The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-27

Our Albany Correspondence.
ALBANY, Aug. rs, 1858.
The Americas State Counctl-Large Numbers in Aeers
sance- Ehthusiasm and Feeling tor F1sion-Ab,e
psecAss-A State Convention be Held a. the Same Tins
and Place phere the Republicans Hold Theirs Eci-
des4 Rupture between ne Radical ard Se,oard Rspab
Means, dc.
Yesterday large number Of delegates from the various
Councils Of the American party assembled 10 this city
Though many politicians, both Of the republican and
democratic stripe, have asserted during the last six
months, over and again, that the "Kuow Nothing
party dead and eecuay buried, }" the appearance
Of The numbers attending their convention yesterday
anything but evidence OF such assertions There
four hundred delegates present Many Of them
men Of high intellectual attainment All appeared 70 be
gentlemen Of elevated stan ling in their respective local.
ties Many able speeches were made upon questions
which arose for discussion. And than justice
10 state that would be very difficult for either Of the Two
other parties 10 congregate more digniGed, elevated
and orderly class OF delegates state convention.
Az was naturally be expected, the Convention was
divided INTO two distinct clauses reference 10 offering
the olive branch to the republicans rhe address which
AFFAIR, Which nobody seemed or cared 70 discuss II
fell sub slo on the convention, and was suffered 70 LIE
The principal feature OF the convention was question
Of holding state convention. The influence OF Seward
WAS very discovered for all the fermer wings went
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dsy and time when the republicans hold theirs. rue
more independent and honest portion OF the delegates
s-eyicus or subsequent. % ,ha. ume-,he eighth day Of
septe mber The discussion this matter the prin
opal topic OF the day The opponents OF ms propoton
saw that q ruse Of the republican Choctaws who
had gained admission into the lodges, long six
months SINCE for The identical purpose Of compelling the
Know Eohings hold their State convention when the
republicans did theirs order the readily, through
she leaders and manaec expectation Of the shes OF
ge ssst vas that a esrr, smith would
take from republicans all the reacury wooley heads
would consequently DO scarcely anything len OF the
republicans the purpose Of defeating the lecomp
ton democracy" would gladly unite with The Know No
things in the selection OF state ticket After protract
snaed through the evening sssson, the proposition to
hold STATE convention on the eighth Of september was
Bnally adopted. "
pupcans and Americans unite upon single state ticket
The seward portion Of the republican party would become
initiated By ouch fusion the State might be carried
against the democracy this year. and possibly the next
but oienden and not seward would reap tne benefit o.
the Nohnss and has thus far been repudased ~
the republican leaders, s scarcely possioie tnm M
the dark lantern gentlemen, when their purpose
a 20 palpably evident
In making preparations for an election than the present
The "consphaors inside OF the republican party, both
CnoctAws and Hndoos, have created and sounded An
which will prove embarrassing a their state con-
yentisu The fact that weed and Greeley ing op
pose directions the latter anxious 10 iuse win the Know
Nothngr, and the former rebcng against themcrestcs
aivision between those two wirepuiicrs which s likely
70 result dsAstrousy 70 the republican party Though
Mr. Weed delegate 70 the Stale convention,
NOT ell probable that he will attend inside. he
never acted openly in any convention HIS peculiar
and better position on the outside His success IN the
lobby has always been better and more certain
than anywhere else; for this rcason-thst Ia
such pospon be can make a. many promises
as ne Chooses, and fual those which he prefers
without subiectng himself 70 the necessity OF open
vote Nobody truly discover Who his svorife cand
dates are And when unsuccessful he IL not tie man 70
.blov about ~ but m the OF joan Young and Ny
ron H. Clark them down before their torn OF oce
expires other wise defeat hem at tue polls, secretly
and adrotly be did Olapp Of Buffalo, who was the
Governor King has continued 70 allow his name 10 be
used for re- nomination. for the "harmony OF the party
through the application Of Master rnuros But ne really
stands not the least chance Of nomination he has
proved too obstinate for the urgency. Sc
ward tncines 10 Patterson, OF Chsuiauque, who s
his decided choice rbe convention viii vaclsto be.
tween Morgan OF New YORK. Cook OF Saratoga, and Lea
the support Of the radical barnburuer section OF the
republicans. They openly declare that they cannot
coed with Selden wsdsworth for Governor they will
them last year 70 w.t. defeat the ticket by letting
the election 10 by default The burners are
ssurlns Cor Greeley their candidate for Lieutenant
governor Old Whitley has been n,nns for such an op.
overheard and when the "1lttle villain" taken
deck Greeley stands ready 70 defeat or elect any ticket
the Fremont barnburners may choose Though a. arss
sight may seom that the Seward section have the con-
ventIon in Their own hands, yet rom the spirit and rsck
iessness manifested by The radicals already seems ap
parent that they not grstlaed With choice OF IN
head Of he ucke, they vii 60 10 tot defeat ney csn
that the whs portion Of The party took she Governo
two years SINCE they are entitled 10 their man This
In than fair and honest, though such thing ~
fsrn ess is certainly q very strange conmodfy among
such tricky politicians.