New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-20

No s0phistfy or ingenuity can harmon ze these
declarations hich now face each other with COM
pac, nt efirOnrery. And even Oh feeble .ttemot
10 change from. would never have been m,de but
for the disastrous effects produced upon the party
by the Original letter TO lie Clsrc No better EVIL
depce /. va, tiDg of Mr.. Buchanans desire 70 oe
candidate for second term than these small Efforts
10 court favor a, the expense of Whatever principle
the Administration may base asserted. The last
dspst, h Was written oy lis own hand, after others
Lad tried 10 patch up an explanation, and
he hurried into PRINT against all the ustges
of the Government, without being aware 1t
the moment that he had only botched
the case worse than before. J. b. ought 10
be the candidate by all means. He has sacrificed
every THU 70 the South but Will be answered with
the same lDgratitude at Charleston that was adinin-
ist.red To a much higher aud better man-Fraoksln
PIeIce-at Cincinnati If the Democracy VIII Iol.
crate little outside pressure the Opposition VIII
agree to send thousand delegates down to Charles
ton free of expense in favor Of j. BIS nomination.,
who will cordially assist in shaping public opioon.
And if they will put him up agarn, contract can
be made with responsible parties 10 pay ali the ex-
peuses of the Democratic campaign, and nice
commission into the bargain. These liberal offers
will be open till the meeting of the Convention
The Constitution is JUS. now very much exercised
that the reading puolic should rather consnlt
some of the Opposition jouroals in New York tor
Of such an organ Ne it is. 1t threatens IN harm-
less, semi-oiiical way, to "stp the leaks" IN the
Departments, and 10 do other terrible things. We
shall see how these meanaces VIII succeed. Being
a stipepOiaty, and subsIstng upOl all assessment
of public patronage mai1ly il Is very natural the
self styled organ should like to seq things done IN
an exclusively official way. But most public men,
ofs parties prefer 10 60 to the country in the way
that will serve themselves best, and advance the
objects they have mostly in V ew. And II Is quite
likely they will practice upon this theory during the
nineteen months of the precstlous existence
which, at the fullest extent, may be allowed
10 The Constitution, If Wendell should continue to
contribute the 5000 per anDum, and the clerks
be registered black-lsts as heretofore. 1t Is no
doubt powerful organ IN the estimation Of that
emiuent solder aud stale sman, Brighter General
George Washington Bowman; but, IN other eyes
it looks ike provincial paper, with village politics
When the Senate printing shall De disposed of next
Winter and the cold shoulder given 10 the candi
date Of the White House, there will be some
lam. nations heard through the court journal In
the mean time, il might be adv sable for the Briga-
der 10 take things cooly, and to join the suite Of
the President 70 Bedford, in which he did not
fourth IN former times, though tor many years
conducting that celebrated paper, The BedjOJd
Dishudter.
twss little audacous for The Constitution to
deny in round terms, the other day, that Wendell
had no letter from the President concerning the
distribution of the Executive bindiog and printing
Wendell was the beneiactor Of Bowman. lie gave
him The mon out and out, free gratis for moth
ing, they say, and more tbsn that agreed TO pay,
as has already been stated, $4,000 per annum for
is support, the condition being that be should re-
ceiye the aforesaid binding and printing. A like
or larger was t. be paid 10 The PennsylraR,an,
in Philadeipfs, sDd about -, 900 more annually 10
another Democratic organ, also weak in the knees.
Wendell paid 5000 down Of earnest money when
the bargain was MADE, $1,000 of which went to
The Constitution and -, 600 to The PennsytrdnIan.
Perhaps these facts viii be denied as the other
been, but The Constitution will have an opportunity
of proving It's contradictions before Committee Of
the House next session, ard one that will be framed
without wtitewashiDg majority. IL is about time
these infamous TRANSACTIONS were exposed IN all
their naked deormity.
WASHINGTON, July l., 1859.
We breathe freer. The President ia gone, and