New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-17


walk over the course. Mr.. Wright served
out his four wears in Congress withouI Civ
ing one good reason why ne should have
been sent there, and then retired unregret-
ted by any body save the Political mercena-
ries who had reaped so glorious a harvest
from his first canvass.
In ls47. Governor was to be chosen
and Mr.. WRIGHT, who had at least been
thoroughly Wing throughout his Congress
sional career, as ever before, was noml-
mated, after a sharp struggle, in a rough
and.tumble fashion, by Wing State Con-
vention. 1t was well known that many
Whigs would not vote for him, but 1t was
supposed that his election would thorough
" heal the breach which his run for Con-
cress as a bolter had created, and TOR the
res, it was thought that his money would
carry him through. The calculation proved
fallacious-the Wing opposition to MN
proved stronger than had been anticipated
he pot no Loco Foco votes-and was
bodlv beaten. We did what we could 10
,this disaster. exhorted Wings to sup
port him-and blamed those who oppoSeu
him We thought him weak, ambitious
bat well meaning man, who had been nau'y
,5y;sod in l842. but whose alteration at
that time should be overlooked or par
doned. in consideration of his subsequent
Good behavior and inheXible devotion to
sound pricciples. When the contest had
resulted in his defeat, he renewed MS
nlcd,es of devotion to the Wing cause
ard declared himself an answering sup
ror,er Of Harry CLAY for next Presidents
regarding the great kcntuckian as not only
most deserving Of the office, but as the
nan whose principles and measures were
hest calculated TO secure the greatness OF
our Country and the prosperity of her
People.
Every word Of this came from the
de pths of the writer's heart. lie I'M
doublingly believed, as he had alwayr be-
lieyed and shLi believes, that the principles
and measures propouuded by HENRY
CLAY. and so gloriously maintained by hlm
through life. whether in triumph or IN DIS
sst.r. ire the true principles on which our
Government should be conducted and by
which our National prosperity and welfare
may best be secured. How insane, then,
must be the ambition how utterly gnoble
ard shameless the selfshness, which has
placed him on his present PEDESTAL
spectacle for Scorn to point her slow
unmoying finger at y
Mr.. Wright warmly supported Mr.
Gays nomination in lS43, but acqulesced
in that Of Gen. Tay lor, and was an apPi-
cant for office upon the Inauguration OF
TINT lamented patriot. We do not know
certainly, but believe he sspired to a For
eign Mission but, as that could not DO
had. he asked and obtained the post OF
Secretary of Legation for his son, with
which, it was distinctly understood, he
would be- satisfied. Yet from that day
forth his Political course was puzzle to
his Wing brethren in New Jersey, and he
was very strongly suspected 1--WE know not
how JUSTLY of having secretly contributed
advice, tools and money for the renewed
DISCRIMINATION and corruption of the Con-
eressional District in 1850, when the State
aud the District were thrown away-the
latter most Unexpectedly and shsmefuly.
Yet Mr. Wright appeared before the next
Legislature as a candidate for U. S. Soma
tor, claiming the vote Of the Wing Mem
bers, after they had tried to reflect Mr..
Day ton and could not, on the ground that
he (Wright) could get Loco-Foco votes
enough to elect him, while no other Wing
could do it. The Wings stubborny refused
to 90 for him, even on single ballot, and
continued to vote for Mr.. Dayton until
Com Stockton was ultimately chosen, as
was inevitable. No whisper of change of
views on his part was then breathed, and
every body understood that, next to his
own advancement, Mr.. Wright was de-
voted to Wing principles.
At length the plunge has been taken
Mr.. Wright, finding that he cannot ex-
pect any thing more from the Wing party,
las determined to try his luck with the
other. Every man who will support
and vote for him this fall knows that his
Democracy, hath this extent, no more
If his aspirations had been freely graft
| neh ON orr side he wnnld no mnre have