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

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party He made the great blunder OF not Recognizing
the strength and leadership Of Van Buren, and silai
Wright lie had been led 10 dstrilst them, had always
felt aggreyed Wright refused to his ticket
Vice PRESIDENT and annoyed ny the TACT that. ai
sand votes more than the electoral ticket which
scned his own fortunes This fact TO him In manner
which deeply impressed 1t upon hs memory AZ that
time railroad telegraph had hastened the trans
mission beyond the Alleghanies Mr. POLK In hi.
Tennessee OF DOUBT as TO the result
in NewYOrk Tho first intelligence that reached MN
announced the certain victory OF WrS ot r sI1 Ss
his Whom at last the returns showed That
he had plurality OF i've thousand In New YORK ana was
pressons 0fthose few days in which, either In tne gloom
OF defeat or In the torture OF ssPense ne ee9 ,as 10
revenge for Van Buren's overthrow at Baltimore AS
The contest for Governor between sas Wight Mil
lard Fillmore called ont intense feeling ana the former
lust IA MIR Clay Rad over Mr. POLK Wrghts plurality
was but 5000 greater than Mr.. Polka and this only
proved that among half million voters thore may nave
been $500 who preferred Mr. Clay for President ana r
| Wright for Governor
But there manifestation OF feeling or apparent
Withholding of confidence the part OF Mr. POLK when
the result was finally proclaimed On t1e contrary an no
assured In advance the unoharftabe thought tnat
Wright could not leave tho goyeTnGrsllp 10 GceP ~
When the office declined. Mr. Polk again wrote 10
Mr. Wright, asking his advice rs to the new ORR mem
Der OF the Cabinet or Wright 6 h an0 nsq 9 NJ
three men from whom wise chOlce conld nc lnadS
jamin Butler who had been Attorney General under
to tho United states senate; and Azarah G. Flagg
eminent I'm the party and especially distinguished TOT ms
administration of financial trust Mr. Polk, under other
and adverse influence saw fit 20 disregard Mr. Wrights
counsel and selected William L. Marcy. who was hostile
to Wright and dsrusted by Van Buren, for Secretary or
War From that the tate OF Mr.. Polk az oadi-
date for reelection was scaled The cause might seem
INADEQUATE the effect undeniable. The Demo
parry &C the outbreak OF the civil war sixteen
years aftcrward had not wholly recovered from the III
visions and suifes which sprung from the disregard Of
Mr. Van Burens wishes at that crisis. NO appontmen!
than that Marcy. lie had lost the state during
Mr. Van Burens Presidency in tho contest Tor me go
ernershp against Mr. Seward in 1888 ana thus lad inc
foundation Mr. Van Buren, believed for his own dis
defeat in 1910 The disputes which arose from
Marcys appointment in the Cabinetled to WnShts dc
feat for recollection in 1916 when john Young the wing
tIdate was chosen Governor OF Newfork 10 thIee
men in the Cabinet the friends 81 MI SGIDea 'e
| Democratic OverthrOw,-Mr Buchanan Mr. robert D.
Walker and Mr. en- ANXIOUS IoP T IL. rT ra
Mr. Wright died suddenly the year after MS defeat ana
posed for time thai harmony III the New YORK
Democracy might be restored over his grave But ms
friends survived, and their grief was the measure OF the
The course OF events which disabled Mr. Polk can
didate proved equally decisive against all the members
than by an enthusiastic desire among the people. and
still among the leaders, Genera Cass was selected by
the Democratic Convention candidate Tor the Pfe5
dency, and william o. Butler, OF kentncky lor tne vice
of divisions arising governOrshp of
Mr.. Wright sent two full delegations 10 tine convention
friends OF MIR Marcy bore the name Of Hunkers the fol-
lowers OF Mr. Wright ranged themselves under the title
OF Barnburners distinctions which had prevailed Tor
some wears In New York. IL In ct the old division
on the anne Ration OF Texas, and now represented tho
prOsavery wing and the antslavery wing OF tne Dem
ocratic party The National Convention sought IN vain
bridge the difficulty by admitting both delegations,
State But the Barnburers declined thus TO CONF ronise
principle On question Of bread the half loaf Tre-
ferable TO starvation but when political honor and deep
personal feeling involved, so material an adlist-
ment il not practicable. The BaTnDurneIs retired from
the convention. discaimed all responsibility for its con
cusons and proceeded in due time to organize the cket
IA the sole representatives Of the NewYork Democracy
