The New York herald., 1851-11-02
The State Elcction-Whigs and Demo-
erats-The Union safety Ticket.

erats-The Union Safety Ticket.
Our New York election for state officers, mem
bers Of the Legislature, and county, city and town
officials, takes place On Tuesday. Although no
important question s to be settled-all national
Issues having been shufled off by both conventions
at Syrscuse--yet, by the wings and by the demo-
crats, it is declared and estimated TO be the most
important ele ction held, or to be held, In the
State. So it is to the political hu,ksters OF all
parties, with whom the spoils is the first, the
last the and exclusive issue OF the con-
test. The clear profits and available plunder ac-
eruing to the successful party, will amount to three
millions, moro or less, regular city and State dis
burse ments, and the management of the ten mil
lions for the and the enlargement ef the State
canals. If the wings succeed, taking into the ac-
coun. the rich profits and pickings of the Custom
House and the Post Office, the election to them will
he equivalent to fifteen millions of dollars. Hence
the unprecedented importance of the great princi-
pies involved in this election, being nothing less,
and nothing more, than the seven great principles
of John Randolp ph-the FIVE leaves, large size, and
the two fishes, of the most magnificent Dimensions.
The wings having been in occupation of the
Federal and State patronage for two or three years,
have picked up wonderfully. They are fat, sleek,
and lively and have ton Of letting go. They
bleed freely and it is astonishing to how partial
they have become to the Dutch and Irish. In fact,
we may ex pect TO see every unemployed laborer
not committed to the other side, usefully occupied
tomorrow, in cleaning the dirty streets; and the
dirtier the better. An election every monh. would
be a good sanitary regulation. The Board of
Health would do well to take the subject into Sc
rious advisement. But, while the wings hold the
power and the spoils, the democrats, after three
years fast have become thin, very thin, very hun
CRY, very ravenous, and very enthusiastic. Thus,
while the ore side are actuated by the roast bee
and plum pudding and from two to ten dollars a
day, the other side have become perfectly desperate
from starvation. The wings have the advantage
of good supply Of breadstufs and all the sinews
Of war, while the strongest incentives to union and
harmony, among the democracy, are empty sto-
machs and good appetites. Such the great prn-
ciples involved in this election and such the relative
position of the two parties before the people.
There is no national issue in the canvass. The
resolutions of both conventions mean anything or
nothing on the fugitive question. They were
shaped to eonciliate the Van Buren interest the
one side, and the Seward interest on the other, as
far as could be done to keep up appearances among
the hunkers and silver grays The nominations
made by both parties were controlled by the free
soil nterestthe platform Of both parties holds one
hand to the South, and the other to the abolition
ists. The only compromi that either agreed to
at Syracuse, a compromise with the agtators.
1t is in each platform, and forms the prominent sta
pie Of each ticket. If the wings carry the State,
Seward is still predominan.-ift the democrats win,
John Van Buren has the game in his hands. Both
parties, in the city, have come up 70 the scratch;
bet their influence goes no further. The Syra-
cuse platforms take the precedepos all over the
State.
The only question, therefore, at issue between the
old parties, is the Canal question. And here, toe
the only dispute is for the poils The question Of
the enlargement Of the Erie and other State csnals
was tried before, and decided by, the people last
spring. The Legislature accordingly passed the
law and there can be no doubt that either party
will be quite too willing to take hold Of the money.
The question Of the enlargement and disburse nent,
is decided and the only question is, who shall
Joy the spoils. The policy of the State is settled;
the single, solitary question remaining is a rough
ard tumble scramble among the politicians, for the
plunder-tbats s all.
At this important crisis, the Union Safety Com
mittee, of Castle Garden, make the profound dis
covery that the country is in danger; and that
less something is done for the constitution and the
compro mses, there will not be enough left TO swear
by after the election. The rump of the committee
accordingly 60 to work, eet in some cellar in Wall
street, copcoct Union ticket-half whig half demo.
cratic, half wool half cotton, including Henry S.
Randall, with his Buffalo platform-and they pro-
claim it to the world the only salvation Of the
compromises. Such is the sorry speculation Of a
few mercenary politicians Of Wall street, with the
Journal Of Commerce as their organ. The result is
an abortion-i, amounts to nothing and, we doubt
not, was only intended to operate a crack adver-
tisement in the cotton market for the benefit 6 a
few Of the prime movers, including their especial
organ. What is the reason Of another paper In
Wall street deserting this Union ticket, after hav-
ing, as is alleged, received bonus Of 900 adver-
tising, to make it all right, does not appear Per
haps the clean whig ticket will be more profitable
This is a mystery, however, upon which we should
like TO have further information. Between these |
several conflicting parties we hold the position
in the soufle between her husband and the bear II
was an interesting fight but as no great funda- !
mental principle was involved in il, she was per-
fectly Indifferent to the result. She only wanted
fair play, and no interposition of Union Safety |
Committee.
The CRY CASDrpArEs.-So numerous are the
city Offices to be filed by The election Of Tuesday,
and 50 numerous are the applications made to in
behalf Of this ticket and that ticket this and that
candidate, that resolution Of leaving ell parties
a =.