The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-13
the state or Rev York-The Alarm
Spreading in the Republican Camp.

Spreading in the Republican Camp.
Last week the rejoicings Of the republicans
over the divisions Of the democracy, and in
view of the certain success of the great Illinois
rail splitter, were strangely disturbed by
dismal erosn or two from the venerable
Thurlow Weed over the dangerous confidence
and lethargy in his party camp. Now we per.
ceive that the alarm sounded by the famous
Albany compiler Of STATISTICS" on free wool
has been taken up by the Hon. Massa Greeley,
who appears to be as much perplexed with
the vote of New York in November next as ever
be was with that troublesome thousand dollar
Des Moines Improvement lobby draft from Or
sinus Benajah Matteson.
Thus the unseasy philosopher of the Tribune
admonishes his party that this great State is not
TO be carried without struggle-that the ele-
ments of formidable hostile combination
exist that slilful managers are hard at work to
bring these elements together and that there ia
reason TO anticipate before November the
formation "ofa hybrid, tesselated tbree-legged
anti republican ticket, on which all the strength
Of the hostile factions will be concentrated" Ac-
cordngly Our alarmed philosopher, with the
esrnestness Of a good night watchman strikes
the pavement with his baton to wake
up bis sleeping colleague to meet this formida-
bic hybrid conspiracy by which they are sur
rounded. He Justify cries out that "this state
of blind security Of needless trust in luck be not
allowed to continue another week. Admit that
il could not hazard the electoral vote, its inevi-
table effect must be to saddle the next admins
tration (Old Abe's) with a Congress hostile to
its principles, jealous Of its popularity, and de-
teImined to cripple and battle its every effort"
What next: An early State Convention is de-
handed, a powerful republican electoral ticket,
and an earnest proclamation that ''the republi-
can party is sternly opposed to the jobbery and
bribery which have disgraced the recent legis
latiye history Of our State" Here We have
republican weakness-an ankle bone out Of
joint, If you please-or a sore spot in the ribs
OF Thurlow Weed which brings him face to face
with the incorruptible Greeley. Here honest
men of all parties have common ground Of
action against Weeds republican lobby, in a
matter which loudly calls upon the people for re-
form Taking up the thing with the whole sche
duie of drawbacks against the republican cause
in the Empire State, We do not wonder that the
calculating Greeley, as well as the statistical
Weed. should be somewhat frightened
First, upon an impartial estimate of
the whole popular vote Of this State, made
up from the returns of all our State elections
since 1856, With the Presidential vote Of that
year as the basis Of our calculations, we find
the republican party, so late as last November,
in popular minority Of some 10000. Since
that election we contend that the party has
been losing instead OF gaining ground. The
nomination of Douglas for the Presidency has
at single dash, carried away the anti-Lecomp.
ton democratic element from the republican
camp, which is the loss of that balance Of
power whereby republican Speaker was
elected at the late session of Congress. But
Douglas will also carry of a host Of original
Van Buren, democrats who voted for Fremont.
In the next place, Mr.. Stewards faithful adhe-
rents by thousands. who have been waiting
for Eve. ten. fifteen or 1wenty years for his
nomination for the Presidency, will be found
wanting on election day. because their favorite
was betrayed and sacrificed for mere rail
splitter at Chicago.
Nor is this all Ccrrit Smith is the Presi-
DENTAL favorite OF the abolitonists, pure and
simple. They repudiate Lincoln as an artful
dodgcr, and they may possibly shorten his
New York vote in November TO the extent
Of twenty-five or thirty thousand. Add to all
these drawbacks the shameless and unparal-
leled party jobs of bribery and lobby COM
pounding referred TO by the Tribune for the
benefit of Thuriow Weed, and we have mate
rails enough upon which to muster decisive
majority against Lincoln in November, This
majority already exists; but to render il de-
cisive, il laust be brought TO bear upon joint
stock anti-republican electoral ticket. In this
way the Presidential election may still be
turned against the republican party.
Shall il be done. We are glad 10 hear from
the vigiant Greeley that "skilful managers are
hard al work to form such coalition" and that
we may confidently expect in due season "a
hybrid. tesselated ureeIegged antirepublioan
ticket, on which all the strength of the hostile
factions will be concentrated" Douglas men.
Breckenridge men, Bell men, Houston men, aud
all.
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