The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-08

State Cosvsntssn OF Dslsgstss to CAsrlss-
son-Csn New York be Saved - the
Democracy
On Monday the delegates elected for the
several Congressional districts of this State to
represent the democracy at the National Presi-
Dental Convention at Charleston assembled at
Syracuse for the purpose Of organization,
and OF selecting delegates at large. An &C.
count of the preliminary proceedings appeared
in yesterday paper by telegraph. To-day we
publish by telegraph the result of the delibera-
lions of the Convention Yesterday, together
with an able speech of Mayor Wood.
1t will be recollected that this is the
second set of democratic delegates to
Democratic Convention, under the auspices
of the Regency, elected delegates to suit
that junta, and did not give the rank and file of
the democracy any chance Of sending men to
represent the people-the same tactics pursued
by the Seward wing of the republican leaders
in the State. The delegates now assembled at
Syracuse are elected not by packed conven-
ton, but by democrats in theseveral Congress
sional districts, and therefore claim to repre-
sent the people.
This completes the arrangements of the New
York democratic politicians to throw the State
into the hands of the black republicans, and
thus lose the Presidential election. That result
seems almost inevitable, whatever way the
contest between the two rival sets Of delegates
may end. A house divided against itself can
not stand. The split in the party arose in this
way: A very general feeling was expressed
among the democracy that the delegates to the
Charleston Convention should be elected by
the people in their Congressional distrjcts-a
measure which was favored by Fernando Wood
and his friends. Meantime Mr.. Wise, of Virgil
MIA, in reply to letter from New York asking
his opinion, wrote private, confidential note,
giving his views pertinent to the subject. The
Albany Regency got hold of it by playing the
CONFIDENCE game, and sent copy to Dickinson,
who was caught in their trap and unconsciously
became their tool He circulated Wise's letter
among his friends, which gave the Regency an
excuse for q wider circulation, and for selling
it secretly to the press for twenty pieces of sill
yer. The object was threefold: first, to embroil
Wise with Dickinson, damage him at the Charles
ton Convention and put him out of the way of
their own candidate; second, to injure Wood in
Southern New York, and prevent his election
to the Mayoralty, as he was known to be
friendly to Governor Wise; and third, to pre-
vent the election of the delegates to Charleston
by Congressional districts on the hue and cry of
pretence of unanimity and of casting their
votes as unit, to elect them by packed con-
vention, in order to guard against any chance
of an expression of the peoples will, and so
to stock the cards for themselves as to have a
sure game.
But what is the result of this well laid
schemes The very contrary of what was calcu-
lated has been effected. Instead of the free
soil Buffalo platform candidate of the Regency
being elected to the Mayoralty, Wood defeated
both him and the black republican candidate
together, and by his victory gave blow to
the Regency from which it has not yet reco-
vered, and is not likely to recover till after
the Presidential election. he is far stronger in
the State to-day than they are, and is more
formidable candidate for the Presidency or
Vice Presidency than either of their two
pets, Dickinson and Seymour, or any other
man who adheres to their faction. He was
the leading spirit of the late Convention at
Syracuse. which claims to emanate directly
from the voice Of the people, which is claimed
to be "the voice Of God" The base conduct,
the treachery and the trickery of the Regency,
have elevated Fernando Wood to his present
strong position, and but for them his name
would scarcely have been heard in the political
world to day.
Under these circumstances will double set
of democratic delegates 60 to Charleston from
the Empire State, and whichever set may be
accepted, the result will be the same-the loss
of the State, and the triumph of the black re-
publicans. If one set is adopted, the other set
will bolt, and do all manner Of mischief-a step
which, in the present position of parties in the
State, must prove fatal to the democracy. How
is the difficulty to be metz There is only one
way Of averting the disaster, and that is by
admitting both sets of delegates, or rejecting
both, and at the same time nominating for the
Presidency General Wool Of New York, q
patriot, soldier, ademocrat, a thorough Union
man, who, by his popularity and his high
character, would triumphantly carry this State
against Seward and his myrmidons, and thus
save the republic from the danger which i'm
ponds over its destinies. Unless this course is
adopted at Charleston, the State of New York
may be set down as lost to the democratic
party; and with the loss of New York, the whole
game is lost, and the vast stakes and issues
which depend upon it
Faction IN THE APPOINTMENT OF COMPRESSION.
AL CoxxrTrEEs.-The Speaker of the House of
Representatives is now arranging the Commit
tees in Congress, Of which the Committee of
oul <ha