The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-06


lucky, Tennessee nnd Norta .CsrOstcs, enough
has been. done il tie South &c ss.Sle TIE quea-
tion of the mex. Congress couolasIveiy sgaiA,t
the democracy, Beyond this tie ccatusion OF
Southern parties and politicians remains as ia
explicaole as ever. Perhaps. in the course OF a
week or two, when " the back couctaes" Involved
In these late elections stall have rendered in
their returns, we may have some light for Pre-
sidential horoscope, Where there are very fe~
railroads and telegraphs, but plenty of mountains
an d slow coaches. we must be patient
The Era Of Conventions.
This If, par excellence, the country Of couveu.
ticns. They belong to our peculiar institutions.
Every pursuit aud business of life, every subject
Of speculation or thought, whether It be agricul-
tore, trade or commerce, the sciences the useful
or the fine arts government, politics or religion.
the affairs Of earth, or He'll, or Heaven-esch
has lis convention, where all that relates to it
8 discussed. Just LOW the conventions are In
.ull blast, and in few weeks the agricultural
gatherings win take place. Every State has it's
agricultural fair aud there is one national fair
for the whole Union. These gatherings appear
10 have done some good for agriculture, and
have accomplished something in the way of pro-
ducing mutual admiration.
There have been railroad conventions without
end, and the more we have had OF them the more
bridges have broken down and the more lives
have been sacrificed to the Juggernaut Of gain.
There have been Southern commercial c0nyen-
tions, in which the most aIraut nonsense has been
ventilated ard every well established principle Of
commerce ignored. There have been political
conventions without NUMBER and what good, We
would like to know, have they done for the com.
Dunity, or in how much worse condition would
the political affairs Of the country be ifthere never
had been convention of wings, or democrats,
or black republicans, or Know Notbings, or abo-
htionists, or fire-eaters? There has been lately
negro convention, at which George Downing
presided. Does any one suppose that will con-
tribute 10 the abolition of slavery or the elevs-
ton of the colored brethren?
There have been free lovers conventions
women's rights conventions, in which the d.
nersions of the crinoline. AID the liberty Of
wearing breeches have been the important ques-
tions under consideration and there have been
"Baby Conventions" to exhibit the best speci-
mems Of native human manufacture by way Of
illustrating the art of breeding the genus homo.
How far the information derived from these as.
semblies has been productive of healthier RACED
of children we will not undertake to say. Tha|
discussion would be rather revolving to ouI
readers.
There have been temperance conventions 4
vast numbers, the principal effect of which hi
been to promote the liquor trade-for instance,
Auburn. where the firm Of Rhodes g. Sewar(
has done such thriving business
At Springfield is now being held the Convec
ton of the Association for the Advancement
Science. When they succeed in squarng Il
| circle, or in solving the problem of perpetual
motion, or in explaining the connection betweed
body and mind, or the law of volition, or tn
| principle by which like begets like the world
shall hear Of these discoveries through the Cd
| lums of the HRALD. This day the spiritualiso
meet in convention at Plymouth Rock, vii
Judge Edmonda ex-senator Talmadge, and q
other leaders of the sect, all glowing with psG
phetic fury to make known their revelations
| mankind. At the late meeting held there to III
| the foundation stone Of the national monuu,r
| 20 the Forefathers, there WAS a dispute as
| which Of two families belonged the honor
| having the ancestor who FIRST put his foot OUT
the May slower on "the Blarney Stone of N
England" Now, the spiritualists, with Jul
Edmonds at their head, can easily settle
knotty question while on the spot. We und1
stand that enormous quantities of tobacco
! brandy are to be consumed at this conventional
| being among the doctrines of the spiritually
that we can eat drink, and do many other thin
for the use and benefit of the spirits in the OIL
world. Accordingly, some indulge in numero
| drinks from conscientious and religious MOTIVE
and not from the love of the liquor They dbl
merely because the tongue of some thirsty ed
in the spirit world, like Dives in the parable.
parched and cleaviDg to the roof of his moui
| and though there is water all around be cam
get drop to drink. Judge Edmonds ind
triously chews tobacco from morn till night q
from night till morn, for the qualification of so
friend in one of the spheres who delighted in
weed when here below, but cannot get qut
the realms above. The Judge hates the a
thing, but zealously performs the disagreed
duty Of chewing as an act Of pure piety CD
the assembled spirits just Inform us who is "a
the next President of the United States
doing this they would do very generous
and save world of trouble. There would ~
necessity for any Of the political couventl
which are to be held with view to the sold
of that question.
Last Of all, we are to have conventioI
settle the basis and the superstructure Of
new Catholic religion, which is to remodel
old and absorb all the scattered fragments
which Professionalism il split We trust the
this movement the leaders will be success
for though it is to be discussed in a convent
it is the great idea of the age, both in the
World and in the New. We hope Archbid