New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-04

pose furion on an Anti Slavery basis can prooap y
reckon only about Is, coo followers as their con
iiDleDt to the alliance
Next we cone to tue Democrats They gave
$1,000 votes for Judge B,hop last Pal. on plat
form which satisfied the Hunkers. OF the Is DO,
oue-half at lees; are Post Democrats, Nati0ETi
Den ocIats, who will have nothing to do with any
sort Of fusion with Know -Nothngs or Fres-Scilers
The remaining e1O0 or 1900 Of little account,
as the KDow-Notkings, on their present bssis, are
! pretty sure Of some Of them
Lastly, of the 5000 Free-Soilers who voted Tor
Wilson for Governor last Fall il is safe to Assume
| that majority are now friendly 20 the Know
Nothipls, especially since the Philadelphia Ton
vertioB 1bose who are Lot are politically 81
! httle weight because they cannot unite with aoy
/ possible combination against the Know Nothlngs
There is, bOvey good deal OF personal Inhu
enee in this section of the Free-Soers, as il com
! prizes some of their hblest and most respected
/ men
| Such beipg the force sld position Of the re-
/ spective parties fusion is proposed That means
| Of course that Know NothiDgism, Whigism, &c ,
| should be abandoned and that all who are not
| HuDlers s6cHld meet on the common ground oil
| deuaDd for the restoration OF the ProsIbi'l0n OF
! Slavery in Kansas and Nebraska thing else,
either more or less At frat sight the project
looked little plausible but during the lest fort
night our most skilliul politicians have been work
! ing at il with the following result:
First. n rnost prominent of the Wings will not
move in the MISTER at all. They suspect trick.
The Frees oilers viii control u" wilson Will
"ceptlol it," I'VE DO not know where we shall
leone out if we 10 in" In short. they declare il
to be impossible t0 coo perate with Henry Wilson,
meaning thereby, With Henry Wilson as they I'M
de, stand him, frightfUl monster who sits ct the
center of SPIDERS web of bis own weaving, and
pulls strings for the purpose of ensnsrlng asd de-
y6urne Wing and other lies-the real Henry Will
Sod however, bearisg no sort OF resemblance to
| this imaginary bugbear. When again the
question naturally occurs, What shall we get
by copc info this fusion movement unhaPply
the answer must be, looking at the matter in that
lieht-Nothng. They will get nothing simply be
cacue there is nothing for tEemto get Wilson aud
Sumner have the Scholarships and cannot be dis
placed; the del. gatiOs to Congress is filled up;
Gardner has so strengthened himself by his course
at Philadelphia that there is little prospect Of
ousting him and TO conclude there is nothing
whatever to tempt who il not fond of
fighting for the sake Of fighting to 90 into
fusion, the result Of which clearly enough
would be 10 strengthen the hands of Sum
ner Wilson and Gardner. Our worthy Gov
eTnor by the way is as great OBSTACLE to
fusion as Wilson himself The Wings look upon
him, not without reason, as traitor snjideserter,
and would not with much cOmplscency rake their
seats upon the same platform, especially II he were
Sitting in the highest seat. One or two of the
Free Soil leaders also ayerse TO fnsi0n, from
distrust. They are meL who have an. honest con-
viction that the universe cannot 60 night unless
they turn the crank.
Such was the stnte of affairs outside the organi-
zation of the Know-NothiDgs when their Conven-
ton met last Thursday to decide upOa the course
Of the party A very unexpected feeling developed
tseli in that body Wilson Burlingsme Gardner,
Foster aud others of the chiefs OF the party,
proposed and strongly urged fusion. for which in
let ba1 haan parDagtly labor DriVafp
ever since the Philadelphia Convention. To their
surprise and embarrassment the mass OF the party
did not respond The idea of backing down ALTO
gether from Nat'ism secuted AZ preposteroas.
The secrecy OF the order was upheld as right and
agreeable III itself and as potent political weapon
which it would be suicidal 10 throw away. But
above all. what was most remarkable was the ex-
hibiton BY that part of the Convention which had
last year left the Wing party. of intense jeal-
ousy and distrust Of the Wing leaders. They would
not hear Of any ARRANGEMENT which would be likely
10 bring them again under the influence OF the
Wing Chiefs no matter by what name they might
he de ignated- Republicans what not. The
Free-So oil embeIs Of the Convention on the con
trary showed no such aversion. They were ready
10 serve under ANY body capable of leading.
Beside their distIust of the Wig leaders. the
majority Of the Con, ention urged another argu-
| uent with much mere show OF reason. 1t was
tie statistical argument which have presented
| ain and through our present organization we are
! masters of the State. What more do we want Is 1t
reasonable to ask us 10 break up our party ana put
Ourselves into tie hands of our lato cncrnies, when
we 90 not need their assistance When all thai we
| cal ain bv their alliance is disortery parcel OF
roliticnl fragu en's which already sravitaring
Taudly toward us and whose opposition, even they
| should not come to us, can do us no harmi Les US
atfefe 20 our organization and put ourselves on
plntom on which Anti-Sayery men Of all parties can
/ ioin Us OF the sole condition of tolerang moderate
| deeite of NatVsm and Anti. Catholicism. We sbal
| then be O,O0O strong, and occupy ON nnpregnable
! position
The result Of the discussion was that Wilson,
GaIdIer Foster 4 Co, were defeated ia their gen.
erous attempt to bring about fusion, aud the
AM. Icsn party" would only consent so far TO
modify it's position as TO abolish secrecy and add
10 It's principles the declaration Of determination
to restore tie prohibition of Slavery in Kansas
| and Nebraska.
! Ii will he remembered that this was precisely
the course adopted by the Wing party of Mtssa-
! cbusetts last year. That party was entreated TO
fuse with the Fl &c Sellers IL replied No, we dis
| trust you, hut we will give you an Anti-Slayery
| platform On which you may come, If you please.
| Tie consequence was, the Wing party was beaten
all 10 pieces The difference between the case
last year and the case now is this The Wings abb
suroly thought themselves strong enough TO carry
the State on their own hook, although they were
aud had been in a minority for several years, and
! Lad succeeded in 1853 only because their anita
goDists could not perfectly coalesce. Whereas,
! the Know Nothings are now in a majority and a
very large one beside
There is a good deal Of growing from Wings
and Frees oilers at the Know-Nothings for not
going further and forming fusion. But so far as
Yet developed the opposition to them IL Poweriess
| see no reason WHY they should not carry the
/ C4o.a ,axt Esll nv 81 tg0 minority Natiyism.