The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-18

sarce ard nrm as SOC for Western mixed Soulheen
Write sold q 800 Pork less buo,sas and prime Ssl
on closing q $40 rs ssl, while moss quiet al s2a
The nclemency Of the weather tended check salss OF
sugars, vhioh embraced . fsw hundred hcgsheads ai
prices given elsewhere. Coffee steady With sales or
about 1850 bags Rio u llc l2c Fretghs wers rather
easier Liverpool owing tho Hight stocks and fsmnoss
Of bgeadstufs Were supplies large and prices moderate
ons might expect quite an active export movement
Oar Rovsmbsr Hlsct,on-Ths Practical Issues
Before the People.
Notwithstanding the qualifications of the demo
cratic politicians at Syracuse, the stumbling
block Of Judge Denio's nomination, the feuds and
discords among the democratic factions, and the
hue and cry still kept up by the Seward organs
and orators over bleeding Kansas" the pract-
cal issues Of our November State canvass are so
very conspicuous that they can neither be pushed
aside nor evaded They must be met and tried
before the people.
There practical issues are, first, the publication
of the capitol OF Albany, in the expulsion of the
confederate crew Of spoilsmen, stockholders aud
plumber mongers that have held possession of the
Legislature for the last year two; secondly, the
restoration to our cities, towns and villages of
their ancient chartered rights privileges and local
immunities; thirdly a sweeping reform in the
financial policy of the Commonwealth. These
are the reforms which the necessities Of our State
Treasury, the usurpations of the Seward oligarchy
and the reckless wastages Of the public money by
cur last Seward Legislature imperiously demand;
and these are the issues which appeal directly to
the sympathies and the pockets OF our taxpaying
people, not only in this Metropolitan Police dis
trict, but throughout the State
There is no Presidential issue before u.s. Our
members for the new Congress were elected last
year. The vacancy accruing in the Senate from
the expiration Of the term of Mr.. Fish has been
filed by the election of Preston King as his sue
cessor. Kansas is doing quite as well as could
be expected, and a good deal better than she is
represented to be doing by either niger wor-
shipping or niger driving agitators. The Kan
cas- imbrog'io, in fact, is in very fair way to a
peaceful and satisfactory solution. And even if
such were not the fact, the agitation Of the Kan
sas question in this purely local canvass of ours,
would be only "sound aud fury, signifying
nothing" because we can do nothing. We can
neither help the Kansas pro- slavery party nor the
free State party by an empty agitation, which
can have no more effect upon the proceedings of
any party in Kansas than upon the doings of the
Legislature of New Mexico
The denomination of Judge DEMO for the
Court Of Appeals does not satisfy the community
that his decision upon the Metropolitan Police
act was either logical or constitutional On
the contrary the masses Of the democracy will
find it exceedingly difficult to reconcile his de-
cisions against the Maine Liquor law and the
nine million loan with this decision approving
the most fragrant of all usurpations upon those
great fundamental principles of local aud munl-
cipal self government which underlie our whole
system Of popular institutions A Judge may
give an honest and conscientious decision upon q
constitutional issue, and yet his opinions and his
arguments may be directly in conflict with the
clearest facts and guarantees Of our constitu.
tional rights By special pleading our constitu-
tional government may be converted into con-
stitutional despotism; and very long step in
this direction was taken in this Metropolitan
Police bill approved by Judge DEMO.
The very essence of despotism is the centrali-
cation Of the governing powers-the very es-
sence Of popular institutions is the distribution
and diffusion Of the machinery of the govern
mept to the various political subdivisions Of the
State If the Legislature at Albany may assume
and exercise the power TO control the municipal
affairs, great and small, of New York city,
simply by Jumping 1t with other cities and
villages it may also exercise the power,
in the same way, Of making the local
appointments, and managing the local affairs OF
every county, city, village and hamlet in the
State. The usurpations Of the Metropolitan Po
lice act establish precedent which covers the
whole ground and thus we have basis for
the most absolute legislative dcspotism at Alba
ny II the people are agreed
The tinkeriDg democratic politicians at SYRIA
cuse while recognizing this to be the true view
Of the subject, have seriously embarrassed the
action Of the party upon this important question
in their denomination Of Judge DEMO. Many
opposed to bis decision, viii support the man ac
cording to the usages OF the parry; but there are
many others who win not support him. Add the
factions and the personal Influences which effected
his nomination will operate most heavily against
his reelection in this police district. This was
expected by the several cliques and politicians
combining to carry bis nomination; but In the
sequel they will discover that they have bsen
paying very dearly for their whistle.
Apart, however, from this bungling DEMO bu-
siness Of the Syracuse Convention, there is yet
way through which the will Of our vo-
ters, opposed to the late usurpations
Of the Albany oligarchy, may be expressed
to some purpose. This Metropolitan Police act
and the other acts Of the same kidney, may be
reached through the Legislature. To this end,
let the voters Of all parties opposed to these out
rageous measures concentrate their strength upon
such candidates for the Legislature as may be
most safely trusted and In spita of the confusion