The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-13

became heavy in the afternoon Government securities
were strong but quiet Gold steady and closed at
1l5x.
There . rather moro buoyant fooling in COM
mercal circles yesterday, yet business was still crcum
scribed. As general thing higher prices were de-
manded for both foreign and domestic merchandise bat
the enhanced views Of holders in many checked
transactions. Groceries steady. Cotton nrm
Petroleum was quiet On Change flour was IN fair de-
mand and higher. Wheat excited and higher Corn
was dull and lower. Oats were higher, under q firm
inquiry. Rye shade nrmcr. Malt and barley were
without decided change, Provisions generally
steady. whiskey was in fair demand and firm.
The Late Elections-The Real Test In
~ New York I'm November.
The recent State elections, though not
amounting to much, are still very suggestive
as indicating the drift of public opinion. The
ruling popular idea in all of them was adhe-
sion to the policy and the party Of Andrew
Johnsons administration.
In this view the charter election in Newark,
New jersey, is very significant That city,
upon a pretty heavy vote, has been lost by the
democrats for the first time in half dozen
years, and by handsome majority the other
way. How are we to account for this! The
answer that the democrats were divided or
stayed away from the polls will not do. John
b. Haskin has doubtless given the true
explanation in his letter on the Albany
platform, in which he says he made it
special purpose to weed out the Cam
den and Amboy Rip Van Winkleism" of the
New Jersey democracy. In other words, the
Jersey democracy of 1865 are asleep and still
stand upon the exploded copperhead fallacies
and rubbish of 1864, making the support of
President Johnson's Southern restoration policy
only convenient tail to the old party kite.
But the Newark election shows that the day
for the running of the old party machine has
gone by even in Jersey.
The democrats in Pennsylvania were de-
feated by their folly in still adhering to their
old copperhead leaders, or to what the finisher
Of the Albany platform describes as the "Jerry
Black Buchananism of Pennsylvania" The
party there had fine chance on new line Of
departure to carry the State for, between the
the radical howlings of Thaddeus Stevens and
the negro suffrage winnings Of Horace Greeley,
the republicans had become embarrassed, apa-
thetic and Indifferent. But they st0utly ad-
hered to Andrew johnson and repudiated the
negro suffrage test Of Greeley, and SO they
have carried the State against the deftlnct is
sues Of old Mr.. Buchanan and his man Jerry
Black.
In Ohio the immediate and unconditional
negro suffrage radicals were defeated in the
Republican State Convention by the soldier
delegates from the war. They rejected the
radical shibboleth on the suffrage question, and
their candidate General Geographically
declared himself in favor Of the policy Of Andy
Johnson. The democrats, on the other hand.
were hampered with what Haskin rejected as
"Ohio Vallandighamism," and 30 they have
been rebukcd again with yallandigham. In
Ohio. as in Pennsylvania, we see that the con-
trolling popular idea is The same--the support
of President johnson.
But how is 1t in New York? Here the de-
mocracy have really taken a new departure.
Old things have been cast away by them, and
all things have become new, including y new
platform and new style of State ticket Judge
Haskin, the chairman on the platform, has told
the world plumply that he believed the time
had come for the rejection of all such stuff and
cumbersome tr,lmpery os "Ohio Vallandig-
hamism," Pennsylvania "Jerry Black Bnchan-
anism" and New Jersey camden and Amboy
Rip Van Winkleism." All such rubbish was
accordingly cut out of the Albany democratic
platform, and the party In this State was firmly
planted on The platform OF President Johnson,
and there IL stands to-day.
Nor is this all. John Van Buren-one of the
democratic State ticket-has unequivocally, a.
democrat, proclaimed Andrew johnson his
candidate for the next Presidency, and the
supporters Of Van Buren, second the motion.
Thus the New York democracy stand in a
much better position than the party in any
other State. The reason we have given here
tofore. II is because New York city and State
are the fountain heads Of all the great move
ments Of the age in this country. Public opin-
ion ripens and rots sooner in New York than in
any other State. In this view II has been un-
fortunate for the democracy elsewhere this
year that the New York State election did not
come Of in September instead Of being fixed
for November.
mocracy have to fight against the blunders and
defeats Of the party In other States; but still,
from the advanced position Of John Van
Buren,, they may carry the State. In any
event, as the great body Of the people are with
Andy johnson, the November vote Of New
York will determine which party they regard
as the genuine party Of the administration.
PAROLE or THE CONFEDERATE CABNET.--We
published yesterday the proclamation Of Presi-
dent johnson paroling ell the members Of JEFF.
Davis Cabinet who remain in this country,
together with ex-vice President A. II. Stephens
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