The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-23
The Black Republicans at vyrsc use

The Republican Convention meets at Syracuse
to- day. They will present to the people the
names of candidates for certain State offices
But this will not be the most interesting nor the
most important part Of their proceedings 1t is
well known that the republican party is made up
Of dissimilar and discordant materials The por-
tion of the old whig party in the State who ad-
hered 10 Seward in bis split with Fillmore are
republicans They are generally in favor Of
protective tariff, of extravagant financial schemes
and of the government taking care of the peo-
pie. Joined with these, and composing the other
wing of the republican party, are large body of
radical democrats, or barnburners-m of
the Silas Wright school of politics strict con
structionists, free traders and advocates of
pure ard economical legislation. The princi-
pal bond of union between these two factions is
their hostility to the institution of slavery. On
other subjects they are the very antipodes of
each other. The old wings were pretty general
ly in favor of the dsfranchisement of this city by
the Metropolitan Police bill, while the barnburn-
ers with few exceptions, were hostile to it, re-
garding it as alike wrong in principle and policy
1t is quite likely that this element of radical
democracy will show itself conspicuously at the
Syracuse Convention to-day. We should not be
surprised to see it rising up, like the head of a
pugnacious young ram just beginning to feel his
horns grow, and butting against Seward and
Weed and Matteson. Among the delegates
elect is the Hon. Abijah Mann, of Brooklyn,
who is q man Of rome mark, and is known to
look upon the Metropolitan Police bill as fla
grant violation Of democratic principles It il
understood, also, that Mr.. David Dudley Field, of
this city, has gone up with a batch of peppery
resolutions, all handsomely engrossed, ceanly
folded up, and stuck neatly into the side pocket of
his frockcoat. These resolutions pitch into Sew
ard, Weed and Matteson; into Seward for his
support of steamship grants; into Weed for
talking about, like ghost in a grave yard, in
the State and national legislative halls, wherever
and whenever lucrative lobby service is to be
performed; and into Matteson for his patent and
sinking conuptions We do not mean.
Of course, that these prominent and obi.
Gus names are mentioned In the resolu-
tons. Oh, no! There is not man in
sA~ ANfaSiiNuh icarh auOuR
knowledged leaders-of pluck and nerve enough
to put them in. They don't dare to say what
they hope to inveigic the people into the belief
that they mean. Weak, impotcnt and cowardly
men should be made Of sterner stuff In this
mesly mouthed timidity lies the secret of their
certain failure. The people reasonably and cor
rectly regard with entire distrust the denuncia-
tons of corruption by party supporting the
most corrupt leaders.
In spite of all their resolutions, Seward will
continue TO be their great man Matteson will go
back TO Congress as one of their standard bear
ears and Thuriow Weed-if he can spare his
time from bis stock speculations, recently become
Of somewhat expressing nature-will continue
to lead the party whittier he will, like subducd
bull with ring in bis nose