The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-26
NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 1860.


Of tipe, year acc, and with $50 900 voters in
reserve, awaiting the movements which we're to
shape their course in this Presidential contest
Common justice to all concerned demands
that this idea that something may turn up" to
redeem New York should be abandoned. New
York will vote for Lincoln, and by q larger
majority, We dare ssy, than any other State
Lincoln will be elected. There IL no use in
mincing the matter any longer We are called
upon to look this thing full in the face. The
best that our Union forces can now do is to
save all the odds and ends Of the election within
their reach, such as Congressman Assemblymen
and county officers Lincoln will be elected,
and all parties concerned may as well just now
shape their course to that event as to wait till
the day after the election.
Black RepaxnAcan Propagandism and the
Reserve Vote.
There can be no doubt that the gain Of the
re serve vote by the black republicans is ewing
to the propsgandism of their principles through
means of their anti slavery documents, includ
ipg Helpers book. from which we made some
extracts in yesterdays HERALD. Their appeals
to the fanatical and religious prejudices of the
population Of the Northern and Middle States
have not been in vain; and the perverse and
suicidal strife between the two wings Of the
democracy has crowned the black republican
cause.
The leaders of the opposition to the demo.
cracy had exhausted all their ingenuity in trying
to break down the democratic party, but with
out effect for the reserve oters always went for
the democracy, as they did in the case Of Pierce,
because they regarded it as the conservative
side. At last the republican leaders resorted
TO the anti slavery sentiment as their trump
card, and out Of the ruins Of their old party
formed new one on this basis. The Kansas
agitation was fomented with this view, and
when that was used up, the leaders went to
work and disseminated anti slavery documents
directed against the existence of the slave in
stitution in the Southern States. Chief among
these was Helpers book, which has been dill.
gently circulated during the last three years,
gaining over numerous converts. Filled
effect of the Southern institution the
condition OF the negroes and their treatment by
the planters, the disastrous consequences to
both the black and white races at the South,
and the evil inflicted upon the country at large,
Helpers book bias operated like the preaching
OF Peter the Hermit against the Moslems.
Thousands in Yankeedom OF the lineal de-
scendants OF the followers of Cromwell have
been led to believe that they have better
right to 60 and take possession of the South,
and drive out the impious slaveowners, than
had their pilgrim ancestors to dispossess the
aboriginal inhabitants at the North, on the
ground that the land belonged to the Lord and
to bis saints, and that, as the Puritans were the
saints, the land Of Divine right belonged to
them. To great extent the old spirit still
exists in the North, and II was successfully
evoked by the Helper book Then there is a
large floating mass of idle, lighting flibuster
population in our Northern cities, who fear not
Gcd and regard not man, and to whom nothing
could be more attractive than crusade which
would give them possession of the conquered
lands Of the rich and sunny South, whose white
Inhabitants are supposed to be so edeminated
by the climate and its luxuries, and the ease
resulting from the labor Of the negro, that they
would fall easy victims before the onse. OF the
hardy Northern hordes Lastly, to grsa; n...l.
bers Of local hungry politicians who failed TO
obtsin Office in the democratic party, the new
party offered q chance OF living without work,
upon the public piupder and spoils To them
q change Of political creed is easier than the
chsnge Of coat, II they can only see any per-
sonal advantage from the change. Among this
class the rabid appeals Of Helpers book found
willing and attentive ears, for they concluded
that the republican party was going to win;
aud it Is fundamental article Of the Office
seekers faith to be on the strong side, aud If
possible 10 demonstrate that they hold the bal.
anoe Of power and turn the scale.
For the last three years the republican lead
ers-such as Seward, Weed, Greeley Morgan,
Bryant, Jay, Field, Tappan, Anthem, Ketchum
and S,ranahan In this city and State together
with Sherman, Lincoln, Colfax, Lovejoy Burlin.
game, Banks, Wilson, Grow, Blair, Cassius M.
Clay, Covode, Washburne, Wade, and host Of
others In various States-have been actively
consolidating the. republican party By means Of
the Helper book, and the result Is that II ab.
sorbed the greater part of the demoralized
American party, portion o. which went back
to the democratic ranks, whence 1t came. The
elections Of 1857, 1855 and 1859 showed that
there was q large reserve vote of nearly mil
lion which was not polled. The parties were
nearly balanced, and II was therefore evident
that whichever Of them could succeed in get.
ting the reserve vote, consisting Of conserva-
tive citizens who are no, politicians, would be
triumphant in the Presidential struggle Had
the democr scy united at Charleston or even at
Baltimore, they would have won probably two
thirds Of It. But their insane dissensions and