New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-19

mol laacatal and Commanding positions 4 tie COZ

most irGuehtal and commanding positions in tie GOV
erpusDt.
Tioss who ruled. ard dictated TO. and welded the
vote If the Nsw-Yok delegation through the frs1du-
Mt process Of unit voea rule forced upon li'ge
minority If this delegation rth- then set lnient',
while sa minorites released iron H. 70 v'nsrs,
T. suit tie purpose Of the conspirat"rs WIN herea'e
l6 know n by ihe nsue plainly branded upon tlsr
cujlIy forehead, al Charleston" pJl ica giubiers!
who baI g fostering upon tie looo'es OF c.a.e and
Federal Legislation to purchase cnar'ed priNlteo au
iI muniiy by corrupt aprlancfs-whO tnr'.e III ~, 1'
It'd atmosphere and swell 10 obese proporHous iae
,uliures upon ofal; ofice-bTeskers, who crawi auu
rree srouI The footsteps of power aud ny Ia'Se pr
lenses pocurc themselves or vile tools, places ., ON
,ia ,rut and emcument, that they may pack auu evn
tfo cancuses and conventions at the expense Vi tue
u ople The defraud End bet ay, while honest men are
Engaged in their industrial avocations TO earn tAeu
bead. /,
Oh, how has the once noble spirit of the democracy
fled from such communicating approaches houe,
whose proud banner once waved triumphant over
COZ ouered world Dc generated in the pursuit OF s.
ghis to band OF fiddlers and dancers ana tne De-
nocia iic party of New York, founded IN tue sPr pi
Jefferson, and emulating, for many years tne hVoi9
,GcIts of jackson and Tompkins, has IN the hanos
of "polteal gamblers, been degrAeed Dy p.rt".es
which would dishobo- the resorts Of Peter Funk 10
cast of clothing; cheating the srtment OF the people
of tbe State and Naiicn; cheating grea aud con
fdlg party whose principles they put on as dl'g se
for the purposes of enaong them TO cheat; chrath8
the Convention which admitted th'm to SEATS chei-
ing delegations who trusted them cheaog everybody
~ every Ihirg with which they came ia contact eN
oept Mr. Douglas their nominee, and then lamentng
through their accredited organ, from day TO day,
that ire Convention had not remained together 30
that they piglt finally have cheated him! They
have overtbrowu The Democratic masses, but woe
TO the riders that tramped them down." Poi-
ical gambersl you have breathed your con-
iagon throughout the Democratic citadel, and pro-
famed and polluted is very WALL You have denied its
has.1t
field in the area of its temples and filthy reptiles have
inhabited the sanctuary Of its Gods. Its towering
eagle of liberty has fed, for brief season, and foul
cToak for prey and whet their bloody beAks aud
dirty tslons upon IT. sacred attrs. Political gamblers!
you have peIpetrated your last cheat-eonsumm tied
your last fraud upon the Democratic party, for you
will never again be trusted. Henceforth you viii be
held and treated as political outlaws, and set at deli
ance. There Is fox crafty but his hide finally
goes 10 the hatteJs. You will nang upon Its skirts to
regain power and lie in ambush for revenge, but as
an open eDewy you are powerless, and are OILY dan
ferous to toose who trust you With parties and es-
pecay cDidues who betray trusts and abuse pOSe' -
with ndivdr ais there is day OF reckoning and re-
tIibuiion, and yours is at hands
For time at last sets all things even,
And II VI do but watch the hour.
There yet hum'n power,
Who could eya1e, il uniorgyen,
OF him who treasures up wrong"
The defectio of wing OF the Democratic party in
IS47 III der Of advocatD ?" Free Soil principles
defeated ten. lass IN lo1S, anu
of he Democratic party in the State and Nation.
Willie its sections yet standing, or protesting to
stand, on principles doctrines IN direct anagonlsm
TO each other there those who advocated Goa
ltion of sections and division OF spois for the pur-
rose of securing patronage and of bearing the
Wbigs." Re- gard'Dg IL most sbametully demOrailZ-
ing resisted il with all the arguments L conld sum-
mon, and all the arpume nts could command; but the
necessities of ofce-seeking patriotism too strong
for me- and undsr the mnstraton of some who had re-
ceiyed taste Of official favor and were wiling 10 bar
ter principles for place ard toe aeques ence OF goof.
nainred weakness, the foul scheme was consummated
iadiridVGls obtained place and the moral fo1u-
dations of the party were shaken. From that
day 10 the present, elements therefore unknown
and unheard of in the history Of the party be-
came rife, welded by political gamblers Since
then caucuses Rave been by contract, conventions
have been packed and the management of the party
machinery has been assigned to i's chief and assistant
engin, ers with much precision and regard to MIMI
TIA the running OF rsiroad trains When eorps OF
hands were wanted 10 fasfy domestic history at Wash
IL gton. and cuminste faithful Democrats and honest
M H. they in motion with all the alacrity OF po
lice detectives who s9rt to arrest and punish not per-
petrate fraud. In short, they usually keep stationed
there a drill sergeant and file of men, TO serve in
emergencies When an office was vacant, or job of
deyeting the treasury was in the market they snufed
no tie spoil with that instinct given to all birds of
evil on en- and demanded il as their lawful booty
They were "poIitic gamblers" by trade aud pursued
their ayCeaton with appropriate and shameless despe-
ration,
Administr which nave Known or ought 10 nave
known their bleared and blackeued history which
knew or ahould have known their occupation, and
should have shuDed them they would contact with
the plague though at first regarding this clique
A monster Of such hishtfll mien
That to be hated needs but TO be seen"
bave usually realized the humiatng illustration of
the poet, and
Being once familiar With its face
FDsf sec, then pity, then fmbTdce'
Hereafter when Democrats or others abroad fail 10
dor t.ud al f1Hgied AN
York Dohfics let them understand thi nineenths of
the " tangled web" and embarrassment to the Dem
oeratie party has arisen Acknowledgements this same
clidue Of political gamblers" who make politics
business have been able asten their fangs upon the
rarity organization at home fir m being recognized and
clothed with power and place and patronage abroad
and that they have been recognized and rewarded
abroad for The alleged that they had power and
position at home which power and position they
gain by the very patronage placed in their hands by
those having is dispeDsatOn. This enables them 10
dive profitable trade in political affairs, when true
Democrats are prosecuting their ordinary pursuits aud
looking 10 popular sentiment to direct political ATARI
This cliuue, and its accomplces and sympathlzsrs
Trofessed Free Soil doctrines until they were unvers
ally repudiated and condemned by the Democratic
party everywhere, ard thaD, without the least incon
yepience professed the doctrines of the Democratic
party with equal zeal, and probably about equal
sincerity. Though | opposed their reeognltioa as
Democrats by The party 20 long AZ they refdsei to
stand upon its platform, yet they were bargainei IN
aud could 90 longer when they professed AMI ac
kuowledged its whole creed aud allegiance again
to it, prncicles. Many OF the old Free Soil wing have
proved to he among the most reliable and faithful
members in the party. But haze. looked upon all
the movements of the particular clique of whom L
speak with distrust, and wouId gladly have them
perform quarantine before landing. But they had
sapped ami mined the foundation of the Democratic
efiice so long that they knew its weak points, and
having perfected their MACH merry accordingly, they
were enabled to influence It's movements and to rule
or ruin in party affairs generally doiog tue last when
they failed to accomplish the frst Thus they became
formidable, and thus did great and generous party
Weld to their imperious demands from time TO tme
rather than to see their reaCherous turned against