The Yazoo Democrat., 1860-05-05
1SIISesal9uOp
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
NEw YoRK, April "a, 1861


who remain in New York, are anxously waiting
to see what will be done by the National Con-
vention-not about nominating candidate for
the Presidency, which is, at present, a secondary
consideration with as--but about the reception
of the two sets of delegates from this State.
That little matter definitely settled, one way or
the other, the excitement will then all be con
centrated on the main purpose of the convention
the selection of the next president. l take i'll
for granted, you see. that the Charleston nomi
nee will be elected. do not think there can be
reasonable doubt of it in the mind of any rea
sonable man living in this city; and think that
just at this epoch, New York is the best place in
the Union for acquiring information upon which
to base sound opinion on the result of the ap-
preaching campaign. New York, be it under
stood, is the headquarters of Sewardism. Not
single move has been made by any political
party or any section of party in this city, eth
er in local state politics, for more than year,
which Thurlow Weed has not Influenced or at
tempted to influence directly or indirectly. SO as
to make it promote he chances Of Mr.. Sswarl's
nomination and election. On the other hand
this is the headquarters Of the hittqr opponents
Iof Seward bitter because they are also strong
Republicans bui would rather see democrat
elected president than Seward Seward has ma
ny enemies, also, in bis own ranks, or rather in
the republican ranks, who would oppose him for
no other reason than that he would, if elected
president, make Thurlow Weed the chief of hif
kitchen cabinet for Weed they cordially detest'
and regard as little better than public plunder-
er by virtue of a license from a corrupt Iepubli-
can legislature. Then, again, the New York Ex-
press CLIQUE, which controls, to a very great ex-
tent, the movements of the Union party, is a
power to be considered in forming an opinion on
the probable result Of the campaign. have
shown, l think, why New York is good place
for any man who keeps his eyes and ears open
to get an insight into the moves and counter
moves of the parties and cliques whose bitter an
mosties divisions and open and secret hostilities
to each other will place the administration of the
federal government, for the next four years, in
the hands of their common enemy, the democra-
cy, beyond all reasonable doubt, for, to my mind
the factis papabe that the success of the Charles
ton nominee, 'choeper he may BE- will be due te the
causes enumerated far more than to his personal
popularity, the number and enthusiasm of his
supporters, and their unqualified approval of all
the principles he will represent.
Looking, then, from New York point of view
at political future, see, in the event of any
such man as Seward, Chase Hale or Wade being
nominated by the Chicago convention, all the con-
servative men of that party going over by regi-
mepts to the Union party, in every Northern
State in the event of Banks or any Know. Moth
ing Abolitisnist being nominated l see loss tC
the republicans of every German and other for.
egn vote in the North and in the event of 6
conservative republican, such as Bates, being pu
forward, see the ultra aboitionists of the Sew,
ard and Chase school either openly boiling tht
ticket, as General Webb, of the N. Y Courier
and Enquirer threatens to do, working secretly
against it, or taking no active part in the cam
paign at all. do not think that the Union par
ty will support dny man nominated by the repub
lican convention. If the Union men can find nj
reasonable fault with the man, they will with hi
platform They are bound to have man o
their own. On the other hand, the democracy
will be a unit-North and South
The "Board of Ten Governors" which hat
charge of the Almshouse and other public chari.
ties, was replaced by the Commission of Cor
recton and Charities on Friday last, m conform
ity to the law passed by the State legislature
abolishing the former and creating the latter
The ten governors were elected by the people
but the new commissioners, four III number, ar,
appointed by the comptroller. Although widely
differing politically from Mr.. Robert Haws, tn
present comptroller, who is conservative republi
can, cannot otherwise than approve, in common
with every respectable Democrat in the city, hi
selection of geatlemen to fill these importan
; posts. Mr.. Haws has appointed two republicans
Simon Draper aud Moses H. Grinnell, and tw
democrats Isaac Bell, Jr. and James B. Nichol
son. Mr. Draper is gentleman who has tn
confidence of every we-thinking man in Ney
York He was formerly president of the Boar
Of Ten Governors and willis he held that Office
the department of the city government under tn
. immediate supervision of the Governors was con
sidered better and more honestly administere
than any other and never failed to elicit the mo,
unqualified admiration from visitors from abroad
Mr. Draper was subsequently, one Of the fir.
Police Commissioners appointed by Gov. Kine
I but resigned promptly, immediately he discovere
. that he was expected 10 prostitute his office t
/ the republicanzatiOn of the pslice force, in con
2 formity to the programme of Thurlow Weed MI
f Draper is not the kind of man to be the tool 0
. Weed or of any other man. Had he been NOR
pliable, he would have been Governor of the Stat
I long ago. The republicans of this State have S
much to answer for, and will have so much NOR
when their day of reckoning comes, for hayin
, placed in offices of trust and profit so many ban
faced swinders and incompetent illiterate BLOCK
heads, from mere party considerations that
: cannot find it in my heart to withhold from thel
whatever credit may be their due; so 1 afirl
that the Democracy Of this city is both surprise
and delighted with this little oasis created bysM
|. Haws in the desert of Republican corruption, b
!. the appointment of Mr.. Draper and Mr.. Grinnel
uho vbatavar alen thew mo " 1o xsiu ,,astL.. -.