The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-28
From tie Rochester Democrat.


IHE FnE VIcTIMs.-NAToNALIsM VS.. FREE-
poh.-James Bowen, the Wing candidate for Con
gress in the Sd district, was defeated 10y National
wing treachery, because he was Il friend of free
dom.
Russell Sage, the Wing nominee for Congress
in the It'll (RensssIaer) district, was defeated by
National Wing treachery for other reason than
that he friend Of freedom.
O. Il. Mateson, the Wing nominee for Congress
IN the goth (Oneida) district, is a victim of National
Wing II eachery Why; Because he was friend
of freedom.
Vvus w. Smith, the Wing nominee for Con-
greNs in the 24th (Onondagn) district, sacri-
heed by NMionni Wing treachery, because he was
Il friend of freedom
Edwin b. Morgan, the Wing nominee in the
18th district, fell prey to National Wing each
cry, because lie ranked among the friends Of free
dom.-.h'nigomery Wing.
As the above is copied into the Evening Jour
nal, we will examine the case of each pretended
martyr little in detail.
JAMES BowEM. The regular candidate of the
| Wings was Mr.. EopMAN. Bowen came up II
boiling candidate, and the result was the election
Of Locofoco, +. Il. HART There were two
delegations from the second ward Both of these
submitted their claims for seais to the district
ven'iOn, which had the right to decide, and which
tilt decide. 1t so happened that the Bowen dele
CATION was excluded, whcreupon his friends boted
and nominated him for Congress- In this course
they were encouraged by the Tribune and Even
me Journal. RoDMAN received PIGS votes; B0wEN
received 1913, and the I.ocUocu was elected But
for the boiling of the Evening Journals pet this
district would have electeta Wing representative.
Russell SAGE.-Ihis gentleman was not defeat
ed by the Nationnl Wings, But by an entirely dif.
f-rent cause. Two years ago he opposed and de-
tea,ed the regular VIII. candidate for Congress-
m Rensselaer,, and the friends Of that candidate
have now defeated him. Such things are greatly
80 be regretted, but will sometimes happen Mr.
SAGE Is IL worthy man, and ought to have been
cleo ed. lie acted wrongly towards the candidate
al his party in Isis, and othels have retor.ed the
Wrong upon himself now.
o. Il. MATTEsON. This candid W 3 Oppnsed
in two congressional elections before the recent
one, for some personal reasons of which we nre
not particularly informed. AT all events, "Nntion-
nlism' had nothing to do with the matter. The
district is strongly Loco, giving Seymour about
1000 majority, and Mr.. MAt,eson was defeated by
4 very few votes. Evidently, No concerted effort
was made by Wings against him.
! VNus w. Smith. MIR. s., in bis paper, the
Syracuse journal, husc assaulted the Pres
! ident and men,crs of his Cabinet. just before
the election, he Published, with tncit approval a
,lenunclntlon Of President lLLMonE, AS ''mlsera
bic tool Rumor says u,at this conduct WAS not
agreeable to the friends Of the Administration il
Olondagn, and that it cost Mr. S. some votes. tIe
! is. besides. personally unpopnar,-nnd these two
curses doubtless combined To defeat him.
| r. u. MORGAN. This gentleman = own county
paper. the Auburn Daity .ldre;liser, attributes his
te!eat entirely TO railroad influence. His compel
Tor, r. How, is largely interested in new pro
ect to unite Aubnrn with the New York aud Erie
'a,lroa and this, the .lireriSer informs u.s. elect
! ed him,
Thus endeth the first "Book Of Martyrs"