The daily union., 1852-09-15
correspondence Of the Union.
NEw YoRK, September u, 1859.

on Slate officers; but the wise ones among them hays
already given up the presidential contest Whatls most
surprising this is the lukewarmness of both
the Webster and the Seward wings at this crisis. The
Webstees and Fllmoreiles holding the strings
of The party invest their money in other fances than
politics; ard the Sewardes finding that the election OF
General Scott is an mposslblty, only working for
respectable place in the opposition TO General Pierce
Besides, General Scott is considered uncertain by both
factions OF the wings that neither OF them is desireus OF
connecting its political fortunes with him Mr. Seward
has resolved for decencys sake TO go TO Europe
dsconneciing his name entirely from the canvass while
Thurlow Weed is coming home, doing for Seward
and his faction than Seward himself capable OF doing
either for Scott or for himself This is an important
move, and shows that the free-soi wings are looking
further ahead than the election OF General Scotttha
they will accept that nomination merely as an incident,
and that their plans reaching far beyond the
OF their chieftain While they wagng battle against
the constitution. they providing for retreat and for
an open and avowed organization on the Seward plat
FORM They even impatient of Scors leader
ship They are peTfectDg their organization for double
puposerst, TO make themselves strong in the whig
party that Scott could he be elected, would be controlled
by them; and. second, to make themselves strong
enough to be able to control the whg party without or,
ii necessary, against General Scott in 1856 In a word
the free soil Seward wings aim al the government and
for that rather roiced the detection OF the
southern (UnIon) wings, whose competition for power
and opposition in principle must at all times prove
serious mpedlment to their progress As long as the
democratic party remains united the country has nothing
to fear from these Vaccinations but whenever the South
shall be untrue 10 herself trouble will come for il is
now fixed fact that the southern wings can only serve
as baancewheels in the whg machinery of the country
the motors being entirely confined to the northern Sec
ton. II remains TO be whether the southern wings
will be satisfied with their new employment and the
title OF not peterans, but inualids Of the party
AS to the nomination OF Horatio Seymour for governor
OF the State, il is which is sure to unite the par,y
and TO secure its triumph in the month OF November
Mr. Seymour is Of decided talents and OF a con-
ciiatory disposition He s constitutional democrat in
principle, but well calculated 10 promote the good under
standing and harmony Of both wings of the party and
to bury all former differences between them Mr. Sey-
mour was born in Utica, New York, and is now forty
years OF age. He elected the legislature in
1912, and took prominent part in favor of the passage
OF what is known the stop law, by which the works
and contracts the canals stopped as means of
redeeming the credit of the State The consequence
that the bonds OF the State at once from the
ruinous prices at which they were then selling to mar
gin which insured the confidence of the foreign and do
mestic creditors.
Mr. Seymour elected 10 the legislature in 1874
and placed at the head Of the canal committee In this
capacity he framed the law and carried il through which
applied the surplus of the canal 10 the enlarge
ment of the Erie canal, and the finishing of the Black
River Coal and Genesee Valley canal; which principle
and doctrine afterwards adopted as an organic law
of the State by the charged with revising the
constitution in 1916. -
Mr. Seymour was again reelected TO The Legislature
in ls45, and elected speaker OF the house, the duties Of
which station he discharged with signal ability and i'm
paraliiy. In 1850 he nominated for governor and
only defeated by 400 votes. Mr.. Seymour was dele
gate to the Baltimore Convention, one Of the repre-
sentaives of the interests of Governor Marcy for the
presidency but is now cheeruy and ably supporting the
nominees OF that convention--Perce and King.
Mr.. Seym is democrat in essence and principle,
OF education and refnemens, polished in his man.
ners, and one OF the most eloquent and fascinating
speakers He is national, constitutional democrat too,
who supported General Cass in ls4s, spoke in almost
every county in the Stale in his support-and this
time when the democracy of the Empire State was d
vided and distracted He has since been prominent in
the combination and reunion OF the party, without sac
hcing any OF the principles OF national democracy, TO
which he has ever clung an American, and will in
November WELD irresistible power in the redemp-
ton Of the democratic party OF the State Mr. Seymour
in fine, who lacked but 200 votes Of election in 1850,
sure carry the State this fall by signal and endu-
ring majority. The wings have resolved 10 concentrate
their efforts on Governor Hunt without regard to the
presidential election but with such candidate Sey-
mour in the field, the State elections bound 10 60 the
way Inc presldentlale election. Inc Empire state
will permanently return the democratic fold, and atone
by the future for the past Will you have the goodness
to put down New York for Pierce and King and oblige
yours, respectfully kNlCkERBOCkER.
HARTFORD, (Conn.,) September 10, 1854
We are here in the very best OF spirits. and feel certain
that we can carry this State for Pierce and King next
fall Our democracy far the presidential canvass
is concerned, unit, and the wings thoroughly dis
hear,ened at their prospects,
There never greater blunder committed by the
wing party than that OF nominating two military
men in succession. Such things may be done al inter-
vas and by sudden, spontaneous movements not with
malice aorehought, and after the party itself has depe.
caied the man, by promoting, in the FIRST place. his lieu.
tenant over his head The whgs by preferrng an M
tried, rough soldier General Taylor to their present
candidate, acknowledged the = in other words, ad.
med that they considered General Taylors achieve.
men,s more available, and his reputation for common
sense (he quality which takes most with the people)
greater and practical than those OF Gen Scott whom
they have now taken up a mere reinforcement OF
General Taylors The preference given 10 General
Taylor over General Scott by the wings in ls4s has r-
rerievably damaged General Scoirs cause in New Eng.
land. II was insult to the great wbg statesman of
New England, but, at the time, perfect testimony
Of political pauperm in regard TO General Scott and
the difficulty is IN making so "eute" people
we Yankees are understand how General Scott got so
suddenly rich again-whetber by his industry by
inherung General Tay ors ortunesl Such things may
be explained elsewhere, but they cannot be explained In
New England. We are not in habit OF taking second
choice for A No L. and iudge more hy the acts of a