The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-30

Italy. The policy and power of France, on the
contrary, is perfect unit, welded by skilfal
ard sagacious intellect; and 1t may be that be-
fore 1t exercises its strength on Germany or
England we shall find 1t conflicting with some of
our highest interests in the States south of US
and lying ACROSS the most feasible route be-
| tween our Atlantic an our Pacific empires
william H. Seward, the Great Rumselisr,
aud our November State Election.
The paramount issue in our November State
election will be W. II. Seward, the eminent
Auburn rumseller, who is determined to be
the exclusive Presidential candidate of the
black republicans The republican party will
enter into this local contest with his name
| in full view as their candidate for the Pre-
s'' initial succession. Their victory last year,
AID be discussions aud divisions among the de-
mo'racy, have inspired the republican managers
with the prospect of an easy triumph this fall;
and thus, with the vote of New York reiterated
in favor Of Seward, the rumseller, they expect
under the power and prestige of the Empire
State, to hold the game of the republican Presi
dental Convention of 1860 in their hands.
But all these nice calculations may be spoiled
with the defeat of the republicans In this fall
81, ct'op; and they may b. defeated, and very
decisively, too, in general cooperation against
them of all the political elements of the State
opposed to Seward, the great Auburn rum
seller, his principles and his pretensions
According to the results Of our last years
State election, while the vote for Morgan (re-
IAok
Fremont, the vote for Parker (dem.) was 10000
greater than that for Buchanan, notwithstanding
all the drawbacks of the democracy from their
Lecompton and antiLecompton divisions and
de'tats in every direction, aud their Tamm any
and anti-Tammany squabbles. The American
vote of the State last year was only 10000, or
less Than half the vote for Fillmore in 1856; but
what became Of it? Assuming that all the miss-
ing Fremont republicans abstained from voting
hast November, we can only account for this ad-
dition of 30 600 to the democratic vote by as
suming that it was drawn over from the Anne
ricau party.
We have no doubt that this is the true expla-
nation. The attempted coalition of the republi-
cans and Americans at Syracuse failed because
W. II. Seward, the rumseller, his impracticable
antislavery programme, aud his good man Fri
day, Thurlow Weed stood in the way. Seward,
the rumseller, was the iseue which defeated
this projected coalitiOn-Seward, the rumseller,
was the provocation that carried those thirty
thousand Americans over to the democratic side
Upon the direct question of the Presidency We
dare say that three fourths of the whole Fillmore
vote, and considerable portion of the Fremont
Original democrats), could be combined upon
any respectable conservative democratic candi-
date against Seward, the celebrated Auburn rum
seller.
Why, then, should not the democracy prepare
for some such coalition in November, and pre-
pare to conduct the canvass upon the paramount
issue whether Seward, the rumseller, is or is
not the choice of the people Of New York
for the next Presidency? The success of the
republicans, though they may not mention the
name of Seward, the rumseller, will surely be
construed as the vote of New York in bis behalf;
but in making his name and pretensions the con-
trolling issue there can be no misconception of
the result
We believe, too, that such are the antipathies
prejudices and grudges of democratic repub.
icane, old line wings and Know Nothings-Fre-
mont men, Webster men, Van Buren, men and
Fillmore men-against Seward, the rumseller,
that the democracy may secure the services of
these men to an extent which will give them de-
cisive majority in November if they want it.
And all that will be required to obtain 1t will be,
first, union among the democracy themselves,
and, secondly, generous welcome to all volun.
teers from the opposition camps who are anxious
TO secure q decisive expression of the voice Of
New York upon Mr.. Stewards Rochester procla-
nation of can irrepressibe conflict" with slavery
until all the States shall have become free States
or slave States, or Of his famous advertisement
that he was engaged ia the rum trade in Auburn
to the extent of 81 600 capital.
Let the democracy act vigorously upon these
suggestions, and they may recoDquer the State of
New York in November. This achievement will
at orce give them the controlling voice in the
Charleston Convention, and will so materially
damage the republican party, and 80 essentially
reviyify the democracy of the whole Union, as to
render their success in 1860 the most probablere.
suit. We believe that there is popular majority
in this State Of at least fifty thousand against W.
II. Seward, the rumseller, and his revolutionary
abolition doctrines. He has never been man of
the people. His successes thus far have been
those Of the scheming, managing caucus politi.
clan. Bring him and his principles and claims
as Presidential candidate fairly and squarely
before the people of this common wealth in No.
vember, 1859, and we shall hear nothing Of him
in 1860.
In this view, would it not be well for the
two committees, which meet at Albany on the Sd
of August, to prepare, first, fer the reunion of
their party, and secondly, for the defeat of the
republicans, in compelling them to fight the bat
tie of November upon Seward, the rumseller
and his Rochester manifesto as the embodi-