The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-07

Andrew johnson TOR the Next Presi.
IN dency-John Van Burcn's Great speech.
Public opinion ripens and decays sooner
In New York than In any other State
OF the Union. This Is perfectly natural, be-
cause New York city is the financial and
commercial metropolis Of the Union, and the
fountain head Of all the great political and
religious movements which, from time to time,
agitate and convulse the country. As Paris is
to France SO is this metropolis to the United
States-the great central concentration of the
wealth, enterprise, intelligence and ideas,
which shape and control the political issues
and parties Of the country at large. From this
Empire City the Empire State derives from it's
immediate contact its first impressions and
controlling influence In the development of our
great political revolutions, regardless Of the
numerical preponderance Of this or that party
within The limits Of this little island. Il was
the grand and impressive Fort Sumter mass
meeting in New York city in April 1861, which
rallied the country to the war for the Union
as with the blast Of bugle; and so, in the
late Albany democratic platform, and in the
Syracuse republican platform, emanating from
this city, we find both parties Of the State
rallied upon the domestic and foreign policy Of
President johnson.
TWAS contest between Albany and Syracuse
which should shout the loudest for Andrew John
son; but the real, genuine, practical test has at
length been met and accepted by John Van
Buren,. He meets it as democrat; he accepts
it as democrat; he applies it as a democrat in
proclaiming Andy johnson his candidate for
the succession. He tells the people that it is
johnson against Seward, Johnson against Chase
and negro suffrage, democracy against federal
ism, State rights against consolidation, and he
goes for Johnson for another term. John has
had a talk with the President, and finds him as
sound as q roach on democratic principles.
John, who has never been anything but demo-
Graf, with little dash of Buffalo freesoil, and
who has never supported anything but demo-
crat, excepting Charles Francis Adams, knows
what democracy is by instinct, knows that
Andy Johnson is sound, and 30 proclaims him,
as democrat, his candidate for the succession.
He makes this proclamation to the democracy
of Albany, gathered en- masse around him, and
they respond with lusty cheering.
Having shown his faith TO this extent, which
is as far as man could go for General Jack
son, John Van Buren, challenges the republicans
to come up to the mark. He calls upon Thur
low Weed, the faithful Sancho of Mr.. Seward,
to show his hand; he calls upon Master Ray
mond, the protkgf of MILFORD Thurlow to prove
his faith by his works. Are they for Andrew
johnson for the Presidential succession, or are
they for his present Secretary Of Statef Are
they for the Monroe doctrine or for Mr..
Stewards Macmillan doctrinei These are
pertinent questions, and they ought to be
answered. The hint is also thrown out that an
answer is needed to put the Secretary Of State
himself rectus in cairea before the admins
tration and the democracy. If Mr.. Van Bu-
rem is right Mr.. Seward may soon find himself
in the position of Chase when it became con-
venient for him to retire from the Cabinet in
consequence Of his efforts tosupplant his master
In the succession. 5N
What answer have Messrs. Seward, Weed
and Raymond As for Greeley he seems to be
entirely adrift But what is the answer Of the
active republican managers Of New York in
I0iCACHCO w VILE tCbs Va <huulCW SVhihoon iOh
1861 The public sentiment Of the whole coan-
try il with him. The democracy since the pro-
clamation Of the Albany platform are gather
ing and firing up around him as by sort of
spontaneous combustion He is master of the
situation tor the present and We future. In the
interval to 1868 he can shape out the party and
the administration of 1869. Shall they DO from
the republican or democratic elements Of the
present dayi The alternative rests with the
republican party, and chiefly with It's New York
managers. If they declare in favor Of johnson
against the field they. having the inside track,
can hold their present advantages to the end
Of the race; otherwise they must lose it.
They cannot hold together in o rup-
ture with the administration /; they cannot can
didly support Mr.. johnson with half dozen
rival candidates in the camp and with no one
declared rs their favorlte. Are the New York
republicans, or any Of them, 30 well pleased
with Andrew johnson that they are ready to
proclaim him their champion for another
term! This is the test to which they are chal-
lenged by John Van Buren,, and this is the test
upon which they must stand or fall.
The RESULT IN CoNNECrICUr-The Tribune
very factiously stated, day or two since, that