The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-08

ar, and 30 consult upon some pan Of rebeIliop
The next move was the Governor; and Horato
S.y mour is reported as baying received the
M miDation "by 0 very fs mt vote--not twenty
delegates VI ting" This is The worst feature Of
the whole proceeding When man is nomi
mated for discour q gng con est, in spite of his
teeth he ought to be nominated by acclamms-
| ton with three times three and tiger, as in
| the case of Bronson. 1t serves 10 keep 10
| something Of enthusia. m and courage 10 his
| behalf, and 10 make him lion to stand by.
But when man in opposition to his own re-
moDstraDces and wishes is taken up, and has ais
veto Of the Maine liquor lag approved, aud is
then nominated only BY very "faint vote"
Il ere is runous collapse ia the machinery
The faint vote" by which the Governor was
thus nominated, will be very apt to result in
very faint vote" 10 the electioo.
| The proceedings subsequent to the nomina-
tion Of the Governor were very we'll adapted to
| reconcile the revolt upon the platform. Very
true, the Custom House party carried their reso-
lutions, including The Kozsta letter and the
Commandment Of GreytowD, but from that mo-
ment general suspicion Of disaster seems to
have fallen over the whole concern Their en-
tbusiasm died away into dstrust, with the re-
tirement OF Preston King Il Company in dis
gust. Their deliberations, from that unfortu-
nate detection, lot all heart, all hope, all con-
fdence, and were carried through mechani-
| cal]y, as with the conviction that Nebraska,
though not too strong dose for the free solers
| OF the Custom House, WITH little seasoning,
was still more than the dainty stomachs Of
their brethren OF the interior had bargained
for.
In this pitiful plight the ragged flag ends of
the New York administration have cut out
their work for onr November elections. But
the game of the Cus' ON House clique was the
spoils. These they have secured. These they
will hold. All the rest is but painful mock
cry Of the miseries Of the administration.
The ADMINISTRATION EPIDEMC-SH0Rr
CRoPs.-A regular epidemic of musiny dis
cord and revolution seems to prevail in the
diminished ranks Of the administration demo-
cracy everywhere. Frequently breaking out
in Congress during the last session, and only
prevented from breaking up the Cabinet through
the force of the spoils, this violent party dis
ease has since diffused itself throughout the
country like the cholera. We are not aware Of
any administration party assemblage since last
| December which has not been signalized by
such scenes of "noise and confusion" more or
less, as those which have lately destroyed the
efficiency of Tammany Hall, of the spoilsmen
of New Hampshire, and the prestige of the
] public plumber"
Among our late political advices, we are in
formed that the Democratic County Conven-
tion had met at Pittsburg nominated candi-
date for Congress, passed resolutions approving
] the national and State administrations, and de-
Dunciatory of the Know Notbings, and that
| 'rbe convention then adjourned amidst great
| confusion" This looks very omioous for the
| Pennsylvania October election. The fact is.
we almost despair Of the administration and
Col. Forney, in the Old Keystone State The
administration epidemic appears to be as viru
lent and as fatal there as in New Hampshire or
Tammany Hall; and the drought and the hot
weather have only contributed to make it
worse and worse Short crops for the Cabinet
everywhere-very short.
Mr.. BELMONT m BUSINESS of our CO.
temporaries finds fault with the Minister to the
Hague because he is filing up his spare time
in shaving the lame ducks among his Dutch
Majesty's specializing subjects. But why not?
| If Mr.. Belmont can attend to the case of Capt.
Gibson, and the unsettled bill Of indemnities
due to one Of our citizens on account Of the
crown jewels Of the Prince Of Orange, and still
have sufficient time upon his hands for profitable
| operations among the bulls and bears of the
Hague, why should he not play his hand with
the best Of them, we should like to know? There
is nothing, we believe, In the constitution pro-
hibting such amusements. Mr. Belmont may
open grocery store for the sale, at prices to
suit the times, Of Dutch Goldfish mackerel and
herring; and If the establishment does not in
terfere with his diplomatic functions, we pre-
sumo that Marcy will be satisfied. Or he may
open large clothing establishment, with all
the latest styles of our diplomatic costume on
hand, according to the circulars of the State
Department, and what right have we to COM
plain? The result Of Mr.. Belmont's present
diplomatic mission will probably be final re-
port that although "the Dutch have taken
| Holland" he has taken the Dutch. Close
shaving is the true policy for the Hague.
| SIR HAMILTON SEYMOUR AND DR.. GOTHAM
The famous ambassador who figured in the
confidential correspondence with Nicholas,
short while. writes letter to the London
Times, which we publish elsewhere, and in which
an attempt is made to impeach DR.. Cottman's
veracity. The Doctor stated that Sir Hamil-
toms effects had been shipped on board the
Anne McAlster; which the ambassador denies
1t is probable that the former mistook the name
| of the vessel on board of which the effects
| were Skinned whether Il was or was not the