The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-30 00:00:00

as "Submissionists," or " Democrats," which
terms they assert to be convertible. But the
Democrats claim to be as good Unionists as the
Republicans, if not better, and insist that the
ultra-Abolitionists are not Unionists at all for be-
lieving, as they do, that the old Constitution and
the old Union, which the Democratsseek to restore,
"was a league with death and a covenant with hell."
The timid Democrats, who dread a defeat of their

• Iparty in the State of New York, continue to urge
the withdrawal of both of the present candidates
for the office of Governor, and the substitution of
Gen. Dix, who, on the ground of his independent
support of the Government, would command the
support of a majority of both parties. But the old
Democratic leaders are not inclined to follow the
advice. They admit the possibility of being beaten
in the State, but are confident that they will carry
the city, and seem quite determined to go to
the polls with their whole ticket, and take the
consequences. Unfortunately for their chances,
they are divided among themselves. Though the
" Tammany " and " Mosart " factions have made
up their differences, a new schism has arisen. A
party, calling itself the " Jeffersonians," has
seceded from the old organisation, and claims the
rig ht of privat ejudgment. It has adopted no audible
or recognised Shibboleth. It appears to distrust the
peace party as much as it distrusts the Abolitionists
and Exterminators ; to stand on the equilibrium of
the juste milieu, and to desire nothing but the estab-
lishment of the Union—and nothing short of it—on.
such terms as time, war, chance, and policy may
ultimately determine. This party bids fair to re-
ceive accretions. Many of its members not only
think the President committed a grave error in his
emancipation edict, but condemn the arbitrary ar-
rest of citizens, the suspension of the habeas corpus,
the fiscal heresies of Mr. Chase, and the general mis-
management of every branch of the public service,
which has characterised the Administration; so that
in some States, if not in New York, a fusion may
take place which will elevate to power in the next
Congress (if the war last so long) a doctrinaire ma-
jority that will neither be a match for the Northern.
Abolitionists nor for the Southern Secessionists, and
that, after a bitter struggle, will be ground to atoms
between the upper and the nether millstone of these
two extremes.

The conscription for the State of New York has at
last been fixed for the 10th of November—six days
subsequent to the elections, so .that the vote may
not be diminished by that of the conscripts. There
are 35,000 men still due under the two Presidential
calls between the State and the city, the quota of
the latter under the last call being estimated at about
8,000. If the lot fall upon many rich bankers and
merchants, the price of substitutes will mount like
the price of gold, and raw emigrants, if hale and
hearty, when arriving at New York either from.
Germany or Ireland in the few days following Vile
10th, will find their bone and muscle worth larger
sums to them than they aver imagined to be possible
in the old countries from which they came. The
draught has already commenced in Massachusetts ;
but in Boston, where its operation is not palateable
to the wealthy citizens, it has been adjourned oaths
action 01 the municipality, which has raised, or is
about to raise, funds sufficient to offer every Volun-
teer necessary to fill up the quota 200 dols.,
in addition to all other bounties. Perhaps great
New York may be incited to follow the example
of little Boston. Two hundred dollars will not
buy a substitute in this city if the conscription
be enforced ; and it will be well to avoid the
draught, and procure cheap locum tenentes by a
voluntary subscription, though it amount to so large
a sum as 1,600,000 dole. Large as the amount may
be, there are scores of men in New York who would
contribute each a tenth of the money rather than
shoulder the rifle, or risk their health and lives in
the camps of General M'Clellan or any other cum-
ra ander.