The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-02
Our Albany Correspondence.

ALBANY, NOV. ~, 1907
albany Politicians and Office Seekers = Hunkys
Uers1s Barnbwn1s-Hard Shells and Soft Shells
-Dikinso~, Dir, and Marcy-7he local Party
Organs and the Festival Of the Young Democracy
-Snppvessiox of Ioasts-Mr. Chatfeld- Names
of the Candidate for O6fcs-Resuh of Wing FL
nancierirg in the State-Railrodd Influence uersus
Canals, &C., &c.
Since tho smoke of the election has passed of,
and an overwhelming triumph for the democracy is
found to DO the result perceive from your columns
there great effort making by correspondents in
yious sections Of the country to illuminate the future
path ofthe President elect in regard to his cabinet
appointments, &C., Sc. The HERALD being We
hicle for general Intelligence, to which the public
turn for information, propose to give of the
movements" and rumors in the capital Of the EN-
pirs State Since the election there has been, ap-
parently, quite an unusual calm among the poll
ticans here; but this has not been the case in
point offact there has been constant and vigilant
activity going on "under cover" among them. The
rank and Gle Of the democracy content with the
glorious result, and have quietly returned to their
avocations, satisfied with having performed their
duty in rescuiDg the government from the hands Of
an incompetent aud corrupt party, patiently to
await the incoming Of the administration they
have helped to elect, and the benefits and reforms
to result therefrom. But the mere politicians, who
never enter Canvass except with the hope of pc.
cuniasy or official reward, have been busy. The
first great point to be gained BY this class is cab
net Of the s'right stamp" Hence all their efforts
are now directed to that point. It il somewhat
amusing to witness the struggles Of these men, and
listen to the charges and recrimuatons passing be-
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hunkers, I must confess, are decidedly the most
anxious in regard to their future prospects, and
spare no pains in raking up charges and arguments
against the barnburners. They dwell upon their
own steadfasness to the national democracy, which
is almcst the "alpha and oniegd" with them. They
expatiatc upon their hostility to tho Wilmot pro-
viso, and adherence to the compromise measures
the signal services, as they claim, Of their cham
pion, the Hon. D. 8. Dickinson, in behalf
of Southern and national interests, although he
repudiated the doctrine Of instruction; and they
charge the reverse of these things upon the barn
burners, and conclude from all this that the latter
ought to be ostracsed by Pierce so far as national
patronage is concerned All this the barnburners
seem TO receive with unaccountabe good ns.ure and
pleasantly. They generally reply that they have
done nothing in the past in which they had not the
De6t INTERESTS OF tine WOOle country 2s nearl, To
which they were not forced by circu instances, ana
OF which their conscience does not approve. The
issues, in a national point of view, they say, in
which they ultimately differed with democrats in
bany Agps agreed with them at first on the pro-
yiso, only differing as to time of appication,) have
been put ut rect, by settlement in whi,h they
quiece; and the purity Of their Intentions, and the
pertipent for o bunker of New York to question,
conscious, Is they must be, that every democratic
State nsform nearly for the last fifteen years, has
been carried through by the energy and un,iring
frequently against the efforts of lesding hunkers
and the wings. Besides, the democratic party Of
New York is now anit-has been honorably united
acted in union through the past campaign, and,
therefore, the most competent and upright states
men, If any, should be taken to represent New York
IN the couacis Of the nation. They say they have
confidence that Mr. Pierce is a souud democrat and
an honest man, and they have little fear but that
he will act for the best interests of all This is the
substance Of the charges and reply, pro aud con,
which are used in private and public The hlnkers
are settled in regard to the union and good feeling
exiyipg between the "barnburners" and soft
shells, and fear the worst consequences to their
aspirations as the result They dislike Marcy rs
much Dix, and they will be content with nothing
but an out and out '.bsrd sheil'' in the cabinet.
This, some Of them admit. would be a great tri-
unrh for them, il they Shouts succeed, because
tbst lection, as compared with the 'ssoft shels''
and burners in the State, is but SIN all minority
of the de mocratic party.
You viii perceive, by the organs Of the two
brenotes Of the party here, that the feeling has
found vent through the festival of the young demo.
craoy here, on Wednesday evening last The Avgus
OPENED the vein by charging the Suppression Of
tain sentiments by the A,ias uttered on that occa-
sion, shd asssuitiDg the Attorney General for his
speech, though, eitgsar a. it msy appear, the Ar-
gus, ia Tho Same paper in which it nskes the
charge suppressos no less than five toasts which APP
peafed in toe -d'lds, whose type the 1rgus bor-
Towed / am told, for the ocsasion. The Argus
also cen Is down upon a.deJ to all of which The
Atlas r. plies in manner way delicate, aud
makes sono bold charges of the Argus utilization
with the wings, and pecunisry obligation 70 their
leaders. The festival itself was hne affair, and
Tie utmost good feeling prevailed and 1t Is rsgres-
I'D BY all .hst the Afgus should bsvs made the
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