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

and the principles of the abused old hunkers alias
the old democrats have prevailed and have trumphed
first saluaton which they are to receive upon this
Joyous event is an invitation to witness honors
bestowed by the President elected 10 triumphantly
upon their principles, upon one Of the leading rebels
in the bolt of '4s and the freeso candidate for Co
vernon of this State in that year, nominated and
supported with leading wing abOlitionist for Lieu
tenant Governor? Could any greater wrong and in
suit be offered to the national democrats OF New
York; Could party degradation descend to any
lower deep" or party ingratitude perpetrate any
greater injustice Nous rerrons. ONTARIO
OUR ROCHESTER, CORRESPONDENTS.
ROCHESTER, Dec. 80, 1852
Importance attached to the Home Organ Of General
| Pierce-Hcmilyon Consistency and True National
Democracy-P Pleading for the Spoils Of Office.
You must have noticed what essential importance
certain class Of papers Of this State attach to an
article from the Concord Patriot which purports to
indicate the policy of the President elect in the for
nation of his cabinet. They elevate it to the head OF
their editorial columns-let it occupy the very place
from which the Baltimore platform was carefully
cluded during the late presidential campaign; to
make room for it, they suspend their laudatons Of
"Uncle Toms Cabin" their Civilizations over the
Lemon Slave Case, their filings at the compromise
measures and the peculiar institution" and even
neglect those dear friends and cooperators over the
ocean, 1.-THE Women of England"
! Well, and what of it Why, democratic paper
printed in the city of General Pierces residence has
astonished and delighted them, since they construe
it as meaning that they are subjects Of political
grace!-more than they expected as would seem
from the surprise they manifest and they betray too
palpaby a consciousness that it is more than they
deserve.
1t may be very properly questioned whether the
President elect has any home organ to be the expo
nent Of his policy; and yet there is nothing in the
Patriots article new or startling, Objectionable
1t but announces what was well known Of General
Pierce before his eection-that he is eminently ma
tional in his views; will "know no North no South"
in short, that he is q national democrat. the en-
bodment and personifcaton Of the Baltimore plat
form every plank and stSnchion of it, If all :nis is
news to those who wGdld seem to regard it as such
it is not SO with tnose who stood side by side with
the President elect throughout the stormy period
when the Onion was assailed by sectional factions.
Not " have known where General Pierce has always
Stood battling manuly in his own State, and upon the
| floor OF Congress- against abolitionism in all its
| phases, preteXts and disguises-one OF a national
phaanx that breasted the torrent of disunion and
| tional fanatcisrn-is almost confession of having
/ been wanderers away from the national democratic
fodfoowers after strange gods even to the foot Of
| Lake Erie
1t needed not the assurance of the Concord Patriot
| that General Perces cabinet will be made up of
those who are "imbued with the same national IDEAS
that he entertains himself that it must be unit,
harmonizing in all its views" The best security for
all this would be the selection of cabinet who, like
himself, have had no other than national IDEAS
when it cost something to entertain them; when fac
ton bowling, and the spirit Of disunon was hiss
ing; when in some portions OF our country-even
here in New York-it was encountering political,
and fvyrdnV IN Tho nfntS-
rity of the Union-to raise voice or pen against
its assalants. This is the language of reality, not OF
fiction. An eminent citizen of New York, whose
voice and influence in Congress were potent in say
ing the hydra OF sectiOnalsm, made the subject
of personal insult Invited to Western New York in
the heat of the contest OF 1s4s to he the speaker at
democratic meeting, on retiring through the crowd
he assaed by hisses and insults in other forms
from motley gathering of aboltionists, Seward
wings, and those who claimed to be democrats. Some
OF those hissers will claim right to insist that this
same gentleman they then insuted shall not have a
place in General Perces cabinet. They fear that it
will disturb the harmony" OF the democratic party
| Of New York.
The best guarantee for sound national IDEAS is,
have compromised with any other. If a member of
General Pierce's cabinet is to be taken from New
York the national democrats of the State, of ls4s
the trying period, and now, will be quite likely to
insist that it be one who has never tatered; and in
these views they will be seconded by the democrats
OF other States.
1t will be said in some quarters that these views
are proscnptive. They not SO. With reference
to the democratic party Of the nation to the har.
mony OF the incoming administration, to eXigencies
that may occur, and are likely to occur, they
are simply prudential.
am not the advocate of prescription rather am
in favor of a great latitude of indulgence and for
giveness with the really cured and healed Of the
badly diseased Of 1s4s There many SUCH while
there are many others that were much attained
with the virus, that but small hopes may be enter
tanned of them / would have little of discrimination
in the distribution Of federal patronage in this State
in the ranks of those who act fully up to the faith OF
national democrats. But in the formation of a ma
tonal cabinet, the selection Of such as have never
~ ~ ue o,.G;a.y indicated as what the democracy
y, we hatloh WIZ ask or the President elect and az
what will be likely to be his own views
But are those who seem to be delighted and sur.
pflsed with the comfortable assurances OF the Con.
cord Patriot, free, themselves, from proscrlptiya
spirit! They can see what would be proscriptve on
| the one hand but are blind to it on the other AT
selves, as strong that they made with the
abohtoniss in lS4s its aim being to keep out of the
cabinet prominent national democrat of this State;
and even threaten repetition of boiling il their pre-
JUDGES are not consulted and gratifed. They have
one voice for the syren song of "peace, harmony
union = another, hoarse and harsh one which de-
mands sacrifice on the part of national democrats
that they will not feel willing to make. MASON.
OUR UTICA CORRESPONDENCE.
UTICA, N. Y, Jan. Z, 1853.
The Beginning Of a New Political Era-Goc. Seq
mour's Observation-Disclosures MAJORITY IN Cav
/ srS-Defeot Of Hunker Congressman By the Barn
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