startled at the situation and declined to vote ihey
pear be forced the BarnbuTners by the rival faction
I! thus happened that New ork ~iG I3l 'TeS SG h9
uulqr he
dictated the of the Democracy was now so shorn
Of influence through the factions eDgendered Dy MS ue
feat thai Presidential nomination made, not only
without her lead. but without her aid or participation
The Democratic candidate was man OF high chlrao-
ter He had served credtaby In the early part OF the
OF 1872 had been Governor OF Michigan territory
from 1913 to 1881 had been I'VE years secretary OF war
uLder General Jackson, and had gone to France as Min
lister in 1896. lie remained at the court OF Louis
Philippe where he received eminent conSluerati9n LOT
years. When he returned to this country in 1872 at
sixty years Of he undoubtedly Intended to re enter
political Ire nc landed ~ os.ol ano1 WIS enec
ally that who had not been in special favor dur
nyations were arranged for him as he iourneyed west
ward and by the time he reached his home III Detroit
t Pres,Jenov These facts aid not escape the Jealous
and watchful eye Mr.. Van Buren,. He was aSgreved
by the Of General Cass feeling assured that us
direct would be 10 nure himself and not TO pro
mote the political fortunes Of the General But the
rivalry continued to develop Cass\ remained IN th9
field persistent candidate for nomination anu ia Ine Gnu
proved to be, perhaps the most powerful i'Sor III o
had deeply wounded MT Van bu anu as tuo i9Itca
thought causeessy and cruelty. He had dlsregaueda
tOn and had sundered ties which lie was zoo snort 70
reunite Cass had gained no victory lie had only de
feated old friends and the hour OF rcuOutoh was a
When the delegation of Barnburners withdrew from
the Baltimore Convention OF lS they obviously
acting in harmony with Mr. Van BlIren's wishes. Had
they been admitted according to their peremptory ae
mand as the sole delegation from New York they could
have defeated Cass III the convention, ana IorCeu ie
nomination Of some new man R When tbc emanS
OF the Banburners denied and they were asked 70
make COMMON with the assassins or Wright, rs
James Wadsworth had denominated the Hunkers. they
Indignantly shook the dust of the city from Oh their feet
cratic to meet at Utica Oh the 22d OF June
NOMINATION. OF VAN buren, BY THE FREE-soIL
PARTY.
Beforethe time arrived for the Utica Convention to as
senbe the anti-savery revolt widely extended. and
was apparently less against Taylor than against Cas
There agitation in many States, and the Banburners
found that by uniting with the opposition against both
the old parties most effective combination could be
made 1t cerain TO profit them IN New-Hork, and 1t
promised the special revenge which they desired IN the
defeat OF Cass. The various local and state movements
were merged in one great convention, which met at
Buffalo on the 9th or August, with imposing demohsra
TONS Many Of those composing had held high rank
in both the old parties. Salmon T. chase OF ONO was Sc
lected as president. Inc convention repIesenP u
genuine anti-slayery sentiment, and amid excite Mt
President and Charles Francis Adams for Nice-PIesi-
dent The Barnburners the anti slavery Wings and the
old AhOlitionists operated with apparent harmony
under the general name off tho Frce-SO party and the
impression with many when the convention adjourned
both sandSayOr I'm the State OF HewIOrk The man.
agcment of the popular canvass was inrusted TO Demo
cratic artisans OF the Sas Wright school, and this Iac
had a significant and unexpected influence upon the
minds of anti-slavery Wings.
In the first flush of the excitement, the supporters OF
the regular Democratic nominee were not alarmed.
Thev argued not iogicay that the Free-Soil ticket
would largely from the Wings than from the
Democrats, and thus very probably nure Taylor more
than Cass But IN few weeks this hope dispelled.
Wings the country had been engaged for long
period in earnest political warfare against MI van
Breu. NewYOrk the contest had been personal ana
acrimonious to the last degree and ordinary human
nature could hardly be expected TO bury at once the
grievances and resentments OF generation. Nor ana
the Wings cOnhde in the sincerity of Mr. Van Burens
antislaVery oOnyerslon His repentance late and
even the most charitable suspected that his desire TO
punish Cass had entered largely into the motives when
suddenly aroused him the evils OF slavery after forty