The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-04

the nomination for Mayor to man pledged 10
national and conservative principles Now it
| opposes the same man and his principles, and
| goes for man Of anti slavery principles, en-
| ploying us its organ, to abuse its former stand
ard bearer and support its present candidate
the New York Times, republican Journal
which is in favor of Seward and his "irrepress-
BILE conflict" Its other organ is the Journal
| of Commerce, established by Arthur Tappan to
propagate anti-slavery ideas. There are two
anti slavery candidates. Tsmmany Hall nomi-
mates one of them, and opposes the national
democracy and the man who was its own caadi-
| date two years ago. 1t Is curious fact that
Tammany has thus become Differed by anti
slavery leaders but how far the rank and file
will obey them remains to be seen.
Havemeyer's Anti.slavory Anteoedents.
As Mr.. Havemeyer is claiming democratic
support in contest which, from passing events,
has assumed national complexion, it is neccs-
sary for all who profess the democratic faith
to look to his antecedents, in order that they
may know something of the political history
of the man put forward as the joint candidate
of Tammany Hall and the black republicans.
| The first element of discord in the democra
| tic ranks grew out of the Mexican war which
| commenced in the spring of 1916. The anti
slavery faction in the democracy took that OPP
| portunity Of showing its hand, and proclaim
| ing it's views. Towards the close of the ses-
sion of Congress in 1876 the President applied
fo +xvo re- c1l % l. l.
discretion for the conclusion Of a peace 1t
|, was known that in case of treaty being
agreed upon, considerable slice of Mexican
|: territory would be coded to the United States;
! and the question whether slavery should be
I prohibited therein was Immediately agitated
| gress in the shape of a proviso attached to the
| bill making the appropriation asked for by the
| President it received the name Of the mover
| David Wilmot, democratic member from
Pennsylvania, and was thenceforth known as
| the Wilmot Proviso.
1t was made party test question in the cleo
| tons of this State, and became the wedge
| which split the democratic party in two, and
has never since permitted it to reunite. In
| 1S4S the question assumed national proper
tions, when we find Mr.. Havemeyer taking an
active part in the conflict. The Democratic
National Convention was held at Baltimore in
May of that year. There were two sets of
delegates from New York State-one the barn
burners or free soiers, the other the .hunkers
or nationalists. The barnburner delegates
went pledged to support the Wilmot Proviso,
the hunkers pledged to oppose it, and to let
every new State be the Judge of its own insti-
tutions. Both sets of delegates were admitted
The hunkers took their seats, though they de-
clined voting; the barnburners returned home
in body. Lewis Cass, of Michigan, and Will
IAN @ Rntler, of Kentucky, were nominated.
The wings nominated Zachary Taylor and Mil
lard Fillmore.
The free soil element in this State, determined
to defeat the national democratic ticket, held
convention at Buffalo in August of the same
year; Charles F. Adams, of Massachusetts, son
Of John Quincy Adams, presided. Amor, 30
] delegates were Benjamin F. Butler, + stn,
King, and most of the leading abol;'" ISIS
A series of resolutions adopting the r nciple
Of the Wilmot Proviso, were d :wn up
by Tilden, the Tammauy candidate for
Corporation Counsel. Joshua R. Giddings,
Salmon P. Chase, and Fred. Douglass now
fugitive from justice implicated as an access
sorry in the Harper's Ferry Instruction. In
these resolutions .the slave power" is de-
nounced, second resolution is proclaimed
after "the example Of our fathers in the days
Of the first Declaration Of Independence" and
it is declared that there shall be mo more slave
States, and no slave territory" They were
triumphantly carried, and haye been ever since
known as the Buffalo Platform. Martin Van
| Buren, was nominated for President, and
Charles F. Adams, well known aboli-
| ZIONIST, for Vice President. John P. Hale,
of New Hampshire, who had been previously
nominated as the liberty or abolition candi-
date, withdrew in favor of Mr.. Van Buren, The
! friends Of these nominations adopted the party
name of ''free soilers," and electoral tickets
friendly to their cause were adopted in six
teen different States. The following was the
| Van Buren, and Adams electoral ticket in this
| State
| FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
| AT LARGE.
Robert Emmett, James 8. wadsworh.
FOR DISTRICT ELECTORS
| l. Tbos A. jackson. Is. Richard Hulburt
| Hiram Barney 19. H. Blocker.
| 3. Samuel Waterbury. 20. Jas s. Whall0n.
| 4. Bernard j. Meseroe. q. Elikim B Ford.
| s. Thos Tappen. o. Tracy Robinson.
/ g. WIN. f. HAvEMEYER. %. Jas. s. Chandler.
| Z. Samuel Ferris. "a. Samuel Robbins.