The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-27
The General Wool Dinner I'm San Francisco
and the National Democracy.

adyAnclng lntcTebts OF cOmpAn
this coast than any other since Captain Knights death
The General Wool Dinner I'm San Francisco
and the National Democracy.
From the Alta California, (independent,) Feb. 271
Taken all in all, the Wool and Foote dinner Of
the most curious affairs that has OF for long time.
II requires politician to understand It, 1t another
act in the contamination OF the Reputation that wing
of the democratic party whose head quarters the Gus
tom House may seem little strange that Gov Foote
should attach himself to that segment OF the party which
got up that dinner But il is not strange 1t may
seem. He was known at home a Union man. in oppo
son to the secessionists In fact for long time he fol-
lowed the profession Of Union saver. And though
have SO much confidence in the intelligence, patriotism
and fidelity Of the American people not to believe
that the Union in danger, yet many
men saved it TO their everlasting glory, will
ling to concede that there danger and they all saved
1t several times and viii again whenever such
act shall become popular,
BY Of those combinations which not unfrequcnt
in the political world the extremes of the democratic
party of the Union working together to support
the lettering fortunes of President Pierce The free soil
ers at the North and the secessonts at the South
prise the supporters Of the administration and Mr..
looe II is wellknown, had any particular affection
for either of these factions. The conservative, the
did, the loyal portion of the democratic party eschew and
repudate the of the President in selecting men
for his Cabinet who have in times previous lent their
talents and influence to distract and break the party
They do not like the practice of passing over old soldiers
in the Of the party and selecting standard bearers
from the recruits especially when the recruits Of
character excite mstrust lest at the first opportunity
they go off into the camp of the enemy The heteroge
Cabinet President Pierce might suit the faction
lists but it gall and wormword to the old guard The
Indignation, however was smothered until the olcious
Secretary Of the Treasury undertook to interfere in the
local politics Of New York Then burst the cloud, and
the sound of the thunder yet reyerbeatng through the
mountains.
The people will not, and they ought not, to brook
federal interference with the local politics of any State
and President Pierce, by attempting to control the in
erna affairs Of the Democracy of New York. fell at
nto contempt Now whether he is theinstgator OF the
FEDERAL interference in this State We know not. He
must know Of it : and as he does not prevent it
10 liz n he lpl aa for
Hammond put himself in opposition TO the regular de-
mocratic nominees last summer and has used his official
position 10 defeat the viii OF majority OF the party,
the President must not only BIO of it, bat he must
know that the patronage Of the government is given to
small faction of the party which is compelled to coalescs
with the wings in order to claim responsibility for its
numbers.
In truth the poor little President is almost without
party of his His late message was wordy jumbo
of nohngs, and on important measures entirely non
committal That he should attempt to dictate to the
people of California whom they shall send to the United
States Senate or when they shall elect him, is insulting
and nsolent To the people Of California whether
Franklin Pierce prefers this that one for
server And they consider that particular man ia
entitled to the position will they brook the interference
of the President who arms all his apponees and sends
them to the State capital to teach members Of the Legs
lature how to vote?
The strength, rather weakness Of the President in
this State be inferred from the fact that notwith
standing almost the whole of the government patronage
has been devoted to the putting oil the Senatorial cleo
ton yet there every .ia1 nj ae " WIN ra a even Ven
fore the people OF California as private individual
though would be strange if he could not make ormda
BILE opposition to the will of the majority. Yet he will
fail in this he ought TO fail in every such attempt to
lin Pierce through Mr. Hammond to tell the members Of
the California Legislature how to voter
Do they own themselves bound to master, and will
they do his bidding9 Patronage will do great deal and
il Is no wonder that some willing to lay their
bellies in the dust for the sake of SECURING III but they
too few, believe, to succeed. 1t will be but
short time before the whee batch of meddssome officials
bn ck cd tha
President will find himself President and nothing
Like John Tyler, he viii be without party and the poor
objects that do his bidding here at the price of all self
respect ust console themselves with hereecton that
they have secured benefits of substantial kind
than the preservation of their independence and in
tegrity.
from the San Francisco Times and Transcript free soil
DEM, Feb. 81.
