The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-10-13


at this time than the democis They are divided be-
tween Fillmore men and Seward men. well between
those who have obtained Office and those who have not
As to the Taylor democrats, they rapidly repudang
the former fayorite OF their choice. ata..as.
The organization for the purpose of making the nom-
nations OF the wing party in the city, for members OF the
legislature and other officers Of the State and city has
caused the flames to break In several Of the wards
there riots produced, and violence was employed
The New York Sun ian independent paper with sirong
wing afhntes) Of the 18th instant gives brief sketch
OF these exciting scenes, fggI tsr4.
The primary elections of both parties have been held
and dsgracefn exhibitions have been the con-
sequence The democrats, Notwithstanding their .two
factions conducted themselves avoid black eyes
and bloody noses; but the wings in of the
entered into regular fight and bowie knives
TO decide the quarrel Ia the h ward gang Of rowdies.
led on by oficehoders, attempted to force ticket upon
the people, and this end seized the ballot.box and
wounded several peaceable citizens. One man had his
throat dangerously cut by wretch who ourshed knife
In each hand The scene was most revolving. and the In
PRODUCTION OF gangs Of bnles 10 coerce the primary eec
lions of the people is outrage upon the freedom and
safety OF the franchise, and forever shameful all engaged
it, Where the police, that they did break up
the fighting gangs, and arrest their leaders, And do
such exhibitions prove that the people the
Of the balotbox, by taking all and cleo
lions into their own hands 'ss
| The New York Globe states that these whig ward
meetings held for the purpose Of selecting delegates
to attend their various city and county conventions
During the day. muerings of dsconient and revenge
uttered loud and spirited and The the approach
Of the time when the meetings 10 assemble, the
voceTous became the threaenings, and tho
ardent the combaants The disturbance confined
any particular locality ward district It unver
sal throughout every portion of the city. The
house had stationed is "nonntsrventonsts' In every
ward and scattered its emissaries every direction The
and the Youngtes were arrsyed In antagonsc
positions in many of the wards and the deadly feud ex
listing between the factions frequently brought aid bowie
knives and other instruments Of destruction The Filh
Sixth and Eleventh wards exhibited the disgacefn
Budgeons, knives. stones and other dangerous
weapons freely used against each other II EN-
gagged mortal combat and the many wounded who were
borne from the of contention, many Of them with
battered heads and bleeding veins told but plainly the
determination Of the regency faction
j The Globe quotes the Express the Tribune and The
Herald. in confirmation Of its description But discord
not confined to the wing meetings. The wing press at
issue with itself The signal defeats which the admins
traon has received at the elections have embit-
tered the whole clan; and even the administration its
cabinet its oce-hoiders in New York. are not spared
jim the heat of their specuations The New York Cou.
rier to be losing portion Of its sweet temper in
some of its structures. In some comments upon the
| Albany Knickerbocker, il says:
II is openly alleged, however, and may be true that the
principal genera emit in this civ are
hostile the wing State administration, and that about
of their subordnaes in attendance the syria.
convention, striving by all the power
to defeat the denomination of the whig State officers s
alleged and doubt true, that OF the off,
cals alluded publicly proclaimed ia the cars the
nomination OF our State ticket hts hope and belief
would be defeated by twenty thousand majority. When
in addition these, said to be well aus facts we
find newspaper edited by custom house officer openly
assaing the whig nominees, It certainly would appear
that the general administration arayed against the wing
State administration. a@'.l laai 'atslg
We repeat, however, that such is fact We kmos
that the whg State enjoys entire conf
dence OF the general administration; and venture
predict tina. the latter viii insist upon investigator
the charges extensively made and believed again
officials Of the general government this city Mr. Mar
WE'LL too, will, doubt not, make il his espec duty 10
inquire by whose authority and upon what pretext the
custom house officers in force Syracuse Assuredy
they had business there and cannot doubt but ey
will, one and all, be promptly dismissed, unless they can
show their authority for being from their posts in
which case the person who gave such permission will
doubedy be dismissed from Office he certainly should
We repeat, that although Appearances may indicate q
want OF harmony between the general ard STATE admn-
tratons and although the officials OF the
doubtediy attempted TO produce such impression
speak advisedly when say that we kpoc their course
has been very decidedly disapproved Washington We
alluded Mt length yesterday TO the which have
led to the defeat Of the wing tickets in several States
of late and there be doubt but that the sane
causes In operation here Bat who can believe
that any OF the officials OF the general government,
be such consummase fools TO suppose that they win
receive the thanks OF the general administration .fu
throwing the Empire Stale into the Of locoiocois'
That they acting such were their belief sups
bat cannot aad do not believe that those dsy
Is to see that the subordnaies in the mpoy OF the
eminent attend TO their official duties instead of medds
with political affairs will such suicidal ppe
tees have obtained OF ate Whatever personal s
ings their duty 70 the administration Of general Tayo.p
the wing rary. and 10 the country, win insure their poF
interference TO remedy the evils referred to.
The New York Mirror quotes these structures Of tW
Courier. and animadvers upon them and declares that
il has mo confidence in who allow their persons
prejadices TO outrun their principles"
We give in another column further extracts from the
New York Courier. in an article in the Richmosd f
Enquirer, whose judicious comments upon them We
recommend 10 the readers especial attention Ce'
iainy this very wing party have no extraordinary
reason 10 boast OF their own harmony, or 10 sxpar
ate upon any little rents that may occasionally BE-
seen In the garment OF the democratic party But ths I
New York Herald Gan original Taylor papeD supssse'
them all in the severity Of its structures and the bodnes
Of is denunciatons The following article in is las
number speaks sufficiently Of its disconient and we only
wonder that Il should confne its charge of mbecily
the cabinet The whole concern is imbecile-the bss
a. well a. the member-and we say of the whole .
iahlishmeni. " let Us haze change" as we ca
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