New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-26
srRyRYING TIKI GROUND.

SURVEYING TIKI GROUND.
There were wise men here and elsewhere who,
when the Democratic Convention at Albany ad-
iourned, after passing series OF loyalty-aiid'
water resolutions, thanked Heaven that the long
night OF political asperity had passed. ana 'ha'
we were to have no longer Democratic party or
Republican party but party Of the Union
New. York, it was said, was wiser than her
generation. She discarded Ohio and Pennsyl-
yania and New.J jersey, and had sent the 'alian'
diehams and pendletons and Jerry Blacks, ana
the ria.raG of small Copperheads which form
one of tho staple products or Nsw-|sF'ey'
drjnre to political peTdition. Mr.. HasAih
WAS the ST. Patrick who had KILLED 'ne
.rakes and we weie called upon to cancnIze
ltm a, the new saint AL the Democratic ticke'
q, the per dispensaton. We were distinctly
assured that NIL who had been connected win
The Chicago corspiracy-sll who iaid .siAndereo
Lincoln and Johrson--all who lad sought audi
enees with Lord Lyons to sell the country 20
Hnglan.l-sll who had become cdious by their
disloyalty and tnason--had been read Out OF the
party--and that we wero to have a new ana
pure johnson organization devoted to the Unlon'
and the Administration, and anxious to assume
the responsibility Of as many offices IA Mr-
Johnson could spare. In other words. the
whole Republican Administration, from ADdrcT
johnson, President, down to Preston King, Col
lcctor. had been transferred TO the Albany Re-
gency and was to DO managed by Mr. Rich
mond, whenever he could spare time from the
duties Of his railroad.
There was much TO seduce in the pretesta-
tons of the purified" party. These had a
radical weeding-ou, of all poisonous elemsnts.
Mr.. Marbles editorials, and the resolutions OF
Tlden, and Coms,ock. and Cassidy, had been
destroyed. Resolutions denouncing the s1s-
pension Of the habsas corpus and arbitrary Or
rcsts--favoring q disbandment Of the army
abolishing military burraus-dispensing with
eyenue officers, and indorsing Pennsylvania
Ohio aud New Jersey, had been rejected, not
because these Democratic leaders were opposed
to them, but with the hope that this thirteenth
hour repentance might bring sanctiiication.
To all Wa added 3 strong indorsemtnt Of the
President, as fulsome rs it was insincerc.
When Mr.. Rarey, tie horse-tamer, coaxes and
carcsses his animal into allowing him to
Slip small strap around the front
knee, the tanning is over; and, sooner
or later the animal must surrender, for il
Is helpless. This ninth resolution was the
small strap which our Albany Lareys had
buekled on the Presidential knee; and he was,
according to their science, bound to fall-to
become SO sweetly and helpessly tanned that
they might clap his feet together, and toy
with his ears and beat drums over his head.
As for us, poor Republicans that We ycre who
had taken Andrew Johnson from the mountains
Of Tennessee, hunted fugitive and raised him
20 the highest honors--who defended, sustained
and strengthened him--when these mon assailed
him We were to be driven out into the cold
and no. even TO have glimpse Of our Pres.
dent. The Democracy wanted power--as the
starving want brcad-and, as every other re-
source had failed-McClellln having been ban
ished to Rome and Davis placed in jail-and no
old leader remaining, they laid bodily hands
upon thc 1TtSucnI. lHt stHtlno vac rluRu- |
lary like that of the assassin Booth and may
have a similar end. Ii these gentlemen find
they cannot kidnap, they will endeayor to kill.
Az proef of tho extreme insncerty Of these
Albany swindlers, We may say that their plat
form has even now broken through. We find
John Van Buren, tie preGlninently loyal, who
was placed on the ticket as the Turyeydrop, the
"model of department. is introducing line Of
argument which means repudlation. We find
Mr.. Iioratio Seymour making as sweet and
gracious a speech as though he were again in-
dorsing the cowardly eonspirators of Chicago.
The Secretary Of State is denounced with per-
si.tent ridicule; the removal Of other Cabinet
officers is demanded by Copperhoad imm.
grant from Ohio; every attempt is made to do
injustice to tho colowed men OF the South by
representing them as vagrants and thieves, and
tho Freedman's Bureau as an expensive abomi-
nation. The towards who ran from the draft,
and were disfrsnchsed by act Of Congress, are
taken up and defended from what are called
unjust laws. Nay, more: these very law-a6ld'
ing, constitutional. Observation-Disclosures, DEL