The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-09


approaching election for State officers will be
curious and interesting one. We have had
four different patches OF candidates put forward
by as many recent conventions at Syracuse.
We have had two ratification meetings; another
has been in active preparation for several days;
and now the fourth party enters the ring
This is the abolitionist free soil section, under
the leadership of John P. Hale, formerly men,
Der of Congress from New Hampshire. but at
present resident of New York A meeting is
to be held in the Tabernacle on Tuesday even
ing for the purpose Of ratifying his nomination
and preparing for the struggle. This is the real
abolition party. black out and out. At the
last election it polled some twenty six thousand
votes in this State; and it is calculated that
now in the general Generalization of the demo-
cratic party, produced by the foolish conduct
of the Cabinet, it will secure from forty to fifty
thousand votes. That will form fine nucleus
for operations in 1856; and this free soil party
will thus be able to drive good bargain with
Seward and the whig abolitionists when the
favorable moment arrives.
What singular aspect is now presented
in the State Of New York. Here are four
parties in the field, distinguished by the most
barbarous and unmeaning titles-such as
hard shells, soft shells, hunkers, barnburners
woolly heads, silver grays, national demo-
Gratis, and so on. In consequence of the
disruption and Generalization of the old parties
and their subdivision into SO many hostile Sec
tions, it is now believed that all sensible people
will keep aloof entirely from the polls and
leave the factions to fight it out amongst them
selves. The result cannot be very favorable to
the good administration Of the public offices
concerned during the continuance of the term.
The causes Of all this confusion in our State
politics originate from the conduct of Gen.
Pierce and his present Cabinet in the distribu-
ton Of Presidential patronage. 1t is very true
that the Cabinet tries to shift the blame off their
own shoulders and fasten it ON those of the Col
lector of the Port, while the Collector on his
part denies the impeachment and attributes
The blame tn the Cabinet so that if there be
any tangible practical question involved in the
dispute, it is whether the Cabinet must leave
or the Collector must leave. 1t is very evident
from the present state of things-the confusion
among the parties-the violence and feuds ex-
listing on all sides-the bitterness and counter
charges between the Collector and the Cabinet,
and the hostilities between the hards and softs,
that the President must have had very bad ad-
visers in Washington to bring about such con-
diton Of affairs. IfGen. Pierce would only take a
little impartial counsel from us we think he
would get out Of the difficulty. Our plan would
be-and we think it is the most promising one
he can adopt-to dismiss Immediately both the
Cabinet and the New York Collector. and get
rid Of all the appendages belonging to each.
Rub out the whole present arrangement, have
a clean slate, and begin again the process of or
ganizing the national government and The par
ties throughout the country. In this is General
Pierccs safest, promptest, and best course, to
save the nation from the agitating action of the
Seward factions and to strengthen the power of
the administration. Let him adopt it, and we
volunteer to give him a programme which we
are confident will stand the test of fifty years
to come. If he only choose to ask it we will
furnish him with it on the shortest notice and
without fec or reward.