New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-26

CousIRY OpISIoS OF CITY DEMOcRArs.-TEe
BaHston Atlas Democratic journal published in Sara
toga County in article The Duty Of the Rural
Districts" talks in the following reveren manner Of
certain city politicians who harmonic" in Tam
many Hall:
large number Of men in the Democratic party still
adhere TO the idea that cities wanting in that pu
rty Of political sentiment and adherence to elementary
principles which characterize the political faith of
men in the country. The old Democratic axiom that
'cities are sores the body polite" yet remains in
the belief of the rank and file of the Democracy New.
York CITY, the great commercial CT inter- OF TINS CONT
nent and the monOpoLzer of the imports OF coun
try has neces aiy located III il numerous federal Of
fees, and the patronage of the Custom House and
Poet-Offce has preponde rating influence In control
il the movements OF politicians inside the party. 1t
as the disposition Of this patronage which divided
the Demcc stc party in 1853 and the nucleus Of the
opposition which broke down the Pierce Adriuistra
ton in the North. 1t was this influence which con-
troled the political fortunes OF what was known as
the Soft section of the Democracy from the time OF
the rupture in 1853 until the meeting Of the Cincn
net Convention. 1t is that same influence which is
now on the heel of an election which demonstrated
that New-Yoik city was largely Democratic splitting
the Democratic party there into Fragments and send
ing out its partiyan and dividing influence into tho
State. 1t is but just to assert that the Democracy OF
the rural disticis have little respect or confidence in
the leaders Of the New-York City Democracy, Of any
interest They have been tolerated in Conventions,
have been allowed to fight their personal teuds, aud
use representative assemblies to bring themselves
prom nen,ly before the Washington authorities, be-
cause Of the mass of material they controlled ln the
city Honsst true and intelligent leading Democrats
m The country have felt the heavy load the'e New.
York psrtisans bringing their private quarrels ato
State deliberations have been to the paIy but ack-
rg the ndepe ndence to brave their dspeasure, have
quietly submitted to have their party Frustrated ana
its policy shaped entirely to court the passions and
p,eudiCes Of the lower strata OF a city population
There has been no mutual compromise between the
known sentiments of the rural Democracy and that OF
the city. Wise political leaders would have consulted
this difeer CO. and smooLed down the salient points
of each. II, however, the Democratic vote OF New.
York City should be divided or the Influence OF tho
Woods Sickles Cochrapss, &C., should produce dis.
cord in the Democratic State Convention the araia-
JIity of the Democratic organization as rallying
point TO defeat Black Republication will be destroyed.
Independent voters, therefore, will look to some other
party as the means of accomplishing such wishedfor
result Past experience renders it certain that the
New.York City politicans-ohy thinking OF them.
selves and inflated with the lareeness Of the vote at
their backs-will continue to wage war upon each
other locally and strive to gain paIisans Ia the ooun-
try such should be the case it takes but poor
prophet to forete the miserable defeat of the Demo-
cratic party in the State and its increased weakness
in the rural districts.