New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-28
A Voice from Onondasa.

To the Editors Of The N Y. Trsb.ne
1t now seems that the Independents
Ticket" this County did much better service thsa
was expected even by It's friends. As | before
stated 1t decided the fate Of three Of our County
Officers and gave a most decided vebuke TO Jusss
Pratt by leaving him in this County where he 10
known, IN a minority of nearly 900 Had proper
effort been made throughout this Judicial District
Pratt would certainly have been beaten. lie "a q
bunker of the worst Stamp--sgaiust the Enlarge
ment of the Canal against the Code and in favor Of
the Fugitive Slave Bill By the election Of this
man We the abSurdlty of our present Dlstrio<
System for the choice 0f Justices Of The supreme
Court 1t has the same evils that the old District
Sy stem possessed IN the choice OF Senators and
which the new Constitution wisely reformed. Why
not have the Judicial Districts the the Con
gressiona and thus place the candidates where the
people would be more likely to do them justice At
the polk
Is little too bad 10 have only one decent Silver
Gray on a whole State ticket and then have him de-
feated. But who Is TO blame The Journal " Conn
iasrcs says the syracuse Rioters i" The Roctsst~
American says the Woody Heads OF Onondaga
and The Albany Register think attributes The blame
to The Seward Wings" III tins section. What ere
the facts
The Wing party in this County is rot In majority
over what is allied the Democratic party, when both
appear united Ia their full strength al the polls
The latter has at least 500 majority in such con-
test Last year Jones was elected TO Congress ~
700 majority over Smith, "WOoly as he was Called
and voted against BY that luSTIOus band Of Consts-
tutioaai Parrots which, ia this County OF SLOW
numbers about 200 THIS was all right and perfectly
natural, IN the view Of such papers as TIE Albany
Register. Not word OF complaint Was uttered De-
cause Smith, staunch and capable Wing. was de-
feated. But Mr. Ullmann's defeat IS to ne lad "
against the Seward Wings" who are 10 be paid q
for their aiisdgsd want Of good faith toward the SD
yer GTays
We'll, IL Slavery is to take the precedence Of every
thing else IN the pubic mind II Congress nave -
more uIgent or important business than 20 devote tts
V.hole ttTpe A ths subject. ~ nearly Jf1 uuIinA
the last session If the President and his caoaeS
can find no better way OF subscribing the pubic IN
tefe II, and maintaining law and order" than "
meeting IN Council and issuing instructions now "
catch ard punish persons Tor exercising Snpa'ny "
and to fug tive, all ought TO know ~ and then we
Jr,e Government What right have the people 70 -
talking about and NEEDING Win slavery Wnen tns
matter has been compromsed-se,teo Inc Uosa.
ness OF this Government is 10 watch over and extend
ia fostering care 70 the pariarchal INSTITUTION, else
why have elected mostly Southern ffesioehb d
Northern Dough faces How long - this To ooa'
,o a, Utica but the eaders did not dare TO take any
step which would show their numbers New'fofk 10
the great State the Confederacy, YET no one pc
Ieyes that. IN a separate organization, the oilses
Gysys ia this State would be as numerous or a. -
fusniial as the so-called Libery parry. Gsfw
Smiths time and talents not more devoted 70 sns
downfall of American Slavery than Miilard fut'
mOres seer 10 be 10 sustain it.
/ am not, as The Register states, an Aoonnos
Wing" nor do act or agree WIN the hDonsg n
thitk they are as far on one extreme as I~ Ssgg
ty and i,s fr,.ncs are Oh the other Let me ooo,n
60, nor runaway negroes the best way she can; ~
ns,, 81 the business duty OF the people OF see
g. I,s,s ~ New-York 10 furnish Jsils 10 lmprsoe
human beings for desiring 10 be free, TO 60 TINS 10
! - ,-snsforn ourselves INTO brites. To carry Out
| his Fugitive Slave Law, as the Adminiafsnos
Gems determined II shall be carried out, 70 W.
Ter uoon tie free North vile persons, wac, iot uo
ices of Office, are wiling TO hunt oo"a D.4cH msn.
aud then prosecute, testify, ara, II possoie, susn
those who do not happen 70 tnink II an ncG ,
husinsss have no crusade 10 MAKE asanss oiaseSy,
an d regret the many falsehoods prevalent egAas,
me humanity of abe Shareholders OF our county.
nov that N the main, they are Kind ana generous!
! Rnt this law is unnecessary and mesn-consequent-
H. mean. detestatle creatures are engaged 70 cAny
n INTO effect will not undertake TO forcioy fescs
! me law as few persons have done az tnis piace'
| cor would aid or couphnznce any hsa ~ a.
| tempts to sustain 1t, even indirectly. wiz speaA
| and write against it, and be sure 70 aSf s'"0HS
| against u at the potis.
,e.rIv or quite the views of thousands OF voters y
ms SECTION OF the State. The people IN the inerot
have no goods 70 cell the South, consequently theJ
can aford 20 speak their honest CONVICTIONS concefn
iug What is lust and night. The Journal Of coms1.s
has subscribers 10 gain South, and The ADary nssr
! nr and The Rochester Amerscar have some ~s,,ss
rap 10 pay for OF course they viii MAKE ~ ss,sss
he sun shnes for the tune u saois 1919 ~
months Mr.. Fillmore wi,i resi- upon ais ss.na. ~
The places that know many of az s'A
know shsa - mere tassvsg.