The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-14

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U. g. SsXsQ a--The best thing tho Wbigs
can do, ~ mated in our telegraphic despatch,
ia to 60 to l. people on the u. s. Senator, and
let the canvass next fall settle 1t. 4 nest Senate
is to be chosen then, and We will venture the
opinion that it will have no difficulty in making
nomination.
That the people poud sternly re6uke faction
and triuuphantIy sustain Gov. Fish, We do not
doubt Nor do we want stronger or better
issue, il our opponents, whether Of the Silver
Gray or Loco Foco stripe, think proper to force
it upon US.
But i. is clearly the duty of this Legislature to
elect Senator. 1t was part OF the business
for which WIS elected, and we hope that it will
be held to its responsibility.
\ The plain English of all this is, that the Sow
ardites are willing to forgive the Administration
and the Silver Grays on two conditions:
LIST. Their coalescing to elect Mr.. FisH--and
I'd. Their surrendering up as scapegoat that
single member Of the Cabinet who did not
desire harmony in the Wing party Of the
State" the Postmaster, Mr.. HALL, formerly of
the respectable law-frm Of FILLMORE, HALL,
and HAvEss, in Western New York
The Albany Atlas makes statement which
shows how the Administration abandoned the
unfortunate Grays. 1t says without reservation:
1T is known that member Of the cabinet
closest in the confidence Of Mr.. Fillmore, wrote
on TO his friends here, that Mr.. Fish was cor
sidered at Washington sufficiently sound aid
national" a
Yes, that is it! I" sufficiently sound and nation
al" to suit the President, and sufficiently" Free
soil to secure the suffrages and the support OF
the whole Seward press and party, in the State
of New York Was there ever such "MEET-
ING OF ExTREMEs" before. We commend it to
the chronicler Of the Republic he will be
as mute as fish--we dare say.
| But the New York Commercial Advertiser
the political pecksnitf of the day--conies to re-
concile these dscords, and to restore harmony
to the party, by proposing to the beaten party
to surrender at discretion. 1t also smoothes the
path for the Administration to slide down into
embrace Of Sewardism, without breaking any
bones by the fall. Hear Mr.. Pecksniff crate:
The Wing Press AND UNITED STATES SEN
AToR.-We publish on the first page some edi-
toral articles from the columns Of our contem.
poraries, which We hope will be perused, desiring
in all candor TO influence our readers only by
such just impression a. tn truth IL calculated
TO make. The failure to elect United States
senator, with such man AS was brought for
ward for candidate By the Wing party, when
that party had majority in both houses of the
legislature, naturally excies co siderable feeling
throughout the State; and when the failure to
elect is traced to the detection Of a single Wing
senator, it is no marvel that his action In the
premises is the subject of considerable animal
yersi0n--all the more so as it is a kno,on faci
that assurances were received prior to the at
tempted election, and were patent to the Wing
members at Albany that th- national ad,ninistra-
ton desired that Hamilton Fish should be elected
He then goes on to prove that it was all " a
misconceptions" on the part of our conservative
friends, and the Presidents direct interposition
in behalf of Mr.. FISH, is distinctly suited, aud a
denia! challenged.
4 But the great point made by those who, up to
the day OF election, were opposed to this nomi-
nation, is that Mr. Fish is not cordial supper.
ter Of the President, the national administration
and the compromises This We know was
proved to be n misconception, beyond denial on
the part of our conservative friends, before the
hour of election Ample evidence to the con-
trary was adduced before them-evidence that
ought to be, and could not but be, abundantly
convincing to any one willing to be convinced
evidence 80 clear and incontroyertable that.
though at the eleventh hour it elected the sup
port OF all but the senator from the fifth distrc,
and three members of the Assembly. But more
than this The rish Of The national administra-
| fton ,oas made knorn a. ALBANY dv direct teie
graphic communication, and that pish scas thai
Hamilton Fish should be elected 10 the Unite,
Staies Nen1ie. We challenge denial of this.-
Well may the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.
known to be generally advised OF the views OF
President Fillmore, alphabetically declare uc
regret The rote Of Mr.. Beekmdn By cAich The cleo
ton was defeated in Me Senate" adding, There
canno. be any doubt of the soundness of the
views entertained by Governor Fish in regard
to the great questions agtating the country"
This editorial concludes with an admontjou
to the Executive partly of warning, partly of
menace-which shows how powerless the AID
mnstration (backed by all its patronnce) il. to
make head against SeUardism in the State or
New York. The sacrifice Of the Silver Grays
the forlorn few yet faithful to the Administra.
ton, IS demanded by the satellites of Seward ms
the price of peace; and the Administration mus,
either sacrifice them and submit to the sway o,
Seward, or take the .odium Of dsbandino its
party in New York.
Already it has trimmed its sails to take the
first tack, and where tn n will the Silver Grays.
the conservative Wings of New York-aban.
doned in their utmost need by the Executive
where, we say, will that corporars guard be
founde Echo answers" where |"
Listen TO the terms Of the treaty-the ulti-
matum of the Advertiser:
We have said that we are earnest supporters
of the national Administration. This is denied
by implication, for persons and journals that re.
joce over tie defeat of Hamilton Fish, call
themselves national" and claim to be the ey-
clusiye OF spccial frepds of tho Adc,;,;.t.,X;.