The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-25
yudge Bronson Accepts-A Fair Issuo-Pros-
poets Of the Administration Faction.

yudge Bronson Accepes-A Fair Issuo-Pros- |
poets OF the Administration Faction.
The hard shells have screwed their courage |
up to the demand Of an explicit, decisive and |
acceptance or declination of his nomination as J
their candidate for Governor. He accepts. He,
places himself and his case Internationally in
the hands of his friends, and will serve the peo-
pie Of this commonwealth as their Cove nor. If
they link fit to elect him. See the proceed-
ings of the State Central Committee published
in another part of this paper.
We congratulate the hard s'lells upon this
result. Judge Bronson is their proper candi-
date. He is the embodiment Of the direct issue
between them and Guthrie IND the administra-
tion. The acceptance Of tae Judge, moreover,
forecloses all negotiations for dishonorable
compromise and reunion upon a hard and soft
shell coalition ticket The administration fac
ton can make no compromise with Bronson In
thus removing the question between him and
Guthrie from the Cabinet to the people, The
Cabinet party must resist him, or permit the
election to so by default. On the. other hand
the hard shells must, and undou' Itedly will, do
their best for Bronson, or other wise they will
do him injustice, and betray false position
upon the rupture between tn en- and the spoils
coalition Of Washington and Tmmany Hall.
There appears to have been considerable
doubt and hesitation among the hards in taking
the final step in this M alter, without which
nothing could be done. 8 ome were apprehen-
sive that the Judge wou' d be infexible in his
resolution to decline, AM that there would be
great diff Guilty in procr nang asatisfactory sub
stitute. They were tn sreSore in favor of run
ming him, n0lens rolen ", without a further con-
ference upon the subje ct, taking his silence for
consent. Others de Ered another candidate,
and had him picked suit; and they urged cali
upon the Judge, in die hope that he would ad-
here to his original Geclension, and thus clear
the track for their man. Both sides we're there
fore somewhat isappointed in the result of
their writ ofhab cas- corpus; for the body of the
Judge is before them, sound in wind and limb,
and at their ser vice. Ourreport says the news
OF his surrene Ter ct discretion was received
with acclaim alton and applause" by the whole
committee Ne may venture to say that the
same euthus iasm will actuate the entire hard
shell party throughout the State.
Strange as it may appear, there are not
few Of the more Jealous hard shells who believe,
or affect 10 believe, that Judge Bronson can be
elected They count upon the split in the whig
camp they count upon regular "break down,
of the administration soft shells at Syracuse
they count, from the resolutions of Tnmmany
oil 80 I,
some extent; and if Seymour is re-nominated,
they also calculate upon some recruits from
the scattering temperance men of the soft she'll
party. In fact, the hards look upon the chances
Of our November scrub race with hopeful eyes,
They are not satisfied in limiting their esti-
mates to decisive smash-up of the Cabinet
faction, but are running their man with the
| view Of electing him.
Possibly Judge Bronson may be elected
Everything will depend upon the Wing State
Convention. Should the wings at Syracuse ap
point IlCAct anu platIOrm satisfactory 10
| the Saratoga coalition, to the temperance party
and the Know Nothings, the question is settled.
Under the present anti-Nebraska, Maine law
and antiCatholic .excitements, they will then
sweep the State from Dunkirk to Coney Island,
and from Binghamton to Ogdensburg. But
there are symptoms Of rupture in the whig
Syracuse co4venticle at least on the negro
question. Should such split occur the 0hig
! balance of power may be drawn OF upon
separate antislavery or conservative ticket,
and Judge Bronson mag thus slip in from the
division Of the opposition forces We must
await the Issue Of the wing convention.
The soft shell faction and its prospects we
regard as immaterial to the general result.
Their State convention will be a sort of Captain
Tyler concern, without the permanea,y which
characterized the Tyler party while they held
possession of the spoils. An inconvenient pro-
portion Of the delegates already chosen to the
soft shell affair. which is to come off at SYRIA
| cuse on the 9th September, are of the real
Simon Pure Buffalo stripe, dead-set against
any lodging Of the Nebraska bill, but sworn to
| repudate it, with Pierce, Douglas, and all con-
cerned. Should John Cochrane and the Tam
many sachems, through the agency of the "Short
Boys" persuade the convention to "hold the
President in their arms" on this question, the
Buffalo platform delegates will be very apt to
follow the example Of Benjamin L. Butler, and
go over to the Seward anti-slavery coalition.
We think it very probable that to secure
the suffrages of the lager bier party, the soft
| convention will renominate Governor Seymour:
and that, to make sure as far as possible of the
Catholic vote, they will reahirm the resolutions
Of Tammany Hall, and approve the policy
adopted by the administration, Of turning the
Know Nothings out of office. But upon
Nebraska, we are very apprehenive that
the demoralized softs will be broken
to pieces. Decision upon this question, pro or
con, will be ruinous, and milk and water
policy will be equivalent to the abandonment of
the Cabinet. The Cabinet organ at Washington
hns made Nehra clio Tho foaf and E1;;oh Z Dr..