The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-29

only changed i've "credulous o0antry geusloUeu"
rom one side to tho other The Office of messenger
70 Washington. worth soms Elk haodred dollars. vas
promised TO more than half the cleo, ors de'eg alton,
with supper and champagne ~ Congress ell. addsd
q . sumulant to all could vote for Zs1osk
Pratt aSs pt.sSsss Of tbs body 0'as ard
those were snty carried by privs;s understanding
that Jim Sherrill, Of the violent and noisy
ec soil aeitators In the State, shosd DO the bsarer
Of despatched.
In proof Of the cordiality and cohesive power Of
the coalition it 10 said tbst while ndugtag Ia the
gosd things, furnished oy the president, Is pee
sgreemsnt, ono OF eur SOFT state oino'als boosted
become extinct, when member OF Congress elect
sprsug to bis feet, add boase0 that he vas sie,ted
p free soer, and glorieo in the principles Of that
faction.
Bat suoh incidents are only strsws though they
show bow the wind sets The graod motive Of two
days figuring. and one nights eating soi drinking,
was 70 oopuge up an apparent strength, suiosas to
place one coalition IN the cso,ast, or at least
TO keep Dickinson out Of ~ Tbst gsntlemsa
has the fortune DO thoroughly hated BY ss least
three heads Of the present DON nation, namely,
Martin Van Buren, Ersstus Corning, add William
j.. Marcy. Yet IL 10 to bis own STRAIGHTFORWARD
course that he owes . u this combined hostility II
in 1914 he had assisted Sam Yorog in breakiog
mp the Baltimore Convention, apd 10 enacgng tho
same drama that succeeded we'll four years later
he would now be the bosom friend OF Van Baren,
and would have eecaped the bi ter hatred Of Young,
which ended only with ht. But no loved his ps.sy
and bis party's nationality too we'll be either
tool or dupe-cas, oil upon the troubled waters
cosxed the recreant delegate back 70 his duty aud
tho election and successful aiLinistration OF Polk
were tho fruits Of bis prudence md oe.rio ism la
1876 WHEN his single vote ~onld have defeated the
present tariff he considered hs principles AIRED
to be lost sight of, rsta,p the friendship Of
Mr. Corning, and OF the mannfacturing interests;
20 he lost it.
But this is digreseiop; the eating aud drinking
went ON, and when the hearts of tbs electors began
n n A -
circular was handed bolily co the f,ithfa,- moro
kBid to the " softs = while the 'har3s were
not even blessed with signt L. ~as canoipgly
and cauti usiy worded, tnay ic nigh. mean sitoer
D free soiler, a soft shei. VIII recommended
to executive favor if bs only belonged sitaer Of
the high contract ng parties HoS many sigma.
lures this precious do,amens received is only known
to the initiated but there IS little doubt that it is
now making its gr,natlnns through tue State in
search Of soft sheled me n,bers OF Congress elect
A great many here thins, that it means Marcy or
Dix, Though not a few Of the sbrewd ones bslievs
that Ccrnii 6 interds TO - present the Imaginary
individual ia his proper person pass h msef off
q newly converted hard sbsll huoher. ADD carry OH
the prize Coming IL an excellent citizen, Iva
mensely wealthy, aud largely eogsged in speou'a;-
ing stock tran actions, and Iosuu facs uring His
appointment to the Treasury apfesu waud give hi n
an almost unlimited power over each aud every one
Of those three brsr ches Of nuaess aud il ia probl
BILE that efforts Uopo,uoeae {" she IN porsaDce OF
the Office will be MADE 10 placs hn there. Hlg
his fee soi associations apd high tar,F opinions
would be reiished by the u'h ani Wesi, are points
that must DO spsouated upon hsreai' or
A LOCKER On.
ALBANY, Dso !6 1912
The ccmtng Session # the Lg,,tuare Contest fr
the "Loerss o,ld F,shes"- Aihony Dicfetton-- The
Spfnkership- rfmssdous Eg;sts fjr the Ctck.
ship amosg the :. SmoA Fry P.itttcilns-Tac
State Print,ng plsmder A.o,hsr Aueaam to Poia
The "hfgmoea" Main L,qpm Lar IN che Statute
Bcek-7ae ''Old r gies'' ond .'Y,u,g Ams l.
cans" at Lcgsaheuds and Gi,riJas Fen among
ihe Outsiders
TIE struggle for the "spoils' burns fsrcer and
fercer es the time for the meeting of tho Lssisla
tuio drawspieh The Albany uotos az OF yore,
arc "up ard doing with their candidates for
nearly every executive and legislative Office in the
gift of tie incoming administration For tho
Speskersbip, they are l.ok'ng to the West as the
most advised novemt ut for winning the minsrity 10
the Eastern part of che STATE A member from
Utica, BIZ the meme Of Gilmore. sesms to be the
favorite in this section. SiIas Burroughs, of
Orleans, would have been acceptable If he had not
been elected rs an Independent" sg ,inss the
gular nominee. For the clerkship, tho next best
Office, John 8. Nafew is the f,vorlte of tho
masses. John has mary strong points about
him discover that John A Corey, the late able
editor Of the Saratoga Republican 10 also 10 the
Asiu WI INC '"ue oo PsS'
genius. but would mase On excellent cerx ms nc Is
we'll qualified tor the station Corey -As "a Casi man
In AS, mp 10 the hub, aud nov occSp'csthe middle
ground, Uhat ie, sofs smell aanorttg 10 tno
party conprcInse elected ~ the nomination OF
Frank Pierce think the chances are in h,s favor
Gov. fem the faet tha' inc SOS sne'is ~ui nave
majority IN the cau5us' And- ahotner thinS
Corey is ne" man, las ~orked nafd Tor MS
party, and been poorly paid Tor IL. That viii have
some weight, of oourse
l take 1t fer granted. from What has alrsaiy
trarsp red. that n eors js 10 DO nads oy tho two
organs OF the demos aey - bit city 10 snonopoze
the S'ste advertising Tee 7 GU claims ~ Law,
and the diidS hy ligoS ot despot's9. &c appoint
Ii is quarrel be ween bnoss journals for popu
ystitJ. aud he psot'e. and $40 ~ "ocratil parry
~ lass, eei 40 pfaouiaf 'u'sf 80 ~ Tag qie9''o1
Ino,f e. abortive art,lnp- il - bo ne ibis via.