New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-10-15
Letter from Friend OF Gov. Bouok.

Beng still, as have heretofore been, firm
fr:esd Of our present worthy Governor, and think
ing as l do that he was upjustly treated by the
late Syracuse Convention, can r eirain my in
dgnant feelings no longer, but Shall express
them as plainly as think every honest Demo
crat should do who thinks r,are of principle thar
ne does of party success feel as many Of ms
iriencs and ne'ghbors do, that the time has come
when we should no longe. sacrifice political hon
esty to Political policy. When We were urging
the claims of Gov. Bouck to denomination, the
reply of cur Radical opponents wes, we freely
concede his honesty and his ability; in fine, we
cencede all you say, but we mast yield TO the
stern necessity Of the times. A large number Of
our party have taken open and decided grounds
against him, and cannot be brought back to his
support in the event of his nomination. Pofiti.
cat pulley then requires US to take up man
upon whom the entIe party can unite" Has
II then come to this, that moral and political
honesty are to be yielded up upon the altar OF
temporary eIpediency7 The action OF the SYRIA
cuse Convention demonstrates that it has. The
question then arises with me, what am to do
| answer at once, adhere to principle and let my
party continue on in the reckless course already
adopted, and which il pursued must inevitably
lead to its complete and speedy overthrow
What, then, becomes my duty as citizen, IN
less to aid in its immediate defeat7 Such has,
upon mature reflection, become my determine
ton, and call upon ali who are not loaded down
too heavily by the shackles Of party, but who
love to sustain their country interest rather than
the interest Of the vile swarm of Office holders
who have for years lived upon their substance,
and now have the impudence TO dictate their
own terms-I call upon all such, say, to come
out in their moral strength and resist the nggres-
sions which are made upon them. | know am
told that Sas Wright always sustained an un-
blemished reputation, and that his honesty has
been as generally conceded as that of Governor
Bouek's. This has been SO skifully put and SO
boldly maintained, that, Ike many lie well ad.
hered to, has come it st least to be generally be-
lieved. But am not one of these believers.
concede TO Mr. Wright distinguished ability, to.
gether with great suavity OF manners and ex.
treme courtesy il debate, which latter by the By,
consider the great secret of his general popu.
Iarity. But of political honesty, OF high and no.
Die patriotism, / believe he has none. His first
public act was that of base treachery TO his con.
stituents, and his whole course from that time to
this has been Servile adherence to party, with.
out particle of regard to the generel interests Of
the people whose pensiCned servant he has SO
long been. am not disposed to bring in qles.
ton al this time his private character. | only
speak of him as d public man, although there
are strong reasons for testing mans public char.
acter by his private acts. View him then from
his entry into public life down to the present
time, and you see in him the same shrewd, art
iUl politician, striving alone for tae aggrandize
ment of his party, with an eye at all times 10 his
own promotion. AS evidence Of this we have
only to refer to his letter TO Martin Van Buren, in
1926. A letter which in my opinion cannot be
shown too often to the People whose SURFACES he
IL now soliciting. Written as it was to high
pubic functlonary, it expresses not one manly ol
generous sentiment. IL only unfolds the deep
laid scheme OF a political gambler 10 mis- asso.
ciate. Not q wt1d In 1t about the honor Of HI.
STATE, tie welfare OF the People, OF even the sec
tioHal. interests OF his immaculate constituents
The oDl; question IN Il Is, how they shall bss'
cheat the People out Of their votes and still no,
be suspected by them. HIS own rieEds who mac
acted with hun, (and TO whom The honor" OF
even - ,hic!" should have closely bound him.
we're to be sacrificed. He found himself, es h.
apIly describes u, between two fires, withou
the least prospec, CT escaping the flames, instead
of bringing off the epols," and hoped by THU
treachefous scheme TO avoid the former and Sc
cure the latter. Was this the appropriate aim o1
an Hon. State Senator Oh shame, that mno
capable Of 50 mucn greatness should stoop SO Low
to effect it iis own selfish ENDS! MIR. Wrph,
has of late been tiumpeted as a very modest man
No wonder that he should carry on his face ano
manner the appearance of mocesly, for how
could he, after his vote upon the Electoral Law
and this letter 10 Mr.. Van BureE, look upon ont
of his deceived constituents without feeling tn,
blush of shame matte to his cheek But am
DEPRESSING from what l intended when l com
menced this lstter. 1t was not my purpose to
speak of men, but of party and party measures
with a view of justfying myself in voting fol
Fillmore and Wikin and lending my feeble aid
toward inducing other friends of Gov. Bouck 10
adopt the same course am, and always have
been, opposed to Radicalism. yield to no party
and always wish impartial political
justice melted out to all The spirit Of Radical.
ism which is now 50 rampant in our State, can
only serve to enhance the power OF the off &C.
holdcr while 1t degrades and subjugates the Peo-
pie. 1t aims now at the overthrow of that sys-
TEN of Internal improvement started by the
liinioitai Sint"h, anu PuIsuSu successfully since
his time in spite Of the ceaseless opposition Of The
very men who now aim at tho entire control OF
our State affairs. Should it succeed By means Of
the proposed amendment to the Constitution. in
putting quietus upon that system for 221 years,
Its next effort will be the destruction of our Com
mon School system, for by ignorance in the PEG.
pie it can alone be pespetuated II we adopt the
policy OF Wrig hit, Flagg and Young, feel tina,
we must for a:tlme become degraded State and
literally an enslaved People The business of
our State must langush, and the rich produce o,
the mitable!ti West must pass about us through
her Majesty's dominions. The almost universal
expression of those who witness The extensive
improvements in the way of canals now going
on in Canada is, How suicidal the niggardly
policy adopted By the State of New York ~.
Under liberal and enlightened State policy,
our Canals must, il my opinion, prove to US
mine of wealth. 1t has been the main cause of
the rapid strides 10 wealth and distinction we
have already made. Next to De Witt Clinton,
no one has cone as much to sustain this great
enterprise as Gov. Bouck This in truth has
been with the Radical, Barn. burning portion OF
the party the sum and substance nj bio off,,J