Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-21
The Presidential Election.

The New York /" Herald" gives table of the
contracts allotted by the Canal Commissioners al
Albany, New York, on the enlargement of the
Erie canal, with the names of the successful
bidders, and the amount allotted to each. II
seems that contracts amounting to nine millions
have been given out and profits to the amount Of
three millions allotted to one thousand contractors
of whom two-thirds are the partisans of Seward
and the Abolitionists; that among these are
editors, lawyers, and active political partisans,
who win control some six millions of dollars, and
fifty thousand laborers; and the Herald" argues
that this power and influence will be thrown into
the scale of the Wing nominee if he be supported
by Mr.. Seward, and, if so, the electoral vote of
the State of New York will be given to a Federal
Abolition candidate. With these facts before
them, the editors Of the "Union" would make
war on the abstractproposito of notification and
secession With such proofs of the active and
efficient organization of the Abolition party in
the State of New York-with the knowledge that
the Abolition movement will receive great aid by
the Kossuth mania, and the editorial labors Of
Kossuth's old associate and friend, the Washing
ton I" Union" asserts that the Compromise is a
final adjustment Of the slavery question, and de-
nounces us as nullifers, because we do not
say Amen!! Now, it may be wen to say
that although, with Mr.. Jefferson, we believe
that notification is the rghtful remedy for an
unconstitutional act Of Congress, we were opposed
to notification by South Carolina in 1882, as we
are opposed to secession now. We, therefore,
never we're nullifers in the sense charged by the
"Union." We believed in the abstract right
then, as we do now We believed that the State
was the sole and proper judge and although not
a citizen of the State, and owing her no ale
glance we indicated her rights, because we
deemed notification then, as we do now, means
Of preserving the Union, by protecting the rights
Of the States
We go back to the past, and correct its history,
because we see that we have fearful struggle
before us. We know that many Of those who
opposed notification in 1882 are for secession
now, and that they are so because they despair
Of any other means of arresting the progress of
Abolition. These are not the issues now before
us--they are distractions but they connect
themselves with the future
There is large and influential body in the
South who are willing to aid in defeating the
Abolition candidate for the Presidency--who, as
Mt present advised prefer to unite in support of
the nominee Of the Baltimore Convention but
viii not do so, If the central organ Of the party
denounces them as traitors, or continues to exert
its influence to support their political opponents
in their local elections. IL the Union will re-
. tract its calumnies against General Davis and
Governor McDonald--if it will devote its inau-
ence to the support of the men and measures OF
metropolitan party ,--itwill have nothing to fear
from us; for we know that g to err is human--to
forgive, divine"
~ Delightful weather to-day--yery.