The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-05-12
A Premonitory symptom.

The Union of yesterday publishes, with ST.
lent appreciation, the following paragraph /:
MAJOR DICK IE.-The Albany Atas in spea king
of our newly appointed postmaster, says: " Mr.
Dickie, the postmaster at Buffalo, was one of the
delegates to the Buffalo convention, and is a gen
tleman of undoubted competency.
The first part of this is a libel upon Mr.. Dickie
He not of those who in 1s4s, used all their
influence to divide, distract, and defeat the Demo.
cratic party. He had nothing to do with the
Buffalo convention the Buffalo platform, but
has ever been straightforward, working Demo
crat. The alias wrongs him in chasing him with
those who aided the Wings in defeating General
Cass and eecting General Taylor, and in over
throwing the Democracy of this State.
EBufalo Courier.
What can this mean2 Is the Union break
ing ground to oppose the policy of President
| PIERCE's appointments? 1t certainly seems
SO. 1t was right in the Buffalo Courier to de-
| fend Mr.. DIcKIE from the ''libel" of the AL
bany .4tlas, for that he never used his influence
to distract, divide, and defeat the Democratic
| party in lS4S; he had nothing to do with the
Buffalo Convention" or the Buffalo platform
but has ever been a straightforward working
Democrat! Such charge, that of being
member of the Buffalo Convention, the Union
regards as of sufficient importance to repub lish
the above indignant exculpation. This looks
we'll, and indicates that even the ''organ' cannot
harmonic with President PIERcE's New York
appointments. Wehave it announced that Gene
raj DIX is designated for the French mission;
we mean the same General DIX who now
holds IN his pocket the commission of Assistant
Treasurer at New York, and he was of the
Buffalo Convention and of the Buffalo plat.
form. The whole power of his influence was
in 10 l:,,.I
the Democratic party" and his name was
borne upon the black banners of the Barn
burners in that memorable campaign as the
gubernatorial candidate of the Free Demo
cracy." Mr.. JOHN CocHRANE, the blood kin
| of GERRIr SMITH, of the Buffalo Convention
| and of the Buffalo platform, full and deeply
| dyed Abolltlonist, one of those who stood by
| ''the stone the builders rejected. ;" is Surveyor
of the port of New York. Mr.. Isaac V.
FOWLER now fills the responsible office of
Postmaster of New York city. This gentle
| man was incipiently Barnburning Adolf
zionist. He opposed the annexation Of Texas
| because it would "extend the area of slavery
He opposed General CAss and voted for VAN
buren, and ADAMS. He assisted in breaking
| up the first meeting called at Tammany
Hall to resist the Wilmot provso. He
was one who denounced the series of Com
promise measures which General PIERcE
| In his Inaugural maintains are "strictly con-
stltutlonal and to be unhesitatingly carried
| into effect" In word, he is of the Buf.
faio Convention and of the Buffalo platform.
The Union has exculpated Mr.. D1cxIE, and
we are right glad of it and to carry out its idea
must denounce Messrs. DIX, CocHRANE. Fow
LER, and more than every alternate office-holde
In the State Of New York appointed under the
present Administration. With our Democratic
contemporary, we are pleased that Major Die
KiE' the newly-appointed Postmaster Of Buffalo,
mad nothing to do with the Buffalo Conven
tlon or the Buffalo platform, but has ever been
straightforward working Democrat We
await with intense impatience the Unions de-
nunciatons of those "who aided the Wings in
defeating General CAss, and electing General
TAYLOR, and ove,throwing the Democr acy Of
the State of New York"
PURCHASE OF GovfRNMrNT STocK.-The New
York Tribune states that Mr.. Draper, the 9th
instant, bought one hundred thousand dollars of
Federal five per cents for the Government