The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-27

had the assistance and votes numbers Of those
consistent and honorable men-always clamorous for
an opponent when he falls in their power-the Van
Buren, free soilers Pearson Munday is defeated and
tho reason why he is defeated, in Q district which
gives Pierce 300 majority, is simply that he il
bunker.
Finally, Andrew L. Ireland is defeated in Essex,
Clinton, and Franklin He had close district and
. strong opponent; but, had the barnburners sup
ported him in good faith, he must have succeeded
"a Qakes the fifth Instance of party treason in this
one Congressional election, within the present know
ledge of your correspondent.
On the other hand, the history of the campaign is
challenged to show bunker detection whore barn
burner candidates were in the field. Not bunker
in your city or in the river counties scratched San
ford Z. Church.. though every one of them. who
knew anything, knew 1t would be rs well for his
faction to have q whig in his seat at the Canal
Board, as barnburner. Church was even with
Howe, in the Cayuga district, Perkins, in st Law
renee, &c and Jones. in Onondsga, received every
bunker ballot, and the two latter go to Congress
their votes in favor Of Gerrit Smiths notions and
resolutions upon the Fugitive Slave law, and to re-
turn homo again to talk aloud of democratic har-
mony, and, secretly, of .'the corrupt hunkers."
should not be charged upon them, and SO went tho
ticket straight through. Who bolted the Congress
sional nominations has been shown, and who bolted
the electoral ticket appears by the returns from
wego and other dark. colored counties, in each Of
which Seymour leads Pierce by hundreds
How many times it will be necessary for the
hunkers Of this State to learn this lesson, do
not know or care further than that it is siokening
to bye-stander to look on and see every man Of
national and catholic views on the subject Of slavery
sacrificed while the advocates Of sectionalism suc-
coed to Office, and to such influence as Office may
confer. Ifsuch repeated instances Of Punc faith
the part Of the ingrates whom the democracy have
taken back to their arms, all impenitent as they
were, can afford them any amusement, so be 1t.
Only one drop is now needed in the cup OF their
John Dix to the post Of Secretary of he Trea.
sury, or else Of William L. Marcy to be Secretary
Of State.
And the mention of these gentlemen reminds US
places to which have assigned them. The stand
ing claim Of the Empire State to q cabinet officer
is never lost sight of, and it was perhaps good
claim when she gave Captain Polk his election in
lS44-the only occasion in the history Of our Pres
Dental elections, since Jefferson and Adams ran
together, when New York decided the result. Nor
has this State been behind hand in receiving her
share of cabinet influence. Van Buren, is the only
ment having filled the post of Secretary YStats;
but Alexander Hamilton and John G. Spencer have
presided over the United States Treasury; Gen.
Armstrong, P. B. Porter, and Marcy, have been
Secretaries Of War; Smith Thompson and Paulding
have been Secretaries of the Navy; Frank Granger
and Nathan X Hall have superintended rspid de-
capitations Of postmasters and the slower opera
tions OF the mails; and statedpreaching Butler has
held tho place Of Attorney General. New York,
then, has not hitherto been overlooked by either
party and if she shall be omitted in the list Of
Pierces cabinet officers, it will not be for the lack
Of applicants, but rather from the difficulty Of .
choice.
lmprimis is Gen. Dix, the candidate of the pure
free sellers, an able man, and n thorough gentle
man. Chosen to fill vacancy In the Senate OF the
United States he associated himself with the little
k~n~n ~Ialh - ali Isrp uo H.
Niles Haywood, and Tappan, who are remembered
Is having opposed the annexation Of Texas up to
the last moment Of Tyler's administration He
was active barnburner in the days of Hoffman
Lewis Cass, he is reported to have pledged his sup
port to the Baltimore nominee upon the spur of tho
moment If SO, he again withdrew it, for he re-
ceived the nomination Of the free solers for Cover
lsbored for the Van Buren, and Adams electoral
ticket His associate for Lieutenant Governor was
Seth NJ Gates, an out and out abolitionist and the
same man who ran on the ticket with Ninthorne
Tompkns this year. Since the nomination Of
General Pierce, General Dix has made the route
to New Hampshire his especial study. and the
sturdy yeomanry who never touched the free soil
abomination his especia! love He !: even reported
friends, during of these expeditions. The Euen-
ing Post, of your city, has already designated him,
though Lot by name, as its candidate for the Trea;
iury Department; but it is no moro to be expected
that the South, which seems to have gone unani-
nously for Pierce, would tolerate such a appoint
ment, than that Pierce himself would dream Of
making it.
As for Governor Marcy, his present doubtful posi-
ton in his party is simply the result of his own ea
ousy and love Of intrigue. Up to the time Of his
taking seat in Mr.. Folks cabinet, he was the head
and front Of New York hunkerism, and his triumph
in obtaining that situation, instead of AzariAh
Flagg, must be fresh in the recollection Of your
readers. Mr.. Dickinson's remarkably successful ca
reer in the Senate-a career emphatieay alluded to
~ H. ~ .Io&o. M ~ - 1~kA>
Gently published as noble, manly, and patriotic;
as " advancing, with firm and manly step, where
others had fallen"-seems to have excited the envy
Of Mr.. Marcy. He obviously feared . man SO un-
partments at Washington, accordingly, diverted
towards the Albany 1tids, and similar papers, in
this and other Northern States, which bore the Will
mot proviso at the mast head The rival delegations
advice of the cabinet Of Mr. Polk, sanctioned by
that gentleman himself, we're refused decision upon
their claims to regularity and the barnburners ad
mitted equally with the hunkers. In spite Of tho
unanimous desire of the Cass democrats. njamin
+. Butler and other free soilers we're continued
in Office almost up to the day of election. All
these things, justly OF upjustly, are ascribod
to Mr.. Marcy. by the hunkers; and ever since
his return to this State, in 1S49, his position has
been doubtful One between the factions Of the
party. Men said he was prudent, and was waiting
to join the strongest His breach Of promise made
to Gen. Casa, to the effect that he would not be
Of Tortuous as his public course has been, how.
ever, his ability has been unquestioned and his OK
periencc extensive, although Of late age has much
impaired his faculties he will doubtless be strong
y supported in bis application by tho coalitionist
democrats Of Massachusetts,, who voted for him in
the Baltimore Convention but the appointment
could not fail to be offensive to the South, who see
in him only the leader of New York coaltionism,
and the vehement opponent Of Dickr son, the
stauDchest Northern supporter of Southern rights
who ever Eat in the Senate. Mr.. Marcy avaied him
self OF late important opportunity to see General
Pierce personally in Massachusetts, though the par
ticulars Of the interview have not transpred
Rivalry in politics. as in love, is not favorable to
the perpetuation Of friendship How long the mem
bers Of the new regency, mutual friends Of Marcy
and Dix, can maintain their present harmonious
agreement, is problem worth watching to see
worked out. The struggles for Office arc amusing
to those who 90 not participate in them; and since
p,icaton, in 1916, led, more than any other event,
to the refractory conduct Of his friends at the State