The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-06

a hta'tSuiiA. lat we Cannot answer for jt5 Other
points. Ey AZ, means, Let us have another ex-
pertinent at Ci,y government until we sse
whether it be nearer to or farther of from a
good ere. One thing ia quite certain nothing
can DC worse Than the government we have now:
witness the present difficulty about the simple
bus mast necessary duty Of cleaning the streets.
In ibis care the interest, health and comfort of
the whole people are outrsgeousiy sacrificed to
tbe petty tricks, intrieues anu avaroe of a set
OF ignorant and interruptions small politicians.
Any change from the present state of affairs
would be better than the scandslous system
nnoer which We are now exposed to constant
peculat'0n and abuse.
FERNANDO WOOD AND rHE DEMOCRACY or Gov
SEcIcur.-Tbe Central State Committee of the
Democracy of Connecticut have invited Fer
nshdo WOOD to address the people of that State
in the State campaign which has just com
mence6, and Mr. Wood has accepted the invi-
tation.
|. seems that whilst the democracy Of Con-
necticut know how to appreciate Mayor Wood.
they ignore the existence of-Confdence Cassidy,
Caegey and Co. The truth is that these small
politicians the Albany Regency are of no &C
count outside Of the State Of New York. nor.
indeed, Outside Of those benighted rural districts
in the State which they have managed 90 long
10 rule by tricBery and fraud. The position
which they have assumed is not fourded upon
any legitimate ctsius, and whatever little indu-
ence they may possess, either in the State or
with members Of the general government, is
wholly Fictitious These men are really Of no
account Ia those auti-s'avery portions OF the
State where they haveaD control, the demccra-
cy are left in a minority, aud we're it not for the
large majorities given in the city of New York.
she democracy Of the whole State wouio b.
always beaten by their opponents, and never
win an election. Their game is to break dowa
every influential democrat in the city of New
York-a city which has so strong claim 10
The consideration Of the democracy Ia every
other State-the only city in the North which
constantly gives them majorities. Their purpose
is to kill OFT all New Workers whom they can
not induce to go in harness. in order that they
may have q monopoly of Offices and influence
They do the same with every man of marx in
the State They gave poor Dickinson his
choice either to wear their yoke or remain
under their ban. He weakly chose the for
meT. and fell into their trap. to suffer worse
political death than any their open hostility
could infict upon him. They drew two of our
city politicians into their net-Sickles and Bus
teed-which has ended disastronsly for them.
The Regency enlisted them in a crusade
against Wood; but Wood has trumphed over
them, and over the whole of the anti.slavery
rotten faction Of the so-called democracy which
still clings to Tammauy Hall. He was elected
Mayor by the national democracy of this city
last December, over both Tsmmauy Halt and
the black and Brown republicans. The free
soil Buffalo platform Wilmot proviso candidate
OF the Regency was whipped to His hearts con-
tent, and with him fell the Albany dynasty.
The Boston Post and its clique play the
same game in Massachusetts, rs the Arqus. alias
and it's confidence gang play in this State
They labor tn break down the democracy there.
in order that they may have all the federal
spois to themselves. The plan of both is to
III.
divide and rule;" and this the Regency have
followed to the letter in the sity Of New York
They are baffed and chackmated at last by
the pluck and perseverance OF Fernando Wood,
aided by the national democracy. They failed
both in their attempt to manage and to ruin
him.
There is another strong man in this city
whom they would gladly manage if they conld,
but they viii find him equally manageable
We refer to Mr. John Cochrane. They put him
on their list of delegates, but their object was
to kill him, by setting him at variance with
Wood. But Mr.. CochraDe is too vide awake to
be caught in their tolls. He feels his own weigh.
and their iosigni6cance, and will act accord
ingy. Cocbrane and Wood both stood on the
platform of the conservative Union democracy
On what grounds can they differ. In the com.
ing struggle AL sonnd and good men of the
democratic party will agree, and put shoulder
10 shoulder. till the red revolutionary republi.
cans are defeated, routed aud overthrown-
borse, foot and artillery. After that, the Affairs
OF he democracy of this State will be managed
in a very different way from that in which the
Albany Regency have managed them for the
last twelve or fourteen years. A new leaf will
then be turned. But meantime Mayor Wood will
proceed to Connecticut to address the demo-
crazy there, end we trust by his speeches he
will do good service. The election in that
State is highly important, as bearing upon the
Presidential election next fall. If the State is
won by the democracy now, it is safe to con-
clude 1t will be won also in November, aud the
favorable influence which success in the an
preaching contest may have on the doubtful
Middle States is beyond all calculation. Uoon
it may depend the Presidential election and the
fate of the Union itself
The FIFTH AVENUE VIGn-ANT COMMITTEE IN
TROUBLE is announced that Mr.. Gerrit
Smith, having $50 far walked I'D from his