The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-20
OUR SYRACUSE CORRESPONDENCE.

SYRACUSE, Jan. l, 1853.
Cabinet Syeculations in this Quarter-Insi,luat,o1
Againstthe Washington Letter Writrs-Hostlty
to Mr.. Dir-Slap at the Southeyners-Ifard Hit
ting all Round.
The suggestions from the various letterwriters
from Washington and elsewhere, that the President
elect proposed to call Mr.. Dix into his cabinet, ex
cites in this quarter very general surprise and incre
dulity. 1t is not believed that it has any other au.
thory foundation than the wish of some interest
ed persons, who seek by paid feelers of this kind,
to suggest and promote what they most desire.
To suppose that such purpose is seriously enter
tanned by Gen. Pierce, is to impute to him an entire
obliyousness in respect to the past course and posi-
ton of Mr.. Dix, and Of public in this State and
in the nation, very far from complimentary. Can it
be so forgotten that Mr. Dix was the chief advo
cate in the Senate, of the Wilmot proyso occupying
then the same position with his successor Governor
Seward-that he was made, and has always been
used by Van Buren-opposed the election of General
Cas-, in 1913, at his bidding, and became Mr.. Van
Burens candidate for Governor to help out the trea
son of that campaign and to aid in the election of
Gen. Taylor by giving this State to the Wings?
What else, in effect, would it be than restoring the
-, "tV so far as the President could do
party defeated in the nation rs if the democratic
Van Burens and Dix in 1s4s should ifieely OF tne
its restoration TO power take of the chief leadefs
in that memorable bOlt-the leading preacher of abO
litonism in the Senate and on the stump-and place
him in distinguished position in the cabinet. Low
indeed, must the national democrats have sunk to do
to suffer or submit to such dishOnor and ndignity Its
serespect, If such thing is practicable of political
party, will have departed when that event happens
il would be paying most remarkable premium upon
party infidelity. Sectonasm would have achieved
thereby most encouraging triumph All party men
would learn new lesson-that party treachery is
passport to favor and to distincton-that fidelity in
the support of party nominations is no longer to be
required or expected, or at least is recommends
ton to political aspirant--that those who expect
promotion or honor iii the party should be guilty OF
no such weakness or simplicity
But it is said, by some OF the letters writers at
Washington, that Southern men will not object to
Mr. Dix. Doubtless there are mean scamps among
Southern men as among Northern, who will stoop to
anything for Office or pay and it is not surprising
that such men should nest the capital of the nation:
but there are large numbers Of of character and
honor at the South, who would to make or as
sent to any such bargan-who would as soon go into
the cabinet with Frederick Douglass with Mr.. Dix.
Not that Mr.. Dix Is not gentleman and man of
courteous bearing and decent behaviour and of respec
table talentsnot that he those who acted with him
in ls4S should be proscribed-not that they should
not receive office from the national government pro-
vided their repentance is sincere and they promise
to sin no more; but that their detection from and
their return to- the party is too recent to entle them
to the highest seats in the synagogue. Either he and
they have fallen from grace, aud snned against the
party, and return as pentents seeking forgiveness,
or else they are coalitionsts Swiss working for
pay without regard to principle. II they come back
to the national party in the former capacity let them
be kindly treated-let them share with the rest at
the common table, and be- promoted as they shall de-
serve hereafter-not placed at once without trial or
proof of their sincerity or good behavior, at the
head Of the church.
But it may be said. perhaps that there had been
a union Of democrats in this State, and that the
boilers Of 1913 have been taken back and have faith
fully supported General Pierce, and that these remi
niscences ought not TO be revived. This il true.
There is union which the sound national democrats
made and have observed in good faith with the bolt
ers Of lS4S This union was made BY the sound demo
Gratis who had strongly resisted the efforts OF the
boilers to denationalize the democratic party, from
motives ofpatriosm, TO stay the tide Of abotonism
and recall many old democrats who had been delndcd
back to their duty and fidelity, in sustaining the
Union by sustaining the national character Of the de-
mocratc party. This union of democrats, in this
State, viii doubtless be maintained unless the party
" Distracted by untoward influences at Washington
As nationalisn has prevailed In the election OF the
President national men must be sustained aud pre-
ieIrcd, else nothing has been gained by success in
the nation. Much is due to the national democrats
Of this state Firmly they breasted and resisted the
storm OF abolt0nism aud ilnaticisn which pervaded
the state, sweeping in is swelling current OF passion
the whole wing party OF the State and nearly halt OF
their Former associates, under the lead Of the Van
BGrene Dix ,Gardnerand Others whom the democracy
had honorcd and placed in positions Of influence and
distinction When the election Of % had passed the
old hunhcrs,f rs they were called because Of thor