The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-22

men and Fillmore men would not support the
| Seward faction in theiy nomination Of General
| Scott.
Such have been the fruits Of these national
party onventions-Harrison. and Taylor, Ito say
nothing Of Captain Tyler and Polk, and Pierce,
| ruling our ablest statesmen off the track. Such
have been the results OF huckstering party no
limitations by these organized bands of spoils-
men, and such they will continue to be while
this convention system is followed up. From
the jealousies Of the candidates really available
there can he no agreement among themselves,
and hence some obscure gentleman not likely
| to damage any mans aspirations for the sue
cession, will continue to DO nominated, or some
chieftan more available in securing the spells
than in discharging the responsible duties of
the Presidency.
To sum up: We find that under whatever
programme the Presidential Office was filled from
the time OF ashington to the epoch of 1924 good
| men-great distinguished for their states
manship and experience in public afairs-were
nominated and elected. And the result of the
scrub race of 1924 was the election Of "a ripe and
capable statesman by the House. In 1923 the
military element came into play. In 1882 these
national conventions were instituted for the
benefit Of that political disor ganizer, Martin
Van Buren,. In 1910 he was condemned by the
people, and in 1874 he was executed by his
| own grillotine. We need not repeat the rest of
the story. We have the fullest development
Of the Juggling expedients Of those conventions
ofhungry oiice-seekers in the present coalition
Of spoilsmen at Washington.
In conclusion, looking at both the Baltimore
| Conventions Of '52, can anybody expect the
nomination, by similar conspiracy in 1856,
| Of Cass, or Buchanan, or Douglas, or Dick
| inson, or Butler or any other known or antici-
pated candidate! As for the wings. they are
out of the question; they are in transition
process, and we must wait for the shape which
they will next assume. But we see no other
way for ending the tricks Of these Baltimore
jugglers for the spoils and no other plan for
giving all the Presidential candidates that have
been accommodating upon our hands for the last
twenty years fair chance, while yet they are
in the land Of the living, than an open scrub
race in the next election. Thus the three
highest candidates before the people will go up
to the House Of Representatives and from the
present aspects Of the time we may count upon
such members to the next Congress as will give
tional principles and entirely unshackled by
any conspiracy Of swindling spoilsmen.
The New YORK HERALD, as the officially APP
pointed leading organ Of the new opposition
party, is free, therefore, to recommend to all
the outstanding candidates for the Presidency
the breaking up Of these thimble-rigging Balti-
more conventions, and the substitution of q
fair trial to oil hands, directly before the peo-
pie. This policy, we contend. is the policy Of
wisdom and of justice to all parties, notwith-
standing the Cabinet organ and the verdict in
the Fry case.
GENERAL Wool AND THE SPOLs CABINET
General Wool has at length received positive
orders to leave for California. He obeys with
military promptitude and his example in this
respect will we trust be Of service to younger
officers There is more in this Punishment Of
the General than appears upon the surface. or
| than can be explained on mere pretencc Of
military requirements. To understand it, we
must call to mind the movement which was made
! in this State some twelve or eighteen months
before the Baltimore Convention. A vigorous
| effort was then made to bring forward Gen.
| Wool as the candidate Of the New York demo
| cracy. There is reason to believe that the lead
ing men of the party who were not pledged to
Cass were ready to support him; and many who
claim to read futurity confidently predicted that
| he would be the man should the honor of the
nomination fall to the lot Of the Empire State.
The opinion was rash one. Some time before
the convention met in May, 81 Mr.. Marcy whose
fegned indifference was mere cloak to intrigue.
set himself regularly to work to defeat the
purpose OF Gen. Wool's friends. He visited al
the leaders Of the party, as well here as in AL
bany and the western part OF the State; used
all the schemes and plans Of which long politi-
cal experience had made him master; and, in
word so bestirred himself, that in a very short
time General Wool was thrown overheard, and
Marcy himself substituted in. his place Since
that time we have heard little or nothing Of
the gallant General.
His name now re- appears in the public prints.
He is to be sent to California. He takes the
place of q young and gallant officer, General
Hitchcock, who is burning with desire to sig
nalize himself, and who ought to be allowed
whatever chances California affords. AT first
blush, it is impossible to discover any solid
reason Tor recalling the latter, or for sending
veteran like General Wool to a station where
young man is obviously requ ired
A peep behind the scenes, however, explains
the whole affair. The men who took General
Wool in hand in 1s50-51, are again at work in
this State. In the midst of general disorganiz-
alton and ruptured party ties, the bulk Of the
New York democracy are looking round for
man on whom they can unite, and under whose
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