The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-20


These two men reflect upon the influence
they possess among the masses in the rural canal
districts. They possessed sufficient ability and
power to raise the storm, but imp otent in di-
reetng the whirlwind
The office holders, oice-seekers, Gictators lead.
ers and political coopers now at Albany, are lay
ing their plans for the coming campaign. While the
honest and industrious mass of voters at their
homes, engaged in their homes. vacations Of agr
culture, mechanism, &c, Sc, the party generals
and mental subordinates are mostly, at the public
expense, mareuvring for retaining and obtaining
official power andpatronage Available candidates
are to be selected for State ccers and both parties
will be perplexed to find who unite the
two sec.ions-the woolly wings and national wings
on one side, and woolly barnburners and ultra
hunkers on the other. Several State officers
to be elected-Comptroller, Secretary of state,
Treasurer Attorney General, a Canal Commits
sioner, a State Engineer and Surveyor, State
Prison Inspector; also an entire new Senate and
House of Assembly. II is not probable that the
wings will venture to place either of the present
State officers in nomination, with, perhaps, the
single exception of Mr.. Seymour, the State Eng
neer--the others having submitted themselves to
the implicit control of Seward and Weed, and been
so INSCRIPTIONS in their abuse of Mr.. Fillmore,
that their defeat will be rendered certain drought
before the people. James NJ. Cook, of the Senate
a banker Of Saratoga, and n fnaneier of conceded
abiiity is said TO be a candidate for Comptroller
George Geddes, also in the Senate, of Onondaga, a
practical and competent engineer, will be a COM
petitor at the Wing State Convention, against
Hezexiah c. Seymour, for Engineer and Surveyor
Fuller, the present Comptroller by appointment,
viii not be thought Of IS a candidate. Now that
Silas NJ Burroughs has been formally admitted into
the wing ranks, it may be that Weed will consent
10 put bin on the State ticket else allow him to
occupy the Senatorial seat, now well filed by the
Hon Alonzo ;. Upham who, it il said rather surrep
titiopsly usurped the Senatorial nomination from
our Jolly friend VIM Cole of Orleans two years since
Upham may be rewarded with the nomination Of
Treasurer on the State ticket; and if possessed of
a moiety Of activity energy, might make a
spectacle State officer, provided he possessed
more erect figure. Mr.. A. II. Wells, the remaining
Wing State Prison Inspector, having by his indie
pendence, excited the malignity Of the Albany
Magnus may better save his breath and money,
rather than make effort for a denomination
Although he succeeded admirably in seducing Dr.
Clark, the bunker Inspector, into the retention Of
Cen Lockwood, as agent Of the Sing Sing prison.
yet with all his a6roitness together with all the
silver grey assistance he obtain, he viii be
bic to retain Office another year, the foot Of the
au,ocIat being upon bis neck.
The democrats, on the other hand, are very much
disjointed Previous to the quarrel on the Canal
bill, every one conceded the state to be 10 their
hands. The State Com nit.ee, comprised Of an
equal number from each wing, had tremendously
united uIon q call for a state Convention, and it
was generally supposed that the portion Of the
ticket which was defeated in lSi9, viz: Messrs.
Lott, Welch, and Randall would be renominated,
together with Mr.. ChatGeld, and VIM. li'Alpine,
for state Engineer, in place Of Mr. Campbell, who
i now engaged in engineering in South or Central
America. But the Canal bin has thrown a bomb
shell into the harmonious camp; a torpedo more
powerful and more efectual than any Of those manu-
featured either by One-Eyed Thompson or the Mich
igan conspiIators, put under the party citadel
which blowed it into the air, and scattered it, rag
mcnts such extent that they be collected
and without an immense deal labor,
patience, forbearaocc and
tcs AMI qualities which not al present superabGn
dant among the brethren. The breach betwe n the
hunkers and barnbumers Is being re-opened II
Is now evident that state ticket cannot be
j ally agreed upon. The hunkers insis; that the
agreement made a year since, between the two
sections, not to introduce interfere with the
slavery question, has been violated by sending
John Van Buren, into New Hampshire and Yer
mont, and 70 Worcester on the It'll Of July next 70
disnter the Buffalo platform. The barnburners
insist that the bargain included only this state,
and they have religiousy adhered to il, they
allege There viii be a strife for the mastery
=, the September state convention, and the
canal question must enter into the discussion.
The hunkers, who mainly agree with tho wings
upon that question: VIII insist having candidates
who favor the speedy enlargement policy, in order
10 ~ ain the democratic y0.e in the central por.
tion II the state and the birnbuncrs may be
foolhardy enough = press the nomination o. Mann
for the Comp trolershp, and undertake q make hi
resignation and the coustitutoaaliiy u the canal
lin tcst question.
such l. The state Of things o they exist al
Albany and thr1ughou. the state a. present.. The
oily question ofimpoiauce which viii b. discussed
between this and the time q the closing u the
Jolls in November, i the canal question. The BIN
/. - perfected, that The wLigs al united upon
IT, snd Will remain ., provided tie = ward clique
Il state officer a. not deceive their silver grey
-ubordrat,s. Whereas, "a tie oihcr hand, the
democrats aTc divided, aid there j. a. contingency
which can ar.e. hat " ima sinc, calculated
+ unite them soon ~ E0fcmLee. There j.
onc great consolation for The thinking people and
that II, The independent prcs' Fl TIL city and
stat, i powerful. mighty AMI all-rrcvailiug.
IN farlcs.ly exposing the vi.laniCs y the r..
l,t,ians by profession, and shedding forth light
sud irulh-cxp,sing The iniquitous am selfish
combating Tie dsmagogu the
iutrigu,rs-di.constir the NJ prncipIcd -uugown-
ng tie hyPociit,cal-aues sting the proaigste-sub.