The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-20

undying loneliness on their salnted brows
IMPORTANT SECRET PoLrrIcAL MOVEMENT IN THE
STATE OF New YoRK.-It has been well known TO
every person who takes interest in the movements OF
politicians that during the last few months a
Clique of small brokers' partly bulls and partly bears,
with a sprnklng of law, philosophy, roguery, and
other nineteenth century accomplishments-hav
been organizing in Wall street for the purpose OF
making prodigious demonstration of some kind oil
other in relation TO the next Presidential election
After world Of cogitation, deliberation, cornering
of bears, and payment Of differences, this important
knot of political philosophers have at last decided
on very amusing and somewhat curious plan o.
operation, 10 upset the Locofoco National Conven
ton, which is TO meet in Baltimore next May. As
Is sufficiently known, the democrats or Van Burer
party in this State, took peculiar ground at the Sy
racuse Convention in relation TO the selection of de
legates. In order TO counteract this movement the
Wall street Clique of small brokers have issued ten
thousand copies OF confidential circular" ad
dressed to electors in every city, town, and hamlet
in this State, of which the following is an authen
ucated copy, procured for us through the very re-
spectacle medium of Beelzebub-so far as we are
able to Judge, from cursoryglance at his feet he
hurriedly left the Officer
CONFIDENTIAL CIRCULAR.
New YORK, Nov. II, lsls.
Mn. JoBsoN SMITH LocKPoRr, NIAGARA Co.
SIR-The undersigned Democratic Republican Central
Committee of Correspondence of New York, in favor OF
the District System respectfully requests your coopera
ton in the great political emen now in progress
each congressional district in the State electng its
delegate TO the National Convention for nominating
ddates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the
United States-a movement evidently democratic in
principle, and obviously necessary to the future har
mony and united action Of the Democratic Republican
party i'll the contest of 1874 to require argument to
show its equal and exact jutceno special pleading
evince its propriety and expediency.
Precuded by the approaching winter season. from hold
dg State Convention to consult with our democratic
brethren from the State at large authorized by the
Park Meeting in favor Of the district system in Sepem
Der last and subsequently by the Central Committee 10
present the following PLAN the most advisable
der present circumstances
l. That each Congressional District of the stateshall
hold convention Of delegates from the several towns
the district in April next whose duty shall be to elect
cause to be elected delegate to the National Convention
. The delegates chosen from the several Congress.
sional Districts shall meet in Tammany Hall in the city
of New York Thursday the 23d day Of May next and
elect two delegates for the State at large
Upon the foregoing simple and democratic plan OF pro-
ceedngsimple because of its requiring not the usual
tca machinery, and democratic because OF its afordng
true OF giving effect to the popular wilwe pre-
it is unnecessary to offer any comment We have
therefore only to request from you an answer on the fol-
l. What prominent or active men do you know Of in
or in my other county Of the State who are
siona Districts Please give their and nearest
Post Offices
your section Of the State relation to the premedated
caucussed usurpation of the Syracuse Convention in
fore the meeting of the National Convention in total dis
regard and open violation Of the rights of the people
What are the probabilities and prospects of your dis
tct being induced to Cooperate with the other districts
in choosing its delegate to the National Convention
We cannot believe that Democratic Republican Ma
tional Convention constituted by direct representation
W delegates m
ton, and less than three from the people
and well assured that decided preference will be
given TO delegates from the Congressional Districts be-
this is perfectly consistent with the great vital prn
cple upon which our Governments, both State and Ma
tional are founded.
We request replies at your earliest convenience Please
address ranked post paid s. A Lawrence corner Of
Wall and New streets Yours respectfully,
s. A. LAWRENCE,
+. T. FERRIS,
F. BYRDSALL
II. ?. BARBER,
VIM FRANCIS
II will be seen from this elaborate circular what
vast field OF operation this little clique have chalk
out for themselves. But what is 1t that these men
propose What grand object-what great political
achievement 10 At ,uhioh they ready move
heaven and earth 10 accomplish Why nothing
but the selection of another class OF delegates to the
Baltimore Convention, whose duty it will be to
quarrel with those selected by the Van Buren, party
What an exalted and important undertaking This
circular, however, is exceedingly interesting and
valuable in one point of view. 1t exhibits in the
most ineligible manner to the great masses through
out the country, the truth which we have so repeat
eddy endeavored to enforce, that scheming po-
ticans of all parties never can by any possibility
have thought for the real welfare of the nation.
They plot and scheme, and lay their heads togeth-
er, and .expend time and money, and agitate, and
oil fheI WI For no
tanment of any national object whatever? No.
not at all. They never yet had an idea beyond the
achievement of some selfish petty object, by which
they hoped TO gain share of the spoils. TO wha
does all this project of Lawrence IL Co. amount p
Why, to an attempt to cheat the people into pary
quarrel about the district system. But what do the
great mass Of the people care about this! VIVA
great ncipe-what moral sentment-what ma
tonal or sectional interest is involved in this
1t is mere party trick-a paltry scheme of littl,
cique of political traders, who have determined tc
try their luck in the grand business of plumber ant
| corruption.
The project of Lawrence Il Co. will end il
smoke. The day has gone by when the people are
to be gulled and cheated, and set together by the
ears. We call on the people of theState-on all the
friends of liberty and patriotism to organs,
| themselves in every city, town and hamlet
on the broad principles of American Re
pubcanism Instead of allowing interested anc
scheming partsans TO lead them into quarrels abou
the district system, and this and that humbug, lie
them arise as one man-as brethren-heirs of tn,
same great inheritance Of independence-and STRIKE
boldly against the corruptions and rascalities of tn
heretofore dominant factions And we are frml
persuaded that before next May we shall see com
plete organization of the new party, not only in thi
State, but over a vast portion of the Union Grea
is the truth and it must prevail.
We request that in every town where movement
take place, some correspondent who takes an inter
est in the matter, will send US the earliest intelli
gence for publication in the columns of the Herald
MOVEMENTS OF Mr.. WEBsrER.-Itis said that tn,
Hon Rufus Choate will resign his seat in the Unitef