out that il ght be better for him TO
be more flexible, and possibly illusions were dis
family hazarded-the skulkers know the too
well TO venture upon direct communicate about
certain trial at Baltimore, for the offence Of not
employing administration men-the CAPITA n was
provokingiy deaf, and Perseveriagly impartial and
inAexible in the discharge OF his duties.
But the whisperers and manGuverers have pre-
lous course than trying him by court martial,
not being partisan this gallant officer is removed
from the station, Of which he has so long and so
efficiently fulfilled the duties but homer and self
respect go with him-go where he may.
The obvious, if not the designed tendency of these
remarks is to produce the belief that the officer ap-
pointed TO the station before filed by Capt. String
ham, is deficient in those qualities which are
ascribed TO Captain S. The article has produ-
ccd that impression upon all who have read it, and
are uuacquainted with the character OF Captain
Paulding. The Newark Advertiser, fair paper
enough in the main, says Captain stringbam
removed to make way for a" more tractsble Off
GER" Now il is merely our purpose TO disabuse the
public mind in relation to this matter, and TO show
the injustice Of the course pursued by the Amer
cannot in any way TO vindicate the Secretary Of
the Navy for yielding TO the impertnent interfe
Of the political managers here, or TO sanction
the introduction Of party politics into the navy
yard.
Captain Paulding was appointed to the yard, not
only without his solicitation, but have reason
to believe, contrary to his wishes. He has not
sought the station, has he gone inte il ,ramme-
led BY any conditions and II the locofocos have pro-
cured the removal Of Captain r. Stringbam and the
appointment Of Captain Paulding with view to the
advancement Of their party purposes, they have
made an egresious mistake in their man. Captain
Padding is partisan. In fact, we doubt whether
he has participated at all in the great conflict
that is asitating the country; and no man would re-