The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-06

stantiai fabrAc of vision which is fast melting
into thin air, Us the day dawns and the stern
reality OF truth takes the place of darkness and
illusion .
IL requires, therefore, bat a vigorous effort
now to totally destroy the prestige of the con-
federacy in Europe and put an end to its credit,
which would have the effect of speedily wind
ing up the whole bankrupt concern, which has
been carrying on business for the last two years
upon system Of kiting; and the wonder is that
it did not burst up long ago. All that was
! wanted at any time was the announcement of
few such victories as lately crowned our arms
to give an Europe staggering blow to the con-
federacy from which 1t could never recover.
Tho Fan Elections.
We are now within three months OF the
fall elections in this city and State. The
politicians are busy preparing for the con-
test and shaping their course for the
struggle at the ballet box. The following
officials are to be elected on the State ticket
this fall:-A Judge of the Court Of Appeals,
Score tary Of State, Comptroller, State Trea-
surer, Attorney General, State Engineer and
Surveyor, Canal Commissioner and State Prison
Inspector. The terms of Office of those at pre-
sent occupying those positions expire on the
1st of next January. There is also an entire
Legislature to be chosen-Senators for two
years and Assemblymen for one. This makes
the election in this State one of no minor i'm
portance, Notwithstanding there is no United
States official to be chosen. There are also
eight Judges of the Supreme Court, or one in
each Judicial district of the State, to be elected
Besides Judge Of the Supreme Court in this
city, in the place of Judge Sutherland, Re-
corder, Register, two Supervisors, Justice of
the Supreme Court, two Justices of the Superior
Court, Justice of the Marine Court, Surro-
gate, four Senators and Seventeen Assembly
men are to be selected. At the charter elec-
ton in December Mayor and several city
officers are to be chosen.
The republicans have announced their pro.
gramme in their call for State Convention.
They have, however, presented themselves
before the people in false colors, and have call
ed their movement Union, and assume to repre-
the land of Washington and the Union, estab-
lished by the blood Of our forefathers, look
upon the course of the administration, under
the lead Of the fanatical and theoretical radi-
Gals in and outside of the Cabinet, as that Of
disunion. Their present programme will lead
to the Acknowledgement and wiping out of all
the Southern States, unless the latter adopt the
negro heresies of the niggerheads, who are now
potent in our national councils. No other re-
suit can follow their present incendiary pro-
gramme Mozart Hall and the outside democra-
tic clubs have, on the other hand. gone over
to apprehension, and now fully embrace
those doctrines-the twin infamy Of the
niggerhead doctrines Tammany has not
as yet announced her plans for the
fall campaign. But the present aspect of
affairs does not look as hopeful for brilliant
triumph Of the conservatives in this State as
last fall, owing to the division in this city. Mo-
xart Hall was admitted to the State Convention
last year; but it Is not certain but that it will
| be rejected this year for its copperhead ten
denotes. One thing is certain: Tammany will
not affiliate with any of the copperhead fac
| TONS
Had the leaders last fall held fast to the plat
form upon which they were successful. their sue
cess in this State this fall would have been be-
yond shadow of doubt. The canvass of this
State was carried on one year ago, on the part
of the conservatives, for the prosecution of the
war in all legitimate and constitutional ways
for the restoration of the Union, but in opposi-
ton to the dangerous and unconstitutional doc
trines of the radicals who seemed to control the
administration. The verdict of the people was
overwhelmingly in favor of that platform. and
they administered rebuke to the government
through the ballot box, even in the face of an
immense public patronage and government con-
tracts that were used to prevent that result. But
no sooner had the victory been won than por-
ton of those who had been swept into power by
the whirlwnd of denunciation of the admins
tration at Washington were foolish enough to
commence organizing copperhead movements,
and planted themselves against the prosecution
Of the war. The canvass in Connecticut was
conducted on the latter platform, and the PEG.
pie in that State repudiated il. They failed to
read the moral lessons Of the Connecticut cleo.
ten or take warning from its teachings, but
commenced holding their public copperhead
meetings in this city, and thus directly aided
JEFF. Davis Company in their conspiracy for
the destruction and overthrow of the Union.
They we're in this the colaborers of the radi-
calls, while the radicals were doing all that
was within their power, onicially and through
their journals, to unite the South and divide
the North. The copperhead gatherings were
for the purpose Of organizing one portion Of
the divided North, and throwing the weight of
its influence against putting down the rebellion
by force of arms. Never did two extremes
play into each others hands SO edectually. The
radicals lost no occasion to inflame the South
and insult portion Of the North, while the cop
perheads lost no opportunity to influence the