The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-26
SCHEMES OF THE SEWARDITES TO ELECT
CONGRE5SMEN AND ASSEMBLYMEN.
From the Buffalo Advertiser (whig,l Oct. 23.]


rant the assertion that the fssions or free sosrs
abolitaopsts, whatever 10 the most fitting term to
Saratoga and conventions intend to snare nsthe,
money labor to defeat every national whig candI
on. p tss and through
ton for the last four years. and its repetition this year
ought not to excite the least surprise The clumsy de-
themselves, has been resorted to- here and elsewhere
but The tiek il too stale to impose upon anybody The
&C., uttered to cover the scheme Il dupIicy in Which
these people are engaged only excites dersion in the
minds Of eenfible and intelligent Nor are their
whig organisation uttered with owl like solemnty and
in execrAbe English, any deserving Of attention
ton The home q tSsr esn
tic operations More than three months ago the Albany
Journal ntmated that Mr. Haven should be defeated In
date. The threat equally gxtuitous and insoent AZ
was eed to make occasion for 1t By implying
falsehood We published letter written in Washing
ton BY most intelligent and discriminating gentleman
containing tribute to the ability and ser
vices of Mr. Eaven, with observations naturally
reptrg from continuing competent and faithful repre-
III ing to serve We made no comment upon the
etter--cid not hint 1t the probability Of Mr. Haven
beng again . candidate And yet the Journal, with
that psrverfe and malignant vigilance for which
pretending regard the latter Is an editorial article
and after utteripg some impertinence about Mr. FIJI.
more gave us to understand that its wrath would fall
y
for reelection And before this outbreak in the
Journal We heard from Washington that one OF its
pets in Congress had assured bis Associates that Mr. Ha
ven was to be out his presence and position
in Congress were reproach to them, and that Weed
had sworp vengeance against him friend Of Mr. FIN
more Al this ws received without surprise or dscon
tent for it ooincdsd with the course Of the Journal and
It's editor on similar occasions Of the kind aud
were wen persuaded then, - We are row that II the
sentative neither the Journal is contemptbls echo
here would be able TO thwar their wishes An emssary
room in this city that woud = .snn m 70 es.
county to aid in defeat ng Mr. Haven that would be
Of any avail But oil this 10 of little intrinsic conse
qaence; and No mention II merely IS evidence Of the
article
It seems hardly necessary to refer to tie Saratoga
the scheme Of deDationalzng the whg party and sup
planting its organization, originally rested in The
Journal and echoes was All thy ss
cumstapces attending the movement from ts inception
to the appointment ofs ne. state raj mittee
Mr.. A. p Granger. must be fresh In the mind of the
reader The Tribune made mo secret Of its dessn On
the contrary, avowed without hesitation or reserve
that sought the dissolution Of the whig party ana the
formation OF . new one . sectional basis and for
single purpose And so far as the action Of conven.
non can accom- plhh that results convention whose
procs edngr have been sanctioned by the Journal and
It, followers, and approved BY the candidates noina
m .hs party s dissolved and merged
notorious facts?
from various sections Of the State we hear of com-
oinAtons 70 defeat national wings, who have been
quarry nominated by conventions representing the
~noe party In most cases the arrangements male
without any pretence Of conceament In fact the
Iree soers In most places where they are In mnon
~, ss they are in this Congressional district have
bsiation in avowpg their determine TO disregard
al party obligations, and to bargain with the demo.
Gratis hard SOFT to ,ieve the defeat Of all candid
ates Who not Of their stripe. In the Canandaigua
district a national whig Is mp for the Assembly He
was fairly nominated by convention regularly organ
lied but the seward paper, Myron g. Clarks special
gan opposes his election, and confidently predicts his
oeNat
In the Jwentieth Congressional District Mr. seeley of
Yaet county has been pompa ted; but he happens TO
be true ~h}g opposed TO the abolition fusion schemes
ccncoctd At arstogs and 10 favor OF sustaining the
ar faith Of the PARTY and therefore he is under he
ban a he Albany clique
In erh.nsc ady Stephen Riggs has taken the starop
anA reprdistirg the whig convent and their MONT
nations puts forth his PLATFORM and intends 70 run