The New York herald., 1864-03-15

m ocrate business. chiefly Tor homo Oats ana Dir-
ley ruled dun and in favor Of the buyer IN provisions
there WAS no decided change. Hog products quiet
but held with confidence the future stability Of the
mrket Beef continued In brisk demand, 10 part for
export. Butter and cheese very Arm at the ex'
treme high prices railing. whiskcy without ma
teria change. Freghts extremely dull.
The Proposed Political Revolution of
Tammany Hall-Who Are For and
Against IL.
The movement OF Tammany Hall for a pa.
triotic and constitutional reform in our nation
al politics is attracting general attention. The
necessity and the seasonableness Of such re-
volution is admitted by all sensible and reflect
ing men, and is denied only by those who have
a personal or peeuniary interest in maintaining
the present corrupt state of affairs. Naturally
enough, as soon as the HERALD brought the
Tammany manifesto to the notice Of the public,
the different cliques began to take sides for and
against it. Let US briefly examine the moral Of
the proposed revolution and the strength Of
the opposition which may be expected.
The Tammany Society was organized during
the term of the elder Adams. Then. as now,
the Massachusetts, school Of politicians ruled
the roast Then, as now, journals were sup
pressed and editors inearcerated for freely ex-
pressing their opinions. Then, as now, citizens
were exied from the country because they
honestly disagreed with the party sin power,
The Tammany Society was protest against the
Alien and Sedition laws and the arbitrary arrests
of that day. Now, after many ups and
downs of fortune, after many haps and
mishaps, after many good deeds and bad
deeds, Tammany again decides to be true to
her ancient prestige and ranges herself upon
the strong old platform of the constitution
and the Union. In doing so sho again confronts
her first enemies-the politicians of the Massa-
chusetts school, of whom Mr. Lincoln is the will
ing and faithful servant
The radicals of Massachusetts, control this
administration. They are responsible for the
radical and Unconstitutional measures, the mill
tary mismanagement, the silly proclamations,
the disordered finances, the unnecessary and un-
authorized arrests and the unprecedented cor
ruptions which have prolonged the war, given
vitality to the rebellion and disgraced the
country in the eyes of the civilized world
Mr.. Lincoln y the tool of these fanatics
and destructivcs. His role has been to make
smutty jokes. gamble lives against electoral
votes--as in Florida-and keep up show of
easy conservatism while obeying in every par
ticular the outrageous and disastrous behests
Of his radical masters. He is the Artful Dodger
whose duty 1t has been to amuse the people
with his funny antics while his radical coniede-
rates robbed and ruined them. But Mr. Lin
coin has lodged so often that he has been at
card him as no longer useful to them, and all
true conservatives denounce him for the rea-
sons reiterated by Tammany Hall.
But in opposing Lincoln, as they once op-
posed Adams, the members Of the Tammany
Society have other foes to fight. They have
allowed themselves to become connected with
the peace party. They have taken to them
selves allies whose names are synonymous with
corruption. When they decided to begin this
political reform they had, in the frst instance
to reform themselves. They had to cut loose
from the Albang Regency, and to declare open
war upon their recent allies, the peace-atany-
price democracy. These objects were in part
accomplished by Withdrawing from the Albany
Convention and by the publication Of bold
and martial manifesto. The braves Of Tam
many, in council assembled, have fully ap-
proved Of the withdrawal Of their delegates
from the Convention, but they have not yet Of
fcially approved Of the manifesto If we under
stand the matter rightly. that manifesto has not
yet been submitted to the General Committee
of Tammany Hall. This remains to be done,
and ought to be done at once. The Tammany-
ties endorse it unofhcially; but that is not
enough They must be completely committed
to this movement If they expect to carry it
through. Like Cortes, they must burn their
boats and make retreat impossible.
The opposition to the proposed revolution is
already developed. The corrupt World-the
organ Of the Regency-sides against it. The
Ne,os-the organ Of peace aud jeff Davis-is of
course hostile to anything which promises
to restore the Union. With these exceptions
the Tammany people have clear field before
them. The masses Of the country are with
them heart and hand. aud neither Mr.. Lincoln
nor any other administration candidate has the
slightest chance in the Presidential campaign
against General Grant and . platform OF
principles like that stated in the Tammany
manifesto But, on thes'other hand the Re-
gency and the peace party although the only
opponents worth consideration, are by no
means to be dcspised. They have great
deal of power, and they know how to use 1t.
Their power is not with the people, but with
the Tammany politicians. When the proposed
revolution is fairly under way they will be
crushed by it and will be powerless to resist;
but nevertheless they are to be feared while
the enterprise is in embyo. They still con-
troll many Offices they still control the
lobby. With these agencies they can work
upon weak-minded and weak-kneed members
of the Tamnany brotherhood. That they will