The New York herald., 1864-10-07

be no petroleum aristocracy. In days
gone by we had cotton sristoo-
racy; but the war locked up cotton,
and the aristocracy died The shoddy aristoc-
racy hourished for while; but government in
spectors became more shrewd or more honest,
aud shoddy passed away with the aristocracy 1t
had created. So 1t will be with petroleum.
The wells will give out, or the oil become un-
popular, or something else will happen to stop
the flow of fortune. Something always does
happen even in the best regulated families.
Nothing ever lasts long in this changeable
world. Prosperity is sspecially y 1ckle. There
fore we say to the petroleum aristocrats, come
to New York, eat, drink and be merry; for no
man can say what day may bring forth.
CoNGREssMEN.-The action OF the Tammany
Congressional conventions of Wednesday night
has resulted in completely shelving the Wood
brothers. Poor Ben saw beforehand that he
stood no chance whatever to be nominated,
and kept his name out of the Convention to
prevent showing his utter weakness Fer
nando, after making great flourish. fretting
and foaming up and down the oity to find dis
trics to run In, finally settled down on the up
per district Of the city, and brought all his ndu-
ence to bear, through bargains and otherwise,
to secure the nomination. The Convention as
sembled, ballot was taken, and Fernando
Wood got one vote, ell told; and he is
now laid upon the shelf, to pay him for
his impudence In declaring that McCiel-
Ian would be the mouthpiece of his fac
tion If elected. Brooks also came to grief, and
had the cold comfort Of seeing some one else
nominated in his place. Silly Chanler, after
desperate effort, finally succeeded in getting
the nomination, but will be defeated, as he
ought to be, for his course In Congress In al
ways doing the bidding of the Woods iu their
sympathetic votes for the rebels.
These results are encouraging for tho MeClel-
Ian cause. They are further proof that the demo-
cracy of this city, and, in fact, the people
generally, are determined to put down the
rebellion, and, in the language Of Mcclellan,
restore the Union at all hazards" Only one of
tho present representatives. from this city has
thus far been renominated. The democracy
have thus relieved themselves Of great load,
and oan now engage in the Presidential cam
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Wood peace-at-auy-prics family Had the
Woods taken our advice, and instead Of going
of after the peace delusion and jeff Davis,
gone in for the suppression of the rebellion,
they might have been sent back to Congress.
They have no one bu! themselves to blame
for being thus ANONYMOUSLY snelved for all
future time. They have blindly thrown them
selves against public opinion, and have been
repudiated. Poor Ben had better throw up
his paper, and save what he can Of the twenty
five thousand check that he received from
Canada He certainly cannot expect to receive
any moro funds from tho shoddy republican
party TO keep bis paper alive; for old Abe and
his advisers must now see that the influence of
the Woods is all gone, and that any expendi-
ture Of greenbacks in that quarter hereafter is
worse than thrown away.