The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-14
Tho Conservative Movements In the
North-The True and the False.


North-The True and the False.
The rapid spread of the fanatical and aboli-
ton sentiment, its alarming development in
the invasion and instruction at Harper's Fer
ry, the endorsement and extensive circulation
by the republican leaders of Helpers treason
able and revolutionary book, the debates in
Congress, the sympathy with John Brown at the
North, the indignation and dangerous excite
ment at the South, the fears of Northern mer-
chants that they will lose their Southern trade,
the defeat and desperation Of the Albany Re-
gency and Tammany Hall, and lastly, the
honest and unsophisticated patriotism Of many
have suggested Union movements in this city
and elsewhere at the North-some of them
true, and some of them false-some intended
to stem the torrent of fanaticism and to reas-
sure the South, and some to throw dust in the
eyes of the people, while hungry army of
spoilsmen take advantage of the critical posi-
ton Of affairs to recover their lost ground, and
dip their plundering fingers deeper than ever
into the public treasury.
| The conservatives of Boston have spoken
the Union men of Philadelphia have pro-
and indistinct way, not calculated to lead to any
practical result; for, 'if the trumpet shall give
an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself
for the battle!" New York has spoken en-
phatically by her silent vote in the municipal
election; but she has yet to speak through
Union meetings, some of which are already
called. One meeting is to be held on Monday
next, at the Academy of Music, and that is to
be classed among the false movements. 1t is
| got up by Tammany Hall and the Albany Re-
gency to retrieve their ruined fortunes, and it
is accordingly announced that Horatio Sey-
mour will be the great gun on the occasion.
Seymour is the Regency candidate for the Pre-
sidency. The Union meeting at the Academy
of Music is designed to bring him out This
meeting will comprise the debris of Tammany
Hall, the free soil and abolitionized element OF
the democratic party, standing upon the ruins
| of the broken down Buffalo Platform
Another meeting is in preparation, under the
auspices ofMozart Hall, which is more likely
to be Of a genuine Union stamp, and of ma
tional character, for in the late NUM-
cipal contest Mozart Hall stood upon
the right side, and put forward a candidate Of
sound political principles But Mozart Hall
like Tammany is mixed up with corrupt and
disreputable associations, and it cannot bring
out in public meeting or at the ballot box
the conservative strength of this great city
There are from million to q million and Q
half of conservatives in the North who did moi
vote at any of the late elections, and who detes
revolutionary republicanism and its ambitious
leaders as well as the corrupt and degraded
organizations of the democratic party. In this
city there are more than $4,000 voters who did
not 60 to the polls even in the late excited mu
nicipal election. Neither Tammany Hall, there
fore, nor Mozart Hall, nor silly merchants
frightened at the blighting of their commercial
prospects, can bring out this conservative ele
ment. None Of them has anything practical to
propose They will all deal in platitudes and
generalities and distractions, and the people
know that None of the parties has candidate
to propose for President of the United States
who would be acceptable to the people on q
Union and conservative issue. In that respect
the democrats are in the same prcdicament as
the republicans. These Union meetings, there
fore, are Of no account.
Amidst all the portentous signs of approach.
ing tempest and convulsion, the heaving and
murmuring Of the earth beneath, the gathering
masses Of thunder clouds overhead, these rush.
ing from North to South and those from South
to North, the sea and the waves roaring, and
mems hearts failing them for fear, there is but
one reliable man who can pilot the ship Of thu
Union and weather the storm-a man who's
history is the very embodiment of conserva
tism, and who has always been looked to will
confidence in times Of trial and danger. Tha
man is General Scott, name which commando
the respect of all classes, and is tower o
strength, crowned with honors as with years
lie belongs to none Of the corrupt or revolt
- n~-arizafious NJ tha I.,v VA