The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-24

treason but two years ago Th the issue forced by the
Cabinet On the country PETER THE HERMIT.
HEMAN J. REDFIELD, OUR NEW COLLECTOR.
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Political "reminiscences.
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THE SEVENTEEN SENATORS OF 1924.
&C., &C., &c.
Mr. Secretary Marcy, it appears by our advices
from Washington has caused the transfer of his old
friend and Van Buren associate, Mr.. Heman ]. Red.
Held, from the post of Naval Officer to that of Col
lector Of the Port of New York. This appointment
s net unexpected after what has transpfed with re-
gard to the independent ,ourse of Mr.. Bronson but
1t particularly important to the democracy of this
city, as it destroys the hitherto attempted equal dis
trbution of Offices bet ween the two sections of the
party, and throws the power and influence of govern
ment patronage at this port into the hands of the
Van Buren free soilers. Mr.. Redfeld, we know
claims to have acted with the national democrats in
lS4S in support of General Cass for the Presidency;
but so did Marcy himself and various other
friends OF his, pursue the same course, while
they are now known as having Joined in the
coalition with John Van Buren, and other free
soilers of 1S48, to perpetuate the Van Buren
dynasty in this State and nation. Being somewhat
familiar with the political history Of Mr. Heman j.
Redfeld, we shall show that he belongs to set of
politicians who, with their central power at Albany,
where they were long known as "the Albany Re-
gency," have always been devoted to the fortunes
OF Van Buren and Marcy, without regard to the
interests and feelings Of the people.
Mr.. Redfeld belongs to New England family,
which, in our day, has produced some men of enter.
prise and talent; but the name, we believe, not
found among the early settlers of the Eastern States
Having studied the procession of the law, as most of
our Leading politicians have done, Hem.n J. Red4
field was admitted as attorney La ti,o ouprvruv
in this state in 1876 and entered into practice at
the fourishng village of LIE Roy, in Genesee county.
Some years Afterwards he removed to Batavia in the
same county. The Albany Regency" was organized
by Martin Van Buren, in the year 1918, about
which time Mr.. Redfeld began to take an
active part in politics; and on the division
of the people into the two parties Of Cintonians"
and " ant. Clintonians," or bucktals," Mr.. Red
field took sides with the latter, and consequently be-
came one Of the confidential agents of the Albany
Regency for Genesee county. The influence of Clin-
ton and the canal question: kept that county gene.
rally on the Cntonan side until the adoption of the
cutive power, and the State passed altogether into
the hands of Van Buren and the bucktails. At the
first election under that constitution, in November,
1922 the people in each Of the eight Senate districts
elected bucktail Senators; and, for the first time in
the history Of the State that body was composed en-
tirely of men of the same political party. Among
these thirty-two Senators, Heman j. Red6eld was
one of the four chosen from the Eighth district At
the legislative sessions of 1924 he showed his devo
ton to Van Buren and the regency, by voting for
resolutions in favor of q Congressional caucus to
nominate President and Vice President Of the Uni
ted States which caucus be knew was to be managed
by Mr.. Van Buren,; also in favor of the Crawford
electoral ticket, and, as one of "the immortal
seventeen" Senators, against the bill which had
passed the Assembly, providing for the choice Of
Presidential Electors by the people, instead Of the
Legislature and with the same Senators in favor of
joint resolution to remove Dewitt Clinton from the
Office of Canal Commissioner. The two latter votes
by the senators caused N intense excitement at the
time; and 80 highly iAcenssd were the people that
the paricipators in those acts who ventured to
before them at the next election, were Indignantly
rejected. Subsequently, in consequence of the ef.
forts made by Van Buren and the Regency to sus-
tain those who had risked their popularity for them
and the recurrence Of more absorbing questions some
of the seventeen Senators were elevated to power.
As matter of curious political history we give
the names Of the Seventeen Senators, who. in 1924
voted against the peoples right Of choosing Presi-
dental Electors and in favor Of removing Dewitt
Clinton from the Canal Board
l. John Bowman, Of Monroe county.
q Walter Bovine, of New York.
8. Alvin Bronson, OF Oswego.
4. Charles E. Dudley OF Albany.
s. Jonas Earl, Of Onondaga.
6. Thomas Greenly, Of Madison.
T. Farley Keyes, Of Jefferson.
8. John Lefferts, Of Kings.
8. Edward P. Livingston, Of Columbia.
TO- James Mallory, Of Rensselaer,.
IL. James Mccall, of Allegany.
IL. Heman j. Redheld, Of Genesee.
Is. Farrand StraLahan, Of Otsego.
IA. John Sudan, Of Ulster.
| l5. Jasper Ward, Of New York.
| l6. Sherman Wooster, of Hcrkimer
II. Snas Wright of ST. Lawrence.
OF the Senators the above list we believe four
are or were recently still In the land of the living
namely-Messrs. Bowman, Bronson Redfeld, and
Wooster. Thus we see the original policy Of Van
Buren and Marcy, in determining to sustain these
seventeen Senators until death, carried out, by send
g to the Western part Of the State for one of the
few survivors; giving him first the valuable Office
of Naval Officer to the exclusion Of national city
democrats and now transferring him to the head Of
the Custom House, after first displacins from that
post Mr.. Bronson, q true and independent democrat
and an original friend Of Clinton and his policy.
| On looking over the above list of the seventeen
Senator'S we observe that no less than ten eleven
Of them were New Englanders, or Of New England
origin; one was Of Scotch or Irish descent, and .
ere Il New York families, of whom one Wa bora