The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-14
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


ALBANY, August 8, 1851
10 Judge properly OF work OF art, il is necessary TO
consider II both in detail and as whole but to be
critic you ought 10 know the artist and be acquainted
with his design We have the joint whg platform Of the
great Empire State before US its effronlery and
hypocrisy--s attempt to deceive and to fasy-o lie
directly and by implicatonto promise without incung
an obligation to fulfil and TO hold out hopes without
Stunning responsibility either way but we cannot fully
appreciate this chef d9uvre the shape OF political man
trap, without making ourselves somewhat familiar with
the distinguished authors that gave IT birth.
The marriage between the woolly heads (Sewardes)
and svergays (Fillmorees) is not of love, but OF
reasonthe object being keep nine millions OF money
in The family and 10 cheat the heirs atlaw out OF the
tate. With the nine millions of money New York might
be made permanent wing State and MIR Seward, having
once secured his house, would be in better condition to
extend his acquisitions in different directions. New
York will always be the centre OF his line OF operation
that being broken, the fragments OF his army would
soon be captured or destroyed
With view, then, OF preserving the whg ascendency
OF The State (Which will be overcome long
the old-lne democracy fishes for acous leaders instead
of the faithful soldiers in the ranks the Hon. John C.
Spencer, far back last winter, wrote series of
skeleton resolutions which il his intention have
adopted by the whig legislative caucus in this very
markabe city. Mr.. Spencer was far sighted man. He
wanted to heal the breach early but Thurlow Weed
thought the time had not yet and that General
Scott would be able to keep the field till after the fall
elections. The overture rejected but the canal en-
argement the political power connected with it, and, above
all, the distribution Of millions of money, rendered
the union OF The svergrays and woolly heads matter
of great solicude to Governor Seward, who in this
emergency felt willing (and advised by Weed) to
make some very unmeanng concessions to secure some
very substantial benefits himself and his sinking cause
In accordance with these views, it thought best
treat the silvergrays as equals, as lar Office
cened but TO allow the wooy heads who pretend be
largest in numbers the largest liberty of conscience and
Of principles II was agreed 10 divide the spoils-the
eight great Offices of State and the nine millions of
moneyequally between the two factions that u.s. to put
four slvergays and four wooy -heads in nomination.
with the further understanding that the present State Off
should step back to make for candidates esh
from the people, II was union for the sake of the
spoils-the difficulty being in the establishment of plat
form for the voters legislative committee of six, COM
posed of three woo heads and three silver acted
mediaors between the two factions and, after three
days correspondence, continued sometimes till o'clock
in the morning, (and in which much diplomacy and
sincerity displayed either side,) they last agreed
the division OF the spois and the platform originally
laid down by Mr., Spencer-so mutlated and deformed
however that the disconsolae father longer
ognise his own ban,ling Mr.. Seward and Mr. Weed
TO avoid suspicion had the prudence be absent from
Albany-he former on rogue's enand Ito defend the
Michigan conspirators at Delro) the latter to
montreal, III Idndud 10 Keep up Tue JOKE,
Express (ultra Seward) has been enjoned TO talk Of
" surrender" on the part of the Sewardes while the
New York Mirror brandshes its tin sword in the air,
fighting on It's own hook for Fillmore and Webster A
few of the bona fde Fillmor,es, fearing that they are
done brown, that they will secede again, if the
slightest sign OF cheating percepble the part of the
wooes,' and that they will have a great the
nth OF September next But the woollies will not be
caught in nearious ransac on cheating till the
ell grays shall have lost the power of furnishing them
The whole transaction is too much fraught with urpi-
tlde and the Union Tor either party
States eydence against the other
forgot to that also agreed not TO mention
the presidency the convention about 10 be held in Sep
TENDER next The sver.grays consider this Al a great
concession TO Mr.. Fillmore, while Thutlow Weed very
properly thinks that Scott is betting high enough in Penn
-yvana and that there occasion present double
the stakes.
Mir Daniel Ullman, OF the city OF New York-the most
considerable man among the grays and well known
The confidential friend of Mr. Clay-wl be urged by the
old line wings candidate for the attorney general
ship Of the State but he is too good compromise man
to be put in nomination by the coalition. The Clay,
Webster, and Fillmore men, who, for the last twelve
months have expressed their preference for the Union TO
mere sectional, partisan success are already marke
they will be despatched their services be
dispensed with. VAN TROMP