The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-09


carried, the resolutions were laid upon the table
upon the refusal of Mr.. Wise to withdraw them;
and thus endeth the second lesson Of Wise and
Douglas in Virginia democratic State Conven-
ton. Wise is done for, and Douglas is left out
side the door,
Our City Election-The Defeat OF the Demo-
rallied Democracy.
The demoralized democracy of this State were
soundly thrashed in November; and the party
of this city, with November majority of twenty
thousand, have been as badly beaten in Deem
Der. State and city, therefore, the New York
democracy have gone to the dogs While the
aggregate city vote of this last election, as COM
pared with that of November, has fallen short
some twenty thousand, the republican vote has
increased ten thousand-a gain Of four thousand
beyond the accession of the November American
vote These are curious results and apart from
the split of the democracy into the opposing
Tammany and anti-Tammany factions, they are
results which indicate significant ripening Of
the elements Of discord and rebellion which for
some time past have harrassed and crippled the
wranglng managers of the party.
Thus, on Tuesday last the glory Of the Old
Wigwam went down in drizzling and dismal
shower of rain; and She melancholy funeral re-
marks of Captain Rynders only served as a wet
blanket to the mourners of poor Old Tammany.
And why this melancholy wreck Of that hitherto
invincible party of this metropolis? The spoils,
and the conflicting schemes and plots of
rival leaders, managers and cliques for
the spoils, will afford the fullest ex-
PLANTATION. These intestine squabbles, which
were temporarily suspended in the campaign Of
1856, broke out with increased violence with the
proclamation of the federal appointments of the
city by Mr.. Buchanan. From that day to this
the visits to Washington of these federal officers
and their retainers and of the chiefs and managers
Of the rival cliques for the spois and the control
Of the party have rendered the party here per-
feet nuisance to the administration. For ex-
ample. the Collector has announced the appoint
ment of tide waiter, involving the disappoint-
ment Of dozen or more competing applicants.
These men, or the cliques interested in them,
have instantly posted off to Washington with
their complaints and their charges Of foul play,
and thus, during the last twelve months the
Collector himself and his counsel, have been
compelled to make perhaps a dozen trips to
headquarters, in sclfdefence, as democrats de-
voted to the interests of the party.
To this source we may trace that detection in
the camp which resulted in the defeat of the
Tammany candidate for Mayor last December,
and this late election was but the logical ending
of that beginning. The clique at present con-
trolling Tammany Hall have been paid off in
their own coin, and the prestige of Tammany
nomination, which was then invaded, ia now
destroyed Tammany must 90 the way of the
old Albany junta and the base, corrupt and dis
graceful instruments and Juggling tricks that
have ruined il must be superseded by a more
here, now divided and beaten, will be rapidly
reduced to positive minority.
five are not mistaken, Mr.. Secretary Cobb
and Mr.. Secretary Floyd are, to a considerable
extent, responsible for these dirty and disgusting
squabbles which have brought the democracy Of
this city to their present defeated and degraded
condition. Those two Cabinet officers, we fear,
have permitted themselves too much to be used,
by this man or that man, this clique or that
clique, scheming and intriguing to control the
spoils of the Custom House and the Offices of
Tammany Hall. In view of the balance of power
which this city has commanded heretofore, and
may again command, in the matter Of Presi-
dental election, 1t may all be well enough for
the active politician to get finger in this pie
but he who undertakes il as a distributor Of the
spoils, II sure to burn his fingers In the expert
ment-as surely as ten men are disappointed
with every appointment that is made.
In this connection we have repeatedly hereto
fore invited the attention Of the President TO the
treacherous intrigues and schemes Of his federal
subordnates of this city, and now that the worst
has come to the worst, we may suggest the poll
cy Of a general overhaulng and reorganization
Of the whole batch Of these officials. The
present incumbents with scarcely an exception,
have been devoting their time and talents too
much for the next administration, and too
little 10 their official duties under the present;
and no great danger, but much positive good
would follow a general clearing out. AT all
events. as the labors of his Cabinet to harmonic
our squabbling democracy have only resulted in
general fight Of the factions, IL now becomes
the duty Of the President himself TO reduce them
10 discipline.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ENTERPRISES N NEW
YoRK-REvorrTIoSs IN Public TAsTE.-The
Opera season closed yesterday after an uninter-
rupted career Of success. Since Malibran's time
no manager has enjoyed such an amount Of pub