Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-09-01
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The Milk in the Cocoa Nut. We have re-
csiVed quite budget of letters from kind and
observing friends, who witnessed what went on
at the recent Hard New York State conyen-
ton assembled at Syracuse. They embrace
SO much Of interest to those who take part in
politics any where, as that We feel impelled to
present the Stars readers with summary of
the wirings-in and twistings-out occurring
there, which serve to illustrate most forcibly
the fact that if ever there were a set of gentle
men whose maneuvers in connection with pub
Inc affairs required watching, Gf the community
would protect itself against possible injurious
consequences from the success of their in
trigues,) it is the very identical set which car
ried matters on that occasion with 30 high a.
hand.
According to our information, on the night
before the convention assembled, those of the
delegates and outsiders" who had reached
Syracuse were, the great majority of them,
sincerely disposed to seek in their action of
the next day only to lay the foundation of an
entire reunion of the Democratic party of New
York. But the next morning brought up to
Syracuse about twenty delegates and as many
Hard strikers" who had passed the day and
evening before in the house of Mr. D. s. Dick
inson, at Binghampton, where plan was con-
cocted to pass resolutions so drawn I'D by that
gentleman as that they would blink the Know
Nothing and Nebraska bill issues, adopt an ad
Dress, (also written by himself,) the burden OF
which was his personal grief against the admin
issration on account of his failure to get the Of
ice on the formation of the cabinet to which be
aspired, and to take from the Democrats of the
several Congressional districts the selection
OF the States delegates to the next National
democratic Convention, electing at that time
and On that occasion a delegation of Dickinson
men.
The idea of taking the selections of the del
egates out Of the hands of the Democratic
masses was conceived because Mr.. Dickinson
knows well that, if chosen rs heretofore, there
IS NO earthly hope that his friends can DOLL
One-fourth the Democratic primary vote in a
6ASSS~SA1i VI Tic CldIe. nus
everything was sacrificed in Mr.. d. Is plan for
carrying the Convention-shaping its action,
&c-to the end of bringing about the bogus
election, eight or ten months in advance of the
assembling Of the Cincinnati Convention of a
delegation of his own partizans; in the foolish
hope of their recognition by that body, in
preference to that of those regularly and
properly elected by the Democratic masses
themselves, as heretofore.
Mr.. Birdsali was, as usual, Mr.. Dickinson
managing man, and with his immediate back.
ers boldly threatened to carry all D. IS pur-
poses by force, if that might be necessary.
Birdsall, in justification of Dickinson's ends.
professed to believe that there was scheme
on foot to turn the influence of the convention
In favor OF the nomination of Mr.. Buchanan at
Cincinnai. This joke is SO capital as to in.
duee US thus to make it of record" The
platform drawn up and sent on by Dickinson
tand afterwards reported and adopted, after
amendment,) abandoned all that was distinc.
tive between the Hards and Softs, as to the
support of the Nebraska bill, and even HOSTILE
" to the Administration. Yet it involved
refusal to unite with the Softs, because, and
only because, united, the delegation to Cincin-
natl could no. fail to be against its author
Dickinson. There could not have been more
thorough and sweeping abandonment of every
issue made at the North on the Nebraska bill,
than was involved in the resolution on the sub.
ject as originally drawn up by Dickinson him
seif-of the power of Congress over slavery in
the territories, the Missouri restriction, the
principle of self-government as applied to the
inhabitants of United States territories or
colonies. dc. The only issue of the address
was-haye not we Ghe Hards) been shockinelv
treated by the President?
Daniel E. Sickles, Esq, to his credit be it
written, exposed the folly, selfshness, and i'm
potence of the effort to make the Hards, TINS
mere personal party-a tail of Mr. Dickinson :.
and demonstrated that the existing difficulty
between them on one side, and the Softs and
Administration on the other, was not one of
principle in any respect whatever, but of dis
appointment on the part of the Hards about
spoils-ttat there was not the slightest differ.
ence OF principle existing at the time of the
separation, and that none such has since arisen.
Another remarkable feature of the convention
was, that nearly eve member of il had him.
self been personally disappointed by the Ma.
tional Administration with reference to Office,
or owed the softs grudge for their failure to
vote FOR him when. running as Hard eandi.