The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-05-22

curious and interesting political assemblages
ever held in the United States. 1t appeared, to
an unbiased observer, rather after the manner
of meeting of noisy fanatics than the delibe.
rative council Of party which hopes to as
sumo the government of the country. There
was one continual shout, from morning till
night, during the three memorable days that
the Convention continued in session. The
greatest preparations had been made by the
republicans of Illinois, who had their own
game 10 play, and who spared no pains to
excite the popular mind, so that the enthusiasm
of the public might react upon the Convention.
One of our correspondents describes the scene,
in brief, as follows
The outsders took part freely in the proceedngs and
applauded or Kissed exactly as If 1t were abolition
the gaunt philosophers who suggest bran bread
and free lovehe same attentive and progressive, but,
9, N. rS s Gs
Ike workicg away At the eternal knitting These enter
tanning persons occupied the high places in the synagogue
They yelled with delight when . delegate from Virginia
Kentucky answered TO his name they shouted over
Greeley and sddns:; they went 70 sleep over the dull
speeches. they Kissed South Carolina, and generally made
the fact Of their presence dsasreeabiy apparent.
While all this was going on inside the Con-
Two sets of managers-one for the platform and
one for the candidates-operated at the same
time. The radical set carried the day In the
platform committee-the resolutions endorsing
all the Helper and Spooner doctrines. As q
sop for the iron men Of Pennsylvania, and the
manufacturers of New England, q high tariff
resolution. or something which purports to be
one, was thrown In. The German element
represented by Schurz, of Wisconsin, succeed
ed In getting an anti-American resolution
through, very much to the disgust of the New
England and New Jersey delegations; so that
the platform Is . tumble of little of every
thing, and altogether amounts to nothing, but
words" "words," words"
After distinguishing itself by pushing through
the resolutions in such hurry that very few
of the bewildered gentlemen from the rural
districts knew what they were voting for, the
real business Of the Convention-making the
ticket-commenced. The strong representative
men of the party were Messrs. Seward, Came.
ron Banks and Wade. These were the live
candidates. There were two fossils, much
affected by the Blair clique, to wit, Bates and
Mclean. The Seward men were led by Weed,
who had the slate all fixed before the Conven-
ton met. Seward vas to have the votes of
New York, Michigan, part of New England,
part Of Wisconsin, and of all the bogus dele
cations from the border slave States. Had all
the advance pledges been kept, Mr.. Seward
would have been nominated; but his slaughter
had been resolved upon by Greeley, Blair
Burlingame and others. With the aid of the
Pennsylvanians, and through certain influences
brought TO bear upon the New England dele
cations, the work was most scientifically DONE
Weed, Webb, Evarts, Raymond, Nye, and, in
fact all the Seward clique, went to Chicago
with the joy, pride and self confidence Of a
bridegroom marching to his wedding feast;
they returned like Rachel, weeping aud re-
fasing to be comforted. They were not even
accorded the poor privilege Of naming the
candidate; but Lincoln was thrown In their
faces without so much as saying by your
leave. They have, however, the satisfaction
OF knowing that Mr. Seward was not the only
victim. Banks, Cameron and Wade fell with
him: Bates returned 10 his snug political
| coffin, while Mclean was never heard
| from at all. The killed aud wounded
on the Vice Presidential list include Banks
Cameron, Hickman and Cassius NJ. Clay.
OF course, when the leading men Of the party
were showed aside small politicians were push
ed forward. The candidate for President.
Abram Lincoln. Is an uneduca.ed mau-a vul-
gar village politician, without any experience
worth mentioning In the practical duties of
statesmanshiP, and only noted for some very
unpopular votes which he gave while mem
Der Of Congress. In politics he Is as rabid an
abolitionist as John Brown himself, but without
the old mans courage Lincoln talks about
going TO Kentucky to preach ant-slsvery doc
trines, but does not do II. He launches his
fulmina.ions upon the South from the safe plat.
form Of the Cooper Institute at twenty-five
cents per head The republican editors already
complain bitterly Of the tack before them.
They accept the nominations, OF course. but
swallow them with g very bad grace. Their
articles remind one Of q man whistling In a
graveyard q. midnight They say, We have
nothing 10 60 upon; we must keep continually
ringing the changes upon honest old Abe
till November; and TIA. Ia the beginning
and the end Of everything. That Lincoln
IL an honest man no one denies; bu.
there are others OF bis political school
Garrison, Phillips, ard others-who are
no doubt quite as sincere In their faith.
We have yet to learn that the fact tha, they be
lieve In their doctrines makes them any the less
dangerous. Mr.. Hsmlin, who was put on the
ticket by New York, and II Is maliciously In.
sinusted with the intention Of killing II alto
gether, Is man Of respectable abilities, bu,
he does not give the nominations particle Of