The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-29

COMMISSIONERS, tdhc cteps W naVo Tegtstereu
and organized such citizens as may volunteer
to act as special constables in the preservation
of the peace, to be summoned to their various
places of rendezvous by the sollng of the City
Hall bell whenever any necessity for their ser
vices may arise. We trust that no such occa-
sion will present itself; but the adoption OF
SEINE such precautionary measure would GER
tainly be an act of prudence; whereas the
failure to do so may bring disastrous conse.
quences on the city and the country at large.
The Presidenoy-The Prospect-Auotn ev
Miserable Party Squabble for the
spoiis.
"The cohesive power Of the public plum
der" which was aptly described by Calhoun
as the bond of union among the democratic
elements of his time, is power which still
exists, and which, within day or two, will be
made manifest at Chicago. The seven party
principles Of John Randolp h-to wit: ''the five
loaves and two fishes"-will, from present ap-
pearances. rule the roast. How the war is to
be prosecuted; how the Treasury is to be sus-
tanned; how our financial embarrassments are
to be mastered; how peace is to be secured,
and how the Union is to be re-established
under democratic auspices, are ugly questions,
which, we guess, will be smothered in onions
at Chicago. To the hungry democratic traders
in spoils there assembling the paramount ques.
ton and object will be the magnificent
schedule Of the spoils and plunder OF the
present federal war establishment of one thou
sand millions year.
From all the premonitory symptoms at Chi
cago we may look for a proclamation of prin-
ciples from that quarter made up of old demo-
cratic claptrap, with all the modern improve
ments. No such distractions as democratic
distractions or peace or war, will be permitted
to stand in the way Of democratic harmony for
the spoils. There is some apprehension that
Vallandigham, Singleton and the Wood broth
ers may raise rumpus on the peace question;
but it is probable that for certain valuable con.
even these incorruptible men will
succumb. The prospect is that the Chicago
Convention, as a concession to the war demo-
Gratis and the army, will nominate General Nc
Clellan and that in the next place, to conciliate
the copperh cad peace faction, there will be an
equivocal and double dealing platform on the
war question, very short, and signifying any
thing or nothing, but bold and emphatic in its
bill of indictments and specifications against
the tyranny, the usurpations, the spoliations,
blunders, and lavish expenditures, corruptions
and oppressive paper money system and taxes,
and army drafts, of Abraham LincOln's admin
istration. :
OF all the dreadful consequences Of this ter
rible war JEFF. Davis and his fellow conspira-
tors, and Buchanan's administration, will
doubtless be absolved, and the whole burden
will be thrown upon the "Lincoln despotism."
The Chicago platform, in short, as we have every
reason to expect, will be the "play Of Hamlet
with Hamlet left OUT platform directed not
to the great and all.absorbing purpose of the
loyal States-the suppression of the rebellion
but to the great and all-absorbing purpose Of
q gang Of ravenous politicians spoils and
plumber Of the federal government. This, we
guess, will be the upshot Of the Chicago Demo-
cratic Convention: war candidate upon o
peace platform, embracing the idea in q neat
disguise of liberal peace with JEFF. Davis.
but war to the knife against Lincoln, and all
for the sake of the spoils.
Now, could we be assured that the Chicago
Convention, setting aside all mere considera-
tions OF party, and looking only to the saliva
ton Of the country, will adjourn ever to some
day in September, on which they will meet
again in convention with all the friends Of the
Union, of all parties, DESTROYS of new order OF
things at Washington, and in view Of the or
ganzation of a new Union party, we should
have great hopes of a glorious revolution in
November. But as in all probability the Chi
cago Convention will reduce this Presidential
contest as we have indicated, to the debasing
character Of mere party squabble for the
spoils, it becomes an easy matter to predict the
probable result. The administration, with the
majority party in its hands, upon such an ISSUE
will walk over the course. The dsaffected re-
publcans, including the Fremont radicals,
brought to this test of the spois, will fuse upon
Lincoln, and the spells democracy will be sig
nally defeated.
We do not despair, however, of better things,
although we are close upon the eleventh hour
Of the day. A proposition, looking to great
and genuine Union party, has been thrown out
to Lincoln and Fremont to withdraw from the
canvass. Fremont is ready, but awaits the de-
cision of Lincoln. Let Honest Old Abe
intimate his readiness to withdraw, on the con-
dition that the Chicago nominee shall also re.
tire from the canvass, and that all the parties
and factions concerned shall meet in general
convention, before the close Of September, for
the purpose Of nominating . common Presi
Dental Union ticket, and the happiest results
may be expected. Otherwise, from present
appearances, we can expect nothing better
than miserable party squabble for the spols,
marked, perhaps, by scenes Of violence and
blood, but, from the fusion of the republicans,
and the enormous power and patronage Of the
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