The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-22

Va oi'h euBiuoci'uS, anu snofVuou
with the public works Of the state, is as we'll quail
fed as any other man in It. He Is the protector Of
the general railroad law, and carried through the
legislature almost single han ed lie also reported
the bill, which passed at the heel of the late
sion, aboshing tolls railroads. Were it not fcs
his consummate stubbornness, Independence, AMI
ultra abolitionism, he would become useful State
officer. Should Orlando Allen be defeated in a
nomination, Seth c. Ha Wiley, Weeds quasi Code
Commissio will stand a fair chance of being
placed ON the ticket as candidate for state Pr-soa
Inspector.
The friends of Mr.. Fillmore are undetermined ~
to what course to pursue. They expected to find
in Mr. Babcock of the Senate, man Of 6rnness
Of purpose in sustaining the course adopted by
Granger Ind Duer last year But rs he SO com
pleely csved in all matters, especially that in
lation to the choice Of United States Senator there is
no further confidence to be reposed in him lie occu-
pies minority position on the committee selected
TO re unite Fillmore with Seward, and will undoubt
eddy allow Cook and Geddes to present such plat
form as they may, under instructions from Weed,
determine upon. without daring to offer any resist
ance. The probability now is, that Only one whig
State convention will be held, and that composed
OF like material vita the last Legislature, which
grossly insultsd the national administration by re-
fusng times without number, to recognise it, or TO
give it any laid or mort" The partial endorse
ment of Mr.. Fish's compromise sentiments, by the
Albany Journal and Tribune, intended merely as
saluo, is producing the desired effect and complete
ly neutralzipg al opposition 10 the Seward inter
est, especially in the columns Of Doctor Foote'S
Register, at Albany, and the toad,es OF the Com
mociai, Courier, and Express, in this city
Let US look on the other side of the canvass, and
examine the specimen Of daguerreotype exhibited
there.
Although William F. Havemeyer and John
Striker have united a call for STATE convention,
to be held at Syracuse the 10Th of September
although both sections have p aced their separate
organizations into a crGeible and melted them into
one; although Dickinson writes harmony to Tan
many Hall, and John Van Buren, refrains from deli
vering free soil Fourth of ally GRAFTON at Worees-
ter; although he writes to Sachems Purly and
belavan, that the party must "bury past contests
among themselves" let the Presidential question
rest" and that " revive the brightest epoohs
in party career, when it had Jackson in the
Presidential chair" and n Van Buren, as Vice,
"a Forsyth, CIss, Grundy, and a fancy in
the cabinet; Benton, Wright, Il Walker Bl-
chanan, in the Senate although, We say su5h
indications may, to the casual observer, tend to
unity, concession, and harmony, stall, We venture
to affirm that The democratic party is less united
now, than il was tgelyemonth since. A single
State ticket will undoubtedly be nominated,
and Jingle local tickets 10 the Senate and
Assembly districts. They may agree 70 let
the slavery and compromise questions Of the
nation remain undisturbed; they may withhold ali
expressions Of sentiment upon those irritating
topics, and resolve to 80 into tne election one aud
indvisbe. still there is an ISSUE an element OF
absorbing character, which upayoidably mus
enter into the contest and that is the canal enlarge
ment question, and the consttutionaity of the bill
to issue nine millions canal revenue certificates
basis for banking capital Upon this matter the
democracy are becoming daily more and more di-
vided. The barnburners took the lead in ustifying
the resigning Senators, and denouncing the bill;
while the hunkers, whipped in as they were. al
though coolly suspcctinc that some of its features
might, by strict construction, no. altogether square
with the letter of the constitution they openly
demred those Sen stors who resigned, and secretly
ehuckled over the defeat Of those who beaten
at the special election. The huukers, having re-
Gently been backed by the opinion Of q celobr ited
lawyer ia Wall street, will not support any can Ii
date who may be known as opposing the enlarge
ment law. The barnburners will demur, and the
cohse iuencc must necessarily FOLLOW, ina another
eruption must take place.
Upon that question the wings are united TO
man. Though the silver greys were suspicious of
beirg cheated in the awarding Of contracts, the
abolition wings consented TO allow an amendment
in the bill, at the special session. which gives Scy.
mour, the state Engineer silver grey, a voice in
letting contracts. BY this operation, an spparen.
fairness given 70 both sections Of the whig party
and hence the reason why they go mdsse for its
support. 1t must, therefore, DO apparent to every
one, that should the democrats insist upon making
the canal question an Issue at the November elec-
tion, the wings will secure the state. and conse-
quently ths electoral college in 1872. There i no
speculation in all this.