The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-04-25

ness OF General Jackson was thus influenced They un
deTsand perfectly well, therefore, that the party who
bring forward the candidate and his nomination
have his ear, and in great measure control him
The whigsever since they elected General Harrison IN
ls40 by aid of the mum commiltee-have had hght OF
this kind among themselves and The point In dispute 49,
moi which is the ttes and safest candidate for President
but which set shall the man, and consequently be
the committee to control the administration. Because
Tor all purposes OF making appointments and distributing
the executive patronage the commlttee' the power be
hind the hrone"s the President and not the thing that
occupies the chair OF Stale.
What do these men, who now the peculiar cham
pions oil General Scotthe keepers OF his conscience
the guardians OF his tongue and reslrainers OF his pen
care ior him In 1912 while the republican party was
fore the country and the world, they were rejoicing at
the defeat of our arms And in the war with Mexico,
which gave this nation such proud name abroad,
great acquisition Of valuable territory, and added the
GROWING glory to his fane they not only opposed, en-
deavorny 10 produce divisions IN our councils and bring
defeat upon our arms but gave publicity 10 treason BY
openly hoping the Mexicans would welcome brave
soIlcrs "o hospitahe graves" They care for
General Scott than for the epauette which adorns his
shoulder, the buttons that glitter his coat General
Taylor has been used by them General Scott is the
object OF their designs; and if General Santa Anna or
General Tom Thumb should promise greater availability
and maieaby they would drop the one and take up the
Other Tomorrow
In my mind there is no doubt as to which division
will succeed al the whig convention; for Mr. Seward Is
as potent with the whig party OF New York as Meg
Meriilles with her troupe OF gypsies. Cover
Johnston and his friends said 10 be equally pow
erul in Pennsylvania. These States cast sixty two
votes and will be sufficient, acting together, 10 control
the convention and they will nominate some man in the
interest OF that coerie OF politicians. They are to ex
peenced and skiiul sposmen to allow the game, when
within their reach, escape As his princpIes the
Compromise, any other subject they will not be par
cuar for il due to the SENATOR and those acting with
him in New York. 10 say that they are exceedingly hbe-
raj on these subjects they solicitous about the
principles or official capacity oil their canddaes-be ca
pacily OF being useful to them--beng, in their esma
lion, the only standard OF value And General Scott is
hois; the present Executive from his seat. If they can
succeed his election, very well but il not they dis
pose Of MIR. Fillmore. get whig candidate from some
State other than Nso York, and kaue Me field open for
Mr.. SDdrd an 1856. tx4t
If gentlemen want TO understand the power of MIR.
Seward in his party in New York, and know how com
petely he is thefe "the party" certain king was
'he State they have but TO look at events in the fall
OF 1850. Mr. Fillmore had been inaugurated the pre-
cedlng July be had adopted his policy, aud was nau
rail- il was in TACT but act Of common courtesy for the
State convention TO approve IT. The attempt was made,
but the decree had gone forth, Mr. Seward was lauded
by name in resolution, while the resolutions introduced
by Mr. Duer, then member OF this House from New
York. approving OF the Presidents policy, were promptly
voted down. The President, out of large convention,
mustered forty these, headed by Messrs Granger and
Duer left the convention, called another. and when that
other coyenton met, they dare not repudate the action
OF the former, but fired blank cartridges in the shape
OF harmless resolutions, and went home after agreeing TO
support the woolly ticket say, therefore, the "woolly
heads" will succeed, because they the fighting men,,
with ms, while the 'sIver greys are like the coneys, a
Tor hight" This being the position OF affairs in the
whig party of Pennsylvania and New York; ask again,
can there be any doubt OF the action OF the Whig Ma
tonal Conveniioni For political party will make
noaaatoa with the certainly OF losing those two States
By IT, when, by making different one, they might have
at least hope of securing their electoral voiesixiy
two in number-making a difference OF one hundred and
twenty -four. No political parry in this country is strong
enough 10 afford to throw this vote away But 1t makes
little difference 10 the democracy OF New York whom
the wings nominate. With fair nominee of their own,
one who can stand alone, and bear his own weight we
can carry The State beyond a peradventure And say
here that IN my Judgment that whg does not live who
obtain the electoral vote OF New York from the
nominee OF the Baltimore Convention, il wisdom, pru
denc and the true principles of the party shall control
It's action.
As for General Scott, while honor him as military
cheflan, and respect him man, truth compes to
say that, in my judgment he can get only the wing yote
and for reasons will now name not all of that and the
whg vote OF New York is minority at any contested
election That IN saying this, do not speak at random
give the facts. Look at the figures:
In lS4s MIR. Van Buren received l20.497 votes
General Cass received il4.al9
General Taylor received 2ls,5s3
Being majority of 1928
over General Taylor. This was by no means a full vote
OF the democratic party For MIR, Polk in 1874, received
in that State 237 5Ss voesneary 900 than Gem
sral Cass and Mr. Van Buren together-our population
having in the meantime verg greatly increased This
small vote was occasoned by the fact that thousands OF
democrats dissatisfied with the divisions in the party,
knowing there prospect for the success OF either
general or local tickets stayed away from the polls
and took part in the election. So that General lay
lo although he obtained the electoral OF the State
by majority OF 104,26i General Cass, yet laeke
1928 OF having majority in the Stale. And no
acq TAINTED with the local politics OF New York will
pretend that General Scott can carry the proportional
vote thai General Taylor then did. In the first place,
the and repuied character OF " old Rough and
Ready" took with the I" boys"--and have lew OF
them with US. Then his party professions--having
no friends to reward, and epemies to punished
many, very many democrats 10 his support The whig
party since that time by the prescription OF the friends OF
Mr. Seward toward the national wings, is rent IN twain
OF WoolIy Heads and Silver Greys. Between these the
lines distinct and well -de6ned existed between
the barnburners and hunkers in S4S General Scott is
there regarded identified with the wooly heads and
compromise pledges campaign certificates can ever
lake the kinks from his hair the ihickest long
est wing conceal its texture. Those who have been
squeezed TO death knitted by the wooeys, because
oi their avowa OF national feelings and sympaibes will
scent the animal in every tainted breeze.
The wooy heads have had majority in our canal
board until the first of January lasts and since the d-
vision, in 1850, they have appointed only OF their
own kind and removed from Office every silver grey who
happened 10 be before and the patronage OF that board
is immense. have here an official si OF removals and
appointments in 1850 and 1851 furnished by silver grey
AZ Albany And ii there s any OF the friends oil Mr.
Fillmore who desire IT, they can look at this and their
general government do not say that this division ia
equal one between these two factions OF the wbig
party; bu II is sufficient TO make difference Of several
thousand votes against any whg who shall be nomina-
ted and identified with either section. Governor Hunt
who was elected in 1850, known and decided woolly
head has in all his appointments, observed the same
course Not national or silver grey whg has been ap-
ntc1k l. AZ