The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-31
Political Nevoiu'svr In enc city srd state OF
New York.

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Political Revelation In enc city ard stat, o,
| New York.
We bsve been recently collecting informa-
t'cn Of political character among the ssye-
raj districts, towns ard cities of this State;
and from ali We learu In this way We
sre convinced that a most wonderful change
OF public opinion has taken place since Mr. Bu-
| chanan and bis administration have taken charge
Oh ths general government in Washington, aud
Since Governor King and the black republican
Legislature hare arrived at power in ALBANY.
That change in The current OF popular feeling
Wal, we have 70 naubt, make Itself manifest Ia
BE pp'oanhing elections In this state Ia the
mesrtipe. il is our province 10 sanalize the
causes that bavs operated it ano to marx the d.
seciion that ii has taken.
The prudent. conservative AID diguiied states
nsn who is now at the hent Of our federal 90.
vernment vss elevated as We know 70 the Pre-
s'iency after one of The closest and seyeyest
e'tct'cn struggles that has ever taken place in
car history. .he es'ina ,Ou in wnich be was
Aeld throughout tho country, as a salesman of
tor, Sas the OILY thing that saved the democratic
party On that occssion from terrible defeat,
snd that prevented t1e election O. Mr.. Fremont.
The republican candidate. It required ail Mr..
Buchanons popularity 70 bring triumph to
The democratic cause. anc 10 retrieve it from
he rum and d.epTco into which it had
beou brought by the fcibles anu iollies Of Door
Fierce.
The administration inaugutatcd On the last
fourth Of March, has fully justified The confidence
yspr'eo IN it b7 The nation The foiles OF i,s
predecessor have been retrey Cd aud coiect.d.
end Dow the dernooretie party occupies more
powerful position IN the State and throughout
The lrion than il has done since the days of
General Jackson In .h,s State particularly, the
change operated on he minds of Che people by
he conservative and dignided course OF the gene
rai government il most remarkable A large pro
portion Of tho.e who supported Ar. Fremont's
pretensions for the Presidency. snd Mr.. Kings
Tor The Governo strip Of tie State, arc Low to be
reckoned alnong the best admirers of the present
administration d. Washington, aad among the
most incorporating enemies Of TIC Hack re
publican regime at Albany.
This change Of sentiment il not to De Won
deIed At 1t is capable OF ca easy and
Ineligible solution. II arises from the fact
that while the course Of the general gov
eminent has been all that the most fair mind
Cd and enlightened patriot could desire, that OF
,he State government, on the contrcy has been CAL
ouja,ed to siicuate and disgust al high minded
wi. -
any other-poor Pierce was self-sacrilced @as his
Kansas policy. On that rock be split, and on il
he came near engulphing The whole democratic
parry. AZ it was he bequeathed 70 his successor
legacy Of INFINITE trouble and danger, in leav-
ing to him the correction of all the ills which
bis pierce y stupid folly had caused, How well
Mr. Buchanan has performed his difficult task in
respect 10 Kansas i seen in toe all bat universal
favor ~hich bis policy ia reference 70 that Text
tory has received. Now, zone but tue most un-
manageable ultras OF the Kcitt school in the
South and OF the 7fiJgae school in the North, IN
dcitase 10 End fault with the administration Of
affairs in Kaisas; and the agitation Of that ques-
ton has therefore ceased TO be of any pract.cal
Importance. Pro slavery fre-cating dcmagogues
ard rhapsodsing abo!itonist still! make frtile Ct
ioris 20 gelvanize the Kansas question into po-
l,tica element; but 50 far as the great masses Of
the people are concerned, IL IL utterly
deirne' They llnow that the people Of Kan
ses can nov be leit With great safety
10 lake caJe o; themselves Bot even If they
could not, the people Of New FORK have ct their
doors nuesticEs Of far more Importance TO them
10 have settled and they cannot waste any of
their eDersiea IN 6ghtipg any such windmill az
that OF Kans1s-
While the voters of Iii State have thus had
cause to admire the administration Of tae Affairs
Of the general government, thcy have had at tic
ssrlc time equal cause 10 condemn tie course NJ
the state government. they tee that under me
rrofiigatc and corrupt influence os 2 black repub-
/ hcer Legislature taxes have been vastly in
I creased, foodsa'cs Of corruption and cxtravar
| cance have been opeICd OF ali sides, political
IszzaroIi have bseu per stoned on tic people, aud
municipal lights have be,n eXtiEguished. AL
this hos tetdcd Us strongly 70 eway the public
mind OF from is temporary inclination toward
black republication, ard n bring u 70 the en-
l,ghtcned support Of tue democratic principles
% even thc courle Of Mr.. BuchanGn's ajminitra-
ton has done The coming election will show to
what extent these opposite influences have com
bined in affecting popular sentiment We TAXI
it that II will show as rapid and remarkable re
yolu,ion in hat respect az ever before fell unde'
Che observation Of the Aiaericau people
The seward-wecd oligsfeby al Albany Is nov
a1aigned before the people 90 charges OF thr
graycet nature, and there is not The Sights
chance Of lts escaping that sentence Of condemns
ton which it 80 justly merits It's corrupt
management Of tbc STATE Canal Fund Is proved