New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-16
r,,. D,rsrmco-A Plain Case.

We deeply regret to see that Mr.. A w. Thaver,
formerly very respectable Wing Editor of medium
ability. having been thrown out OF employment IN
his proper capacity and being disappointed in sun
dry efforts to obtain new engagement, has been
constrained to take service in the Political Abo-
hdon ranks, and now issues the Hampshire Ga
aet,e,' at Northampton, Mass. We dcpIore the
hard necessity under which he now labors, and
hope il will not always exist.
In his paper Of the 9Th, Mr. Thayer labors TO con-
vict us and the unfnching Wings of this City OF
inconsi,tency, in blaming the Political Aboiionists
for voting against Clay last Fall, and so connivns
at the election Of Texas President, yet ourselves
voting separate ticket this Spring, when we kne,o
that this course would secure the triumph OF Loco
Focoism To this charge we plead Not Guilty,
and intepose the following considerations
l. Harper could NOT have been reelected If the
)Phig organization had attempted 10 susfain him
This was a moral certainty before the Election
made SO by the vote last Fall and the imposslbilty
OF calling out full Wing vote in this City on the
back of great defeat and at mere Charter Eec
ton Selden and Harper togsfher have less than
500 majority over Havemeyer, and at least 900 Of
Selden's votes were cast by Adopted Cltlzens who
would not have voted for Harper, if there had been
no Wing candidate. On the Charter Tickets, the
Loco-Focos carried clear majority of the Wards
over both the opposing tickets, II the Locos had
not been s1e of success, they would have poed
many more votes in u way they have. BY attempt
lug to sustain Harper & Co, the Wings would have
repclled from their ranks many voters, and done
no good to the already doomed Natives I'm
other words. we Wings had not really the casting
vote this Spring, while the Abolitoniss VIGOROUSLY
had i, last Fall.-Bst
2 Tke Vhigs (and W. among them) did last
Fall tie very thing that blamed the 44bo'tionists
for refusing 10 do, Here was the Native party in
the field with full tickets for Congress, Senator and
Assembly. The distinctive principle of that party
we entirely disapproved and condemned Yet, we
s,id, we can only defeat the election OF pro- Texas.
ant-Tariff candidates by voting for those of the
Native party. whose Nativlsm We dislike, but
who will act on great practical questions as we
wenld have them. So we went in tor the Native
candidates and elected them. We are not sorry
for this; though, having been lockeyed by the Ma
tive party. we early resolved never 10 help them,
as party, again But, on rssurvey Of The whole
ground. we believe the Wings of this City acted
wisely aud pa,rioucally in voting the Native local
tickets last FALL Had the Abo,ions,s evinced
equal willingness TO place Country first and Party
second, the Texas Iniquty would have been de-
feated.
Wenever expected the Political Aboitionists 10
abandon their own candidates IN every mere local
contest for men. and support those OF the Wing
party. Yet we did and do think that they Gid
wrong in throwing away their votes for Presiden,
hast Fall, and thus giving the victory 10 the pro-
Texas party, They might have indicated their
Ann-Savery ground, If they chose, by voting for
their own men on every ,hng else, and electinc an
anti Texas President Or il their bitter hatred OF
M5. Clay forbade this, they might have defeated
Mr.. Clay, yet elected en- anil Texas Governor,
Congress Delegation and Legislature, securing two
snc-Texas U. S. Senator'S aud thas blocking the
game OF Annexation for the present at all events,
We submit that the force Of their protest asains,
Slavery would have been scarcely abated by this,
whi!e their practical opposition 10 Slavery would
have amounted to every thing instead of nothing
Having thus warded OFT the present and formidable
danger, they could have voted their own ,jcke,s
this Spring wi,hou; per TO the Country, and with.
out complaint fiom the Wings.
-Sach is the difference between the coudpc, If
the Wings and that OF the Abotions,s in rre,,
National crisis We are sure many devoted Abo
liionisis regret the contrast.
SALARIES RkprcEp,-By our Legislative report,
1, wiz be that the ASSEMBLY Monday passed ou
making reduction Of 30 per In tho salaries OF the
ofncc.s OF the State Frscas.
BOARD OF CsSvAsSEKs.-Tbis body met yester-
day at IL o'clock, but there being returns from only
tour Wards handed in the Board adjourned iii to-
day at the same hour.
,e D. bARkEE, Esq. has retired from the |
ho'ofa ena OF the Hudson Republican and to be as
'itant Editor Of the Courier aud Enquirer.