The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-28
The New York Republicans and Know
Noshings-Ths Fusion Question.

The resolution of the late Grand State Coun-
Gil Of the rump or stump of the Know Nothing
party at Albany, appointing the same time aud
place for their State convention as the place
and time adopted by the republicans is the frst
step achieved, and an important one, in behalf of
the union Of these two parties. From present
appearances, however these discordant parties
will meet at Syracuse, with the same spirit as
that which distinguished the democratic Van
Buren, and anti-van Buren, delegations In the
Baltimore national convention of lsis. 1t was
feared that failure to reconcile them would
result In the loss Of the Presidential election:
but all efforts in behalf of q reconciliation
failed, as neither faction would yield anything
to the other The Van Burenites returned home
and set up their Buffalo free soil ticket plat
form; and the consequence was the defeat of
Gen. Cass and the election of Gen. Taylor
whereby the democracy Of the Union for four
long years were thrown out Of the spoils of the
federal administration.
The chasm between the republicans and
the Know Nothings, which will have to
be bridged over at Syracuse on the 9Th
of September, Is wider aud deeper than
that which existed between the demo-
cratic hards and softs of ls4s That division
was limited to the niger question and the per-
sonal grievances Of Martin Van Buren,, while
this Is the broad division which marks two dis
tinct party organizations one resting upon
sectional anti slavery platform and the other
upon q sectarian anti-popery platform. The
tenacjty Of the republicans to the niger issue
has been pretty well defined by Thurlow Weed,
Greeley; but their anti-slavery creed is not
more essential to the Seward republican pro-
gramme than is anti-popery to the other party,
whose ultimatum is not the cry Of mo more
slave States and no more slave territory" but
"down with Popery; down with the Roman
Jesuits and priesthood down with the Irish
Catholics-Americans shall rule America,
The Syracuse Standard republican, quotes
the remarks Of Mr.. Hovey, at the Troy Council,
against the fusion of the Americans with the
republicans and comes out equally strong
against any tampering with Know Nothingism.
II ssys:--
There IS very serious obsace 10 the success Of
theee political combinations. They bind nobody EXCERPT
Toe ndivduAn who enter into mem For instance should
the republican convention nominate . Know Nothing 90
Buchananfe for ofhce, the republicao party would be
under 20 obligation 70 support the somnse Aud on the
Other hand, should the Know Nothing conversion poni
nate republican Buchananite such action would not
be bndh upon thst party. republican convention has
no right 70 enuncia any other than republican principles
nouinaie any other than republican csnddaies ana N
tpursues contrary policy, republicans would be alb
solved from all obligations W sustain its action w,uld
LOS In TACT be republican convention Nothing ID more
evident 10 US than that mig ed ticket made up OF repub
cars end Know No,hrgs, would bs defea'sd The rank
ard ne o. neither party would De satisfied with such
ticket and would either stay home or vote araust n
On the contrary the republicans BY their colors
and present ticket unianted With the hereees OF oppo
se parties, success s 70 the labors OF the
canvass.
We have no doubt that these are the views
which will control the Seward managers of the
Republican Convention, whatever may be the
controlling elements Of the American Conven
ton. Thurlow Weed has not been elected a
republican delegate from Albany in the way of
a mere compliment He has been chosen TO
stand in the breach for the preservation Of
Seward. General Cass was not more obnoxious
TO the Van Buren, faction Of 1913 than is
Seward 10 the Know Nothing faction Of New
York at THE day. They regard him as the Mar
plot who has broken up all their combinations
and defeated all their plans; and they look
upon Thurlov Weed az his Good Man Friday.
From the Grst positive outbreak between the