New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-03

two great sections Of pur country.
tins sect was mere ndfu 20 be utterly dsTcrarded
Tue fact cannot BE- ose used mat eath 81 20 "O gfra
political parties q; he North were o'or me thus ANTI
aver sect urcer the Gus slang ~ fes that we're
applied them order % get prepondeance over the
oiher In this that sect was fosterco and increased
unf at last Il Threatened the dissolution VI thiS C0afeeer
scy The o a. great fact forced itself upon
the nlnds FtdeIa legislators what vas the coz
sequence The leading men. without G 70 coR OF party,
from all parts Of the county ~ the sgu Of ashns'ohs
Farewell Address-n the tue spirit OF pafnoiism laid
aside then party PIE udces and combined 10 their
country from the hangers that threatenedt Their Ell rts
great and long continued They resulted The Com
Tie friends Of order and of Union then hoped for Peace
They hoped THIS Anti Slavery sect became more
violent denuDciations against slavery The C,npro
measures deemed violating the Higher Law Of
held Up srocous instrument II was eyden, 10 al
rejecting minds that tbs c)uTse Il continued, must end IN
cVl war aQd perhaps IN dissolution OF toe mon An
appesto the good sense ~ lhe people became becey
Union without distinction of parry was held ID
which denounced ths course resolved . s4s-
tam the Comproulse measures ana 10 Supyor sucs h7h
only for Office would susan them To carry pu their
cesigns, they established the Union Safety Committee
confused Of the members % the two grea, partIes
A c0rresponding COMMITTEE was appointed, who nave
been constantly engaged m disseminating Information
a. effect the great purpose Al tbs fsos we'd by
liar a4emblases OF the people throughout the tanj
These proceedings gave courage 70 the Union men Of
the South They have Euce been lahJ-ng "a con
vince the people Of the Importance and du Of preserving
the Union In the late Elections they have CARED the VIC
tory Was the result Of prCdigoas elons Ihgy hlye
acted together WITHOUT DisTNt TON OF PARTY rooms
ana stephens, COui dIu Outt i|et 'ctS' uA''
moved IN concori-WAs and Democxat. From an eNien-
correspondence earned on as Chairman Of the Cor
all sections Of the country and co not hes-fe 70 say
that the preserystoI Of ms Government IN Its en-
tlrey-the salvation Of the country from the
OF civil wa-depend upon the good II tue people OF
Tie North beng li,lr awakened this subject, upon
tbeir determination uphold the COMPROMISE measures
and to let the domestic institutions Of the South aDnc
after tins success at the SOUTH they had night expect
hat the Uiion men 81 the North would sq'tan them
What have the two great parties done IN the North True
then old system They have continued WOO NE sPrN
uIlg - hon lt "a %
1Le partIts this State, preparatory 10 the forth
comrg Election have brought out their platform ard her
candidates No. IS 10 be found IHdoTsing the
COMPROMISE VIII he SAID that. beng local
Election they did lo advert 70 National afllfs Hots
Look at the Wing resolutions They commend tue Federal
Administrator for ITS foreign poncy Why Nobody
d,pures that VIA, encouragement does hat sye to our
nominated mixed ticket giylng the Anu slavery men
predminance Cod comfort this In hs state OF things,
The Union Safetv Committee felt called 10 inter-
fee. otherwise they would false 70 their trust
They did not wish to set separate tcse: Of then own
with seeking therewards OF Office They To- select
and make the best ticket they could from the candidates
Of the lsrtIes They got the best Information that
could be had and selected those who were most favorable
t. the Union They are aware that some whom they
have selected from both Tickets have heretofore favored
the Anti Slavery party. But the Committee had good
reason TO believe that they had changed their minds.
ard surely persons should be allowed 20 change their
sentiments especially at this important Crisis public
affairs II impossible for ne % lay before You all the N
formation obtained br the Sub Committee IN whose laboTs
cid not participate VII submit however afew remarks
the individuals you have picked out for consideration
As Mr.. Randall They had no persona predecilOn for
mUi On reliable information, they asceItalned that he
had lately spent good deal Of time IN the South and had
ertrey chanscd ms orme. views on the subject OF Sa
Messrs DIcAlpine and Wright are well known 20 be
Upon me Enlargement of the Canals observe you
dwell much extensively than the question Of pre-.
