The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-07-24
MR.. SEWARD PLAYS HIS CARD.

For six mouths we have steadily predicted that there
would at last be eomplee union between the Seward
abolitonists and the know-nothngs OF the North Our
declarations have been answered by howls of indignant
denial from the dens of the ORDER But already
in the midst Of the ample hlmen of this prophecy The
alarming plot going on too with all possible publicity
and bodness The captains and the lentenants OF the
great New York generassimo Mr.. Seward have done
their work well and thoroughly Hale has laid New amp-
shire the feet OF his Gillette has brought as
rich trophy his the State of Connecticut Sumner
and Wilson have kept Massachusetts, in the track of trea
and Fessenden has combined all the sms under the
Seward flag in Maine No less industrious and success
ul have been his other aids in other States Johnston tells
him that Pennsylvania his disposal Giddngs and
Chase hold up Ohio dazzle his eyes, Coax boasts of In
diana Lincoln pledges his honor for Illinois No des
pot who has sent out his emssaries work dsaecton
among the of the EARTH fttingly
served than Mr. Seward He does his foul deeds by Others,
and will now essay for his own part after his agents
brought the aboons,s and know nothngs together in
one fraernal family party the fusion
ticket by affecting opposition the knownothings This
will be esorled deceive and deude the adopted ci,
zens and this may be called the all these
voting receptions
Accordingly Inc seward ana Inc Vi
New York have called their State conventions The
day and al The place, if TO give Mr. Seward a
good occasion to set forth his programme The New York
Herald tells the story in its number Of Friday last fol-
lows.
"There notable dongs at the Aston House on
Wednesday. There meeting of the whs State CEN
trail committee for the purpose Of appointing day for the
meeting of the whg State convention in reference to our
November election and there meeting of the repub-
State central committed appointed the anti Nebraska
State convention held at Auburn last fall and by most
beautiful fratera and harmonious arrangement both these
committees met Wednesday at the Aston
House, and in The result Of this admirable
aternizaton might have been expected, that as
party the wings agreed and the republicans agreed each
hold their State convention the day at the
place. and for the common objects Furthermore IN
order adapt themselves the of all the other
parties in the field this 'whg convention and this repubi
convention been pnt the last upon the list to wit
the 26th day of September.
From the extracts concerning this decree of the Astor
House coalionists which have placed elsewhere in this
paper from the columns editorial ofour contemporaries it will
be that the Seward organs in bland and heavenly
satisfction that the usually ponderous and
Courier and Enquirer though in soft and subdned
strain sings the song thathe Express has little
nothing being still in the markets aud that upon the
whole, it fixed fact that the fossil remains Of the late
great wing party of the Empire State be aerged
Syracuse into this pebad hybrid heterogeneous congomer
alton of soil and abolition flag ends and factions bearing
the modest and musical title OF the republican party.
What become of the few know-rothings who may
resis Seward it does not require prophet to predict They
will be compelled combine with the abolitonsts their
brothers in other States have DONE to be ruled ou
of the Offices as the when Mr.. Seward managed
and drove them his last reelection for senator by the
New York legislature That they will submit or be re-
duced to contemplate minority is quite clear When
the wing knownothng papers of New York city ready
advance yield to the fusion movement Of Mr.. Seward
who doubt that the generalssimo of the great comb
nation will be successful his subordinate officers
Let us watch and wait