New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01
POLITICS At ALBANY.
,ndenee Of The n. Y. Tribune.

ALBANY, Thursday, July 81, 1856.
The Softs here are in great slee at the results
reached in the union Convention at Syracuse, up
to the adjournment last night. The Hards, on the
other band are much dissatisfied, and in their con-
versatioDs with each other, they can only sisuid-
csntly calculate, 81 told you 80" They see
clearly that they have been cheated again. They
have been swallowed up in the capaciOus and
greedy maw of the SOfs, AID their representatives,
whom they have sent to hold Convention, have
been used in assisting ths Sofrs to hold theirs. Ii
the Hards we're not crushed out by the technical
action of the Cincinnati Convention, they were
effectualy pulveriztd at Syracuse, and we will
hear no more Of the LII as party again.
w. c.. Crane the President Of the united Con-
yention, was once an inveterate Barnburner, and
was the last man the Hards would have selected
TO preside over Convention in which they were
TO participate. He was, during the war in the
Democratic party, when it ragged the fercest, the
nveterate enemy Of Edwin CrOswell, and con-
tributed as much as any man to bring about the
disregard which was given to the political coun-
sells of that able editor
There are in this city many Hards who know
better than any other set Of politicians in the State
the means resorted to to cruA out the influence OF
their section of the Democratic party. And they
know W hat were their motives, and they see IN the
hammer in which this union has been perfected at
Syracuse, part Of the programme made up In 1916
PLAYED. There is no deceying these men. They have
kept track of every movement made BY the leading
Barpburners of lS46-men who, in order finally TO
secure places at the he ad Of the Democratic party,
have taken up various popular measures, ana 20
curing plurality of votes for their tickets, claimed
to be the regular Democracy Thus they started
out in advocacy Of the Constitutional Convention,
knowing full well that a majority OF the people
would favor il. So also in l54s they took up the
Free-Soil question, knowing that the people would
rally round their ticket in large numbers FROM
that time onward, when the party has put up TWO
tickets, the BaInburners have polIed the largest
numbt of votes They bave tried other measures
with the came view-the Canal policy, and the
liquor question-and always (thOugh really nothing
but split-of from the old stock pointed 10 tne
number OF their voters as claim 70 Deing
as the regular Democracy of the State. In the
advocacy of these different measures these leaders
never were sincere. They merely adopted them
for the purpose Of securing votes, with the uteiiot
view of being recognized as the regular Democfa
cy. They sought TO establish this claim al Cincin-
natl but were defeated, and now they have come
back to the State and, after packing their opP0-
nents' Convention with such pretended Hard Sheiis
as James /. johnson of this city, an attache 0,
Inc dHdS ana dTgbs oHhCc' Gnu
Rodgers. who holds contract from the General
Government in this city, they secure to themselves
the organization of the united party, and expect
hereafter to rule it.
This is the view the Hard Shells in tins cry
take Of the marriage in Syracuse. lt VIII De .ne
view taken by very large number OF the ''i"o
class throughout the State.
The Convention has also nominated man ioi
Governor Who 10 extremely obnoxious 10 tne haIu Iu
Shells. Amasa J. Parker was once ldentinea WIN WIN
the Hard shells, but recently deserted them aIu
went over to the SOfts. While he wa, VIII sne
Hsrds he had to take his share OF abuse Lro suUse
seeking the leadership of the party. he was W.
tery asssiled account of bis cSnneeuGn n wsa tba
the Canal Bank affair in his city; but seeing Tue
course events were taking, he he" yeaI;s s'hee
put himself in training to take PositlCn 10
the ranks of his enemies. The first ACT; oets'e'
tending to this point, was perPetrated lac. Gun. Ju
mer, just as his term Of office as Judge "a' 'oou'
expiring. ..,,;,.;
He then gave q decision in favor OF admitting
Landon Of the City Hotel, to BAIL aeI MS arrest
for se,litg liquor contrary to the provisions o, the
Probibittry law. He was then taken up ana re-
=, r,;n.,.1 20 th, Iudr aship by bQtn sections.