The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-17

CRY controversy with the New York Courier
and Enquirer. Its purpose to remain in posi-
ton with regard to all the WING candidates for
the Presidency that will enable it to support
with entire cordialty the nominee Of the WHIG
National Convention, cannot be disturbed.
Therefore it is that we have omitted to answer
the article in the Courier and Enquirer Of Fri
day last nor do we intend to notice it at the
present writing in the spirit which we think
the tone Of the article would Justify, if not de-
mind.
The Republic, we admit, is a party paper.
According to the light that is in us we have
sought to walk in the old WING ways; and we
apprehend that the Courier and Enquirer will
frd it difficult to point out any one established
WING principle in regard to which it dissents
from the Republic If, in the exercise Of its
Independent judgment, the Courier and En-
quirer has reached the same conclusions that
we have in regard to principles and measures,
it does not prove that our conclusions are right,
or our motives honest; but it demonstrates, we
submit, that il as little becomes the Courier
and Enquirer TO mpeach the one as to quarrel
with the other.
But though we have not differed materially
from the views generally expressed by the re-
sponsible editor of the Courier and Enquirer,
we have ventured TO express our dissent from
an opinion, or rather a prediction of his, in re-
gard to the vote of New York at the next Pre-
80 al oil hos ind
him to write the following paragraph:
"Now, we insist that Mr.. Fillmore has no claim
: to the nomination by the Wing party, except
what arises out of his administration of the Gov
{ eminent since the death of General Taylor
claims which appertain quite as much to Mr..
{ Webster, Mr.. Crittenden, and MIR. Corwin, as to
: himself; and that, if nominated, he could not
8 poll the northern Wing vote, and would entail
8 defeat upon the Wing party. The Republic
{ pudiates the idea that he would be beaten from
seventy 10 one hundred thousand votes in this
State, while any other Wing could carry il; and
yet the editor of the Republic well knolcs that
such is the plain truth. We repeat, that the Re-
public is Just az well satisfied Of the truth of our
: declaration we are. He knolgs it to be true;
and yet such is the character of the relations be-
tween that press and the Adminstration-such
the want of independence, which will ever at
tach to the press at the capitalthat he preiends
{ to doubt our declaration"
We submit, in reply, with all Difference, that
we have never urged the claims Of Mr.. FILL
MORE to the nomination Of the WING party
that we have never at any time expressed a
preference for Mr.. FILLMORE and that we
have never indicated him as our first or second
choice among the distinguished men from whom
the selection Of a candidate will be made. The
nominee Of the convention will be our candl-
date, and our candidate is, therefore, certain TO
be the nominee of the convention.
If holiness Of assertion were proof, or even
the impression might be produced
that we are gifted with the same powers Of pre-
science and prophecy which enable the Courier
and Enquirer TO kROD and aLlege with such en-
tire certainty two facts which no human being
can know OF can be justified in asserting. We
do not know Tat any other WING than Mr..
know that Mr.. FILLMORE will be defeated by
10000 or 700, or any number Of votes, in that
State. We know that on VINO grounds Mr..
chances ought to be as good as
those of any other VINO in New York; and if
there is an intention on the part Of any number
of Wines to bolt the regular nomination, If
Mr.. FILLMORE should receive it, we would
let the boilers follow the example and share
the fate of the gentlemen from Massachusetts,
who bolted the nomination of General TAYLOR.
If conspiracy Of this nature exists, so general
and widespread rs the Courier and Enquirer
alleges, some proof OF sign of it can certainly
be adduced: and we therefore repeat, that
until the Courier and Enquirer can produce
the names Of ten Wines Of influence and con
sderation in the State Of New York, who will
avow that they propose 10 withhold their sup
port from Mr.. FILLMORE. If he should be the
nominee of the convention, we must be per-
mltted to retain our faith IN the integrity and
iair-dealing of the Vino masses. and to be
lcvc that they will abide in good faith by the
decision Of a National Convention
But there is one other point in this para
graph. The Republic is charged with con
ceaing what it "well knows" and with
pretending TO doubt declaration that 1t
"knows to be true" on account of the "cha-
racter of the relations between that press and
the Administration" II this latter phrase is
intended 10 convey the idea that our relations
are most friendly with the Administration and
with every member of It, the remarl, is true.
But there is something beyond this, also init
mated IN another paragraph Of the article
before US, which is designed to suggest that
we have interests Of honor or proft-Oflicial or
pecunIary--which warp our Judgment and
color our statements. Let us relieve oursef On
both these points.
First as to official honors Our term Of
humble political service has been reasonably
long. We have shared in the tolls and excite