The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-23

frm with reported active movement in Java II was
stated that ab ut 50 900 mats taken on private
by Germ al houses Beyond his reported movement
sales limited 70 small lots Of 81 Domingo and Bahia,
te' ms given In another place. Freigot engagements
were mited, weilo rates sere unchanged.
The Seward Movemant OF the Republican
Psrs9 -sy mptOlns of Alarm.
We transfer to our columns today significant
Presidential article from somewhat pretentious
black republican organ Of this vicinity, supposed
to be in the political market The article In
question is commentary on the late circular Of
the Republican National Committee issued from
Albany; and between the Committee and the
commentator, it will be seen, there is remarka-
bic disagreement. The Committee insist upon
making "tbe aggressions of the slave power"
the allabsorbing Issue for 1860; but this afore-
said dissentous party organ declares that this will
never do-that the slavery hobby of the repub-
lican movement has been used up and knocked
off its legs, and that it is plain enough that the
battle OF 1860 must be foughtas the wings fought
their battle of 1S4S, without any specific plat
form at all"
There is some sagacity in these opinions, and
a well grounded cause of alarm touching the re-
publican cause az good and reliable newspaper
investment. The republican party may be re-
duced to mere abolition faction on the extreme
anti-slavery platform indicated by their National
Committee; the conservative opposition elements
may organize new party and carry off the
balance of power there may also be an indie
pendent Douglas party, that will pay
handsomely for new organ "ready made;"
and, lastly, possible reunion Of the democracy
at Charleston may suggest better speculation
than that Of playing fourth fiddle to Thurlow
Weed upon any terms All these considerations
have doubtless bad their weight with our disin-
terested republican contemporary in the premi-
see; but as the only value we attach to his OPT
mons lies in the fact that he truly appreciates
the incecurity Of the republican camp, we shall
limit our present remarks to that point.
The Republican National Committee for 1860
have issued their preliminary circular from AL.
bany, the headquarters OF the Seward caucus
aud lobby engineers. This is suspicious circum
stance. They make the aggressions of the slave
power "the burden of their song" In this we
nave strong circumstantial evidence that the
Seward managers are at the bottom of this pro-
clamation and that its object is to take the ini-
tia,ive in q bold avowal of Stewards "irrepres-
fes.o. Thus the Seward junta at Albany, it may
oe said have secured the control of the Republi-
can National Committee, and have so far cut off
the more moderate opinions Of Chase, Banks and
Cameron as the landmarks of the republican
party.
The Committee, however, are not satisfied with
thus adopting and enunciating Mr. Stewards Ro-
chester platform. They call for cash contribu-
tons to carry out this programme of organiza.
ton. They want money, and if the old line
democrats and conservative old line wings, still
holding on to the republican cause, are content
thus to play into Mr.. Stewards hands, let them
send up their supplies The Albany Weed and
Matteson lobby jobbers, their statistical writers
on Stree WOOL" their paint, putty and cheap
whiskey copartnerships at Auburn, and their
Central Railroad lobby engineers, will find abun
dant employment for all contributions from ali
quarters in circulating Seward newspapers and
Stewards speeches, and in getting up Seward
clubs and committees from Cape Cod to Mime
sofa.
Meantime, among the specializing politicians
and camp followers Of the republican army the
late Southern elections have proddced decided
sensation. 1t is now evident that there will be
at least third party in the field in 1860, If not
fourth, and evident, too, that this
third party will most probably carry
the election into Congress, where it
will hold the balance Of power. Then, again,
the imperative necessities of the democracy may
drive them at Charleston into a treaty of peace,
Just as Louis Napoleon and Francis Joseph were
driven into treaty at Villafranca, to escape the
gathering dangers of the revolutionary elements
all around them.
But again. The late important triumph Of
General Sam Houston in Texas, against q re-
gular party regency supposed to be invincible,
has brought out into bold relief the man who,
as the standard. bearer Of an independent ma
tional opposition party, or as the candidate OF
the reunited democracy, may win the battle for
the White House. Let the democracy at Charles
ton, dropping all their conflicting abstrac-
tions concerning slavery in the Territories, the
African slave trade, filibustering, the tariff &c.,
nominate Sam Houston, and leave him to answer
for the party platform, and they will sweep the
country as they swept it in 1852. But should
the Charleston Convention prefer compromise
upon some obscure politician, or split upon
the slavery question, let the conservative oppo-
sition elements take up the hero o. San Jacinto,
and if they do not elect him they will surely
carry him, as one Of the three highest candidates.
into the House.
Finally, as in this Albany manufactured abo-
lition circular Of the Republican National Com
mittee we have an official indication Of the road
to zin which the party is destined to take, it is
not surprising that those republican privateers