New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-18

view Of the matter think Il VIII be fousd that the Free
Sol section Is far from having jus, caase To- co npnni
have acted in this liberal manner not because was under
any pledge bat because wished TO d. what reasonably
could 70 promote the harmony aud continued ascealancy
Of the party.
Ii Is possible that mistaken in supposins that the
Free Sol section has got It's full share Of tie psce for
in distributing the little offices in my gift which have for
the most part gone among the rank and Gle OF the party
have neither had the time the inclination to d. much
by way Of investigating the anteceieats Of who were
supposed to be al right
In reference your remark upon the recen, rupture OF
the party Syracuse that the division could and ought
TO have been prevented Is enough for to say that
only had agency in bringing about thai ivison BIZ
Tried preventi. Mycounsel only given in favor
Of the united acton Of the Convention bat sincerely
hoped that harmony would prevail. Ii any Government,
officers chargeable with what took placed Syracuse
the burden those who were Thereof whom
three were from this C,y-snd upon the Collector who
at home attending to the duties Of his Office
dc not state these things by way Of apology for have
TO make nor by way Of counting favor for have
none TO ask
You speak of the re MON of the party in 1915 which
reuuon supposed to have been thoroughly cemsnted
in the great and triumphant contest in lsja Although
ardenty desired reunion if it could be effected upon
principle approved the mode in which the attemp,
va made bring about that desirable end. thought
then ard think Still that those who had deserted the Dem
ocrsc standard In sis aud thrown the safe and National
Governments into the hands Of the Wings should if con
WINGED Of their return again % camp without ex
acting conditions and should then be treated with the
most kindness The party would then have been strong
ard should have heard about sections But
very different course was pursued and The Free Soil
Leaders came back, far they at all under
league or treaty between them and few leading Demo
Gratis with stronger bond Of union than age
divide the offices The arrangement based upon no
principle. The Free Soil leaders LEFT at Liberty to
adopt the which they pursued and instead of again
hosting the National banner they marched into the Dem
ocrac camp with their sectional colors flying and
thus became Independent element in the party. Indeed
your proceeds upon the ground that the party has all
along been divided into sections and consequently that
accounts must be balanced between them in the dstrbu
ton of Offices All experience proves that such iton
as formed in lsi9 be thoroughly cemented
Sooner or later it will fall pieces The cohesive power
of patronage long that which has within itself
the elements Of dissolution. 1t is not therefore, any
ter of establishment that the reunion dissolved at the
late Syracuse Convention.
After the league of ls49 had been broken and the
sections had again become separate parties in form Is well
as substance ii became necessary for me, a cid
zen of New York to make my choice between the two
tickets which had been nominated My for pre-
ferng and rejecting the other before the public
and one has the right to impute to any other
lives than those which | have avowed | rejected
ticket because the nomination had been effected by
which no honest man could approve, and because the
nominees had been brought forward by who had been
hostile what deemed the best interests OF the State in
relation to the canals approved the other ticket be
the nominees right the question of State pol
icy and because those who supported contendng
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power and placed Franklin Pierce at the head Of the
Government presume there can be no objection at
Washington to my maintaining now as | have always
done before the principles which the National Admin
istraton stands and with questions of State policy
you must allow say the Administration has right
fu concern.
What consequences will follow the recent break in the
party is than can tell but feel reasonably conf
dent that if lie National Democrats had fair field and
the Free Soil Democrats not fighting under false
coor their ticket could not get votes enough to help the
Wings through with their nominations But We have no
got a fair field The Washington Union, while protesting
to sIeak tie sentiments OF the Administration has thrown
its weight On the side of the Free Sod ticket 1t has
deraken decide upon the regularity Of our conventions
and to sit in judgment upon questions Of State pol
icy 1t takes the side Of those who have proved
fahles TO the party and put the Union in jeopardy an1
denounces those who have all along supported the pdnc
PIES which restored the party to power Ii is now co
laborer with the Free Soil prints in this State some Of
which it so lately read out Of the Democratic party
Though that print is not in Itself Of great Importance yet
when ii PROCESSES without rebuke, do these things
the organ of tie Administration much mischief may be
done 1t matters little hat disclaimers there may DO in
private circles, long there il NJ public declaration
that the paper speaks without authority However untOr
tuLatey the election may terminate the responsibility will
rest upon Others, and not upon me.
Let me now notice the time manner and motive OF your
letter.
As TO time 1t was after the rupture and nomination Of
two tickets at Syracuse, and the two ratification meetings
in this City; after the Collector had been denounced by
the Free Sod leaders and presses and the President hal
been called upon to remove him after hungry office seek
ers and bitter politicians had visited Washington to mis-
represent and raduce that officer and to whose clamos
you well know, he never made any reply after TIE
Union had taken ground against the ticket OF the National
Democrats and in favor OF the ticket of their opponents
then that you first discovered for complaint Of
ony kind against the Collector You had approved all his
nominations with single exception and in that the
Office abolished Down to the receipt If your letter
the I'd inst you had inmaed the Collector in
any FORM that you dspproyed Of his appointments or Of
the manner in which they had been distributed
AS to the You did not pursue the usual course
and issue circular laying down uniform rule for the
goyeImen Of all Custom House officers having patronage
to besow but confined your instructions 10 the port Of
New York alone Ii the doctrine of the letter is sound
il Oh, ousy proper that should be applied in 9th
places well as here and il should regulate the
duct Of ell classes of government officers having patron
besiow Marshals POsmasters District Attorneys
and Others .hould upon in the selection OF their dep
uties, clerks, and other agents.
vail here mention another fact Of no little insignid