The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-16


pa, ers are int resting.
rhe sarstogA Convention and other COnven-
uonH- Ps osps cts Of the New AnGi-sl .vvry
COALITION.
For the edi6catiOu Of the purlic. we repnb-
lib ibis morning the calls for the Anti Nebraska
An,i-Slave,y Coalition Sarat ,ga State Conven-
tion which meets this morning, and Of the
syracuse Wing State Convention, the Syracuse
Free Soil Soft Shell Democratic State Cooven-
ton, the Auburn State Temperance COnven-
ton, bud also other calls and nOiticaAio g Of
various other wing, democratic, temperance and
anti. slav. ~ convent cns in Massachusetts, Ohio,
Miepis an and Virginia Taken all together,
they afford pretty fair idea Of the existing
confusion ano 'rlbulstiOns among the old par.
ties and the uld political hucksters Of the eoun-
Try; and they are very strongly suggestive in
come ction with the late eectioos, Of the most
amusing, the liveliest, toe most exciting and
the funniest scrub race for the Presidency in
1856, that will have ever occurred in the his
tory # these United States. Considering the
my steri'us but powerful organization Of the
Know Nothings in the back ground, cuttiog
right and lett, without mercy and without no.
tice, it is perfectly absurd to make any conjec-
lures hey nd the immediate probabilities of
the elections at hand. Even these are involved
in uncertainties which perplex the wisest old
sachems of Tammany Hall.
The Saratoga Convention meets to-day. Our
readers are fully apprised Of its materials and
its purposes. 1t is . State convention Of the
new anti-siavery coalition for The repeal Of the
such other proceedings directed against the fur
Their extension OF Southern slavery as may be
deemed expedient.
We presume that this convention, baviog
made no arrangements to that effect, will make
no nomination for Governor, aud none for the
State Offices; but that they will direct their
batteries especially against the nine members
of Congress from this State who voted for the
Nebraska bill. there can be no doubt 1t is the
frst cssen'isl step in the uphill work Of re-
storing the Missouri compromise line. The
next object is to secure the election Of thirty
three members, if possible, from this common
wealth to the next Congress, true and trusty
section of the Nebraska BILL
II csc are among the defined objects Of this
Saratoga convention. A large margin is left
open for such side blows as the abolition OF
slavery in the District Of Columbia, no more
slave States, Cuba, Mexico, the African slave
trade, &c. Very likely the convention
win take strong ground against the &C.
IF ,ho
notwithstanding Gerrit Smith is decidedly In
iavor OF this measure of manifest destiny"
We are not aware that Gerrit is a delegate;
but We suppose that upon ar anti-slavery occa-
sion SO very novel and exit aoriinary, h can
hardly fail to be present. II so, we should
in favor of the annexation OF Cuba would be
received in one Of his peculiar Speeches before
this very peculiar and most extraor binary and
heterogeneous convention.
Free coil wings of the Seward stripe will
form the nucleus of this Saratoga gathering.
Free soil Van Buren, democrats will form
strong infusion; regular free sellers of the free
soil party proper and orthodox abolitionists, and
all sorts of outside reformers and philosophers,
intideIs and divines, but all dead against the
further agitation Of slavery, will fill up the
chinks. The late Castle Garden Union Safety
Committee will also be ably represented at
this mixed commission OF all the anti-slavery
forces. Benjamin F. Butler sill be the cham
pion on the occasion Of the free soil admins
tration mercenaries; Horace Greeley, appoint
ed delegate from White Plains, will probably
be chairman Of the Seward faction, and Fred
Douglass, (if he has not gone out to Kanass),
will, perhaps, be present to attend to the in
terests Of the free colored Americans, and to
such amendments Of the land laws as their in
terests may require.
Spiritual manifestations Rochester knock
ings Fourierite phalanxes and vegetarian doc
trines, will, we think, be passed over and ig-
nored, though some of the dsci piles of all these
denominations will, doubtless, be among the
delegates. We are not so sure concerning
women's rights. We can discover none of the
strong minded she-dragons among the dele
gates appointed from the various cities aud
counties; but we should nc 5e surprised If
Abby Kelly Foster were 10 olunteer her ser
vices as the head of womcn's rights delega-
ton from Boston. The occasion is very tempt
ng, and 1t will be n miraculous bit Of self
ieniaI If Abby does resist the call
The two immediate points of interest in con-
nection with this convention are, how will ii af
ect the Free Soil So:t Shell Administrator Con-
sention at Syracuseg And how will it crate
upon the Wing State Convention, at the same
place, in September, and the whig party In the
election?
Benjamin F. Butler, W. q. Bryant, and other
prominent politicians Of the Buffalo platform,
will In all probability, from their association
With this Saratoga coalition at Syracuse, do
much to increase the democrat saHon in the soft
shell camp. They may create such detection
IS may break up the aiminis. ration convent
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