The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-20
THE BANQUET TO EX-GOVERNOR YOUNG,
AT THE
Irving House, Saturday, Jan. Is, 1850.

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Important Expose Of Parties and
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TIE POLITICS OF THE STATE or NEW YORK.
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-SeWaYdism AnatO mized, and the
Constitution Vindicated.
/. On Saturday evening, dinner was given ct tho
IRVING House to Ex-Governor Young BY his friends and
admirers. In order to clearly explain the object Of
sshis movement, We subjoin the invitation and the
reply
TO THE HON. JOHN YOUNG.
NEw YoRK, January 8, 1851.
Sir-A large number OF your political and personal
friends, desirous to testify their regard you and
heir sense OF your long and varied SERVICES have ap
pointed as committee to request acceptance Of
an invitation to meet them q festival be given In
honor OF you at the Irving HOUSE any day OF the
present month that may suit your convenience. We
lake pleasure in announcing to you this
pliment your fellow citizens and earnestly hope
FOR favorable from you. The time and all the
circumstances suggestive Of this entertain
ment and trust that the casiou and It's
and results, viii verify our judgment
We have just issued from an annual election, re-
nsrkably important and interesting in its consequen
This election has resulted in the continuance OF
that sscendancy OF the whg party In the great Stat
OF New York which began with your election as Go
We wish to renew our obligations to that period;
and while not unmndful OF the struggle which
has In the election Of the second Of your whs
In that high office, and indulge the hope Of
long unbroken continuance OF the succession as
ociate with the grateful thought OF present saocss
Just OF the arduous and faithful iabors,
deepest depression il had ever known to triumph
which the beginning Of series that has survived
the divisions and overthrow Of the victorious party
then opposed to It,
The memorable contest Of 1s44 in which you faith
fully and unpretendisgy labored with resulted In
defeat great and completed to leave many the
ost ssnguine sagacious and sbs OF our party in ut
tered the Legislature Of the State Of feeble
whig minority. Your previous services In two Con-
ture naturally indcsted you the leader Of the whig
You had able and judicious supporters in the Legs
3aturs Your we'll conceived ana well directed attacks
sdreIs q sSs s::sonaias forces Of that
small minority Of the Legislature Of 1S45 and 1s4s,
rived asund.r the two fsctoas OF the democratic par
~ and revived in every true whig heart the hope Of
have been realized but under your direction. To your
Sxertion OF the powers thus committed to you the
people Of New York owe their present revised aud i'm
proved constitution, with the subsequent and
quent improvement iof their laws And while you
gave us this by oonsentan eous action with SEQ
with the opposite section secured ption Of the
suspended public works which gave this state its i'm
perisl eminsnce Ia the Union and throughout the
world and by which this great city and long
viii maintain, its place ss ths chief medium OF COM
mnnicstiou bstween the two continents OF the globe
Governor Of this State, matter OF course. You
had an unwilling competitor for that nomination He
wish, beceuse ssted with labors and horrors in the
public service ke only sought and the welfare
But Providence had other and higher pur poses, un
conceived by him. We knew that no man In the State
better pleased with your nsmination, or with
He l. now President Of the United States Your an
<agonit In that election Sas Wright and the only
and the lsst that could have maintained in power
and union that nj ghty democratic party whch elected
him to the high Office from which you displaced him
over his ,smented death and honorsd grave many pa
tri0tic heart long divided by party spirit unite in 81
lent yet eloquent testimony OF republican peoples
OF the brief chanEefu ana evauescsnt character OF
these distinctions which from tine to time, separate
each other In partisan strife, the children OF our
20 the Gulf from Ocean TO Ocean. Many who will unite
or sympsthse with us In this testimonial OF your ms
many others OF them may have opposed your esctiOn
Ind some we know, who advocated both, viii not be
With us now. Il be So u bus shows that men and
-hsir merits Ind the memory OF then, will
survive pe,onal malice and detrschon and party dis
tnction and names.
We should bs mislsd from purpose BY our feel
spgs should attempt further to trsse your public
We aerirs now 70 meet you In social festivity, as
rfeuds with a friend whose distinguishsd public ser
siess admire and appreciate, aud whose many per-
sonal excellercies we are proud and happy nov TO
xnow from intimate association.
You came IN ong us lees than two years since com.
Varatvsly stranger notwithstanding the high ofees
In ths. br,ei period to high name and distinction
IN public political service you have added attach
msnts which spring from personal esteem strengthen
ed by psrsonAl worth.
Itn to relresh our fpirits BY recurrence to tho
eyer rsmsmhsrsd ana glorious .1', aha uanpn.g NJ. o.
anew the full and hesthu currents of unity and ma
@ionslty that should run through al whig hsarts In
the State and Bstionas we'll to svnee asincers and
cordial recognition Of community Of citizenship be-
tween in this great metropls that We tender you
1hjs exrrertion OF sentiments personlly towards
Yourself your presence this festive OCCASION
We remain. with high respect,
Your friends and fellow citizens,
DAVID GRAHAM,
JAags VAN NOsrRAND,
q. s.. wooDHULL,
JAMES THAYBR,
HENRY sUYDAN, ia, Cor. Committee.
MARSHALL RoBERr5,
EDMUND GRIFFIN,
ROBERT O. wErN0RE,
JOHN y. BUrrIRwoHrHJ
ms REPLY OF Mr.. YOUNG.
Nsw Yoap, Jan. 1lth, 1851
GsSrLsNxS I'll have had the psasurs to receive your
letter OF the 10th inst inviting me to meet my ~hg
friends st dinner In New York, at an early day, aud
resussns me = ssssnsI. saIh ~ M b.,. dom.
me- and Of the partial kindness eviscsd By your too
1atterng siuson TO my conduct In the various pesi
lions which by the generous conhdsnce OF the ~hs
The pleasure of msstins you, gentiemea, saa those
most likely 10 be with you such an occasion could
scarcely Al any time toreso; and NOR. readily yield
20 your request at this time because am led ~ your
ss, pi.tSssss. pssr ,.~. and s.n,imsp.
not only upon the sub noticed In Jour letter but
upon other important questions that now possess the
Allow me- gentlemen TO suggest tbs 18th inst as the
day which my public duties will most properly per-
nit me the leisure which my scceptsnce will demand
with the assurance Of my high regard,
am Jour obedient servant -
JOHN YOUNG.
The attendance was large and respectable, compris
Ing many Of our leading rhig politicians and among
the company we recognized seme OF the most dissin
.ut.hsd .n Of the de nocrstio marty for Instance
George Law, proprietor Of the Southern line Of the
United States mail steamers.
David GrAhsm, presided, and ct his right hand was
.x Governor John Young; at the extreme right vs'
Judge Paine on the left Of the chair we're Senator
Up Hell, Of Bibghampton, the Hon. Mr.. Mclean,
and the Hon. Robert Treat Paine.
The vice Pre,idents were;-Dr. James n. Wood, hrst