The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-20

Tho Late Whsg Party OF Veyw YOxk and the
Anti-sinvery Leoguc-Decree Of the Astor
House Juntns.
There were some notable dom gs at the Aston
House on Wednesday. Tuere was meeting
a the Wing State Central Comm'ttee," foe tue
purpose OF appointing a day for the meeting OF
the Wing State Convention ia vefe' eDce to our
November election; and there was a meeting Of
'''he Republican State Central Commistee" ap-
pointed at The anti Nebraska State Convention
bed at Auburn Last fall; ard, by most beau
ttui, frater nal ard harmonious arrangement,
both these committees met at the same hour, on
Wednesday, at Ihe Astnr House, aud in tue
same loom. The result OF this admirable fra
that, as q party, the 'whigs" agreed aud the
republicans" agreed each to hold their State
Convention on the same day, at the same place,
ard for the same common objects. Furtuer-
more, 10 order to adapt themselves to the
movements of all the other parties in the field,
this "wtig" convention, and this republican"
convention have been put the last upon the
list, to wit: the 26th day Ct September.
From the extracts concerning this decree Of
the AsIor House coalisionists, which we have
placed elsewhere in this paper, from the
columns editorial of our contemporaries, it
Will he seen that the Seward organs are in
bland and heavenly state Of satisfdc
tion-that the usually ponderous and sonorJus
Courier and Enquirer, though in sofs and
subo ued strain, Sings the same song-that tue
Express has little or nothing to say being still
in the market; and that upon the whole it is
"fixed fact" that the fossil remains Of the
late great WING party Of the Empire State are
to be merged at Syracuse into this pisoald. n.y.
brid, heterogeneous conglomsration of free soil
and abolition fsg ends and factions, bsaring
the modest and musical title OF the republican
party" 1t further appears that while Thurlow
Weed is to hold the string of the kite, Mr. joseph
Blunt, John Jaw a Co., and tue Lieutenant
Governor and bis aids, are to balance the tail.
This was great day 3 work for the Assor
House cOnferees, considering the state of the
thermometer and the working of the new Liquor
law. And, speaking OF liquor, we are rem ID
cd that neither the "whigs'' nor repu olcans'
did anything, suggested aoy thing, or said any
thing in this Aston House caucus in reference
to the amendment, repeal or modification of
this probibitory law. The evidence was bsfore
their eyes that it was failure, a mockery in
fact, little better than @ nuisance; they
knew that regular aud wide spread move
ment is on foot to make the repeal Of this
odiOus law direct question before the people
in November; and yet they had nothing to pro
pose and nothing to say upon the subject. This
lie very curious fact very ominous circum-
stance indeed. What does it mean? We think
we can tell the Carson League and State Fem
perance Alliance. II means that the Seward
anti slavery tusonists intend to throw the
liquor question overheard il November-that
they intend to DROP temperance and every thin 3
else that may interfere with the OBJECT OF gene
raj Northern fusion upon Seward aud his anti =
very programme for the Presidential camyaigu.
We have suspected of late, from the fc der
ooted treatment Of this liquo- ques'ioa b. orr
Seward organs. that they were backing ont;
ard in truth, their narrow escape from Gov.
ernor Sey mour last fall would hardly justify tue
same risk again with the liquor interest, in all
its manifestations orsasizing for active Resist
however, that the party or parties opposed to
this Seward negro worshippng and Maine
law coalition will hold it responsible beloce
the people. and upon the distiDc. issue that
this abominable and demoraliziug prom.
bitory statute shall be repealed, AMI
that the party enac.ing it shall be
superseded in the ADMINISTRATION of our
State government, as unworthy Of Office
ard unworthy the confidence Of the PEG.
pie any longer. A common understanding Of
the opposition forces upon this issue, in their
nominations for the Legislature, will, more
than any thing else, we dare say, contribute to
spoil the election estimates Of Mr Weed ard MS
big and little villains" When political
coalition upon the false pretences of IA Art
for the suppression OF Intemperance, Vice and
Crime" gives new impulse to lntemper aoce
ard all IFS attendant evils, and weakeus thereby
that public respect for the laws in general,
which is the only reliance Of a free people, the
parties thus guilty should be held accountable
for the consequences Nor should a DISCO itioa
on their part to chick out' be permitted {,
torestell the verdict of the community. Hold
then TO it.
There is another feature in this joint decree
of the Aster House conferences worthy OF no.
tice. They appoint the 2Gth day OF Septemb Der
for the meeting at Syracuse of their Siame.e
twin conventions; and siDgularly enough, 1t
go happens tcat the Know Nothings hold their
dominating State Council on the 25th OF
course, the Seward leaders Will be in town on
the 25th, while many Of the Know Nothing,
will remain near the salt works 70 witness toe
Seward fusion proceedings of the 10Th In
deed it Is most probable that the Kuow No.
thing Council, as usual, will continue for two os
three days, in which case they aud the Sc yard
ties will be in full blast in the same iowa, If
not in the Fame building, At the same tim.
NOBODY Will suppose this arrlpg to b.
accidental. Thurlow Weed has an object ia ~.