The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-06
The Tausany Bisnayck and The Recent
Kiecttoas.

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Of the boiiis..ccssl leaders Of the country. He
has done for the democracy Of the State Of New
York precisely what Bismarck did for Ger
many He found the party broken up into all
sorts Of petty independent factions and
threatened by shrewd and powerful enemy,
prepared to take advantage of its want of har-
mony and unity and intriguing to keep alive
It's internal dissensions. He set TO work among
the discordant elements, bought up some,
frightened others, cajoled many, threatened,
promised, bullied and begged, until by mas
ter-stroke of policy he united the whole in a
solid mass at the polls and left the astonished
radicals in perfect dilemma, not knowing
where to turn and utterly powerless to avert
the result against which they have 50 long
plotted and struggled.
The tremendous success of this Campaign
gives Sweeny the control of the next Pres-
dental contest and finally disposes Of his old
rival, Peter Cagger, against whose leadership
he has long been anxious to rebel. The recent
victory in the State of New York was won by
the vote OF this city, the republicans having
carried the rest Of The State by some ten OF
twelve thousand majority. In the charter
election Sweeny has wiped out the Mozart,
Miles O'Reilly and all other outside democratic
organizations, thus preventing any contest for
admission to the next Democratic National
Convention and once again, after struggle
extending over many years, Tammany will
stand as the sole representative Of the democ-
racy Of the city of New York All this il the
result of Sweeny's generalship He has
bought up the republican leaders with fat
fees he has satisfied Wood, who will receive
the price of his eleventh hour sale of his
friends in the execution Of his Nassau street
leases; he has swallowed Niles O'Reily, who
will put the liberal fees Of the Registers Office
into his pocket during his entire term and
he has cut short the public career of the youth
full Anthem, who will console himself with
snug berth or ten thousand dollar retainer
in city suit
Having thus finally disposed of an his oppo-
nents in the city, Peter Bismarck Sweeny will
go to the next State and national conventions
of his party, make short work Of Petes Cagger
and other stupid coppefbeads OF the rusal dis
tricts, and dictate all the nominations. lie will
also do efficient service for the radicals by
aiding them to force the nomination Of Chase
upon their convention-his object being to de-
whoever he may be. Thus we see that Sweery
has beaten Belmont, Barlow end all the old!
democratic leaders in this city, md has placed
himself at the head of the party in the State
and nation. He will ro doubt rite with much |
magnifcence. Tho Anu street and Church |
street openings, with other splendid improve |
ments ia which liberal sums are involved, will |
be carried through, and every one will be
made to feel satisfied with himss and all |
the world. So far as national politics are con-
cerned the Tammaay Bismarck win play to
win, and he will not suffer the game to be lost |
by the stupidity or aflishncss Of any Of the old |
coppcrhead leaders in this State or any other. |
Onr Reintions with England and tAe Ain. !
bamna CiGisns-
One prominent feature of the Presidents l
Message is the quiet but significant allusion to
he fact that no arrangement has yet been
reached for the settlement Of our claims for
British depredations upon the commerce of the
United States. The President says :-sf have
elt it nay duty to decline the proposition for
made by her Majesty's government,
because il has hith arto been Incompatible with
The rights, interest," and honor OF our country"
On the other han 4, the ocean cable despatch
which we published yesterday informs US that
Lord Stanley, in.a despstch to Mr.. Ford, the
present Charge i,Affaiges at Washington, says
England will never submit TO the arbitration
Of foreign Power claims involving her rights
10 recognize belligerenis. This right, ae insists,
is purely q question Of English Law. He re-
peats his offer to submit to arbitration the
Alabama claims, and to refer all other demands /
for indemnity to the decision Of mixed COM
mission. Here, then, we zee that tAe two gov
ernments are at direct issue. The time, there |
lore, has arrived for the government Of the
United States to lay down distinctly and clearly
lis ultima.um. II The British government will
not submit the questions In dispute to the
arbitration Of any foreign Power, our govern
ment is equally resolute in its determination
not to. submit, to the English doctrine, In
accordance with which the leaders OF the. Con-
saderate conspiracy were sneaklngly recog-
nized as a de faclo government, and John
Laird was encouraged to build the Alabama
to The special order Of the rebels for a mission
OF cowardly buccaneering.
We do not yet know precisely tho results Of
the correspondence between the British and
the United States governments on this very
important point bat at present IL looks as II
we had reached the beginning Of q tremendous
conflict between two powerful nations as to
who shall rule the ocean. Such conflict was
waged between the Greeks and the Persians IN
ancient times, and In modern times between
England and Holland. We have now developed
to marvellous degree our national resources
both as o military and as a naval Power. No