The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-13
The 1lrst State vominaticn for thF rresis
dsnsy-Iudse Woodbury. nominated On


assembled at Concord. Judge Woodbury. has been
brought forward for that Office subject to the con-
.curren ofthe National Convention, to be held at
Baltimore next summer.
This is the first distinct and positive State nomi-
nation that has yet been made in the Union. There
have been hume rous newspaper nominations by both
parties, and also county nomination all over the
union-but no State nomination till now. Isaac p
Walker was recently nominated for the high office,
at small meeting at Tammany Hall, composed of
land refonners General $ soft has been nominated
by whig county meetings in various parts of
Pennsylvania, and also in some Western States.
General Houston has been toned, in connection
with the office, at some meetings, and by several
democratic newspapers. An attempt WAS made At
the Democratic State Convention held recently
at Reading, in Pennsylvania, to nominate Mr.
Buchanan; but the delegates forbore doing so,
although il was well unde stood that majority of
them were in favor of b IN their candidate. At
the Wing state Convention, which will be held 1t
Lancaster in the same Safe, on the twenty-tourth
of this month it is ex pee ed that Gen. Scott or Mr.
Webster will be nomina ted a. the choise of the
wings of Pcnnsyl Eania for the Presidency. The
nomination of Judge Woodbury. is. however, the
first that has been made by any State Convention
up to this time.
Now, who is Judge Woodbury.! Judge Wood
bury, of New Hampsh hire, is an eminent judge and
statesman Of many years standing. lie IS at pre-.
sent a Judge on the bench of the Supreme Court
of the United States; but has been, heretofore.
under Jackson's administration, Secretary of the
Treasury and Secretary of the Navy, as well as
a Senator in Congress On all occasions, and
in every Office which he has held, he has displayed
considerable talent. The platform put forward
by the democratic State Convention of New Hamp
shire as the creed Of their candidate, is unobje
tonable as far as the great question of the day is
concerned it is only platform in that respect,
which any arty can stand, with any hope of be-
ing united throughout the country, on any candi-
date or on any PRINCIPLES. The wing party OF New
Hampshire, il is well known, opposed to the
compromise measu of the last Congress, and es-
peeially to the Fugitive Slave bi and in other New
England States the same party are ia the same
isolated position, az regards the wings of the
Southern States. We may say the same OF large
portion Of The wing party Of New York. 1t was no
later than day or two that the abolition whig
members OF the \ .sembly OF this state agreed, by
d solemn vote, to discharge the judiciary commit
tee from all consideration Of a series Of resolutions
which we're proposed by Mr.. Thompson, Of this city,
denouncing any further agitation OF the slayeryques
ton, and endorsing the compromise measures, one
and all This Is not a. All singular when we reflect
that the abolition wings Of this State are merely
the repre- scntatiyes Of VIM. III. Seward and NJ. Van
Buren, BUTT little singular that the democratic
party IN the extreme Southern, cotton States, as
they are called, have adopted, to certain extent,
the secession principle in opposition 10 the CON-
promise The consequence Of this is, that
the whig party in Georgia and various other cotton
States agree better, and have more feeling in
mon with large numbers Of the democrats Of New
York ard New England, 81, at least, those Of New
IIampshire, than they have with the wings 0: the
North. This curious discrepancy between the t 20
branche. Of the wing party will have tcnsencyto
prevent them Efom uniting, a national party, on
any candidate.
There i another point connected with the pre-
s,rt ASPECT 4 the democratic party, which i i'm
pcrtart aId interesting. From the movements that
have been recently made, 9TH under the and in
the orcn dsy OF the convention in eading il i very
evident That great .truggle has commenced ia the
state II pennsylvania, between the Buchanan and
The Ga, Influences, ~ The nomination Of the Bati-
noic Coo,tatioa II seems t. BE- The decided policy
os las q portion Of tie democrats throughout that
state, ~ brig forward Buchanan in order to kill
oE General -. a. General Cas- was brought for
wa- Il to XII III Martin IAN Bur.n. in ISL: and
then II bring forward some new Ran comparatively
Guluo ~, and who has no. heretofore been nomi-
mated cqr IL nc 'deney II The saIac mnu-:: hat
Hir. To- va / ocglt forward al that Tesiot Geo.
I'll. Dallas, Il pcuusy lSania; Judge Douglas, Of
~ &wxv Tf4r r.sf4 tr.4. ION
ll,rsion. II Teas. General Butler, ~ hcntacky;
General Wool. II Ncv ~ General fWiggs, q
t.pr ,;a. sna several other names, &c les impor,
arec. Law been ramyd among tbs second o. third
III, mn, vsovil bc Placed n nomination II tho
Ealiu,f, Convention next summer, ald ~ q posi.
don similar 10 tia, IN which Nr. Polk was placed
ii Tie scar -. great contest within tn bosom
ofthc d,mocIatic party viii. therefore, II al rFoba-
L4ity, ..ko pace, that sill sic rise y : great
Ggai Il .ecrct movement. and private sors.Poai-
ace, n reference = IL natter.
Win respect p the Wig party, there appear =
Il, several features ct importance in their move
ment. and position. The number Of their candi-
dates /. IL L.. than that If the democrats ten.
scott, Mr. Webster, Mr.. Clay, and Mr. Fillmore
are the only candidates IT any CONSIDERATION Or M
rortauce 81 these Mr.. Fillmore seems e have
10 weight and y b. sct a.dc i BY general con-
sent, 90 account 81 Inc Tylcrlikc position which he
occupies; and Ar. Clay i not talked 81 much, Ii
consequence 81 b. extreme age. According :oP-c-
cent appearance therefore, the contest will be H.
tween cen scott and NJ Webster. There i no
doubt that Mr. Webster j more popular than he
c,er Was Voluntary and spontaneous meetings
have r,ccity been called in Springfield, AMI
eib,r rart. ~ aIa.-achu-cite for the IurPo.e
n COMBATING him. General Scott i very strong
With Ill, Wig. ii PENNEY wanna. several move
,acri. in That state have already taken place in hi
favor ami i /. wy likely they viii bccon'ummatcd
Ey liz Mig state Convention, which will meet 40
aIes.t,r ~ tbc twenty. fourth II this month. BY
,,a.irr iia Is ihl nort rsuk q The whg candt-
dates,
lhc great o.a.eul.y With ~ Wigs. however, !.
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