The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-19
Mr. Brooks Nom How IL WINS Made
Funny DcVcIOpcmeMls.


MIR. Brooks Noni"a,io"-Ho How 1t WINS Made
Funny Developments.
The agitation and commotioh caused by the no.
minaton of MIR. Brooks. editor of the Express
newspaper. as member of Congress from the sixth
congressional district, Is drawing to head ra-
pdy and there is every probability that there Will
be an explosion Of an awful kind there in short
Zine. The lrlsh perfectly furious at this nOmi
nation; and vow that wing or no wing, they never
will vote for a man who went out of his way to
Witty, abuse, and ridcule them and their country
through the medium of his paper. The indepen-
dent friends of General Taylor take smar
stand, and are determined to oppose his election
to the last They very reasonably say, that not
withstandng the laudations which he daily issues
IN his print, of General Taylor they never can for
get the abuse which he poured forth for weeks
and months on General Taylor and all his friends;
and 10 crown all, and render his election matter
of imposslbility, tine supporters of the pretensions
of Mr.. Nat Blunt and Horace Greeley denounce
his nomination, on the ground thatt was obtained
by fraud ana corruption; and il is even whispered
that several wings will take the stump against
HIM on their own hook.
Here is combination of influences at work to
defeat Mr. Brooks election, which would certain
ly appear strong enough to defeat any man, even
the most popular but such as will efectually crush
Mr. Brooks to atoms.
To any one who has watched the course of the
Express for the last SIX months on the subject OF
Ireland, and the nomination Of Gen. Taylor for
the Presidency, this state of things in the sixth
congressional district will not appear strange.
The Developments that have leaked out IN re-
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was procured, show that the basest means were
resorted to for the purpose. 1t is well known that
Greeley's friends have been looking for nominal
ton for that philosopher from the district for
some time past, and laid no stone unturned to
secure the Irish vote. Night after night, Greeley had
attended the Irish meetings in Vauxha Garden,
talked and sweated, during the summer months, on
the wrongs OF Ireland and, to crown all, publish
/ ed the celebrated Slievenamon letter, contain
a fabricated account of battle in Ireland. To be
| sure his efforts were unavalling to save Ireland
but he ngratlated himself so fully in the affections
of the Irish, that, next to St Patrick they thought
he was their best friend. So far, so good. BY
and by the time for making the nominations arrv-
ed, and it was acknowledged on all hands, that
Mr.. Greeley was the most popular and available
man whomsthey could take up, for he would GER
tainly receive the whole Irish vote. He was
accordingly taken up, and, on the first ballot, he
received nearly sufficient number of votes to se-
cure his nomination; his opponent, James Brooks,
receiving only three or four. The friends of Mr.
Brooks, seeing the probable result resorted to sub
teriuge, trlckery and forgery to defeat it, and
secure the nomination for their protege This
tlicking we shall probably give TO the public at
f,,furo time nj all oventc
These some of the circumstances under which
Mr. Brooks was nominated as member of Con-
gress, from the sixth congressional district Col.
Monroe, when he found out all, announced
his determination of refusing the nomination
for the short term, and of stamping the district
in opposition to him. Mr.. Blunt, we believe.
will publish card in a day or two, inform
ing the public that he, too, is a candidate !;
and as for poor Greeley, whose hopes are blasted
just at the time when he thought he would receive
his reward for all his exertlons In favor of Ire
land, he will, no doubt go around in his white
coat, and tell the boys to vote against Mr.. Brooks.
The whole matter is perfect kettle of fish and
we look for an awful explosion there, IN a day or
two.