New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-11
Hamilton Fish.

Hamilton Fish.
The returns and reports from the interior coun-
ties of the State leave no doubt Of the defeat Of
the Wing candidate for Lieutenant Governor by
some 10 5000 majority. We deeply regret this
defent most unfortunate for the Wing cause and
most undeserved by Mr. Fish. OF its causes we
should have preferred to speak farther, but the
course Of the Express leaves us no alternative We
mus. state truths that we had preferred to leave
untold
The Express says that by nominating differently
for Governor we might have secured lat what
cost the Native vote and so have carried the
State ,cahout the Anti Renters. This averment
assumes that the nti.Renters would have thrown
away their votes on separate ticket II the Wings
had nominated adversarcs Of their cause. But
nothing supports while every thing contrcverts this
assumption The Anti.Rcnters have uniformly
acted on the rule opposite to that OF the BTney
Abohtionsts-that of taking up the candidate most
favorable to their cause whom they could probably
elect. They have very rarely thrown away vote
on utterly hopeless candidates, To concentrate
their strength and throw it where it would tRl has
been their policy. We believe, therefore, that if
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fairly presumed to regard their movement through
the spectacles of the Express and Courier they
could and would have made Silas Wright give such
explanations and avowas as would have answered
their purpose. In the result we should have been
where Wright and his supporters now are.
But the Express urges that Mr. Young lost votes
every where of the Third Senate District because
Of his nomination by the Anti Renters. So he did
few and yet he will prove to be ahead of Mr.,
Fiah against whom no such objection could be
urged) in ninetenths of the Counties on. of that
District Mr.. Young will be found ahead OF the
average Of the Wing candidates in more than half
the Counties of the State
But more broad and serious charge made by
our contemporary afirms that Mr.. Fish was pu, up
to Be beaten-thnt those who urged and procured
his nomination INTENDED that Young should be nom-
mated by the Anti Renters and Fish left Off where.
by the latter was exposed to inevitable defeat
Happily, the proof Of the falsity OF this charge
found in facts OF abundant notoriety and unmisaks-
bic purport. In the first place, the more active
friends OF Mr.. Young in the Utica Convention did
not at rst propose support Mr. Fish for Lieuten
ant Governor, but cast their votes FOR Ira Harris of
Albany or Ambrose L. Jordan of this City, either
Of whom would have polled all Mr.. foungs Anti
Rent vote, aud perhaps more. Mr. Fish was pro-
posed for Lieut.. Governor by Delegates who had
strongly opposed the selection Of Mr.. Young for
Governor. Mr. Harris was not supported for the
second office BY the bulk of those who had present.
cd his name for the hrst-and his name was per.
smptoriy withdrawn by Mr.. Humphrey. 1t was
deemed, by many Of those who had opposed Mr.
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consent to run for Lieut.. Governor il order to re-
concile those originally opposed 20 Mr.. Young in
this City and vicinity. After the nomination Of
Governor and before that % Lieut.. Governor. the
Editor of this paper was appealed to in NJ, Fishs
presence, by Delegate from this ntv to ,ay that
MIR. Fish ought to consent ), h. ,,,.csa in uomina.
sA y. eN" .'s'e .nor. He declined to give such
- 'p'u.'' " the parties viii verify Yet, when
~ .-nlnation had again been pressed on Mr..
Fish, and Mt length reluctantly accepted by him.
NO one more gratefully appreciated thai acceptance
than did the writer of thus article
When the AntiRens State Convention, was
about to assemble we learned that Mr. Young
would probably be nominated by II tor Governor
witlsNIr Gardner Tor 1t, Governor. We used all
the influence we possessed TO prevent any such
nomination, as did the Editor Of the Albany Eve
ring Journal We wished and urged the Anti
Rsnters TO make no nomination. but allow each
Ami .Ren,er to vote as he should St- But they
shose 90 pursue their course. and SO make their
pover decisively telt and they nominated scco-d-
ins,S. ain Aonss tia, the whis Anti. Renters
would vote for Mr., Fish, in sufficient numbers to
.acprs his election We made some effort 10 Sc
cure that result. AL in vain. however. The Zero
cius denunciatons of the Anti. Renters nssSs BY
the Courier 4 Enquirer, which openly opposed Mr.
Young bat protested zealoussy 10 support Mr., Fish
with the corresponding but less manly course OF the
Express, parsiyzed or rendered nagstosy every
saersion Mr., Fish was regarded Throughout the
Anti. Rcnt District the candidate of Pstroonery
--es those who denounce the Amt. Renters indis.
cSinsinately as outlaws, robbers and murderers,-o.
those who had tried to bully the Wing party by
threatening TO bolt and 10 draw OF $4,000 votes II
.ny a.adscal OF The Tribune school should be nom.
inssed for Governor Al efforts TO remove those
impressions were unayaiins, Our Lieusenaas
Governo- is defeated, not because of any thing
wrong IN Hamiisos, Fish, bat because he was un
Justly confonnded with the crazy antics o; the Cour
Ter and the subsler malice of the Express against The
WING candidate for Governor. he is besier
throsgt 10 fault, no defect, no mistake OF his own
set solely by reason Of the efforts made b. those
who prosesssd 20 be his special friends to tradacf
aud defeat John Young But we know, and tins
State viii yet know and proclaim thar Hamilton