The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-13

MONDAf, NAY 13, 1861.
uent determines to enforce obedience. II
sees macy difficulties in the way Of restoring
the Stars ard Stripes 70 the disafectad States,
and speculates vaguely upon various con'in-
gencies from what is practically merely
Southern point Of view. Thus Il Gays 'The
Southerners show certainly no signs Of waves-
ing, and it will be cherishirg a delusive hope
that either through fear Of the federal arms, or
from Difference to the majority Of their fellow
citizens, the seceders will be Inclined to com
promise" The Times should have first IL
quired whether the North would agree 10
compromise, and whether the time for COM
promise had not gone by. The sword Is
raised, and by the sword events must be de-
cided.
II is evident that the Times view Of our
affairs is taken from the letters Of Mr.. Russell.
whose opinions, hastily formed, have for the
most part been derived from Southern sources,
and which cannot but experience change on
his becoming better versed IN a knowledge Of
both sections of the people whose sentiments,
position and resources he undertakes to repre-
ent
The state of Political Parties in the City
of New York
There are few cases, ia which the truth of the
maxim that "viitue is its own reward will
prove more disceinib than in the effect upon
the government of this great metropolis, Of the
stupendous patriotic uprising of its citizens,
within the last four weeks. For many years,
New York city has been gradually becoming
byword, throughout the Union, on account OF
the deprayity and rottenness of its political
organizations. Whichever party has been in
power-republican Tammany democrat or Mo-
Fart Hall democrat-has owed its success to
sboulder-hitting, pothouse brawlers; and the
gravest cares and responsibilities Of office,
have been monopolized, for the sake of the
accompanying power, patronage, and plumber,
| by creatures Of that depraved, dissipated scum
| which floats upon the surface of society, and
constitutes 10 most degraded element. Gene
raj committees, have included among their
members, graduates from penitentiaries, stab
beers, manners, and brothel owners; and this
vagabond offscouring Of the community, has
| been able to boast, truly, that it could make
and unmake Congressman, judges, representa-
| lives to the State Legislature, members of the
| Corporation, ana City Hall officials, according
to its good will ard pleasure. Under the lead
of unprincipled schemers, despotism of bare
faced roguery, has considered its position 80
| impregnable, that the better class of citizens,
have abstained from attempting to remedy
the evil. No swindle has been so abomina-
BILE; no usurpaton so utterly monstrous; no
| political brutality so hideous and revolving,
tbat the wire-pullers of Tammany Mozart and
| the several republican organizations, have
shrunk from carrying it into effect. And, bad
as things had been, we had begun to fear that
only the beginning, comparatively, oftrouble,
had been witnessed.
The revolution in popular sentiment, which
has grown out ofthe attempt ofSouthern rebels
to overthrow the constitution, and dissolve
the Union, has destroyed this supremacy Of
rowdyism and corruption, as completely as the
landmarks Of the Old World We're effaced, by the
flood Of Noah. The same spontaneous out
burst Of patriotism, which has swept away the
dividing lines between parties and made the
| people Of the loyal Statesa unit, has awakened
the most cheering healthy, and beneficial
| unanimity, respecting our local affairs, and
transferred the power of bestowing offices of
trust, to the responsible portion of our inhabi-
tants. The thoughts and energies Of those
who are not drones in the national hive, have
been directed, till now, with an approach to
exclusiveness, to the augmentation OF acquisi-
ton of property and affairs of State, have, un-
fortunately been left to take care of them
selves. Laborious, intelligent and upright
merchants, mechanics, and laborers, have not,
ii is true abstained, altogether, from partcipa-
ton in politics; but they have neglected
those indispensable preliminaries of good no
limitations, and wise rule, without attention to
which, the practical exercise Of power, is sure
to fall into the worst of hands. The consequences
deplorable; but the volcanic rebound from
apathy to keen sense of the perils, to which
treason, revolt and political proaigacy, have
exposed the prosperity and power of the whole
republic, has demonstrated that only sufficient
emergency was needed, to startle dormant pa
triotism into such vigorous life, that every
noxious element must disappear before it.
Probably nine-tenths of the volunteers who
ill the regiments which New York has con-
tributed, and will continue to contribute, at
the call of republican administration to pre-
serve the integrity of the United States, are de-
mocrats. They have no sympathy with anti
slavery, and scout the idea Of an 'irrepressible
conflict between the system Of free labor, and
that of slave labor They deprecate the causes
of irritation, which have goaded the seeding
States into their present unlawful, traitorous
and unnecessary attitude and they are resolved
that, rebellion once ended, anti slavery agita
ton shall also disappear The same sentiment