character of the election But although local rs all i'm
poTtant reference the Union for the reasons above
the idea that attach tie most Importance to these "a
mails What Canal compared with the preservation Of
yrtt - fam Re- re- our
Which uniurls itself TO the breeze of every and has
lately outstrpped Brtanna's proudest chWay on the
If the COMMITTEE should have been mistaken the
sen change sentiments OF one two that
why Union Men should ect then ticket and
take the entire ticket OF either Of The two PARTIES IN which
the anti slavery candidates decidedly predominate
The Committee have not been vnmindfu Of this subject
ofcana Enlargement The law IN ItS favor has passed
An that is now To- be lone Is administrative They ats
SIZED that one ON thcIr ticket viii follow bad rec dent
and attempt to nUy that law az the hazard Of Treason
They satisfied the ohor hand their tcketbe elect
cd that the law will he fully carried out The subOned
letters only 70 confirm Their previous informal on
A to the candidates On the Wing SIDE u whom you Tiol
Nessrs Patterson Seymour and FoTs til, the Committee
satisfied that they sympathlze with the Anti-Slaver
views You say they have accepted Their nominations and
declaration of principles winch wonld bnl mem 10 59eG
the Constitution and the La 5 passed. uhueI II One
word upon TINS sutec IL ~ ,e ytsucness nnc meRscr-
of tins declaration IN the Wing Platoon Of whcn
support law when 1t shall be decided TO be Consult
that Laws shall be ooeyet unt they are dec1ed ne
unconstitutional. The murders and nots NJ Chrsll'ha
Are they pedstd the COMPROMISE measures and
asate them and keep up that dingerons eN
Ccmont Not atall There l. nothing held out IN e'her
of these platforms to encourage the Union men q the
South ON the contrary. the hir platform expressly re-
serves the night ot agltatlon-nnplyng IN no equvoca
terms then disposition to asi'aie Use Why nseu tae
proposition regard 90 right which IN The sbsract nobody
oSI utes With them party IS even thne me In'esrny
o. Tins government the hop, and sisl oi RepubhcanSm
throughout the wor'd thrown IN the back ground
But howe'erwe maJ daer onthese interesting SUBJECTS
Sincerely youI obedient servant,
New cr, Is, Nov 1851. GEORGE WOOD.
NEW-NoRK. Nov. :, 1851.
GEORGE wooD. ESQ Dear 81. Just at the moment Ct
slartue ALBANY, have aieiter from John C. Spen
Ger. Esd dated ALBANY oct 81 1911 IN which he mas Ia
Ken occasion 10 aude me. and indirectly 10 the action
which might take If elected 10 the Office OF Stale Ia
Nj spencer does as great injustice in all Of his ntima
tons tt3r he Is caI Cl 10 speak guarded ana especially
when he remarks that "a successor TO Mr. seymour
the present ncunoen 10 that ohce would ne tempted 10
OI>parace predecessor by caprciouS changes. etc
These remark come Wh poor grace ron Nf S'shoei
under whom served several years ERgneer on the
Ene Canal Enlar cement aud 20 whom have been Anown
Of the earliest and most CONSISTENT advocates oitha
work
may add, without presumption tina, aided materially
airang ng the original plans Of that "oS and was en-
ro,ed thereon until the law OF S42 suspended the works
and also that the plans which have received the ap
pToya Of the present State Engineer and the Canal Board
are essentially those which were originally adopted II
should b. elected. eha feel great interest Ia the hna
completion OF that work and VIII endeayor, 70 the best Of
nv ABILITY 10 carry out the present laws for the completion
81 the Enlargement and the Lateral Canals.
Respectful your OBJ seN Wy " so Air IsH
DEAN SIR this moment received yours Of the sSth ms
u does not excite that some OF the WING pa
pers NswYor shou say that am opposed 20 the In
stment of the Enc Canal but M thls region and where
often and openly declared. and known oph-
ems are well understood but such paper has been
f,und and rs statement 70 that purpose IS slIH matter
OF OK @. and 50 regarded
have no. now u0r ever had l. afy concealmeni "A "a
ference W this question have ever been the decided
friend OF the enlargement policy doubted IN common
with many men, both Ming Az Democalc as {, tae con-
siItuuonsty Of the 1r Canal bll but when II becane
alaW have always maintained that II must pe ana would
he Faithfully horos by. and tlis carried 4 and sNec1ca
II elected. / shall So act
| am. VERY respectfully
Your obedent Sc want,
J c Wright
wv. CuAVNtYY, ESQ N.Y.
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