The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-17

PcironS, VIM, asnouBn 1pic W pay ioi Tue con
sumption, we're not sufficiently well of TO leave
money lying idle in the hands OF the companies
and to pay for fxines. We are glad 10 fad
that the influence Of competition is likely to
put an end to these exactions. In Brooklyn an
opposition company has been started, which
undertakes to supply gas without any Of these
conditions, and at fifty cents the thousand feet
cheaper than its rival. II Ia to be hoped that
the new company will not follow the example
OF its predecessors, and, as soon as 1t gets sup
port, falsify the pledges on which It has OBJ
tanned it. Ii it keeps its promises to its Gus
toners 1t will initiate reforms in the dealings
Of gas companies with the public which are
sadly needed.
| The "Radical Abolitiontsts" Fairly In
the Field.
| Our political readers will be Illuminated this
morning concerning the programme of the
sradical abolitionists' from the perusal Of the
| brief, pointed and business like proceedings Of
their late National Convention at Syracuse, not
| forgetting the characteristic letter Of Gerrit
| Smith, the regular" radical abolition nominee
| for the Presidency.
II appears however, that Mr.. Smith was not
nominated by reclamation, but only ''after con-
siderable discussion" and against "a very re-
spectacle minority preferring William Goodell,"
who was subsequently nominated for Go
werner. For Vice President Samuel McFar-
land of Pennsylvania, was chosen-a man of
the Lucretia Mott abolition and womens rights
school. While they were about it, we wonder
why the Convention did not put up the venera-
BILE Lucretia herself, or Abby Kelly Foster, or
some strong minded, radical abolition type
woman Of that calibre, as suggested by their
platform.
The resolutions of the Convention are pun
gent. They regard the Breckenridge party
with 'unmitigated adherence" and the fear is
expressed that the parties respectively sup
porting Lincoln, Douglas and Bell will ALL
in due season, be ranged under the
piratical flag of the universally Of the rights Of
slavery" and it is emphatically declared 'that
| for abolitionists to vote for a candidate like
Abraham Lincoln, who stands ready to execute
the accursed Fugitive Slave law, to suppress
| instructions among slaves, to admit new slave
States, and to support the ostracism, socially
and politically, Of the black men of the North
is to give the lie to their professions" and
that the almost inHnitessimal amount Of anti
slavery professions made by the republican
party is entirely inadequate to cover or ex-
cuse the Remembering enrontery with which
it proclaims its intentions to quiet agitation
upon the subject Of the slaves right to liberty"
Thus 1t appears that there is to be no fusion
between the radical aboliionists and their halt
ing, halfway brethren Of the "irrepressible con-
| aict." Besides the republicans have proved
faithless touching "the desolating scourges of
the rum traffic" This Convention further de-
clares that all social and political distinctions
Of sey and color should be abolished free
farms and statute against landed monopoly
are wanted-that for all the social and political
dangers Of these times the popular religion Of
the country Is mainly responsible and that until
this thing Is reformed I'VE shall continue to be
cursed with the rule of slavery, rum, and 50
forth.
Such is this radical abolition platform, and
we have no doubt that Frederick (the
black Dougiass) had q finger In this pie,
inssmuch as he was put at the head Of the rsdi-
cal abolition electoral ticket for the State Of
New York. How many other "free colored
Americans" are on the ticket we cannot deter
mine from the names, but We dare say that
there are at least three or four, In Difference
to the proportion Of the African element in the
party.
The religious branch of this national aboli.
uon platform Is very learnedly expounded in
the letter Of Cerrit Smith. His health, which
was poor,' is NOW vigorous" He has reco-
vered from the prostrating effects Of that terri
BILE John Brown foray; but still, as the head OF
bis church, and its candidate for the Presiden-
/ cy, Mr. Smith speaks In a most sorrowful tone,
and urges very unique system Of electioneer-
ing. He says;-"As view things, the Conven-
ton will do well not to call for any great
outlay Of time and money to increase the
| vote for its ticket" He has had enough Of
that, and has doubtless become as much dis
gusted with his money begging partisans as
was "Live Oak George Law in 1856.
But here are the radical abolitonsts in the
field as the distinctive Presidential party Of
freedom, temperance, equality Of sexes and CO.
lors, and all that And the question Is: what
can or will they dos In 1874 and ls4s these
abolition elements decided the Presidential
election. Now, it will be seen that their efforts
will extend from Massachusetts, westward to
the Mississippi river-that State Radical Adolf
ton Convention has been called In Ohio, and
another in Illinois; and we may safely predict
that the party concerned will poll q vote
against the halfway abolition professions Of
Lincoln and the republicans which will aston
ish them in November.
Let the anti black republican conservative
odds and ends which make up Che popular ma
jority Of this State combine, with or without
the consent Of Dean Richmond on n single