The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-23

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Altogether the regular democratic county
ticket is in the field with the finest prospects 1t
will sweep every thing before it. 1t is the best
ticket before the people, and will be voted by
many independent men who will not support Mr..
Buchanan. Mr.. A. d. Russell, the candidate for
City Judge, is admirably fitted for that post. He
is a wen read lawyer, and twenty years constant
practice in his profession in this city has made
him more competent for the bench than any OF
his opponents. Mr.. Busted, the candidate for
Counsel to the Corporation, is an energetic able
lawyer, and will be elected without doubt. The
democracy have shown their superior sagacity in
their strong State and county ticket, and they are
bound to win.
The Three Parties In Pennsylvani a-Dtnicui-
ties and Prospects Of the Opposition Al.
Hance.
The policy of the anti-democratic forces in
Pennsylvania for the Presidential struggle, has
been reduced to this principle =" When you
can't do the thing as it should be done, do the
best you can" In other words, according to
the wise old maxim that half a loaf is better
than no bread at ALL the Fremont forces have
| agreed to unite with the Fillmore faction in or
der to secure part of the Pennsylvania Loaf all
| of which they conclude win otherwise be lost.
A common electoral ticket has been adopted in
behalf of Fremont and Fillmore, the vote for the
4 twenty-seyenth eector, Fremont or Fillmore, to
4 determine the division of the electoral vote
| should this Union ticket carry the State.
This plan of operations seems to have been
| adopted in the joint State Convention at Harris
burg, in spirit of unanimity amounting to en-
thusiasm; but what does this alliance amount to?
1t is sacrifice Of their principles on the part Of
the Fremont men to secure the support Of the Fill
| more faction. A fusion between the Fremont
republicans and the Buchanan democracy would
| be about as homogeneous as this Fremont and
Fillmore coalition. The policy Of the Fremont
party is to prevent the establishment Of slavery in
Kansas by fire and sword-to secure the people
Of Kansas their constitutional rights-to prevent
the practical enforcement Of the Ostend manifesto;
and to restore the harmony Of the Union, and
| the constitutional rights Of the States and the
people in all parts Of the country. Fill
more has no interest in this policy. He is the
Know Nothing and do nothing candidate, and
| the policy Of his faction is simply to carry the
election TO the House of Representatives, where
| they may sell out at high price to the highest
| bidder.
Suppose this Pennsylvania union ticket should
succeed. 1t may defeat Buchanan before the
people but will it elect Fremont? Not from
present appearances. On the contrary, the best
that it can do will be to throw the election into
Congress and what chance win Fremont stand
| there between intriguing democrats and plotting
Know Nothings in the market for sale? None
| in the world. We may have a crisis of excite
ment and confusion without parallel in our
national history but in the end Fremont viii
be cheated and the democracy win triumph
through the support Of Know Nothing bankrupts
and democratic pawnbrokers.
Had the fusion Of the George Law North Anne
rican faction with the Fremont movement last
June been cordial and Joma fde operation, there
would have been little or no difficulty in orga-
nizing Fremont party and Fremont electoral
ticket in Pennsylvania fully competent to carry
the State by q large majority. A popular
anti democratic majority had already been Sc
cured in the State Of forty thousand and all that
was required to consolidate it was q hearty CO
operation, in June last, Of the George Law North
Americans with the great Fremont movement.
But mark what was done. The republicans at
Philadelphia nominated Fremont and Dayton
Simultaneously, the George Law North Ameri-
cans, in convention in New York, nominated
Banks and Johnston. Mr.. Banks rather per-
emptorily declining, they next nominated Ere
mont and Johnston Of Pennsylvania. aud ad-
journed. Why Fremont and Johnston Why
not Fremont and Daytons Simply because these
North Americans did not intend 10 serve as volun.
teers, but as mercenaries They were up for pay,
and they wanted some assurances of pay In ad.
vance. Hence they held on, through the sum
mer, to the outside ticket Of Fremont and John
ston, negotiating all the time for promises Of
cabinet appointments and spoils as the condition
Of their coming into line.
Prominent among these negoiators we're
George Law, Horace II. Day 1.-THE India rubber
man), Lieutenant Governor Ford Of Ohio, Mr.
Allen Of Massachusetts, Mr.. Johnston Of Pennsyl-
vania, and others. These wisehead. OF the North
American pbslanx we're resolved to have their
pay, and 40 they persisted In their negotia-
lions for cabinet ofaces, foreign MISSIONS and
what not (should Fremont be cected) until the
popular enthusiasm for the Fremont cause in
Pennsylvania and New jersey was paralyzed by
their paltry game for the spoils AT length, all
efforts to secure presumption claim to the best
Offices in the government having failed, these self
sacrificing North Americans concluded to take
Fremont upon trust, and Mr.. Johnston, their ap-
pointed representative on the Presidential ticket,
withdrew his name and turned over bis good will
in behalf Of Mr.. Dayton.
Thus was the Fremont cause in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey embarrassed and paralyzed by
these disinterested North American patrists
Had they promptly and cordially joined in the
Fremont movement in Pennsylvania, they might
have secured The absorption Of all the opposition