New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-28
The late Judicial Election and the Traitors In
the Whig Party.


II IS suE1crlules Improbable - DISCUSS the con
duct Of such traitors appear occasionally IN the
Wbig party especially If their influence Is 80 I'm
it'd that b. readily cOunierscted without me De
cessity OF public discussion their insi.uiaeanee
renders them unworthy Of such a notice But Snen
men sho press forward and wish % act az leaders IN me
party employ the press their OF scattering DIS
senon dstrus, far and wide they can have the
also 10 come out with boldnes 10 aid the enc
my and defeat their friends and pu5entJ claim crect
70 themselves for Aonesy and fn6pesdsrs IN such reck
essress and dishonesty. there - room for the exer
ctse Of forbesrEnce toward them IL they are eourt
psnced their conduct 10 tolerated under such
creumttsnees paves the way for II II does not II
give license To- farther rescheyies from which
the worst consequences 10 b spprshended.
The ueschery ofthe Nez.York Courier and Enquirer
ana the New York Express last Fall In opposing the
Wing candidate for Governor. and SEEKING under that
cloak 10 defeat sso the Wing candidates Tor members OF
Congress and the Lezsisfure and thus give additional
strength ana power 70 the General ADMIN sirston We
believe have BEEN a. corrupt and dishonest any
thing ever undertaken In the state. Bat that was well
understood The pret-xt set up that John Young an
od-school Wing. should be opposed because the Anti
renters -li friendly 70 him while Il vas known every
where thst Siss Wright and bis BsrnourDer friends AZ
Albany bad made every effort In their power 10 con
ciliste and win over that body q men was too shallow
10 deceive any body OF New YORK City. and very few
In II. As consequence the people being thoroughly
awakened 70 the subject the tresehery amounted 10
nothing except 10 excite pre- ldiee sssinst Hamilton
Fish whose champions the traitors PROGRESSED 10 be, and
l but for whom he also would have been elected
But this Spring when the frs, election under the New
Constitution they had better chance 10 dis
psy their maevolence against the Wing party aud
with more effect The people felt the necessity Of
making the moot judicious selections for the Judicial Of
fees there excitement in that state OF things the
traitors saw their chance TO make stab stthe party and
they resolved 20 make il Jet Who would be nomi.
mated. They found also for their purpose two echoes
the Utica Gazette and Buffalo Com erciai Advertiser
both in the hands Of men jealous Of the party influence
and patronage ike the Courier and the Express and
bent opposing whatever they thought msht favor
their more orthodox rivals selhshness and mslevo-
snce only formed the ruling motives Of the whole hope
u corps they could not rule the party, II their can
didates mated their plans not acceded
10. they resolved to defeat il II they could
When the Wing state Convention met ~ Syracuse,
where We had the honor at acting OF the repre-
sentatives Of the good County Of Duchess among
Delegates appeared the editor Of the Newl 0rk Express
and also the editor Of the Buffalo Commercial. To that
body sy kON that the subject o Anu ntism DID NOT
c0fle up al nor there word OF discussion the
subject either with reference candidates otherwise
They know that too Al the very rs step In the proceed
ings plan was brought forward TO propose Union
Tieka 10 the Loco FOcos it they would agree TO H.
which although opposed At fret by several members
inexpedien and out Of place. upon the ground that
should proceed tbs same occasions strictly p0lit
cal finally 20 accommodate those who had fears
abOu, party action. allowed 10 pass unanimously. The
proposition was made 20 the Loco Focos and by them
Immediately rejected, while they announced their de-
termination 10 make their part full party ticket
Thus stood before single formal step az the
guilty ones ssO know, tsksn in the Wing Conven
ton toward making nomination. What course re
DO nothing but proceed 10 make a full nomination or
disgrace ourselves by giving up the state to the Loco
FocOs without an eforL Before ballot was had Sir
FIJI more formally declined being candidate Then
the fret ballot Frrder Ok Whtesey had al baf uaaa
i0as r0 not halfsdozen tickets being found without
his name and the time 3. Davis Hoxon. Marcus
T Reynolds and Daniel Lord Jr az Newi0 rk were also
nominated b. respectable majority Of I'll The votes.
