Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-07-25
New York Democracy,


Can the Democracy eyer carry the Empire State
again! wonderful change will have to take place
if they ever DO Tn" two wings &c the party have
had grand split since the present Administration
commenced, and the breach gets wider and wider
The Albany -1rgas, an Old Iiupkcr Deaocrqtepaper,
commenting upon the split, says:
"The facts, connected otherwise eminentv sus
sestive. They speak for themselves OF the aenngc
heretofore, of the Free Soil faction in this State from
all affinity "iL he common brotherhood of the Ma
siona Democracy aud fora gu instructive lesson for
thc study Of political doctors tcachsEs here aud
elsewhere."
This Is most distressing news to the Democratic
party. Their hopes staked on the Free Soil De-
mocracy of New York. Without their aid tkey are
III hopeless condition. They laid their defeat in
1913 to their Free Soil allies of the Empire ate and
hence, at the next Presidential election, they were
ready to buy them up any terms, without count
ing the cost
The Barnburners knew their value to the Old Hun.
kers and set high price upon themselves They got
the promise Of it. The combination was formed and
these two diSGgrdant wings of Democracy, hating
each other with cordial hatred worked, for the
time being, beautifully together to secure the election
OfPyrcc * Co.
But II turned out that the Hunkers had got line
worst of the bargain aud gave pretty strong indca-
tons Of reputation. The Barnburners had proved
too smart for them that time They knew what they
were about whom they went for Franklin Pierce Of
New Hampshire and they eot Us nun to carry out
tie contract for them to their most profound sat-
isacton.
The Little Magician managed their cards for them
and did the word handsomely. lie is great at game
Of that Sort and told the friends Of the Old Hun.
kers in this quarter, to keep n sharp look out or he
would trick the whole batch Of them. They have
armed something by t,is time, perhaps, but had to
pay dearly f0rit
The Barnburnos only hOud their heeh, on Tay-
lois resolutions, when they out Of he Legislative
HAL, dc lining 10 endorse the Presidents Inaugural
relative Ia the Compromise measures. but in the
State Democratic Committee they siord their haaia
severed their connection with the IIunkcrs and with
tue Executive patronage to back tham, have vet ur
| fos themselves
Tie coalition j. broken up. The party stands dis,
organized and he two wings understand each other
now Tie luhkers oycthc spoils too well themgclycs
to think Of coalcscng wit the BarnburnrrS again al
such price
The Barnbnrncrs can't be bought on any Other
terms, and the Albany Aygs and MI the Old bunker
organs may well pour forth their lamentations over
the fate Of llunkcrisn forming "a instructive les
ron lor the study Of political doctors and teachers
err aud cl- whore.
! ~ The L,rijJg CL,on,cl, .tatc. that. few year
SINCE VIZ John Williams At Grecnbrcr county purchase,
io' almost triae tic county lyur the A. W. part o.
Wee"brer and the y. part e Nicholas containing
SPOUT 10000 acresa country which vas known ~ h.
ruei"''f county and many persons predicted that Mf
| "han' when hr purchased IT, was enhancing him
all With heavy debt through mania or mountain
land The result hes proved quite different lie reliey
~ himself Of the temporary enhancement Nv an adv,n
tsgcous sale to hc'srs A. T. Capcrton and W. H. Nacf,r
land q about hafof the tract The land bought nv those
Gentlemen hiss been brought the notice Of the people
Fgoia. and about ~ 10000 acres have been di.po
sed Of 70 e moai respectable and deserving families ol IN
STATE. W. Williams has put 4O,OOo oG hi. 10 COO
acres n market and has recently made saio Of about
5000 acres 10 the county Of Greenbrier wbch win be
opened and improved Immediately The Chronicle regard
the seies fortunate for the counties Of Nicholas and
s'esnrisr - hey have been made TO Of enterprise
and means