The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-01

. at Each Other.
One of the most curious and remarkable
phases Of the present political contest, and
which demonstrates its thoroughly revolution
airy character, is the letter writing warfare that
is being carried on among the professional poll
tcians.
Owing, in great measure, to the popular sup
position that the divisions among the party
leaders of the conservative interests will result
in an election by default of the candidates of
the radical republican minority, no political ex-
element can be got up among the people. The
politicians are, therefore, endeavoring to bring
their private merits forward, and are writing
letters attacking each other, explaining where
each stood three six and twelve years ago-who
they opposed, what faction they supported,
what they got for it, and what they did not get;
who was cheated, and how it was done; and, in
fact turning the whole system of political party
management for the last dozen or twenty years
inside out, 80 that its corruption stands in full
view and smells in the nostrils of the people.
Of this order we had several letters yester-
day in the minor journals of this metropolis
Washington Hunt, and four column reply of
Horace Greeley; the Necs has three column
letter from ex.State Engineer Seymour, who is
after Greeley too; and the Times, for want Of a
better correspondent, publishes ex. Navy Agent
Sanders scolding TRADE at the President for hav-
ing at last done him justice. The only grain OF
wheat in all this chat is the following admis-
sion of Greeley and his black republican coad-
jutors:-
Believing slavery to be fragrant violation OF the ina
Ienable rights OF man burning reproach TO coun
Try an enemy to her prosperity ana progress IN a
from and all other countries so long as
live.
The same style of quarrel is going on among
the professional politicians all over the coun-
try. Wise and Hunter are ready to let out
their pent up wrath against each other, and are
only restrained by the salutary suspicion that
the people in the South will laugh at them, just
as the people in the North are laughing at Gree
ley, Hunt, Seymour, Sanders and the like.
In Kentucky the same bitter feeling exists
among the professional spoilsmen, and the
Guthrie men, the Combs men and the Douglas
men are all accusing the Breckenridge men IF
having stolen from them the hears of the peo-
Die, none of them being aware of the3 simple
fact that the hearts of the people We're never
with them in their juggling and cheating polit-
cal operations This wrangling aad mutually
accusing phase of the political revolutit n
amounts to nothing more than verifcation of
the Spanish proverb:-"When cronies fall out
truths come to light"
But what does the country care whether
Greeley was cheated out of the nomination for
Governor or not, whether Hunt was estimated
at his full value or not in the old whig party,
G: VII aJ s;,as Seymour lost Ais Office, or what
Wise and Hunter think Of each other, or why
the foolish Forsy tn lost his mission 10 Mexico,
or whether the blackguard Pryor opines
this or that, or what course the Official
leech Sanders pursues to get another ap.
pointment? All of these and their fellow
chickering's among tho professional politicians
only prove that an immense change has taken
place in public opinion, and that these quar-
rellers find themselves high and dry on the
shoals and quicksands of partisan jugglery,
while others bid fair to float into the fat places
and snug harbors Of political appointment
For all this the country does not care a fg.
There is great constitutional issue at stake, In
which the safety and happiness of all are in
volved; and before November the people will
find this out, and come up from every side to
vote fairly and squarely on ii, and save the con-
stitution and the Union from the insidious de-
signs of black republicanism.
PRo0REss OF THE PRINCE or WALEs.-The
Prince of Wales is rapidly progressing In his
Journey towards the United States. He has left
Newfoundland, and is now in Halifax, Nova
Scotia; in a short time he will have visited Que
bee and Montreal, and will arrive at Niagara
Falls, when he will enter the territory of the
United States. He seems, from all the reports,
to be improving, as he goes, in good looks and
graceful manners, and to be growing rapidly
into the good graces ofthe people of her Nsjes-
tvs colonies. We have no doubt that when be
arrives here he will win quite as much popular
favor as in the British provinces 1t is true that
we will not have the same opportunity for a
public display of enthusiasm, because the Prince
will lay down his state on the frontiers of the