The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-22

coy, Oh Connecticut were slave owners Applause
Traffic IN human flesh had been invented by thoso En9
ish philanthropss who exclaim against tho ipst
tuition All the States Of the North which now adyocats
anti'slsvery doctrines held slaves
Mayor Wood completely eutranced the audience With
one OF the most chAse and patriotic
ever convered TINS place or State In concluding his
REMARKS the audience gave frequent and prolou ped
cheers 10 the "best abused man in America
Al the ciose Of Mr.. Woods remarks Mr. Swackhamer
OF New York, was introduced by the Prcsi dept VIM
epoke for about three quarters Of an hour WV
The meeting then adjourned with three cheers for thu
Hon. Thomas Seymour.
Wise and HnnteY-Progress or tho
Scramble.
From the Richmond Wing, March COL
We have been not little astonished the turn thnsa
have taken in several Of the electoral districts in which
conventions have recently been held for the appointment
in the Wheeling, the Kanawha and the Harpers Ferry
dstricdeegates 10 favor Of Hunter for the Presidency
have been elected to the Charleston Convention, while
district in the east-the Norfok-has selected dele
gates committed TO the nomination Vice We had felt
quite certain all the time that Wise delegates would be Sc
lected, at least in the Kanawha district "a we'll "a
in large majority Of the districts in the western
portion Of the State. There can be no rational doubt
indeed that Wise Is infinitely stronger than Hunter in
both the Kanawha and Harpers Ferry Districts and vet
by obvious statagem and fraud the part OF the Hun
ter ia that district the will and wishes OF the masos
Hunter delegates appointed to Charleston Where were
Jackson and Bennett and Carr that they thus allowed
Wise In the Kanawha district What they doing
when this great outrage upon the democracy and upon
earie tribune Of the people, was perpetrateds Were
they asleep II not, they might just well have been,
their being awake was manner of service 10
their Presidential favore We told them over and over
again. that Notwithstanding Wise was infinitely stronger
and more popular with the Of the democracy
Hunter the Hunter tactcans would sure TO trick and
swnde him in the district conventions unless the Wise
should keep their eyes open all the time and work
like beavers And yet in the face of these timely warn
ings and admonitoDs jackson, and Bennett, and Carr
Kanawba district when IL was clearly in their power by
little activity and address to have saved 1t to Wise.
We are amazed mortified and ashamed at the sessness
and the verdancy displayed by the friends of WISE
Kapawha district We suggee to the "earless T,bwse'
10 have the whole Of them arrested and shot deserers
And then too in the Harpers Ferry district the ende
of Wse have gnobly permitted the Hunter to cheat
them out Of the delegates TO Charleston Now, does
everybody know that on the immediate theatre Of the
late John Brown raid, Wae is thousand fold more
popular than Hunters How s it, then, that in
that district Hunter delegates have been appoint.
ed TO Charlestonf has there been any reaction in
that district against Wise since he put on his KNAPP.
sack and sbouldered his musket and marched to the
defence Of lis nhabants Or, have cunning and fraud,
on the part of the Hunter men, done their destruc.
tive work. there alsoY This latter doubt is the case
conjunction with deeerons from WISE in the persons
Of some of those whom he has heretofore gnaly favored
and bonored How is it, we should like to kno ", tina!
John Blair Hoge, who has been appointed OF the dele
gates from that district, is set Gown Hunter mani
Why, our recollection serves us accurately, Hoge was
OF Wise's body guard when he was member Of the
Legislature, two years ago. He was appointed by the
regarded faithful and devoted friend Of the feArees
Trbune for the Presidential succession And yet this
same man, Hoge, Is now put down firm and reliable
supporter OF the pretensions OF Hunter.
All these things are curious and perpexng mysteries
to We always knew that democracy, in all ts multi
form shapes was near akin to the devil, but had nc
conception that would display many Of the
tributes Of it's distinguished relative in The broad fa,e
day, as Is evident has been the In this matter
of appointing delegates to the Charleston Cow
Treachery, fraud and !ckery appear TO have been the
only means has employed TO crush out Presdenta
aspirant and Get up another. With fair field and ar
open fight wise ought to have carried with ease ten OF
twelve out Of the fifteen electoral districts in the State
As is it is not Yrobabc that he viii carry more thar
four five, five six And yet almost nine tenths
err What commentary upon the deceptive and fraudu
lent character Of democratic caucusses
Unless the Wise men in the remaining districts best
themselves IN due season. and display activity CORES
pendent to the emergency the defeat Of Wise Virgins
will be decredtable and humiliang to the last degree
Even here In the Richmond district notwithstanding
almost every county In has declared ts preference 70
Vice. the Huntertes boosting that Hunter delegate
will be cent TO tho Charleston Convention. Now hoy
such result be effected except through trickery
fraud the part Of the Hunter land tho grossest
dsncy and basest submission the part Of the Wise
But we are retted and annoyed beyond degree at tn
the presen. moment he might have been lar ahead {
Hunter his protested friends bad play cd their gam
with ordinary shrewdnese and common sense AS It Il
they have proved themselves much wanting in dscrs
ucn and ADDRESS as COW, or pig, or turkey
feel H. "sotary and alone" had fought the bat
Of the "earless Tribune of the People" But without prt
per support from his particular friends,
lant0an shoulders capable Of sustaining his politics
fortunes. Surrounded by dense mass Of Incidence
stupidity the hand, and fraud and trickery u
other, how could be expected TO nplsh, singh
banded the great and essential work of securing for MI
majority Of the Virginia delegation to Charleston
went into his support dmore and retire fro
the field the most perfectly dsgused individual that ev,
trod the rough and tortuous paths Of partisan politics
S-Upon reflection We relent Despite the asnlr
stupidity OF his friends and the fraudulent tactics OF
enemies, We shall faithfully stick to ex neighbor
the ''btter end" Of the battle now wagng