New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-10

ing hat an experience Of some years has not
inclined rs to place implicit reliance in statements
of isot especially regarding persons when puI 'erih
by The party Who now a.-ails Mr. Hassih
IT,, C0rlricr and Enquirer carefully SeePs ont oi
yiev one 0f the r.sson--and very important
reason i ls-why. a. We hold, Mr. Haskin should
receive Republican support. 1t "a that be has
proved himself the uncompromising enemy oi
Official corruption AID Of schemes 70 convert the
government snd legislation Of the country into
meaIs ard occasions of safely rObbing the treasury
It Is not surprising perhaps, that lobby agent
and wouid-be legislative Spectator on large scsle
should not -ympaihize with the spirit Of NJ.
Hasku's services in lis behalf, or that be should
endeayor to .gnore them: hut the people who wish
70 STAG the tide of corruption and who regard the
lobby with disgust and contempt, viii not be 50
forgetful.
TIE Courier & Enquirer also eniesyors Ia make
ia readers believe that NJ. Haskin has declared
himself rs now adherinG exclusively 10 the Ciacin-
nat platform, and as not IN any manner or q any
point prepared to 60 beyond the line of conduct
prescnbed by thaf document, This Is false Mr.
Haskin has made no such declaration. He has
said. and oveF. that his conduct member
Of Congress. was not in hostility 10 that platform.
and was in fact but fulillmeut Of il pledges:
but, with regard to his future course, he mas pat
forth no party decls-ition whatever. He has not
in any way pledged himself 10 the Cincinnati plat
form or any other plgtiorm. He asks for
election as an indepsndent man-a real Democrat,
and not a sham Democrat of the Buchanan stamp;
an uncompromisng foe of LecomptOnisln, of Presi-
Dental dictati0n OF officisl swndling and of pri-
yste plunder Of the Government. On this ground
We sustain him. We have tried him. and know
that lie !, an upright, fearless and incorruptible
msn. who goes with the Right, and deie- party
tyranny Ii The Courier and Enquirer prefers to
send Buchanan Lecomptonte 10 Congress. very
well. II i, free country.
Our contemporary assures us that Its Editor VIII
not be candidate against Mr.. Hasain. We have
no doubt that this pledge is made with perfect sn-
cerity: but We have not much confidence IN 1t.
We recoect that in lc4S number of distinguished
gentlemen of this city who were anxious TO pro-
mote the election of Gen. Taylor, signed public
pledge that none Of them would take Office under
him: and yet shortly after hls election one ol these
same disinterested patriots worried the brave old
General into appointing him to foreign mission
The Senate, however, refused 10 confirm the APP
pomtinent, and thus the yiolator Of his pledge had
It's observance forced on him in spite of himself
Our cotemporary will perhaps understand from this
little anecdote why We place so little reliance on
promises Of the sort. Human virtue, however
carefully cultivated, and however regularly aired
is sometimes but feeble and lmsy barrier against
the impulses of human instincts.
We beg 10 assure our cOtemporsry, however
that he is mistaken in attributing to any peculiar
opposition TO his running against Mr.. Haskin. If
any professed Republican is to make fool Of him.
self in that manner, are far from disputng the
superior qualifications of the gentleman who has
provoked these remarks.