The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-30
The Governor-C1nrk and the Opposition
Good Reasons for his Defeat.


The organization and the principles OF the
several parties in the field for the spoils of our
November election, the p atform of ths compel
ing candidates H. Governor respectively, and
the polite al cons uences most likely to follow
the success of thi or that party, are matters
which are al +, by this time, pretty thoroughly
understood by our readers. With all the va.
rious indepen emit and new-fangled State con-
yentions and State tickets that have been
brought forward for the popular support, every
body understands very well, at length, that
there are, for all practical purposes, only four
parties in the contest-the democratic hard
shells the democratic soft shells, the wing abo-
lition coalitionists, and the Know Nothings
and that there are only four candidates for
Governor-Bronson, Seymour, Clark and Ull-
man.
1t is also fact very we'll understood that
Clark is supported by a mougrel alliance OF
odds and ends of all the revolutionary, philo-
sophical, inidel and reasonable factions OF the
day, and that the opposition forces are divided
between Bronson, Seymour and Ullman. From
this division of the opposition forces, the whig
coalition have been heretofore confident of an
easy victory, though, within the last week or
two, they have betray ed some uneasness lest
there should be fusion of the anti Maine law
forces upon common candidate, with the
single object in view of arr sting the despotic
measure contemplated by the advocates Of alb.
solute prohibition. There may be some dan
ger to Clark upon this issue and from this
anti Maine law combination, it is possible that
he may be defeated upon this ground; but
there are other radical issues OF greater or
lesser moment, calling for the overthrow Of the
Seward coalition, and which would render the
election of Bronson or Seymour, or even Ull-
man as the Know Nothing candidate, prefera-
able to the success of Clark.
The paramount objection to Clark is his
avowed utilization with the Saratoga, Syracuse
and Auburn anti-slavery alliance, and its pro
jected crusade against the South upon CON-
bined Northern anti-sl4very ticket and platform
for the Presidency in 1856. TIE anti-slavery
resolutions passed At Saratoga, Syracuse, and
Auburn, by the Seward coaltionists and ap-
proved by Clark and the whole whig State
ticket, Gu off the Southern States from their
programme 70, the Presidential election, and
throw them back at once upon the alternative
Of secession, in the event of Stewards success.
The question of dsunion, therefore, is directly
involved in the declared principle, and policy
Of Clark, his collea ues, his organs and the
pie baid coalition, AMI the arch agitator direct
ing the machinery for Clark's election. His
success will give to New York the shame
full distinction Of being the first of the Northern
States which shall have openly declared in
favor OF the abolitionists, against the constitu-
tion and the laws, the peace of the Union, and
the safety of American society.
Upon this all-important issue, involving all
classes of the community, and all their inter-
ests, social, religious, political and commercial
there is album amt justification for the concen-
tration Of all the friends of law and order, of
peace, harmony and prosperity-ofall parties
upon any candidate opposed to Clark. The
administration is done fort is powerless for
further mischief, and as it could realize nothing
from the success Of Seymour, even his election,
under the circumstances, would be triu nph
over the conspirators for sedition and disunion.
The platform ofs Ullman is contracted affair.
and is opposed in spirit to the spirit of the con-
stitution and the institutions of the United
States but in contrast with the active disunon
abolition alliance Of Seward and his motley
tribes the league of the Know Nothings is
comparatively harmless; and so the election
even Of Ullman would be preferable to the
triumph Of Clark. Judge Bronson may be too
IN mi Cor al tho
Maine law or ultra anti Maine law men; but by
the conservatives of all parties and upon all
questions, and especially upon the vital ques-
tion of slavery, his election would doubtless
be received with satisfaction as a hap y escape
from the schedule Of denominations of the Sew
ard anti slavery alliance.
But again: there are temperance men, zeal
Gus in the cause, anxiously laboring to lessen
the manifold evils of rum selling and rum drink
ing, who may well be dubious Of the policy of
the rigid prohibition promised us from the
Clark association A despotic acs Of the kind
they contemplate may lead to scenes Of violence
and confusion, and a reaction in popular opin-
ion, which may throw back The work of many
ears in the cause Of total abstinence. In this
view, it is very likely that there are many good
and practical temperance men, living examples
of the abstinence which they profe s, who will,
upon election day, prefer some other candidate
to Myron II. Clark. 1t were folly to sanction
the wicked presumption that the morals of the
community and the good cause Of temperance
are wholly dependent upon the success Of the
Seward ticket. 1t were an insult to his own
intelligence, and an act Of humiliation on the
part of the citizen, to vote under an impression
so green ind prepos, erous.
Upon another point we would remind our
fellow citizens of the unsatisfactory position of
Clark. He desired the Know Nothing support
he sought the favor Of their State Coun-
lodge. He failed. They nominated another
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