Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-09-27
Very Respectfully,
JAMES 7. FLEWELLEN.
New York Politics.

Both the Wing and Democratic parties of New
York have held State Conventions at Syracuse
within the last few days--and such anaalgamating!
The "Silyer Grays" and ''WooIy Heads. c.
Abolitionsts, all Whigs-have coaIesced, and the
cold Hunkers" and 'Barn-burners,' of the De-
mocracy, have done likewise. We copy from the
Herald:
The Wing and Democratic State Conventions,
at Syracuse, appear to be getting quite as well
as could have been expected, and good deal bet
ter-especially the Wings. They evidently went
up to the salt works, silver grays and free soilers
predetermined to harmonise, compromise and fra
ternise for the retention of the spois. They have
succeeded, apparently, to admiration. BY di-
vision of the officers, they have avoided division
principles worth contending for among politicians,
but the seven well known principles Of John Ran
| Idolph-the five loaves and two small fishes; and
the wings, having had taste of them, not dis
posed to quarrel upon trihes. Having dexterous-
ly evaded all the salient angles of the negro
question: and having judiciously forborne the
suicidal experiment OF nominating Gen. Scott for
the Presidency, which is evidence of forbear-
ance hardly to be anticipated from the Sewardites;
and having nominated ticket of "half-and half y
or nearly so-a streak of lean and streak of fat;
and having given three cheers for the whig party,
including Seward 81 Co, and three for the Union,
! the Wing Convention adjourned all in a lump
Thank Providence, shall be spared this season
the humiliation of the last, in having band OF
tseceders to 90 off and make another ridiculous ex-
hbiton of themselves at Utica. The following is
the Wing ticket Judge of the Court of Ap-
peals, Saml A. Foote, of Ontario; Secretary of
State JAS G. Forsyth, of Ulster; Comptroller,
Geo. w. Patterson of Chautauque; State Treas
urer, Jas. NJ. Cook, of Saratoga Attorney Gen
era, D. Ullman, of New York; State Engineer,
II. G. Seymour; Canal Commissioner, IL. Fitz-
4 hugh, of Oswego; State Prison Inspector, Alex
H, Wells of Westchester
Of these nominations respectively, shall
4 have something to say hereafter. Upon the whole
the ticket is respectable one as to men, though
they are put forward upon the and con
tracted platform of mere silver gray and free sol
expediency.
The Democrats come to halt for sometime or
a resolution endorsing the compromises in genera
terms, and depreeating any disturbance of them
] Neither the wings nor the democrats have The
moral courage to look the fugitive slave law hon
estly in the face and mention it by name Thi
: sort of local tampering and tamporising may pos
: sibly do within the limits of New York; but vii
; hardly satisfy the reasonable expectations of th
conservatives of the Soutf--in truth, neither par
ty have dealt honestly or courageously with th
: question of the fugitive slave law. The demo
Gratis finally got out of the difficulty of the resolu
ton under debate by tabng it, after long am
pltIteu utDoS. LAWN tIuS pou " COY Viio NNl
J promise measures, the hunkers and barnburner
: appeared to feel in rather better humor. The
then proceeded to make their nominations for Stat
C officers, of whom the following are all that cam
i to hand Secretary of State, Mr. Randall,
: Cortland county; Comptroller, Jno. C. Wright
. of Schenectady; State Treasurer, Benz. Welcf
e jr., Attorney General, Levi S. Chatield, (pres
!. ent incumbent;) Canal Commissioner, Horac
i Wheaton,
re The people of North Michigan (the mineral r'
K gon on Lake Superior) are moving to have SCI
arate government, or in other words, TO dive
st themselves from Michigan, and become one of tt
sovereign States.
T. The Philadelphia Bulletin understands that II
r, Chevalier Hulsemann, minister from Ausula w
shortly lead to the hymenial altar, lovely an
ed accomplished American lady from the sum
lis South.
RS ]. Fennimore Cooper, the novelist, has been $
riously i'll for time past, and apprehenslo
.ss are entertained that he will not recover. His d
in ease is dropsey, with coural inflammation, and
is over sixty years Of age