The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-07
Opening OF our November Campaign
Meeting OF the Republican state Con.

The meeting OF the hepuDLcan otnc OVn-
vention to-day ut Syracuse opens the ball OF
! our November State campaign. This day week
| the Democratic Convention will meet in the
same place; and this day two weeks the rump
OF the dismantled American party will bring
up the rear at the handsome little city of
Utica. The republicans, in leading off, will
have the rough heavy work of the campaign
upon their hands; for while they will have the
advantage of the first choice of the ground
they will be under the necessity of protecting
their TANKS and rear, like an army surrounded
by vigilant enemies and infected with the
seeds of mutiny and rebellion.
The two most delicate and important items
of the republican programme at Syracuse will
be, first, the Cancellation of the rump Of the
Know Nothing faction; and second, peace
able arrangement with the canal men par e1-
cellence, who have recently assumed the shape
of an Independent organization upon that
zone idea" of the canals With regard to the
first proposition, our Albany correspondent
furnishes in another part of this paper, some
interesting views. We dare say, too that at
least portion of the Know Nothing junta will
be content with man or two on the republi-
can State ticket, just as hungry dog is con-
tent with marrow bone or two from the table
of his master.
Yet there are others Of the american"
board of managers who are not dis
posed to sell out to Thurlow Weed at less than
cost Chief among these is the Know Nothing
nd of for in hose so1o
course against Fremont during that campaign
has rendered him particularly obnoxious to
Weed Il Co. at any price. This gubernatorial
gentleman, and his rabid cayenne confederates,
therefore, may be driven over to the demo-
cratic side; and thus the rump of the late
great American party may disappear in about
equal doses to the republican and the demo-
cratic parties in our November election.
Upon the second proposition, that of the
canals, some ingenious double-dealing dodge
will most likely be the policy of the Republi-
can Convention. The canals, which have cost
the State within fraction of seventy millions
of dollars, are still an expensive burden. If
job to horde Of greedy spectators, who have
fixed their longing eyes upon the enormous
amount Of spoils and plumber which would thus
be brought within their grasp. But, on the
other hand, there is powerful body of old
canal fogies, if you please who hold up a
finger, and who have uttered the
warning voice-"Abandon us, and we abandon
YOU" And so, between these ancient canal
men and the Central Railroad oligarchy the
wits Of the Republican Convention will be
sorely exercised to keep peace on both sides.
But we presume that some sglittering generali
which to the canal men will be rendered as
"a good enough Morgan till after. the cleo
ton"
The paramount object of the republicans,
under the management Of Weed and his assist
ant Seward engineers, is to keep alive that Dir
festo, in order that the voice of New York may
be turned into the endorsement Of Seward for
the next Presidency. To this end we have no
doubt this Convention at Syracuse will ring all
the latest changes upon slavery, the ''slave
power" the 'aggressions of the slave power"
bleeding Kansas the "Lecompton infamy,"
the English swindle," "a slave code for the
Territories" the revival of the African slave
trade" and the manifold sins and transgres-
sions upon all these things of Mr.. Buchanan's
administration. Thus desperate attempt will
be made to throw sufficient dust into the eyes
Of the people to blind them to the short
comings of this republican party in reference
tn ours toto frosr nv
jobs and swindling lobby operations
But upon this slavery question the democra-
cy may advantageously fight the enemy with
their own weapons. If our democratic hards
and softs could only be brought into solid
column, they have in that "brutal and bloody
Rochester manifesto" the very instrument with
which they might lay Seward and his partisans
low in the dust Unfortunately, however, the
Albany Regency, under the treacherous con-
duct of Confidence Cassidy, instead of
closing have widened the breach be-
tween the Regency and the Aston House
faction. We may therefore expect split in
the party Convention next week at Syracuse
which will cost the democracy the loss of the
State in November, the loss of the city in De-
cember, and the loss Of the voice of the State
and the legitimate moral power Of the State in
the Charleston Convention. Thus the golden
opportunity for the complete prostration of
Seward and his hopes will probably be thrown
away; and thus, through the selfish, treacherous
and high handed party despotism Of the Albany
Regency, the democracy of New York will, per-
haps, be sacrificed for the benefit ofW II.
Seward.
This Republican Convention, its embar-
easements anu is proceedings, will throw a
flood of light upon the drift of our State and
national politics; but we shall look with still
greater interest to the action upon the more
dangerous intestine disturbances which will en-