New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-10

n"usly n"mn a,sd II movement VA. At the rms
sunonied to desire on bis par, To strengthen bic
o4sus upon TIE parry for in the Uu;,sa States
sera'e. Bat In The hight Of the struggle NJ, k.x.
| sncer, apparently i,rseirrg Gen wn.h,s via
| dTs"al' "nte Letter favorng joan Z S,ockton for
the United S'aies s-ps,e. Geo. wngsrs poh eai
nisfortunes sre probably ssnbu,abe to the r.or,..,-
aiiors Of bis enemies IN the ranks OF b.. ou,
party Forns:snce /, il the beh, gyner 81 In Tren..
and in parts OF the State that the Getersl - hard
ctsiacttr in the way of orinkpg, swearing trohckns
hghiipg The report il current there thu, he Is
rugiis: that he trained Mccoy AZ the line Of bus
p'zc.6sht with Lily and TIA; be ded after the hsh.
ard the death o, McCoy, to avoid beog arres'ed lt
ssserted that this story AS brought n bear 10
Ws,bir gton ST The time the General sppiei Tor thesp
poi tment to Switzerland, AMI sss tse means Of de-
f,aiIg HIM then. The same b-hsi bhsh,ed his pros
psc's 10 subsequent contests for places Of distinction.
H,ieh is lluus;sd the ipcop.s,enly OF the Bseha-
beers In Washington ard in Ksnsss rufisplsm and
violence have been spplsudsd and rewarded, and in
the Cry Of New York " shouder.hitne' is a Demo-
site virtue but in New.J-rsey TIE T. putaacu ~hich
hs. been nsidiousl, fsstsned upou Gen. Wright, has
been employ ed in the shove cited fos his dis
comfture. Bu; Geo. Wright is by no means 81 bad
man as be represented to be. A. 20 the truth Of
fac's are these, as near can lean: lie is
physically and SOFIA ly well developed can make
somehrs Of speech on sny occasion; can sing sent
mel tsl or comic songs in good st, lie, and tell story
Nth all the limitations required tor rs embellishments,
10 the delight Of his suoors II plsno, hdie banjo,
or snost any other musical instrument is at hand the
General can further disp sy his versatility OF talent
II there is no banjo at hand be is not dconcered, but
. ha idef uh - m
to ,sie drink all around, the General IL alssys a:
his poet and vet he seldom if sho the effects o.
liquor. His motive in drinking is purely social Beng
an of energy and possessed Of cumulative faculties,
Re has been betraytd three four t,nces, in az
many years into political bar-room brawls, exag-
gel aed reports of which going abroad have tended TO
strengthen the opinions created by h's political s'~s
Ils C, injection with the Lilly snd Mccoy prisehgh.
WAS this, as far 40 We lean Mccoy was
trained IN Hobokep where Gen. Wright then
resided. We understand that he WAS, at about that
time taking lessons in the manly Art of sef-deteDee
Ne many Of our yourg men IN sedentary occupations
do for exercise in gymnasiums, and that he occa-
sionally put on the gloves with Mccoy by way Of
practice while that individual WAS undergoing bic
coure of training. II is also reported that the Geoera
wss on the ground as spectator at the time Of that
prize fight but he was neither second nor bottle.
holder az his envous foes would make the world be-
1--we After the fight and it, fatal consequence, the
General and others whose curiosity had led them inn
prudenily TO witness the brutal contest found expo
dent to leave home for while 10 avoid being
called as wi n,sses and b. thus connected with The
dsgrscefu transaction. II seems To have been the
Generals ndiscreuon in this affair which has 80 ohen
proved to be the stumbling block in the way of his po
tical advancement t and TO this il probable EIGov
Price and Mr. Alexander their in securing
their nominations for Governor and possibly Mr.. John
X. Tbom,on owes his triumphant reelection TO this
came misfortune Of his late competitor.
The Senatorial struggle is aad peace and har-
mony again gn for brief period in the ranks Of the
BUCCANEERS; while their bitter spirit Of anlmosity
appears to have been msgicaiy transferred to the
ranks Of the Oppoeit'on, who but few days ego
were upon the point Of eAectipg union
The Opposition" is composed d two slemsnts--
the American party and the Republican party. The
American party IL divided into two grand divisions
the " Shsn,haes" and the " Bs.tams." The former
ao,ni-h mostly II Southern Jerey, and are composed
Of the old Native Americans under Com. Stockton's
control The " Bant+ms" the modem Know
koibugs," whore chief strength il In West Jersey-
the n, thtrn end OF the State. The prospects OF .
ur ion of the Opposition being ',ir, the American mem
b,rs c.nc.ved the IDEA of making little premature
use of the arrangement. The Shangbses desired
that the III tied vote of The Opposi ION should be cast
for State Senator Allen of Burlagton-a sort of
Shanghse marshal under Com. Stockton-fOr Uni-
ted States Senator In oase Of union, with success
full results Mr.. Allen would then have b,eD upoa the
Senatorial course for a future occasion Toe Ban
tsns had q candidate in the person of Judge Joseph
Randolph Of Trenton. The Republicans did not deem
expedient TO tIamme the union movement by gong
into JOINT caucus, in which they would DO IN . email
minority although representing more votes IN the
State than the American party-sad which caucus
could really effect nothing.
II Was finally arranged or understood that there
would be No caucus Of the Opposition, but each indi-
vdua should in joint meeting, cart his vote ~ he
p ssed. On the morning Of the day OF joint meeting,
however, the "Shsnghaes" and " Boz tams' assem-
bed and induced two Republicans u unite with them.
Judse Randolph was then nominated for the Uoted
States Senate In the joiat meeting he received -
votes. The Republicans not having participated IN
the oaucus net bound by rs action, and IN jont
meeting cast their votes for Mr. Richard 3. Fold, an
able Republican, resding in Princeton. For this,
much fault is found with the Republicans, and IN a.
ten pt has been made 10 take rev.ng..
The "Shanghses" were active in procuring the
nom nation and securing the election Of Gov. Newell;
and they have foShshIy expected, I'D cohSooin ~""
thereof, TO control him. Robert F. S,ockt,n, j., vss
warmly pressed upon Gov. Ne yell for nomjnsion -
Clerk Of the Supreme Cour-an office With some
1900 emolumsnt per snrum, but no fame Gov.
Newell, after duly weighing the subject, sent in the
nomination Of WIN. l.. Dayton Of Mercer for Attorney
general, and of Charles ID. Desblsr Of hddsssa Tor
Cerk the Supreme Court. When the Senate IN FL
ecu,ive session voted upon these romnaiions tine-
bonored ussge was disrsgIdod and they were TO