The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-14
The Late and Approaching State Elections
The OppOsitiOn Struggle In New York.

The Late and Approaching State Elections
The Opposition Struggle In New York.
We presume that very few of our intelligent
readers will be surprised at the results Of the
late elections in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Iowa. The seeds Of Generalization and dis
cord which were sown so literally by the disaf
iected leaders and Presidential aspirants among
the democratic members of Congress, at the late
session, have produced their natural fruits in the
disintegration and defeat of the party in the
Keystone State. and in the opposition victories
elsewhere, of Tuesday last The restless and I'M
scrupulous demagogues who were too feeble to
stand against the administration, have still
proved strong enough to cripple the party in
many of its strongest holds; and to the extent
of these disasters the scheming and reckless
traitors of the democratic camp have damaged
themselves and all concerned, in the great game
of the party for the succession.
But while in these late elections we have the
evidences of a mischevous disintegration of the
democracy, we have none of the elements of a
practical fusion on the part of the opposition
forces. In Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana
they have coalesced upon temporary ex-
pedients for the temporary purposes in
view, and are as far from the basis of
general coalition now as they were at
the close of the last Presidential election
The results, therefore, of the October elections
will hardly admit Of an application beyond the
mere contingencies of the day. They cannot be
taken as proofs Of the positive weakness of the
democracy, nor as examples of the strength and
union of the opposition for 1860, because, even
within twelvemonth, all the paltry electioneer-
ing devices Of October, 1858, may be among the
obsolete ideas of the past
In the State of New York, however where the
two principal factions of the opposition have ar
rayed themselves in direct antagonism to each
other upon our State officers to be elected in
November, we have a definite preliminary oppo-
sition contest for the Presidency. 1t is contest
between the Seward republicans and the anti
Seward Americans for the inside opposition
track in 1860 and should the American ticket
poll the vote which that faction anticipates. or
anything near it, there will be defeat of Morgan
70 overwhelming that il will also carry
Seward and his party to the bottom and the
American element will come into the foreground
as the great controlling balance of power in the
Empire State In word, let Morgan be
handsomely defeated by the American
diversion upon Burrows, and the American party
may supersede the republican, not only here, but
throughout the Union, in the organization and
ticket of the combined opposition forces in 1850.
That Morgan will be defeated there is very
little room to doubt. We believe that both fac
tons Of the democracy will do their best for
Parker, whatever may be their divisions upon
local candidates, here and there. On the other
side, the republicans have not only cast away
the heavy American vote Of the State rather
than give up the supremacy Of Seward, but in
abandoning their late radical notions upon
temperance and freedom they have forfeited
tho support Of perhaps, fifty thousand believers
in the platform Of Gerrit Smith. We have, there
fore, the prospect before US Of a very important
double political victory over the Seward repub-
licans in November-frst, victory of the
democracy and the federal administration; and
second, a victory Of the Americans in reference
to 1850.
Let the democracy here rally at once TO coun-
terbalance their party losses 10 Pennsylvania
and let the American party at once bring for
ward the great national name of General Scott
as their password to the Presidency. and this
double victory in November may be most tri-
umphantly achieved. In any event not until af
ter our November election can we begin to COM
prchend clearly the reconstruction Of parties for
the Presidency.