The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-08-31
NEW YORK POLITICS.

Daily Times descriptive of the condition O
parties in that State. In the opinion of tn
writer there are likely to be three tickets 70
State officers in the field at the elections il
November next. Earnest attempts have beef
made to bring about fusion between tn
Hard Shell, or Dickinson Democrats, and th
Softs, or Administration Democrats, bat thu
far, without success. The Dickinson Demo
Gratis, according to the Times, "hate Presiden
Pierce with a cordia! and unrelenting hatred
and will not unite with any parry disposed t.
show him or his Administration the lcas
mercy" symptoms" says the Times, "art
not wanting of union between them and thc
old line Ullman and Parker Philadelphia Plat
form Know Nothings-whose principles are
substantially the same, and many of whose
prominent members belong to the Hunkel
Democrats"
| According to present appearances there are
| likely to be three tickets for State Officers in
the field this Fall. 1t would be very easy Ia
| predict the appearance of half dozen more
if we were to judge from the general efTer.
! vescence among the various parties through
| out the State But the tendency of things
as an election draws nigh, is always towards a
union among those who are in pursuit oil
| substantially the same objects.
The Hard Shell Democrats pertnaciously
assert their determination to run separate
ticket; and it is quite probable that they will
No in N fa a,.,ith tl,a Sof ffo A Il
minstration party. They hate President
Pierce with cordial and unrelenting hatred,
and will not unite with any party disposed to
| show him or his Administration the least
mercy. But symptoms are not wanting of a
union between them and the old.line Ulman
and Parker Philadelphia platform Know
othings-whose principles are substantially
the same, aud many of whose prominent
members belong to the Hunker Democracy.
Indeed at the election last Fall, very large
proportion of the HUnker votes were cast for
the Know Nothing candidates as is apparent
from Judge Bronson's very small vote COM
pared with the real strength of his party
We presume that this year the Hard Shell
nominees will be mainly Know Nothings, and
that there will be a real, if not an open, union
between these two parties. They will take
Pro-Slavery ground in favor of the Compro-
mise of 1850 and the Nebraska bill, moder-
atey opposed to the Prohibitory law, and
decidedly in favor of upsetting President
Pierce, Secretary Marcy, and all their works.
The Hards will go into the contest, not with
any expectation of carrying the State, but for
the sake of maintaining "ther principles. -
The Know Nothings will anticipate large
vote, and remembering last year, will hope
for an accidental victory.
The Soft Shells will of course have tick.
ct in nomination. Their duty to the admin
istration, and their retention of Office at the
Custom. House, alike require it. The nevi-
table John Cochrane will be on hand, with
Captain Rynders as his right-hand man; the
Custom-House and Post-Office influence
throughout the State will contribute its best
efforts; and resolutions will be adopted sus.
tanning General Pierce as one of the abest
and most patriotic Presidents since Jackson
-applauding the measures of his Admins
tration in the lump, with cautious squint-
more like a leer than n look-at the Nebras.
ka bill and the dismissal of Reeder-de-
nouncing the Know Nothings-repudiating
the Prohibitory Law, and calling upon the
Democracy at large to rally in support Of
their principles and their men.
The Wings are almost certain to unite
with the Republicans in the nomination of n
ticket, and the adoption of platform. The
resolutions of the two parties last Fell were
almost identical, and the only thing that gave
the Wings the selection of the ticket was
precedence in point of time. This year they
are to hold simultaneous Conventions, and it
is altogether probable that they will agree on
a basis of union-hold joint Convention
adopt the same platform, and nominate
ticket composed partly of Wings and partly
of Democratic Republicans There is not
likely to be any great difficulty in arranging
a ticket, as an equal division Of thenominees
would probably be satisfactory to both. Both
parties would also be likely to favor the
adoption of a resolution approving the policy |
of Prohibitory Law, and advising such |
of the existing law as may be |
necessary to secure its enforcement, and pro.
vide for fair trial of the experiment.
The Temperance party, represented by the |
State Alliance, will probably be strenuous in |
Urging the nomination of candidates for At
,orney General and Judge of the Court of
Appeals, who will not at all events be COM
nitted against the Prohbtory law. Whether
hey will go further, and insist on their being
pledged in advance to give decisions in sup.
,ort Of it, we have no means Of judging. 1t
5 understood that neither Judge Gardner nor
Judge Ruggles will be candidate for re-
'lection. Ii is quite likely that the nomina-
ions of the Wing and Republican Conven-
ion, for these judicial offices rs well as for
Attorney General, will be made satisfactory
o tho friends of Temperance. The Liquor
ealers will probably throw their influence
nto the Soft Shell scale.
The three tickets likely to be put in nomi-
ation are therefore, QD the Hard Shell and
Id line Know Nothings:-(2) the Softs and
liquor dealers:-(3) the Wings and Repub-
leans, who will derive more or less support
rom the Temperance party, MS well rs from
he Choctaws, Know Something's, and Others
'ho belonged originally to the Know Moth
lg party, but who could not consent to be-
ng transferred by the Philadelphia manipu-
ltors to the Pro.Slavery party of the South
rn States. Which Of the three, in such
triangular contest, is likely to win, is ques-
ion more easily asked than answered. We
re not inclined at all events to attempt nm
nswer Just now, having done already quite
5 much in the way of political prophesying
) would be useful for one day.
1t was near New Haven, Connecticut, the
ty of Elm, rs our correspondent writes,
nat the Rev. Mr. Smitkins was describing
10 peaceful departure of an aged saint, on
hose last hoursit had been his recent priv.
ege to attend. Mr.. Smitkins was one OF
le unlearned clergy, who despised grammer,