Newbern weekly progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1858-1863, 1860-07-17
Miner Wood.

Mayor Wood of New York is out, in a lengthy
letter. addressed to John Van Allen Esq, of
Schuyler Co. n. Y, for Stephen A. Douglas, for
President. The reason, he gives for this course
is that, there is possibility Of defeating Lincoln
with Douglas while it is not possible to do it with
Breckidridge.
For the information of our readers who all
supposed to feel deep interest in the course that
New York is going to pursue in the great strug
gle for a chief Ruler, in much as, she will ac-
compIish more by greatdeal, than any other state
in the Union, we give below the remarks Of the
New York News, touching the position of Wood
and the New York Democracy:
The reason which has led Mayor Wood to cs-
pouse the cause Of Mr. Douglas, is unquestiona-
bly, correct in point of fact. The masses of the
party throughout the States, overwhelmingly
in favor of Douglas, and in the Western and Cen
trail portions of the State they almost unani-
mousiy Indeed, we may safely assume that
in this city; and in the rural districts, the demon
stratons in favor of his rival mostly traceable
to the influence of the Administration. Such in
reference is not in accordance with Democratic
usages, nor with that good old Jeffersonian max
im on the subject of official influence which has
always been respected by Democratic Adm1nls-
trations hitherto We fear that the object OF
thus giving aid to one flank of the party III the
State is not to unite these domestic dlssensons,
but to widen the breach, and to accomplish that
which is the very opposite of Mayor Woods de-
sign. Mayor Wood prefers the success OF Douglas
to that of Lincoln, but the Administration would,
if we may Judge by the conduct of the otfcehold-
ers, defeat Douglas, esteeming the election of
Lincoln less evil. Will this course be approved
by the Democracy at the South or the North {?
We cannot believe it.
But the Democracy of the State of New York
will not make themselves the subservient instru-
ments of Mr. Buchanan to crafty his petty per-
sonal animosities Unlike him, they would see
any experienced and capable Democratic states
man in the Executive chair rather than Mr.. Lin
coin and the surest means OF attaining that
object, they perceive the necessity that compels
them-unwillingiy, doubtless, in very many ca
ses-to support the nomination of the Senator
from Illinois. In the pending contest New I ork
holds the key. In her hands rests. not the as
tendency only of the Democratic party IN the
State and nation but the safety and the perpetui
ty of the Union With New York against Lin
coin he is defeated. Her great political, CONNER
cial, and moral power renders her equal to the
emergency, and she will discharge her duty fear
essly and patriotcally regardless of lamentations
here elsewhere, of federal officials, however
high or however humble.
1t is one of the misfortunes of Mr.. Breckenridge
that, in his present for the Presidency, he is
crushingly over-weighted by association with an
Administration which both Democratic conven-
tions declined to endorse Without that burden
he would have had sharp work to attain the much
coveted goal
The New York "Leader'' says: AS to the
State of New York-our own proud empire State
we believe, after close earnest, patient and impair
a calculation that her 35 electoral votes Will just
as surely be cast for Stephen A. Douglas as were
the votes of her delegates in the late national
Democratic convention. In this confidence
are happy to be sustained by such wise ana tar
seeing men as Horatio Seymour Dean Richmond,
Sanford E. Church, and many Others to whose
opinions and the grounds thereof, due promlnen
ce shall be given hereafter