New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-14
THE LATE ELECTION-THE POLIrI-
CAL FUTURE.


Mr. Collins Gardner Of Springwster, n Y
proposes bin Of indictment against the gen.
eral conduct Of The Tribune in and subsequent
TO the late Presidential canvass Here is the
substance of his complaint:
"Nou told ~ previous 70 the battle. that Ecv.YoIk
certain 20 stand by Old Chippewa, and that your
City, though claimed by opponents as good for Five
20 Ten thousand majority for Pierce was not really
sure for one Thousand and about - likely to so
way o. the other. Now Sir, how could you be dc.
ceiycd IN your City, right In the face and eyes Of
your everyday observation, how could you BE- utter
y mistaken Did others possess better facilities for OBJ
ts'ning information did you mean 10 cry peace and
safety when the enemy were OverN hcmin ly upon us'
You say that the National Wings deserted our dag
Did you not kaOp this would be the casef bad You
not good reason 20 believe s0f II you did know this,
why tell n at probably tie National Wings would
defeat U.s. and thus prepare for the overthrow The
journal that a. coyes ia readers must look out for retri
button Now consider II due your readers that you
should attempt reasonable excuse for these mistakes
sc. &C
To which indictment We make answer as fol-
lows;
IL isa part Of our mental constitution to be-
lieye men honest when We have no decisive ev-
idence at war with that presumption. When,
therefore, Scott and Graham were nominated
81 Baltimore, on Platform which was in some
features most Objectionable 10 us but most ac
ceptable 10 those who esteem themselves pc
culiarly Conservative or National Wings. and
when our candidates had accepted that Plat
form. we did believe that those who had forced
il upon the party, and thereby alienated some
voters and seriously aggrieved very many would
feel bound, by every consideration of integrity
and good faith. TO give the party and its candi-
dates hearty and effective support. We
we're strengthened IN this conviction by the
course Of the Conservative Delegates at Balti-
more, and by the general aequiescsnce Of their
Journals and leaders We thought that, il they
were disposed 10 bolt. they would openly aud
maniuny proclaim the fact, and not strike their
cid eompatrOts under the fifth rib In all this
wewcre deceived-lamentably utterly Very
many who yaunt themselves as National Wings
voted outright for Pierce and King; some
threw away their votes on the Webster ticket
thousands did not vote at all, but secretly gave
al pOssible aid and comfort 10 our adversaries
and discouraged and paralyzed those Wings
whom they couldpriya'ely reach. So we were
badly beaten but whether that fact reflects
most discredit on our sagacity or the boilers
honesty and fair dealing, every reader must
Judge for himself Since the Election, we have
heard much ehuekling over the result as a
death-blow 10 'Seetionansm, Sewardsm,'
Higher Law, &c. By men who Bclors the
Election protested TO be as jealous for Scott as
we were This language goes very far toward
accounting for our defeat but We were not
able TO predict IT,
" But how could We be so deceived in the
vote of the State and City simply thus. Mr..
G.--mSR ,nlO msdi,ats treackery are nors Ekely
10 sYPrise hose t1ey tarOr Of their PIaas and
RgEhsrS thar these hsy arc eboa; to betros.
Would it not be most unreasonable 20 censure
Washington FOX NOT being sPprised of Ar
nollS treason as early SIS Sir Henry Clinton
was The Wigs known to and cOnlmuning
with Us Nationals or other were al jealous
and active for Scott. Those who gave money
ard laid plans 10 defeat us eOn6dsd those plans
te the Pierre and King leaders but concealed
them so far as possible from Us We bslisrsl
they were but handful, while the Tanmany
lesders kEse their votes would count thou.
sands
As 10 the boasts Of Eve 70 ten thousand ma.
jority for Pierre in cur City. We had heard such
repeatedly before, and they had always proved |
decisive. Ne large majority had been cast |
in our Cityst contested Election since lSs2.
save in single instance when the vote
was VIGOROUSLY fraudulent Van Buren, had
bat about one thousand majority in SO. and
the same in 40; Polk had less than Three
thousand in Al; Csss less than none in Is.
although very large majority hsd been pro-
missed him. In 80 and 81 We had to bear up