Washington sentinel., 1856-07-29
From the New Albany Ledger.
The Candidate OF the Gam bIers and Spec.


There can be no doubt in the mind Of any
intelligent or observing man that the stock.
jobbers, gamblers, spectators, and peculators
of New York long since combined together TO
get man nominated for the presidency who
would be guided in his administration with
special reference to their interests and who
would in all things obey their behesls. The
sums OF money which now pass through the
treasury are so large, the extent Of our country
is SO vast, and the amounts required to defray
the expenses of administration in the various
departments Of the government so heavy that
it is well worth the while Of the Wall street
gentry 10 get into the executive chair Of the
nation n man of their own choice and one af
ter their own hearts. A large amount Of old
claims are in the hands Of these men, having
been purchased for a mere song, and against
the payment Of which President Pierce and a
large majority Of the Democratic party bad de.
clared themselves. They therefore saw they
had nathing 10 hope for from that party, and
looked around in the other parties to find
suitable representative Of their principles IDOL
lars aud cents) and a supple instrument, ready
to carry out their designs upon the treasury.
This gambling and speculating crew first hit
upon George Law as an appropriate person to
carry out their wishes lie was supposed to
be available, too. Having been once nomi.
nally Democrat, it was supposed no would be
supported by all that class Of Democrats who
we're soured at the Administration. Being
Know nothing, it was believed he would receive
the votes Of that organization; and as he was
known to sympathze with the fllibusters, it
was supposed all the restless adventurous
young men in the country, who we're ready TO
take up the line Of march for Mexico, Cuba,
Nicaragua, or Canada at an hours warning,
would Ego it for George Law with a whoop.
Hence the money lords Cf Wall street com
bined their energies to get George Law nomi.
mated for the Presidency by the Know nothing
or American Convention, which met at Phila
delphia in February. But they we're over
saughed and defeated, the Convention not
daring 10 throw Fillmore overheard for such n
man as Law.
The stock ,iobbers, reinforced by the Black
Republican wing OF the allied army, now di-
rected their fire against the Republican Conven.
ton of the 18th Of June. They put forth Col.
Fremont, a partner in San Francisco and
Wall street banking house, and owner Of the
Mariposa claim, as their man, who was known
to be entirely devoted TO their interests and
subject TO their will In this instance they
were more successful than when they endeav-
ored TO get George Law the Know.nothing
nomination. SO well had they laid all their
plans that Fremont was nominated on the first
ballot, nearly all the leading papers in the in.
terest of the Wall street brokers, no matter to
what party they had previously belonged hav-
ing announced themselves in his favor
1t is well understood that If Law had been
nominated by the Know-nothing National Con-
vention, the Wall-street brokers, gamblers, and
spectators would have used their influence
either to get the Republican Convention to
endorse him or to prevent them from nomina-
ting any one against him, in which they would
in all probability have succeeded
What do we now see2 George Law himself,
who had been a candidate for the Presidential
nomination before the Know.nothing National
Convention at Philadelphia, who had endorsed
| the platform Of that convention, and who had
always been noted for his "dough-faceism," to
use one Of Greeley's phrases, all at once re-
nounces all his old professions Of nationality,
kicks over the Know-nothing platform land in
turn is kicked out of Know nothing lodge)
and announces his determination to support
Fremont and swallow his platformi We also
see the New York Herald, q paper noted for
its abuse Of niger worshippers" and its ultra
devotion to southern interests, turn completely