The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-05

The Democratic State Convention assemblies
in Albany tomorrow 10 place in nomination
candidates for the several Stale and Judi cial
S.,r,so % be H.osen this fall, and to lay down
the platform and principles upon which the
party will conduct tho canvass and base its
claim for Inc support of the people OF the State
at tae polls next November. This is the first
State Convention in the State since the close Of
the war and the final overthrow Of the rebel
lion. The democratic party have, therefore, the
advantage Of taking the initistory steps ia the
canvass under the new order ofthings, and il they
act wisely they will be able not only to place
the republicans In an awkward position in the
canvass, but to place themselves in the ascend
ENJOY in the State II all rests with themselves
and upon their own course in treating the ques-
tions of the hour. If they 60 to dragging out
and resolving over dead issues. loading them
selves down with the party rubbish Of the past,
and nominating men who were responsible for
committing the party to the follies which
brought about its defeat during the war, ruin
will as surely follow as night follows day.
We have now commenced new political
era, and it is essential to the success Of any
party that its managers should at the outset
comprehend and act upon this fact. The ques-
tons which divided the political parties, and
the issues which made up their platforms before
the rebellion, have all been settled by the war.
They all belong TO the distant past, have been
buried with the political and party rubbish Of
the country, and belong to history instead Of
the living aud throbbing present The severe
struggle which we have gone through in the
last four years has settled all these questions,
and this settlement has been sealed with the
blood of tens Of thousands of brave men on
the field of battle. The issues which formed
the party platforms during the progress Of the
war have also been obliterated by it's successful
termination, and we now find ourselves as ma
ton commencing anew A leaf has been turned
over in the national ledger, and we have COM
menced q new account. As far as the party
action in this State is concerned, the page is
as yet blank, and the democratic party will
tomorrow make the first entry. This grand
settlement and general balance Of accounts has
placed the two parties on equal footing,
and they are called upon to forget the
past, and deal only with the present
and the future. n the democracy de-
sire to become masters Of the political situa-
ton in this State, and eventually in the nation,
they must base their action upon these facts, and
shun all petty faultfnding, either in reference
TO the conduct of the war, bounties or other
small affairs which the narrow politicians Of
New Jersey and Ohio seem to be worrying
themselves about. They must leave the ques-
ton of who is responsible for the rebellion to
the work Of future historians, and discuss and in
corporate in their platform only those subjects
which form the issues Of the hour There must
not be any "reasserting Of the cardinal princi-
pies of the party" which may mean anything,
from the disgrsceful deeds at Charleston down
through the secession heresies Of some Of the
leaders, to the announcement at Chicago that
the war he'd been failure. All these must be
left with the bygones. The dead must be left
to bury the dead.
It is also essential that all the politicians o.
the Seymour stripe, who were instrumental il
introducing the heresies which brought abou
defeat during the war, shall be given back
seat: and new lsp brought forward for the
emergency. They fidst IKE bold ground fol
the speedy restoration Of the SoItncrS :. states
and the settlement Of the perplexlng question:
arising out Of the present condition of tho
country, 10 manner that will the earliest &C.
cure permanent peace and prosperity to the
whole country. To accomplish this they will
find the practical reorganization policy Of the
President the wisest and safest means. In Its en-
phatic endorsement, and in pledgipg the party
and its adherents to the cordial support Of the
restoration policy ipaugurated BY President
johnson, they will find the surest road to sue
cess. Aside from this, the successful issue Of
the war has made MS a. nation q great and
leading Power among the nations Of the world.
This fact necessitates the treatment Of Inter
national questions in higher tone and broader
form than heretofore. The democracy have
il In their power 10 give tone to this
feature Of our national affairs, and OF
10 guide public opinion that 1t will put an end
70 the reign Of monArcbs on our borders and
all monarchical influence on Tins continent, not
by war, but by moral force. The managers Of
this Albany convention must bear in mind that
they will be closely watched by the republi-
cans, and that any false step on their part will
be taken advantage Of by that party. But their
road TO success Is plain and easy, il they CON-
prehend their duties and act wisely. Let us
wait the developments OF the convention, and
see whether they are welded to the follies Of
the past, or have grown wiser by their former
disaster aud the severe lessons of the four years
Of war.
NEWSPAPER CaoIsRA.--There is certainly
no occasion whatever for any alarm in
reference 10 cholera on this side the
Atlantic. Even If the disease that has raw
aged q part Of Southern Europe is really
Asiatic cholera it cannot reach us in time to do