The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-07
Demoralized Condition OF the Republi-
can Party.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.


TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
New YORK, Sept, s, 1859.
The indications Of the political sky not decidedly
favorable to the harmony Of the great annual gathering
Of the republican family Wednesday next at SYRIA
Unless the great negro interest is allowed to
absorb and transcend every other ISSUE there is hardly
possibility that the session be harmonious that
ticket be placed in nomination which will command
majority Of votes at the ensuing election The repub
Of the Legislature Of last winter became so dis
organized that they could not hold decide
upon policy; and even when Mr.. Speaker Littlejohn
and his friends by aid Of powerful lobby Of canal
tractors had driven through both Houses bill to provide
for the payment Of interest the unconstitutional oat
ing debt defeated by the veto Of Governor Nor
gan The rage of the contractors knew no bounds The
Speaker came down upon the floor of the Assembly to
denounce the Governor and the whole happy family of
negro woshppers was for some days in glorious clap
per claw.
bequeathed by the Legislature to the State Con-
venton That both parties have buckled on armor for
fight apparent from the resolutions adopted at the
primary conventions. Thus, the Queens county repub
appoint Mr. Parke Goodwin Of the Ecentrg Post Gov
and adopted resolution approving the ociai conduct Of
his Exceency and similar convention held at Union
Hail. in Brooklyn not only refuses to send 70 Syracuse as
their delegate aspirant from the Office but adopts
resolutions faherng the canal policy Of the oo state
ont Of the Republican State platform. Sam and Sambo
they decide shall no longer attempt to sleep together
Syracuse which may founder the republican ship and OBJ
the daering prospects Of Mr. Seward for the Pre-
sidency. -
ougeneraed by the who were to control the State
Convention, the leading canal men held convention at
Rochester last week. and sgnded their determination to
support but friends of the canal policy for State Off
GERS the republican has any such candidates upon
it as A. Wheeler, A. s. Owen, F. A. Conkn, H. B. Dur
yea Brockway of Oswego men Of the same sentiments
they may expect that the canal men, secretly allotted by
M
apply to them the knife. The cana interest IS insaa-
bic as the grave, and the republicans having under
taken the task fappeasng its hunger VIII nno themselves
unequal TO the undertaking.
The action Of the Legislature of last winter shows that
republican party not assume the responsibility of
taxing the people to provide money for charging the
canal They dare not above the aggregate OF two mills
the northern and southern counties will not consent to the
remposion of tolls upon railroads. aud the attempt to take
such step must infallbly lose them the State
All that the republicans can hope to do is to magnify
the Presidential issue and negro question, and ond the
people tina, of State policy If they cannot succeed in
this half their will be found acting as their mem
bers Legislature did last winter in union with the demo
cracy. possible to keep long together the friends
and adrersaries of the canal interest If Gov. Morgan
should again be candidate before the people Of the
he would not carry county between Albany ana Buiaio
All that he aspes after is to crawl into the seat OF
William II. Seward, and so achieve national reputation
which will the people of the State forget his ndeliy
to the canal interest Between the policy of the Governor
and the wild schemes Of Speaker Leohn the Republican
State Convention will find harmony well nigh imposs ble
The widest divisions Of the democracy disappear in
trast with THIS dlSOrganZlng element III republican
They have choose between increasing the State
debt and overriding the constitutions the levying OF an
abandonment of the canal interest which has many
years like vulture devoured the vials OF the State If
they accept either horn Of the dilemma they arc certain
TO meet with overthrow. am Of opinion that the great
magician, Thurlow Weed, will appear and cast oil upon
suc lent to allay the storm, in hope Of secur
ing the State for Mr. Seward at the next Presidential
test and that over will let the rotten hulk 60 to founder
and sink she inevitably must Meanwhile the country
will 90 and prosper she has, in spite Of all
these petty struggles which distract political parties