The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-18

tion-Changc Of the Day, and the Reasons
Why-A very Important and Interesting
Game.
We publish this morning the official procla-
nation of the Democratic Hard Shell State
Central Committee, changing the appointed
day of the meeting of the Hard State Conven-
ton from the 9Th of September to Thursday
next, the Esd inst, which will be six days in
advance of the convention of the softs, which
tafter the hards had appointed the 9Th of Sep
tember) was fixed for the 29th inst. We publish,
also, in connection with this new proclamation
OF the hards, graphic exposition, in special
despatch from Albany, Of the reasons for and
against this adroit man9uvre Of the hards
to get the initiative at Syracuse. Our cores
pendent has stated his case so succinctly that
we have only to refer the reader to his des-
patch for clear and minute understanding of
the game.
The question Of reunion of our two demo-
cratic factions this fall, involves the very de-
liberate issue to Tammany Hall and the Gus
tom House Of the Reputation Of our Pierce adj
ministration and all concerned. II the hards
get the initiative convention at Syracuse,
they may be expected to make the
abandonment, if not the public condem-
nation, Of the administration sine qua noa
The softs. however, after the hards had desig-
mated the 5th of September for their SYRIA
cuse consultation, thought they had the rebels
upon the hip in appointing the goth Of August
as the day for the soft convention. Accord
ing to our correspondent, set of milk-and-
water Marcy-Van Buren, resolutions, and the
bride of a hard nomination for an Office here
and there, were to constitute the trap and
the bait for the hard shells, and for their ac-
quiescence in a quiet recognition of the admin
istration and the claims Of Marcy upon the
Cincinnati National Democratic Convention.
But the hards, in changing their convention to a
day in advance of the Pierce and Marcy faction,
have knocked their estimates into confusion at /,
q single blow.
The convention Of the 23d of August, as
| matters now stand gives to the hard shells
the choice Of the trumps and the lead in this
initiative democratic game for the succession.
Let them adopt good staunch set of sound,
national, conservative resolutions s con-
sentative, for example, upon the slavery
question, as the Philadelphia Know No
thing platform-and whether they nominate
the whole or half of the democratic State ticket,
they will have taken stand upon which they
may safely demand admission into the Cincin-
natl National Convention, against all the eff
forts to supplant them by the spoilsmen of the
Cabinet from all quarters. On the other hand,
should the sOfts, at their convention, reject the
hard she'll platform, and fall back upon the
| principles Of the free soil Buffalo ticket of
| lS4s, they will have no other alternative than
| an Independent Van Buren, and Marcy move
| ment in sc, or fusion with the Seward
coalition, as recommended ever since the pas
| sage of the Nebraska bill by Benjamin +. But
| Ter, and other soft shell Van Buren, leaders.
| 1t will thus be seen that this hard shell call
| Of State Convention on Thursday next, en-
braces first, the question of fusion or con-
frmed and perpetual split between our two de-
mocratic factions, upon the vital question of
the day. Secondly, the abandonment Of Pierce
Marcy d Co., or the policy of resignation to
the administration. Third, the expulsion of
the hards or the softs. or the reunion or admis-
sion Of both upon hard she'll principles. at the
| Cincinnati Convention. We think it very like
ly that there will be no reunion at Syracuse
that each faction will run its own separate
ticket in November in which event the result
| will probably indicate the dominant faction
with the democracy in Sc. Possibly the hards,
If driven TO the wall, may fuse with the Anne
ricans to defeat Seward-possibly the softs, to
defeat the bards, may fuse with the Seward CO.
| alition in November.
1t is enough to know for the present that the
hards, as the cards now run, have the game in
their hands. Tammany Hall is nonplussed
Mr.. John Cochrane is sorely perplexed and
what, at such crisis, is John Van Buren, doing
at the White Sulphur Springs in Virginia?
Read our despatch from Albany
Two CANDIDATES FROM TExAs-HousroN AND
RrsK-The two Senator'S from Texas in Con-
gress are Sam Houston and Thomas J. Rusk-
both large sized, fine looking men-men six
feet Highland both military chieftains who
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