New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-09-27

politicians nor spiders ever wove before. Gen. VIII
son, the Republican candidate IL understood TO be q
fun festhered American bird, and stands az fair
chance any to recsive the support Of his new
friebos; but be has dangerous rival IN Mr.. Win
tbrop who was initiated lsst week Who knows which
will be the favorfe Though perhaps this latter gen.
tleman IL only thinking Of returning to Washington
TO ell the vacant chair II the Senate. The present
Wing ofiice-holders VIII move heaven and earth ~
prevent Wilson from receiving the Know Nothing
pominsion because they fear tie loss OF place. But
those who are sobeming TO obtain places will on the
other hard work for him, because with the success
OF a Wing Know Nothing Governor there would be
few changes. any, II the State-House.
Other difficulties also perplex the General Mr..
BurlingaDe viii probably be the Kaow. Nothing can
didate for Congress in bis 6rtrct; ADD several Free
sOieIR, Of more less note aspiraIts for other
Offices. Vow al these gentlemen know thai II
Free Soler is adopted as the Kno~-Nothing csndi-
date for Governor, their individual prospect are
daTkened beoeuse the order may well be supposed 10
rebel against the monopoly OF Offices BY enc section
Hence a large humber OF the Generals former
friends TO whom has appeared the vision OF sea. m
the Legislature sDo the honor and profit thereunto
spperaning understood TO be most periodically
Indifferent with respect TO the b.-owment Of guber
Material hopors on the Republican nominee
But this i not all. The time breeds office seekers
the torrid air breeds flies. Respectable trunk
nskers and prying oyster in the city and in
country, brehess lawyers, ambitious black-niths and
layers of stone walls are possessed by the desire of
IT.
their unparalleled worth will add new dignity. The
number Of insane men who hope by this new and
ce; machinery TO 81; in the place OF John Winthrop
is really alarming. Some predict that we destined
to live under the ferule Of Mr.. ex-Schcolmsstsr
Wright; others think ;ha, Mr.. Russell, the youthful
RhsdamaDihus is TO transfer his Court from the slave
pen 10 Beacon Hill Some say that gentlemln whose
sole distinction is that ne il the original Know Moth
ing is TO be the standard bearer, and they invsigh
against allowing eleventhhour get the start of
he heroes Of the 6 long Cruel and bloody
TIE ROAD 10 preferment. Others, with hammer and
raw nOtions assert that our future Chief Magistrate
is ow at work in mechanic shop IN the rural dis
tricts at 81 dsy. IL is to he hoped that his Excel
ency will take good not to smash his fingers. II
is also said that distinguished pOmoogist, whose
ohfica reputation is based upon suDdry siterdinn-r
speechcs and suudry letters OF defamation (which
were the first intimatiOn 70 most people that he hsd
been a candidate at ALL is confidently named "a the
uroperest usn. In all these calculations Gov. Wash
burn is coOlly setAside but who knows but that he
NAV repent Of his ST. Patrcks dinner speech and so
escape the punishment which the -No;hings had
vowed Stranger things have happened.
Altogether there is lack of candidates aud the
fact that go great an army Of patriots stand ready to
serve their country viii give sufficient answer TO
those croskers who mourn the degeneTacy OF modern
times.
But seriously think this new movement, how
ever efticacious il may be rebuke the Interference
OF ellen priests in our Iotcs, ia calculated to do
great harm TO the Anti Slavery cause a. this time.
their ollt glance party leaders was weakened and
The bold movement. Of the slave power had az last
aroused the free spri. Of the North so that 1t seemed
that the onghoped-fOr struggle for supremacy vas 10
be decided. AD1 now tins new issue was presented
10 divert and distract the friends Of Freedom and 10
defer once more The triumph Of the Right, while the
slave power has leisure 20 plan new schemes OF as-
grsndiZemtnt
1t is sometimes difficult TO forete the course of
party q. So early period. But we presume that the
Kpos- Nobibgs will come into she field a. sub-ervleut
10 Slavery as either OF the old parties Mark these ind
cations presented hus al the very outset II these
things be done il the green tree, what shall be ia
"tbe dry p dor which overhaul your Bible, as the
immortal Capt Cutie advises, for remembrance
of Scripture quotations is 0Uerty accurately The
new order understood TO be successful in Southern cit
les II defeated Mr. Benton, tie representative
from the Slave States. II bitterly hostile to Mr. Sew
ard the bravest Anti-Savery champion Of the Waigs,
while Mr. Fillmore, tire spprover OF the Fugitive
Slave bill is in full fellowship, and wall probably %
Its candidate for President in l-5o. Moreover, It's
organs declare that il il not sectional bat national;
nnd we know what world OF dirt eating and seryEy
to kidnappers is covered up by that far seeming
phrsse, DO We not, On Dir. Commissioner Ha.lett!
And lastly its recognized leaders, A. fer they
known like the partisaDs OF Absaion, of Cataline,
and Of John Tyler the broken down hacks OF old
1arsi.s mel bankrupt in fortune andTepdta,ion men
who are cOnsttutonay and by fore ordination OPP
posers of moral causes-whose broadcast view OF
philanthropy, and highes, idea ofpariosm u TO hate
n
/ NAV he mistaken but think that this movement 10
not bssed 70 much Intelligent opposition to the
wick ndoss of the Romish Church, on the danger
sppre bended to institutions from is crafty de-
signs as upon a aud bigoted pre- udice against
those whose features, brogue and manners are
distasteful.
Certainly nothing can be more hostile to the fuuda-
mental idea of cur Constitution than this distinction
of race. Democracy said Bancroft, lis the SUI
- premacy Of man over his accidents" a noble SEN
tnent! Neither the colcr Of his skin, nor tue place
of his BIRTH ror the defects OF his education, should
deprive THE MAN his equality before the la~. Aud
how can the Free SOiler who denounces the popular
prejudice agsinst color view with approval or ndif-
ference the absurd snG cruel treatment which our
vulgar Young America bestows upon the Ceit and
the 1euion
have viewed this matter as an Anti-Slavery man;
and can but regret deeply that SO many OF our
friends have suffered themselves 10 be turned aside
for the purpose Of aiding cause less vital 20 the
country Tie Catholic Church, however, is the nat
ural ally of Slavery and OF every other form of des-
potism, and perhaps it is designed by Providence to
retard the accomplishment of any great good IN
Ill Others are linked with it, that whatever OPP
presses and degrades shall be banished from the
world together.