The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-25

questicu IA the convention was tho re-nomnat;ou a
Heratio Seymour; and without his defeat the frs;
success Of the hunkers waa netting. Seymour, AZ
ter all va. re nominated by the votes OF delegates
opposed to him, but instructed by their loo !, con
sIituenoies to support him; and Now York and the
river counties the stropgholds Of huakerism after
oil, got nothing whatever upon the State ticket
The poor udewater counties, with Ill their efforts
and with all their candidates--their Sohell and
Vanderbilt, and Pratt, and Beekman-iound them
selves upon the ground with MAroy and ChstSeId
Wright and Randall, WEIGH and Storms, working
hard against them, and all the influence Of the de-
ecrstic tate officers welded for the benefit of the
sbifni clique Of politicians In this city known in
politics rs the stUtica cIiaue"
Seymour aud Church then were, rs your edi
tofisl of tho next day truthfuliy announced. nom-
mated by the votes OF hard shes instructed by their
district conventions to support them. From that
moment the confidence Of the hunkors was Loaf.
The two primo offices ia the State government were
gone from their grasp, and they could scarcely
mon up courage to rescue Follett from the hands Of
the enemies OF Cass and the canals Many softs and
baTnbuTners, however, came to his rescue, anxious
to place him on the ticket to coDciliate bunker sap
port, and SO he was placed there. DR.. Clark then
went on. az matter Of course, being faceti ousiy
v0uched for by a st. Lawrence barnburncr to DO
" such bunker as st. Lawrence loves" to-wit =
a soft.
Thus was the State ticket made up of two softs
one baInburner and one hard shell. bunker and
bpving formed an electoral ticket upon which arc
Is,
and q State committee which reclons nine barn
burners and s0tts to seven hunkers, the convention
Adjourned to sleep of the excitement. Tho ticket
viii DO elected.
that 10 the unluoky candidate for Canal Commits.
sioner, Frederick Follett. Mr.. Auditor Eewoll's
sudden-and as 1t now appears malicious-attack
upon his honor and integrity as public oficer,
given to tho world three days before tho meeting
Of tho convention, indicated the far from AMIGA.
BILE feelings entertained for him by the barnburners,
and placed in the hands OF the wings a capital
electioneering document for the campaign, The
hunkers heresbouts are fairly whipped in and will
vote the whole ticket to save Pierce and King while
Follett's Dame will be sly)y scratched Gas already
advised and recommended by tho Buffalo RepuJlic,)
by many an adherent Of the Buffalo platform. And
It IS relied upon that your city, in spite Of all the
disappointed blus.er of your delegates at SYRACUSE
will give Horatio Seymour similar majority this
fall to that which you gave him ia 1850
Should both Church and Follett be re- elected
and should the suit pending against Treasurer Cook
result, it certainly will in his carly election from
Office, and the awarding the same to Benjamin
Weich, tho Canal Board-the great fountain Of
state patronage-will stand next year five barn-
burners and softs to three hupkers and one wing
Churchs defeat, therefore, would deprive the barn.
burners OF the majority in that body which they
row anticipate, and every effort will be made by
them to re elect him, whatever becomes Of the rest
of the ticket
The influence of the State officers next year being
THUS favorable TO the Marcy and Van Buren, wing
OF the democracy. it ID expected that the patronage
of the incoming President Frank Pierce-wll bo
directed towards their iende in this State to tho ex-
cusion and utter confusion Of Daniel s. Dickinson
end your Tsmmany Hall General Committee
Whether this can be accomplished, however, your
correspondent has grave doubts. II would DO q
singular thing to see the disciples of Hoffman,
Fagg, and Barker, in possession Of the pap of the
general government, through the assistance Of the
men whom they once stignatzed as conservatives
and assassins," Marcy, Wright and Seymour; and
yet no less results than these, in both State and
federal offices, may flow from the action of the late
Syracuse Convention.