The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-10-17

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Prominent Arrivals In the City.
Colonel George E. Church is at the st. Nicholas
Hotel, just returned from three thousand mile
journey through the heart OF South America.
Colonel James Spencer, Of Pennsylvania, and Miss
Major Pauline Cushman, are at the st. Charles
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General G. G. Sawtelle OF the United States Army;
Count Richard de Berge of Barcelona Spain; General
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Dunord Jennings and J. P. Pringle Smith, Of
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Mr.. J. Queale and A. Queale, Of st. Croix. Danish
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Rev. A. NJ. Randolph, Of Baltimore, Is at the Cla-
rendon Hotel.
Reverdy E. Appleton, Of Pennsylvania is at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The Present Crisis and the Future Of the
Democracy.
When the democratic leaders who manipu-
lated the Tammany Convention threw away
the golden opportunity they enjoyed to cast off
the lightweight Of copperheadism that had
chung to them like the Old Man of the Sea
during TIC rebellion, and to strike out unen-
numbered in the new path marked out by the
great consequences of the war, every intelli-
gent politician foresaw that the people would
repudiate their candidates and platform as GER
tainly as they repudiated the platform and can
didates of the Chicago Convention in 1864.
1t was virtual surrender of the living issues
of the day and return to the old conflict be-
tween loyalty and disloyalty, between united
country and Mexicanized territory. The
democracy, as q party, although dissatisfied
with the policy Of their leaders, and stunned
at first by the unexpected action of the Con-
vention, remained true to their organization
and entered upon the campaign with commend
able energy and courage. They fought well
on the desperate fields Of Vermont and Maine.
In Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania they dis
| played determination and vigor seldom ex-
celled in a political contest But what the
folly Of their Convention had commenced the
stupidity Of their organs had completed, and
| they fell before their victorious opponents as
the forces of Lee fell before the conquering
army Of Grant in the Wilderness. The result
Of the recent elections makes clear to every
mans mind what was already foreseen by
many and reduces the election of the republi-
can candidates in November to a mere for
mality.
This is crisis in the affairs of the demo-
cratic party but what is to be done !? The
selfish politicians who controlled the Tammany
Convention and forced the democracy into
their present unfortunate position, and the
organs whose stupidity completed the work Of
self-destruction, are demanding change OF
front in the face of victorious enemy. They
call upon Seymour and Blair to strike their
colors and TO resign In favor Of some other
candidates. No more suicidal policy could be
suggested by the worst enemy Of democracy.
II would fail to demoralize the republican
party, which is now thoroughly united and
flushed with victory, while it would divide and
distract the democratic forces and utterly an
initiate the organization. Its impracticability
is its least embarrassing feature; but even
this would present insurmountable difficulties.
What sane man would consent to stand in the
breach at the eleventh hour and offer himself
as sacrifice to the blunders and follies Of the
democratic leaders? If Seymour could be in
duced to decline after with as much readiness
as before nomination, Is 1t conceivable that
Chief Justice Chase would sacrifice his high
reputation by becoming the makeshiit can
dldate oil party that refused him a vote
in their Conventioup Is it probable tina,
Mcclellan would allow himself to be used
as tool and consigned to defeat
more ignominious than that of 1864
If Pendleton should be willing to accept
the second place on the ticket he
aspired TO head and to sacrifice his prospects
in the future, is IL likely that the indomitable
and fearless Blair would consent to DO tossed