The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-18


We have before us now the call and pledge of
the taxpayers party in the Twentieth ward, and
1t is only following the example Of two or three
other wards which have gone be ore it In the
good work.
New York Politics aud Darsie.-The Prs~-
pect FOR November.
The democracy having 6niehed their momen-
tous labors at Syracuse, the order of battle on
all sides for our November election is at length
definitely arranged. There are four parties In
the field, to wit-the republican, the American,
the democratic, and Gerrit Smith parties Each
OF these parties Ia represented by full State
ticket excepting the Smith party, the ticket of
which is limited to Smith as their candidate for
Governor upon the most radical ideas of stem
perance and freedom" Mr.. Smith, however, is
not fighting his battle single handed, for that
powerful apostle Of cold water. Father Delevan.
has generously come to the rescue.
The republican party having declined TO put
Thurlow Weed into 50 back seat ia the new
car" as was required in order to conciliate bis
enemies Of the dark lantern, and having in
dignantly refused TO back down on the niger
question, as was demanded by the Know
Nothings, in order to conciliate their brethren
in the slave States. who are "walting for some
thing to turn up" we find the republicans
reduced to their own resources upon the State
ticket Thus the result Of last fall will most
probably be repeated for the chances are de-
cidedly III favor Of the conclusion Nat once
again the opposition, between two stools will
fall to the ground.
The anti slavery platform of the republicans
has been reduced to the mere skeleton of the
living, active and terrible giant it was but two
short years ago. Is is a bloodless, heshless
scarecrow, which may still serve the purpose of
frightening few old grannies, but which can
no longer alarm the sensible masses oil the
people concerning the horrible designs of the
''slave democracy" and the "slave power" The
admission of Minnesota and the prospective ad-
mission of Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon aud Wash
ington Territories, all as free States, leave the
South and the 'slave power completely ut the
mercy of the all-powerful North The niger
agitation, therefore has exhausted itself there
being scarcely enough left of it to keep The late
overwhelming republican organization of the
North in state Of decent discipline. Indeed,
with the loss OF bleeding Kansas" the party
has been growing small by degrees" in almost
every Northern State, and is particularly in
condition oi disintegration in the State Of New
York
In this view, the resolutions Of the republi-
cans at Syracuse leveled at the administration.
in connection with the slavery question, will
yield, we fear, bat a scauty crop in November,
inasmuch as the people arc in the habit of ludg.
ing an administration more by its results than
upon empty distractions. AS for the rump Of
the American party il is reduced 10 the single
alternative Of showing the republicans the ne
cessity Of coalition upon any terms, and it
will doubtless take good care upon the State
ticket to make good this conviction.
On the other hand, while the opposition forces
are thus divided and adrft upon difference 81 b..
tween sections, and factions, and cliques, aud
principles, and theories, aud reforms, aud ridi-
culous crotchets aud kinks upon niggcrs. and
aliens, and the Pope of Rome and ten.
perance and freedom aud what not. the
democracy, in the administration OF Mr. Bu-
chanan, have a solid platform of principles
and measures upon which oil factions and frac-
tons Of the party may cordially stand together
And here we see, from the gathering strength
Of the administration in every quarter, thu, it is
that while they have no other basis OF union
and success, they may confidently take the field
under the wing OF the administration.
The only real issue in this State Canvas il
upon Mr.. Buchanan's administration: aud upon
its practical results the party supporting il need
have no fear of the dsmantled. disorg,nized
and divided opposition Ia 1886 Judge Parker,
for Governor, was beaten by Mr.. King by q
plurality exceeding sixty five thousand votes
In 1867 the democracy carried the State,
hundred thousand votes or 20 being missing on
the republican side. These voters remained at
home; ard this fall should they come out.
majority Of them, we suspect, will be or eau be,
drawn over 10 the administration side: for the
next step after Indifference to the party with
which man has been acting Is 10 desert il,
especially II It's active capital has been e..
hausted.
The democracy can rally aud re unite upon
the administration a. their platform; but the
opposition ODDS and ends Of old whiggery, iiuf-
falo democracy, republicanism, Know Nothing.
ism. Temperance and freedom &C.. can never
patch up platform Of distractions upon which
they can combine. Their policy is the policy
Of hostility to the federal administration az the
policy Of the democrats is the policy Of sustain
ing it, through thick and thin. Next upon this
policy Of hostility. after the example of $780, ii
is the programme Of The opposition forces to
rally under some such universally acceptable
name az that of General Scott; for all other
schemes Of fusion will signally fail, North aud
South.