The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-14

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WIN. III. Seward ssd the KaOw Nothlngs-
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fox ~ racuse.
Our Seward organs are Significantly quiet
concerning the result Of the bellicose elections
in this city on Tuesday for delegates to the
Wing State Convention at Syracuse. Aod yet
we venture to say, that more important and
Ominous result has not attended any other
elections whatever, great or small, which have
taken place in this city during the last ten
years The issue was between the Seward and
the aDt-Seward wings, aad the arch agitator
has been signally defeated.
The defeat would amount to nothing, had
the election turned upon Seward versus Fill
more, and the old per oaai aud spoils issues
between them of ls49-'50 But new, extraor-
binary, unexpected aud radical Issues of the
most startling and revolutionary character,
entered into this preliminary skirmish, and
CARED it with high hand. The dreadful I'd
mysterious Know Nothing did the work They
have defined their position. They have fulfill
ed our prediction. The anti-Seward delegates
Know Nothings. Tue order have thus dis
closed deliberate organization against Sew.
ard and his political programme, and his po-
Gtical aspirations.
The Know Nothings had previously thrown out
some very broad hints to this effect; and this
Is the be ginning Of their realization. But why
this my steri0us war against Seward? Why
should he he crushed by the Know Nothings?
Do not HE political opinions and theirs run ia
the same general channel Of hostility to Pierce
and the Kitchen Cabinet democracy? Very
likely. But the ground OF their hostility to the
administration is the basis OF their opposition
to Seward. 1t is against the unscrupu Gus at
lection Of the arch-agitator for the Irish Catho.
Lies, and again-t his free SOL and abortion CO
alition schemes that the intractabe Know No
things have planted their batteries. The
long continued and perseveriog attentions Of
Seward towards our venerable Archbishop
Hughes; the alteration which our willy Senator
has always manifested for the learned prelate !;
the disinterested and loving desire which he he's
always shown in behalf Of the Irish, the Catho-
lies, their rights and their votes, soon made
him shining mark for the Know Nothngs.
His speech in the Senate, making merit of
necessity, by casting his defiance into their
Of war. The war has commenced, and in the
first preliminary skirmish the bush-rangers of
Mr.. Seward are put to I'll hit.
But how is the great champion of the Sara-
toga coalition and the disinterested de-
fender Of Archbishop Hughes and his
church and his fock-how is this cum
ming and adrot thimble- rigger to be
reschedf He has not tie remotest idea
Of pressing his claims as the whig candidate for
Governor this iall His friends and his organs
earnestly desire it to be understood that he is
entirely ont Of the way, ana that be and they
are as ready for harmony and Cancellation upon
this point as they are to keep his quarrel with
the Know Noshings ous of the canvass How,
then, is he to be reached at Syracu.e? The
answer is plain, though it will be somewhat a..
tonisbing to the uninitiated Of the Saratoga
coalition.
We have reason to believe that the Know
Notbings will first endeavor to "cr,rsh OUT
good Master Seward, by breaking up at SYRIA
cue the great Northern whig and abolition al
lance pre-arraDged at Saratoga. 1t is his pro
gramme for the Presidency, for an embittered
sectional contest between the North and the
South, with such genera. onslaught upon the
institution Of slavery az mast drive the South
ern States to secession and disunion. Ali that
is LOW required to enter broadcast upon this
programme is the adoption by the Syracuse
Wing State Convention, Of the platform and
alliance projected ut Saratoga Aud to secure
this cohesicn. the Saratoga co lfe larates hold
another convention, six days after the ghg If
fair at Syracp.e. Thus hemned in upon
he font AMI in the rear, by the free sol
and abolition alliance, and with tAe
Know NothiDgs upon their right flank
" hat are the poor wings to do win it be
safe to abandon the allies and the fortunes Of
Sewardism in this position, for the uncertain
support Of The Know n things. This is the
question. The wings must answer i for them.
selves. But II Is right that they shonl under
-,and this important fact--that in filing into
line with The programm- and the allies Of VIM
II. Seward they lose the support Of the Know
No'hings. THIS is nice job Of work for SYRIA
euse.
Consulting thus the Substance Of things
hoped for and the evidence OF thugs mt seem"
we begin to entertain lively fifth that Sew
ard, his plans, and his aspirations, will all be
iished at Syracuse--'hat the managers of the
saratoga coal ton will be overraLd and para
y zed by peryading fear among the wings Of
Northern abolition crusane in behalf OF the
smoitieus ano INSCRIPTIONS demagogue Of An
pprD will be broken up by the MarpIots Of the
anti Seward oonspirators, aud that every taing,
as between the wbigs and the free soil aud anti
,lavery factions, will be cut adrift again, add