Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-10-14
NEW YORK POLITICS.

MEN YORK POLITICS.
We are moi quite sure that any one, living within her
batdcrs, fully understands, the m'nuti~ Of the p'lllcs If
The E.nnpiIe Siate-ceftaln il il, that no one without
has a clear concepti4n oi the ,echnolgy Of The scienee,
Each Of the two great parties is subdivlded INTO two II
more facrions. having lleie respective crerds, organs and
leaders Besides lii ~ more chronic divisions, every
year or TWO there springs up a mushroom action, which,
holding the lalance d power ior ,le lime, succeeds IN
forcing upon the party the nominations II one Or mofe
Of lis fayorites. and Then disbands, and makes way for
sIme other c animation, not less absurd III lis protested
uhJeci, nor less ephemeral IN It's duration. We should a
soon hofe to master The points Of Chinese politics as those
ofNew York. The mere party names are unin'ellgi-
bic to Us -, ut,lde haltarians,' and. besides, they ar
constantly shifting. 1lu-,-wo IN Virginia lave al
ways considered "Old IIuukerIsn' as "A convertible
term lr Van Burenlsm.' But we are disabus d Of
THIS notion by the proceedings Of a late Democratic State
tonventlon, held al Syracuse. 10 app5rlinn the offices
among the latly, aud lell the faithful Tor whom 10 vote.
Fran the proceedings, we learn that Mr.. Van Buren's
lrlehds are not odd l~iunkefs,' hui "Barnburuers,"-
aud hat HEY sustained a slsnal defeat IN HE Conyen-
tun. The ,Tean Of Ike llunhers is the Albany Argus
that q The Banl turner's. the Evening AHA OF the 5 me
cI,y. Tie Evening Posi- Is the New iolk city organ
of the l}arlbntnets, ard HOW asserts tnat Gov. Wright
was detta,eJ. AT the last election, by the lIeacheTy fine
IIuukersin an. ing Win the " lIgs. John Van Buren,
Attorney General Of the State WAS "a delegate to the { on-
ve.tiun. Ills right 10 Il seat was contested, and uccess
fully, as by a vote ufGl IL J5 he was declared not en-.
titled 10 it. The excitement IN the Convention from lis
first assembling Was very great aud Increased to an eA-
tent Of transportation and violence never before witness
ed in any previous quarr.l Of he fierce democracie, Of
that State. The leaders. III the debate. On the part OF
the BarnbarneIs, were John Van Bufett. Mr.. Ra,hbun,
Preston King, and c. T.. Canhrtlling-on The part o. he
U,u!trs, Mtssrs. b ady, ol New lork, Pecktaln, Sey-
mour. ,silker and IIrdsall.
The f5ll. wing nominations were made For Comp
,uller, Il. llutb rtord, oil Jefferson COUNTY, for Lieuiea
am, Governor, Nath III Dayton, Of Niagara; Secretary of
STATE, Edward Sandfofo, otNew York; Attorney Gene
raj, Lew Chatfeld, Of On, 30; IA asnrer, GeoreeN
Cuyle Ter. of Wayne couuly; State Engineer. .. w.
Chllds, of Onondaga county; Canal & mmisSiuners, }.
C.. Nlalher. Of licnsalaer county, Elisha Is. Smi'h, oi
Cheoango county. FrtGerpck Follcit, oi GenneeS - conn-
~, State Prison Inspectors, John Fisher, of Wes,chas
ter county, q .. Caldwell, Of NJ nlgomery county, ano
Norman b. SmIlh, OF New York.
Mr.. iiuugcriurd belongs to he ~IIunkers, as do n osl
of the other nolnlners. II will be seen that john Van
Buren,, the present Attorney General, has been thrown
overheard.
The excitement was sill further heightened, Ivy the
attempt made u amend the report of the Committee o
Resolution, by adding the WIlmoi Prosiso. This was
votcd down. \ rosoluttqn, recommending The election
Of Delegates to the National Convention by Compressor
al Districts. ryailei. -
The proco edrgS altogether Of the Convention hav,
spneoss,s. ~ nat elect ,aosa ~ ""'"'"Ss aft
ton NC cannui say. We do Mt count much uppn IN, !,
disturbing influences 1hr Democracy is TOO wcll drill,
to permit II 10 link oi rtsisting the lth,st Of kino
, aueus, aud too atJcct IN lis subseIyiellce 10 party djc,u
tion 10 exercise any rislt u judgment as to The persona
fitness Of HE nominees.
W could fill a Gotham or Two, with graphic skeiche.
Of the J~isoIdeily proceedings Of the Convent on, Mllcl
brlng iqfcibly 10 mind The scenes IN the .Jacubin Clnbr
of Paris during the reign Of terror. We content u,rs,lv,4
with The following article which we copy irom the y
\. ENpr,ss;
The Loco Fcro Convention closed it's stormy session
al SYRACUSE, IN Sunday morning, at ) o'cl, k.-atter, A
TAR as Ne can Judge, u complete Triumph Of he OLD
Hunk IS throughout. A grear deal et 4iine, asour read
cts Fave already seen, was consumed in the inyesttpa
ton ut The claims To disputed seats; but 50 skiIitully dl,
'he Ola hwdh'rs play their cards IN this respect tina
Iney "eaIrtd M their men in the three contested cas,.
Iro" thls city aDd HE one in Oisrgo, as we'll as Itch
ilrId's IN Albany; and were thereby enabled To nominate
OrriHs HhgcJmd d. ot Jetiers N Tor Compiroller.u about !
o'clock on Saturday atterouu by one majority over Azarial
L.. fId9g, the present Baruhurncr incumb.n etc. llad
these cases becn urlefaise decided. il is clear that Mr.
tlagg would have been lriumphantly re nominated; but
as 1t is, his downfall Is complete ana a".Ntr Man. has
been selected to supolsede hin, in The person ola well
known Od bunker, eA- membcr If Conart SIS, President
OF the Jrtiorso County Bauk. etc. etc.
l Is inatteT of cont. ste seals, our reader, will see al
a glance, was we'll worth the hard contest il urclsioned;
III point ai fact il vas HE great turning PORT in the
conventions: the BarGfnrnlls and Old llnnkers BENG 81
equally divided that trs otlte disputed votes were all
Important 10 each side. The result. however, is too
well known IL our readers 10 require us t, dwell on It any
hhl+ef, here; the Old llunkrIs played their game with a
'd' Tar superior 10 thai displayed by Their rivas, and as
a necessary consequence victory is Iheirs.
Gt-lhe Nhlgs have occasionally vrnturcd to find
lahlt with the way III winch the war has been carried ON
they believed thaI, dtluded by the idea of peace heinz
Just at had, the President made the first rpuuisiliun
Tor volunteers tnr Twelve mon his, nlen he could. as
experience has shown, jusi as readily have gotten men TO
serve during the war. Iney blamed him, also. FIR not
calling out other volunteers IN ample tine t, have sub.
s'i'nied them for twelve months men, before tho expi-
ration OF Their term of service. They commended that
or victorious Generals were never IN a posi- ION to profit
by Their adsaniagcs-and that whilst IN paper, Generals