The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-03
The Popular Movement Against Seward
ism and RoSvdy Ism to Achieve Political

The Popular Movement Against Seward
ism and RoSvdy Ism TO Achieve Political
Reform.
The great uprising OF the intelligence. integri
ty and moneyed influence of the people of New
York against the rowdy msrule of Tammany
and Mozart halls, Albany Regency depraviy,
and The atrocous dsunion doctrines OF viii
liam II. Seward, is everywhere awakening a
most healthy, cheering and beneficial sensa-
ton. Clquedom, seboroughism and usurped
monopoly of power are felt to be sapped at
their foundations Such tottering and down
fall of the system of treachery, violence and
barbarism which has prevailed during the past
few years is anticipated as shall bury in ruins
all who have co operated to sustain it, 1t is
hoped that the methodized rottenness and cor
ruption with which party organizations of
every stripe and shade have become identified
may now be abated under the watchful care of
the high-minded gentlemen who have banded
together to put an end to existing abuses An
effective check viii also be given to the ma
rauding inroads of the Backwells Island, bur
glar and pot-house condottieri. whom hopes of
plumber have hitherto enrolled successfully
under the infamous banners of either Know
Nothing, black republican or bogus democratic
wirepullers. The measures contemplated by
the aroused responsibility of this city will be
undertaken with exclusive reference to the
welfare of the country and the principles by
which the representatives of the people should
be guided.
Mr.. Seward has been, throughout his entire
public career, the most INSCRIPTIONS adept in
pecuniary and political profigacy that the Uni
ted States has ever produced. The State of
New York has staggered for twenty years un-
der the burdens which he saddIed upon it dur
ing the two terms of his gubernatoral admins
tration. His name has tainted and dragged
down into disgrace everything with which it
has ever been associated. Within late period,
moreover, he has unfurled flag of sectional
discord which, if triumphant, would carry
desolaton to every hearthstone in the land His
| ''irrepressible conflict" theory would plunge
the country into civil war, destroy our COM
MERGE cut of the internal and external sources
from which prosperity flows to our merchants
farmers and capitalists, and make a wreck of
this now happy republic. 1t is the bitter sense
of these appalling truths, together with the fact
that the corrupt organizations of Tammany,
Mozart Hall and the Regency are Who'll
ly deaf blind and careless to every
thing else than power, place and spoils,
which has inspired the worth and wealth
of the community with the conviction that, if
they do not themselves stem the tide Of wicked
ness and political heresy. the unity of the ma
ton may be shattered and its prosperity sacri-
feed.
The following list swells the array of names
of democratic gentlemen who are weary of the
rule Of corrupt cliques, both here and at
Albany, which has been imposed upon them;
who are determined to WELD, henceforth, them
selves. the power which has been so grossly
abused by Regency, Tammany and Mozart Hall
spoilsmen, and who have resolved that the en-
dorsement of the State of New York shall not
in any case be given to Sewardte dsunionism
at the coming State election
Royal Phelps, James T. Brady,
Watts Sherman, August Belmont,
Samuel J. Tilden, John j. Cisco,
William Butler Duncan, ] T. Soutter,
George f. Baldwin, Colonel Lee
Dali T.