The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-24

Protest OF the Niagara Delegates TO SYRIA
cuse Against the Trickcry aud Treachery
OF Peter Cagger.
From the lockport journal and Courier, Sept. %

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occurrences when .ook place immcdnaey prior 70 the
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aspu.es nov, anu nooooy nas ever disputed y, or
,hs conn,ss r., 40, i.S W. 49, , it .
because we were avcrsc N eco,,rc Co,n .se ,hs
National Convention before the fall election and were
slss 70 ne Rooy ., appointing delegates py
u W. ara sosn,a y, s , osa'e Sonaehs on
election OF delegates to the National Convention you
c,rs ~ the STATE Cnnren,os Shows s ,hs me re
| ,ba a"r;oms democratic ,r;nc;ne "S na",," s,a
ton throughout the entire action Of that BODY va cunr
os yonr county and That Won alone as an i,rai nav, ~
the party of the nation should have Voice IN
the selection az your delegate Yonr yc;c. b.ro hecn
drowned in the distant thunder OF Ccncsee and Ctarau
gus aud your opinions have been crushed out, by The
Schemes and Vaccinations of one or two men who do moi
sympah;ze with you aud who hold PRINCIPLES foreign 10
your own and against the fundamental principe o Inc
democratic party--that all power originates with the
with this breach OF faith are briefly as folows-
On the evening September Ia after the Convention had
been in session and adjourned we we're invited 70 90 10
10 the room Of the Hon Sanford T. Church Comptroer
in the Voorhees, House We went jmmedately and found
Mr. Church. MIR Yanderpoei was present some Of the
of the State Central Committee came in about the time
We had made the arrangements Mr. Church ntroduced
the subject Of delegates to the National Convenon
and said to the effect that we 1.-THE Niagara delegation
would Of right have the choice Of both delegates from The
nation and comn2on,sc and nresnm;nc pnn ds,ay 81
the same spirit in others we waived all claims to more
ness that the delegate to the State Convention from Or
leans Mr. Howe sboubi des;gna,e tho othar T,me f,r
we proceeded on the ground that it had been predeer
mined TO select the delegates 10 the National Convention at
this time and in the manner set forth bv The Albany Ans
ana Arms of August "a in the following anguage.
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, ICY oseasoh Mnen H aessga,es nave oeen selected py
from each Concressona dsrc THE nroceeY tben Is ,or
democrats To meet ia Urinary assemblies and anooa
to the State Convention and the delegates thus selected from
eacn select ana report TO the State Con-
District hSe he Voice S he one as m ob
M, Howe and ourselves therefore signed request
urging the appointment of Sanford Church. Of Orleans
and George p Eddy Of Niagara as delegates from this
district to the National Convention The delegates from
this Congressional district were unanimous in their recon-
mendaton there plausible excuse for the subse-
quent treachery Peter Cagger expressed himself freely
and favorabiy in regard to the magnanmous spirit dis
played by Niagara delegation We went there to har
differences throughout for that purpose
Mr. Cagger promised his powerful influence 10 carry ont
your wishes Mr. Church promised his active influence and
exertion to have your wishes in this matter grati6cd
Dean Richmond also consulted us and Dromised
air plays After so many proestatons from the gen.
temen who held the action of the Convention ON their
lips that the democracy should have their rights
cd and granted we certainly had reason 10 hone and ex
pect that the influence promised would be eyerted How
foolish was our hope and how vain were our expecta
tons the result clear moved ~ w wv eAP'S'"
The selection OF delegates 10 the National Con venton
was by resolution referred to COMMITTEES Of sixteen
two from each Judicial distrc, m no seecfna hv NJ
low the chairman In this judicial district Mr. Rich.
m0nd, Of Genesee and Mr. Miner of Cattaraucus were
selected living as they do nj distance from von
was fair to presume thew would accede TO the
popular will of the democracy of Niagara county rather
than listen to the syren song of other men Who doubts that
il Sanford E. Church had insisted ON tho appont,nent
of DR.. Eddy. a sound and reliable administration
democrat as he is but that appointment would have
been made backed as il was by The united 5eepaiion
from this district No one Who doubts that II Dean
Richmond had waved his approving hand over the re-
CONNIE pdaons OF Mr. Church but thar the other Nom
beers of the Judicial COMMITTEES would have acuuisced
Who doubts The splendid tricks and arts of upaery mac
sed nv Peter Cagger before tho rsennp ewes and an
proving hearts az soma If hs assnciaesS Tho fct Is
they would not allow this district to be NV M
administration I'D .ir perpetra.aa great
wrong upon the democratic creedthat power originates
sixteen the written aud unanimous request OF the dele
gates from TINS district was handed to them
IN iher room isaac ', 'anoerpoei mad expressed HIM
sen pieasyu WIN ,he nehts we mad made with
anu SI Inuich nau gwen US assurances that
ey nouu pe carried OUT 10 good an Whch satlsled us
n nong lurer need DC Done on our part 10 get your
p' n III popeiy ~ heu ~ onaries'on.
g. opoh tnc asseHDnng OF INC Convenuon feer lager
ior the CHAIRMAN OF the Juuciai lommlttcc, reported the