The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-21

collector or the Cabinet! IL the Judge Will not
resign, and if the President will not remove him,
what viii the Cabinet do? That's the question.
We shall. perhaps, have more harmony with
change in the Cabinet, but we shall have more
fun with the removal of Bronson. Either the
President or the Cabinet must initiate The Sui
tan, and make declaration of war. Our Col
lector in the meantime, like the Russians in
the Turkish territories is waiting to be driven
out Whc goes9-the Cabinet OF the Collector
Let us hear from Washington.
National Democracy and the Free soiiers-
Probable Strength of Parties In the Conn
Ing Election.
There are many contingencies yet buried in
the future which may wholly change the mud
dy currents of New York politics, SO that any
estimate now made of the power of the two
rival factions is liable to be affected one way or
the other by what may happen. For instance,
should the free soilers contrive to get another
letter out of Mr.. Collector Bronson, and another
still from Mr.. O'Conor. to say nothing of the
chances of charging the epistolary triumphs
of Secretary Guthrie, the vote or that interest,
like the old maids waist would grow "small
by degrees, and beautifully less" while the
nationals would soon begin to calculate
the chances of electing their whole
ticket The latter faction are at pre-
sent in the enjoyment of very excel
lent spirits. In the recent political strug-
giles OF the democracy, they freely admit that
they have lost all their capital, but having
saved their character they feel quite satisfied
while the free sellers, on the other hand, have
lost their reputation and saved their capital.
This is precisely the difference in thaeOndition
of the two sections. We Judge from this that
both factions are content, and ought to be; for
the national democracy, though badly cheated,
and suffering sadly for want Of MEANS have the
consolation of knowing that the miscarriage of
their plans has been owing to the gambling
propensities of their late partners while the
free sellers, in being able to keep up their es-
tablishment and to maintain favor with Cover
nor Marcy and other kindred spirits at Wash
ington, have all the responsibility they can
we'll maintain, certainly more than they have
had for few years past. That they are entirely
satisfied, however, is more than even their con-
sciences will admit. Whatever they may have
done, they have. like the nationals future as
well as . present. No man ever sinks below
recovery-he being the Judge The court that
reads it's own acts in the indictments of it's cri-
minals is very likely to insist that reformation,
and not punishment, is the object Of the law
Such man might well urge that amnesties are
better than prisons, caresses and rewards better
than the cat-o'-nine-tails, lectures better than
verdicts. It u.s. therefore, probable that the free
sellers are not altogether without their troubles
The November election is to pass upon
their merits, and, like many other delin-
uuents hauled up for trial, though they
may not lose in character, there is possibili-
ty that they will have to give up some of their
present immunities, if they are, not compelled
to restore . portion of their ill-gotten gains.
Meanwhile, the nationals having been sadly de-
frauded, have become sharp prosecutors. They
have a. double object-first, to punish the gull
ty; and secondly, to relieve themselves from
suspicion on account Of past associations with
the delinquents
From this point of view, the distant reader
will readily and clearly see the exceedingly in
terestiDg contest we have on hand. In order to
give all possible light on the subject we have
thought proper to present tie probable strength
of the opposing sections. with the losses and
gains of each. This statement we have made
after careful estimate of the bearings of the
various political opinions of the voters Of our
State; and the probable reorganization of par
ties under the influence Of these opinions, which
is likely to show itself in the election
Free soil, (soft,) vote of 1s4S .......-. 100000
National democracy, ,(hard,) Of 1913. 114.00O
Free soil majority NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 5000
PROBABLE LOSSES OF THE (sOFTs,) FREE goILERS.
To the Gates ticket. ............... 80 ,000
To the nationals .................. 1000