The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-18

cation. The vote on Bouck for President, and on
[sypg the additional resolution of Mr.. Ma 1rioe on
the table, exact reversal OF the original posi-
ton of parties. OF course, six taken from the
bunker side and put on the bsrnburner side, would
Clarke at their head. Only three more were neces-
sary; and gratitude and rejoicing at John ' an
Buren's open and unqualified adhesion to the prln
ciplss of the hunkers, as maintained In 1871, ioiS,
lSi9 and 1850, and the necessities arising from an
overweening desire to accomplish nominations which
could no. be made cert Ain by promises, in their own
ranks, readily, as we see, furnished the desired
quota and that .t too ~ pledges not fulfilled
alition has been formed, Of which, / suppose,
Horstio Seymour, John Stryker, Timothy Jenkins,
and Lorenzo B. Shepard, on the one side, and Johu
tracing parties 1t has been on foot for some
weeks, and this is Its arst practical development
throughout, Is has John Van Buren-the latter,
Stryker, Jenkins, and shepard have been on hand
from beginning to ths end Of the convention, at
tending to every particular, however triAing, in
doors and out, with the most logged assiduty
And llal,ey-Gen. Robert Halsey-of Tompkns,
who was last year defe ited by the barnburners Of
his district as candid ate for Congress, took 1t into
bis head to see how much could be made on this
occasion, by trucking to men who had already
trampled on him. He was chosen to the conven-
ton as q bunker, but played the amiable to the
barnburners, to the detrment of the plans Of his
quondam friend, and supporters, in style most
on, and not versed in the mysteries OF political life
The stock in trade with which John Van Buren,
came to that convention, was some 10 or DO Darn
burning delegates the principles promulgated
from the Buffalo platform, an in which he rro
fessed to believe and the TALENT tact, and political
skill which suppose every man Is ready TO award
to him in high degree. The 10 or 81 votes we're
to be the consde ton, in cases, fo- aid aad
the principles in others. That be h were adroity
used VIC have the very best evidence in the charac-
ter Of the results produced-in the nomination Of
four of the Van Buren, candidates for the Canal
Board in succession, to wit Henry s Randall, Of
Cortland, for Secretary of State Horace Wheaton
(brother, ard busnCs partner OF Charles A.
Wheaton, the additionally for Canal Commis-
siorer Levi ). Chatfeld, for Attorney General
and Benjamin WEIGH, jr.,. editor OF the Buffalo
Republic, for Treasurer. Three Of these are most
bitter barnburners, or woolly heads and would
never tn nix, two OF them at least OF bestowing pa
tronase upon any man whose mind led nun TO po-
litcaI conclusions varying shade from their own.
suppose there is not 10 be found in the State,
barnturrer press so Liberal, SO censorious, so
and bitterly proscrptive, as the B1-
falo RI1'6ic-festureS which alone give 1t di:'
nations all in a row, and Immediately succeeding
the FIRST nomination-that OF Judge Wright, for
Comptroller, l., o; itself, sufficient proof the two
elements Of power with which John VI an buren, went
10 syracuse were used adrotly-that Is to say, With
prudence and skill. And what is the testimony OF
other results The coalition were victorious IN
the choice Of temporary chairman though ne WAS
shepherd was their man) and though the man
they elected was nominaliy hunksr, IL
upset the entire programme the hunkers had
formed for the line of proceedings at TINS con-
vention Their next triumph was In the cleo
ton Of General Halsey, the temporary chairman,
as president Of the convention, over Governor
Bouck, by vote, believe, of seventy.two to atty.
