The New York herald., 1863-08-31
Important Politfcal Movemonts In ThAs
State.

Important Polltfcal M0vemonls In Thxs
State.
The Union State Convention is announced. to
meet at Syracuse on the I'd Of September next.
The Democratic State Convention will be.held-
at Albany on September o. The candidates.
to be nominated by these conventions are,
for the Offices Of Secretary of State, State
Comptroller, State Treasurer, Attorney Gene
raj, State Engineer and Surveyor, Canal CONF
missioner, Inspector Of State Prisons and, Judge
Of the Court Of Appeals We do no5suppase.
that any particular attention will bs-psidst 10,
the personal claims of the nominees. The can
vass will be conducted and the election decided
| upon national rather than personal or local
issues. The result Of the cauzpaigns will
be chiefly important as tnst, Of the
comparative strength Of the radical ana
the conservative parties in this State. We pro.
pose, therefore, to glance briefly at the plst-
forms Of the two conventions, instead of IN
dulging in idle speculations in regard 10 the
!. probable candidates for the nominations.
The party which now calls itself Union b an
old acquaintance with q new title. 1t Is the
abolition republican faction, which was do
feated last year, when IL ran WadBwoxth fo
Governor and which has been known at va
rious times as the federal, tho wlig, the Know
Nothing and the republican party. These aboli
ton politicians have the bad habit Of changing
their name after every defeat, As Satan varies
his DISCUSSES whenever his temptations fail
The term Union could scarcely be more grossl,
misapplisd than whom it is assumed BY sucha fac
ton. They are the disunon, not the Union, party
The only Union which they will accept Is q
Union on equal terms with negroes. Thl
largest plank in their platform is "no unios
with Shareholders" They are the disciples o
: Garrison, Greeley and wendell Phillips The,
0 are the men who have involved us in thia terri
BILE civil war aud thoir proceedings since the
!. war began have aided, excited and encouraged
. the rebels quite ~ much a. the assistance ai
forded by the sham neutrals Of EnglAad. Jus
at present they are endeavoring TO adapt thel
y utterances 10 the new name they have assume
: for electioncering purposes bat tho record
a Of the past three years concusivcly show ths
,. their programme for the future is 10 annihilat
a. the white men Of the South 10 reduce the q
.. cedcd States 10 Territorial condition to poe
10 pie the South with freed negroes, and the
!. 70 form piebald, mulatto, sma,gamatsd n
!. public, In which they can retain power b
negro votes and BY the timely use OF their new
= tangled right OF arbitrary arrests. This pla
form was presented 70 the people Of this Sta,
co las, year, aud General Wadsworth stoo
Oh squarcly upon IL. The people Indignantly r.
h pudated the whole concern then. and We hav
on no doubt tina, they will repeat tie reprdiatic
10. at the coming election.
a. The Democratic Convcntioa and ia cand
.. dates will b. Of a precisely opposite characte
Their platform will be that Of the NEW You
- HERALD; that OF the Kentucky conservative
OF that OF General Tuitle. OF Iowas that OF Bi,
Bradbury, Of Maine; that upon which we fore,
Governor Seymour last November. Its planl
de are few but strong. II embraces rnoon.
m tional loyalty 10 the Union; lbc su
nd preston of The rebellion ~ arms. to- su
be port az .he war by ali necessary men u
cd means and shc dIsapprovsi ana repeal ol d
IN unnecessary anu odious arbitrary arrest Ina
=, eipalion, gorhscaton aud Couscr rptloa ac
:. No truly loyal man csn obir'l % thi- pla,lor
tes and NJ rsd.cG nbolitiouis gr rebo symgef
&c. zer can heartily cudorss Il Consequently