The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-18
ALBANY. Scptemher LIZ 1RlS

ALBANY September I6, 1s4s
The Movements Of Parties at Utica-The Probable Re-
suits &c. &C.
EThe nominations of the Utica Cenve are before
you ana you have put them before the world just as
Partisan cuisine puts chop before hungry ou,rier
Fish will run ahead of his ticket and Dix will run be-
hind Fish will run ahead Of the State and national
tickets because, without peradventure no Nil, com
mand the whole and divided vote of the vbo nartv
OF new YORK. lie Is pure man-of honorable princi
pies-oi noble associations. He is q whig of the Fill
more stamp, who has never been bssely used by the
'str"cised clique Of Albany anti.masons who have
perched like birds of Paradise in high places hut vho
are at present. sunk below the level of men Of renuta
ton. have known Fish, in the Senate, as President
OF that body have during my life preferred rather
to observe men than to mingle with them have seen
FISH In al the public and in some of the prvate rails.
lions OF life, and think, though he is member
OF the whg party, that he is just mana good man
the executive chair with honor to the state Fish IL
blameless and benevolent man, and the whg party is
attached TO him These are the Why
think ne Will run ahead of the entire whig ticket in
this State There is doubtless a chance for his cleo
ton. ~ ~ '-
Dix wlrun behind his ticket because first, hs voted
with Cass In the Senate, against the Irish Relief Bill
The only question which could arise in the mind 81 an
mSnnt man, ID reference to that BILL was in nay
whether the general govern of the Uni
ted States can constitutonaly interpose its arm To
neishboriDg nation from the rsvsgss of pesti-
n
foreign power or from inhuman spostion This il the
question which would arise because there could
not east doubt but that the Irish people were
no doubt Of The constitutional power of Congress to
appropriate the public money for such purpose;
and there are thousands of Irish voters who will agree
with my views. 1t is held that in of bet ween
two nations, 1t is the right Of neutral power to me-
date between the beigerents with view to the re-
storaion Of peace This is welsettlsd pri ncipe Of
international law. FIT is constitutional for the
United States government to expend the public
money in an attempt to mediate between two beIi-
gerent nations why Is 1t not for IL also
to me date between Ireland and famine! What IL
the difference between and famine, except that
famine is the greatest CURSE The French govern
ment is meditating between Austria and Italy, and
has sent an army to compel Austria to accent the
olive branch. The United States cover nmen mt NAV do
the same thing The truth is, Dix voted wrong The
speech oil Henry Clay, in the House of Represc nta-
tives, on the Greek question, proves it, Dix voted
wrong; and lie will lose the Irish vote and run be-
mttee OF the free soil party addressed letter to Mr.
Dix, last May, and desired him to make q firm, aud
open and positive movement in favor of the
proviso introduced into Congress by Mr. Wiimot, of
Pennsylvania The committee asked him to come IN
to Abar y and make free soil speech to a mass meet
ing or as the only alternative, to write stron1 and
elaborate and bold letter in faver of the pripcnIs
The committee told him they wanted such a letter
Tor the free soil party was its infancy;
question was, whether it should have exist
enee or be DIR driven back into the realms Of
cried for aid, as hard as the Irish did Int
Dix was immovable. He wrote a reply to the
GO, omuiule' nearly as short as Casss letter on
tne river and hsrbor question. That reply WAS
reaa 10 ue Albany mass meeting of free eoilera
and received with tumult of hsses and execratons
In u MT Dix said that his duties at Washington
would not admit Of his DEPARTURES; Is evident
fore that he considered the free soil question IA of
very inferior moment to the Buncombe questions then
pending in the Senate. He also had the Kind psss 70
say with great simplicity sthat his views as prsviousv
av .,, uIon all naters-bnt upon no particular
matter-vere unchanged and uncha ngeab le,'-a con
eession worthy OF Roman but not quite comprehen-
by THIS extraordinary display Of indecision ana fight
ana doubt Mr. Dix lest many friends he lost his repu
.s'oh ,or mmnrss, because he did not ssy--"by the
eternal am with you, barnburnersr '
A.. h'e ere Two OF the reasons why think Mr. Dix
vi" run 0, ,fnd his ticket mention them with the
great admiration OF his public character
General CeonSs, Of kentucky, - ysu have been a.