The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-31

POLITICAL NoEAS CRAWLING OVER GREAT
MfN.-Aminidab Sleek, the original organ Of
anti slavery in this city, is very much troubled
lest General Scott should obtain the nomina-
ton CT the republicans at the Chicago Conven.
ton. Now we think the republicans could not
90 wiser or better thing than to nominate
General Scotia patriot who has served his
country Tor half century, and on whose name
no stain or reproach can be cast-a man of we'll
known and tried conservatism-a Virginian
by birth and education, but a Northern man
by residence. His nomination at the Republi-
can Convention would do more to allay the ex.
element and assuage the hostility of the South
than any other single event which could hap.
pen at the North But he is too conservative
and too strongly attached to the Union to suit
the taste of the free soil organ Of Havemeyer;
and we fear that such man as General Scott
cannot be acceptable in convention where
Lincoln, Chase and Seward will be prominent
candidates. If there was any real Union senti-
ment in the party, they would prefer
General Scott to any of these. But he
has small chance among party whose
leaders endorse Helpers reasonable book,
and canonise the traitor John Brown. 1t is
true that in this city there was great Union
demonstration at the Academy of Music; but
the conservative sentiment was chiefly outside,
where it was genuine, and not Fictitious, and
where General Scott was nominated by accla-
nation. There was but little of it inside
among the managers, and it was only the mas
terly speech of Charles OConer that redeemed
the principal meeting. The best proof that it
was all sham on the part of those who got up
the demonstration is, that the committee appoint
ed to spread the Union sentiment and get up
similar meetings all over the country have never
been heard from, from that day to this. Gene.
raj Scott is too good and great man either for
anti-slavery democrats or anti.savery republi-
cans to stomach, and to disparage him is only
what might have been expected from Aminidab
Sleek. That, however, cannot be helped.
But the Wall street wolf in sleeps clothing
is not satisfied with sending the hero of Lundy's
Lane to political grave, but consigns to the
tomb great living statesman-a man of sound
conservative principles, who has European as
well as an American reputation. We refer to
Mr.. Buchanan, President Of the United States,
who, by his ability and conservative course,
has earned for himself another nomination
from the democratic party. He is the only
statesman in the party worthy of the name,
and the only man who has chance of being
elected The double dealing Of Aminidab
Sleek, in throwing cold water on his renomi-
nation, is in keeping with its anti-slavery ante
cedents.
Our considerate contemporary suggests that
to propose Mr.. Buchanan is to ''injure' him.
Whether it would injure him now or not we
do not know. 1t is not for his sake, but for the
sake of the country, that it is urged by those
who have no interest in public plumber. But
some "poor Pierce" (and such men are as
plenty as blackberries) would better suit the
designs Of the Albany Regency and its sub
organ in New York--a man who would be en-
tirely subservient to them and play into their
hands. Mr.. Buchanan is man of different
stamp, and therefore he is not the man for the
Regency or any of the anti-slavery clique of
democratic politicians, whose whole democracy
consists in one word, which has always been
their motto-"spoils.'