The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-18

Nj G0TiATioNs FOR TuE SALE or fiiE ssrCB-
LCAA rALlh Under THE caption the N,iaoaol
h,o 81 Washington The antral organ of IL.
antielav,r, sentiment 81 The North, n-u's ia
Hon. Massa I.nsiry terrible lecture tnr his +
c. NJ mauf stations 81 desire ~ sbHiiie ava,
fon the Rochester platform AID the rep ibiica
rarty The Fra earnestly sets its face agaius'
any hglf WAY trimming ANIL dod sng - Catch III,
Know No,hings and the floating oppo-itoa ~'.ts
al The country, and demands nothing lees tina.
this--hs' The repnbi,rans rha'l "make mp thei,
uipds to fgtt the battle 'hrough-to fight il ou'
on the ground they have takrn-sss,ne all tn,
responsibilities tina, belong tn the Only party Ar
rayed against the slave democraos "-conven
ton, candidate, platform and all. Very good
This has the smell Of hot fire In the rear" 0
the " publican camp. The question before il i
whether "a a purify sectional camp. a. in 1856.
il will tisk another defeat from the bush fighting
Americans, or accept victory like that Of lS40,
by adopting the practical programme Of that
campaign. The cit mcnts are working, aud W
shail sooD be able to comprehend the shaping u
the several armies and their line Of battle for the
succession. The opposition have the means 10
command q victory, as they have had At any
time for these twenty odd years; but the qurs
ton recurs, will they again throw their ammuni-
tion away? Let the Hen. Massa Greeley GO t"
work with a will. or "Uncle Tom" will once
more turn all the fat in the fire.
TuE RICHMOND EsouIRER BOLDLY BREAKING
IN in H.p ri
msnicsto on the Nomination at Charleston"
boldly throws down the gauntlet to Senator
Hunter, and prociain,s Governor Wise az the
true, rightful and only legitimate Presidential
champion and favorite Of the Virginia demoora
cy The Wise faction of the Old Dominion. fol-
lowing the example of their leader, aro thus re-
solved upon bold and open game with their
keen and cunning adverSares Of the Hunter
clique. The latter gained Il decided victory in
the late State Convention, and the Wise men are,
therefore, leading out trumps. Thus the demo
CRITIC Presidential pot is beginning to boil aud
soon expect to see some show Of the hands Of
Hunter Breckenridge, Toombs, Stephens, Orr,
Senator fl. Davis. Senators Brown, Slideii,
Bright and others. What the upshot of this gene
raj fermentation may he. time alone can deve-
lope; but certainly, if the democracy fail to con-
bine at Charleston or 10 the election Of 1860, it
will not be frem deficiency, but from an exccs-
sive supply of cliques actious and candidates
MEIuIsropHu.Es AT WoRE.-We learn that
Thuilow Weed has been down from Albany, and
has had council at the Astor House over our
municipal spoiis and plumber, cheek by iowl with
some of the finaDciers of Wall street and the sa-
vans Of Fifth avenue, including George Law.
One item under consideration, il is said, was the
Broadway Railroad job. under new plan; but
the great thing on hand was the policy of con-
centrating such additional poverty legislation
at Albany-in the hands of Comptroller Haws,
as will give him aud the Aston House council the
absolute control of all the spoils and plumber Of
our Corporation, and turn the beggGly dcmocra-
cy out in The streets- This is a splendid pro-
gramme, as the lobby fees Of Weed, as prime
manager, in the event Of positive gain of five
or six millions Of party epoiis will doubtless be
magnificent Thus the squabbling democracy Of
this metropolis have in prospect a fine opportu-
nifty for washing and making themselves clean
ly the year 1850. Let them qualify themselves
for season Of fasting and prayer, at all events,
for Weed has resolved to starye them into sub
mission.