The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-11

secure all the Southern States and the two or
three Northern States necessary to an election
ON the democratic side. The late Northern
elections have gone by default. Their results
indicate that upwards Of half million of votes
are missing But let the issue In 1860 be be-
tween the conservative national policy and
principles Of Mr.. Buchanan on the one hand,
and the revolutionary policy and doctrines of
Seward on the other, and these missing votes
will be found on the side of the Union and
the constitution.
We presume that the democratic members OF
the new Congress will seize an early opportu-
nifty to compare notes touching the man and
the platform of the party for tho succession.
Let them, in doing so, rally upon the admins
and South, and give them cordial support,
and before the meeting of the Charleston Con.
veution the delegates thereto will be sufficient
~ enlightened to understand their true course.
The Southern democratic members of Congress
have the game in their hands They may an-
ticipate and control, or entirely supersede, the
Charleston Convention; buff they fail 10 do
either, the reckless spoilsmen and vagabonds
of the Convention. in their senseless wranglings
over sthe Niger" will be very apt to divide
the party into two or three sectional camps.
In word, as the general policy of Mr.. Blu.
chanan's administration is the only basis upon
which the nationality of the democratic party
can be maintained, so the course of the demo-
Gratis Of the new Congress upon this subjectwill
go very far to determine the Presidential ISSUE
A general democratic adhesion to the admins
tration will indicate the national reunion of
the party; but the repetition of tho factious
doings Of the last Congress will only serve to
precipitate the dissolution of the party before
they enter the field for the Presidential battle.
The MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND MUNICIPAL. RE-
FoRM.--The poltica! parties in this city are
sorely exercised about their candidates for the
charter election. The republicans are particu-
larly puzzled as to a choice between Hamilton
Fish, Simeon Draper and Horace Greeley for
the Office ofMayor. Now, we do not see any ne
cessity for this trouble If the democrats do
not become greatly distracted the republicans
need not distress themselves about choice of
candidates. But if they are bent on entering
the lists they can easily get rid of the difficulty
by running Horace Greeley. If elected he
would make as good Mayor as any person
they might put him on the track, just to see
how he would run. He has the reputation of
being fast runner. He is to be Postmaster
General. if Seward should be elected President,
and it would be we'll to give him first little
experience in Office as chief magistrate Of the
city, or if that is not the cards, then to test
his popularity with his party by entering him
in the race to ascertain whether he would not
poll more votes in New York than the
republican candidate for Governor. But
the chances are greatly against his success
Fernando Wood is in the field. He will get the
nomination next week from Mozart Hall, and
probably Tammany, as usual, will follow suit.
Whoelse may be in the field we do not know
But one thing is certain, and that is, whoever
gets the democratic nomination must, in order
to be elected. promise sweeping and extensive
reforms, and satisfy the citizens of his ability
W Vail tACA Out 1uC taASS, uICuuJ teu lui!~
lions, may be increased to twelve next year by
the efficiency of Tiemann, Haws and others.
BY good Mayor at least two millions can be
saved from the present expenditure, but he
must be aided in the work of retrenchment and
reform by all round, including tho Corpora
ton Counsel, an Office to which 1t will be we'll
for the people to direct their special attention
The city has five millions worth of property,
the interest on which, at ten per cent, would
be 100000, or half million per annum; yet
from this vast property it reaps no revenue.
The rents are eaten up by officials who make
no returns. By the election Of an energetic
and honest Mayor this source of municipal
wealth could be made to yield handsome in
come to the treasury which would relieve the
citizens from so much taxation.
The conservative classes, without regard to
party politics, are waiting to see what candi.
dates will take the field; and the Democratic
vigilant Association are following the same
course, and will not make any move till the
various nominations are determined They
will then act with vigor and throw their weight
INV AAS C~ionSO AOA eHO Ai6ue hiol IA tAS LIZ Nv
place. Let all the parties, therefore, and their
nominating conventions, be careful as to what
kind Of candidates they put forward, if they
expect to see them elected. Areserve of thirty
or forty thousand democratic voters, who did
not care to come forward at the State election,
hold the balance Of power, and are ready to
turn the fate of battle and the scale Of victory
in the municipal struggle in the beginning Of
the next month. It will be contest for the
emancipation of the city from rowdyism and
corruption, and for the accomplishment of re-
trenchment and reform in every department of
the city government.
TERRIBLE TINES IN BosToN.-We alluded the
other day to the peremptory measures adopted
by the Executive Of Massachusetts in relation
to the State Agent, who enjoyed the monopoly
of the sale of spirituous liuuors undar fha nro