The New York herald., 1851-08-04

The WING Tyiangular Committees at Albany
Tho DfEsct OF tho Conference. and the
Gazing in OF the Silver Grays.
,UR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE.

During the past week the political barometer
here has exhibited the greatest variation, in con-
sequence of the assembling of the various commit
tees having in charge the duty Of attempting to
.ainte the whg party. There were three commit
tees The first, the Seward aboliti,nists, opposed
to the administration, of which John l.. Schoocraft
was chairman; the second the silver grays, friend;
of Mr.. Fillmore, the compromise, &'., OF which
Mr. Samuel Stevens was chairman; and the third,
the committee appointed by the members OF the
Legislature, consisting of two slvers and four abo-
ltion wings, of which George Geddes assumed the
,chairmanship. For two whole days the com mittees
were in secret session, discussing the grounds upon
which to effect union, and in transmitting to each
other propositions for that purpose. During all
this sine, no approach to unity effected both
sections adhering to their own decrecs and it ap-
peared that on Friday evening the prospect was so
gloomy, that the silyers actually adopted resolu-
tiOn to adjourn. This was sent to the abolition
council, which, upon consultation returned an an
swer Of non. concurrence, and recon nended an ad-
jourr ment until Saturday morning, which Was
agreed to. During the interval consultations were
held with the outsiders and it was finally deter
mined to agree upon the propositions submitted by
Mr.. Bah ,ock, under the direction of Mr. Fillmore.
The silver grays met their opponents with more
boldness and determination than they ercr before
exhibited During the entire session Of the Legis
]ature they suffered themselves to undergo dieta-
lion, defeat, and disaster, without daring to offer
any resentment All their attemp pts to endorse the
administration Of Mr. Fillmore and his cabinet TO
sustain the laws Of tn, last session of Congress to
invite Mr.. Webster to visit the State capital.
proved perfectly abortve, and were secuted, ruled
out, and discarded, equally as promptly if they
had been propositions submitted by the democrats
Wi hnl1
tront. Mr.. Fillmore, through Thomas NJ Foote,
presented his utimatum the administration must
be sustained, the compromise measures must be en-
dorsed, ami the agitation Of the slavery question
anust be suspended otherwise no union would be
agreed to, and the wings of the of the nation
must proceed in sustaining and uphodng the ad-
ninistration without the aid Of Mr.. Seward and
Lis section Of the whg party in New York. The
whole time Of the committee, during their session
IN this city, was consumed in endeayoring to com.
pei Mr.. Fillmore' friends to secede. But Mr.. Bab-
cock, Mr.. Stevens Mr.. Kidd, and their friends,
knowing the Presidents views, remained iue xorabe,
firm, ami immovable, and manifested readiness to
adjourn siae dc, If a platform was not erected
upon which the national administration could stand
erect. In national point of view the svers had
the advantage of their opponents, of which they
were well aware, because if the Sewardites refused
TO endorse the administration, they would be vr.
tually excluded from the national convention;
and it is their desire TO secure the nomi-
nation of General Scott for the Presidency
they, therefore. yielded as matter of policy. They
yielded on all but the compromise measures, which
were the gist Of the whole.-ED. HERALD.l-By
this concession, on paper, they well be enabled to
appear al the national convention in the spring of
1c52, with delegation of full twenty FIVE. who will
sustain the General in opposition to Mr. Fillmore,
Mr.. Webster, OF any other man. Ii il doubtful, as
matters now stand, with al the activity, sagacty,
and caution on the side OF the abolition wings whe
ther Mr. Fillmore can obtain single vote from this
state in the national convention out OF the cities
Of New York and Buffalo.
The committee agreed to hold only one State
convention, TO nominate STATE officers. The grays
nj first demanded that the other side should pledge
20 give them half the candidates but after coa-
siderable discussion ii was finally determined that
Any agreement which mi ght be made here would be
Vi no binding power upon the State convention,
End K was therefore abandoned Here the abol-
ton wings have gained another advantage, because
there is question but that their maJJrity in the
convection OF Syracuse on the 18th of September,
will be much stronger than 10 last year, when
Mr.. Granger and his foilowers seeded. A state
ticket viii be formed under the aictation OF Mr.
