The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-07
OPENING OF THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Our Albany Correspondence.

ALBANY, Sept. s, 1850.
The Republican Policy and Cdndidates-The Knoso
NoGings on their Last Legs-The Complexion Of the
Democratic State Delegates-A Double Delegation 10
Charleston IndispnsaNe-The Democratic C0nvention-
Contested Seats and Candidates, dc.
The Republican Convention this week fires the signal
gun for the State campaign and the action upon which
may determine and the complexion Of the candidates
puts into the field, will undoubtedly have much influence
upon the character Of the fight Up to this time Mr..
Weeds policy is well known to have been directed TO-
wards uniting the soft Americans with his faction Of
the republican pary and to this end he has corrupted
from Know Nothingism Messrs Umann Benton Norhrup,
Odel and number Of other shining lights of tho dark
lantern, trusting 10 their assumed influence with tho
brethren to bring the bulk Of the rank and file into the
Seward camp. The programme was, and. believe still
is to be, for the Republican State Convention to place
two Americans upon their State ticket without making
any change in the republican PLATFORM and without sub
jecng the republican leaders to the embarrassment ofany
open negotiations with the Know Nothings 1t this
end that Mr. Weed labored through Auditor Benton and
Others to have the American State Convention thrown
beyond the It'll ns the republicans now left
free to select such Know Nothngs will suit their own
purposes without reference the desire of the Americans
themselves the well known Weed and Seward decla
ration that coalition be made with the Know No.
republican party proper open to all comers viii not
be fasAed by the action Of the Convention.
This policy is very shrewdy chosen and persevered
in scarcely fail, despite its exposure, 10
shatter the Know Nothing element into pieces, ana
TO remove a very annoying, If not dangerous
obstruction from the road prior to the important race OF
$780, large proportion of those Know Notnings VINO
are really anti democratic at heart, and who wise
enough that their third party eine entirey play
cd mt will he
ted Another portion of the Order who refuse to swallow
Seward and the negro unesT eed s nc
the democratic side The Know Nothngs, whatever their
course may be, whether nominating straight ticket or
parties will thus be entirely wiped out-ther vote
duccd 10 number too beggnry to decide district cleo
ton much less to influence the result In the State.
II is said, however, that some embarrassment
is anticipated in carrying out this programme, in
view OF the fact that 1t would leave the
Know Nohings free endorse their portion Of tho
republican ticket and TO fill up the balance from the
democratic candidates. and in case this should be done,
and Auditor Benton and Daniel Ulmann should find
themselves powcrless to deliver to Mr.. Weed as
many Of the brethren as they have barga to SELL the
republicans would be In very awkward dilemma. Tho
indications are too that Brooks who some matters Is
not much of BOBBY after ALL is resolved TO make
much as he can out Of the carcass Of Know Nohings.
and contcmplatcs selling out to the democrats by adopt
ing such policy in the American Convention, and then
secretly working among the dark lanterns for the whole
Of the democratic candidates He does not see why Ben
should bag the whole Of the spoils. But do not
think these considerations will deter Mr. Weed from ad-
herring TO his original policy and after all think II tho
wiscst that could be pursued.
The hatred between the radicals and the Scwardtes in
the republican ranks has intensity and bitterness that
are put little understood by the general class Of ookeson
takes shape in the present contest in the OF Canal
Commissioner Sheriff. radical, who marked for tho
slaughter BY the Weed faction mfr Sheriff. has been I'M
manageable ever since his election When he nrsi took
Office he refused TO appoint three boat inspectors IN hs
city named by Mr. Weed, and assigned ns his reason tns
he not going to give snccurc offices 70 men who
would ready to make afduvits against him whenever
they required to do so, now charged that shct