New-York tribune., 1842-02-02
Editorial Correspondence on, ,o.,

arrived here at baIf-past S ehis morning, wa
Rr;doenort. in 90: hours from New iork lnclu-
d;,g so miles of night staging over soft roads and
,hreugb a refreshing rain. have hardly had time
- lonk about me vet, and shall only attempt TO
state few facts tha, lie near the surface.
The CITY Is ovcrhowing with Loco-Foco o4ioe-
seekers, mostly of the larger grade bu. OF the
smaller fry strike first for State appointment in
the hope Of strengthening their chance for the old
clothes and broken vicuuls to be distributed after
ward. So far as have vet learned, the candi-
dates for the State Offices are as follows:
Secretary Of State, Gin place of Hon. JoRs c.
SPENCER, resigned eHon. SAMUEL Yorso of
Saratoga, and EBEsEzEg MACK, Esq. of Ithaca
Col. Young is the acknowledged leader of the
ultra Destructive section of his party-the Benton
Of New York-;he first promuger of the doctrine
Of Reputation in our Captal-and the very Abbot
of Unreason in regard to the State Finances 1ntsr-
nal improvement, Paper Money, &c. He vas
formerly q warm improvement man, but since he
was SO badly beaten for Governor by De Witt
Clinton in 1924, he has been ever ready to 60 os
far out of his way to defame Canal as John Ran
dolph would to kick sheep. Col. Y. was Speak
er of the Assembly about thirty years ago. and has
since been Member of Congress, Canal Commits
,oncr, Senator &C. In fact, he has hardly been
out of Office in thirty years till lS4l. He is man
of considerable ability and some independence of
character but full of the most bitter prejudces and
antipathies. His election could not fail to prove
advantageous to the Wings. COL MACK, on the
other hand. was an active and arden, supporter Of
De Witt Clinton against Young and Regency, was
a prominent actor in the last Convention which
nominated Clinton for Governor, and went over 70
Jackson with his gliding-star whose death he
fell into the arms of Van Burenism. He has since
been pretty fair Loco-Foco, of the SafetyFund,
Erie Railroad, chokc-and- -xwallow -thc-Sub Treasu
~ stamp. 1t is d joke that he and Young should
be rival candidates for an Office at the hands of the
same party. OF course Young will get it, unless
he is sold in the log-rolling for other places
Comptrouer-(in place of JOIN a. COLLIER, to
be removed )-AzARlAH C.FLAGG appears to walk
he course. He isa man of considerable ability
md was never known to think aloud differently from
Mr. Van Buren, and the party He was Editor
1924, when be was elected to the Assembly, and
sigaiizcd himself under the lead of Van Buren, in
,iofeutins tho vehement demands of the People that
cy should be allowed to choose their Electors of
President, instead of the Legislature. Major
r'Iagg is anti-Improycmcnt, unti-Genera Banking
Law, and nearly destroyed the system by his man
,gemen, in 1888. If be possible stop the State
1,,~ of E,,Iy hpi.
tllc lad to do it.
Attorney Gcaerol-(in pluee of Hon. WILLIS
HALL, whose term expires)-Hon. SAMUEL
bEARDsLEY Of Utica, Hon. ROBERT H. Morris
IF New-York, Hon. AMAsA j. PARKER of Della
ware, and Gen. GEORGE ?. BARKER of Buffalo,
are the most prominent candidates. I think the
contest lies between the first two Mr.. Bcurdsley
is the last Regency Attorney General, and has ma
.,lral affection for his old place. Mayor Morris is
pretty strongly in the field is the most acceptable
TO the Destructivcs and if heartily backed by the
City Delegation, will succeed. Gen. G. p. Barker
is the ooscst kind Of Safety Fund, Internal I'M
nrovcment Loco, and cannot have the ghost of Il
chance unless by bargain; and what has Erie Loco
Focosm to trade AS to Parker, athe powers
that be- understand too well the blind fidelity of
Delaware to throw away any patronage upon IT.
Treasurer-(in place of Gen. .JAcon HAlGHT of
Greene whose term term cxpires)- Mr.. FARMING
ron of. Tioga appears to be several lengths ahead
of all competitors. He is lawyer of some force,
and has been once or twice violent and talkatve
Member of Assembly. Unless Mr.. Humphrey of
Tompkins contrives to put his friend Mack into
the Secrctaryship don't see how Pennington can
ne beaten.
Commisssry General-(in place of Gen. Apo-
MIRIAM CHANDLER, whose expires es)-JARvls D.
STEVENSON. JAMES CONNER, Gen. STORMS of New
York, and Gen. Genet of Rensselaer, the fore
most among some twenty candidates. cannot yef
tell which has the best chance