The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-10
NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, AUGUST TO- 1861


AZ our readers are already aware. the Cen
trail Committees representing the two political
parties OF the state have been IN session nj
Albany during the pre-rn, week. and after say
ing great deal about uniting their forces, have
finally settled down In a call for separate con-
ven,ions, and have decided 20 adhere 70 their
old party organizations juat ne thnngh theso-
cial. commercial and political revol4tloa which
we are now going through bad mot CELEBRATED
all party lines and swamped every political OF.
ganizaIion that existed prior 10 the commence
lnent Of the war. These genileinen accustomed
TO pulling the wires and have the mls-es dance
at their bidding, like 90 many wax agufes oa
springs, are still clinging 10 the delusica that
their avocation s,ill remains. ard thai they can
continue 10 parade the masses vim all che case
that the manager Of pappel show trots out
bis images.
The republican committee assembled On the
9th inst, and snan Inoasiy ole "A 20 drop their
organ zaiion and unite with az parties iof the
time being, for the purpose OF a vigorous prose
cniion OF the war until rebellion In "oe section
of the country l. a thing thai was. lasiead that
Of Dean Richmond assembled IA the Same room
two days later, cooily received thr proposition
Of the republicans. and dcciicd 10 cling to thri.
old organization, no doubt Influenced with ,he
idea that IL the people were allowed 10 unite
upon one platform for the maintenance Of the
Union, they, as party juggIers and wirep',llers.
would lose their entire powe., and be forced
to take tie back seat; and Heaven Knows
the true interest of the country would have
been served By placing them there years ago.
The governing idea that controlled their action
appears to have been their party or tnizaiion
its party first, party second, and part, all the
time. The communication in rrply ~ ihc ~
publican committee shows plainly that they
were compelled TO resort 20 hard labor 60 adali
their party to issues Of The day, aud have
turned complete somersault from the position
taken in their famous secession convention. held
in Albany in January last
Notwithstanding both parties have decided 30
cling to their party organization, and endeayOr
to distract the public mind is gratifying 10 all
lovers of the Union 10 know that both parties
were compelled to place themselves on the plat
form of vigorous prosecution Of the war, The
preservation of the constitution and, In opposi-
ton to the pretended peace programme urged
by the secession sympathiscrs in our midst.
No person has received greater rebuke than
did the Hon Ben Wood ia The home Of BIS for
rler fricn1s. lie visited Albany a. member
of the committee, arriving at an early hour In
the morning, with his resolutions all prepared,
labored necessarily, like u man In harvest. 10
secure an endorsement; but with all the mem
| bers of the committee, and three score or more
| outsiders, not one person coald he End that
would endorse it, and was completely snuicl
out. Elected to Congress as a democrat. has
own party reject his hercsios. We would
therefore advise him to live up to the old pro-
verb, "that birds Of a feather flock together,
| and remove his organ to Manassas Junction.
| The result Of the iabors of the two com
mittees are virtually The same, and should
nothing turn up at the scat of war 10 up
set their programmes, We shall have one Of the
most singular campaigns known in the State.
| The platform of the two parties is virtually the
same; they both call each other corrupt. which
is like the spot calling the kettle black" and
| the only difference between them is whether
the democratic or republican politicians shall
have the handling of the sinews OF war. II l.
useless for either side to make any figures upon
the result, for one move by Scott or McClel-
Ian upon The war chess board may wipe out
all their figures and cause the people to rally
around a standard of their own, leaving the
| politicians of both parties high and dry. With
| all their resolutions, with all their communca-
tons and resolves, no person can tell what the
issues will be in November next. The great
| wheels of the revolutionary car are rolling on.
ward, guided by hand that politicians cannot
| touch, and no person can predict what day or
an hour will bring forth. How futile
| then, the resolves and platforms of politicians
| INDIANA THE BRAvE.--Indiana has come out
splendidly in this war, and silenced forever the
! taunt of Buena Vista. She has already equip
ped and sent into the field thirteen regiments OF