The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-16

permit this new law to 60 overheard with.
out resistance. The Anti Renters were to have
had convention on the 18th inst, but we have
heard nothing further about it. There is yet
another party, generally considered as dead
and buried, which its sponsors would have US
believe is coming to life again. The Albany
Euening Joaynal publishes call for a meeting
Of the Wing State Central ComEittee, a. the
Astor House in this city, on the 18th day of
July, at IL O'Clock NJ, by order of John A,
Cooke, Secretary, which will probably deter.
mine the day and the place Of the so called
Wing State Convention.
Here we have q most interesting and spicy
dish of odds and ends. In the FIRST place, it
will be remarked that the Seward Anti-Slavery
Fusion Convention, and an Independent Van
Buren, Free Soil Convention, appoiated uader
the immediate auspices of Martin Van Buren,,
meet on the same day. Touching this new Van
Buren, movement, emanating directly from
headquarters, we refer our readers, especially
the soft shell Sachems of Tammaoy Hall, to the
letter from correspondent at Hudson, which
we publish elsewhere in these columns. At a
late democratic meeting at Hudson, which it
seemswas gotten up and cut aud dried by the old
pipe layers Of Martin Van Buren,, the re union
Of the party upon first principles was strongly
recommended But this extraordinary meeting
also recommended a democratic State conven-
ton on the 22d of August, at Syracuse, when
the regular Soft Shell State Central Committee
had already appointed the 29th.
What is the meaning Of this disagreement be-
tween Undertook and Tammany Hall? Oar
correspondent throws some light upon it. II is
very evident to everybody that the hard shells,
considering the softs incurably tied down to
Mr.. Pierce and his administration are de-
hberately meditating q fusion with the Know
Mornings in November throughout the State.
To counterfeit this movement, the sage Of Lin
denwold undertakes to give the cue to the soft
shells in advance of the Tammany convention
Of the 10th. Hence this Hudson meeting ca
Of simon pure soft convention On the 22d.
The object is to be on hand, cheek by jowl with
the Seward fusionists, and to strike such bar
gain, if expedient as will result in a coalition
which will defeat that of the Know Nothings
and hard shells
1t will be remembered that at promiscuons
anti-Nebraska meeting in the Park, last sum-
mer, Mr. Benjamin F. Butler declared that he
would sooner vote for Seward for President
than for Judge Douglas. 1t will also bs remsm-
bered that Mr.. Butler, Mr.. Cullen Bryant,
and others of the leaders of the free soil Van
Buren, BouIbons, took an active part ia the
cali and in the proceedings Of the last August
Saratoga Fusion Convention on the Nebraska
bill. Now this Republican Seward Convention
Of August next is the same thing; and this
| Hudson meeting may be considered as the frat
definite step under the auspices of ex President
the soft shells to the Seward Holy Alliance.
Whether this fusion is intended as q scheme to
sink Mr.. Pierce beyond souudings, or to bring
him and Marcy out in their true colors upon
the Kansas question, remains to be seen. It is
| certainly manifest that Martin Van Buren, has
not returned home to play the part Of an idle
| spectator of the curious aud momentous poll
teal movements going on around him. We
call upon the soft shells Of Tammany Hall to
look into this matter at once, and take such
action upon it as the case may seem to de-
mand If they are to be sold out in the bulk
| to Seward, the Sachems have q right to voice
in the transfer
Concerning the other State conventions of
our schedule, we presume that the woman's
rights, colored MEMS and all other outside
factions, will rally as they did last year to
the Seward coalition We think it also very
likely that the humbug Of keeping up the name
of the wing party when the party is defuact and
decomposed, will be abandoned this fall; and
that such wings as do not choose to be consider
| ed hereafter as members of the anti slavery
fusion republican party may go where they
| like. The democratic hard shells, on the 5th of
| September, will have q nice question to decide,
to wit-whetherit is better to join the America IN
party at once, or await the chances of the re-
construction Of the democratic party. We
suspect they will settle upon the bird in the
hard as being worth two in the bush"
The Know Nothings hold their State Council
on September 20, for the practic Il business of
Novs moer In choosing this late day, they will
have all the results Of the o,her party con ven
tions to guide them. The fault too, will be
attributable to the American party itself, it,
with these and other advantages, and their mus
ter roll Of nearly two hundred thousand enroll
ed voters, they fail to carry the State. The
party movements among us for November are
still thickiy enveloped in the fog; but we think
it pretty clear that the Issue of our coming
State election will rest between the Know
Nothings and the Seward coalition.
The Present Condition and PoiisIcal Failure
OF Austr alta Colonial Policy OF Great B.I-
tain.
We publish to-day an interesting review Of
the commercial social and political condition of
Australia. II enters into the causes of the
financial and commercial depression by which
the colony has been visited exposes the errors
which have att ihuted to thai result, aud points