The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-20

at the time when the very same Daea " UWwoss "ss
performed their parts at the recent Democratic Pm
nary elections, attempted TO disgrace the CITY oy
driving Macready from the stage BY violence ana
bloodshed, he had the courage 70 oppose theu, ana
| was one Of those who signed cara gaining ON
Macready not to yield to this mob rule, and piedg-
ips themselves to sustain the artist and put down
the ruiians by every means in their power. He isa
man Of moral courage in the right direction and he,
| too, deserves the sustainment Of the democracy.
Another good nomin Ation is that Of Asariah Flagg,
for City Comptroller. It is alleged against him
that be was a barnburner in l848. II he was q
barnburncr then, we believe he was very qnict
one, and did the demooratic party no injury.
The Office Of Comptroller is . very important one.
Mr.. Flsgg is a man Of high integrity and large
capacity in fnsncal affairs; and We are willing to
forego his political tinge in consideration of his
excellent qualifications. He formerly filed the
Office of Comptroller of the State with great credit
TO himself and advantage to the people. He well
deserves the popular vote.
How different are these nominations fro another
one that has been made. Robert Emmet has been
nominated for Judge Of the Superior Court. He
cannot show a single claim to the office Not only
did he take loading part in the barnburner dsfeo
tion in 1913, which defeated the democratic ticket
but his associations have been always with free soil
wings and abolitonists His fast friend and chosen
associate is Horace Greeley-ana thence it may be
inferred what his predictions are the well known
principle Of Tell me what company man keeps and
will tell you what he is" In conjunction with the
socialist and abolition editor Of the IrsbHse, he
has been mixed up with various flibAstero move
mepts, which prove him to be mere demagogue,
and not lawyer Of any standing. During those
temporary exeitements which try meas souls, he
bad not the moral courage TO resist the tide of
popular misguided passion, bat actually famed the
flame, and lent him self to those illegal schemes, in
voivpg the peace Of the country, and tending TO
bring her into collision with friendly nations
q course that not only exposed his lack of
sound judgment and sagacity, but his igno-
rance Of international law, which will be admitted
as fatal deficiency in the qualifications Of ajudge
Though we differed With Judge Duer in relation to
the Art Union, We could not help admiring his legal
aeumen, his sound Judgment, and his moral courage,
in withstsDding kessuth, face TO face, in the very
midst Of the eciat of public banquet 60 that prince
Of demagogues, and in the very height of the wild
excitement kndled in this city chiefly by the free
soil and abolition clique with whom Robert Emmett
identified himself, being member Of the Astor
House Revolutionary Committee, to which, it is
said, was paid large sum Of money for creating
q revolution that has not been created. He was
a member Of another Illegal society for creating
another revolution that has not been created We
allude to the Irish Directory which, under the in
fuence of Slievegammon stories, collected large
sum of money-S40 900 or $50, 0OO-from the honest,
hard working Irish people, ard have refused to
count for it publicly up to this day. and which ought
long since to have been returned to the subscribers
as it was in the case Of Archbishop Hughes, who
contributed $500 to the fund, but, he sad to pur
chase, net sword, but shield for Ireand-a very
nice distinction without difference. He asdemand-
ed and got back bis subscription. Where is the rest
of the money! What has been done with it? What |
right has the Directory to keep it, the object for
which it was originally subscribed having long since
passed away in smoke We make no imputation |
against the private character of Mr. Emmet-with |
that we have nothing to do We canvass his public |
acts as We have right to do. and we ask are they
such rs to enttle him to the confidence and support
Of the democratic party, for high judicial station9
What has he ever done to advance the interests Of
that party, or to propagate its principles Has he
not, on the contrary, done great deal to inj"rN
and dioorganiae IT, beeidee showing his iSnoraEcc or
violation of international law =!
the democratic party in reference to this nomina-
ton and there are other nominations that ought |
never to have been made, and ought not to be sup
ported now that they arc made. These we shall
criticse at leisure. But the question is, what
is to be donel There is but one course to fol-
low. A suggestion has been made in one of the
newspapers to :" scratch" every ticket-that is, to
erase every bad and obnoxious name, and Gil its
place with good and reputable one. Let the
coming election, therefore, be scratching and a
scrambling one and we shall whether the result
will not be the election Of better set Of men to
office, than by adhering rigidly and blindly to
nominations made under the corrupt influences of
rum and rowdyism at the primary elections Scratch
off the bad names. Scratch-scratch-sc scratch
scratch--scratch. For the sake of your country,
scratch.
GENERAL SCoTT ON THE STUNT. in the desperate