The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-16

and in not solitary case have the accounts been
audited or adjusted. Such is the mode in which
the Finance Department has been managed. This
fact alone. Independent Of the multiplied frauds
committed in all directions, is sufficient to stimu-
late the taxpayers to purify the whole municipal
at the Charter election, by sweeping
away all the lcechcs who are sucking the life
blood of the treasury, and returning an indie
pendent ticket, composed of independent re-
sponsible and honest men, to all the corporation
offices.
Our state Canvass-The Troubles OF the Sc
ward Republicans.
The boisterous rejoicings of the opposition
organs here over the late Pennsylvania and
Western elections are painfully qualified with
ordinations and determinations between the
Americans and republicans concerning their
failures to coalcsce in this commonwealth Their
difficulty at Syracuse was the next Presidency.
The republicans would not consent to coalition
which might be prejudicial to the supremacy of
Seward in his own camp, and the Americans
were not disposed to be Internationally swallow
cd up. And so the Syracuse movements on both
sides in behalf of fusion signally failed; and the
breach thus created has become too wide and
deep to be bridged over in season for the No
vomhcr election.
Notwithstanding, however, the rupture at
Syracuse upon the State ticket, various little
local coalitions here and there between the Anne
ricans and republicans have been arranged,
while many others of more Importance have
been attempted without success. Thus, at
Albany the managers on both sides, in sort of
joint convention, attempted fusion upon CON-
mon candidate for Congress, and failed Be
tween the complaints upon the subject of Thurow
Weed and the Albany Statesman, TX. n.y. it is diff
cult to tell where the responsibility belongs;
but it is pretty evident that the split involves
the loss of member OF Congress. The trouble
with the republicans concerning Congress is ex-
planned by the Hon. Massa Greeley very frankly,
who says that his party, in almost every case, in
sistsuponthe Congressman, upon the principle that
1--WE want political power while you (the Ameri-
cans) want nothing but money" Our magnani-
nous niger worshipper thinks that this rule of
action has been carried too far and that, upon the
whole, the generously inclined Know Nothings
have been treated very shabbily. We conclude
from the prevailing tone and temper of the Tn
5,ne, that the general split between these two
wings of the opposition foreshadows the defeat of
Morgan, and the loss of several members Of Con-
gress that otherwise might be secured.
The little villains Of the Times reflect the
same opinions with a somewhat darker shadow
ing. They FAY that /" the Pennsylvania election
reads lesson to the New York opposition; but
il comes too late" We think so too, and that
against Parker there is no chance for Morgan,
with the dead weight of Burrows and Gerrit
Smith upon his back But for all this, Thurlow
Weed affects the highest confidence in the re-
served Fremont vote of 1856. We suspect, how
ever, that this reserved vote is too largely made
up Of anti-Scward men, and Of believers in
temperance and freedom" to result in any
practical benefit to Morgan.
The Chevalier Webb earnestly urges the cx-
ample Of Pennsylvania upon the opposition ele
mcnts Of New York; but unfortunately, he says,
that here and there in our different election dis
tricts, where this or that faction may be the
stronger, there il too much Of the spirit of die
taton." For example, he declares that the at
tempt Of the American faction to make Con-
grcssional fusion candidate Of one q the Brooks
brothers is inexcusable, because two years is too
short period for oblivion TO gather over such
rampant calumnies as were vented in the New
York EJpres against Fremont, while in regard to
Ilaskn as n fusion candidate, the Chcyalcr
Webb adkeres to his position. that rs Haskin
"docs not, and will not discard the Cincinnati
platform, we do not, and will not, support him."
Lastly. the sole organ Of the American Order
in this corner Of the State bitterly complains
that the Seward republican managers
here are throwing away Congress !"
that they are under the influence of higher
law Seward and his man Friday, Thurlow
Weed, We supposc), and that "in consequence Of
this higher law We 1.-THE oppostion) shall lose
two-thirds of the Congressional districts and the
next Congress will be Buchanan We accor-
dinghy conclude, from these confessions and ex-
positions Of the discords and wranglings which
cmbi,,er the divisions Of the opposition factions
in this State, that the democracy have not only
the State ticket within their grasp by handsome
triumph, but the balance Of power in the next
Congress, notwithstanding their late disasters in
Pennsylvania and the West.
The great advantage to the democracy here is,
the test question which divides the opposition
into the three lactons-tbe test question of W.
III. Seward His name carries with IL the black
shadow Of defeat; and the American party are
right in believing that it is necessary to pros
tra,e him now In order to clear the track for the
general union Of the opposition forces, North
and South, for 1860.
Ex-PREsIpESr RIvAs AND TIE MoRA-MARrr-