The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-16

The Cabinet ON the New York Election.
The result of the recent election in this
State, came like thunderbolt upon the Presi-
dent and his Cabinet. In vulgar but very ex-
pressive language, it may be described as q
complete sumner. For some days after the
event was known throughout the country, aud
after the material returns had appeared in the
HERALD, the administration organ remained
utterly dumb and quiescent on the disagree
able subject 1t required some time to recover
from the shock. But we see it has at length
ly homily on the rude check which the Cabinet
has lately received in this State. The WASH
ington Union Of Sunday contains curiously
solemn paragraph on the subject of the New
York election, and of the defeat of all the con-
temptihle intrigues and manGuvres of the ad-
ministration in the imbroglio of the New York
democracy. The article appears to have been
concocted by Marcy, with the assistance Of
Collector Redfield and John Van Buren,, and
exhibits very ridiculous effort to point the
moral of the late popular manifestation against
the undignified course of the government. In
fact. it is tissue of misrepresentation, absur-
dities, and impertinences, from beginning to
end. Let us briefly examine and comment upon
this manifesto
The article in the Union sets out with the
confession that it is unnecessary to give the
conflicting details of the election in New York,
as they did not enable the result to be known
with accuracy. Affecting would certainly be
o better word to characterize the returns, mas
much as they were Enthusiastically adverse to
the mean policy Of the spoils system cabinet.
and contained sermon of bitter truth from
which we trust the country at large will ere
long derive benefit The Union, however. in
dulges in the consoling reflection that the tri-
umph Of the whig party in this State owes its
origin to the Syracuse Convention, and says
that no one who had given any attention to the
proceedings there could reasonably calculate
upon any other result
How very candid and philosophical such a
statement is 1t is certainly worthy Of the
or whoever the writer of the article may be-
takes care to keep entirely out of view the
origin Of that split in the democratic party
which openly manifested itself in Syracuse. It
would be necessary to go back to the first
causes Of this im6rogiio to form logical chain
of argument in proof of the origin which led to
such catastrophe. And what were they ?
They were that exhibition Of free soil tenden-
cies which President Pierce first showed
in the construction of his Cabinet and
which that Cabinet afterwards developed,
in all its ominous deformity, in their subsequent
career. They were the avowal by the admi-
nistration Of those corrupt spoils system prin-
ciples which have brought upon it these
Of all right minded and patriotic men. They
were the attempt to initiate and establish
system of government without principles and
whose sole foundation was to consist in the dis
tribution of the spoils. In short, the breaking
up Of the democratic party was originated and
effected by the unfortunate selection of the
Cabinet. and by the improper appointments
made for foreign missions and for government
posts at home. The Cabinet was constructed
and the appointments were bestowed without
any regard to sound principles, and in opposition
to the sentiment Of the country. in favor of the
compromise measures which were at the very
bottom Of General Pierce's own triumph In
1852. Instead Of making that sentiment and
those principles the basis Of an administration
which would commend itself to the support and
appreciation of oil patriotic citizens, General
Pierce abnegated them, and called into his
counsels and into his favor representatives of
factions from all sides of the country. and with
these materials attempted to construct a
Cabinet which has seriously compromised him
with the country, has brought the party
into dissension and defeat, and has awakened
against them an all but universal cutlery of re-
probation. These causes. and not the Syracuse
Convcntion-which was only in itselfan effect
are the origin of the utter defeat which the de-
mocratc party has sustained in the election Of
yesterday week.
The Union then goes on. in this very curious
paragraph under consideration, to foreshadow
what should be done to avert the consumma
ton Of the evil II thinks that the result ofthe
election should teach the democracy of New
York lesson Of wisdom for the future. We go
further we think that it should in the first in
starce. be pondered on and calmly and SEN
,iblv considered at the White House The Pre-
siden. should read in Il reproof Of the unwse
aud i,tal roIicy which be adopted in the con-
struclion II the Cabinet; and the free soil mem.
bers Sc the administration should recognise il it
the i.ltit Of their unprincipled and demoralizing
course. We look says the Union, to the best
course for avoiding 80 disastrous defeat n
future. And what is this best course? The Unio,
saws IL is in concert and union; but docs not show
how that concert is to be effected We say tAat
the injury inflicted on the democratic cause
in this State can only be obyia'ed by carr yng
out resolutely the principles o. which General
iorcc was elevated to Office. Bat to do this,