The daily union., 1854-07-22
NEW YORK POLITICS.

We cannot recall the time when remember TO have
forcibly truly forcibe article upon
the miserable and truly contemptbe condition of New
York politics and politicians than the one which follows
All sane sensible practical and patriotic in this State
and surely all such out of il have long been and are
than ever aware of the entire Justice propriety
and applicability Of the comments of the article
Z" The DEMOCRACY CAN TRIUMPH WITHOUT New YoRK-Ifit
be true confidently asserted by the New York Herald
that without a reunion Of the party in New York the
democrats OF the nation poweress il must be admitted
that the prospects for the future full of gloom The
latest political movements in that State indicate better
spirit for democratic reunion than has prevailed since the
4th of March, 1853 Neither the late action of the sos in
IaInnany Hail. IN denouncng the appointment of Mr. Nc
keon nor the action OF the hards at Syracuse in nomna-
ting Judge Bronson for governor and denouncng the ad
minstratye policy of President Pierce is calculated
crease the chances of restoration of harmony and unity
IN the party IL may be land this the only hope that
seems to us TO be et that such acts of imprudence na
hasten the dripdi Qfe democratic The that
TOO many Of present democratic leaders IN Ntto York are con-
rod by their passions 10 enable them make ,oise councillors
and safe champions Of the party When this conviction fas-
itself upon the minds of the masses we may hope to see
the means devised Of and uniting all true dem
ocrats into one solid and triumphant party B long
personal anosies and pricae gys hold dominion ovr the
edderS Of The Party the conclusion as irresistible that there can
be This is the conclusion on which the demo-
Gratis OF the other States have made up their minds to act
They utterly repudate and repe the idea that the national
democracy powerless without the cooperation of the
democrats of New York The Herald may rejoice in the
confusion and distraction which render reunion in the
Empire State impossible and thence infer that the grand
object for which it has aboredhe overthrow of the dem
ocratic party-will be accomplished; but the sequel will
prove that New York is neither the Union nor does it CON
troll the Union but that the very fact that it has become
clear that the democracy of the other States triumph
in their next conflict without the help of New York will ex
cite them to greater zeal and inspire them with more energy
than they have before displayed The spirit that even
now animates the democracy of other States is that they
can and they viii triumph without New York If the
democrats OF the Empire State resolved to continue
be the victims Of that fell spirit Of faction and dssension
which renders them poweress home and by-word
Ia nj naNt, a,oI
contest to learn that it is fatal deusion for them sup
pose that without reunion of the democrats of New
York the party is powerless in the nation.
Your correspondent many weeks since addressed Won
letter imhodyng and illustrating precisely the sentiments
of the article just quoted Now it is be confessed that
such state of things they utterly contemptibe
might in sense be regarded deporabe But when
it is considered truth that he democracy can fri
umph without New York" any democrat instnciyev
feels perfect indifference the subject and disposi
ton to let these sefsyled selfarogaed and most selfish
"eaders" fight it out among themselves trusting de-
vouty that may result did the fight between the Kill
kenny cats To show that yourself your correspondent
have not been and not alone in the estimate placed
upon New York politics and politicians, we beg submit
an extract or two from one of the papers of this city
which has been regarded specially organ of the
branch of the democracy at Tammany Hall
"Tammany Hall last week blazing scah Indignation
at the action of President Pierce and the United States
Senate for their dddciy in daring nominate and con-
firm the Hon. John McKeon as district attorney in
place of Charles OConor, without first consulting ne po-
ft1cd aaayndies who constitute the general committee of
this city We wonder the President should dare to make
appointment without first consulting that august BODY
Seriously however we think the resolutions adopted by
the general committee in relation to the appointment of
John McKeon IN exceeding bad TASTE because ey ssM haze
other effect than to bring the eomm.tes possible into
unirersal contempt dad derson than nov eaoys in
the public estilaaon What does the President or any
body else for resolutions adopted by some twenty
small light politicians in Tammany Haino matter what
they call themselves ?"
We have italicized lines above But hear the same
paper upon the action of another branch or faction of the
party
THE pENopNCERs DESoUScEp.-The Young Mems Demo-
cratic Union Club, Friday evening, held meeting and
passed resolutions reprobang the action Of the Tamany
Hall General Committee in denouncng the appointment of
John McKeon and censuring the President The resolutions
Of the club about silly as those Of the general committee
and ace fancy that nobody cares brass arhng about either
Neither bo5y hare any claims to be considered the opponents of
The uietes Of the great democracy Of this city, for Mey both
composed Of sceming and selfish politicians pho look 10
the personal interests Of their members than the cdre Of the
party they profess to represent
Every word of the above is sound, solemn and whole
truth, and serves marked and emphatic manner,
to prove the truth and the correctness of the estimate put
upon New York politicians by the real unnchng and
principed democracy of the sister States of the Union
Your correspondent speaks plainly because the times
being out of joint require it STILL he be regard
ed that "exenuates sets down aught in malice
damental principle of the faith to which ne has been
and is ardeny and sincerely attached equal and
exact justice to al men, And with safety and confidence
he appeal honest and honorable men to substanae
all he may say.
Again as more striking and more emphatic lustra-
ton of the beautiful state of affairs among New York
poliieians" do better service than to quote
morecalling particular attention to the parts we
have itaczed
Mr. Bronson is lawyer of this city. He commenced
public life thirty years ago member the State
assembly from an interior county He has held office near
y since He appointed attorney general of the
State of New York under Governor Martin Van Buren,
and elevated to the supreme bench Of the State by
Governor Marcy The adoption of the new constitution
turned him out in lS47 uhea tie friends OF General Cdss
in this State secured his election Judge of the court of
appeals Ne has successfully turned his back upon Mr.
Iaa Buren, Cor Marcy, and Gen. Cass In 1850 he went
into the book trade, and succeeded in selling the State
parcel of its books for $4,000 He then retired from
the book trade In 1853 he appointed collector of the
port of New York, from which he was removed last fall
much to the chagrn of his hard-she, brethren who cx
peced through him to Ip2aapoae all the spos of office in
the New York custom-house.
"TEe persistence in making Judge Bronson candidate
for governor after he had declined the nomination in the
most emphatic language and under such circumstances as
would render it unbecomng in him take tho office If
his election possible is novel in political
nominating convenons and is only concession of the
fact that Other Of decent abilities or of an
the hards in the shamhght they contemplate in Novem
ber prores that their only Object is TO aid the Sscdrd
phtgs 10 obtain an easy utcSry Not single ges6eg of the
convention ertains the least idea thai a9y Of the candidates
nominated can be elected Th ace set up merely to be knock
ed dogn and for 10 other purpose than to deat the demo-
cratic tce and TO taize the national administration II is
evident that the patriotic hards of this convention are
more anxious to secure wbg success than democratic ri