The New York herald., 1864-08-24

27s beeves SO cows 099 veals 100 sheep ard
| lambs and 6,143 hogs
The Chicago Convention-Governo sey-
mour-Thc Game or the Albany Re-
| gency.
The Albany Regency desire the friends Of
General Mcclellan to understand that "Gover-
nor Seymour is not candidate for nomination
at Chicago. and is utterly opposed to the use of
his name for any public position" In other
words, he Is SO sick and tired of the vauities Of
this wicked world that he not only retires
from the Presidential arena in disgust, but is
utterly opposed" to the use of his name any
more, even a. candidate for Governor. This
is from the Regency; but 1t is all trick. Sey-
mour is playing possum-he is only pretending
to be dead. He is the reserved candidate OF
the Regency tricksters for the Chicago .nomina-
ton, and the game which they have contrived
for his promotion is simply q game Of spoils
and plunder for themselves, and may be very
briefly explained.
I The Regency intend to hold Governor Sey-
mour as a candidate in the background, so as
to keep him out OF harms way ut Chicago un-
til they have killed off Mcclellan. With this
important preliminary movement accomplished,
it is supposed that there will be no difficulty in
trotting In the Governor among the small fry
as the only remaining available ticket for de-
mocratic harmony. Why not' Was he not, as
the champion OF the war democracy, elected
Gov ernor in 1862, and has he not been tho
roughly identified With tho peace democracy
ever since! Gen. Mcclellan first being put out
Of the way, is not Governor Seymour then,
!" double ender," the very man for Chicago. as
milk k-and- wa.er war candidate on peace-at-
any.price PLATFORM OF course he is. In
the next place, by hauling him of
into the rear in the outset the Re-
gency are only repeating an old trick OF
democratic strategy old trick which Sc
cured their Baltimore nomination of 1874 to
Polk, and their nomination OF 1852 to poor
Pierce. The reader OF American politics Of
the last twelve years cannot fail to remember
how, after vainly wranGling and balloting for
nearly whole week over Douglas, and Marcy,
and Dickinson. and Buchanan. and half dozen
other old stagers, the convention OF 1852, when
poor Pierce was brought in from behind the
curtain. seized upon him and nominated him
| as by an act of spontaneous combustion. just
! 50 the Regency calculate upon bringing in Gov
| ernor Seymour as the last resort, after they
shall have killed of Mcclellan, and got the
| convention completely by the ears in reference
70 all such superannuaied old foges and i'm
rracticables as Judge Nelson Guthrie, Of Ken
lucky: Fillmore and poor Pierce.
We ,iare say that IL will he discovered il
due season that the Hons. Fernando and Bel
Wood, with the peace faction under their con
troll, are up 10 their elbows in this neat LITTLE
Mot The equivalent for their services to thi
end a. Chicago will probably be something
substantial in the way Of Offices, spoils and jobs
in the city aud county OF New York through
the fusion and bargains and sales Of Mozart and
Tammany halls. There is evidently "happy
| accord existing between the Wood firm an6
tie Governor; and from the patronizing way II
which the Atlas and Argus speaks OF the latt
Syracuse Peace Convention We may reasonably
nfer that Il involved the ratification Of treaty
between the Woods and the Regency agains
Mcclellan and in favor Of Seymour
The question recrrs, will the Regency ant
The peace factios be strong enough at Chicago
70 set aside General Mcclellan Perhaps the.
nay be; for Mcclellan is much stronger amonl
The democratic masses outside thap he VIII b
among the chosen inside managers at Chicago
Il is said TOO, that Belmont and Barlow lav
taken possession Of "Littie Mac" and have re
solved upon his nomination, at all hazards. l
,bs be true, tho democracy II Chicago Ia l86
will be very apt 10 repeat their delec.able per
rorlnances Of the Charleston and B.ltlmor
conventions Of 1850. The chances OF unio
md sarmony are problems.'csl; the elements 9
ciscord are distioct and positive Let W sur
pose, however, that I'simont, with tie aid 0
~ outside pressure 100 strong 70 be resisted
\ hss secured fusion OF the fac
!. tions upon To- nomioafon 81 McClsla
!. 4 congestion 20 tie war Democracy, ard
peace platform Y peace offering 10 ID
c,he- s.de. wast viii be tho resuito' this si
rancenoni b tie November election,
what viii be thc ro.lW fhe issue viii th,
ho fairly ioi-s. lg.0.l lbo stn'ois,sat !.
lid ttc demoeaiic perly, and tbr nte. r'
. hc narrowed laTa y dI0eon ar NcCieIla
II i no. apparent tha, Il aaea 4 contest y
pa,'v t1e patronage ato 'hc uanf n 4