The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-24

them had set ASIDE the idea OF q pr.Pcry
qualification for voters impracticable, u VA
constitution of legislature by representation OF town.
and counties In this plan each town is to have one
member of Assembly, regardless OF population ana 0aVu
county two Senators. This would give an As,
sembly Of many hundred members for this sta.e, anu
give us Legislature after the plan OF anu h
other New Ensland States, or somewhat the same as o
rotten borough system of England Ar. es,
To carry this scheme 1t was necessary In the nfs'
place ITO pass the official census this year IN soo
ner and 90 into the constitutional convention next year
upon increase OF the basis OF representation nov now
we'll Secretary Depew has accompnsh'ee;a a sas
the means Of iudcing for themselves. How admirably
his returns will subserve the other portion OF the Loyal
ton to be- this winter the citizens Of the southern
section of the State and OF the several large CUES VIII
also see the well maturea tb !" inc
and use them TO propagate their peculiar idosyncrases
to nga this mode OF DISTINGUISHING the cities upon the
constitution of the State, at the meeting OF the conyen.
ton which provided TO be held under that instrument
next year.
Now these plans frankly avowed by the radicals,
and win have TO be accepted staple of the coming
canvass Depew,s name WI stand a. tne mead Oh ,nes
aker was sent around TO be easily buded oil by the
householders taxgatherer here and next door for
draft official They know that the Of New York
is entirely bogus and the efforts of Supervisor Tweed
and Commissioner Cornell to get Depcw to sanction re-
vision talked Of hero with derision. The thing was
put up .and will be followed up by an apportonment
winter and constitution next year upon the same
pan viz: the snbverson of popular suffrage by the Gre
alton of system of English rotten bor0rghs throughout
the State.
1t is perhaps due to the Secretary Of State to say that
after the appointment Of the enumerators, he claims
that his responsibilities and duties In the premises
ceased under the statute and that his duties have been
merely ministerial to that extent He Of course will
dsclam any responsibility for the result or any incn-
ton to bring about the objects Of the eagucrs He DIS
burscd his patronage" at the bidding of the League
organizations and possessed of this they had subsan-
TALLY control OF the whole thing "How not TO do it''
was all they had to teach the enumerators, and clearly
they for nd very apt scholars
Already the democrats have taken up the issue on
these returns, and in the absence Of more Important
questions the census will engage leading attention In
the discussions for the fall elections ABLY enough tne
word is already circulated that Chaunccy NJ. Depew's
returns have depopulaed the State more sammarily
than the the cholera, and this cry has gone
forth against him already in pithy adaptation OF the
initials OF his name as "cholera Morbus Depew." :.
rived by the republicans from these extraordinary tao
tics2 To this question they answer that the cities are
hostile to hcm ard give democratic malores. ina.
srch body they propose to get in this manner Tor
Assembly and Senate would choose Horace Greeley or
Fenton Tor United States Senator and present regular
permanent division, with controlling majority In the
hands OF the agricultural districts adverse at all times TO
the growth and interests OF the cities and the city po'
clans.
II s not necessary for mo to eliminate the proposed
platform of the republican Union party, except to
note the general anticipation of split and extensive row
on the negro suilra.c question.
TACTICS CT THE rEHoCRACY-THE PRoBAuE PLAT oRM.
From my description of the status of the democratic
Regency you will probably infer that will be loft
the convention this year than heretofore FOR long
term The good old method of having everything cut and
dried by tho Regency to be put through by accamaton
will not be the order OF the thing this time There appears
to be general concurrence in the idea OF nominating
Lucus Robinson for Comptroller and Robert Campbell or
Martin Grover BOTH suggested for Tie Court OF APP
peals, there being vacancies that bench to DO
filed. Thess names, however taken as indications
Of the determination of the party to get back It's men
from the Union opposition ranks Tho Id OF This
fall campagn will be to mako the old organ
cation the basis of new Union party" with the sup
port cf the administration and restoration of union and
harmony peace settlement, rs its great aim. IL