The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-04

BLACK REPUBLICAN TACTICS IN THE LEGIsIA-
rURE.-As might have been reasonably ex-
pected. the faction headed by the Hon. Massa
Greeley has been foored by the Weed forces
in the Assembly We were not at all surprised
at the circumstance that the Weed slate was
endorsed through and through from Littlejohn
down to the deputy doorkeepers, but we are
somewhat astonished at the strength OF the OPP
position to Weed. He saved the Speakership
only by the most dexterous management, Little
John endorsing resolution which sustained
the Governors vetoes of last year Littlejohn
represented, or was presumed to represent, the
lobby, pure and simple; yet when he finds that
4he lobby has no friends, or at least not suf-
fcient number of friends to put him in the
Speakers chair, he does not hesitate to spit on
his own platform. This is what the politicians
call good management and 1t betrays
Weeds hand throughout. Greeley is very
clever in Fourierite phalanx, a Maine
law convention woman's rights meet
ing, or as political lecturer in small
town; but when he comes to man9uvre a
Legislature, Weed can give him several points
and then win the game. just now Greeley has
fully oue-half the Assembly on his side he
might have two-thirds Of the members
but for the fact that he lacks the adrOit-
ness absolutely required for the proper
distribution and combination Of his forces.
As for Weed, he must have seen by the
caucus vote for Speaker that his influence
Is on the wane, and he will undoubtedly con-
centrate all his efforts to preserve it upon the
most important matter before the Legislature
to w.t. the election OF q Senator in place
Of Mr.. Seward. Should Mr.. Seward be
q candidate there will not be, as
matter of course, any opposition to him; but it
Is understood that he will go abroad or else
fake place in the Cabinet. There are no less
than four editorial candidates for the success
eion-Weed, Greeley, Raymond and Webb
but the selection is not TO be made from that
delightful quartette. The real candidates are
William M. Evarts, upon the Weed slate, and
David Dudley Field from the Greeley faction.
They are both strong men, and Mr. Evarts
would have the support Of Seward and the old
whig section of the party, while Field is looked
upon as the leader Of the radical, barn-burning
democratic republicans. The Issue OF this
struggle for the Senatorship will be very i'm
portant from a party point of view, as
It will settle the question as to which
clique shall have the distribution Of
the federal spoils in this State. If Weed
puts in Evarts, then Weed will deal out the
loaves and fishes to the faithful; and, on the
contrary, if Greeley manages to secure the
election of Field, then the philosophers of
Spruce street will rule the roast and regulate
the kitchen. The policy of the new admins
tration has yet to be indicated, and the result
Of the election of our Senator may have a
great influence upon the President elect There
fore the fight is important in a national point of
view. So far Weed has rather the best Of it
and we advise our Fourierite contemporary to
rub up his wits, or, Notwithstanding his strength
in the Legislature, he may yet be beaten out of
the field