The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-30
Our Utica Correspondence.


John n. King and James Maurice Marshall o.
Ro5uts--John c. Crug0-Samwl Fun,m-
-Andrep L. Esland-Henry b. Northrup-7Ns
Liquor Question in Le,ois and Je6erson-Tae
Western Districts-Silrer Gray Grlmibling--IHe
Abolition Agitation-P Plan Of the Woolley Heads
and Earnburn1s to Defeat the Nationals on Both
Tickets Their Determination 10 Defeat Folea-
Dickinson on the Stump
OF course, the whig managers, who have again
put the Hon. John A, King up for Congress in the
First Congressional district, knew what they are
about; but to us, at this distance, such nomina-
ton augurs weeful lack of timber in the whig
ranks The King family. after suffering temporary
eclipse of their political fortunes which compelled
the diversion of the family talent into the financial
and stockbroking line, to have returned to the
ambitious views Of public service which the present
generation Of the family has Inherited without in
heriting the corresponding abilities. It does not
seem possible that King should be elected in that
district, especially d he was decided Sewardite
when in Congress before.
We have no information of the reasons why Mr..
Campbell declined the nomination rendered him in
. wing district, except some obscure hints in that
receptacle Of all bile and bitterness, the Evening
Post, of your city From that voracious source, We
learn that his successor, Mr.. Roberts, is wooloy
head, which our silver grays here take leave to
The wings of Duchess and Columbia have again
nominated Mr. John G. Cruger, of Cruger's Island,
near Hyde Park, gentleman of whom it has been
said, formerly it was said Of the House Of Aus
tris, that Venus had been more favorable to him
than Minerva. He is brother-in law Of tho Pa
troon, Mr. Van Rensselaer,, and acquired vast for
tune by the marriage, which connection, however,
is not likely to popularize him among the anti rent
ers in Columbia county. He was beaten two years
since in better district for him than the present;
but if the same fate should again overtaks him,
Thurlow Weed will not grieve-he is only . silver
gray.
silver gray has been put up, to be beaten by hun
ker. Mr.. Samuel Farnum is reported q respect able
man in commercial life, who mas, however, an in
significant shanse, in a district always democratic
by from 200 TO 500 Esjorisy
Andrew L. Ireland, In the Sixteenth district, bro
badly to be very close. Mr.. Ireland ID reckoned a
bunker, and is q man Of intelligence and refined
taste. His residence, upon an island in Schroon
lake, is said to possess beauties only exceIled
by those of the famous rival paradise Of Banner
hassett.
The Fifteen nth district containsthe four counties of
Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren. and Washington, and
is good for 1000 whig majority the old federal
and anti masonic seed having taken as natural
growth in those parts as in the neghborng State of
Vermont The whig candidate for Congress is Hen
ponent, Charles Hughes, young man Of re talents,
has taken the stump vigorously.
In the Twenty third district, Mr.. Lyons, indepen-
dent and whg candidate, has been imprudent
canvass. Mr. Mundy, the democratic nominee, ID q
man well known and highly respected in the dis !.
trct, and his position during the actional difficult
ties in the democratic party, as far back as Gov.
ernor Boucks administration, was that Of decided
and active huDker. He is connected, it appears,
with the liquor business, and this argument is made
use of in electioneerng against him. What capt.
tai can be made by the wings this plea, is how
ever, sure to rebound with redoubled force against
them, since liberal minded men of all parties will
not suffer worthy and competent gentleman to be
stricken down by such absurd persecution.
ThomasY Hew, barnburn Van Barente, is in the
held again against his old opponent, Mr.. Morgan,
furious wooy head, and brother in law Of tbs arch
agitater, Seward. As your correspondent has NO
particle Of sympathy with tho politics of either of
these gentlemen, he has scarcely inquired into the
prospects Of their canvass, but the district 10 whig
The Twenty. sixth district has to decide between
Andrew Oliver, 2 young bunker whig, and Janes
wing majority, but Oliver will make good fight
Mr.. Taylor's opponent in the Chemung and Tioga
district is Charles Cook, formerly Canal Commits
.loner He is reckoned as woolly head. The dis
trlct gave Folk 1900 majority over Glay. and may
DO considered democratic; but Mr.. Cook has had
sufficient political experience to be able to conduct
fierce campaign He was one of the Canal Gem
missi0Iers last year. and one Of tho whig me mbsrs
Of the Canal Board who met at the house Of Peter
Cagger, in Albany, last December, with Church and
Chatfeld, lin all, majority Of the Board, rs then
constituted) and who rejected Mr. Chatfclds pro-
position to allot to George Law, Of your city,
81 300 600 worth Of canal contracts.
In the Thirteth district, (Allegany, Wyoming,
and Genesee0 the whig candidate is Judson w.
course, go to Washington to represent his darkco-
lored constituency. George B. Chase is his demo-
cratic competitor.
GeorgeA S. Croker, formerly in the Legislature,
IN hopn Nv hau nT No
Chautauque. There is talk OF a stump candidate
among the disaffected, as George is not over and
above popular; but they will probably be Quoted
II Mr. Croker makes as much sensation while in
Congress as he did while in the Assembly, there
will be scandal afoat in the saloons of Washington
during his term.
The selection made in the strong vhig district
composed Of Niagara and Orleans, has brought
about much hard swearing among the silver grays
therein resident. Thomas 1. Flager, Sewardite,
IL particularly obnoxious on sundry grounds, aud
the minority of the convention seeded in great
wrath, alleging bribery, SO. / believe the demo-
Gratis have not yet nominated.
William Twins, another woolly, runs in the Liv-
ngston and Steuben district and suppose is pretty
sure of running in His opponent is not named, TO
my knowledge Seward has not overlooked the
western districts, as you will see.
We cannot remember the Bayard Clark. who has
been nominated against Mr.. Peck, in the Westshes-
ter district Cannot you get Peck and Clark,
well as your Brookly n men, Cummings and Sanford,
to define their positions upon national questions and
the agitation ofsaveryl Let every mao be known
in these days, aud for the love Of your country,
scratch" the traitors!
1t is no time now for Union men and lovers Of
the Constitution to talk about keeping strict party
lines in electiug members of Congress. Upon the
votes of very few Congressman the fate of this
Union and the imminence of civil war depended in
the memorable year 1850; and remember, New
York compromise men, that eye witness in the
rural districts" tells you the snake is scotched,
not killed. The agitators are ten times more willy,
more energetic, moro active, than you--the next
agitation win prove it, Provide yourselves, then,
with men who will oppose sectionalism in every
form in which it may develope itself at Washing
ton. See the noble Union wings Of Oneida oppo-
sing openly the regular nomination Of Stewards
tool, Madison Your cores pondent is democrat;
but he sees that treason 10 active in bosh camps.
Weed & Co, in Albany, sre managing the whg
antire and free soil vote, and tearing William
Kent and Epenetus Crosby from their ticket to pro-
litiate the anaticisD Of their gaelltes while thair