New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-31
The Presidents Desire for the Nomination.
Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tribune
Eridau MAJ % 12SO

WASHINGTON Friday, May %, 1852
The NeW York Express is a paper |
neither see nor read and very seldom hear Of
was therefore ignorant of the contents of its issue
of Wednesday, until my attention was directed to
it by the editorial remarks of The Tribune of the
following day.
1t is the habit of that print to deny, and to
sert without knowledge, and in utter disregard of
the truth. have right to say this, and to act
accordingly, from the notorious character of the
paper, but especially because it is not long since
that it admitted into its columns gross personal
attack upon me, which was tissue of loosely
strung falsehoods from beginning to end. l am
therefore wholly at loss to know whether it has
any shadow of valid authority icr the bold contra
diction it ventures TO the statement | recently
made, that MIR. FILLMORE expressed to certain
gentleman strong and over-anxious desire for
denomination. 1t is impossible to believe it has,
the statement being perfectly accurate from be-
ginning to end.
asserted this fact on unique stionable authority,
and had 10 doubt, and have doubt, of its entire
truth. communicated it as piece of intelli-
gence calculated to do away with the erroneous
impression generally prevailing, that Mr.. FILL
MORE was an unwilling candidate.
The Express, with it's usual clearness of state
ment, first charges that i fabricated the whole
story, and then declares that somebody must have
told it to me, and next demands the name of my
informant. 1t wakes particularly bold toward the
close Of it's impertnent contradictions, and plants
itself upon an immaterial part Of the story,
w. that the President sent for" the individual in
question, and then utters fierce denial that Mr..
Fillmore ever sent for anybody to whom to make
this revelation The Express feels at home here,
for it expects to get of Oh bubble. But we can
not permit it to escape even in this favorite way of
its own. 1t does not deny frankly Though we do
not know why it does not so the whole figure,
when to deny in whole is just easy and as truth
full as to deny in part)-it does not deny frankly
that Mr. FILLMORE is really very soGcitous to
obtain the nomination, but merely that the Presi-
dent ever sent for" anybody to tell HIM so.-
Fow we are sorry that we cannot qualify our orig
inal statement so much as to let The Express off
even on this immateria part of the story. We
cannot abate ore jot or title of original de-
claraton. 1t is fact, just it stands, in all its
parts, without colorng or exaggeration. The
Express or its informant, if it have any, had bet
ter think again before it plants itself too distinctly
on this dodge even. There are invitations to
dinner which we will be charitable enough to sug-
gest may be forgotten.
We indorse the story plumply and fully, let the
denial come from whom it may, Though it will
never come from an authentic source,) but we
really cannot crafty The Express to the extent
of Yielding just yet, to its innocent demand for
the name of the gentleman alluded to- We do not
acknowledge its jurisdiction in the premises.
We do not desire to say an unnecessary word
about the Presidents position, and have only said
what we have, in order to give dagueueotype
view of the real state Of things in regard to the
Presidential contest. But We are constrained 10
add, that it is perfectly preposterous to pretend
that the President does not feel very deep So
hcitude for his success in the Convention And
this is the substance of the declaration we have
made, which has been met by such burst of
yirtuous Indignation. The fact that he is 50, is
abundantlv notorious at Washington, among those
Who are any way intimately acquainted with the
Presidents views. And one might just as well
deny he is candidate as deny the fact.
II we felt at liberty to state all we know, or were
disposed to probe this subject further, we could
ask some very significant questions of anybody who
could answer, and was authorized to admit or de-
nv, as to certain manifestations Of the Pres,-
dents interest on tins question Of denomination.