The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-19

have Gcvevnor who will allow Weed 10 prepare PARA
gapna Tor his messages against legislative corruption and
lobby oos and so long = Weed, Sharpe, Law, kenne
Abel Van Vechton Hastings &C., &c., supplied with
night keys 70 the executive chamber u
fear Mr.. Greeley has mot looked deep enough into
for stronger cass than there is against Morgan for his
completely in the lobby business, Notwithstanding hs
suobsr % Ss ~
rial candidacy have the Weed Regency experienced SO
change Of heart" Weed, Seward webb, Evarts and
cago, have been Spending week together by themselves
In rural seclusion In retired spot in Vermont There
and how il Is they win execute plain enough q Be seen
Seward starts on his way 70 Maine and Massachusetts,,
Webb returns to thunder the heavng columns Of
the Courier Weed proceeds TO Albany TO supernteud the
schemes of the Regency, and the Others did they ALL
go their way TO execute their several parts OF schemes
sSs. seward viii not retire on the United states Senate
and that the faithful should part Of their duty look
to II that one is nominated for the Legislature not
pledged to vote for Stewards election Wherefore ID
this sudden changer Did not Seward, not sixty days
since declare his purpose 10 retire 70 private fe and
why, then has he concluded 10 continue in the
Senator Simply this: Greeley is the nightmare Of
the Seward Seward Regency v.1aor Greeley ss 0n,S the
Cabinet Greeley in the United states Senate seward's
The for this sudden change are akin 10
those that prompted the change in favor Of Morgan
namely as the surest easiest Of beading of
Greeley For be 1t known that Greeley would Crafty an
ancient desire in running for would NOT decline
fest his purpose try his hand at getting Mr. sewards
place in the United States Senate Gsribald is not
terrible desperate deposed Bourbons than Greeley
70 the Seward Regency Hence have the cry raised
by Webb part Of this Vermont plan, TO stand by So
ward for the United s.;s s Senate IN s
matter Of United States Senator as IT has been In the
natter Of Governor.
members thereof-that is, Seward, Weed, Webb Il Co.
are but parts Of stupendous whole 50 the sayings and
"a hay At aiU tGcau DrO-
nuctamo for Seward for the United States Senate 1t
s 70 forestal Greeley.
Simply pronouncng the speeches that wss arranged at
the Vermont conference he should pronounce Ever since
Lincoln was nominated has been Inc aay ana nsp, a.
Lincoln was worthy OF the support OF liberal
fair minded men, because none OF the hereses and ex
treme doctrines Of Seward attached 70 him. Now what
docs Seward do in his speeches but plant Lincoln
equarey the "rrcpressble conflict "hgher law" and
sssre%sss sectional platform, s thus in ,winHng is
not bclieve-who does not know for an absolute Ger
ainty-that these utterances by Mr. Seward meant mis-
these the Of speeches with which Mr. Lincoln 10
TO be supported by Mr. Seward on the stump In Michigan
dare not pnt speeches closely resembling in purpose
those which he made in the campaign of lsA4, when Mr.
Clay was cruelty assassinated that is difficult 70 close
our eyes 70 the or repress the suggestions
There these who, since Mr. Seward found his
soferino at Chicago have found difficult 10 believe that
Mr. Lincoln would receive treatment different from what
Mr. Clay experienced at the hands OF the Regency-hose
who, knowing how much more faithful were the Weed
and Seward Regency 70 the rule ruin ideas than 70 any
principle not relating 10 their personal agErandizement
and the exercise OF power have been unable 70 compre
bend how Mr. Lincoln to receive the support of that
Regency The French Emperor is not subtle In his
policy not open TO the charge Of harborng plans
foreign 70 his declared Objects than the head Of this
Regency The election Of Polk preferred 10 the cleo
tion of Clay in 1874, even though the great princ
pies Of the wing party were defeated in the govern
ment, II the Regency were not 10 be permitted 10
stand behind the throne, dispense patronage and enjoy
the exclusive exercise Of power. Those who remember
far back 1444 will recognise the points Of
blance In many Of the circumstances that surrounded
that campaign and that surround this. Weed the Ee
ming Journal the entire Regency, were to all outward
appearances not less devoted TO Clay than they
TO Lincoln and yet history records them Gays
sDeconspirators all the while. there in the known
character the snecedents the authenticated record
they will permit the transfer OF the power and patronage
OF the government 10 hands within the republican party
other than their OWN They struck down Clay because
his triumph would not naugurate them in power. Is
there anything in the present attitude OF these men TO-
wards those who nominated Lincoln Seward that
TO result-nay, that they will permit a result
that shelves them exalts Greeley and the 9TH
ers, whom they will not forgive for defeating
Scward-a result which supersedes or at least, de-
grades them TO the point Of equality with those whom
they denounce % Mr.. Stewards assassinsS They
men who operate large scale, whose philosophy and
plans Of action contemplate treachery, stupendous
would be the plotted defeat OF Lincoln, In the manner
that Clay defeated and Polk elected In ls44 by the
transfer Of New York TO the enemy.
The conference In Vermont Is a chapter n the politics
OF the country. nagurated a policy, assigned men
their several parts to the Of the seventy
days, and which will be disclosed only the curtain
rises upon the different stages of the campaign.