The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-09-18

compromise measures and that, Hit does 90, they
will be exhonsratsd from Ill obligation to support
its nominations that the pledge Is given in refo
stood stree l. 70; But to this it may be answered,
that II the Baltimore Convention do endorse the
eonpromise measures, they will but follow in the
sale Of Van Buren, Cagger & Go who endorsed
themselves to a support Of the Baltimore nominees
Of 1872 30 that whether the Baltimore Convention
merely re eracts the present national platform, or
adds to il plank on which the compromise measures
can stand, The Van Buren, faction, at this c,nven'
ton, pledged themselves to the support Of its can
6datesa pledge hich has, of course, precisely the
value Of their political faith and integrity and no
But whether they keep 1t or not, the obtain
ng it equally remains record, as signal triumph
Of the hunkers in this convention over their oppo
nents Of lSt5 and is unequivocal testimony Of the
high price che barnburners we're willing to pay for
the nomination Of John p. Beekman, in order to
advertise the democracy in other States that their
school had control OF this convention.
will leave il wholly to others to reconcile the
inconsistency involved in this decisive nomination
Of Judge Wight. Ii is true that Judge Wright is
man Of abilities for this important, practi-
cal, and most responsible station, far superior to
John 4. beesman, who has no peculiar excellence
that knew Of, saYe that be u gentleman, and
politically az true to the Van Burens as the wea-
thercock TO the gale 1t was for thus reason. re-
peat, that John was so wary, and so persevering in
his attempt to secure Beekman's nomination on
Friday night. Beekuan is quite extensively known
to political men throughout the Union, as the
ton would have been regarded by them, and not
without show Of reason, as the sign manual of Mar
tin Van buren, upon the ticket nominated by the
New York democratic State Convention of 1851;
In other words the sgnet Of the restoration of til
Van Buren dynasty in the State of New York,
after its rcut in isl! in the person OF his represen-
tatiye, A G. Fhgg, and his own formal abdica-
ton, at buffalo, in lsl5 such, in fact, was the
49, rf oh
Of undertook, Comptroller of New York, oc-
curied in the councils Of father and son, at Linden
valid; but it was an ugly and unsafe matter to
s men bitspy contemsed ppd as bi
teriy denounced, the course then pursued by both
father ard son. For over 70 OF the l2o de.
legates to the convention supported General
ass in ls4S; ard to reveal this purpose to
them, M ght break the enchantment and destroy
all az few, if any, had expectations Of personal
agSrandizelnt ut from the existing mis- alliance. 1t
ght break the spell at once therefore the risk
was, that all might be lost, and so it was not ha
reasons why, with a GOODNESS equaled only by Lo-
pei, before the garote at Havana, John Van Buren,
marched on to the platform, prepared by the sup
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worse for him, there stood Judge Wright talented,
energetic, well Informed business man in his whole
course in convention, in temper word, and act, OBJ
yiously promoting the bond Of real party union and
true political fraternity Ia all these respects, he
was free from objection He was a firm supporter
Of Cas- and Butler il lsis, and his competitor an
equally frm pporter Of MIR. Van Buren, May it
nc have occurred to some Of the nine, who 10 the
choice Of temporary President, disregarded the OBJ
legations of the caucus in which they had partici-
pated, that here was an issue very plain-standing
out in bold relief, from the fast that the question
was unembarrassed by any previous nominations;
and that so bold, plpable, asccrtanable and mex
cussble detection, would not only place them in a
disreputa6ie bat Improbable, attitude before their
constituents
Such are some of the suggestions which arise in
my misd in view Of the very extraordinary action
OF the coalition. First, in permitting the nomna-
ton of Judge Wright, and in i. so signal a defeat
Of Van Buren,, Cagger 4 Co; and then, afterwards,
ia the nom nation OF their own candidates for the
four next officers not only acting in utter disregard
Of the petition and rights Of the nationals aud in
seeming denial Of all obligations of equity and
fairness, but, apparently IN greater contempt, II
that were possible, Of desire for the success
Of the ticket, which, on such principles and on
such impulses, they were forming. My own opin-
ion Is, that If, by any means, John L. Beekman
could have been nominated, an entire change OF
programme, for al the performances of the night,
after that event, would have been produced. That
the hupkers could have named ther man for Secre'
tary Of State, Cor Canal Commissioner, and Tor
State Engineer; and, also, that from the hour the
nomination Of John L. Beekman should have been
announced, the action OF some men in that con-
yention would not have been as II appears to have
been after the nomin ition OF Judge Wright; such
as to lead to the belief that they we're quite ndf
ferent and IL not in different, adverse to the sue
cess, Of the ticket they were helping to make And
my opinion is founded on the iicts have stated,
and On what saw and heard in the Syracuse Mar
ket lial, between eight o'clock on Friday highland
five oclock ON Saturday morning.
In plain English, was success at the election this
fall, Tor State officers, the primary object which
John an Buren, had in view during the three days
he spent at this Convention With dim It was and
is, and viii be, secondary consideration altogether.
Csgger & Co, Ia az their movements 10 1851, l.
aseendaDcy in l>'2, and that ascendancy to be de-
veloped in the control Of the New York delegation
to the Baltimore National Convention. That
poiBt-the fact Of control in this state in any way
made apparent, this firm are then indifferent as 70
whig or d. mocratic control 1T the polls in Noyen
Der. The FIRST act in this drama, for l5ol, the
notable resignation CT twelve Senators and the
flight Of another, in April last. BY that bold and
revolutionary ae,-by the ininitabls and unequal
led farce, b. which they could vaenty say they had
Z" marched Up the hill and then marched down
again lit was kOped that p. rticular class Of men
might be recognized as those who were to give i'm.
press TO the policy ofthe democracy Of New York
in other words, in the classic language Of one Of the
principals in the firm, they supposed by that move
nent they had "got the id hun <ers by the
nose" The Issue Of tina. demonstration speedily
Proved Int they had merely fastened ring In their
,wn. The next was, oil course 10 carry the ority
4 the state Convention. Failing in thai, to barter
he remains Of The Buffalo platform, in exchange for
otes sufficient for that control. Failing there,
gain, upon tic strong and salient issue Of the
attlc, with their centre broker, the next, and only
g manning position. was to constitute q ticket, p
'hich, as a whole, from comparative weakness and
nftness should secure the overthrow Of the COLUMN
Ipon which they were not permitted to place the
apital, ard then charge the Inevitable consequence
& their own work. upon this alleged derelicson by
he nationals-Nan Buren,, Stry ker, Cagger 4 CO..
f course, 90 come 10 the rescue of the dear domO-
ratio people Of New York, ard in execution Of that
,atriofic lUrpoec secure the Baltimore iceg ltiOu
such IL the programme. II only remains to Be seen
low successful Il viii prove in the last act.
JONATHAN.
Our Canadian Correspondence.
TORONTO, g. W, sept. II, 1851.