The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-15

THE NEW REFORM MOVEMENT.

THE NEW REFORM MOVEMENT.
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Eject OF the New York Reform Agitation
from the New Orleans Bee, Oot- ~ 49,.
Politics in New Orleans is rather unsavory dish, but
II must be positively delicious In comparison with the hor
ribe fetor Of the same article in New York The HERALD
OF that city characterzes both parties as suffering from
vie system Of misrue, terrorism ana or9sany grave
general committees who have hitherto held In their hands
the strings Of conventions and who have been virtually
invested the choice Of our rulers and with the power
of presenting themselves as the representatives OF
the State and city at national conventions, would
ers by It's terrible Developments. 1t is the cx
act and literal truth, that graduates from Black
wells Island and from Sing Sing poth proprieors
and owners OF the thiest dens OF disease and prosu
uon shoulder htters and srkersthe history OF whose
exploits is to be found In police chronicles Of gougings
mamings and other execrable brutatiesopen thieves
pockctbook snachers and burglars numbered among
tons and elections, and who have been heretofore relied
on TO sway at will the popular current And when
drels like these present themselves delegates,
support Of delegates at State and city ycnons they
blond together with intriguing rogues from Albany and
the interior and after having done their utmost plum
der the city and plunge into anarchy league themselves
with such Cassidy Cgger and their associates
impose the corrupt rule OF the Regency upon the State
We hardly imagine that this offensive portrait can be
Orleans can present We have had abundance Of
demagogues among party leaders, and some pretty dis
the general committees OF either party graduates Of
the prison and penitentary shoulder hters brothe
graduate ourselves still remaining several degrees
above the abyss Of nfamy and degradation which poll
tics has fallen in New York It is true have for many
years been travelling down deep decivity and have
gradually and successfully abandoned much Of the
honesty the purity the manness and the decency which
distinguished party contests and If we do not
pause in season, and retrace steps, the time may
when the loftiest ambition of our politicians will be
10 emulate the thrice sodden and disgusting rascity of
lei Ia fha INST rAcia
observer must perceive that are studying in the
same prodigate school and adopting the same polluted
end desperate code, albeit the full aedged nquy Of
Gotham still leaves the youthful aspirations of the Cres
cent City in that direction far behind.
In view OF this delectable condition of a9airs are not
at all asorished at learning from the HERALD that large
number Of the teaues and most influential gentlemen Of
Neso York chiefly connected with the democratic party
have resolved to cut loose henceforth and forever from
these beasty associations, and equally ignore Sewards
the side, and the tyranny and rowdyism of Tam
recognize many Of the pronine,.t merchants lawyers
and priuate gentlemen Of that city This organization
lgence TO pay it's own expenses TO be guided by its
counses and TO invoke to its aid the electors of the
State We further assured that the gentlemen ques
ton recognize that there has never been y period
faught with more political danger 10 the country than
the present. and they resolved by powerful coup
it would incur by endorsing Mr. Stewards atrocious Ro
chester Speech and not to permit his rrepressibe
tneoy 70 De crammed down the public throat at the
prove prophet Certainly mighty and sweeping reform
needed as well in principal cities throughout the
land Everywhere the influences Of intriguing dema
gogues pot house and professional politicians and crafty
and dishonest leaders have been experienced In debauc
ing public sentiment, until one half the people seem to k
the very existence Of political probty while the
other half quitting in disgust the field of action have
almost made an abnegation of the right Of suffrage II
ever We are TO attempt retrograde movement would
do well TO begin ut once
from the st. Joseph West, Oct lol
An important political movement, the HERALD 10 be
credited has been started by Of the leading
men of New York. They have come to firm resolve
not TO be any longer controlled by the Tammany Hall
Mozart Hall leaders contribute dollar of their
money towards the carrying out of their schemes long
list OF the names of those who have announced such
their determination, was published In the HERALD last
week. The HERALD favors the movement, and believes
that will result in independent organization strong
enough to utterly annhate all opposing factions. 1t has
been the custom in New York, as in other parts Of the
country for the democratic party managers TO make
guar assessments upon the wealthy memberso the party
York democrats have friends in Office or wanting oces
whose interests they feel under of obligation to
fusa being considered such Of rebellion as would
destroy all hope OF getting offices, either for the offending
parties themselves or for any oftheir Such state
Of things gave the Albany Regency the Mozart Hall
ers or any other clique that might for the time be
supposed 70 have the supreme management, unlimited
selfish purposes Their heavy exacons and corrupt
tees would to have finally the patience Of
their subjects and they have formally rebelled and
have issued their declaration Of independence.
All this is but another evidence Of the political tendcn
of the times Men tired parties especially OF
men either in the North or in the South care for the fate
Of the democratic party or indeed any Other party
country that should both help to keep them ave9 We
know that they do regularly furnish candidates for Of
flee whose patriotism bois over at regular ntervasa
ways just before electionand who would be the most
miserable set in the world If they not permitted
devote themselves TO the service Of the country long
Uncle Sam has dollar at which they have chance
to grab These candidates must Of course gory the party
in doing so are prone to agitate the minds Of the
people with the most doeful representations of what
must inevitably happen in case Of the parys defeat And
it Still the hope and purpose of certain leaders of the
democratic party to Brighten the people into compliance
and get them $780, to elect to the Presidency
pot politician whom the few wire pulers that may
assemble Charleston shall designate But is getting
TO be prevalent belief that the people, supposng "a
thing not at all likely that they can SO agree amongst
themselves at Charleston as TO get candidate will wholly
dsappoint them and elect one of their choosing in
1860 That many Of the leaders, especially in New York.
alive to the growing probability OF such result there
be question. They that power is passing from
their hands, and the narrowing distress which the pros
pect produces is truly pitiable. c%t t-
1t is now opinion quite common in the North, that
Douglas failing to get the nomination at Charleston will
himself run independent candidate. This may hap
pen, though think it than likely that if Douglas
should not be nominated he will prevent the nomination
of any other and thus be able to take the
Convention. 1ta&
We still hope candidate before the people run
ming upon his own PLATFORM Independent Of parties and
cques, and that he will be such the great
of the people, North and South, can and will support
The chances for the election of such candidate daily
increasing The movement in New York is but of the
indications OF feeling amongst the people favorable
such result In this State, believe, it will be
coded that party ties constantly weakening and that
the people determining amongst themselves 70 and
VOTE in the future, their judgments may dictate and
without reference to any such obligations We hope to
exhibition OF this Independence in election
for Governor We believe that any nominee the demo-
cratic party likely to put forward be beaten before
the people If the right man will run, and indie
pendent candidate But it is not purpose present.
70 make argument in regard to Missouri politics. and
have only mentioned the for Governor ncden-
tally, intending to have to say the subject in
future number. v-