The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-01
The Seward League I'm the Tabcxnacle-Theii
Programme for the CaDpalgn.

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ceedings Of the mass meeting of the Seward
Holy Anti Slavery Alliance Of Tuesday even
ing in the Tabernacle. At this anti-slavery
love-feast, there were old party birds Of every
feather, Benjamin F. Butler, the right hand
man OF Martin Van Buren, in the days of the
Albany Regency, being President. Our politi-
cal readers, especially of the old defunct whig
party and Of the distracted and divided demo-
cracy, win find the speeches and the resolutions
of this Tabernacle demonstration very interest
ing; and perhaps, to many weak and wavering
minds on the niger question, very conclu-
five and satisfactory. Certainly, there can be
no longer any room for doubt that these mig
ger worshippers are prepared for almost any
concessions upon men and upon principles, in
order to secure the popular vote Of the North
upon the main issues Of the Kansas question
and the spoils.
The Seward Alliance, in view Of the feud
which has sprung up at Washington between.
the Pierce and Douglas cliques against the
Buchanan wing Of the ''feroe democracie,"
and in anticipation Of blow-up or another
6zzle in consequence, at the Cincinnati Con-
vention, have recently plucked up courage and
have resolved to 60 into the fight in earnest.
In fact, from the increasing symptoms Of re-
gular row and another collapse upon some
small potato at Cincinnati, the Sewardites are
beginning seriously to calculate, not only upon
the probabilities of carrying up the Presiden-
tial issue to the House of Representatives, but
upon the chances Of an election by the people,
by the next thing to clean sweep Of the
Northern States
To accomplish this desirable result, we have
reason to believe that the first wish Of the Sc
ward league. in reference to the democratic
party, is the denomination Of General Pierce.
They have found it matter 30 easy through
out the North, during the last two years, to
form the most overwhelming fusions against
him, that many Of the niger worshippers fully
believe that with some such man as Fremont
against Pierce they would leave the New Hamp-
shire candidate hard aground in South Caro-.
lima
Another bright idea appears to have been
adopted as leading feature Of the new Seward
coalition programme. We understand that
circular has been issued among them, recon-
mending. as far as possible, an active, metho-
dical organization upon the basis Of the wealth
Of the North, and urging, to this end, all proper
diligence and industry for the enlistment Of
our wealthy Northern citizens in the party
whose policy is to be limited for the present to
Freedom for Kansas" Take this feature of
the new Seward plan in connection with Col.
Fremont and his Mariposa principality of mil
lions untold in value, and we have the circum-
stantial evidence to warrant the presumption
that the niger worshippers intend to meet in
Philadelphia in June, not for the purpose of
organizing party merely, but for the delibe.
rate object of an earnest struggle, agitation
and hard cash included, to carry the Presiden.
tial election. IS
There are yet plenty of time, sufficient
causes, and an abundance Of loose materials,
Of all parties, for two or three tickets, upon
which to make not only most exciting, but q
very doubtful contest. Hence the rising hopes
and courage of the anti slavery alliance. The
Tabernacle meeting indicates pretty broadly
the policy and platform of the Philadelphia
Sewardite Convention.