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

were in The vicinity Of his headquarters ON the 10th
of December. He disobeys the positive command
not to relax his movements measures for carrying
hostihties, but remains in state Of inactivity
until the I'd Of February, 1S4S, although at the
head of gallant army of Is 600 men. On the I'd
Of February, Mr. Trist had pat,hed up his treaty,
and then it that General Scott addressed his
traoi binary note to the War Department. Although
distinctly informed that Trist had no power to ne
gotiate although requisite to forward al comma
nicatioDs from the Mexicans to Washington al-
though informed that it the wish Of his govern
ment to transfer the negotia ions from the Mexican
TO the American capital, and although commanded
not to discontinue hostilities, see him folding
his arms, suffering his army to remain inactiye'
setting Mt defiance the orders of his SUPERIOR until
Mr.. N. p. Trist had completed bis arrangements, and
then he forwards Mr. Trist's ''project" to Washing
ton. On this point, the following is an extract Of
letter of General Scott to the Secretary Of Way,
February 2, 1886
write in haste by the express who carries the project
of treaty that Mr.. Trist has ut the moment signed
with the Mexican Commissioners.
This whole affair presents about the coolest case
Of insubordination which the records Of our coun-
try presents to the reader.
IfGcn. Scott had fully, fairly, and vigorously,
carried out the instructions of the administration,
Mexico would have been efeotually conquered; and
the whole territory could have been just as easily
acquired as that portion which was ceded by the
treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo If such had been the
termination Of the war, should not have hoard
the insulting propositions Of Louis Napoleon There
would have been no wraDaliug about the Garay
grant; and that would have been ours already,
which, perhaps win require another to obtain.
The work of giving destiny to Mexico will have
TO be done over again ut an early day.
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE NOMINATIONS Tho
nomination or election of Seymour is o mere ba.
gatele in the great movement of tho day. bat it is
considered triumph Of the barnburners. 1t is
claimed by them. and conceded by tho hunkers, on
the ground of Mr.. Seymours open opposition to the
Nine Million Canal bill, both before and subsequent
to its passage. Upon every other question Of DIFF
erence which has existed in the party during the
last five years, that gentleman has uniformly acted
associated, and communed with the hunkers. He
has never been known as political abo!itionist or
free soiler; and during the period when the elder
and the younger Van Buren, mounted the free soil
hobby, Mr.. Seymour was one Of tho most active and
efficient supporters of General Cass and the national
democracy. It has frequently been asserted that
Joined the barnburneIs at the last national
vention; but his support Of Governor Marcy, the
head and front Of hunkerdom, cannot, with any pro-
priety, bring him within the range ofsuch charge
The barnburners, in their support of Marcy,
stepped upon the platform upon which Mr.. Sey-
mour stood, and they certainly came over to
him and Marcy, instead of their taking posi-
tion upon my free soil structure. His preference
for Marcy, who is an able statesmen of little prn-
c;ple, was only matter of State pride, and, as a
delegate from New York, hr. 8. acted perfectly
consistent in the course he pursued. Eras.us Corn
ing, Zadock Pratt, and several other distinguished
hunkers, were equally jealous for the nomination
of Governor Marcy; but, by taking that preference
theyfmanifested no hostility to General Cass, Mr.
Buchanan, General Butler, or any other candidate
Fad General Cass been tho successful nominee,
Horatio Seymour would have supported him as ar.
IDENTIFY and as honestly as ho did in 1913, and as
efficiently as ne now does General Franklin Pierce.
The charge, then, that Mr.. s. is ct all identified
with John Van Buren,, as free soiler, barn
burner, abolitionist, is absolutely ridiculous,
and without the least foundation in truth, facts
and history suficie1tly demonstrate. Why, then,
is his nomination received coolly by the hard shell
bunkers 1t is only because he had the sagacity
to pe-ceive, at the earlies. period, that Stewards
nine Eil:on bill was an enormous fraud upon
the people in violation Of the plain pro-
visions Of the constitution-and that he had the
manliness and courage, openly in public, to expose
and denounce it. The decision Of the Court of APP
peals most unequivocally sustained Mr.. Seymour
in the stand which no thus took. The true friends
of the early completion Of the canals win very
see the day when they win sing hosannahs to him
for his conduct on that occasion; snd il no con.
times straight forward, which no doub. no will,
they will find him Of the trucst and most relia-
BILE friends they ever had. Upon review Of the
whole matter, We con discover not the least good
reason why the hard shell hunkers, and their parti-
culnr friends, the contractors, should oppose the
election Of Mr.. Seymour.
On the other hand, the ever busy and amiable
barnburners are already threatening the defeat Of
Mr.. Follett, as Canal Commissioner What for
Simply because. as a public officer, he has endea
yored to execute the duties Of his Office in 40
cordanco with the directions Of the Legislature.
The canal law imposed certain duties upon him,
which hs undertook to perform. In awarding
contracts under it, he undoubtedly came in con
Hict with the wishes and opinions Of somc of
his fellow members Of the Canal Board. From
what has been exposed to the public, it ap-
pears that his views were frequently expressed,
in opposition to the whig members, Fitzbngh and
Cock, well as to the opinions Of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Church, Cbatfeld, and Wright. Are the
barnburners prepared to defeat Mr.. Follett, simply
the ground that bis opinions and views do not in
every instance, accord with Chat6eld the brnburn-
or, or Wright, the bunker deserter Are they
ready to make such an Issue They must rseolleos
that the candidate for Lieutenant Governor ia one
Of the most rabid free soil abolition barnburners,
and that two can always play at the same game.
Therefore, beware, 20 distrustful, mschevous, 20.
litical ingrates: tho hunksrs will have Ga chiel