The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-28
The Syracuse Fusion observation-disclosures
nation Of the New Abolition League.


Notwithstanding the tremendous and allah
sorbing news from Sebastopol, we cannot over
look the Importance of the anti-slavery fusion
proceedings Of the last two or three days at
Syracuse, which have resulted in new aboli-
ton league for our November election and for
the Presidency.
The materials thus fused together in this
fanatical and seditious conglomeration are
the Seward wing of the whig party, por-
ton Of the Van Buren, Buffalo wing of the de-
mocratic party, the old free soil party proper,
and all the loose odds and ends, rags and tags,
of the various anti-slavery cliques and philoso-
phical, agrarian, amalgamation, socialistic and
infdel isms of the day, including all colors and
both sexes, upon the broad general issue of
abolition. The State ticket of this fusion of
the hybrids is a piece Of mosaic of the most
interesting variety of shapes and colors, from
the old fogy whig, moderately seasoned with
free soil, to the most inveterate blue-backed
abolitionist.
The platform of this indescribable coalition
of demagogues and fanatics, white, yellow and
black, is fine specimen of artful lodging,
thimble-rigging, and open-mouthed sedition
They relinquish, first their late universal
hobby of the restoration Of the Missouri
line as an impracticable absurdty, and they
fall back upon the old WORKOUT
dodge of the Wilmot proviso-the
exclusion Of slavery from all the Territories,
and the admission of no more slave States.
They refuse even vote of thanks to the ad-
ministration for the appointment Of Reeder as
Governor of Kansas, but denounce it in good
set terms for his removal. They applaud the
conduct Of the free soil squatters, but give no
quarter to i" the armed bands precipitated upon
them from Missouri They drop word or
two Of comfort for Passmore Williamson in
limbo and are particularly explicit in defining
their position against the Know Nothngs. (not
the Seward branch, but the conservative Know
Notbings,) :" and their secret constitutions,
oaths, rituals, and organizations" They throw
in a bit of humbug and claptrap on the canal
question, and wind up by appropriating
passage from the immortal Jefferson, (Which
authority for their nefarious designs. And
they cap the climax of their impudence ami
cool hypocrisy in saying never word upon
the Maine liquor law.
The question now arises. how is this new
abolition leagne, this combination Of odds and
ends, this Mexican mixture of half-breeds-how
is it to be met and defeated? We have in OPP
position to this dirty alliance the national
wings, the divided democracy, and the Know
Nothngs; the principles Of the constitution
and the Union, and the issue Of the repeal of
the Maine liquor law. And upon this par
ticular question. in spite of their hue and cry
upon slavery, the fusionists can and may be
defeated for the Legislature, which is the
major consideration in reference to the great
campaign of Sc. The result of the late election
in Maine points out the way to the opposition
forces in this State-it is conjunction against
the abolition and liquor league upon some
common opposition candidates for the Legisla-
ture in every county. In a word, it cannot be
denied that this Syracuse abolition alliance
has made a fine opening for a counter move
ment Of the opposition forces of all parties,
and there is yet time enough to appropriate
the occasion to good purpose. There are
already several movements on foot to this end
and they may yet be reduced to order and
efficiency. New York is not yet sold out to
Seward and his abolition dsunon alliance