The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-15

New MOVEMENTS AMONG TIE SPoILsMEN.-
We learn from an Albany paper that gathering
Of the democratic spoilsmen was held at the De-
lavan House--the ancient home of the lobby-at
which the concern which does business under the
name and style of Cassidy, Cagger & Go. was fully
represented. Several country politicians, agents
Of the concern, were present; and from the hints
of the Journal, we apprehend that the Metropoli
tan House of Ike Fowler & Co. had voice or two
in the affair. This precious tea party, sin the
room of distinguished democrat from the West
ern part of the State" proceeded very coolly to
transfer the democratic voters of the State to
Horatio Seymour. They elected that he should
be supported in the Charleston Convention, as
the Presidential candidate of the New York de-
legation.
Now, none of these politicians have the most
remote idea that Mr.. Seymour could ever be
successful at Charleston and their movement in
placing him in the field would be of no conse-
quence were il not part Of well settled plan.
They (Cagger, Cassidy & Co. and Ike Fowler &
Coz have taken sole charge of the democratic
shop, and intend to carry on the business for
their own profit exclusively. They put Mr.. Sey-
mour forward in order to make him the
| channel through which the federal spoils
may flow to them should the democracy
| succeed in the next Presidential canvass They
| have also found the democratic party in this
State too large to be conveniently handled, and
| they have therefore adopted the tactics of the
! old and experienced house of Hallett, Greene &
Co., of Boston. Those tactics are simply to keep
the party conveniently small, so that there will
be suffciency Of federal spoils to make the
business pay handsomely. The party in Massa-
chusetts is just about large enough to collect the
revenue and take care OF the United States courts
and post Offices. This makes things very comforta-
| BILE for "the party and Ike Fowler & Co., and
| Cassidy, Cagger q Co., are striving to effect an
| not intended that the democratic party shall
ever again be in a majority in this State; so the
quarrels among the several factions are artfully
encouraged and fomented The democratic
| spoilsmen we have named are willing to give the
local patronage to the opposition, in return for
its assistance in killing off leading democrats
who may take an Independent stand. They have
managed, with the aid of Thurlow Weed and
other republican chiefs, to slaughter all the lead
ing democrats who refused to submit to their
dictation. The proceedings at Syracuse, at the
| State Convention, and the result of the follow
| ing election, fully prove the veracity Of our
| conclusions. The concerns of Thurlow Weed q
| Co. are connected with those of Cagger, Cassidy
& Co. and Ike Fowler & Co. more closely than
people imagine. 1t has been the constant effort
| since 1852, Of the leading softs to reduce and
disorganize the democratic party, so as to throw
all the spoils into few hands. That their
efforts have so far been crowned with the
most brilliant success let the election re-
turns testify. With an actual majority of not
less than thirty thousand electors, the demo-
cratic party stands today in minority of
seventy thousand. This is encouraging to
the enterprising firms. If they keep on as
they have begun, the democratic party of the
Empire State will be reduced in 1860 to the
heads Of the concerns-Cagger Cassidy & Co.,
Ike Fowler Co., and their immediate attaches.
1t is pretty prospect; and, as such, we recon-
mend it to the view of the leaders of the I'M
terrified, invincible harmonious and overwhelm-
ing democracy Of the country.