The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-13

strange doings in the election, rom the promi-
pent part performed by William G. Bryant, Of
the Eoening Post, in getting mp the Saratoga
coalition convention. The results are before us
in the Van Buren, free soil votes for Seward
Assembly men, and in the votes Of Sewardmen
for Governor Seymour. Very true, the admin
istration was practically ignored in the canvass,
and had as little to do with the real living is
sues before the people as the Mosquito King or
Billy Bowlegs; but still there was service Of
mutual accommodation in this huckstering
between the Van Buren, faction and the Seward
alliance.
The results have served the purpose Of Sc
ward in the Assembly, while the Seward votes
for Seymour in exchange have furnished con-
venient feathe: to the Custom House and the
Cabinet organ at Washington, with which to
tickle the nose Of the President. And 80 the
Washington Onion announces that the vote for
Sey mour shows that the "New York democracy
have come together" Was ever COOL, bad, or
Indifferent liquor put to o purpose SO useless
and go utterly absurd as this What
does the election show, in this trading
between Seward and the Van Buren,
Kitchen Cabinet democracy? It shows that the
natural tendency Of this demoralized faction is
to fusion with the anti-slavery Seward coali-
ton And why not? The programme of Sc
ward contemplates nothing more than the re-
vival of the Buffalo Van Buren, platform
Nothing more.
On the other hand, there is something of fear
full import in the transfer of the conservative
wings from the Seward coalition to Ullman-to
sey nothing of the transfer of the bulk Of the
Bronson party to the Know Nothings, which
may or may not have been q mere temporary
operation. As matters now stand, the conser-
vative wings, in cooperation with the Know
Nothings, hold tremendous balance of power
against the Seward anti-slavery league In this
view the vote for Ullman spoils all the Seward
estimates of the late elections in Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. In those
States, as against the administration, the
Know Nothings combined with the Seward
leag ne to /" crush out" the Kitchen Cabinet
party. They did the work. in crushing style.
But in.New York the administration was con-
sidered already defunct, while Seward, in open
hostility 10 the Know Nothings, was master Of
the field Hence the independent nomination
Of Ullman eganst the Seward candidate, and
the astounding disclosure that the Know No
things are en- the course for the Presidency
on their own account, and not less hostile to
Inward thansto the Cabinet managers at Wash
, gsoE
Thus the leader of the Northern anti-aavery
"a. ne, W. Fl. Seward, and the champion of the
mo Y Nothings, John NJ Clayton, are brought
o /, New York, face to face; and not only
ere. hnt,.broughcut the North. The proposed
tate Convention q the silver gray wings may
ery Ii. kGly result in fusion betweea them and
,e Kno Meanings, while, on the other side,
,e /" dicl vasing" t,this late election Indicates
,e absor, Mioa of the Van Buren, cabinet fac
ons with TIE Seward coalition.
From the debris Of the late political revolu-
ons. berinn tag in 1862, and ending in the re-
mt round OF State elections; from the ruins
the two old daaoraliEed and corrupt parties
ina scattered i. ote general confusion, it is by
D means wonder. tua that monstrous revolution
~ organizations should be the first fruits.
hus the native A userican and anti-Cstholc
,rrorism of the Know vNothings has sprung into
fs; thus the pie-bald 'anatics and conspirators
+ all the odds and en-, = Of abolitionism are
anding together for lSoiy crusade against
outhern slavery; and thus the Union and con-
titutional men of all par, lies and sects ami
sctions are challenged to take the aeld.
The approaching Presidential election will be
all of the elements of discord aud disunion,
nd from it's results the Union will be min
aimed, or it will be rent to pieces--ths crown
ng disaster to popular government. Whs leads
he way for great constitutional Union
arty?