The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-20


THE ACTION OF THE Two CoNvENrIoNs-TH
EFFECT lPoN FANATICS AND DEMAGoGuEs.-Ine
action Of the two sntiops at Baltimore, repre-
ssnting three millions Of voters, is sigma example
Of the denifed majesty of constitutional law ase
order, triumphant over anarchy, treason, and sedi'
the greatest victory of good sense. practical
patriotism, ard sound principle, that has taken
,lace in the United States for fifty years II turns
into foolishness all the sneers and speeuatons and
predictions Of foreign journals as to the impracca
bility and unstable nature of this republic but'
more particularly, it is sharp rebuke to oil those
d,magogucs of both parties, who were driving, IKE
madmen, on The brink Of a Pecipice, and Who'
unless they were curbcd by appeal to first primer
pies. and by the inherent sovereign po err that re-
sides in the constitution, would have dashed to
pieces the chariot Of the republic 10 the yawning
chasm beneath. OF these fanatics and dema-
gogues list can be made out from both parties, as
follows-
Bryant and bis coHaJoratetvs OF the Eceaiag
Post.
Greeley and his cooperative society OF socialist
and abolition editors Of the New York Tribune.
Thullow Weed s Co, of the Albany Eren,ag
Journal
These are all placed in The same category with
Fred Douglass the niger. aud kossuth, the hum
bug of II upgary, who wants more money but uadcr
the cover of the petticoats. The action Of these
conventions is one Of the greatest blows free soil
principles, demagoguism aud fanaticism have ever
received in this country. in future they may Cab
bic like geese or hiss like snakes but it viii be
all zoe Il g,aicyca nihil-mere empty disagreeable
Il. c,na q r..., 70 -.
Their fangs are now extracted, and they are power
less for mischief Let them rave il they will
| BLACK MAIL IN HIGH AND Low PLACES. The
| New York Tribune of yesterday charges Mr.. Max
| well. Collector Of the Port, with compelling the
Custom House clerks to contribute portion Of their
salaries for the purpose of supporting the Albany
state Register. From clerk, il is charged that
4 SIS was extracted in single month, though his
salary was only 1000 per annum and, it i
stated that not approving of this "good old plan, y
long since pracsed in the highlands of Scotland he
added to the following form of his afidavt-swear-
ing TO the correctness of his official conduct-he
words in italics -
l. - -. in the district of New York, do here
by certify cath shat have performed the services
stated the above account that have received the full
| sum therein charged, to my and benefit; and
that have not paid deposited assigned contract
Cd to pay deposit or assign part Of such compensa
ton TO the use OF any other person. in any d
reotIy indirectly paid given contracted pay
give any reward compensation for my office
posment the emolunlents thereof ercpt 50 in all "
| The .4tbang STATE Register So help me God
Sworn and subscribed before me- this aoh day OF Sep
| tsmbor 1851.
The Collector, it appears, did not relish this add
tion and complained of the clerk to the government
at Washington; but he is not dismissed. His head
is still on his shoulders: and what is more, he
communicated the facts to the T,ibuae.
Greeley calls this GO black mail in high places
and we suppose he will be indicted for this charge
against the Collector But we have lately received
very curious publication, called the Lereshg1-
tar devoted to scientific discoveries and so forth
In this publication appears letter from Horace
Greeley, written to Dr. Talbot Watts, in Green
wich street, in which he undertakes, on being wen
paid for it, to 60 and examine his patent medicine,
ard puff it in the Tribune. The letter is signed
g Horace Greeley, editor Iribunc,' and concludes
| as follows:--
! This is the way should wish TO proceed. if | to
attempt to speak Of your medical .r'atment an THIS
care do any thing in the business but il any
thing 1t must be the turtheIest possible from I.hng
Do you wish to invite me, and mn to devote my
time in the way here indicated? Drop line next
Friday and dent ask me to look into the b Isl ness.
unless you are perfectly sure it will bear the most
/ tuolougu scrullny.
| After this, Greeley crying black mail against
Maxwell, is like the pot calling the kettle black,
one Of the light fingered gentry, after picking
pocket, shouting stop thief with the whole
strength of his lungs. The foregoing, over his
own signature, shows pretty plainly what prin-
ciples the Tribune is conducted, and that it is one
OF the most impuden. black mail papers ever pub.
lished in this country IT is pretty quarrel as it
stands. According to the old adage, when a
certain description Of persons tall out, honest men
get their own.
A FOOLISH EDITOR, BY HIS OWN CONFESSION
We lwaysthought that our contemporary and fellow
sufferer, Mr. Butler, of the Jopynalof Commerce, was
silly foolish sort OF green editor, and we have on
sundry occasions intimated rs much to him, in tho
most polite way imaginable. We have now the full
, est confirmation Of this opinion from the highest
authority-the gonteman's own words. They are
MS follows -
tro.1 the Journal Of Commerce June 10
The Tribune wishes to know how M ch we have
hihucd toward the aforesaid 100000 ito Kossuth that
should be anxious to learn what has become of it
We answer. not the first rcd cent? except that
0h enough to purchase 81 tickets to the Press
dinner. after Kossuths arriva--about which we
have had qualms Of conscience ever since.
This will do. We now begin TO think little bet.
Ter of him We have some hopes ofhs improvement.
An open confession is good for the soul, and the
fist step to wisdom is to know ones self. We are
also very glad to learn that our friend Butler has
had quams of conscience. IF this be so, they are
the first quams Of conscience he ever had about
anything. And that he is in the way
of ascertaining that he has conscience, he