The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-18

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are casseG according TO the parties which put them
forward.
1t seems, thatin the interior OF the State, there
are four factions or parties and Is believed that
each will put forth its own candidate. These four
factions are the barnburners the old hunkers, the
abolltionsts, and the wings; these being the names
by which they are known. The barnburners COM
pose the section of the old democracy which Is at,
tached to the house and family of Van Buren,, and
are led by John Van Buren,, the living representa-
tive and lineal heir of the honors Of Iindenwad
The old hunkers, or conservatives, form another
faction OF the democratic party, who opposed to
the further advancement of the house and family
OF Van Buren,, and profess to be heartily sick and
tired OF being ridden by the old man Of the noun
tain The political principles OF these two factions
are nearly alike. They are in favor of a moderate
reform In government, and against giving the cleo
tive franchise to colored people. The wings and
abolitlonlsts speak for themselves The abolition
lists comprise the Birney party, which is a separate
and distinct organization, and numbered sixteen
thousand votes at the last Presidential election
The wings are sort of hybrid concern, and repre-
sent the views of Seward, Weed, and Greeley.
This Is the state Of things out of this city In this
metropolis no nominations have been yet publicly
made but we believe that the three parties, the
wings, locofocos and natives, are each preparing
their candidates. According to all appearances the
balance o! power in the convention will be decided
by the delegates that may be sent from the city of
New York. Out of this city, probably, the men,
bers of the convention will be equally divided be-
tween the barnburners and old hunkers on the one
side, and the wings and abolitionists on the other
The thirteen members from the city OF New York.
will, therefore, control the political complexion of
the convention If the wings and natives in this
city run separate tickets the election will undoubt-
edly terminate in giving majority to the locofocos
We are not sure but this would be the best result,
tor, IN that case, negro suffrage would be prevented
and abolition receive deadly blow. The conven-
ton, however, will be strange assembly, resem-
bling in some of its radical original, wild and revo-
lutionary doctrines, the famous Convention Parlia-
ment OF England in the seventeenth century, or the
Convention Of France in 1870, both of which bodies
led to terrible and awful outbreaks in society," re-
glon, philosophy, government, and common sense,
in both those respective countries
The NEW YORK PnoTs AND THEIR OPPONENTS
Whilst the chamber OF commerce, influenced by
the board of underwriters, are sending their petit
tons before the committees OF Congress- facts are
being developed here, calculated to place the unre-
lenting Vaccinations of the underwriters against
the New York pilots, before the country in their
true light The Wall street men do not like to be
exposed or defeated, but they must meet their fell
low citizens openly and fairly, or be de-
feated. Congress well understands that humble
citizens, who are sometimes passengers, or who
have an interest In the lives of their fellow crea-
tures are of as much importance as the latest of
the paper money manufacturers; and no undue pre-
ference will be given to the petitions which the Wall
street philosophers procure to be signed, and of
which SO many are now pouring into Washington.
Congress will not long be embarrassed by this af-
fair, for an overwhelming petition from the masses
of our intelligent citizens, who understand the
whole case, is now before the people, and will
shortly be wheeled into Congress; and it will soon
appear that the State of New York can so regulate
the pilot laws as to give wholesome opposition
among skiful men, at fair rates, and to the salts
faction of all who are not made blind by prejudice.
We have spoken Of facts which are being deve-
Hoped. We call on the committees Of Congress to
avail themselves of the proofs Commissioners Of
pilots, appointed by the wings Of this State, and
who were four years in Office, attending to their
duties under the State law of 1887. now in the
port of New York, and they are ready toprove that
some Of the underwriters wished to engage these
wings 20 inure, break up, and completely ruin the
New York pilots, who are democrats by making a
wing Legislature pass law to prevent the New
York pilots from cruising for inward bound vessels
outside OF geographical line drawn from Fire Isl
and Light House, on Long Island, to the Wood
lands on the jersey shore, so that the Jerseymen
might have monopoly Of all the outward bound
vessels and, by the privilege of cruising outside of
the restricted New York pilots, have the best OPP
portunity to monopolise the heaviest Of the inward
bound ships and thus the New York pilots
were to see their families starve, or they were to
abandon the business which had been the sole study
Of their lives.
Thus the New York underwriters and bankers
were to triumph over their political enemies,
even at the increased hazard OF lite and pro-
perry. But contact with the New York pilots
had convinced these commissioners that the pilots
were unustly oppressed, and they could not be
coaxed or hired to do the dirty work.
1t can be proved, too, that the underwriters have
actually appointed, under their self-made laws,
several persons to be merchants pilots" who had
been previously rejected by the commissioners un-
der the State law, for want of character ard capa-
city. Will not Congress send for these wing COM
missioners to learn the whole truth? Wall street
could not object. Send for the men and their docu.
ments.
STREET CLEANrNa.-The enormous sum of mo-
ney annually expended under the head of Street
Cleaning" in the City Of New York, forms serious
tax upon the property owners and is besides fruit
full source Of fraud and corruption. With the ex-
cepon, probably, the Aims House contracts there
s more Juggling, chicanery and favortism connect
ed with the street sweeping department, than with
any other branch of the corporation business
Most Of citizens will recollect that about twenty
years ago, the street sweeping Of the city paid fol
itself, at least II cost nothing in the shape of tax
alton. The owner or occupant of each house wa.
compelled by corporation ordinance to sweep the
street nnnoalfe his house 10 half the width Of fhf