The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-30

time to shield him from the penalty Of am real |
faults he might have committed-yeauires no
ordinary callousness and nc ccunmcn want of |
scruple: but there is daily journal in this
city which has done 80. We trust that common
sense and good feeling are SO general in this
community, that the mischievous attempt to
stir up bad feeling viii prove abortiye.
Let us have, by all means, an investigation
into the circumstances OF the loss Of the Arctic.
Let the proper authorities summon before them
every survivor from hat i'll starred vessel andin-
stitute the most searching inquiry into the causes
Of the disaster and the conduct of the crew after
the collision. 1t is quite right not only that
the country should know the truth on matters
of such deep interest, but that those who failed
in their duty on that awful occasion should be
severely punished if the law can reach them,
or, If it cannot, that they should be sent forth
into The world with the brand o. the coward
and the homicide. But let4s have no hole apSs
corner meetings. got up for the purpose Of Af-
forGiDg Mr.. This or Mr.. That opportunity
Of making fine speeches, and sly digs at The
District Attorney Above all, let us beware of
allowing twopenny demagogues to involve us
in quarrels, or excite suspicion against men
like Mr.. Collins, whose whole life is refutation
Of the nameless ISLANDERS by which he is assailed.
When such infamous attempts are made, the
public should cry: Shamel
Nothings-Shall Seward be Returned to the
Senates
The Seward organs are boastfully claiming
that they have secured from the late election
decided majority in our Legislature favorable
to the reelection of w. Fl. Seward to the Uni
ted States Senate. They have confessed that
his reelection was their paramount object in the
canvass; we have been told that votes which
otherwise would have been given to Clark were
turned over to Seymour for votes for Seward
Assemblymen; that this system o. exchanges
accounts for the excess Of the vote for Ray
mond over that given for Clark on the same
ticket From this it appears that the Seward
men were willing to sacrifice the Maine law for
the security Of their champion in the Senate,
and that the administration soft shells consent
ed to give Seward lift as fair equivalent for
O little help upon the Governor. At all events,
the Seward organs, over their assumed MAORI
ty for their idol in the new Assembly, have
been more earnest in their rejo.cings than over
the election of their man pledged to sign the
Maine Liquor law. In fact, the liquor law was
but dodge to catch the votes of the tempe
rance people; and we should not be surprised
if that were the last Of it.
We are not quite sure tn It the Seward coal-
tion have the majority in the Assembly of
which they are Boosting so bravely. They are
certainly endeavoriny to create the impression
that all resistance is useless; and if they sue
coed in frightening the opposition to this ex-
tent, the reelection Of Seward is inevitably
fixed. But there are doubts upon this point
The repu'ed strength of Seward in the Assem-
bly, is stoutly disputed in certain quarters. 1t
is even claimed that majority can be mus
tered against him, and that he can be defeated.
We trust that he can be and will be sent adrift,
as the shortest method of putting an end to the
arch-agitator and his disunion conspiracy for
1856. The attachment of the people Of New
York to the Union, and the interests Of the
State in both Houses, call for the election of
Seward, the disunion agitator, and his higher
law"
The new party Of the Know Nothings appear
to be very sanguine Of carrying the approach
ing Presidential election. But what will
President avail them without the cooperation
of Congresss Little or nothing. They are
fully aware of this, and doubtless intend to
use their best exertions in filing such vacan.
cies as may occur in the Senate in the interval.
The term of w. H. Seward expires on the
fourth of March next, with the present Con-
gress. Our Legislature this winter will be
called upon to fill this vacancy, either in the
reelection of Seward or the election Of some
body else. His reelection will be great
triumph over the Know Nothings-his defeat
will be the most important achievement,
North and South, to the new party. 1t will
paralyze the Northern anti-slaYery coalition
at once, inspire confidence throughout the
South in the Know Nothings, and give to their
general movement that essential ingredient
called by Mr.. Webster "a pervading odor of
nationality"
All the leading antecedents of Sc ward mark
Dim anu dis allla"ces Us tne HrSt appropriate %.
jects of determination by the Know Nothings
OF all men in the country he has been most ac-
tive and instrumental in that general demorali-
cation and corruption Of the old political part ss
which has driven so many Of the people into the
organization Of this new party Of the Know
Nothings He began his political career with
the anti-Masonic movement. In a drunken
quarrel at Batavia q recanting Free Mason was
spirited away. Subsequently the body Of
dead man was picked up at Niagara Falls, and,
with the addition Of a-pair Of false whiskers,
he was pronounced the veritable Morgan. Upon
this imposture the anti-Masonic movement was
founded. The dead man proved to be, too, as
was predicted, "a good enough Morgan till
after the election" To this outrage upon the