New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-05
THE LATE FARCE AT SYRACUSE.

the principles Of that era signaly Jailed Inc rea'
son YVES that eighty or ninety Of the members hold
Office under the National Administration, and
were eager to do its bidding, while about fifty
more of the Delegates were either distributors OF
or applicants for its bounty. This gave the Ad-
ministraton about forty majority. And these
troops fought under the immediate supervision OF
the agents of the Administration-som Of them
specially deputed from Washington for the occa-
sion. Nearly all the prominent OficehOlders in the
State were present, active, eager, Inscriptions,
and tie screws were put to ialtering Delegates
without mercy. To make sure that all was right,
and to let the household troops know that the eye
of the Commander in Chief was upon them, the
Private Secretary of the Postmaster-General ar
rived at Syracuse by the midnight train of
"wednesday with fresh orders, and from that time
till morning was occupied in visiting the rooms of
Delegates. instructing the leaders OF squads, ad-
ysing with members Of the Committee on Res.
oIutiOns, threatening the wayeriog, and holding
cut fresh promises to the expectants OF Executive
fayors. The entire history of the politics Of this
State does not furnish another instance in which
the patronage Of the Federal Government was so
openly, prohigately and sayagely brought to bear
upon the proceedings of q Convention.
Another cause Of toe defeat of all attempts to
express the sentiments Of the grest body of the
Democracy Oh the Kansas-Nebraska infarny, was
this: Tie leaders Of the majority well knew the
tone of feeling on this subject; they ad nitted
that its frank utterance by the Convention was
M cessary to the success of the ticket this fel-
but, while the adption of such resolutions, as
plain DUTY and the hope of victory demanded,
might save the State this year, this would render
it difficult for the Soft delegates to get into
the National Convention next summer; and 50
they preferred defeat nov in New York, to en-
barrsssment then at Cincinnati. This was again
ard again wed by the Administration leaders.
And it was this Lille of policy, marked out by
the Cabinet at Washington, and carried through
By its agents in the Convention AMI the lobby,
which rendered utterly powerless the logic OF
jenkins, the elOquence of Nye, the skill OF
Church, the frmness of LOOMS, the integrity
of Murray, the denunciation OF AlvOrd, the cour-
age Of Hunt, backed by all that was manly,
straightforward ard unpurchasable within aud
around body of men, the majority of whom
seemed only eager to record the DEGREES and do
the bidding of their masters and owners. The
claim for support which the nominees of such
Convention have upon the masses of betrayed
party will be appreciated az the polls, Inc
ticket was put up to be knocked down; and down
it will co. buryiDg its authors under the rubbish oil
the corrupt faction which has outraged the radcai
democracy Of New-York. AS an evidence OF the
opinion of leading Democrats at the Convention
as to the prospects ofsuccess it may be stated that
great efforts were made to induce Charles A. Mann,
Sanford Z. Church, Arphaxad LOOMS, and other
nen of that stamp, to take the nomination for
Controller; but they utterly refused to go upon
the ticket The same remarks might be made IN
respect to other names of like prominence in the
party in connection with the Offices Of Secretary of
State and Treasurer. About 20 delegates refused
to take part in making the nominatiOns-shOwlng
that no interest was felt in that usually exciting
subject And when the Convention adjourned
there was pretty general expression OF opinion
among the delegates that the ticket was doomed
some of them (were their names to be given IL
would make the victorious doughfaces stare) ex-
pressing in quiet, confidential sort of way, their
determination that the thing should be efectually
done-and ii ,ciH be!
Efforts will be made by adroit leaders TO con-
vince smpetOns that the Convention, after all, did
say little something to the point on the Kansas
question The multiplicity of resolutions intro
duced and the obscurity of even correct record
of the proceedings, and the dumbfoundering
of the telegraph, will aid in the preparation
of such Z fraud. Let the following facts be
remembered:
/. The Convention, on a call Of the Yeas and
Nays by majority of 81 votes laid on che
fable all resolutions which either directly OF
remotely condemned the repeal of the prohibit.
oIy clause Of the Missouri Compromise.
ii. After this and in spite OF most strenu-
GUS effort, in which all the leading Anti-Ne-
braska del, gates and outsiders exertsd their in.
huence to the utmost, the Convention refused
by nearly 80 msjority to take from the table the
very mid resolutions OF Gov. Church, which
by orly the remotest implication and in the
'ofiet language di'upProyc Of the passage Of
the kansas-Ncbraska act.
Ill. On the d, feat OF this last motion, tho In.
dienntion Of the minority broke out in dcuun.
citation aud defiance, and somo Of tho Office
holders became alarmed. John Van huron
% rcd the occasion o. INTRODUCES W. speaking
rc,olutions- aole called "Mr. Cassily'a foso.
luton" whihh dsapptoves Of tho acts OF Tho
Missouri boideters because fhsy inis,Js,s pifh ihs
legitimate pe,Lings ef hs Nsb,aska is~i Tho
otLet. called :" tho ootnst stone" stale doe
lsiation that Tho Democracy 81 Raw yuth 40