New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-26

ofce the uaos, sterling and influential Wings m New
fsrk, men Who BAT done longer and better ser''cs,
and expended more TINE and nooey IN sasai,ns and
extending Wing principles than himself and TO vooee
ecnfirrous ard unrrns exertons. biz ora political eH-
afs,ion largely i,d.oced Yes. be removed these
men, 30; becsGse they verc not honest capable and
faithful The discharge Of their Official duties not BE-
cause they not Wings but because they were not
"FIlro-e whiEs~ rs offensive and suicidal Of
cal IN connection with ais political blunder IN ap-
pointing his law partner splSoe in his cabinet rem
dered impossible tia; Willard Fillmore could Obtain
onehslf Of the Wing Of New York for any osce,
and mach less for tie Presidency
President Fillmore next moe, wisely resolved. with
The advice and consen; of the leading members OF his
Cabinet to declare IN his Message thsi under cir
cumstance, would be Be candidate for The next Pres
deptisl term Indeed Il declared in the oriZ-
nal drst OF the Message bot the influences Of stuart
Hale and others prevailed easily that Of Corvin
Crir;endeu Graham and others. and the dechnAfory
declaration was -expunsei and the reason assigned
that no one had yes puShcly proposed him as
q candidate.
Subsequently a town meeting recommended him -
q candidate. and suggested that be could now,
with propriety speak on; !" and he accordingly pre-
pared letter for publication positively declining 10 be
candidate This Letter be aid before full Cabinet
council save Mr. Webster. for their spprobsfion-the
letter Wa amended and approved ard have been
published Immediately Mr.. Webster. not having been
invited TO the Cabinet consultation, for good and suf
hcienf reasons the day informed by the Presi
dent himself Of what had been determined, and re-
quested to mske il known to hi. friends. Yet after all
this, President Fillmore hesitated delayed and 6naly
refused 20 publish the letter Of declnstion-stll in
dulging The hope Of prolongaiion Of Presidential
power The consequence Of this that the leading
members Of his Cabinet became disguised, and dos-
paired Of rescuing the Wing party from the disasters
that following John Tylers Administration and Mr..
Webster who had been kindly and gratuitOusly
advised of what had been resolved upon felt astly
sggrieved by this chlds play that it required the
active interpretation OF mutual friend TO affect recon
citation.
The reason given by President Fillmore for this last
change Of mind" was, that the use of his name a.
candidate necessary keep the Wing party united
but thst he should positively withdraw his name at or
before the assembling OF the National Convention
Next we see the political managers OF President Fill
more borng for his nomination, and with hisapprovai
not in honorable competition, but lasorng for Nil
lard Fillmore and nothing else and proclsimisg
in advance their opposition TO all other candidates
snd to General Scott in particular We seehs political
managers and champions, Marshall, Gentry, Brooks
and others seeding from the Congressional Wing
Caucus and becoming fagityes from the Wing party
because certain resolves not adopted calculated
and intended 10 secure Mr. Fllmores nomination to
the exclusion OF all others and especially Of General
Scott The political conduct and labors Of these
ugitives" in lette writing in addressing Fillmore
meetings and seheming for Fillmore eegaies, were
n. -. l.FIa Iii
o. newspapers who were jealous for his nomination,
and nothing else were the favored objects OF gov.
ernmental patronage.
At length the Delegates TO the National Convention
were chosen and this popular expression distinctly in
Dictated that General Scott the avohtc, and the
only candidate that could by possibility be elected
still, President Fillmore persisted, although with all
the Custom Bouse influence snd money, he could OBJ
tain "by fair means and foul, only about nal dozen
delegates in his own state.
The National Convention assembled, and his name
was not Withdrawn promised and In consequence
Of the cohesive power which was conceded to the
majority in certain state Dees atoms causing united
vote for Fillmore, when large minority In those
States were for scott-the managers Tor Mr.. Fillmore
persisted for five days, refusing even proposition
from ten Scott Delegates to cast complimentary vote
for DANIEL wEBsrES.
Finally General WINFIELD Scorr was fairly aud
triumphsntly nominated and what did President FIJI
more and his Office holing partissns do He and they
either "turned the cold shoulder" secretly OPP
posed The night sfter the nomination, when the wing
multitude called upon the President did he follow the
example Of Csss, Buchanan Douglas and others, and
spproye Of the nomination and pledge 20 bis cordial
support Not at all he alluded, hguratvely, to the
rising and the setting sun" but there was not one
kind word or wish for the OF the Hero OF Cup
pewa, Lundys Lane, Vera Cruz, and the City OF the
Moptezumas and never did he speak or write one
word A. far a. the public are advised expressing his
willing scquiescence in General Scots nomination
unless indeed be the letter he wrote fen days be
fore the election wherein he did say that he could not
see any good why the nomination was not blni
ing upon the Wing party The letter to Mr. Babcock,
the Delegate from Buffalo written day or two before
the Convention, WIS, OF course, concealed Ia his
"br,eehes pocket, unnl the proper tune arri'ed for
pubhcaton But the an;ecedents and subsequents dis
cloee the quo Of the author and add 70 his Po
iiicsl condemnation
The political Snals to all this appropriate
the sending OF Judge CODklin Of Western Newfork,
a. minister 20 Mexico TO make an official life estate for
bis law partner and outgoing Cabinet Nlntster-the
paving of Humphrey Marshall, his fugitive gas
eous champion with mission to China, and the htrie
favors" and delicate remembrance to bis confidence
mar, M Brooks and the other (aSitirss.
Ii j. this political conduct and the political acts oil
President Fillmore aud the adverse influences OF his
Official patronage that defeated General soorr and the
Wig party in ls52, and history will so record IL
Kay Wtst Florida HqreA :. l-J3 OrsEoo
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