The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-30

NEW YORK HERALD, TU
that of rot being permitted to participate In its
councils on the ground that they are unfit asso-
ciates for gentlemen.
We believe 1t was Lord Byron who spoke Of q
republic as san aristocrscy of blaokguardA"
The character Of the small, privileged class
which pulls the wires, and jerks into mere me
| cbauicsl movement the democratic party in this
State, would appear to give justice to this harsh
\ epithet For what better word can designate
the little Regency faction which, for nearly TWEEN
ty years, has imposed upon the State trickeries,
plunderipgs, cheatings and villanies that beggar
all description? II Is the duty of the democratic
masses TO throw off this incubus, and the time
for doing so should be the approaching Syracuse
| Convention. Delegates should be chosen every
where in each district in the State, with instruo
tons to repel peremptorily every attempt to have
the delegation to Charleston appointed at that
time. And as the Regency party will practise
every conceivable fraud to accomplish their ne
farious object, delegates should be instructed to
leave the Convention in case they find them
selves put down by q fictitious majority force,
and to appeal to the people to exercise their
inalienable right Of choosing the delegates to
| Charleston themselves.
In this way only can New York hope to be
fairly represented at Charleston, and to defeat
the conspiracy Of handful of plethoric man
sgers DESTROYS Of either sacrificing the country to
| Seward, or else elevating to the Presidency some
democrat who would prove but little better
suited 10 that high position. Good citizens
should also remember that they are Individually
| responsible for the part they may take in this
important matter, and that they have no right to
put the power Of choosing delegates to Con.
veniion which shall nominate ruler Of the
country for four years out of their hands.
| PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATEs-HoUsroN AND
DICKISsoN.--The political events Of the last
month or two have brought forward foremost in
! the front rank of available candidates for the
( Presidency two men who have been extensively
regarded foT several years past as dead polih-
| cians-dead ard doomed evermore to the shades
! of private life. We refer to General Sam Hons
| ton, of Texas, and Ex-Governor Daniel S. Dick
| ineop, Of New York.
The former, defeated in Texas two years ago
| az the American candidate for Governor, by
nine thousand majority for Runnels, and super
seeded in the Senate by more submissive demo
crat, gracefully retired from the political arena
to spend the evening of his days in his log cabin
But the freeating managers Of the democratic
Texas regency few months ago took the field
in behalf of the revival of the African slave
trade; whereupcn, the American party having
dsbanded, General Houston was called out as
the independent peoples candidate for Cover
ror in opposition to Runnels and the regency.
What do we see? A victory which has elected
Houston Governor by 5000, and which will
doubtless restore him next winter to his old
| place in the Senate from Houston majority of
the State Legislature.
| Thus from supposed permanent Punishment
from political life, General Houston, in single
bound, comes forward as the most available of
all Southern Presidential candidates, for the de-
mocracy or the opposition. He has, in the most
| striking manner, proved his strength in the ex-
IRENE South, and we know that there is not an
other Southern man whose public history and an
tcedents cover the extensive popularity which
General Houston can command in the North.
Mr.. Dickinson for long time, until within the
last month or 30, has been regarded by the Alba
ny Regency az an old fogy, old granny, hard
iy entitled tn moments serious consideration.
But the A1as-Aryus now classifes him among
'our beloved statesmen" and 6nds him won
derfully proper example Of sound and reliable
democrat. The Wise onnelly correspondence
and the squatter sovereignty manifestoes Of
Douglas, and the intestine troubles in the party
camp generally, have thus operated to bring for
ward Mr. Dickinson as the proper man for the
New York democracy. Upon his principles aud
IN his behalf the party may now be reunited
The Albany Regency have seized upon him for
this purpose; but let his real friends see to it
that he is not betrayed. No Northern democra.
tic candidate for the succession is SO popular in
the South as Dickinson and the time is a. hand
when his conservative character will be rightly
appreciated even in New York. Let his true
friends keep vigilant eye upon the clique Of
Dean Richmond, Cagger, Corning, Cassidy Il Co.,
and the name of Daniel S. Dickinson may give
the New York democracy the control of the
Charleston Convention.
Let not this thing be overlooked in the cleo
tons now going on Of the delegates to the Demo
cratic State Convention, which fortnight
hence will meet at Syracuse.
Poor PIERCE's Boston SPEECH.-Mr. Bueha-
mans predecessor in the Presidential chair, poor
Pierce, returned from his European tour last
Saturday, and was welcomed at Boston by