The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-06

Our Saratoga Correspondence.
SARATOGA COUNTY, Oct II, 1854
Voice frcm Saratoga C0anty-Why Don't the Hdrds
ard Sfts Unite Asainst Seward !-H1sory If the Split
Refree7s the Cnter1Ifed Sections-Who is 10 Blame p
Valuable Pclitcal Information, dc.
Tie New York Times Of the 30th September publishes
article from the Washington U'nion in which the
Cnion says
The New York contest possesses nm interest beyond
the state and In the democratic party outside If New
York There i and e1Prsssd strong feeling
leaders 10 Keep up feud the only elect Of which Is to
keep W. II. seward in power But, in addition to this
view cf the subject there Ia the bearing which such
feud must have upon the prospects Of the democratic
party in the future Men ask essh other how 1t that
other questions should disunteds Do those who in
fame and keep up these dissensions-who refuse to
listen to the Efforts Of harmony Of the best democrats in
the colntydo these desire the defeat Of the de-
mocra.ic Iar,y OF New York That il the question that
disncve presents itself to the mind Of democrat
broken and discovered fragments VI the New York de-
mocracy together and contest the supremacy Of
sewardsms But tho question has not yet found an an
propose to submit few facts and considerations,
from which the Union may perhaps spell out
10 question apt 10 be asked 'outsde Of New York"
The disunion in the democratic party in New York
had been partially, but only partially healed by
abandonment the part o The free soilers Of
their sectionasm and consent not 10 carry their
fare against slavery into their political organizations
but they would consent to be dissolved dis
tnct and integral body always appearing such body
in all political sssembages demanding their share and
that the lions share in political patronage and politi
cal mower II should he remembered that the free soil
leaders exclusively made up from the Van Burcn
dyf as.y and feature in their creed to di-
vide power with any body.
Atnis State ticket made up in tho fall of 80
which the national democracy supported with perfect
feeity .ecng Mr. Church. free soilcr, for Lieut.. Gov
ern,r whilst the flee sellers played false, and defeated
tho election Of Mr.. Seymour national democrat for
Governor giving the free sellers the presiding officer
Of tile Senate and Canal Board and giving the wings
Governor Hunt.
In 81 the free sellers procured the nomination of
State cL ct mostly Of Their men, such they
knew they could mould 10 their purposes and again BY
the fidelity Of the nationals hunkers, as they pleased
to call them,) they were elected.
BY '52 the tide Of free soilism running low and
another Van Buren, could MT he found to join with the
aboicnsls divide and defeat the democratic party,
they had where else to they supported the
democratic national and State nominations, having
full share of their the State ticket; and
they supported the Congressional and Legislative nomi-
nations when their own men were nominated but when
not they gave It to the wings, ~ In the case OF Mr.
Seymour Of Rensselaer,.
General Pierce was nominated upon the political
basis which the national democracy Of New York
stood and has always stood He could not have been
nominated upon any other But from some strange
policy always regarded unsa and not to be accounted
and seition and treason were rewarded General Pierce
bestow yery large proportion Of his confidence and
his patronage in the State Of New York upon the men
Who in 1s4s had bolted from the democratic national
and State nominations, because they could not control
the conventions where the nominations were made.
They formed compact with the abclitioniss, who at
that time had the most political capital Of the two; and
with Van Puren and abolitionis at the head Of the
national ticket and Dix and another wing abo6onist at
the head Of State ticket, succeeded IN producing
md
throw the political power of the nation and the State
into the hands Of the wings which, Of course, brought
national and State government. The democracy outside
of New York should remember that these things are
General Fierce and lis Cabinet thought otherwise and
as q reward have called these men to high places, to
the exclusion Of the national democrats, who have
always been faithful Perhaps We are to refer this poll
CIV to the divine principle that " there is rejoicing
relentng sinnerhan ninety and nine just
persons, who need no repentance"
The only political reason assigned for giving preference
TO these revolers Of 4S was that they had SO far re-
nounced their sectiona.m as to profess to stand on
English they had voted for Gen. Pierce at time when
by revolt they could do mischief only States
has failed entirely TO satisfy the democracy Of New York
Of the justice Or proprety Of the course pursued by
Gen. Pierce and his Cabinet in their selection of the de-
postories Of confidence and emolument in this State
Nor the national democrats Of New York better
satisfied with the Senator's and especially the southern
Senator's who have confirmed the appointment Of these
sectionasts to the disraragement Of the men who have
firmly and so uniformly stood BY tho sPulations Of
the constitution in its protection Of all the institutions
Of the country, either Northern Southern; and Who
in doing have been long placed in the defensive in
nut in .hph places and who have been SO noorously
banded with abolitionists and other fanatics against
Of these institutions and against the constitution
and laws which protect them.
Nor are The national democrats satisfied with the South
members in the House Of Representatives, who per-
terse this warfare carried here with the free sellers
and abotonists Iilputian affair. This is not the
chiyalry Of Inc South Perhaps they deserve it. The
free soiicrs and sboonsts now safely in Office, tell
them they do. There some signs in the times how
ever from the recent elections seeming to indicate
Character not :Iilipaiian But it IS warfare in
which the national democracy Of New York forewarn-
But to return to this eud in the democratic party
Of the State Of New York. = which the linton much
deprecates Nobody has to for in it than the
President and his Cabinet, whose organ the Union IT,
Everybody here knows and one At least Of the Cabinet
knows that whilst the two divisions Of the party agreed
10 act together UPON the revolt Of 4s the unou white
II lasted, only Fictitious there do cordi
atty in IT, the motives to i on the part Of the free
soiers selfish and kept up for political specua
ton only. In the local elections, they always
elusive and proscrp,ve always vigant to secure the
Hons share the tickets which II they failed To do tho
wings might have The elections.
They fused with the democratic party, but
always kept body by themselves, and body partakng
1s4sthat is spirit Of dsacction and dictation Their
consultations were mostly cabals amongst themselves,
and II they consulted with the national democrats,
IL all txacon their part, and must be concession
on the other which, from proper appreciation Of their
political merits the nationals not prepared to
submit to- They expected their 10 be nominated TO
the Legislature and to Congress- and the nationals
to elect them, which they faithfully did The national
democrats made to feel that they to be
garded and used g hewers Of wood and drawers Of
WATER to them.
lawyer OF considerable eminence born Ia the States
settled IN Canada he left there during the patriot
when asked Why he did So he replied That with the
English officials there was such spirit Of oyerbcarng
nd ioYniu crfy 1rds he ME IA uon
who was man, could live there Aud the national
democrats here made 10 feel long they
tinucd 10 act with the free sellers, that "no man. who
man, could submit TO it, ~
This was the general feeling with them when
they went 10 The convention at Syracuse in the fall
Of 1853, 10 make state ticket. They honestly
supposed, end always have supposed, that they
had large majority. Of the regularly chosen dele
gates; but they soon given TO understand that
instead Of going in harnoniously and organizing, the