The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-25
the SCHEMES BEFORE the LEGISLATURE.
Ventilation Of the City Railroad
Projects.
SKETCHES OF THE LOBBY.
New Plan to Open Madison Ave-
nue. to Central Park.
what are Stewards Prospects In the
Slater
IA, &C., u.
THE PROSPECTS OF SEWARD.

THE PROSPECTS OF SEWARD.
OUR SPECIAL ALBANY CORRESPONDENTS.
AInAxs, Feb. 10, 1880
We Prospects Of Se,eard IN Ne Empirs Ssae-R~blican
Members Disauseing IN Regard TO Hss Nominoson-rs
WAg Republicans az for Sep0rd-Hg,u Efte ans Niagara
COssties StoNd-1kc Southern NV Of CousSes Endoyss
SnssrTs Raid Agaiwst Slapuy--.Vhere h< Radical De
vsosrats &aad--Ssxrds FrteSss Counting ponthe AMI
Lecompon Notes.-The Floasfsg Vote N& for Sesoars.
1Asy Fear that Weed ,cH UsTol the Spoas-Tne Radicals
Demand the Cwdidate for Gorernor-A Movements q I've
Ussdidates 5ss G0so7sov- Opdyke 1.ceorsd by Wed
Governor kcsan Protrs,ei AnotAe. Trm-Lis,saam
Governor Cuwpoen Deat.inS-Whs. he Dsmocre:s Tank
u Seuass, &C., dc.
Knowing nat the putc at large reize upon every item
NJ tAst tends to point TO ho that political
currents drifting, respecting lie Presidential contest
upon which hayenow fairly catered-no,wi,hs,ananc
the candidates haven been ncanatedI have taken the
vuble TO obtain the feeling ofhc representatives OF tlc
republican party the Legislature to S real ecaC in
Their respective localities in regard to tho nomination OF
VIM H. Seward for the highest Office b, the gift Of the
American people, in hopes thereby OF furnishing 70
world the direction that h political G1e as welss the
arhtwood and other loose materials, gre setting One
would naturally suppose that there would really be
trouble ascertaning the real strength Of the eaier of
ne republican party, end, as ex-senator Madden
party," in his State. However, experience has
shown that 1t is easy task, but on TIC contrary
enc attended with q great many Ap1bss and
uncertainties, zach poTson from whom tbs
Information is ga, looks the positea OF Seward
before the people ugh gase colored W his own 20
. liar views have thus found republican representa-
tNes from the sane ounte, esagr eeinr in their state
nents the strepith OF th osle Of republcanism
ID their counties,
The fact Of this d. agreement satcnx ats would adi
cate that there cot least harmoncis feeling il the
republican camp ia the State ofdIew York. ia re-
sArd the NOMINATION o. Seward Tie cause of this
feeling has been ricu AID interesting, study
veloped itself alton with the different member
of the Legislature. ave consueG with repuboans
from ever, couriy vtc has that kind of represen
,atves hcrr and in every instance uhere have found
even hint that the doubt about feeling for
Seward havecon erscd with all tire representatives OF
that party from The ty in quee>ol before making up
my mind, and in dong have teer careful op
pcrunes to cenve Sc when no Other persons pro
sent order that he5 nigh, freely their view.
vi.hoa, fear OF con,Is dic,ion from ct, ers
lake that portion f the State whc in tho days OF Clay
md Webster always could be upon for whg ma
jcrsies, have sou strong AID unanimous feeling in
Savor Of the. Aonn att OF Seward, who invariably de.
shre him to be the trongest mar for their respective
I'm one side for other Candidate the poato
availability They nsider him the most
n the field. The p O policy longer has any weight
xh them they Assert that they hare had men pacsd in
em nation upon that plea long enough hereafter they
want men OF ability NJ worth, looking upon Seward as
- only the skaest man In their party their real
lpaAss--hs nomination they now demand. Many Of the
nsnl ers assert that the suc drawn AMI marked out
Ay he democratic journals against Seward or rather
S,w versus dem crazy The issre being thus thrown
ont 10 them they say that they have no disposition to
snrk II, but prepared to meet upon the grounds
,srkcd by the democracy In tbs statement il naass
- borne mind that refer only the republicans pre-
pss and TO u, floating materials that seeks for the
nspg sido, and always jump aboard the swlrest craft
IN the county Of Niagara there is small faction tina.
sAR against Seward, influenced by Washington Hunt and
brother OF Salmon Chase the latter being dcsrious
anas his Ohio brother shall be the fortunate man. In Erie
ssunty there sxspg feeling to lay Seward aside on
M point Of availability success their guiding principle
sd they want the man who has the clements Of sue
se0 Seward is that man, then they say by all meanr
m ua have him. but not the party be sacrificed
nsr him. and strange say the Bufalonians do no, hest
nae IN declaring the election Of Seward almost impossible
under existing circumstances This feeling may arise
om the local existing in the city OF Buffalo, where
they consider necessary to concate tie friends of Fill
moro more than IN any other locality.
IA the southern tier OF counties In the State and those
Bordering the side Of the Hudson there il large
anaount negative feeling existing, rather an indf
srcnec whether he Is nominated not They have no
rial objection Seward upon the great and absorbing
ueson Of slavery in fact they fully endorse his course
d that respect and consider that upon the question OF
ahyery his course has been conas.ar! than any
ether statesman politician of the present time In the
soult,es last mentioned or referred to there large
Asrnburner element IN the republican party he.er known
n the present time, In the atmosphere OF Albany a
sssadical democrats, anti Regency men The only
real affinity that this class has with the republicans Is
uon the question Of slavery We're that question out of
NE their votes would not be recorded for the re-
publican nominees, neither would they found acting with
ne republican party is however, no class /, tho
Northern States that sincere their opposcn to
he further extension Of slavery hs class Of socssd
radical democrats fact, is part Of their RELIGION.
md 70 be born IN them and one o. those cons.
oonai charac, erstcs that makes them what thew ~.
r however the question Of slavery ia concerned
gey fully endorse the Rochester orator AMI il only
mon that question which he has their sympA.aes or css
p6tan their support In this light is highly important
r the republicans In this State that the agitation OF the
nger question should DO kept upperEos In tie politics
q the DAY.
there IT, hsxever another serious question in which
southern tier Of counties tbs state a Wen as in The
rke portion Of tho eastern half dsaSreeag with Senator
SoWafd the question OF nnazce. In thew toast
r being sound and incorruphle. It IT, In fact their
second political idea next in importance the internal
uiRrer They however, between tke two give The uvaa
Ton OF slavery the first consideration Whilst they fuVv
oncide with Seward upon the question OF sasery they
him severely AZ to bis course upon certain appro
aons and the sanction which he givec the course OF
be Free REQ, and stock jobbing" schemes OF Weed
1ssteson %. But upon putting :hs question to those
vho raised this objection - 70 who they preferred upon
hb point Ia the republican party, to Coward, in
arisby received the reply that they knew Of
M any better this point than sew.rd and could not
slec,. any man that was preferable to him.
me northern counties Of this State, which in thu days
rSss Wright were looked upon the bauner counties
the d. mocracy that could always be depended upon
ron up tb cir thousands against the wings although
2Dg with TIE republican party, shoulder to shoulder
jh many OF n ose that formerly a-rayed Against
nresent likewise feeling Of distrust towards the wass
The republican party The members from those coun
on the ,or of the House. from Herkmer north wards
put down the nomina.h'g portion, that class OF the
" that lays the wires and makes the nomination,
c.o,v in favor or Saw.r5 Two or three IN ,,nbsr,