The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-24
Success Of Weeds Change Of Base t0
New York.
The Radicals Falling Back on
the Rural Districts.
Secretary Depew and His Cholera
Gorbus Census.
THE PARTY TACTICS AND NOMINATIONS.
30. DC. &c.

The form Of Geographic despatch did not convenient
ly admit Of my transmitting to you all the details and
matters Of interest relative the meeting here this week
OF the Democratic State Central Committee Necessarily
the scope of here on that occasion embraced
every bearing Of the fall campaign, as well as the general
aspect of the whole field Of politics. propose to add to
my telegram explanatory details in this letter re-
gardng these subjects.
PARTY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT PERSONNEL OF TIE
DEMOCRATIC REGENCY
The management and prospects of the democracy in
this State have undergone entire and absolute change
The secret insgang centre, and the worst drag which
the party had, the influence Of Erastus Corning
For years the power of the Central Railroad, with its
vast qualifications from end Of the State to the other
welded by Corning and made the centre Of selfish
conspiracy through which he coerced the regular
tons of the party and made it subservent to selfish,
views and absurd family interests Around this
clique little wouldbe patrican ogachy had collected,
with its social centre at Albany and for years past
they have perched themselves upon the ruins Of the
great democratic edhce and stabbed their animals in It's
porticos like nest of brgands lazzaroni the de-
serted palaces Of former age The row be-
tween Dean Richmond and Erastus Corning last year
upset this citadel of a azzaron regency The Central
Railroad Company elected Corning from the Presidency
Of that concern, and Richmond took his legitimate posi-
ton In place Of Corning leaving the latter well entanged
in the tolls of lawsuit with the road for alleged COM
missions and profits purchases for the company to
the amount Of many hundreds of thousands which he
his partners not entitled to acquire in view Of
his official connection with the Central Railroad Corning
is therefore, disposed of in this way while the political
suicide Of Seymour last year leaves him and his ncor
rgibe associated copperhcads buried beyond
ton under the ruins Of the Chicago platform Comsock
of the atlas and Argus retired upon the capture of Rich
ia w
struck out line Of policy under Cassidy and two new
associate editors, which, upon the assassination Of Lin
coin, fairly reversed all its previous reckoning Like
schooner In storm the atlas and Argus took in sail by
reducing Its to that Of the Argus and thus, scud
ding under Its main Sheet has sped away most pros
perousy before free wind for snug haven under the
lee Of Andy johnson and the administration. The dis
tnctive Albany Regency under Corning, Seymour Co.,
has thus been practically denagraed Peter Cagger alone
remaining as q surviving egatee. Unlike the boy on
the burning deck, however, he, with unerring sagacy,
now sits with Richmond Cornell and the Buffalo and
New York men, the most prominent and active of any
IN the new councils of The party the strongest progress
sionist and keenest Andy johnson democrat"
WEED AND MS NEW YORK REGrScY-succEss OF TIN
GRAND CHANGE or bAsE ---T
So much for the personal aspect Of the recognized
management Of the democracy. The elaborate details
which gave you last month to the Union % rcpub
party and Its managers In the State today exsc.
in Its statements and proves to be perfectly accurate N
to It's predictions will repeat here briefly the points
OF that communication
The seward-weed Regency, transferred to New York
city has vacated Its old headquarters Albany leaving
the radicals and Loyal Leaguers in possession OF the
EveSin0 Journal and the State Offices under Fenton.
Weed and his Regency having taken up position in the
metropolis the true centre Of politics. look the fed
of
and the denomination Of Andy johnson, as their
creed, Of which the New York Times Is made moro
LEES mouhpiecc and organ OF the Sewardwced inter-
est, In place Of the Albany Journal
The division OF the Union party and dissolution Of its
discordant clements Is fairly inauguratcd. The negro
suffrage question proving to be irepressble as usual
split is at hand which only awaits the natural develop
ent of Inevitable events to send the divorced members
of the organization forth from the approaching convcn
lions upon separate and anagonistc miss in politics
The President, Andy johnson, compelled in sclf.de-
fence 10 provide against the assaults OF the Chase rad
cas- ana ,ner rue Prn nus
hold In tho Custom House and other deal departments
presenting the controlling influence of this patronage for
the Of those who are building the political cicc OF
coalition, compromise and general restoraton-in Short
the Andy johnson party
In view of these changes OF base which place Weed
and his forces In position where the strong popular
columns Of the democracy protect and roeve them, and
particularly in view Of the proposed gradual con-
soidaton OF the Of the democracy basis upon
which TO establish the conservative leaders and the bulk
of the conservative voters OF the Union party have
sion Of the Weed and Seward interest in the organized
politics OF the State showed you weeks sincc the
radicals and their Jacobin organizations, tho Loyal
League clubs In possession Of the Custom House, the
Internal Revenue, and all the other patronage OF the
State and local Offices To-day the Weed and Seward
interest has virtually captured these stronghods and
IL will be when tho State Convention meets that
they will have control of it. their antagonists viii be
forced TO strike boldly for extreme measures, in
GLIDING their magic talisman negro suffrage rcsoiu-
The power of Weed is already felt in the proposed
s.(s. rA rttxaA nf ntra
frago and should ths be repudatcd by the New YORK
staio Convention, Greeley, Opdyke, Andrews Dudley
Field Ben Field et al hang up the fiddle md the
bow they Will never get glimpse Of power again in
the conventions or government Of this generation
ExPEDIESs or rHs LOYAL LKAouEs-nor1ks
BoRoUGHs AND TIE CENSUS swrDiE
The plans which the Loyal League councils have ma
turcd to be carried in the politics OF this state arc
these is the census swindlc; for that the fraud upon
New York city, Brooklyn and the other cities OF tbs
State was intentional and de,,gnedy prnnsa
wear and half ago there were very anxious consul.
tatons held certain chambers in the Deayan HOUSE IN
regard 10 the political balance OF power IN Inns state
Parties who derive ell the little consideration they get
from their occult connection with the Loyal Leasue
rrganizatjous led the discussion In these consult
..'ons The point was that the newt official census
would exhibit vast increase Of population ana voters n
the section of this State south Of Albany ana a o,
onia aoon be canvassed Ia that section. Formal ar
rangenents were accordingly made to provide SOM
,eincuy ~ rower Among the expcdents caivasse,
vr,s number of measures, Of which the Following "er
adopted as tho great ends TO be achieved o,.,o, Al,
Tie official census 70 be taken ana oeeaso , ", ".
49, GOO. ~ no tended tor heard constantly hc
Tor The past year that this thing would be nxco ano
although did not understand exacty ws' ~, w' ,aaa
Got an early mixing Of tho fact when inc 'asa s wa
1nooed az 70 whether the present secretary ., oa'
should be rcnominaed Now, In view on .ne ss,
nary developments about the reduced returns ~ pI.
ton from New York and Brooklyn see thas tD rcn'
mlnation, so long understood TO be pledged pePs,
was beaed upon his subscrvency In this mstsn nN
hoep familiar for long period with this pledge ana
ALLEGED invioabty, whenever any othor n 'n, an
mentioned for his successor. am as wei sa'sn'v w,
the census returns have been manipulated Is w.. ..
with a view TO tho Loyal League plans as my -
in regard TO the object and returns Of New oIk "
mary election The patronage, or naming on wy ~ J.
merators was conceded TO tho Loyal Leagues anu
work IL substantially their job.
Tho plan OF the Loyal Leagues Is to rccnst ine wn,
mach merry Of politics and the State government ater
Nav England pattcfn. When much discussion amo