New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-09-12
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sTne American cuto'

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sTne American CatO'
WRcHI. recognized BY his veT ene ; IS the S Hs
I'VE find the above sentence travelling The
rounds Of tho Loco-Foco papers. There 'ddf
he some mistake about it. We have been 70
tyerty years, BOY AM man, an odvo,sary O S:ia
Wigit-cyc- since he consPlred 20 withhold 'f9io
the Peope CT tbs State lbcir earnestly 3csr>e
and ia.randcd ri ght Of choosing tl.eiy own PRS:
Dental Electors III i62i-we rave MN. c'.
aueh very freely and widely with the Political op
,onoc:s OF HIr. Wfiset-and we neve. yet met M
Dts: one of chem thst said, thought, or Imagine
tnr. Sias Wright was the American Ceto, i
that Means !, rye minded Oh honest man. Abe
ssilfu, plausible aud suolie, ne CERTAINLY is; r.;
,ye never vet heard OF his doing noble or -,cns
nus ac.--eo never yet mct witt. Il Inc or e. &c
Of his which Indicated asou above The nacowes
and lowes> craftsmanship. Politics is with nm
rane q. which he is skiiiul and unscrupuioC.
player--to oiu tie eteat cad Of eifors. Beyoao
tnis, his vision rover extenda.
The following Letter f;om Silas Wright Is
Martin Van Buren, has bees mary u:aos pao!ish
cd. ba. it 30 s,rikmgly dciineates the chsiactei
OF the American Cato that we must give plac'
to it. 1t is q perfect daguerreotype oil the Galhor
Here VIC see one OF our leading Democrats
coolly Writing to another deaf lover of the People
"What man ue fSilas and Martini ought 10 OF
fer TO the Caucus, and through them TO the Eiec
tors"-settling on particular person az the can
dida.e because he had Ut s aSsumed) TO mindo
his own and no PRINCIPLES, and could he moulded
TO the uses Of his makers, and because his noun
alton would rope in the Adams men, who wei'
to be cheated out OF him after all. If Cato OF ole
was q professor Of thimble.rig, and in his contr
yinps to lead and direct the public mind was in
tent 40. on any grea: purpose of utility and be
nefcence, but so!oly on playing sharp game
and bringing of tho spoils," then Sllas Wrlgh
is the American Cato; If not, not, But just
read MS Letter TO Martin Van Buren, Here it is
perJatim
My DEAR SIr: The time for oar adjournment Is
now tx upon, aud We shuii scon have done what
sh.ll al all DE done 10 prepare to. orr f@H contest
much alarm and excitement rs prevailing not 0ni.
i,oe hui IN Newton and elsewhere, for the coTrs-
taken by Noah, and by lie allegations hat some !
~, siM gourSsi. are ncliping To- join wih lHr Gin
In. aya,!,S. me National administration. Ihcst
s.e rateas have bscn more or Tess made tor some
time bu: did not become loud or effective unt the
Advocate CANE, ouj AZ YOU will have seen. Man,
q, onr suons r,ends are fearful, sud nearly all q
t,,em carnul uu6er any terms be brought 10 Iolr
Mr Clinton, or 10 consent 10 edde6vor 10 Sustain
ourselves without runGiag candidate 10! Governor
.gai ~; Clinton. u ss had nom''Hted RsdFeld rs
.!luge Of he SCH Cucuit mad taken any ground, ihe
nj ment have been different, but Iop Aiak y
rerfecty feed. NV object, therefore, is TO inform
yoa t,u'y - hot th.k will be done; what course !
Ssyo mys,.ii consented to- aGd what course wall III
my cpuia1 alone stye Us irom an entire tiN!scn
and failure ut Our next election.
4 GAUGES will be he'd hy our friends in tine Le-
ris'a,ura to,Gre oar sdJournmsnt: The tn,a and
n,ace of holding STATE Caucus VIII IL hN.i upon
:, o.sist # Il. Iegaes roui the counties e,na !"
,t,ir represea ..iioa N the Assembly: an AdLr "a
-scocI!ne a:ng ias holding o; such caucus issued,
ind ths deca, cd objects OF tbs caucus stated 10 te
,he nsnnaucn Of Il Gov. and IL. Gov. Thus eS-
poet We shalt rssc this subject and this CRY. Iou
IA -sad;t. ask what r!sl' en- We ctler 10 such q
convenient (! vuu Should ask y hSt men want to
NJ, oiisr,ti [ could answer you moro easi!y-teii
,n.dss Yoang. sc. But II Is mdoh tnore dli'c0''
20 sSy what u.an NE ought 10 o.ier 70 such caucus
nnt .Arou,h ,hen 10 ina electors. four cose&s e.
T,wSv.r ~ mere talked OF nov by oar irien,s thSn
A
r.,y se,- o, Ire d.t7as men, 6at hey tr0aid o,ta
bty Be sl,0sed 10 exchange Ain for Sanford. @Es'
may be the Stale ol ,uSs next hal IT - TOW i'np"s-
sih,c 10 predict, hut u the eelnS Win "lncn we
es,e here should remain, thnk there Is li'te doub
me- vii, be nominated b, our friends. We nrs io'
,,nar.re of the appearance which ruhnoc mn :" j
sivr abroad, .cr OF t.e Hphosaat sln@y'"n .
seh;eh ysp nlay s.ppose yoarSeJ pieces Sy OK
csuyss ia, ,ly naecuop ana the appearances II
,hc State have Induced Inc 10 believe that 40 Other
measure viii oe so liz 81, 10 sivs Us !as poesr 9
fae Stetc. uA4a aost VI 4 shall wart II. adnlii /
we cou,d nod our election without any reference
., the question of Governor itwcad prcbabiy d
t.1er lor as Bei Is perfectly settled ilaS !; We
70 "a. al NJ y candidate aSa'nst Clinton, tie ID
o,xs c..i Ctty pert # our friegds rc,A and snci
. ,di6sie the srrai to.;s CT car political Trend
..,ro,,shon; the STATE would enlist themselves lo
,,,nc-, 90 sirst Ciintoa B, then I. should !h'o'
or ts,-, wod be IN Fsc.aal sait: Pr~aa'ea
,,,r ocp ranSs which coUio no; he aeaiet Al We
,.ho,!l net ravo. Clinton, OUR sEi,'icKs world D.
'<e,,yeJ for toe opposire candidate, whoever Le
,oah, be- or ne Should be equity suspected AK!
,,so,.6 aenip, i, We should Rot iaVorSIi:nton,
NJ! i,;enIs would not favor Us IN our Consyess,
senate and Assembly tickets The success IN winch
woLlL be the only object IN our declining 10 nave
candidate for ,.oserncr. Should WI decline 10 80 p
port th@ canddpte run against C'inion because ne
1xas friendly 10 Adams, this would inevitably inauc.
The ricuds OF tIas candidate, two,hirds OF whom,
en- fa as the Safe concerned would be friends,
,,ot only 10 run Congress, Seultc and Assembly
,;cte,,. but ~ ru: them psdeed to Adams In am
event, then ioIa this state Of things' 1t does appear