The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-04


spark of fire, or another independent letter from
Gen. Taylor, would develops systematized and
extended rebellion IN Albany, and in the interior,
which would be much more formidable and resist
less lis progress than the Irish rebellion ofI5is
The newspaper press at the capital has been indus
uiously engaged IN efforts to misrepresen, the
character and the effect OF this extraordinary
movement, which, like all the movements of Mr.
Thurlow Weed, was very hasy and i-advsed
That person, alter having printed and posted bills
calling an indignation meeting at the capital, aud
alter having made every effort In his power 10
foment the excitement there, has suddenly
changed his position, and pretends, at present, TO
be sincerely penitent for his rash conduct. The
truth is, that Weed is playing Taylor false. We
are certainly not without instances IN which this
individual has displayed some great qualities OF
intrigue and deception; he has repeatedly betrayed
candidates for office, TO whom he had previously
given the strongest assurances of personal and
political regard and, during his whole public
career, he has been guilty OF series OF political
errors which have impaired the public confidence
In his integrity, and forever destroyed his
influence as an editor and politician.
have been assured by wings, whose intelli-
gence and veracty | have had opportunities
to test, that Mr.. Weed is secretly organising
a movement TO defeat the election OF Gene.
raj Taylor, at least in the State of New YORK.
There are some strong reasons for entertaining
such an opinion, and among them there are two
which, for the present, | Will content myself with
mentioning. First, Mr. Weed opposed the nomi-
nation of Gen. Taylor secondly, he has been for
several years the bitter personal enemy of Nliard
Fillmore, the Taylor nominee Tor Vice President.
He is also the enemy of John A. Collier, and J. A
Spencer. and Samuel Stevens, and of every other
Independent and lnileXibe wing who will not
know ledge his right to the dictatorship of the
wing party. These are facts within my own
knowledge, and they are only two of the reasons
for the suspicion that the Journal newspaper is
PLAYING Gen. TAYLOR false.
The Indignation or consultation meeting which
was held here, has ser 'hly injured the prospects
OF Gen. Taylor, as the ;.a,hors of it III well
aware 1t was called with the express design of
iomentlng the discussions IN the Taylor. wing
party and, as Independent correspondent /
feel bound to acknowledge that the design has
been. to great extent, successful. Taylor will
poll fifteen hundred less votes in this city than he
would if the meeting had not been called. 1t is
presumed that some pretext will shortly be de-
vlsed for calling another meeting OF a similar
character: In regard TO the first meeting, will
| state that Mr. Fillmore remarked to me, last even
ing, that nothing but his own personal efforts, with
those made by John A, Collier, prevented gene
raj explosion, and the nomination Of new ticket.
This was, In fact, what Weed most desired; but
his game will shortly be blocked
am In possession OF information which en-
ables me to state, very confidently, that the no.
mlnee of the Wing State Convention for Governor
wl be H Hsm nf Fish of New York Wash
already elected, are pledged to vote for John
Young, the present incumbent; but l hazard
little In saying that the denomination of Mr..
Young is impossible. Mr. Hunt, 1t is understood,
Is anxious for the nomination. he was lately
offered the whlg nomination for Congress, In his
district; but he declined, with view, perhaps, to
the eubeInatorlal nomination. He will prove
| formidable opponent TO Mr.. Fish. There is now
little doubt of the nomination of Hon. VIM. c.
Grain, OF Herkmer, tor the office OF Governor, by
the democrats. If the union of the democratic
party OF New York was not, apparently, utterly,
impossible II, In the present aspect OF national
politics, any man living could unite and control
the vote OF the party within the State, it seems to
me that man is William G. Grain, OF Herkmer.
HIS character In private life, and his merits as
public officer, are so well known that they need
no eulogy here. HIS attitude as a political pac-
| hcator, during all the agitating scenes through
which the democratic party has so recently
passed, has conferred honors upon him which no
man can have the temerlty or the cold-blooded
selfishness to attempt to snatch from him: those
honors are his own, and they were we'll earned
they are the fruits of his forbearance and his
cesslons. lis position In the Syracuse Convention
is fresh IN the recollection OF the friends OF Cass
and the friends of Van Buren,. He stood there as
the advocate OF peace, and the opponent of strife
and prescription he deprecated rupture and
separation and he exerted all his energies to pre-
| vent 1t. He was associated with the friends of
| Van Buren,, but, on an appeal from the president
ofthe convention, he gave decision against his
own friends, and in favor of the friends of Cass.
| HIS skill as a parliamentary leader has been ac.
|
his promptude and courtesy, as presiding officer
were never denied He is of good stock, and he
| is Ineal descendant OF one OF the most dIstln-
guIshed general officers of the revolution His
heart is warm, and his head is sound We espe-
caily admire, him for his hospitality and his
frank and noble department He is good man
and hope the hunkers will nominate him next
week. If they do, am inclined to believe that
the barnburners will give him a cordial support
THE EXCHANGE BANK FoRGERY.-We briefly an
nounced the arrest Yesterday of man calling him.
self John Hunt charged with having received in No.
vember last 81 s25 from the Exchange Bank, Of this
Tweedle & Darlington. His detection the result
into Dicksons hat store in State street bought hat
and offered $40 bill. little defaced, in payment,
wsn he %h. .s caoT you s take my
and he sent boy with the bill to a brokers' office,
(Mr Payne's) who Immediately discovered that the
bill one Of those described by the bank having
been paid out upon the forged check Mr.. p. at
passed to Mr. DIS store but before he got there,
Hunt suspecting something wrong, went out, and
distance up State street before he overtaken
His disappearance excited sus picon; he pursued
and Immediately taken to the police Office The ex-
animation was somewhat protracted but facts enough
were developed to justify his detention 1t that
one Of our citizens, who was in the bank when Hunt
drew the money on the forged check, had his suspi
cions excited by tho mans conduct. The idea that
something was wrong impressed him strongly that
exhibited this description when the forgery was de-
tected On comparing 1t now with the person arrest
ed it is found to agree exactly This, with the addi
tiona facts, that skeleton keys found upon him
that he refused to say where his baggage depo-
sted and that he tried to escape without the cha age
for his $40 BILL goes to show pretty conclusively that
there is something wrong about the accused. when
the forgery detected, the bank stopped issuing
bills Of the denomination (s1o's in which the check
paid AID issued circulars to all the brokers in
gard to It, Immediately after he drew the money, the
fellow obtained 5000 in gold from Groesbeck Co. for
which he gave that amount Of bills Since that time
all trace Of him had been lost He says he has been
to England which is possible rs he is Englishman;
but the probability now is that Sing Sing will be the
next place he will visit This man, IL he be rogue IL
most cool and accomplished one, for when arrested
and during his examin nation, he was calm and un-
concerned he had earthly interest in the mat
ter And yet with the most finished rogues there is
propensity, or proclivty to elfexposure, that
amounts to downright stupidity. This man. eight
months ago, obtained $500 by forgery and eludipR