The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-02

ZION IN New York or at Washington. Its wings
| will be clipped.
That Sumner abolition jubilee at Cooper In
stitute, however, in disclosing the dangerous
abolition affiliations of Mr.. Opdyke, has done
much to open the eyes of our conservative fell
low citizens to the real issue before them They
are waking up to the fact that it is not a per.
sonal issue, nor an old party issue, nor local
issue, but an issue involving the important
question of life or death to the Union and the
government of the United States. Since that
Cooper Institute abolition affair upon this issue
a great stampede has taken place among the
conservative republicans of the city from OPP
dyke to Wood, and it is still going on Our
intelligent financiers merchants, and other men
of business who regard abolitionism as de-
testable heresy, ruinous to the cause of the
Union, and at war with the interests of our city
are now abandoning Opdyke. Their good ex-
ample should not be lost upon Tammany Hall.
But what is Tammany Hall doing. On Sa-
turday night last her disciples held Gunther
mass meeting at Irving Hall, at which, as at the
Opdyke meeting at Cooper Institute the same
evening, the probability of Woods election was
the ruling and absorbing idea. This is an
admission from the supporters of both Opdyke
and Gunther that Wood is the strongest candi-
date in the field. Clearly, therefore, if the Tam
many men wish to be consistent with their
Union professions, and to make them good be-
yond doubt, their policy is to unite upon
Wood Let them not be deluded by the ap-
pearance Of "Old Joe HoXie" among them as an
advocate Of Gunthers election. Hoxie we sus-
pect, is only put forward as a decoy, to lead
Tammany astray, and to draw from Wood that
balance Of our conservative popular vote re-
quired to give Opdyke an elective plurality
On the other hand, the electioneering sup
portcrs Of Opdyke betrayed on Saturday even
ing some decided symptoms of alarm They
had heard that their candidates aboli-
ton affiliations were doing him conside-
rabe mischief, and Judge Cowles was put
forward to repair these damages. Accord
ingly the learned Judge, on behalf of Mr.
Opdyke, explained his anti-slavery princi-
pies to this effect: that as Southern slaves are
used for the purposes Of this Southern rebel
lion, SO would he employ them in every posi-
BILE way against this rebellion, and would wind
up the work with their emancipation at the
end OF the war. This is letting down from
Mr.. Opdyke's endorsement of Summers speech
and OF the Fremont endorsing resolution. This
Is Judge Cowlcs' explanation Of last Saturday
night. But mark what the Hon. James A. Briggs
said on the same occasion. Here are his
Words
They say that George 0pdyke is an abooust. So
am an aboitionst. | would abolish Wood from the
office Of Mayor. daughter and applausc.) As the
great question which agitacs tho public mind would
leave il 10 Him who ruled in the beginning that all
Should be free, and trust to the Pathfinder of EN-
pres John G. Fremont Enthusiastic applause followed
BY three hearty cheers Tor Fremont.')
What mean these '.thrcc hearty cheers for Ere
mont from this last Opdyke mass meeting? The
approval of Fremont's immediate emancipation
policy, and rebuke to the government at
Washington. Call you this supporting the adj
minstration? Does it not rather look like an
abolition conspiracy to break down the admin
istration, and to use Fremont and Opdyke for
that purpose? Could any other object have in
spired this allusion and these three hearty
cheers for Fremont We warn our conserva-
tive fellow citizens of the dangers of trusting to
such friends of the administration as these fa-
natical admirers of General Fremonts sweeping
policy of negro emancipation. We warn our
conservative Tammany men that they are de-
ceived by "Old Joe Hoxie;' that he is working
for Opdyke, and that if they wish to avoid the
final closing of Tammany Hall by local and
general abolition crusade against our federal
administration and the cause of the Union, they
will assist the superior party Of Wood in
making sure work of the defeat of Opdye.