The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-27
NEW YORK POLITICS.
rom the New York Journal OF Commerce.


suggestion at this point to our democratic
friends in the Umpire State They should frown down all attempts
dency in 1860 an concentrate ali efforts i, a support Of local
nominations Its hardly conceivable that there silly
brand the party folly always
in advance in such mattc-s - Washiagea Union
In answer to the above, and to the numerous other
references to the subject to which il REFERS IL is sufficient
to say that the part of the democracy Of New York
there is not to any apprecable extent, disposition to
bring forward " at this stage Of affairs any candidate for
the presidency in 1861 Such purpose only DO
conceived by those whose regard for the ephemer
elements of the day exceeds their discretion and out
weighs theis desire for the of the local ticket in
November next and the triumph Of the democratic
tional ticket in 1860
The democratic party in New York when united and
harmonious, is generally victorious Through dissensions
and divisions, it has lost power and prestige and conse
quenty the State for several years has been virtually
controlled by the opposition. The divisions previously
existing were osensby overcome, and the party appa
rently united in 1856 but the tide Of sectionasm had
set in powerfully and the union the democracy
effected at SO late aday that Fremont carried the State
by large majority.
In 1857 the democrats had better success They con-
tnned their united organization they yet look
ing intenty upon the presidential succession State af
fairs appealed powerfully to their Judgments and the
suit was, not complete at least substantial victory
placing the party high vantage ground which
fail hereafter to command success unless the strength
thus gained is wasted in rutess chickering's about pres
DENTAL candidates, insane desire among superannl-
aed politicians to perpeuate their lease of political nu.
ence and power.
Among the masses of the electors attached to TINT
party, there is cordial agreement and commend bond
of union, which, il allowed to do its perfect work will
insure the electoral vote of 1860 to the democratic nom
nees Such think is the sentiment of the great body
OF tho democrats in the State, and, if not tlwared in
their wishes and plans they will in 1860 give 10 the
tonal democratic nominee, he shall stand as he must
II he stands at ALL upon conservative national platform,
thirty-live electoral votes OF New York.
On the subject of presidential candidates. public sentl
ment has taken, as yet no definite shape Every
who has allowed his Judgment to exercise its proper fnc
tions is perfectly that the proposition TO bring for
ward candidate from this State at the present time
would distract and divide the party and lead only
disastrous results in $780, but inevitably defeat the
ddates on the State ticket previously that time No
man in his political will even suggest the posi-
biy of nominating New Yorker for President by the
Charleston Convention. Such course can only be re-
garded here, and by the country as prompted by de-
sire to divide and distract the party and would be owned
down not only by thdonasses in this State but y the
democracy Of the whole country
The Washington Union, therefore, but expresses the
opinion OF the honest sincere democrats of this State Of
the leading and almost the entire democratic press and
the Judgment of sensible in all parts of the Union
when it counses the party in New York not to waste ia
strength on imaginary struggles for the candidacy in
1861 There may be those in the language Of the Union
weak and wicked enough to thus destroy the unity Of
powerful political organization, but if correctly read
the public sentiment they represent but very small por
ton of the democrats of the State.
1t is carly too carly to enter into any contest about
presidential candidates here clsewh Eapecialy is
it folly in New York, where the attempt to bling out
any OF our leading statesmen result in the dscom
future of the party and lead to renewal of the STRIFE
which has parayzed it in former years When the time
for making the nomination is near mt hand it will DO
sufficiently early to determine whether the public sent
mcnt throughout the State presents unanmity which
will warrant the offering of any Of the several dis
tnguishcd statesmen of New York to the consideration
OF that body At present see no such indications
we anticipate none in the interval between this and the
National Convention.
IL safe therefore TO conclude that those who urge the
name OF any New Yorker upon the public consideration
as democratic candidate for the presidency In 1860 do
80 IN direct and palpablc conrv,nton of the interests
OF tho party, ard We may add Of the person whose ed
vocacy ~ thus unwisey assumed We sure that no
man who Is tit for the presidency would desire TO have
his chances thus rutbley destroyed by pretended OF
real, but mistaken friends