six. The next was IN securing the appointment Oh
the committee OF sixteen on resolutions, by the
President, instead Of their appointment by the
judicial district delegations, as moved by the ma
tonsls Their next step was in laying on the table
the resolution offered by Mr. Maurice, as al aidi'
ton TO the report OF the COMMITTEES Resolutions,
by a vote almost exactly similar TO that by which
Governor Bouck defeated This triumph was
not of the same chara cter the Others for Judge
Wright, Orville Clarke, ard Henry G. Murphy,
while they fully endorsed the sentiments OF the re-
solution DO not regard its adoption, under all the
rircun stances, and in view OF the character OF the
report Of the Committee on Resolutions, necessary
the vindicaton Of those principles, and therefore
uncalled for But, s.ill, it was q partial triumph
10 the Van Su!en coalition. The next was IN de-
I, atiag sAe igotiou made and advocated by David
Wager, Of Oneida, and Mr.. Birdsall, OF Broome,
TO non. nate the candidates by ripa coce vote
that is, 10 have each delegate, as his name snoSu
be called, openly name his candidate TO. nomina-
Gon. The object was, of course, that every man
might show his hand, that the members OF the con-
vention. and bis constituents, might know new he
voted; and whether, by any bargains made at con-
yen,ion he represented or misepresented those who
sent him thee IL was urged by MIR. Wager-a
veteran democrat ani bunker Of Oneida, and
man Of strong talent-that tie ballot belonged TO
the citizen in mis- private aud sovereign capacity,
not only Pc protection bat as right, he being
responsible TO no one for the exercise OF the power
il gaye hat that the delegate was are preventative,
using the power belonging - others for the benefit
Of Others, and that, therefore, his acts should be
open 10 thsir inspection. He fortified hisargument
BIZ stating that the appointments made by the Le-
gslaturc, IN the Same CAPACITY as representatives,
ere required 70 be openly made. but all this was
Of no avail. The pecessties Of the arrangements,
CURED the shield Of secrecy TO the other sde as in
The case OF the ballot Tor temporary chairman, AMI
which then worked 20 well. 80 this was voted
down. And their next ard final trlumphs wero IN
the domination Of their own candidates for Sccre-
ary Of State, Canal Com issioner, Attorney enc
raj, Treasurer, ard Judge Of the Court OF Appeals
there being no contest for the Offices Of state En-
;ineer, and Inspector Of Prisons, though the non'
aces are men Of the other stripe
The sriumphs on the other sde-or oy the
few, were still decisive and i'm
ortant. The first, was securing the appointment
{ the state central committee by the convention,
instead Of by the President thereof Ibis secures
0 them, ~ / am informed, nine Of the sixteen
or a clear majority Of two-vhich, in times like I
hese. 10 not uDimpotant IN its bearing on practical
ssults. The rext-anG that, tuppose, was the 4
ne mcst cberisbod-was the adoption OF an out
nd cut bunker or national platform, and which
Ias 90 totally rcpUiiated, when Mr.. Van Buren,
"a. nominated fof PRECEDENT, at buffalo, IN ISIS;
it'll many OF the nafiCnai demOcrats-tnosej 1
can. VITO have uniformly been such am aware
bis was the point % honJT-the point Of first and
lst importance. The Lcxt was in deciding which
an iidatc shoald be Err. nominated. On this ques-
Ion the hunkers tfiumrhsd BY vote OF seventy
VIC to ffty.sx a tea o'clock On Friday evening
hos, az the end Of three days, bringing them back
0 the point they nominally occupied on Wednesday
iorning, at the preliminary caucus. Mr. waterbury,
Z the Fourteenth district Of New York barn
urner. moved that the aniidate for Judge Of the
curt Of Appeals be frsi nominated then accepted
q amendment, that the Secretary OF state be the
rst IN order and then twas proposed aud insisted
D. By General Nye and others, on that side Of the
Dusc that the candidates should be put in nomina-
on in the order they occcuIy in the election notice
' tho Secretary Of state. To this II was simply
,licd, that the oicc Of Comptroller was by far the
oct important political Office on the list, which
as reason enough Why the nomination should
1T be made. General Nyc demanded aud insisted
} the aJcs andnOei, and they we're ordered. Inc
,ject OF this movement by the hunkers, was
,ecure at all hazards, tic nomination of Judge