The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-22

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the trumpet sound of Se~Ard's political resufreotoa
Prior 90 The sdoQton Of tho constitution the sec
opy portion where The wbKs had psrmaoees fosrho,d
The osher ana moro populous portion ss<oogy
cratic AZ all tue judges, eurrogsss massers ia
roiaTies ard numerous county Off ers wera sppoiu,
ed BY the Governor and Senate, toe dsmacras nsary
always in favor In Albany hed Office place not only
in that portion OF toe Stats where they
dancy. but west Of Csyusa bridge where nnd out
Tea friends or voters In such Stewards policy
plain that is AID in breaking no the state
Regency at Ab,ny and 60 arrapge tina, he maze
OF the local pstousseo OF the West ani the chxncs
In the confusion new arrangements Of g
the whole 10 directing bis folio weru, therefore,
for the barnburner scnsme Of . CONSTITUTE the
pet measure Of his bttees opponens-Se yard shO we'd
stea culae the ultimate tendency OF their o-c's
Immediately On tho adoption Of tho constitution
recovered Inc SAFE WHO tue exception of Gov Ssy
nours term has beld Il with III power and patronage
TIE compmen. Of the barnburners to the wllmo. pro
v,so accidental The night before day when they
seked their al upon in solemn c,ncavo at Syracuse
they had repudaed sad denounced t. But events drove
them in unforeseen pAihs-ast open hostility TO their
raty and then into division among themselves which
resulted In the larger portion ranging with Seward uuder
The OF republicans, and the o.her reiuroiog to the
ssnssTsNc P'riy me the p'odsa son, repentant and
The portion which Sc yard have rspudaed
their CID doctrines US 70 debt AMI taxaoa adopted
bis nnanc,sl schemesacs nowedge bim as their great
leader In every thing but profess TO be lie advance
OF him on the slavery question Tney claim. however,
ano receive the larger portion OF hon,s end off aud
get such aud rburow Weed see proper to avs
them They try hard TO RUE inc republican party
State
The other secton which joined the democratic national
hupkers, have sputiatsd their anti slavery hereses
profess to be more national thaa the Original
buDkers or hards. They RUE supreme 10 TAmmahy
Hall, and In Albany aDd Syracuse each section
has alike repudiated views and positions or which they
once declared life, liberty and happiness depended and
both Of these whether acting CONCERT with or in oppos
lion to VIM II Seward, have been made the tools snd
or MS ssd %So T
hoDe.ty purpose 10 accomplish laudAble should not
let their passions get tho better Of their judgment.
they 60 60 they inevitably defeat that end, IL be
enc dea, and fall prey to cooler The Of tho
primer, Let not your angry passions rise equally
children temperate opposition to Seward would un
doubleday bury him In political oblivion. FACTS
NEW YORK, August 10, 1859.
WAat Win ae americans Ct Neio York DO at tie Neat
E'ection?-An Anwer from One Who KnoWs.
Will say at the outset, that my share in the
active party politics OF our State for not much short
OF twenty years has been considerable; that was
wing SO long as that party had organized
existence, and that when it ceased to have one, Or
truthiuly, when the American party or order
sprsng into being, in at the christening have
helped to make and have supported at the polls
and elsewhere every American State ticket that ha.
been before the electors, and probably am likely
TO continue to do 30 As almost any else am there
FORE anxious observer of political movements our
State and in the country and feel that in discussing
this question of what shall be the future action Of
the large body Of American voters, particularly In
own Slate, have Inconsistencies doubtful
antecedents TO reconcile before obtaining hearing from
thoee voters.
With your permission, therefore, Mr. Editor will pro.
coed to state Of the considerations they occur
my mind bearing the present position and future &C
ton at the polls OF the little less than hundred thou
sand American voters in State, for their num-
bers not to be any abort of that figure.
Present politics in both tho State and nation are but
prelude TO the Presidential Canvass Especially this
the with the republican party and the opposition
generally Of whatever name Not q movement can be
made but it will bear whether designed not directly
the question Of the Presidency he who has not dis
covered that the result in this State fall eonst
tute very important movement the political chess
board has rot studied well the signs Of the tmes Aud
you have well remarked that the Americans have it in
heir power to exert potential influence over that re
cult For my SELF believe that they hold the balance
power in the State. Indeed, II is clearly denonstrabe
hat they d. The sixty thousand voters who last fall
supported the American ticket, although they cannot
achieve for Themselves, and probably never will
be able to do can and should say resoutely above
board and With WILL to whom the State shall given
In this way will they reality show themselves TO be
the balance Of power, and in no other.
power and s. vote separately third party 1t has
taken time 10 demonstrate this fact that vote separate
~ by themselves is in effect to Withdraw from the field
and DO nothing but leave the contest 10 go weer
The republicans and democrat The history of the past
shows aha the repubcans ask of accepta
ole service than to continue to Are in the air. for long
We do 60 they cure Of the Sae. 10 my ccmpre-
BENSON the Americans of New York will be the balance
power only when they step aud decide between these
Two parties 10 o.hsr way they soow their power
then only will they be felt and if they desire to obtain
recognition terms from either Of those parties IL will
Only after they have shown their strength they
have concentrated their ability to decide
question OF The DAY, both rs TO principles and men.
Inceed II is less the duty than the privilege Of the
the Americans ct Ne YORK; present momon, ID
act to take broad comprehensive view OF the national
asd instead Of con opg their views end their action to
the parrow boundaries Of State politics. subordioa!e TO
Stale politicians who have schemes which they hope 20
advance by addressing narrow and temporary consid
lions to American voters. lie, them Look to ultimate
suits. Wheher the nezt State election goes way or
another viii be OF slight consequence only in its bearing
And my judgment ii precsely in reference TO that
future that americans should take their stand the
balance OF power in the ensuing And here
we may az well epeak plainly, while we keep in yisw the
fact that the present movenen's and the ensuing State
election are but ekirBhes to the Presidential
battle ~ undeniaby true that the great majority Of
! The American voters Throughout the country are
union, which shall be permanent. and which sns
embrace every shade OF oppositon to the present.
FEDERAL administration; bat it Is as undenaby true
that every proposal movement having this for its OBJ
jet, in tbs State especa is met al the outset with the
arbitrary demsnd nat whatever unions entered into
Mr.. Seward must be the candidate whose support
must all stand pledged az aprelminary condition Hence
whatever may be Inc case in other States, il New York
the Americans are compelled to choose between what
may he termed personal Sewardism and the SO called
democracy II Dir. Seward can continue TO command
New York he will utquestiorably be tee nemnee OF the
Republican Presidential Conven.on and at the rate we
have been going on under the management OF the ex
peIenced supporters OF Mr. Seward, we shall soon dri
towerdS etase Of things where will be forced to
chooae between Mr. Seward as tho republican nominee
the one hand, and the democratic homnec-wnoevcr be
may happen to beon the other. TO avert this compl
sorry position is set within the power OF the Americans
! themselves.
Nj. Seward acquired great strength from the
fact that he was last fall able 10 reject o union
with the Americaus, and, sirgle haadeo carry the
Ssee and The democracy practically and phosophically
aid it was the Americans themselves who gave Mr.
Seward the victory last fail, aud 1t remains with them
selves 70 say whether they will do agap and thus do
for him wba. he cannot do for hlm,elt-nAke him the
seeming choice of the electors OF New York for the Pre-