The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-30

"NEw YoRK-THE PRosPEcr."-The Tribune
of yesterday has a singularly absurd article
under the above caption. According to the
philosophers of Spruce street, Lincoln will
carry this State by not less than City thousand
votes-a result which is quite as extraordinary
as the figures which have been manufactured to
produce it. Three-fourths of the "whig and
American vote" are claimed for Lincoln in the
first place, and then it is assumed" that half
of this vote is certain for the republican candi-
date. We have next magnanimous allowance
Of ten thousand Seward republicans who will
not vote for Lincoln. All this is utterly alb
surd, and the Tribune argues the matter as it
wishes it to be, rather than as it is. The fact
is that the opposition to Lincoln in this State
is becoming more and more powerful every
day, that the vote will be unprecedentedly
large, and that the republicans will be beaten.
Should the whole vote of the State reach six
or seven hundred thousand, at least two thirds
of it will be given in opposition to Lin
coin, and his defeat is inevitable. The
Tribune, for It's own purposes, misrepre-
sents the position of the Union party,
and attempts to maintain the old lines of poll
teal demarcation. These have ceased to exist.
We are no longer wings, democrats or Ameri-
cans, but we are conservative Union men, de-
termined to rebuke the pestilent theories of
the Helpers and Stewards at the polls. The
country is now in nearly the same position that
it was in 1862. Then the democratic party was
split upon similar issues to those by which II is
now divided, and the opposition was united.
The debates in Congress in 1850 reacted upon
the conservative masses, who gave their cup
port to poor Pierce, and the country declared
almost unanimously in his favor. Gen. Scott
was beaten, not by the democratic party, but
by the Union men, who were afraid to trust
Scott believing that his administration would
be under the thumb of W. II. Seward. The
Union movement to-day is stronger than ii was
in 1850, as it is now open and above board,
and working on its own account. We intend to
bring out at least hundred thousand votes
from that class Of men who have no special
party utilization, but who will support the
Union ticket with all their might.
The Tribune will remember, too tina, en- the
last occasion when the opposition was united
and vigorous the republicans lost the State.
They regained it again because their party drill
is perfect, and because there were no particular
pains taken to beat them. The republicans
have been organized since 1854, and have had
more or less power ever since; but even now,
with divided opposition. they claim but twen-
ty thousand as their real majority in this State.
The Tribune states that this will be doubled,
when there is no doubt that the Union move
ment will obliterate 1t altogether. and put the
figures on the other side OF the books. Every
day the Union men gain adherents not the
Scroggses and professional politicians of the
same order, but the real bone aud sinew of the
country. The republicans know this, and quake
in their shoes over the real prospect which is
that Lincoln will be defeated by an overwhelm.
ing majority. What does the Hon. Massa Gree
ley say to this view Of the prospect
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