Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1854-11-05
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENTS.

| GENTLEMEN: Political affairs In this state
are in general fla quandary-and in some
respect we are all Know-nothings
The most shrewd Yankee-he who could
guess at mark and never miss--would be out
of his reckoning, were he to attempt to calculate
about the result here next week. The National
Democracy, with Judge Bronson for leader,
is the only pure political party we have. 1t
has planted itself boldly on the old-fashioned,
true Jeffersonian principles, regardless alike of
success or defeat, scorning all unholy alliances
with Van Buren,, Freesoiers, and Abolitionists
Each individual member is proud of his
party, and joyous and exulting in the attitude
it assumes Seymour draws to his soft and
tenderfooted party all the wild and reckless
ones of the anti-temperance movement; Clark,
the Wing candidate, secures the equally IRA
tonal of the temperance sect; while Bronson
draws to his standard the truly temperate Of
both interests, for in his position, this ques-
ton, they find the only true conservatism.
Clark, besides his temperance proclivities, is a
rank Seward Whig-his notified standard is
also supported by the extreme Abolitionists,
(tor there is party which processes, though
they cannot make it out Of going beyond even
Seward Anti Renters few Know-nothings,
Che being member of that order)-divides
the Anti Nebraskites with Seymour, ropes in
a handful of the Freesoilers, Though Seymour
beats him here -takes the whole of the Wo-
mans Rights Convention, and brings to his
embrace all the niger vote of the State. Was
there ever such conglomeration of all that is
vile and villainous centered upon one human be-
ing, and he Wing candidate for the Governor
of State? Although such weight should
sink him lower than plummet ever sounded, yet
he is likely to be elected. Bronson, than whom
no purer or better Democrat breathes, was nomi-
| mated by the National Democracy, constituting
full moiety of the party, full month before
the Soft or Administration Convention assem-
bled.
1t was then well understood that most Of
the factions of the State would be concen-
trated upon the Wing candidate, whoever he
might be; and, had the Softs, with John
Cochrane and Fowler at their head, the bold
ness and manliness to come heartily on to the
true Democratic platform as did the
Nationals, the standard of Nebraska, (instead
of damning the policy of introducing that great
measure and nominated Bronson-he could
have rolled up Democratic majority in the
State Of at least twenty-five thousand, and the
party would have been united But Seymour,
they must have-the party must be divided,
and the State must pass into the hands of the
corrupt Wings. / tell you plainly, gentlemen,
this was the policy-the object, the real inten-
tion--of the leaders ofthe soft party here; and,
| while the President believes they are toiling
for his interest, they are really sacrificing him
and building up purely selfish Abolition anti
| Southern party. And let but the President
remove from Office the leaders of his party
here, and in four and twenty hours they would
return to the Freesoil ranks from which he
drew them, and be the same active and eff
cient leaders in the great Freesoil, Abolition,
anti-Southern party Of which Seward is the
head. And such are the men that the Ma
tional Democracy of this State whom Bronson,
| O'Connor and others are expected to coalesce
with, and are denounced and spit upon for not
following. Such are the men that have been
placed over US, and are made the standard
bearers Of the party in this great State.
To prove more clearly the determination of
bad men to aid the Wings and help them to show
a united front in Congress, they have in every
district, so far as my knowledge extends, been
sure to make q nomination for Congress, though
the nominee Of the Hards was ever SO fair, pure
and good. They have played the game so
openly and rashlessly that they do not even re-
| spect the wishes of the President 1t would
| be natural to suppose that the President would
not be particularly anxious to see Ohm Wheeler
reelected, but there is strong probability of
his being so, and by the officials OF the Custom
house with Cochrane at their head. Wheeler's
| vituperative and impolitic course during the
| last session was not liked by the Hards, and
| when he finally voted against the Nebraska bill
they dropped him, and denounced his course in
| their committees. He at once became the pet
of the Buffers, the Greeleys, DC, and looked to
q reelection from the anti-Nebraska Wings and
other factions he also had Custom-house Off
cials to help secure a seeming nomination, and
also Joined the Know-nothings.
| The Nationals or Hards at once make
their nomination. A firm and consistent De-
gentlemanly in all his bearings,
and Nebraska up to the hub. Colonel Mead
was certain of being elected, and while such q
result would have been gratifying TO his party,
| we really believed it would be pleasing to the
cabinet at Washington, when, loi we discovered,
j on one fine morning, that Cochrane & Co. had
brought out q Mr.. Murphy, who will not by
any possibility receive 1000 votes, but enough
10 elect John Wheeler. And such is the game
they have played throughout the city congress
ional districts. What are we to infer7 What
can we infer, other than that II is the deter
mination Of the Custom-house leaders in this
State to secure everything for the Wings,
and place the administration in worse
dilemma than at present-when they will no
longer fear it--end prepare the way for them.
selves to march back to the Freesoil Abolition
fold at the proper time. Such is our belief,
and the President viii find eventually that we
are not wrong in the assertion. In the lower,
General Walbridge's congressional district, the
Nationals have nominated one of the best and
purest Democrats Of the day--a young man Of
great promise, and who would honor any posi-.
ton in life-G. De Wit Clinton, esq. His cleo
ton was certain, and the administration would
have been sure Of an efficient supporter Of all
democratic measures. But here again the
Softs have brought forward q candidate in the
person of w. Minor, who will probably take of
Just votes enough TO elect the Abolition Free.
soil anti-Nebraska Wing.
60 alan in the Seventh District whore the