The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-20

the incoming administration has been promised doz
ems Of times to dozens Of applicants. In fact, the
contest though local in FORM has been national in
its character. Ostensibly it for the purpose Of
nominating candidate for governor, and other State
officers; but in fact it has turned the question,
which branch OF the democracy shall have the ear OF
the President elect.
The first branch is headed by the Hon. William Al
len, Of whom you have heard. or might have heard,
at any time when he was in the Senate within FIVE
miles ;n Of Washington Et ne Is
times is called Earthquake Allen" and some
times Colonel Allen" by those who want office
and have yet to learn his political fall. He is
Crittenden, and who gave up his place as Chairman
of the Committee on Foreign Relations Isuppose
you know by this time whom mean. Wei. he
heads one branch OF the democratic party of Ohio,
and around him gathered all the "old fogies' who
want Office under Pierce's administration, such az
Sawyer, sometimes known as Sausage Sawyer"
wilson shannon, who, You know, went once to Cali
fOrnia and others of similar cast, whom the people
had mostly forgot, until they now creep out from
Lher dens IN which they have laid in torpid state
lor some years hoping that President Pierce Will
smile upon them, and warm them into existence
These all rallied round Medill as their candidate for
Governor.
The other branch are the living, breathing, soul
stirring "go-ahead" young democrats OF Ohio These
are headed by Hon. g. w. M0nypenny who was their
candidate for Governor. He is an acting, working,
honest man. fit for any place in the government
where honesty, intelligence and labor are needed.
He has the heart of the masses-they all but worship
him.
These men came in contact at the State Conven-
ton last year, when delegates appointed to the
National Convention. Probably you never heard Of
it in New York, but here, in Ohio it was known
cause he told us SO himself. Well, at this
convention, Monypenny carried off the laures.
Allen had no votes for President After this he was
o. deader than ever but, as l am saying, he came
forth again from the cavern with other old fogies"
TO warm himself in the light of Pierces counenance
BY rallying the candidates for Marshall, Collector
ships, Post Offices, &C., he collected formidable
band against the hard-fsted yeomanry, to whom he
promised Offices with the utmost assurance declaring
70 use his own strong and nervous language, 81
know General Pierce, Sir know every fibre of his
was very doubtful for several days. At length Gov.
Wood, (whose term Of holding Office will soon ex-
pire in Ohio and stay expired, and whose eyes are
therefore turned Washington-ward, feeling sure Of
administration, having been side of the Fugi
tive bid in his inaugural and on the other side in his
message.)-I say, at length he threw his influence
in with the other old fogies and they succeeded by
majority of two votes in nominating Medl al
though all the other candidates nominated were
Monypenny's friends, and the men of his choice.
You should have seen the tall Senator then
make his strides for the telegraph office, and,
on "lightnings Wings went the news to Wash
ington and Concord Of his victory. But, alas
the JOY was too great TO long endure. The
committee on resolutions ion reporea the Baltimore
this was quickly apprehended by Col Monypenny
and his friends. The principles Of the national de-
mocracy were to be sacrificed to render the
cess of the Allen ticket by conciiatng the free soiler
This was not to be endured. The President of the
Convention, a warm friend Of Col Monypenny, aud
of the principles Of the Baltimore platform, which
had carried Pierce so successfully through the
paign and others who felt Hike maintaining the ma
tionality of the party had resolution introduced
endorsing that platform. The resolution was drawn
up and introduced by Mr.. Jewett, Chairman of the
Muskingum delegation-Nonypennys own county.
Such futtering you never saw; if adopted, the
vision Of defeat through antislavely influence,
before Allen and his party in great terror; if not
adopted, the fear of lost influence at Washington
made their knees quake and tremble. &c. like
all men who lack nerve and principle, they
struck for middle course, and laid the Bait
more platform upon the table; and there it
lies, bleeding beneath the stabs of these men,
who are promising Offices in the name of Pierce,
and upon the ground that they "know every fibre Of
his hear" and in the place Of this platform they in
serted the celebrated Ohio antislavery resolutions
which at all points are at with the Baltimore re-
solutions. 1t is yet to be whether this course
will receive the appreciation Of the powers that
soon to be. remarkable coincidence in this case
EXISTS in the fact, that the vote by which the Ba
more platformAwas laid upon the table varies only
two in number from that by which Medill was nomi
mated.
In all this struggle Colonel Monypenny bore
himself manfully. He made no bargains, signed no
petitions to Pierce for office, made promises. He
stood firmly on moral principles and the principles of
the party. A combination of "old fogies," seeking
Office from the national government and promising
office with liberal hand, defeated the radical demo-
cracy by. a small majority 1t will soon be seen
whether those who promise Chickens before they
hatched and for the sake of here lay the
principles OF the national democracy dead upon the
table, will have equal success in Washington.
OMINOUs.