New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-04-24
THE "NATYONAL UNION" MOVEMENT
IN NEW-YORR.

Correspondence Of The N. T. Tribune
Troy, April 81, 1860.
The State Convention Of the National Union men,
which assembled in this city the 18th inst appears
to have attracted scarcely its share Of attention from
,bs rnetropol;tan press Il was called, az you are
aware TO select deleeatesto the Baltimore Convensn,
and 10 take measures for State organization In
February last there met at Binghamton, through 30
cret understanding, q dozen and half OF Americans,
who under the guidance and inspiration OF Mr. Erss
rus Brooks took this work into their hands, ana unaer
took 10 foresta the National movement, but more par
ticuarly 10 place themselves at the head OF II. NOS
only was that meeting its place Of ore snizafon gen
era purpose and batch of delegates thrown overheard
here but the National movement 30 far as this State
concerned at least, was placed In entirely different
bands while the Americans Of council fraternity here,
for pocys cake have recognized and furnished share
of the delegates yet the Old Line Wings took poses-
sion Of the Convention and as a consequence, Of the
organization in the State. In future the policy pursued
will be their policy. Whether not third electoral
ticket is placed 10 the field in the State Of New-Yorf,
in the coming Presidential Canvass viii be for the
Old Line Wings to say, they having secured the ms
chnery for managing all such matters in their own
hands. The policy Of Hunt Barnard, Duer, and their
compeers where is Frank GraDgerl), was placed
completely in the ascendant by the action Of the Con-
veniion That policy Is to leave the way clear If it
shall be thought best to support the Democratic
Electoral ticket without hindrance or incumbranoe,
backed by what force the Union organization
can commsnd. This in the teeth Of the professions
of Union men elsewhere, particularly at the South;
and remains to be seer how the attitude Of the New
York Nationals viii be regarded BY their brethren
when they assemble at Baltimore. The debate which
arose on Mr.. Duers resolution, declaring thas
the Nationals of New.York, while they sent
delegates to Baltimore, reserved to themselves,
or rather their State Committee, the de-
csion of the question whether they would sup
port the candidates. in other words, that no matter
what the Baltimore Convention might do, the New.
York Nationals would do as they chose-the debate
on this resolution fully disclosed the fact that the Old
Line Whips, and perhaps a share of the Americans
proper, were to follow and be part of the National
movement, only with this understanding. With them,
the National movement s purely local and sectaonS.
Il ia doubtful whether the delegates they have ap-
pointed viii goto the Convention ats If they do, they
will not be bound by it, as they have already declared
IL il quite certain some of them viii not 20.
1t was apparent from what could be gathered from
the delegates individually that should the contest be
between Mr.. Seward on the one hand and Mr.. Douglas
on the other the whole power of the Union organza-
tion, whatever it may be, would be exerted for
Douglas. They claim that, under such circumstances,
they would be able to command $4,000 votes in the
State enough as distinguished delegate assured the
Convention to control the result. On the other hand
while certain proportion within the Union orgsnzs-
ton will, under any and al circumstances, support the
Democratic nominee conclude, from ali could hear,
that, should either Mr.. Bates or Judge Mclean be
nominated at Chicago, the great body Of the Union
men in New. York would give him their cordial sup
port Such also IT is declared, would be the case in
Pennsylvania and New-Jersey.
The Union State Convention in this city, then, did
nothing but take its position and set the machinery to
act independently of Baltimore; to reserve to the
eanization here the right take whatever steps shall
to themselves seem most expedient which steps will
depend not on what is done by their own party at Bal
timore, but by the Republicans at Chicago. This is
the only significance the proceedings have. To secure
this much the Old Liners appear to have gone into the
Convention. They desired to have nothing more or
lees done; and they accomplished their object Nor is
there any probability of their being cheated out of in
the end, since the whole question whether or not
third electoral ticket shall be brought into the field,
was committed to Committee of their own selection.
1t more than likely that the course of the NewYork
Nationals viii create not little feeling at Baltimore.
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