The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-21
Our Utica Correspond ence.


The Fugitive Slare Lar-W. III. Se,ca,d Gwd the
Abolition Party-Van Buren, and has Follo,crs--
General Cass-Francis B. Cutting and James
Brooks-Afike Ulalsh and his Arriral at Wash
ingto',--Mr. Wolbrdge and Mr.. Bo,csn- TVhee-
Ter and Vdrnvm-Mr. Ttctd AND Mr.. Walker
The Whig Candidates in Brooklyn-Posaio~ of
the Candidates in the Rirsr Counties and Else
mhae-the Election of James Nfawice--PopMar
Opinion in FAVOR Of The Fxgaire Slare La,c.
Two years ago, when the Congressional elections
took place in the Northern States. in the very midst
of the excitement and evaporation Of the free soil
agitation. one half Of the members chosen from this
State were undoubtedly sent to Washington on ne
count of their avowed opposition to the Fugitive
Slave law. Before the present Congress met, how
ever, the popular ebulion had fortunately for the
country had time 10 subside the false and absurd
Interpretations which were scattered broadcast
through the North, had been mostly exposed and re-
futed, and the law has been sustained IS triumph
antly upon our statute books as in its operation
among the people. For the sake of his own influ-
in the whig party of the Union, and in order to
secure the triumph of his secret schemes by the
nomination and election of Gen Scott to the Presi-
dency, Mr.. Seward himself has been compelled to
spike his guns temporarily AT HE word, the vehe-
mence Of whig abolitionism has abated the tone Of
his press has moderated and, for Q time and for
purpose, "scquiesen has been forced upon the
WING magnates of Western New York. So too, the
mad followers of the renegade Van Buren,, anxious
to regain the State Offices they had lost, and hoping,
by the force of such acquired positions, to compel
the bestowal Of share of federal patronage from
Frank Pierce, have, for while, ceased their TRADES
against slayeholding ard shareholders, and even
condescended, in many places, to adopt the Balt-
more platform, with such mental reservations and
exceptions as the occasion, in their opinion, justices
The man, however, who supposes political antisla-
very feeling To be dead, BECAUSE at the command Of
its leaders, it sleeps, knows nothing Of Western
New York or Northern Ohio. The fame shoulders
out like beacon, to alright the land. Each party,
it is true, contains hosts of true to the South,
who will never abandon the sacred duty of combat
ting this fatal monomaaia, except with their latest
breath. Although the hunkers have seen Cass de-
feated by Southern votes, a. Baltimore, as reward
for his honorable and anti sectional course, there
are, if necessary thousands of them who would un-
dergo similar sacrifices rather than abandon their
old positions. And though Southern votes placed
Scott in the van of the wing party, and thereby
gave the future control ofit in case Of success to
William Henry Seward, yet there are silver
enough to do their duty, though the South
itself should fail. l do not claim that han
kers and silver grays Ire such immaculate crea-
prejudice of their locality, in this matter but they
have heretofore, when skies we're brighter, placed
Themselves in positions, and committed themselves
to sentiments, from which they cannot recede, and
/ as a dying man defends himself to the last In
! few yeaYs-at the next surgng of the wave Of IA
Matchmaker the few leaders that are no LEFT
them in these "rural districts" shall have been
destroyed, or fallen victims to free soil blandish-
ments, and become soft Shells the remainder
must be cDguphed; and you in New York, where
public sentiment is sounder and more loyal. must
fight out the BATTLE for the honor and e atty Of the
Empire State to the Union, by yourselves.
Extraordinary efforts have been put forth by each
faction Of the two great parties, to secure the nomi
nation of Congressman throughout the State Mem
hers Of Congress are vugary supposed to occ ision
/ ally exercise some influence in the distribution Of
public offices In their respective localities. To tho
silver grays 1t was important to make an effort at
least in behalf of the Offices Of which they are al
ready in possession the other hand, the Seward
itee, who, in lSaS, had an almost entire delegation
from this State, to back up Mr. Seward, in his re-
Communications 70 General Taylor's cabinet per
ceived the necessity of strengthening their great
leadersposition with Gen Scott, by the same means
With the democrats, the Congressional nomn atoms
have been mainly Struggle between the three fac
tions Of their party-letween those who seek TO
make cabinet officers, foreign minister's collectors
and posnasers, marshals and district attorneys, out
OF the respectively distinct factions Of bunker barn
burner and soft she'll lie, hope, too, thatloftier
motives than tho struggle for Off 90 had place
in these contests with both parties and, In fact. IL
is apparent everywhere, that the hunkers in the
democratic party, and the silver grays in the whg
have taken advantage of the lull in the abolition
storm to procure, IN many districts, Congressional
nominations of men who will support the compro-
mise measures, steadily and undinchingly, for the
next two years
And, as far as the selections have been made,
there is every renson for congratulation among
the friends of the Union, upon the results. Since
the election Of lS%f, so many men sound upon
this question, have not been run as party
candidates in this State IL il really most en-
couragiDg to know that whether Pierce or Scott
be elected President there will be large majority
Of the men officially representing this State ~
Washington who will be open enemies to the mach l.
nations Of Seward on tie one side or Of the Van
Burens on the other and whose influence If it be
exercised properly, can prevent appointments to Of
fec Of abotionized and fanatical applicants, Of
whose character and standing at home the local rep
resentatives the only well informed authority at
Washington.
The candidates in your city, Of both parties are Of
course better known TO your readers there than to
/ at this distance, but the name Of Francis B. Cut
ting, the leader Of the New York bar, is familiar
throughout the State, and our hunkers in this
ncighberhood confidently predict his success over
James Brooks, the editor Of that unfortunate news
paper, whose reputation with the Governor General
OF Cuba seems TO stand better than with the sover
csn people Of America Mike Walsh TOO, 10 no.
unknown in the inrai Districts aud bis arrival at