The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-10


The organs of the republican party are
sorely perplexed with the course and action of
the late Democratic Convention at Albany.
They are twisting, turning and working them
selves into all manner of distortions over the
adroit flank movement upon them. Which way
to turn or what to do to counterfeit the effect
Of the bold and wise stand taken by the AL
bany Convention Is just now serious question
for them. The Times is anxious and uneasy.
The clique or faction Of politicians which
centres around that concern imagined that they
had everything their own way, and let what
would happen in the convention Of their own
party they could manage their card 80 as to be
the power in the State with President Johnson.
They were preparing to oppose the radicals
within their party organization, and thus obtain
the credit of being the special advocates of
the administration policy, and receive all the
glory as such, including the distribution of the
spoils. But all of sudden the democratic
managers step in and emphatically endorse the
Presidents reorganization policy, and select
unexceptionable men az their standard bear
ers, including those who have been foremost in
fighting the battles Of the Union, as we'll as
Others who have been among the strongest
men in the republican party in the past. In
pursuing this course they have monopolized
the glory Of being the supporters and endor-
sers Of Mr.. johnson, and have taken from the
Weed-Raymond faction of the republican party
all their capital and stock in trade, which they
calculated so largely upon for future political
advancement and favors. Here lies the secret
of their attempts to make faces at the proceed.
ings of the Convention and efforts to become
facetious and ironical all at the same time.
They are forced into a sore dilemma What
to do now, and which way to turn next, are
questions not easily answered, and they are
laundering about in hopes, like Micawber, that
something will turn up to relieve them They
are placed in such position that the only way
that they can get an issue before the people Of
the State is in the adoption of the negro suffrage
platform of the Chase faction. To do this they
know is sure defeat at the polls. To run candi-
dates against those nominated by the democ-
racy on the same platform they also compre-
bend ia a useless task, unless they can secure
some hold on the democracy which will mate
rally affect the canvass. The signs of the times
clearly indicate that a large portion of the
republican leaders are making preparations for
bold fight upon President Johnson and his
policy next winter, with the determination, If
possible, to upset his whole programme Of
restoration The action of the State Conven-
tons in Maine, Pennsylvania and Minnesota very
clearly show this point; but their intentions
undoubtedly have been to keep this design
covered up and in the background as much as
possible until after the fall elections. This is
done for the purpose Of carrying the State cleo
TONS only letting their programme be revealed
in such States as Maine, Minnesota and Massa-
chusetts, where they imagine they have strength
70 do just what they please. A bold opposition
in these States to the policy of President john
son would, in their estimate, be sufficient to
commit their whole party and render the united
action of their representatives in Congress from
all the Northern States against the reconstruc-
ton policy plausible and an easy thing to
accomplish without the direct charge, as they
think, of going counter to public opinion. With
the success of their party everywhere they
could set up the claim that such is the expressed
will of the people, and commence q bold Eight
on the reassemblng Of Congress.
But the democratic party in this State has
spoiled their plans. The action Of the late
Albany Convention Is such that it has forced
the republicans 70 show their hands. They can
no longer sail under the color Of pretending
to support President Johnson's policy, and al
the same time labor to assail, oppose and de-
feat that policy by bold fight in the next Con-
gress. They are now compelled TO do one
thing or the other-either boldly, manfuly, and
without any equivocation, endorse him and his
policy, or take the alternative and hug the
Chase Jacobin faction, with all their rcvolu-
tionary schemes and isms to their bosom. If
they resolve upon the former course, then they
must show it by endorsing the ticket and plat
form adopted at Albany, or rest under the I'M
putation of being insincere and attracted only
in consideration of the spoils and public plum
der. If they choose to promulgate what many
of the republican politicians are really in favor
of-unversal negro suffrage and the Chase
platfOrm-then they Will make oeggariy
show at the polls, as they very well know. Thus
it will be seen that they are sadly nonplussed.
No wonder that the republicans editors are
working themselves into all manner Of contor-
ton, and trying to make the public believe that
the hideous figure which they present is the
democratic party. The flank movement OF
Grant upon Lee; the bold march Of Sherman,
assisted by one Of the democratic candidates,
through the very centre Of the enemy's
country, is nothing compared with this adroit
movement of the democracy Of this State upon
the camp of the republicans. It not only upseta
the nice arrangements of one section OF the
party to trade upon being the special advocates
OF the President, but it has driven the whole
party out Of their hiding place, and will COM
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