The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-22

Now that the political conventions in several
large States have been held and their plat
forms enunciated, there is no difficulty in ar
irving at the conclusion that new and power
full party will arise from among the great
masses of the people, which will embrace the
conservative elements of all parties, and
which will rally around the same elements of
the republican party Of the North, liberated as
the latter have just been from the radical Jaco-
bin leaders and factions of the past.
The old democratic party, with its vallan-
dighams, Ben Woods, Pendlctons, JEFF. Davises
and other factionists and agitators of their day,
was the party of the South, with it's allies
among the copperheads of the North and
West. The late republican party, with its
Summers, Ben Wades, Wendell Phillipses, Gar
risons, Cheevers, Ward Beechers and others
Of the same revolutionary and disturbing char
acter, was the party of the North and East,
with it's radical affiliations among the
drunken Senators of the West Recent events
have shown that all these mischievous leaders
have been thrown overheard by the people
through their delegates in State conventions,
nifcent party, created in the Middle States, and
radiating thence all over the country North and
South, will become the great progressive Anne
rican party of the present age The strength of
all the old parties will be united in this party
of the future. The extremes may 60 to the dogs,
where they should have been sent long ago.
This consolidation of the conservative elements
of former political organizations is fittngly
commenced in the Middle States, with their
centre in New York, whence has emanated the
most OF the capital that has given vitality to
the building of railroads, canals, telegraph
lines, and furnished the impetus to the develop
ment of the vast mineral resources of the
country. 1t has the only regularly and firmly
established steamship lines to foreign ports
and to those Of the great Atlantic seaboard
Its California interests and those on the Pacific
coast generally are of greater magnitude than
those of any other city in the world. No flnan-
cial measure of the government during the
war was completed without consultation with
the capitalists and fnanciers of New York.
And now no enterprise Of importance in any
part of the Western hemisphere Is concluded
or even contemplated without the aid and
advice Of the moneyed men of New York.
We say IL is proper, then, that the grand
movement Of organizing the great party of the
Middle States-the party whose magnificent
proportions will in short time be viewed
with satisfaction by sensible men and patriots
in every part of the land-shall be commenced
here in New York.
The Republican Convention at Syracuse
the other day sounded the key note for
revolutionizing all the old parties, and
formed the nucleus for the construction Of the
new one. It proclaimed platform which will
meet the views of the South. The South will
rally around party which has every prestige
of success. They have been too long laid out
in the cold 10 wish to attach themselves to any
party that is likely TO bring them again into
political defeat and disaster. They have
trusted the old democratic party and found II
false to their interests or powerless to aid them
in the crisis of their struggle. They do not
mean TO hold an impotcnt position in the gov
eminent Of the country; but, having tasted the
bitter fruits of a bloody and unsuccessful war
for independence, they are determined to cease
to live in state Of subordination, and to as
pire TO place and influence among the masters
and rulers Of the nation. To do this they
must attach themselves to the strongest
party, and be in among the FIRST upon
the organization Of the new party with
the New York conservative republican plat
form for its base. To attach themselves to
the democratic party, a. such, at this day, is to
keep them for many years from enjoying the
fruits Of their restoration to the Union. II Is
like tying themselves TO q dead 6sh floating
down stream. The Syracuse republican plat
form contains all they can reasonably expect
ct the hands Of q triumphant party. II y for
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