New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-29

yaosnea nsd he drawn In equal proportion from tns
would have neutraized Itself and ef the contest be:
tween sss and Taylor though he had not entered tha
race. BY rule VI Influence, whose working Is obvious
the tenacty Of the Democratic adherens OF Van Buren,
increased a. the wings Withdrew. The contest between
Casa and Van Buren, finally became In NewYork In very
large degree struggle between Democratic factions in
which the ant-slayery profession an Instrumental
my ne IL Tie a % hS, lex yvS sh 10 s
Democrats left Csss and the end OF the gave
Tayior but 70 the foioseps Of YAM Buren, Who pocd
larger vote for him than given b Cass NewYork.
Buren, had not simply beaten Cas- OF the polls they had
qScredited him az party leader ~ te Pny pn,sse o.
the candidate powerful FOR mischief, powerless for
The total vote Of New-York was: for Taylor 2lsso3
for Cass 114,3ls; for Van Buren, 1205l0 The
tat for bs was an . gos e w6
candidate; John A. Dix, then Senator OF the United
Pree-oii party while The eminent Chancellor WaIworth,
who had recently lost his judicial position, was nomi
Mr. Fish had been candidate for Lieutenant
two years before the Wing ticket with John Young.
the Anti Renters Those radical agators inspefvey
know that the descendant of stnyvesant would support
defeated Mr. Fish while they elected the Wing canddae,
for other offices Mr. Fish now had his abundant reward
curing nearly hundred thousand plurality over thu
Van Bgren candidate, while he IN turn received small
plurality over the representative OF General Cas-.
The result Of the contests left the Van Buren, wing,
or the Barnbuners in majority over the Hunkers. and
prenacy inside the party Truthful history VIII hod
tbis have been the chief object of the struggle with
many who vowed allegiance at Buffalo 10 an anti slavery
iced strong enough 70 satisfy Joshua r. Giddlng and
Charles Sumner. With Cass defeated, and the Marcy
wing OF the party severely disciplined the great Of
tho Van BIen host OF 1913 ready To d~3yow their
political escapade at Buffalo Dean Richmond samuel
J. Tilden. John Van Buren, C. g. Cambreleng ard san
ford u. Church forgot their antisaley professions re-
united With the old party and vowed afes their hdey
10 every principle against which they had earnestly
protested Mt. Van Buren, himself went with them
and to the end OF bis life maintained consistent pro-
slavery recOd, which throughout long public career
was varied only by the insncere professions winch ms
found II necessary TO make In order To be rVengd on
nation all the Newi ork Democrats who went INTO ho
Buffalo move ment Many were honest and earnest and
in after life followed the principles which they had ten
protested Chief among these may he reck0ned Preston
King. who eXerted powerful influence IN the anil
slavery advances Of after years and James y Wads-
worth, who gave his name, ana gene rosy UI MS Ntah
10 the cause and finally sealed his devotion with his
blood on the battlefield Of the Wilderness.
Mr. Van Buren, spent the remainder OF his life ia dign-
fed MISUNDERSTANDING until his elghtleth year. ia
1862 In point OF mere intellectual force he must rank
below the really eminent men with whom he long
associated in public life But he able Industrious
and, III political management, clever beyond any man
who has thu, far appeared in American politics. He had
extraordinary in commencing himself TO the favor
and confidence OF the people Succeeding 70 politlcaI
prmacy in NewYOrk the death OF DE witt Clinton In
1923, he held absolute control OF his party or twenty
years and finally oyerrown by causes whose origin
beyond the limits Of his personal Influence. He
stood the dividing between the mere politician
and the statesman,- perfect in the arts OF the
possessing largely the comprehensive power OF the other
His active began in 1872 and ended in 1S4S.
Durne the inter yening period he had served In the Legs
lature of New York. had been member OF the Constu-
tOna Convention of 1920 had been Attorney OF
State aud had been chosen its Governor In the Ma
Onai field he had been Senator OF the United states see
rotary of State Minister to England ana
many great places He filled them all with competency
and with power. but msrred his INDUSTRIOUS record ~ tns
political episode OF lS4S, in which, though ne hay nave
had Justification for revenge on ufath ascot
stes in his old party he had none FOR MS ack OF e
pie which he had pledged himself 10 uphold