The recent gathering together of the friends of New
Yorks Fayorite Son. developed some features.
vein of emulation seemed to run through the remarks
made by the different speakers, as to who could belch
forch the greatest amount Of denunciaon against Pes
dent Pierce We do not wish to comment at this time
upon the remarks of Governor Foote. From the fact
that he did not wish the reporters to take them down. 1t
would seem they were only designed for bachana.
liam As they have found their way TO the public
through Mr. Brodericks last chosen orgaa may ad.
vert to them at some future day.
tce now Its details have to the people, and have
doubt they will be able TO arrive at conclusions
The soters from the democratic party who instigatei
their host and instead Of preiudicng President Pierce
among the true democracy, they have but hastened
fearful retribntion upon their heads Who
The boiling faction, they will be at loss to perceive
and II remains to be whether their great chefin
the teeth of the constitution and of all usage-n viola
ton the rights Of people the very essence Of
dcmocracysha receive at their hands, this winter the
insignia of popular favor.
Ills dinner purports to have been given to Maio
General Wool That gentleman is known 10 be n Major
General in tie United States Army and of course the
President by virtue OF his position is his superior officer
As such he should be treated by all of hs subordinaes
and both military etiquette and professional duty
qure of them at least outward sembance of respect
The commander in chief Of all the American forces pre-
sents claim for Difference the part of inferior
officers, which partizan prediction has right to
forego. See the position General Wool is made to
occupy. We cannot think it voluntary his part
yet his cwn self respect would have been better subser
ed had he in emphatic terms, stamped with his dsap-
probation the senseless insults offered to that officer lie
might have stood the groans awakened at the bare
ton of his name, by his disappointed fellow traveller,
Governor Foote but when, from the sneering lips OF
Judge Alexander Wells, the of General Pierce
created groans all round the table human endurance
should have cavcd and naught remained for General
Wool than either prccipitatc retreat cru hng re-
buke TO the malapert speaker.
General Wool stands out before the world as hay
ing been chief actor in an affair gotten up for the espe
cal purpose of vllfyng backballng, and dcnouncing
his superior officer Willingly unwillingly, he has
taken rart in this affair and IT remains to be seen
whether he viii yindcate himself before the public and
do justice to his insulted chief officer We know enough
of the courteses of ethe etiquette of the domestic
circle, to understand-pcrsonal stranger he to
the company who surrounded-that IL required no little
courage to have properly received these low flung eers
yet prepared to say that had General Wool left
the room in scorn when the Presidents name was re-
ceiyed with groaus he would have done himself more
honor than that achieved either upon the heights of
Queenstown or on The bloody field Of Buena Vista
We make these remarks in perfect respect to that dis
tingushed officer We appreciate his services and will
always be found ready accord 10 them the need of
praise We cannot, however quietly sit by and his
name used for unhallowed purrosesto tarnish and dim
The lustrc Of national executive whose only fault
seems TO be that he could not stun with Office the
nsatiatc NAV Of every hungry beggar for spoils who
presents himself before him.
UNFoTrNA7E OCCURRENCE IN WAsHINGTON.--
The Washington Stdy, OF the 22d inst, saysAn affair
occurred last evening, almost attended with fatal
esults which Is tho talk Of the city this morning,
ome Of the circumstances OF which we will give
Is they have been related TO u.s. While Clarke
Wills the artist, ~ rattor's barber shop last
cning waiting TO be shaved, Col Mitchell of Minncso-
n, in an excited state in and very famarly adj
ressed the gentleman in the chair but soon as he dis
oycred that he not acquan lance apooyzed and
us apology was accepted. Wien the gentleman left the
hop Mr. Mills took ajp Pie to he snsSed Col NJ then
ng hi- - -. 80 - ~ fsce rubbing his
a., ANYTHING but becoming, even