Among the candidates not nominated Mr. Jordan st00d
the hi chest After Mr. Lord nomination wss announced
Il suggested by several Of the City delegation thsih
probably would not accept Time wss therefore given
By adjournment to advise him ~ telegraph and slso
give the delegation time 20 consult in OF
HE declenon. II conceded the City entitled
10 one candidate. When the Convention r. d4sembled
il announced that Mr. Lord Ueremptorily declined.
aud farther tina, the representatives OF the City had
suited together receiving his answer and had mani
nOuslg res0irtd ask for he nomination n Abrose l.
Jordan The announcement received with gen.
ersl Of appreciation and eOncurred In Al
mously Among those conspicuous ia the movements
were the Editors OF the NewYork ENpress and Buffalo
Commercial and not word OF dissent or disspproba.
ton heard
From these facts the Wing reader win see tina, the
nominations of Mr. Nhittesey and Mr.. jordan were
brought about In 20 make them not only bind
iug upon every Wbig If common honesty and common
sense but even binding than either % the others
or than those Of ordinary character Yet with ali these
facts Def re them and which challenge them 20 deny.
the two guilty Editors concerned and their two associ
a,es came ont directly against the gentlemen named,
and exerted thcmseves indirectly. and In manner
scarcely de guised. o. ainst the whole WLig ticket
Bat the plea of AMT Reniism YVES raised. Does any
one believe that the Wsf took ground in favor OF
Mr. waitesey and that he was All but unanimously sas
tanned hy the Convention because he Anti Rent
err VIII sny Of common sense believe that the !
delegates HwYork comprsin several OF the very
fret OF the City and two thirds or more OF them
members of the bar with j. Phillips PhRnix At their
head asked for the nomination of Mr.. Jordan on behalf
OF that City and he TO unanimously approved by the
Convention, because he was In favor OF Anu Renusm'
Wa. there anythng in the individual character OF the
gentlemen giving fair grounds for suspicion In reference
10 Anti. Renismi We may possibly find men with reck
lessness enough make the assertion but we do not
believe the hrst man of ordinary intelligence Can be
found who will believe anything OF the kind.
such are the facts in reference TO, the manner 10
which the wings made their late State Judicial nonina
lions aud such the position Of things when the can
ddates were presented TO the People especially those
who were alierwsrd opposed Without arguing the
point farther may confidently anc boldly AK could
candidates under any circumstances nave been present
with stronger claims upon the confidence Of ine
party and People
At Albany afterwsrd, resolved 10 support Messrs
whittlesey and Jordan. True enough but wha, had
that To do with their characters, their quahncAtons
their position. their claims upon the Nhgsf are
good and true men to b. opposed and denouuced be-
bad men, If you please are found "iliog 10 sup
port themf Are they 10 be held responsible Tor the
characters of the who will give them their yo'est
Suppose portion Of the Loco-Focos dissatisfied win
their party had resolved 10 support some or A OF
candidates would that have been considered good
reason why said candidates should be denounced and
abandoned by the Wnigsi Politicians oil any prScueA
from their opponents. ~
Perhaps our dissatisfied ones would have the Wing
party 10 accommodate their aristOcratc iAstidousnes
select candidates hereafter exclusive in their habits
and they could receive the support OF none
but voters from the SELECT cTcs away snd sooi from
the Interference Of the ruLGr 80 that 10 the cleo
lions instead OF talking about soess We could s"agser
around polls in dgniied Indifference to popular sen
timsnt and talk of resPecfaby II We may coh'a-
their arguments expression OF tner senti
ments nothing short OF such course would nave sa'
ned them NJ the lsst election. .
The position Of the traitors in question 10 seen Win
sufficient dtnc,ne.s By the facts w have stated Inefe
is shadow of for their trescherous conduct
We believe they bent bringing shout the ceirAi
OF the Wings II they could matter who might be Sc
lecied unless Of their immediate kidney lney are
properly OF the Wing party ~ Al but the oresns OF
impractical selfish sristocrsces seeking 10 estsosh Po
rcs excusiveness tor hrr own benent al tue expense
OF every other interest We have few such ponucians
everywhere. kept 10 countenance BY ther to-dies;
whose business III 20 deuouuee and abuse al true 500
honest working Wigs who contend for the principles
and interests " the party with stesdy nrmness' ano
bear ali the burden of its contests No party can ae'
with them without taking the direct road ~ desuucuon
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