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

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The New York Democracy-Tcrriblo Poo
Htical Railroad Smash-Up.
This is the era of railroad accidents; but Of
all these fearful catastrophes of the last six
months, there is nothing to compare with the
terrible smssh-up caused by the Democratic
New York Central State train the other day,
at Albany, among the old party politicians and
their old party trumpery. The train was under
the management of Chief Engineer Dean Rich
mond, and came off with flying colors, not
withstanding its fearful havoc among the I'M
fortunate victims crushed under the locomotive,
or thrown off the track, heels flying in the air,
right and left. Among the killed and wounded
are Horatio Seymour and W. FL. Seward, Thur
low Weed and Horace Greeley, Fl. J. Raymond,
Fernando Wood and Brother Ben-the shent-
persistent Chicago managers-and long list
of the lesser lights Of tho copperhead and radi-
cal abolition factions.
In other words, the late Democratic State
Convention at Albany has made clean job
of it's work. II has ratified the revolution COM
menced with Abraham LincOln's election in
1860 and contaminated with General Lees
surrender in 1865: it has accomplished com
plete work Of reconstruction, and struck out
on the high road to the next Presidency. under
the wing Of Andrew Johnson. The newspaper
oracles of the republican camp arc taken all
absck. The Albany democratic platform, they
say is orthodox. but they don't like it; the
ticket is excellent, they admit but they don't
like it, and they are soreiy puzzled what to do.
Greeley is evidently alarmed. and in his bewil-
derment he promises that at least one OF The
democratic ticket will be elected by majority
approaching six hundred thousand. The Times
affects to chuckle over democratic surrender.
when Richmond has only been reforming his
broken columns, like Sheridan in his tremen-
dous rebound at the battle Of Cedar Creek. The
shent-per-shent organ Of Belmont, Barlow and
their Bohemians affects to he wonderfully de-
lighted, but is wonderfully ignorant Of the
meaning of what has been done and how il was
brought about The Hon. Fernando Wood and
Brother Ben are struck dumb-dumb as Oys-
lers. They only know that their copperhead
claptrap, their cardinal principles" their
little clique of political peddiers their go-cart
and their stock in trade have all been smashed
and sunk in the Hudson at 'the overslaugh,"
and they are mournluly dumb When they
come to cipher it out by the rule Of 4-ll--44
il will he curious 10 zee their position. Their
principles having been thrown overheard.
would it not be well TO try the policy OF look
ing to their interestsy Yea or nay, il is oow a
matter of small, concern except to themselves.
The New York democracy, clearly and EN-
phatically, have ranged their column on the side
OF Andy Johnson's administration. Without
lodging or quibbling they recognize the ex-
,inction of slavery and endorse his Southern res
toration policy, the negro suffrage question aud
all. With equal emphasis and good sense they
declare themselves in favor ol The redemption
Of the national debt. equal taxation and the
Monroe doctrine-thus covering fairly and
squarely the living issues OF the day. The
dead issues of the. past they cast aside into The
limbo of condemned politicians. Their plat
form is excellent. and their ticket, including
two generals and one common soldier of the
war, cannot be beaten The leader OF the
right wing of Shermsn's grand army Of Georgia
and the Carolinas ia the man to lead TO victory,
and the Provost Marshal of the glorious old
Army Of the Potomac Is the man to bring up
the straggrers. The New York democracy not
only reject the Chicago abomination that "the
war is failure" they not only declare the
war a complete success, but they put the vic
torious armies Of The Union al the head Of their
new departure.
What then, are the New York republicans
called upon to dol What can they do a. an
opposition party, the democracy having become
the administration partys Greeley suggests the
adoption of one Of the democratic State ticket
Why not adopt allf Raymond calls this new
movement a surrender to the republicans.
What, then, is to hinder them from falling into
line and ratifying ticket and platform by the
solid vote of the State? The republicans OF
Minnesota have refused to endorse Andy John.
son. will the party of New York venture upon
| this hazardous experiment. Not likely. Will
they venture upon the Minnesota issue OF negro
suffrage! No; they dare not in New York
| They have, then, no alternative but to fall In
line with the reconstructed democracy and
their comprehensive ticket, embracing soldiers
and civilians, old line democrats, old line wings
free soil democrats, republicans and converted
Know Nothings-- IL fact, but
played out copperbeads, shentper-sheut demo
Gratis and abolition radicals.
Let us have, then, q general fusion OF parties
In our coming November election on the Stat
tickets, and an election by popular scclsmssio'
] n sVDoort q President .Iohnsoa ~ ~'s