The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-20

and elsewhere, Mr. Seward IS entirely satisfied
with The success ofMr. Douglasin Illinois Indeed,
We think il very likely that had not Mr.. Seward
desired this success of Mr.. Douglas, Mr. Lincoln
would have beaten him in the returns for the
Legislature.
ltmay be that in this peculiar sympathy and CO.
operation between the New York and the Illinois
Senators, as developed in their political move
ments of the last two years, each is in
triguing with the other to out-general him con-
oerning the Northern anti-slavery vote. But
there is an immense financial and lobby interest
Involved, opposition and democratic, with which
either Seward OF Douglas will be a satisfactory
President. The position of Seward, as the very
head and front of the lobby system Of tactics,
must be conceded; but Douglas, the founder and
father Of the railroad land grant jobbing system,
under which the government has been despoiled
Of perhaps not less than two hundred millions Of
property is not very far behind. To the land job
bers and fat contract spolsmen, therefore, either
Seward or Douglas win answer, and these lobby
companies, from Albany to Chicago doubtless
think two strings to their bow are better than one
Upon this hypothesis we can account for
the treacherous devices of Corning, Richmond,
Csgge-, and others Of our Central Rail-
road Albany junta at SYRACUSE and for the
cunning tricks Of the steamboat jobbers federal
offceholders and Tammany managers Of New
York, all eliminating in the election Of Morgan,
Clark, Haskin &c. The interests Of Seward, of
Douglas and the lobby, were identical upon one
point--the overthrow Of Mr. Buchanan's admit
nistratioa, and the party supporting it. That
object having been achieved, to the full extent of
our Northern elections, the retainers Of Seward
and the disciples of Douglas are, naturally
enough, equally elated and weH pleased with
each other at the general result. The victory Of
Seward in New York is positive gain to
Douglas, and the success of Douglas in Illinois is
regarded as only loss to the administration.
To this extent, then, the case is perfectly
ciear--that while the cooperation Of Douglas
has given all the other Northern Stsies to the
republicans, which otherwise were dodbtful, the
struggle of the republicans in Illinois against
Douglas has secured them that State, also, but
the Senate-the only point of vital Importance to
him. These results could not have been more
equitably arranged under specific agree
ment, from beginning to end. In this view
We dare say, that if the absence of a
republican member or two, or an indirect vote
or two, shall be needed at the appointed time to
re-elect Mr.. Douglas to the Senate, the means
will be found to compass the end desired
paramount object with Seward, as with Douglas,
being the complete decentralization and over
throw of the administration, and the democracy
supporting it.
Under the Albany general lobby system of
Seward, Weed, Richmond, Corning and Cagger,
and under the lobby railroad system introduced
into Congress by Mr.. Douglas, the lobby interest
OF The North and West has become q sort of third
estate in the government. Mr.. Buchanan does
not answer its purposes, but either Seward or
Douglas will; and thus We find that while Sew
ard and Douglas have been helping each other,
the lobby has been working for both, secretly or
openly from New York to Illinois Let us watch
the prosecution Of the joint expedition of these
voyagers. They have had smooth sailing thus far:
but there are shoals, and bars and rocks and
breakers ahead and possibly there may be
wreck or two among their flag ships in the stormy
interval to 1860. Let the wreckers be ready,
for the spoils will be great.