New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-08-17
~ The Buffalo Commercial studiOusly cOOceals

~ The Buffalo Ccmm<rciai studiously cOoeeals
from It's readers the fat BY which We proved that
the Anti Renters did not, in nominating candidates
for Appeal Judges expec. or intend to procure
Judge. prepared to decide the Manor lawsuits in
their favor and then asks
IF they did not hsve this In view, will Tie TrtbEHe
Be good enough 10 inform the public what vi" ineH o0
jectF'
Why, Sir, since you press the question We pre-.
sumo il was their object 70 secure an honest sno
capable Judiciary, BY casting their votes ior 'ne
best candidates presented. according 10 their jag
ment. They may have judged very badly bot "
this was our object we will suppose theirs to nave
been the same until we have evidence to tue con
trary But suppose they did wish to show 'nei,
strength. what Of it Were not many Wings ana
Loco Focos animated by like motive Du'
when men undertake TO show their strength "
defeating their own candidates and eiecting tno'S
of their antagonists, there they get beyond OO'
comprehension.
The Commercial. to our direct inquiry "hetner"
mesnsto imply that Messrs jordan and "hittiesey
would have decided Manor cases otherwise 'nah
according to Law, answers- ~.
mo put ,hstis not the material question Hls
vhe,her We will allow fortieGh psrf OF the voters %
this STATE banded together 10 separate -
principles that should never BE- sio~eo 70 ~, 49,
element In political contests 20 oesruns ~ ost
and who should not be elected to the highest sn1 nos
imnottsnt ofices Men however WOr'ny' tlnk ih'o ~
,igplhc.nce IN comparison with the prscue. Or
tor OF this question Suppose the Anu f.snlsi usu
ceeSed in eectine their nominees s there man 80
lind . mot 70 zee that hist faction would have been l
rnensey shened By the result ard tnat Wy
exercise an sl-c0n,roling power at the ensuing 20.
eleet1n Not only this II would have sum sa,
ali the Stale and WHO cOllu ttJ NsAh
would be the end 4
The trouble here would seem to be that part
Of the voters consider measures important "hicn
the Com nerciol does not-certain principles sain
tary ard permanent, which that paper ho'as
q should never be allowed to enter as an element
in political contests Well: here is pointed
difference ofopinion what to be done in the pre-
misses We say, Just support our own une1ceP
tioHable Wing ticket throughout and u Po'slo'e
90 vigorously as TO elect it over all opposition As
the Compercial and its school insist that an Anti
Renter cannot be Wing, Of course we lose no
thing by their course but gain for three tns OF our
ticket Just so many votes as they happen 70 throw.
We had Wing votes in abundance to have eieoteu
our entire ticket just as it was nominated al Sy'a
cuse. But no, says the Commercial let us Turn
round and oppose our own candidates. whom the
Anti Renters vote for. and support their Loco oco
opponents instead
But. says the Commercial, the Anu heh'e's
" would have been immensely strengthened by the
result that is, by the election OF the candidates
thew selected from the Wing and Leo Foco LICK
cts Why, no, Sir you are sadly mistaken Ihey
succeeded perfectly in this very course last fal'
and for the first time yet they were far weaker IN
the following than they had been in the previous
Leeislature--far weaker in the succeeding Election
than formerly To all such organizations upon
single idea, Success is not strength and durability
bat weakness and decay. Had they been allowed
the casting vote for Judges, 1t must have tended
to a like result. One Legislature elected IN the
same way, and sincerely DESTROYS OF redresslng
whatever may be their real grievances, would IN
sure the dissolution of the Anti.Rent party into its
original elements and do nobody harm
The Commercial closes as follows
q The Tribune. notwithstanding It's marked Improve
ent in and temper that noticed a. the outset
cannot quite correct s confirmed naht ~ Playing the
cs,echis and atks us al the close Of s article whether
we mean support In good faith the nominations 81 our
next State Convention. Toe question IL rber mpudenI
bnt will waive that and soswer mat we co osi as
suredly And all ask OF The TrbHRf In return IT, that
foregoing the improbable attempt 10 link its peceis
notions with the principles Of the wing party II viii
only ipoure in making nominations, whether the man
ia capable honest and a true Whig and II ssiihed on
these points that 1t will stand square up 10 the rack
The Tribune does rot make nominations. lis
Editor never was nor sought TO be member oil
any State Nominating Convention-nev attended
any bat that held last Fall He was not near that
which nominated Appeal Judges The extent OF
our agency in the matter is tIiis-We labored Jun
successfully last Fall to persuade the Anti Renters
to make no special nomination. and we have done
our best at each Election in support OF the entire
Whig ticket 1t has never made any difference
with us that others nominated the same candidates
the more of that the better, so that we kne"
the men to be good and true Wings. Such we IN
tend. shall be our course hereafter we hope th'
Commercial cutting loose from its most undesra
bic ally in this City. will do likewise although u
former paragraph above quoted would seem to In
dicate purpose to play the game OF June owe
again in case any minor party shall see fit to nomi
nate part OF the Wing candidates. We do hop
| il will think better Of it and at ell events we can
/ not believe that the Wings Of Enc County Wi
consent to defeat themselves again. Why shoul
they