New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-24
VOL. HI. NO. eye.
The Office See.sers' Farce I'm n Jersey.
Corresponding Of The Tribune


Being in Trenton last week and hearing there
was to be what was in deri.ion called "A great Ty-
Ter Meeting to be held in Mercer County Court
House, determined to attend, just to witness the
extra effort of the Loco Office seekers and their
friends TO hoodwink and hunbug the President,
and to gull him with sham nomination, so as TO
induce him to dispace Some Wing officers in New
Jersey and appoint Loco Focos in their stead.
A New Brunswick Loco-Foco (ycleped Col.
Zabriskie) who is well known to be strongly in fa-
vor of Col. Johnson for the next President but
who for sinister purposes is now very attentive at
the White House, was the principal speaker
Great excrtiona had been made up to within q
few days of the meeting to induce the Loco mem
bars of the Legislature 10 nominate John Tyler for
reelection but without success; they, together
with The real leaders of the Loco party had too
much sagacity to break up their party by lending
their names and influence to the base purposes Of
the getlers up Of this meeting whose only object by
the nomination was TO acquire more influence with
the President, so as to induce hin to make more
removals in New Jersey and give Themselves
and few friends what offices remained in posses
sion of the Whigs in the State. The Loco mem
bers Of the Legislature positively 4etuSed 10 nomi
nate John Tyler for reelection, as had also the
responsible leaders, such S. g. Potts, Gen.
Hamilton, Gov. Vroom, Gen. Wall, and the like.
Bet as Col. Zabriskie had promised President Ty-
Ter STATE nomination, in consideration OF re-
moyals recently made, and others in expectation
after the [des Of March, something must be done
to secure the remainder of the Offices after the ad
journmenl Of the Senate. Orders were forthwith
dispatched to one or two plant individuals in each
Of several Of the distant counties for them to as
sembIe at Trenton on Wednesday last, and as in
duty bound few who were candidates for certain
Offices appeared and finally consented 10 let their
names be used as officers and committee men
of this grand hun.bug meeting; viz one, each,
from tie counties of Morris, Sussex, Warren and
Hudson two from Gloucester; four from Cum.
berland, and the remainder from MiddleseX, and
Mercer in which county the meeting was held
The names of the distngucs you can obtain from
the official proceedings. Not single member Of
either branch Of tie Legislature could be found
to even lend his name to the proceedings, ortake
part IN the meeting, except from Cumberland
alone, and they the least influential eli any men,
bers Of the Legislature. nd ye, the Government
official will, no doubt, endeavOr TO give II the ap-
pearance Of, and perhaps call it State nomination,
although but few dozen or so persons appeared
TO take any part in the proceedings, except 10 howl
and stamp. AS an evidence Of the scarcity of ma
terial of which to make officers, one county alone
had to furnish the President, two Vice Presidents
and two Secretaries two motion makers, and the
Town Crier who told The meeting when to hurrah,
not one of whom, from the President down to the
Crier, is leader Of the Leco-Focos or possesses
the confidence of the leaders of that party.
But word about the speeches before | close
The srandiloquent Colonel commenced on that
old hack, the U. S. Bank, and having killed the
monster again and giventhe dead lion few kicks,
he kranched of to his darling hobby, the subject
nearest to his hearl,--hat OF REMOVALS, ard hav-
ing gosted in most exultng manner over the re,
novals already made, he informed The audience In
his Emost bombastc style, that latter the Ides Of
March" there would be genuine sweep OF Wings
from office ,hrous hout New Jersey; he, evidently,
counting upon the great Influence be would acquire
over the President in consequence OF this great
speech and sham nomination, during which time,
those few leaders of his own party who heard him
were ridicuug him ard his meeting, and wonder.
ing if il was possible that President Tyler could
be gulled and deceived by such boastfu and self
important parsonage, and one, too, who is well
known in New Jersey TO be in reality an advocate
of COL JoAuson for President in 1914
Although the gallant Colonel pretended to
rraise President Tyler, AMI to repeatedly exclaim-
ed Il will stand by John Tyler, yet he care
fully avoided saying that he would advocate John
TYLER in the National Convention, or that he
would even vote for him in l844,-that was a step
too far for him to go; but he left the al ience to
infer tina, he would stand by the PIesid mt while
the President would confer favors on him. Such
base hypocrisy and deception have seldom been
witnessed as he is now practising on the President.
How it will succeed remains to be seen.
oct,rcs on SSc070ry.