New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-18

in.pire confidence it would be hailed with
.exultation by our adversaries and with
dependency by the great mass OF our
own party. 1t must not be made.
Such, we are confident, is the general
feeling of Mr.. Fillmore's unselfsh' inteilI-
cent, considerable friends in this State
Why. then, in violation of early pro-
claimed, fairly understood Wing principles
emphatically indorsed by himself is Mr.
Fillmore a candidate for the Wing Presi-
Dental nomination And why is he
pressed upon the party with such unpre-
cedented pertinacity and inscriptions as
siduityl We answer, 1t is the game OF
the Federal Office holders, who apprehend
that their chances of suction from the body
polite would be damaged by the nomina-
ton of another; and hence they
sigh and groan
For Fllmores good, but mean their own.
From Postmaster General and New
York Collector down to tide-waiters and
night-watch, they work for Fillmore either
from fear that in losing their patron they
may lose their places, or because (among
the lower strata) they fear being turned out
noac, if they do not evince zeal and activity
in his service. Hence they have been able
to make q show of contest in our State IN
spite of the substantial unanimity OF lher
Wbig voters in favor of Gen. Scott's nom
nation. There is, indeed, respectable
minority who would prefer Mr.. Fillmore's
election, but they know this is impossible
and hence do not desire his nomination.
We say that the office holding wire
workers for Fillmore ,oeH know that his
nomination is not desired by the People,
and we will prove our assertion beyond
controversy by their own acts. Here is
the proof:
In the Niagara and Orleans District,
thew succeeded, under the lead and man
agement of the Congressman from that
District who spent some time at home on
purpose, in carrying bare majority OF the
towns in the far smaller County, and thus
were enabled to tie the District Conven-
ton. Of course, no choice could be made,
as they insisted that the Delegate should be
conceded to them. The Niagara Dele
gates said mo but as we cannot agree,
let Us refer the question back to our con-
.stituents, and let each town elect Dele
gates directly to the District Convention ;
and, since you object that Orleans has the
fewer towns, Though not so large in the
average as those of Niagara,) We will
agree that the towns of Orleans may
choose four Delegates each, while those
of Niagara choose but three But this
the office holders would never consent to,
for they knew they would be scandalously
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minority Delegate, and utterly refused tC
consent to or take part in a second trial
for they kne,c it could have but one result
So in Madison and Oswego-a District
wherein Gen. Scott, if nominated, will re-
ceive at least One Thousand more votes
than can be obtained for Mr.. Fillmore, and
where Gen. Scott is this day the candidate
of seven-eighths of the Wings. Madison
is an inland County, and all for Scott
but Oswego is Custom-House focus, and
thong its Wing voters are three-fourths for
Scott, the office holders, in the absence OF
any attention to the matter on the other
side, contrived to pack County Conven-
ton which they could control. Oswego
forms two Assembly Districts, and the
Wings of the rural District (Scott) asked
the privilege of choosing their own Dele
gates to the District Convention, but this
was refused them and full Fillmore Del
egation for the whole County chosen, pre-
venting any choice in the District Conven-
ton. At once the Madison Delegation
said, We evidently cannot agree let us
go back to our constituents, and ask them
to settle the difficulty by choosing fresh
Delegations But no there was never
Fillmore man so simple as to agree to
that; they all kne,o that both Counties
would 60 against them overwhelmingly.
So the Convention broke up, leaving the
District without a Delegate, and without
providing for the election of any.
So in the County of Ontario, where,
outside of two villages, Fillmore men are
scarce as hens teeth, people were aston
ished by an announcement that the town
of Phelps had chosen a Fillmore Dele
cation. On inquiring into the matter, it
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