The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-03
What IL the Matter in the Fourth Senatorial
District!


Having received the nomination of the united national
democracy of the Fourth district for State Senator
find as the election approaches that TO the Of
feet Of my withdrawal from the has been indus
trious circulated The object Of this gratuitous and
unauthorized statement is simply to prejudice my claims
before the people, fos upon the democratic voters
Of the district the tickets of barnburner OF 1s4S who
has BEEN nominated in opposition TO me Ivy set OF poll
teal mock auctoneers, who by OF false pretences,
have succeeded In renting stalls in Tammany Hall.
brief statement Of the circumstances Of my initiation
into this campaign is not only due TO myself but to the
democratic masses upon whose support rely.
In the Grst place, make denial Of the fact that so
far as my political associations have gone they have
been strictly with the democratic organization of Tam
many Hall, whose candidate at the last election
for congress in the Sixth district The issues involved
in that were, opposition to Know Nottingham
the Prohibory law and aboliionism as demonstrated by
the Of the North at the present time
say issues, because they did not become cardiu
tenets Of democratic faith until afer the party,
overwhelmed it in the State by signal and ingloious
defeat But they have become fixed principles now aud
the national democracy conscious that had led for
Torn hope last ia under this banner rendered their
nomination without solicitation, pledge promise of any
kind whatever on my part Unwilling however to incar
again the chances OF defeat and least Of all train out
OF line with the democracy Of Tammany Hail. WHIP are at
heart as national any men in the Union, (no
how much its BORDER ruffans' and "squatters'' may
attempt to persuade the people otherwise,) desired
tine ut with the leaders of the soft shell party
and 10 ascertain hey ond doubt whether union could b
ing represented by a Know Nothing. Their reply
wac unequivocaly, that should have their nomina-
tion and they congratulated me on the prospect O.
bearing to victory the banner Of the Union d.
mocracy. found furthermore, from inquiry, that
was the only man in the district upon whose
there was a rtaaonable prospect Of a reconcilia-
ton, and under these circumstances unhesitatngly
consented to become candidate The result is told l.
a few words. was marked one not likely TO do the
bidding OF those who claimed to control the soft shell
delegates and consequence, II deemed policy 70
defeat In convention and in defiance Of the repeated
declarations OF the the Tammapy democracy to surrea
der the election the Know Nothing party BY the nom
nation Of gentleman whose boast is that In ls4s he
supported Martin Van Buren,.
Ny only object in referring TO these apparently trivial
points II TO hx the responsibility Of this heavy business
Transaction where II properly belongs.
To pledge in advance 10 vote for any particular
for United States Senator In any manner 70 in
dcate preference for delegates to the Cincinnati Con.
vention conditions which may be accepted BY men
Who have more ambition for senatorial honors than
have but cannot and will not assume them under auv
circumstances whatever II Is perhaps sufficient for me
TO say that set OF men, receive my sap
port unless standing upon national platform and
endor ing the principles contained In the Nebraska bill
Upon this issue going to stand let the consequences te
What they may In the meantime party sevedores Who
going about with sckscrews soar endea yor
ing TO work themselves ON 70 national platform may
sell II they please, bnt they neither buy me nor
control the integrity ofmy poll icsl course.
NEW YORK, November 2, 1855.