The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-13

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rbe Syracuse Convention meets to'dsy-
the Democratic State Convention, at Syracuse.
Terrible tn ngs are expecte Or sifN III ngs |
perhaps, win lie done. The BOfts and the hards |
have each done their best 10 pack the ConVen-
ZION. The former claim large majority OF the
delegates; the latter are sangnine, notwith-
landing. that they win he abe, BY hook or
by crook" to patch ups compromise II they
ca mot dlcta the terms OF reconciliation.
The hards viii be under the generalship Of such
men as Edwin Croswell, Augustus Schell, Gen.
Aaron Ward, Ausburn BirdsalL delegate from
Binghamo on and son-in-law OF Daniel S. Dickin-
son. Mike Walsh, John Wheeler, and others
of the same pattern; while the softs will
be marshalled under John Van Buren,, Oliver
Charliek, Fernando Wood, John Cochrsne,
Preston King, and others Of the Buffalo plat
fern.
The result of this mixed assemblage must
either be o mongrel State ticket as the basis
Of o fresh reunion, or a split into two
conventions, and the nomination Of two dis
tirct democratic State tickets. In the event
of mongrel ticket, and the re-es-
Establishments of democratic harmony upon it,
the administration will be sustained, and all
tie late wrath and indignation Of the hunkers
will be turned over to party ridicule and pub
lie derision. But should such ticket be de-
feated, (as it may be by hard scratching,) the
administration, though endorsed by the Con-
venti0n in such compromise. will, together
with the Convention, be condemned by the
people in the election. On the other hand,
split between the two factions and the nomina-
ton Of two State tickets will reopen the breach
of l84S; and thus the first six months Of Gen.
Pieree's herculean efforts to consolidate the
democracy win terminate in the dissolution Of
the party.
This Convention, therefore, can only indicate
the policy Of the administration by the nomi-
nation of m0ngrel ticket and its triumphant
election in November. Cannot this be done
Let us see. Considering the present apparently
hopeless prostration of the WING party, and the
seemingly iheuTable discussions among its
leaders and it's organs, we should say that
coalition ticketfrom the two democratic factions
at Syracuse could be elected with the greatest
ease in the world. But in the instructions Of
one Of the latest cookery books how to
roast rabbit. we are first required to catch the
rabbit. So are we first required to get our
coalition State ticket at Syracuse before the
diffculty-the Gordian knot which must first
be united or cut in twain by the Convention.
But herein lies the danger to the hard shells.
Driven to the wall. it is very likely that John
Van Buren, and his partisans will swallow
d. B. Taylor's fugitive prescription without
wincing, and treat it afterwards as not binding
in law because it will have been concession
extorted by force. Ii the hards, therefore, are
met upon this issue Of principle, and should
they make it the only sine qua non to har. .
mony, the only real impediment to mongrel
ticket will be disposed Of The oath Of ale
glance will place all hards upon the footing Of
equality, and half and half ticket may
then be appointed, not only with facility, but
with enthusiasm.
We are apprehensive, however, that some
thing more will be required by the hard shells
in Joint Cnnunn.;o- 49, - ---1~''v~"i
endorsement of the fugitive law They will,
we suspect, demand the denomination Of
Mather for the Canal Board, though his trial
may not be ended; they will be very apt,
also to require the hearty endorsement of
Daniel S. Dickinson, and they may likewise de-
mand some unpalatable resolution in reference
to the dispensation of the spoils. These things,
involving directly the 0rgumentum adj homi-
mum, are more serious obstacles to fraternity
than abstract questions Of principle, which poll
ticians are apt to dispose Of as convenience and
interest may suggest We are puzzled, then to
determine how mongrel ticket can be chosen
short of an extraordinary amount Of generosity
hunkers, which is very improbable, and which
it would be downright folly to anticipate.
In fact. we must first organize this Syracuse
Convention before we can count upon any
thing. The grand struggle wiz be in the
organization. From all appearances, they can
not and will not organize hsrds and softs, o. q
homogeneous body. The attempt at organize
ton will most likely be the signal for seces-
zion Of one faction or the other to some other
hall. We should not wonder If some other hall,
in addition to the regularly appointed place
Of meeting, had been already selected by
each faction, in view of split We
should not be surprised if John Van Buren, and
Mike Walsh had each separate string Of reso-
lutions, and separate State ticket cut and dried
to meet the contingency OF split. Every
thing portends split in the organization-it
may occur to-day or tomorrow, or the next
day /; but If the two sets Wranzle together for
three days split may be avoided. Indeed, if
there is not q break up to-day we should begin
toentertain lively, soul-reviving hope ,ofdemo-
cratic harmony.
Meantime, the wings are holding back. The
Seward organs Of this city have an evident
leaning. however, to the administration and
the democratic Buffalo faction while the FIJI