Seward and the friends OF Mr.. Fillmore, If they ad-
here TO the compromise made here on Saturday,
will be compelled to vote the ticket noiens Uoens.
itis CERTAIN however, that in constructing the plat
fo,m the Seward aboltionsts have abandoned nearly
all liherformer professions of friendship for the slaves
Only short time since, their dictatofial organ,
speaking Of the comp omises OF the United States
Constitution, dee ared that Il was An atrocious bar
gain" They also, with the Tribune, recommended
Sren resistance to the Fugitive Slave law, and JUS
fiiea the Boston mobs in aiding aud abetting the
escape of slaves iro the United states authorities.
Ever since Mr. Seward declared, on the hoor of
Congress upoa the responsibility OF his position as
Senator. thai "higher law" than the constitution
or laws of country, should be obeyed In prefer
, ence thereto his presses In this state have been
n.ore radically free soil and more raoidiy ultra
Than those which even engaged in the campaign Of
I-4S. The conduct OF Seward hss created the
greatest sensation in the South, aud contributed,
more than any thing else, in exciting the question
OF secession among the Southern people. lie has
E..p q ha last m Duth 4
rs cooperating fully with Hnle, Chase, G.ddings,
aud all The abolitionets Of the country, IN their
fierce and reckless dsnunoation ot tho constitution
which recognizes slavery, and OF the laws passed
by Copgressivr the projection of the equal rights
Of all. Notwithstanding his hostility and bitter
neEs, AID his advocacy OF higher Law, ne tame
Is, tactly, and vita apparent seronsness, permits
Geddes, choolcroft, Hollister and Others To enter
a cognovit IA these words;-
That al who animated by sincere desire to pre-.
the Union uninPsifed and the fss institutions
which IL susfsins aud guarantees By which alone int
yduai security aud national peace ami prosperity
be perpeusic must condemn all attempts ~ resist de-
feat render incfsctua any laws pas cd by coDsttu
iiorsl mtior;ies Of legislative bodies, in either the
federal or state governments, Sc.
This proposition is mainly the same rs the one
submitted by Mir. Duer and Mr.. Granger to the
state Convention last sar, which was so promptly
repudsted by the Seward IN sjority. Had they felt
disposed to have adopted theo what they appear TO
aoquissce in now, there would have been no seces-
sion Mt syracuse, and Fillmore organization
established ia the Sta;e.
AT the state Convention, too, the majority ro-
fused 60 recognise the national Administration.
That determination has been strenuc usiy adhered
TO down 60 the asscmbing of this triangular co n
mittee. Every effort IN ide b. MIR. Bsekman, Mr..
Autbon, aud others, to obtain an endorsement OF
ihe whR aduinistration by the legislature, JAILED
most sigually; and now, after resisting such eaorts
tor whole year EftsT directing an uu scasing
warfare, With the heaviest artil cry, upon Me.
Fillmore, ever since he commenced appointing his
fiicnds 10 olice, the wooy eli lus sit down quite
deliberately. and aihx their seals OfapprObaOn to
the following remarkable plank in the new plat
tcrm;-
That the national administration Il entitled 10 The
coBhdeBce and support Of the whg New for ths
eminent shty sud patriotism which nave charaoter
IFed Hs measures &c. FOUR correspondent is think
mistaken on this pcint.-Ld llItuol
Including OF course, the Fugitive Slave Law,
and the cOmpT promise measures OF the last Congress
Here is concession, which exhibits upon It's face
the hollow hesrtedncss of hlr. Fillmore's whlg
opponents u they had possessed an ounce Of
honesty. they never would nave opposed the Fugi-
tive bill HltlI haNng opIosel It's notion since