The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-16

Ora MD FAILURE OF THE ALBANY REGENCY
THEY ARE INCONSISTENT AND SHOULD BE Dv.
PLACED The late Presidential election has
demorstra ted many things of which the ooun.
try was On eviousy unaware; but in no par
ticular are its results more conclusive than in
proving the utA er incompetency OF Dean Rich
moud and the on her members of the Albany
Regency for poiA cal leadership These grand
moguls of the State are only terrible to non-
combatants. Let any one, no matter how To-
significant, Golfer fight and Trey are down
on their knees begging terms and rendering
abject compromises imma aiateiy. II was 50 At
the Charleston Convention IN 1860, where thea
weakness and irresolution, u hen confronted ~
the little knot Of secession Aonspirators from
the seven Gulf States. led to A'e adjournment
of the convention, the breaking up OF the
democratic party and the fA'al break
ing up, for time at least, Of our na-
tioaal government Had the Regency
men taken the secession bull BY the
horns--it was but buli-calt then-they might
have run it out Of tue party or slaughteAed
it on the floor of the convention; but they.
dilly-dallied with 1t, and shilly -shallied with
1t, until at last the few rebel conspirators were
led to believe that they had only to hold ON
long enough and make little moro noise to
back the Regency down altogether. Indeed
they did finally back them down In that vev
contest, for we all remember the mongrel eies.
toral ticket made up that year, upon which
tho Douglas men, Breckinrdxers and Bell.
Everests were about equally misrepresented.
So, too, the Regency were bullied by Fer
nando Wood for years in regard to our local
matters IN this city; hut the greatest bullying
that has ever been done against them, and the
most ignomnous ba.k down they bave ever
made, took p ace at the Chicago Convention.
To this party gathering of democratic fools and
fossils, Dean Richmond journeyed with bic
distinguished troupe Of Regency performers.
swearing more horribly than ever did "our
army in Flanders" against the ''copperheads."
and vOwing to drink the blood and eat the
heart Of every "peace.at-any price" man whs
should dare to avow his sentiments on the 6ooY
OF that convention. Had they stuck to this text
and made platform Of substantial loyalty,
placing thereupon General Mcclellan, with
some proper vice presidential associate, who
aoubts but that Mr.. Lincoln would now be
packing up ms clothes and papers with view
to quitting the White House by next 4th Of
March, But, despite all their threats and
vaporings, the Dean and company quaiied Il
the decisive moment before the louder threah
and fercer vaporirgs OF Vallaade ham, Voors
hees, Wood, Peudleton and others Of that class,
really forming contemplate minority Of the
convention, and only made strong by the weak.
ness and irreso!uiion Of the Regency leaders.
to whom the other loyal delegations had been
Induced to look for guidance. Let II DO
thoroughly understood that it is to the coward
Ice and mism Anagement OF Dean Richmond and
the Regency that the democratic party owe their
defeat in the recent contest, and let the whole
democratic party, not only Of this State, but Of
TIE Union, combine together to kick these
Incompetent usurpers from the seats Of power
they have so repeatedly proved themselves
unfit to fill.